JPS641299B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a paper container heating device, and more particularly to a paper container heating device used in a cap attaching device for attaching a cap to a paper container.

Paper containers are being used for milk, youth products, and recently for sake as well, and their uses are expanding, but when pouring out the contents from these paper containers, it is necessary to peel off the adhesive part of the paper container or The opening process is extremely difficult and complicated as it requires cutting, and the pouring process cannot be said to be easy.Also, it is almost impossible to maintain the seal after opening, so from the viewpoint of hygiene and preservation. There was also room for improvement.

For this reason, we focused on the fact that a thermoplastic resin coating is already applied to the surface of paper containers for the purpose of waterproofing, etc., and we determined that both the intended location of the spout on the paper container and the adhesive end surface of the synthetic resin spout. It has been proposed to attach the spout to the paper container by heating and pressing the two together in a heated state. That is, the synthetic resin spout is bonded by utilizing the properties of the thermoplastic resin coating of the paper container, which softens and melts when heated.
The type of resin used for the thermoplastic resin coating applied to the above-mentioned paper containers is not limited, but polyethylene-based resin is currently commonly used, and other materials such as polypropylene, modified polyester, and wax may also be used. I can do it. The synthetic resin used to manufacture the spout may be a resin that has good adhesion to the thermoplastic resin coating of the paper container, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, modified polyester, or the like.

By the way, paper containers that have a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape and have sloped surfaces on both sides of the top are widely used, and when a spout for pouring out the contents is attached to this, the spout is attached to the sloped surface. is considered natural. However, when heating the location where the spout is to be attached, that is, the above-mentioned sloping surface, while the paper container having such a shape is kept upright, the inner surface of the lower part of the sloping surface may come into contact with the liquid content, or the surface of the liquid may come into contact with the liquid surface. Because they are so close to each other, there is a risk that uneven heating will occur between the lower and upper portions of the slope, which may impede complete adhesion of the plug.

In view of these points, the present invention has been developed by taking a paper container which has an inclined surface at the upper part and has a spout attached thereto, and which is tilted so that the inclined surface is almost horizontal, so that the inclined surface and the contents can be attached to the paper container. The distance between the liquid surface and the liquid surface of the object is made to be almost uniform, and in this state, the position on the inclined surface where the plug is to be attached is heated with a heater, so that uniform heating can be performed. What is required is a paper container holder that has a sloped surface at the top and accepts the paper container in an upright position, with the spout placed at this location, and a paper container holder that supports this holder and holds it in the above-mentioned erect position. and an actuating means for tilting the paper container between the inclined surface and the inclined state position where the inclined surface is substantially horizontal; and a heater that approaches and separates from the intended bonding position of the substantially horizontal inclined surface to heat it. It's about being prepared.

The invention will now be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a paper container A and a spout B that are bonded together by the apparatus of the present invention. The paper container A has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, but has an inclined surface 1 at the top thereof, and an opening 2 is provided in the inclined surface 1. The illustrated paper container A is no different from conventionally known containers if the opening 2 is omitted. On the other hand, the spout B consists of a spout member 3 and a lid member 4, and the spout member 3 has a cylindrical part 6 with a notch 5 formed on one side and a flange-like part formed at the end of the cylindrical part 6. It has an adhesive part 7 to the paper container A. The lid member 4 is formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and is fitted into the cylindrical portion 6 of the spout member 3 to seal the cylindrical portion 6 and the opening of the notch 5, and thus the paper container A. .

The above-mentioned paper container A and spout B are connected to the periphery of the opening 2 of the paper container A and the end surface of the adhesive part 7 of the spout B by the apparatus of the present invention described below in a state where the lid member 4 is fitted to the spout member 3. After being heated, they are pressed together and bonded together. However, at that time, it is necessary to attach the spout B to the paper container A with the notch 5 facing upward, and in order to position the spout B in the direction, as shown in FIG. By forming protrusions 7a and 7a' on both sides of the notch 5 around the part 7, and forming the outer periphery of the adhesive part 7 into a roughly D shape, the above-mentioned The direction of the notch 5 can be determined.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention apparatus suitable for bonding the paper container A and the spout B together will be described based on the drawings from FIG. 3 onwards. FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view of the apparatus of the present invention, in which the paper containers A are continuously fed by the supply conveyor 11, and come into contact with a fixed stopper 12 provided at the tip of the supply conveyor 11. will be stopped. An L-shaped pushing member 13 is disposed in front of the fixed stopper 12, and is moved forward and backward by a cylinder device 14 in a direction perpendicular to the supply conveyor 11. The push-out member 13 includes a push-out portion that pushes out the paper container A that has stopped in contact with the fixed stopper 12 in the lateral direction, and a stopper portion that stops the next paper container following this paper container. The cylinder device 14 is actuated to push out the paper containers A one by one laterally.

On the extrusion side of the paper container A, a chain 17 extending over a pair of sprockets 15 and 16 is arranged parallel to the supply conveyor 11.
7, engagement pieces 18 are attached at predetermined intervals.
The cylinder device 14 sequentially pushes out the paper containers A between the front and rear engagement pieces 18 in the advancing direction that are continuously fed by the chain 17, and thereby the engagement pieces 18 are placed between the front and rear paper containers A. An interval corresponding to the interval is provided.

