JP2003252435A - Method for forming stacked article and facility for forming stacked article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a stacked article capable of rapidly and certainly carrying out stacking of box-like bodies in no relation to the number of steps of the stacking. <P>SOLUTION: The stacked body 5 is formed by stacking the box-like bodies 1 from a conveying line 10 by means of stacking means 20A, 20B. The stacking means 20A, 20B have a retaining device 30 and the box-like bodies 1 from the conveying line 10 are conveyed while guiding one side by a conveying guide part 38 of the retaining device 30. In the conveying state, the box-like bodies 1 are descended and stacked while it is guided by a descending guide part 40 by butting the descending guide part 40 of the retaining device 30 to the other side and leaving the conveying guide part 38. The box-like bodies are received while retaining them to a preferable attitude and can be descended at a preferable attitude by approaching/leaving the conveying guide part 38 and the descending guide part 40 at good timing. Thereby, the stacking can be rapidly and certainly carried out in no relation to the number of steps of the stacking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stacked product forming method and stacked product forming method, which are adopted for stacking actual containers for storing objects to be stacked on a carriage to form stacked products. It is about equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of structure, a transfer apparatus disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-244712 is provided. In this conventional configuration, three pieces of the load carried by the load carrying device are aligned and stopped at the end portion of the load carrying device. These three loads are transported laterally by a conveyor belt for loading,
It is delivered to the fork member of the load stacking device. Then, the same process is repeated, so that two rows 3 are formed on the fork member.
A total of 6 loads are placed in a row.

The fork member is provided on the lifting frame,
By this vertical movement of the elevating frame, the load group is positioned above the loading level for the roll box pallet. Then, after the fork member is advanced above the loading part in the roll box pallet, the elevating frame is lowered and the fork member is positioned right above the loading part. Then, the fork member is retracted by the pushing piece while keeping the loaded object in close contact with the vertical wall of the roll box pallet, so that the loaded article is left on the loading section and the first stage loading is performed.

By repeating the above-described operation, the second-stage loading is performed on the first-stage loading group. As a result, the roll box pallet is loaded in two columns and three rows (a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows) and five stages (a plurality of stages).

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the loading group is loaded one by one onto the roll box pallet, and only the step to be loaded is positioned by the pushing piece or the like. Due to the regulation, as the stacking height becomes higher, the stacking posture will be disturbed in the row direction and the row direction in a plan view, which may cause collapse or drop of the load during transportation by traveling of the roll box pallet. . In addition to roll box pallets having vertical walls on three sides, stacking itself becomes impossible in the case of a flat pallet in which the vertical walls are open and the four sides are open.

Therefore, an object of the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a stacked product that allows the box-shaped bodies to be stacked quickly and accurately regardless of the number of stacked layers. is there.

A second aspect of the present invention is intended to provide a method of stacking boxes in which the stacking work of box-shaped bodies can be performed efficiently regardless of the shape and type of the receiving body.

An eighth object of the present invention is to provide a stacked product forming facility capable of easily forming a stacked product in which box-shaped products are stacked on a receiving member.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the method for forming a stack according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises:
In order to stack the box-like bodies conveyed on the transfer line by the stacking means to form a stack, the stacking means has a holding device, and the box-like bodies sent out from the transfer line are One side is guided while being carried in by the carry-in guide section, and in the carry-in state, the lower guide section of the holding device is brought into contact with the other side and the carry-in guide section is separated, so that the other side of the box-shaped body is guided downward. It is characterized by being lowered and stacked while being guided by the section.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the carrying-in guide portion and the descending guide portion, which are distributed to both sides, are moved toward and away from each other in a timely manner to receive the box-shaped body while holding it in a suitable posture, and It can be lowered in a suitable posture.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a box-shaped body conveyed on a conveying line is stacked by a stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is transferred. By moving the stacking body onto the receiving body at the transfer position by means of a stacking body to form a stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body, the box-shaped bodies of the total number of stacking with respect to the receiving body are conveyed. The group of box-shaped bodies is conveyed on a line, and after being distributed to a plurality of stacking line parts at the end portion of the transfer line,
It is characterized by being sent out to each stacking means.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the stacking work of the box-shaped bodies in the plurality of stacking means can be performed regardless of the shape and type of the receiving body, and thus the same operation can be performed at a plurality of positions on the receiving body. Stacks of height can be formed. In the stacked product forming method according to claim 3 of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies conveyed on the transfer line are stacked by the stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is transferred by the transfer means. The stacking means has an elevating device including an elevating table for placing the stack on each of the plurality of positions on the receiver to form a stack by moving the stack on the receiver at the mounting position. While lowering the elevating table, the box-shaped objects sent from the transport line are stacked from above on the box-shaped objects supported by the elevating table.

Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies can be stacked in a stack while minimizing the descending amount of the box-shaped bodies. Further, in the method for forming stacked products according to claim 4 of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies conveyed on the transfer line are stacked by stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is transferred by the transfer means. When the stacked body is placed at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body by forming the stacked body by moving the stacking body on the receiving position, the transferring means includes an aligning device and a transferring device. The apparatus is characterized in that a plurality of stacked bodies are aligned with the side surfaces facing each other so as to be in contact with each other, and then transferred onto a receiving body by a transfer apparatus.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to transfer a plurality of stacked bodies on the receiving body at the same time in the aligned state. Moreover, in the method for forming stacked products according to claim 5 of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies conveyed on the transfer line are stacked by stacking means to form stacked stacks, and the stacked stacks are transferred by the transfer means. When the stacked body is formed by placing the stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body by moving the stacked body onto the receiving body in the mounting position, the receiving body is a flat frame having a vertical space portion therein. The transfer position is provided with a temporary cradle capable of passing through the space by the vertical movement relative to the receiver positioned at the transfer position. The stacking body is slidably transferred by the operation of the transfer means on the temporary receiving stand located, and the stacking body is mounted on the receiving body by positioning the temporary receiving stand downward with respect to the receiving body. It is characterized by being placed.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 5, the stack can be transferred onto the temporary cradle by sliding, and the stack can be received by the relative up-and-down movement of the receiver and the temporary cradle. Can be placed on the body.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the box-shaped body conveyed by the conveying line is stacked by the stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is transferred. The stacking means is provided on the side surface of the box-shaped body so that the stacking body can be formed by placing the stacking body on each of the plurality of positions on the receiving body by moving the stacking body onto the receiving body at the transfer position by the means. The stacked display units are stacked with the display units facing in the same direction, and the stacked units are placed on the receiving body with the display unit facing outward.

Therefore, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the stacking body is mounted on the receiving body such that all the display portions for displaying the items to be stored and the destination (destination) in the box-shaped body can be easily read. Can be placed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a stacked article according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, in which a trolley type receiving body is prepared by stacking a plurality of tiers. Then, after being separated one by one, they are carried into the transfer position by traveling.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 7, the receiving body can be prepared compactly by stacking a large number of units and can be supplied when necessary. In the stacked product forming facility according to claim 8 of the present invention, a carrying line for carrying the box-like bodies, a stacking means for stacking the box-like bodies from the carrying line, and a stacking means by the stacking means. It is characterized in that it is configured by a transfer means for transferring the stacked body onto the receiving body located at the transfer position.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 8, the box-like bodies from the transfer line are stacked by the stacking means, and the stacked body is placed on the receiving body positioned at the transfer position by the transfer means. Can be transferred.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned eighth aspect, the stacking means has a holding device and an elevating device, and the holding device comprises:
A loading guide portion and a descending guide portion that are relatively close to and away from each other are provided separately on both sides, and the box-shaped body sent out from the transport line is configured to be carried in between the loading guide portion and the descending guide portion. The elevating device is provided with an elevating table which can be elevated below the holding device, and the elevating table is configured to be able to descend to a transfer level by a transfer device.