A star wheel 19 is provided in front of the direction in which the paper container A is conveyed by the chain 17, and this star wheel 19, which rotates in synchronization with the chain 17, has pocket portions 20 formed at equal intervals on its outer circumference, and a star wheel 19 provided in each pocket portion 20. Vacuum cup and star wheel 1 (not shown) that adsorb the paper container A
9 and the fixed guide 21 along the outer periphery of the chain 1.
7 receives the paper container A sent by the engaging piece 18, and supplies the paper container A into a rotating body 22 which will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, the spout B attached to the paper container A is supplied from the chute 23 to a positioning mechanism 24 that aligns the orientation of the spout B in a fixed direction. It is supplied into the rotating body 22 via the disks 25 and 26 (see FIG. 10). 4 to 8 show the positioning mechanism 24, and this positioning mechanism 2
4 is equipped with a vertical drive shaft 28 rotatably supported on a machine frame 27 and a rotary table 29 fixed to this drive shaft. A rotary table 30 is provided on which the spout B is placed. Each rotary table 30 is rotatably supported around its own vertical axis by a slide bearing 31 and a rolling bearing 32, respectively, and the slide bearing 31 supports a cylindrical bracket 33 surrounding the slide bearing 31 and a cylindrical bracket 33 that connects the bracket 33 to the rotary table 29. The rolling bearing 32 is supported by a fixing screw 34, and the rolling bearing 32 is supported by a ring-shaped support plate 35 and a support plate 3 centered around the drive shaft 28.
5 is supported by a connecting member (not shown) that fixes the rotary table 29 to the rotary table 29 at an intermediate position of each rotary table 30.

An elevating rod 36 is provided on the shaft portion of the rotary table 30 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and the upper end of this elevating rod has a conical shape that substantially matches the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 6 of the spout B to center the spout B. A centering member 37 is provided. The lower end of the lifting rod 36 penetrates the shaft of the rotary table 30 and projects downward, and a cam follower 3 is attached to a horizontal bracket 38 fixed to this projecting end.
9 is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the ring-shaped support plate 35, and a rotation prevention member 40 is provided on the lower surface of the ring-shaped support plate 35 to support the bracket 38 so as to be movable up and down from both sides thereof and to prevent the elevator rod 36 from rotating. There is. The lifting rod 36 and the centering member 37 are normally in the lowered position due to their own weight, and at this time, the upper surface of the centering member 37 and the upper surface of the rotary table 30 substantially coincide with the upper surface of the rotary table 29. . And in the middle of the movement trajectory of cam follower 39,
That is, near the tip of the chute 23, a cam plate 41 that raises the cam follower 39 and therefore the centering member 37 via the bracket 38 and the lifting rod 36 is attached to the machine frame 27.
It is set up in

The chute 23 has a distal end located at a point on the rotation locus of the centering member 37, and extends upward in the tangential direction from there (FIG. 8).
With both sides of the adhesive part 7 supported, the plug B is continuously supplied to the tip of the chute 23 by its own weight. This tip part is provided with an engaging claw made of a spring (not shown), and the plug B engages with the engaging claw at the tip of the chute 23 and stops, and is removed from the chute 23 by its own weight. It won't fall off. When the centering member 37 approaches the tip of the chute 23 as the rotary table 29 rotates, it is raised by the cam of the cam plate 41, and as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to engage with the stopper B. When the centering member 37 engages with the spout B, the spout B is pulled out from the chute 23 against the engaging claw made of the spring, and the spout B is placed on the rotary table 30 and at the same time, Centering of the spout B is performed by the conical shape. When the centering member 37 pulls out the plug B, the following plug B advances due to its own weight and is stopped by the engaging claw, so that it can be pulled out by the next centering member 37.

The spout B is pulled out from the chute 23 by the centering member 37 and placed on the rotary table 30.
is then pressed onto the rotary table 30 by the pressing member 42. This pressing member 42 is connected to the four rotary tables 3
0, respectively, and are placed directly above the lifting frame 43.
It is installed so that it can be raised and lowered freely. Pressing member 4
A conical guide hole 44 is formed in the lower end surface of the valve 2, and when the pressing member 42 presses the spout B, it cooperates with the centering member 37 to ensure centering of the spout B. . A retaining member 45 is attached to the upper end of each pressing member 42, and a spring 46 is elastically mounted between the pressing member 42 and the elevating frame 43.
is energized downward.

The elevating frame 43 can be moved up and down along two parallel guide rods 47 and 48 (FIG. 6), and these elevating frames 43
A spring 50 is stretched between the guide rods 47 and 48 and a disc 49 that supports the guide rods 47 and 48.
3 is pushed upwards. And each lifting frame 43
A cam follower 51 is rotatably supported, and the spring 50 brings the cam follower 51 into elastic contact with a cam member 52 fixed to the machine frame 27 above the movement trajectory of the cam follower 51.