Therefore, according to the ninth aspect of the invention, the box-shaped body sent out from the transfer line can be carried in while guiding one side by the carry-in guide part of the holding device, and in the carry-in state, the descending guide part is directed to the other side. By bringing them into contact with each other and separating the carry-in guide part, the box-shaped body can be lowered while being guided by the descending guide part on the other side, and can be placed on the elevating table. In the same manner, it can be placed on the box-like body, whereby the formed stacked body can be positioned at the transfer level by the transfer means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the stack forming equipment according to the ninth aspect, the elevating table is set so as to ascend and descend according to the stacking height information of the box-shaped body. It is characterized by that.

Therefore, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the upper edge of the box-shaped bodies which are stacked and are located at the uppermost stage can be positioned close to the holding position by the holding device. Further, in the stacked object forming facility according to claim 11 of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of claims 8 to 10 described above, the transfer line can transfer a total number of box-shaped bodies to the receiving body. It is characterized in that the end portion of the transport line is branched into a plurality of stacking line portions, and stacking means is provided so as to face each of the stacking line portions.

Therefore, according to the eleventh aspect of the invention, the stacking work of the box-shaped bodies in the plurality of stacking means can be performed by forming the stacks of the same height at each of a plurality of places.
Moreover, the stack forming equipment according to claim 12 of the present invention is
In the structure according to any one of claims 8 to 11, the terminal end portion of the transport line is branched into a pair of stacking line portions, and stacking means are provided so as to face the stacking line portions, respectively. The placing means comprises an aligning device and a transferring device, and the aligning device is configured to receive the stacked bodies from both the stacking means and then align the opposite side surfaces so as to be in contact with each other. The transfer device is characterized in that it is configured to transfer the aligned two-stage stacks simultaneously on the receiver at the transfer position.

Therefore, according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the box-like bodies from the pair of stacking line portions are stacked by the stacking means to form a stack, and the plurality of stacks are arranged by the aligning device. After the side surfaces facing each other are aligned as a contact shape, they can be simultaneously transferred onto the receiving body by a transfer device.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the stack forming facility according to any one of the eighth to twelfth aspects, the stacking means is provided on a side surface of the box-shaped body. The units are arranged so that the box-shaped bodies are stacked in the same direction, and a direction changing device for placing the stacked bodies on the receiving body with the display unit facing outward is provided. It is characterized by.

Therefore, according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the display unit displaying the items to be stored in the box-shaped body, the destination (destination), etc. is placed on the receiving body of the stacked body so that all of them can be easily read. Stacked stacks may be formed.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stack forming facility according to any one of the eighth to thirteenth aspects, in which the receiver has a flat frame having a vertical space therein. It is configured as a trolley type with wheels at the bottom and is configured to be carried in and out with respect to the transfer position by traveling, and at the transfer position, with the receiving body positioned at this transfer position. A temporary receiving base that can pass through the space is provided by relative up-and-down movement, and the temporary receiving base is configured to be capable of slidingly receiving the stacked body that is laterally pushed and moved by the operation of the transfer means. It is characterized by being present.

Therefore, according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the stack can be transferred onto the temporary cradle by sliding, and the stack can be received by the relative up-and-down movement of the receiver and the temporary cradle. Can be placed on the body.

[0031]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19 in a state where stackable containers are used as a box-shaped body.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, a container (an example of a box-shaped body) 1 made of resin or the like is formed into a rectangular box-like shape having an open top by a bottom wall 1a and four side walls 1b.
The four edge portions of the bottom wall body 1a are placed on the open formation edge portions of the four side wall bodies 1b from above so that they can be stacked. A display unit 3 is formed on the outer surface (side surface) of one of the four side walls 1b by a barcode, a label, printing or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 16, the transfer line 10 for transferring the actual container 1 containing the objects to be stored,
For example, it is formed by a roller conveyor 11, and this roller conveyor 11 is composed of a conveyor frame 12, a large number of rollers 13 provided on the conveyor frame 12, a driving device (not shown), and the like. Here, the transfer line 10 is configured to be able to transfer the actual number of containers 1 stacked on the receiving body 200.