When the elevating frame 43 passes through the tip of the chute 23, in order to avoid interference therewith,
The cam member 52 is located in the raised position according to the cam curve. When the tip passes the tip of the chute 23 and there is no possibility of interference therewith, it is lowered by the cam member 52 against the spring 50.
Then, as the lifting frame 43 descends, the pressing member 4
2 is also lowered together and comes into contact with the upper end of the spout B which is pulled out from the chute 23 onto the rotary table 30. Even when the pressing member 42 comes into contact with the plug B, the elevating frame 43 is further lowered by the cam member 52 by a predetermined amount. It will be held by the repulsive force of 46. At this time, as described above, the centering of the spout B is performed by the guide hole 44 of the pressing member 42 and the centering member 37. When centering is performed in this manner, the centering member 37 is moved between the rotary table 30 and the rotary table 29 by the cam plate 41 and its own weight.
is lowered to a plane substantially flush with the upper surface of the

Next, the spout B is connected to the rotating table 30 and the pressing member 4.
2, it is rotated as the rotary table 30 rotates. In order to rotate the rotary table 30, a friction disk 53 is integrally attached to the rotary table 30, and a friction disk 53 is attached to the machine frame 27 at a predetermined rotation angle around the drive shaft 28, as shown in FIG. A friction cam plate 54 is attached that extends across and contacts the outer periphery of the friction disk 53. In the illustrated embodiment, the cam plate 54 is provided over a rotation range exceeding 180 degrees, and in relation to the diameter of the friction disk 53, it is possible to rotate the friction disk 53 and the rotary table 30 approximately twice. ing.

On the other hand, at the same time as the spout B is rotated, an engaging claw 55 is elastically engaged with the outer periphery of the adhesive portion 7 of the spout B, and this engaging claw 55 is engaged when the spout B is oriented in a predetermined direction. It engages with the protrusion 7a of the adhesive part 7 to prevent further rotation of the spout B, thereby positioning the spout B in the rotational direction. A total of four engaging claws 55 are connected to a shaft 56 at a position inside each rotary table 30.
It is rotatably supported by a rotary table 29. A pinion 57 is attached to the lower end of each shaft 56, and a sector gear 58 is meshed with this pinion 57, as shown in FIG. Of the two parallel guide rods 47 and 48 mentioned above,
The lower end of one guide rod 48 is connected to the rotary table 2.
9 and projects downward, and the sector gear 58 is rotatably supported on this projecting end. A cam follower 59 is rotatably provided on the lower end surface of each sector gear 58, and each cam follower 59 is mounted on the cam surface of a cam plate 60 which is superimposed on the upper surface of the friction cam plate 54 and fixed to the machine frame 27. It is brought into elastic contact by a spring 61. Although only one spring 61 is shown in FIG. 5, it is tensioned between it and the rotary table 29 for each sector gear 58, and its tensile force causes the cam follower 59 to move around the cam plate 60. It is in elastic contact with the cam surface.

Sector gear 58 that pivotally supports the cam follower 59
The shape of the guide rod 4 depends on the shape of the cam plate 60.
When the sector gear 58 is oscillated about 8, the engaging pawl 55 is oscillated via the pinion 57 meshing with the sector gear 58 and the shaft 56. This engaging pawl 55 is attached to the rotary table 3 in order to avoid interference with the tip of the chute 23 when passing through it.
It is located at a position far from 0. Then, the spout B passes through the tip of the chute 23 and the turntable 3
0 and the pressing member 42 by the force of the spring 46, the engaging pawl 55 comes into elastic contact with the adhesive portion 7 of the spout B by the cam plate 60 and the spring 61. At almost the same time, the outer periphery of the friction disk 53, which is integrated with the rotary table 30, comes into contact with the friction cam plate 54, and due to the frictional force between the two, the friction disk 53 is The plug B and the pressing member 42 are rotated together.

Particularly, as shown in FIG. 9C, the contact portion of the engaging claw 55 with the plug B has a rectangular plate-like portion with one protrusion 7a of the adhesive portion 7 and an arcuate portion continuous thereto. An engagement recess 62 is formed that matches the outer circumferential shape, and the distal end side of the engagement recess 62 becomes a stopper portion 62a that comes into contact with one of the protrusions 7a to stop the rotation of the spout B. Further, the end portion serves as a relief portion 62b for preventing the other protrusion 7a' from engaging with the stopper portion 62a. That is, as shown in Figure 9a,
When the spout B is rotated and the other protrusion 7a' comes close to the stopper portion 62a, the aforementioned one protrusion 7a is brought into contact with the relief portion 62b and the engaging claw 5 is brought into contact with the relief portion 62b.
5 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9a to prevent the other protrusion 7a' from engaging with the stopper portion 62a. Then, each protrusion 7a', 7a passes over the stopper part 62a and the relief part 62b (FIG. 9b), and when the spout B is further rotated, one of the protrusions 7a comes into contact with the stopper part 62a. , further rotation of the spout B is prevented.

Such engagement between the protrusion 7a and the stopper portion 62a, ie, positioning in the direction of the spout B, is performed while the spout B rotates at least once. In the illustrated embodiment, both protrusions 7a and 7a' of the spout B are aligned so as to face outward in the radial direction of the rotary table 29. Incidentally, during the integral rotation of the turntable 30 and the spout B, the spout B is forcibly prevented from rotating by the engaging claw 55, but the spout B is Since it is only pressed against the turntable 30 by the turntable 30 by the
0, and only the rotary table 30 side rotates.

The spout B whose direction has been positioned in the manner described above is transferred about 3/4 rotation from the tip of the chute 23, and then transferred to the next spout conveying disk 25 described above. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 10, a pair of protrusions 7a, 7a are positioned at five equally spaced locations on the outer circumference of the disc 25 and are directed outward from the rotary table 29. A notch 63 is formed to receive the opening. A guide is provided on both sides of the lid member 4 of the spout B between the spout delivery position from the rotary table 29 to the disc 25 and the spout delivery position from this disc 25 to the next disc 26. A pair of guides 64 and 65 are provided, and a delivery plate 66 for supporting the bottom surface of the spout B is provided between the two discs 25 and 26 below the guides 64 and 65.