The end portion of the transport line 10 is branched into a pair (plurality) of stacking line portions 10A and 10B.
Stacking means 20A, 2 facing the stacking line portions 10A, 10B, respectively, to stack the containers 1 from the stacking line portions 10A, 10B to form a stack body 5.
0B is provided. At that time, the stacking means 20A, 2
0B is configured to stack the containers 1 with the display units 3 provided on the side surfaces of the containers 1 facing the same direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the stacking means 20A and 20B have the same configuration and are provided symmetrically. In the following, the same reference numerals are given and only one is described. To do. That is, the main body 21 of the stacking means 20A, 20B has a rectangular lower frame 22, vertical frames 23 standing from the four corners of the lower frame 22, and an upper frame provided between the upper ends of these vertical frames 23. 24 and the like, it is formed in a rectangular frame shape that is long in the vertical direction. A cylindrical cover frame 25, which is partially open, is vertically arranged in the other side portion of the main body 21.

In the main body 21, a holding device 30 and an elevating device 50 are vertically arranged with the holding device 30 as an upper layer, and in front of the holding device 30, the stacking line section 1 is provided.
A feeding device 70 for feeding the containers 1 from 0A and 10B to the holding device 30 is provided, and a feeding device for feeding the stacked body 5 to a transfer means (described later) is provided in the lower portion of the main body 21. 80 is provided.

The holding device 30 includes a shaft 31 in the front-rear direction.
A pair of left and right a and 31b are provided, and these shafts 31a and 31b
Is a bracket body 3 provided on the lower surface side of the upper frame 24.
2 is rotatably supported by bearings 33a and 33b. From the shafts 31a and 31b, the swing rod 3 is
4a and 34b are vertically installed, and link bodies 35a and
35b are connected to the inside in the lateral direction, and link bodies 35a, 3
Between the free end of 5b and the upper frame 24 side, one or a plurality of cylinder devices 36a and 36b are provided.

At the lower end portion of one of the swing rods 34a, there is provided a fall-preventing body 37 which is an L-shaped rail body, and a carry-in guide portion 38 is provided on the inner side of the vertical plate portion of the fall-preventing body 37. There is. The carry-in guide portion 38 is formed of a rectangular rod,
The longitudinal direction is arranged with the front-rear direction, and the upper half of the inner surface side is formed on the outer inclined surface 39 toward the upper side.

Further, a lowering guide portion 40 is provided at a lower end portion of the other swinging rod 34b, and the lowering guide portion 40 is formed in a rectangular plate shape and is arranged with its longitudinal direction as the front-rear direction, and the inner surface side. The upper part of the upper part is the outer side with the inclined surface 41
And a lower portion is formed on the vertical surface 42. Here, the inclined surface 41 is opposed to the inclined surface 39 of the carry-in guide portion 38, and the vertical surface 4
2 is formed so as to extend downward with respect to the carry-in guide portion 38 side.

As a result, the carry-in guide section 38 and the descending guide section 40 are separately provided on the left and right sides, and the container 1 sent out from the transfer line 10 side and then sent in via the sending-in device 70 has these components. It can be carried in between the carry-in guide section 38 and the descending guide section 40. The carry-in guide section 38 and the descending guide section 40 are moved by the expansion and contraction movements of the cylinder devices 36a and 36b.
The link bodies 35a and 35b, the shaft bodies 31a and 31b, and the swing rods 34a and 34b are relatively movable toward and away from each other.

A vertical guide portion 45 also serving as a stopper is provided between the carry-in guide portion 38 and the descending guide portion 40 so as to face each other from the rear side. The vertical guide portions 45 are formed of a pipe body and the like, and are arranged in a pair on the left and right, and a connecting body (bracket, bolt, nut, etc.)
It is connected via 6. 31a, 31b-4 described above
6 and the like constitute an example of the holding device 30.