When the spout B, which has been positioned on the rotary table 30, approaches the spout delivery position to the disk 25, the contact between the friction disk 53 and the friction cam plate 54 has already been broken, and the rotary table 30 is stopped from rotating, and the engaging claw 55 is connected to the cam plate 60.
It is separated from the outer periphery of the adhesive portion 7 of the spout B by this.
In addition, since this engaging claw 55 is provided at a lower position than the pair of guides 64 and 65 that guide both sides of the lid member 4, it does not interfere with these guides 64 and 65, and the tip of the chute 23 mentioned above It is smoothly retreated to a position where it does not interfere with the Immediately after the spout B is disengaged from the engaging claw 55, it is engaged with the notch of the disk 25 to prevent free rotation, and at the same time, the elevating frame 43 is moved to the cam member. 5
2 and spring 50 to release the pressure on the plug B by the pressing member 42. After this,
The pressing member 42 is raised to a raised position where it does not interfere with the tip of the chute 23.

On the other hand, the spout B engaged with the notch 63 of the disc 25
is guided between a pair of guides 64 and 65, and delivered from the rotary table 30 to the next spout conveying disk 26 via the rotary table 29 and the delivery plate 66. This disc 26 is provided with a plurality of plug receiving members 67 at equally spaced positions on the upper surface of its outer periphery. As shown in FIG. 11, each spout receiving member 67 is attached to the upper surface of the disk 26 by a pair of pins 68 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and is normally held in a raised position by a spring 69. Each of the spout receiving members 67 is provided with an engagement hole 70 having the same shape as the adhesive part 7 of the spout B.
When both 7a' are facing outward from the disk 26,
It is formed in such a direction that the adhesive portion 7 can be received therein. A support base 71 is attached to the disc 26, and the support base 71 is slidable relative to the engagement hole 70 as the spout receiving member 67 moves up and down.
The height of the spout receiving member 67 is set to substantially match the surface of the spout receiving member 67 when it is in the lowered position. Furthermore, a cam follower 72 is attached to the surface side of each spout receiving member 67, and a cam member is attached to the fixed frame 73 to engage with the cam follower 72 and lower the spout receiving member 67 against the spring 69. 74 is installed. This cam member 74
is provided near a spout delivery position P (see FIG. 10) to a spout holder provided on the rotating body 22, which will be described next.

The spout receiving member 67 is provided so that its upper surface is equal to the upper surface of the delivery plate 66 when it is in its raised position, and is therefore secured by the notch 63 and the pair of guides 64 and 65. The spout B, which has been slid on the delivery plate 66, slides on the upper surface of the spout receiving member 67 and falls into the engagement hole 70. In this state, the spout B cannot freely rotate and is transported by the disk 26 with the pair of protrusions 7a and 7a' facing outward. and spout B
When approaching the delivery position P to the next rotating body 22, the spout receiving member 67 is lowered by the cam member 74, and the top surface of the support base 71 that supports the spout B and the top surface of the spout receiving member 67 are brought into contact with each other. be equal. Thereby, the spout holder of the rotating body 22, which will be described later, can grip the spout B on the support base 71 and smoothly carry it out from there.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
The disc 26 for supplying the paper container A into the rotating body 22 is provided integrally with the star wheel 19 on the top of the star wheel 19 for supplying the paper container A into the rotating body 22. 19 pockets 2
By matching the number and the vertical position with 0, the paper container A and the spout B above it can be fed into the rotating body 22 substantially at the same time.

Therefore, FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of the rotating body 22 taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. It includes disks 81, 82, 83, and the rotating disks 81, 82, 83 are interconnected and integrally constructed. As can be understood from FIGS. 3 and 12, a total of nine paper container holders 84 are arranged at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the lower rotating disk 81.
has been established. On the other hand, the upper two discs 82, 8
3, the above-mentioned spout holder 85 is provided at a position directly above each paper container holder 84 so as to be movable up and down.
Furthermore, an operating rod 87 having a heater 86 attached to its lower end is provided at an intermediate position between adjacent plug holders 85 in the circumferential direction so as to be movable up and down and rotatable.

After receiving the paper container A from the star wheel 19 in a vertical state, the paper container holder 84 holds the paper container A with a holding claw so that it does not fall off, and then tilts the paper container A to form the opening 2. The inclined surface 1 is brought into a horizontal state. The spout holder 85 is attached to the disk 26 provided on the top of the star wheel 19.
The spout B is received from the spout delivery position P.
This spout B is in a horizontal state and is located directly above the opening 2 of the inclined surface 1. The heater 86 is provided at a position eccentric from the center of rotation of the operating rod 87 by an arm 88, and when the spout B and the opening 2 of the paper container A face each other in the vertical position, the heater 86 will rotate due to the rotation of the operating rod 87. is inserted between the spout B and the paper container A, and then the distance between the inclined surface 1 of the paper container A and the lower surface of the heater 86, and the heater 8
The distance between the upper surface of the spout 6 and the adhesive part 7 of the spout B is narrowed, and the inclined surface 1 and the adhesive part 7 are respectively heated by the heater 86.

After heating by the heater 86 is completed and the above-mentioned intervals are widened, the heater 86 is pulled out from between the spout B and the paper container A, and then the spout holder 85 is lowered and the spout B is removed. The adhesive part 7 of the paper container A
is pressed against the inclined surface 1 of. When the spout B is adhered to the paper container A in this way, the spout holder 85 releases the spout B and rises, while the paper container holder 84 returns to the vertical position and stops gripping the paper container A with its claws. release. The paper container A is then discharged from the rotating body 22 to the outside by a discharge side star wheel 89 configured similarly to the supply side star wheel 19, and is transferred to the next process by a conveyor 90.