The lifting device 50 includes the holding device 30.
A lift table 52 that can be moved up and down on a lift path 51 below
Is provided. That is, the elevating table 52 includes a plate-shaped elevating member 53 positioned on the other side of the elevating path 51, a pair of front and rear arm members 54 continuously provided from the inner surface side of the elevating member 53 to the inner side, and these arms. Support member 55 provided on member 54
And the container 1 via the support members 55.
The lower surface of is supported. And the lift 52
Is guided by a guided body (roller, sliding body, etc.) 56 provided on the elevating member 53 to be supported and guided by a guide body (guide rail, etc.) 57 provided on the cover frame 25 side. It is configured to be able to move up and down on the path 51.

A vertical screw shaft 58 is rotatably disposed in the cover frame 25 via a bearing 59, and a nut body 60 screwed to the screw shaft 58 is mounted on the elevating member 53.
It is attached to the side via a bracket 61. A rotation driving unit (including a motor and a transmission) 63 is provided on the upper portion of the cover frame 25 via a mounting base 62, and the rotation driving unit 63 is configured to be capable of forward and reverse driving. The output shaft 64 of the rotation drive unit 63 and the screw shaft 5
8 and 8 are interlockingly connected via a winding transmission mechanism (belt type, chain type, etc.) 65.

Therefore, by rotating the screw shaft 58 in the forward and reverse directions by driving the rotary drive unit 63, the elevating table 52 can be moved up and down on the elevating path 51. At that time, the elevating table 52 is stacked on the containers 1. The height information is set so that it can be moved up and down, and it can be lowered to a transfer level by transfer means (described later).

A vertical guide portion 67 is provided in the elevating path 51 so as to face it from the front. This vertical guide 67
Is composed of a pipe body and the like, and is arranged in a pair of left and right, and is connected to the vertical frame 23 side via a connecting body (bracket, bolt, nut, etc.) 67. 51 to 6 above
An example of the elevating device 50 is configured by 7 and the like.

The feeding device 70 is a belt conveyor type, and idle wheel bodies 73 are provided at the front and rear ends of a conveyor frame 72 connected to the vertical frame 23 side by a connecting member 71. A case body 74 is provided on the lower side of the conveyor frame 72.
Is a rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) 7
5 and a drive wheel 7 that is linked to the rotation drive unit 75.
6 and a tension wheel 77 are provided. An endless belt (timing belt) 78 is stretched over each of the wheels 73, 76, 77. Note that guide bodies 79 are provided on the left and right sides above the conveyor frame 72. An example of the feeding device 70 is configured by the above 71 to 79.

The feeding device 80 is of a chain conveyor type, and the idle chain wheels 8 are respectively provided at the front and rear ends and two intermediate positions of the conveyor frame 81 connected to the lower frame 22 side.
2 is provided, and a drive chain wheel 83 is provided below the intermediate two idle chain wheels 82, and the drive chain wheel 8 is provided.
A guide chain wheel 84 and a tension chain wheel 85 are provided in the same level as in No. A rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) 86 is provided on the lower side of the conveyor frame 81, and the rotary drive unit 8 is provided.
Reference numeral 6 is linked to the drive chain wheel 83. And
An endless chain 87 is hung over each chain ring 82-85.

The chain wheels 82 to 85 are constructed so that a pair of left and right endless chains 87 can be hung. By disposing the drive chain wheel 83 below, a drop portion (concave portion) 88 of the endless chain 87 is formed, and one arm of the lifting table 52 is formed with respect to this drop portion 88. The member 54 can be fitted therein, and at this time, the other arm member 54 is configured to be positioned outside and below the idler chain wheel 82 at the end portion.