13 to 17 show the specific structure of the paper container holder 84. As can be understood from the plan view of FIG. 15, a generally trapezoidal notch 91 is formed on the outer periphery of the rotating disk 81, and a pair of brackets 92 are fixed at positions on both sides of the notch 91 in the circumferential direction. are doing. A main body 93 having a U-shaped cross section is swingably supported between the pair of brackets 92 by a pin 94. Notches 95 are formed at both corners of the main body 93 to avoid interference with the trapezoidal notches 91.

A plate 9 is attached to the lower end surface of the main body 93.
A plate 98 and a support plate 99 for the paper container A are fixed to the lower part of the plate 96 at a predetermined distance by a spacer 97. The support plate 99 of the paper container A has a shape that closes the lower side of the main body 93 having a U-shaped cross section, and holds the bottom of the paper container A inserted into the main body 93. On the other hand, the two above the support plate 99
The plates 96 and 98 have cutouts 1 that approximately match the inner shape of the main body 93 so as not to interfere with the paper container A inserted into the main body 93.
00,101.

A vertically disposed cylindrical shaft 102 is rotatably supported at the center of the back surface of the main body 93, and a shaft 103 is further rotatably fitted into the cylindrical shaft 102. The upper end of the cylindrical shaft 102 projects from the upper surface of the main body 93 and the lower end from the lower surface of the plate 96, and an L-shaped arm 10 is provided at each projecting end.
4,105 are installed in the same phase. Also, axis 1
The upper and lower ends of 03 respectively protrude from the end of the cylindrical shaft 102, and the L-shaped arm 10 is attached to each protruding end.
4,105 is an L-shaped arm 10 formed symmetrically.
6,107 is installed. Therefore arm 10
4, 105, arms 106,
The upper arms 104 and 106 and the lower arms 105 and 107 each work as a pair to rotate the three outer peripheral surfaces of the paper container A into upper and lower parts. It will be supported in the following. At the tips of each of the arms 104 to 107, there are holding claws 104a, 105a, 106a, 107 that hold the other outer peripheral surface of the paper container A.
A is provided for each.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, each corner of the lower pair of arms 105 and 107 has a pin 1.
A tension spring 110 is installed between the upper end of each pin and each pin 109 attached to the lower surface of both ends of the plate 96.
has been established. As a result, the arm 105 and the arm 104 which is integral with the arm 104 via the cylindrical shaft 102 are urged counterclockwise about the rotation center of the cylindrical shaft 102 in FIG.
03, the integral arm 106 is biased clockwise as the center of rotation of the shaft 103 in FIG.
Therefore, the arms 104 to 107 and the holding claw 104
a, 107a are designed such that the paper container A can be held therein in a normal state.

On the other hand, the lower ends of the pins 108 provided on the pair of lower arms 105 and 107 are connected to holes formed in the plate 98 and the support plate 99 to avoid interference therewith.
11 and protrudes downward, and rollers 112 are rotatably supported on the downward protruding portions. Each roller 112 is connected to one movable plate 1, particularly as shown in FIG.
This movable plate 113 and a rectangular slider 115 integrated therewith are moved forward and backward in a direction perpendicular to the straight line connecting both rollers 112, and the arms 104 to
107 and holding claws 104a to 107a with spring 1
10 to release the holding of the paper container A by these. Guides 116 that guide both sides of the slider 115 are fixed to the bottom surface of the support plate 98, and each guide 116 has a movable plate 1
A groove 117 is formed to avoid interference with 13.
Also, the plate 1 supporting the lower surface of the slider 115
18 is fixed to the lower surface of a pair of guides 116, and elongated holes 119 are formed at required positions in this plate 118 along the operating direction of the slider 115.
A pin 120 attached to the slider 115 is made to protrude downward through this elongated hole 119, and a cam follower 121 is provided at the protruding end. Furthermore, a plate 122 provided at the front end of the guide 116 and the plate 118 is provided with a stopper bolt 123 that is positioned at a position where the slider 115 comes into contact with the stopper bolt 123 and stops by adjusting the amount of protrusion of the stopper bolt 123 toward the slider 115, that is, the arm 104. ~1
The gripping position of paper container A by 07 can be regulated.

Further, a pair of brackets 124 are integrally formed on the back surface of the main body 93, and a pin 125 for tilting the main body 93 about the pin 94 is provided horizontally between the brackets 124. A pair of rods 127 (see FIG. 16) are provided on the back of the main body 93 on the rotary disk 81 and a ring-shaped rotary plate 126 provided integrally therewith below the disk. Connecting member 128 at the upper end of the rod 127
is fixed. This connecting member 128 has a horizontal lateral groove 129 on the end face on the main body 93 side, and the pin 125 of the main body 93 is engaged in this lateral groove 129. The connecting member 128
A tension spring 131 is stretched between the rotary disk 81 and the rotary disk 126 through a hole 130 protruding from the rotary disk 81, and as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. It is brought into contact with the plate 81. In this state, the pin 125 that is engaged with the connecting member 128 is also lowered, so that the main body 9
3 is rotated about a pin 94 that is pivotally supported on a rotating disk 81, and the inclined surface 1 on the side having the opening 2 of the paper container A held thereon is brought into a horizontal state. At this time, in terms of design, when the intersection of the vertical plane V between both inclined surfaces 1 and 1 of the paper container A and the axis X that is perpendicular to the inclined surface 1 and passes through the center of the opening 2 is Y, the main body The intersection point Y of pin 94, which is the center of rotation of 93, with
and is preferably located on a horizontal line passing within the vertical plane V. A support plate 132 is attached between the lower ends of the rods 127.
A cam follower 133 is provided in the center of the cam follower 133.

As is clear from the above explanation, the reason why the main body 93 of the container holder 84 is in the vertical state is because the attachment of the spout B to the paper container A has been completed and the paper container A is in the discharge side star wheel 89. The range of rotation is from a position close to the star wheel 19 on the supply side to completely receiving a new paper container A from the star wheel 19 on the supply side.
7a is in the released state in a similar range. Therefore, the cam member 1 that engages with the cam follower 133 shown in FIG.
34, and a cam member 135 that engages with the cam follower 121 to release the arms 104-107.
are provided only in such ranges.

To explain this in more detail, in the free state where both cam followers 133 and 121 are not engaged with the cam members 134 and 135, the main body 93 is inclined due to the tensile force of the spring 131.
Also, the arms 104 to 107 and the holding claws 104a to 1
07a grips the paper container A by the tensile force of the spring 110. When the paper container holder 84 approaches the discharge side star wheel 89 in this state, the cam follower 133 first engages with the cam member 134, and the rod 127 and the connecting member 1 resist against the spring 131.
28 by a predetermined amount. As a result, the pin 125 engaged with the connecting member 128 is raised and the main body 93 is rotated vertically. At this time, the adjusting bolt 136 provided on the rotary plate 126 is inserted into the plate 9 which is integrated with the main body 93 when the main body 93 is in the vertical state.
It is adjusted so that it comes into contact with the back of 8.

When the main body 93 is in the vertical state in this way, the cam follower 121 then engages with the cam member 135 provided on the movement trajectory in this state, and the slider 115 and movable plate 113
is moved inward in the radial direction of the rotating disk 81. As a result, the arms 104 to 107 and the holding claw 104a
The grip of the paper container A by 107a is released, and the paper container A with the spout B attached is discharged onto the conveyor 90 by the discharge side star wheel 89. The paper container holder 84, which has become empty after the paper container A has been discharged, approaches the supply side star wheel 19 in this state, and from this star wheel 19 a new paper container A is removed.
will be delivered. When the paper container A is carried into the paper container holder 84, at the same time, the cam member 13
5 and the tension spring 110, the cam follower 121 is moved radially outward of the rotating disk 81, and the arms 104 to 107 and the holding claw 104
a to 107a grip the paper container A by the tensile force of the spring 110.

When the arms 104 to 107 grip a new paper container A, the cam follower 121 is disengaged from the cam member 135. As the rotation further progresses, the cam member 134 lowers the cam follower 133, the rod 127, and the connecting member 128, and the main body 9
3 to make the inclined surface 1, on which the opening 2 of the paper container A is formed, coincide with the horizontal surface. Thereafter, the paper container holder 84 and the paper container A are rotated and transported in this state until they are raised to a vertical state close to the discharge side star wheel 89 described above.

Next, the spout holder 85 is equipped with a hollow lifting rod 140 disposed vertically, and this lifting rod 14
0 is provided on two upper rotating disks 82 and 83 so as to be able to move up and down. As shown in FIG. 18, a bracket 141 is fixed to the lifting rod 140, and a cam follower 142 is attached to this bracket 141. The guide rod 143 shown in FIG.
It is fixed between 2 and 83, and the bracket 141
By sliding a pair of parallel protrusions 144 protruding from the guide rod 143 on both sides of the guide rod 143, the bracket 141 is prevented from rotating about the lifting rod 140. The cam follower 142 is engaged with a cam groove 146 of a cylindrical cam member 145 that is disposed between the two rotating disks 82 and 83 and connected to the fixed shaft 80.

The plug holding portion at the lower end of the lifting rod 140 is the 19th
As shown in the figure, it is equipped with a holding member 147 whose upper part is slidably fitted into the shaft hole of the lifting rod 140, and a compression spring 148 is elastically loaded between the holding member 147 and the lifting rod 140. ing. This spring 14
A cylindrical cover member 149 that covers the periphery of 8 has a lower end screwed onto the holding member 147 and an upper end attached to the lifting rod 1.
It is fitted on the outer periphery of 40 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and
A stopper ring 150 provided on the lifting rod 140 prevents it from coming off downward. A hole 151 for receiving the lid member 4 of the spout B is formed in the lower end surface of the holding member 147, and as shown in FIG. An annular groove 152 communicating with the hole 151 is formed. Inside this annular groove 152, a coil spring 153 whose both ends are connected to form an endless shape.
is engaged. This coil spring 153
is normally stretched in a straight line between the connecting portions 147a, with a portion protruding into the hole 151 (the 12th
(dotted line in the figure), a portion of the coil spring 153 protruding into the hole 151 where the lid member 4 of the spout B is inserted into the hole 151 is brought into elastic contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lid member 4, and the spout B will hold.