An example of the delivery device 80 is constituted by the above 81 to 88 and the above 21 to 88.
An example of the stacking means 20A, 20B is configured by the above.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7 to 12,
The stacked body 5 stacked by the stacking means 20A, 20B is provided between the outer ends of the delivery device 80.
Is provided on the receiving body 200 positioned at the transfer position A. Here, the transfer means 90 receives the stacked body 5 from both the stacked means 20A and 20B, and then aligns the opposite side surfaces of the stacked body 5 so as to be in contact with each other, and the aligned stacking means 91. Transfer device 150 for simultaneously transferring the body 5 onto the receiving body 200 at the transfer position A
It is composed of.

That is, the aligning device 91 has a direction changing device 92 which can change the direction of the stack 5 from the sending device 80. Here, the orientation changing device 92 sets the display unit 3 of the container 1 group in the stacked body 5 facing outward and receives the stacked body 5 in the receiving body 200.
It is provided to be placed on top.

The direction changing device 92 is provided with a lift table 95 above the base frame 93 via a plurality of cylinder devices 94.
Is provided. The bearing 96 is mounted on the lift 95.
A swivel base 98 is provided via the vertical axis 97 and a passive gear 99 on the swivel base 98 side. A rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) 100 is provided on the side of the lift table 95, and a drive gear 101 provided on an output shaft of the rotary drive unit 100 is meshed with the passive gear 99. .

A roller conveyor 102 is provided on the swivel base 98, and the roller conveyor 102 is
A conveyor frame 103 connected on the swivel base 98,
Roller 104 supported by this conveyor frame 103
The group, a rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) 105 provided on the swivel base 98 side, and the rotary drive unit 10.
5, a driving wheel 106 provided on the output shaft, a driving belt 107 for interlocking the driving wheel 106 and the two rollers 104, two rollers 104 and the remaining rollers 104.
And a pair of side guide bodies 109 and the like. 93-1 above
09 or the like constitutes an example of the orientation changing device 92.

A transverse feeding device 110 is provided facing the feeding device 80 with the orientation changing device 92 inside. The main body 111 of the transverse feeding device 110 is composed of a base frame 112, a vertical frame 113 erected from the outer end portion of the base frame 112, and the like. And
Above the base frame 112, an elevating table 114 that is supported and guided by the vertical frame 113 side and is capable of elevating and lowering is provided, and an elevating drive unit (cylinder type, screw type, etc.) 115 that elevates and lowers the vertical frame 113 side. And the lift table 114.

On the elevating table 114, the first conveyor 1 whose conveying direction is the same as that of the feeding device 80.
20 are provided. The first conveyor 120 is of a roller conveyor type, and includes a conveyor frame 121 connected to the lift 114 and a conveyor frame 121.
1, a group of rollers 122 supported by 1 and a rotary drive unit (comprising a motor and a transmission) provided on the side of the elevator 114.
123, a drive wheel body 124 provided on the output shaft of the rotation drive section 123, a drive belt 125 that interlocks the drive wheel body 124 and the two rollers 122, two rollers 122 and the remaining rollers. It is configured by a transmission belt 126 that interlocks with the roller 122.

On the base frame 112, there is provided a second conveyor 130 whose conveying direction is orthogonal to the first conveyor 120. The second conveyor 130 is a chain conveyor type and has a base frame 11
The idle chain wheels 132 are provided at the front and rear ends of the conveyor frame 131 connected to the second side, and the drive chain wheel 133 is provided below the idle chain wheel 131 at one end. Tension chain 134 between 132
Is provided. A rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) is provided on the lower side of the conveyor frame 131.
135 is provided, and the rotary drive unit 135 is linked to the drive chain wheel 133. And each chain ring 132
The endless chain 136 is hung over to 134.

The chain wheels 132 to 134 are constructed so that a pair of left and right endless chains 136 can be hung. Then, when the first conveyor 120 is lowered, the idle chain wheel 132, the endless chain 136, etc.
The conveyor 120 is configured to pass between the rollers 122, so that the conveying surface of the endless chains 136 is located above the conveying surface of the group of rollers 122.
By the above 111 to 136, etc., the transverse feed device 11
An example of 0 is configured.