A hole 154 is formed in the shaft portion of the holding member 147, and a fixing rod 155 is fitted into the hole 154 so as to be relatively movable up and down. The upper end of this fixing rod 155 passes through the elevator rod 140 and is fixed to a rotary plate 156 that is integral with the rotary disk 83, as shown in FIG. The height of the lower end surface of the fixing rod 155 is such that when the spout holder 85 reaches its maximum height position between both star wheels 19 and 89, it relatively protrudes into the hole 151, in case the spout B remains. It is set so that it can be forced to fall when it is in use.

Whereas the lifting rod 140 of the spout holder 85 only moves up and down, the operating rod 87 that supports the heater 86
is given a lifting motion and a rotational motion. 12th
In the figure, the operating rod 8 is used to provide vertical movement.
7 is provided with a bracket 161, and the structure around this bracket 161 is basically the same as that of the lifting rod 1.
40, the bracket 161 is also prevented from freely rotating by the guide rod, and the cam follower 162 is engaged with the cam member 163. However, since the operating rod 87 must be rotatable as described above, the operating rod 87 is rotatable relative to the bracket 161. For this purpose, for example, an annular groove is formed on the outer periphery of the operating rod 87, and the bracket 161 is
It is possible to adopt a configuration in which a pin or a cam follower provided in the annular groove is engaged with the annular groove.

A substantially L-shaped lever 164 is located at the upper end of the operating rod 87.
A cam follower 165 is provided on the upper surface of one end of this lever 164, and a pin 166 is provided on the lower surface of the other end. A tension spring 168 is provided between this pin 166 and a pin 167 erected on the upper surface of the rotary disk 83, and this spring brings the cam follower 165 into elastic contact with the cylindrical cam member 169. This cam member 16
9 is supported by a fixed frame 170 provided outside the rotating body 22, and its cam surface is, of course, designed in consideration of the lifting and lowering of the operating rod 87.

The heater 86, which is attached to the lower end of the operating rod 87 via an arm 88, has a main body 17 made of a rectangular insulating material, as can be understood from FIGS. 19 and 21.
1, and the tips of the arms 88 are stacked on one side of the upper surface of the main body 171 and are interconnected by bolts (not shown). The main body 17
A heating element 172 for heating the adhesive portion 7 of the spout B is attached to the other side of the upper surface of the spout B with an insulator 173 interposed therebetween. This heating element 172 is formed by punching a flat electrical resistor into a predetermined shape.
As shown in FIG. 1, a ring-shaped part 174 is formed in the center according to the shape of the adhesive part 7 of the spout B, and connecting parts 175 are formed on both sides of the ring-shaped part 174. At the center of the ring-shaped portion 174, there is provided a stepped cylindrical distance maintaining member 176 that abuts the spout B and maintains a constant distance between the adhesive portion 7 and the heating element 172.

The lower surface of the main body 171 has an inclined surface 1 of the paper container A.
heating element 17 for heating the opening 2 formed in the
7 is attached via an insulator 178. This heating element 177 has the ring-shaped portion 174 in the center.
It has a ring-shaped portion or a disk-shaped portion 179 having approximately the same size as the connecting portion 179 , and a connecting portion 180 on both sides of the disk-shaped portion 179 . It protrudes downward.

A pair of heating elements 172 and 177 arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the main body 171
4 and the disk-shaped portion 179, they are tightened together by the two bolts 181 on both sides and the nut portion 182 into which they are screwed together, and the main body 1 is assembled.
It is fixed at 71. and lower heating element 1
A cylindrical support member 183 approximately matching the outer peripheral shape of the disc-shaped portion is interposed between the disc-shaped portion 179 of 77 and the main body 171, and the shaft portion of this support member 183 has the above-mentioned shape. Spacing member 176
By screwing the threaded portion 184 integral with the support member 18
3 and the spacing member 176 are fixed to the main body 171 at the same time. Further, each of the nut members 182 is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape, with its lower surface serving as a contact surface 185 with the inclined surface 1 of the paper container A, and between this contact surface 185 and the lower surface of the disc-shaped portion 179 of the heating element 177. This allows for a predetermined interval between the two.

The two bolts 181 are connected to the lower heating element 17.
7 and this heating element 17
7 is connected to a power source via both bolts 181 and a conductive wire 186 connected to the top of each bolt. On the other hand, the upper heating element 172 is insulated from the bolt 181 by an insulating cylinder 187 fitted around the outer circumference of the bolt 181, and the conductor 1
88 and a conductive wire 189 to a power source. This conductive wire 189 is connected to the insulating cylinder 187
The conductor 188 is disposed at an intermediate position between a plurality of insulating materials 190 fitted around the outer periphery of the conductive wire 186 and is insulated from the conductive wire 186, and the conductor 188 electrically connects the conductive wire 189 and the heating element 172. are doing. It goes without saying that each pair of conductive wires 186 and 189 are connected to the power source via a conventionally known rotary type connection mechanism so that they will not be twisted by the rotation of the rotating body 22. Further, if necessary, a cooling water passage may be provided in the main body 171, the nut member 182, etc. to cool them.

As described above, when the paper container holder 84 receives the paper container A from the supply star wheel 19, it grips the paper container A and tilts the paper container A, so that the inclined surface 1 becomes a horizontal surface. The spout holder 85 located directly above the opening 2 formed in the inclined surface 1 has already held the spout B by this time. That is, when the spout holder 85 approaches the aforementioned spout delivery position P, it is lowered along the trajectory of the cam groove 146 of the cam member 145, and at that position P, it is placed on the support base 71 of the spout conveying disk 26. The lid member 4 of the spout B placed on the housing is relatively fitted into the hole 151 of the holding member 147, and the spout B is held by a coil spring 153 provided on the holding member 147. Spout holder 3
5 holds the spout B, the spout receiving member 6 supporting the outer periphery of the contact portion 7 of the spout B on the support base 71
7 is pressed down by the cam member 74 to release the support on the outer periphery of the contact portion 7, so that the spout holder 85 can smoothly receive the spout B on the support base 71. During this time, the heater 86 is connected to the plug holder 85.
It is located at a retracted position moved radially inward from the axis of the rotating body 22 (see FIG. 3).

When the paper container A is tilted so that the opening 2 and the spout B face each other at a predetermined distance, the heater 86 is activated by the operating rod 8 by the cam member 169.
7 and the arm 88, it rotates from the retracted position and is inserted between the opening 2 and the spout B. Next, the operating rod 87 by the cam member 163
As the arm 88 is lowered, the heater 86 is lowered and the nut member 18 is lowered as shown in FIG.
The contact surface 185 of the paper container A is lightly contacted with the inclined surface 1 of the paper container A, and the disc-shaped portion 1 of the lower heating element 177
79 and the heated portion of the paper container A face each other at an appropriate interval. At the same time as the heater 86 is lowered, the plug holder 35 is also lowered, and the heater 86 is stopped from lowering.
The lowering of the spout B is stopped with the spout B in contact with the spacing member 176. As a result, the adhesive part 7 of the spout B is also connected to the ring-shaped part 1 of the upper heating element 172
74 at a predetermined interval.

The upper and lower heating elements 172, 177 are constantly connected to a power source while the rotating body 22 is in operation, or are connected to a power source and become red-hot when activated from the retracted position by a detection switch (not shown). As a result, the paper container A and the spout B are usually heated at different optimal temperatures. Next, when the spout holder 35 and the heater 86 are both raised and the paper container A and the heater 86 and the heater 86 and the spout B are separated from each other, the heater 86 is raised and the paper container A and the spout B are separated. Finally, it is returned to the above-mentioned retracted position and waits at that position until the next new paper container is supplied. On the other hand, the spout holder 85 is lowered again immediately after the heater 86 is retreated, and the contact portion 7 of the spout B is brought into pressure contact with a predetermined position on the inclined surface 1 of the paper container A, thereby adhering the two.

After that, the spout holder 85 is raised again, and the spout B resists the spring force of the coil spring 153 due to the adhesive force with the paper container A, and presses the hole 15 of the holding member 147.
It is relatively drawn out from within 1. After the empty spout holder 85 reaches its maximum height between the star wheels 19 and 89, it is lowered to hold a new spout B. In its maximum height position, the fixing rod 155 is inserted into the hole 1 as described above.
51, and in the unlikely event that paper container A does not exist,
If the plug B remains because the heating elements 172, 177 are not energized, etc., it is forcibly dropped from the hole 151 and recovered, making it possible to grasp the next new plug B. . The paper container A to which the spout B has been attached in this manner is, as described above, stood upright and released from the grip, and then is discharged onto the conveyor 90 by the discharge side star wheel 89.

In the above embodiment, the main body 93 and the support plate 9
9. The paper container holder 84 is composed of the arms 104 to 107, etc., but the arms 104 to 107 may be attached as necessary.
It is possible to have an appropriate configuration such as omitting .
In addition to the cam means of the above-mentioned embodiments, any suitable means such as a cylinder device may be used as the actuating means for tilting this. Further, in the above embodiment, the paper container heating device according to the present invention is applied to a rotary type spout attachment device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can also be applied to a linear type spout attachment device. It is possible.

As described above, the present invention provides a paper container holder for receiving a paper container in an upright state, which has an inclined surface at the upper part and has a spout intended to be attached thereto, and a paper container holder for supporting this holder and for holding the paper container in an upright position. an actuating means for tilting the paper container between the upright position and a tilted position in which the tilted surface of the paper container is approximately horizontal; Since it is equipped with a heater for heating, it is possible to minimize the influence of the liquid level of the contents and uniformly heat the intended adhesion position.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a paper container and a cap that are bonded together, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cap, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. The enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 3, and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are the - line and - line in Fig. 4, respectively.
8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the - line of FIG. 4; FIGS. 9 a, b,
c is a schematic plan view showing different operating states of the main parts of the positioning mechanism shown in Figs. 4 to 8; Fig. 10 is an enlarged plan view of the main parts shown in Fig. 3;
Figure 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in Figure 10;
Figure 12 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line XII-XII in Figure 3, Figure 13 is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 12, and Figure 14
The figure is a front view of Fig. 13, Fig. 15 is a plan view of Fig. 13, and Figs. 16 and 17 are respectively
Fig. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line and - line in Fig. 12, Fig. 19 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an enlarged view of the state in which the paper container and the spout are heated by the heater. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 19, 2nd
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the heater. A: Paper container, 1: Inclined surface, 2: Opening, B: Spout, 3: Spout member, 4: Lid member, 7: Adhesive part, 8
4: paper container holder, 86: heater, 93: main body, 99: support plate, 133: cam follower,
134: cam member, 177: heating element.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper container holder which has an inclined surface at the top and receives a paper container in an erect state with the spout placed at this point, and supports this holder and holds it between the erect position and the paper container. an actuating means for tilting the container to a tilted position where the tilted surface is approximately horizontal; and a heater that approaches and separates from the intended bonding position of the nearly horizontal tilted surface to heat the same. Characteristic heating device for paper containers.