The merging device 1 is provided between the left and right lateral feed devices 110.
40 are provided. The merging device 140 is provided with a pair of left and right conveyor parts, that is, a right feed conveyor part 142a and a left feed conveyor part 142b whose conveyance directions are opposite to each other and which are in the central direction, with the conveyor frame 141 being common. Both conveyors 142a, 142b
A stopper body 148 is provided at the boundary portion of.

Both of the conveyor sections 142a and 142b are of a roller conveyor type, and are composed of a group of rollers 143a and 143b supported by the conveyor frame 141 and a rotary drive section (a motor, a transmission, etc.) provided on the conveyor frame 141 side. 144a and 144b, and the drive wheel 14 provided on the output shafts of the rotary drive units 144a and 144b.
5a, 145b, drive belts 146a, 146b for interlocking the drive wheels 145a, 145b and the two rollers 143a, 143b, and two rollers 143a, 1
43b and the remaining rollers 143a, 143b are constituted by transmission belts 147a, 147b and the like.

An example of the merging device 140 is constituted by the above 141 to 148. Then, the direction changing device 92, the transverse feeding device 110, and the merging device 14 described above.
An example of the aligning device 91 is configured by 0s and the like.

The transfer device 150 includes the merging device 14
The two stacks 5 aligned on 0 are received at the transfer position X
The frame main body 151 is arranged on the opposite side of the transfer position X with the merging device 140 in the middle. Then, a movable frame 152 that is long in the direction crossing the merging device 140 is provided.
52 is configured to be movable across the upper part of the confluence device 140 by the guided body 153 provided on the upper portion thereof being supported and guided by the guide body 154 provided on the frame body 151 side.

In order to move the movable frame 152, the frame body 151 is provided with a rotary drive unit (including a motor and a transmission) 155 and a pinion 156 which is interlocked with an output shaft of the rotary drive unit 155. And a rack 157 with which the pinion 156 is meshed is provided on the lower surface side of the movable frame 152.

A pusher 158 is attached to the tip of the movable frame 152.
The pushing body 158 is in the shape of a rectangular plate and is configured to be movable across the group of rollers 143a and 143b in the joining device 140. The upper surface of the merging device 140 and the transfer position A is the roller 1
A relay transfer body 159 having a similar level is provided on the transport surfaces of the groups 43a and 143b. 151 ~ 15 above
9 and the like constitute an example of the transfer device 150. The aligning device 91, the transfer device 150, and the like constitute an example of the transfer device 90.

As shown in FIG. 18, the receiving body 200 is formed in a flat frame shape, and in the inside (inside) of the receiving body 200, two vertical space portions 201 (one location or a plurality of locations) are provided.
Are formed, and at that time, both space portions 201 are formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the width direction. In the receiving body 200, the supporting surface 202 of the stacked body 5 is formed by the upper surface of the remaining portion, and at this time, the upward engaging pieces 203 are provided on the three side edges. Further, the receiving body 200 is provided with caster-type wheels 204 at the four corners of the lower part thereof, and is thus configured as a trolley type capable of pushing and pulling. The receiving body 200 is configured to be carried in and out of the transfer position A by traveling.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 13 to FIG. 15, and FIG. 18, the transfer position X is moved up and down relative to the receiving body 200 positioned at the transfer position X. A temporary cradle 160 capable of passing through the space 201 is provided,
The temporary receiving table 160 is configured to be able to slidely receive the stacked body 5 that is laterally pushed and moved by the operation of the transfer means 90. That is, at the transfer position X, an elevating / lowering body 163 is provided that can be raised / lowered by the operation of an elevating / lowering drive unit (cylinder device, etc.) 162, and the temporary receiving base 160 is provided on the upper surface of the elevating / lowering body 163.

At this time, the elevating body 163 is constructed so as to be capable of contacting the receiving body 200 from below, and the temporary receiving base 16
Two 0s are provided corresponding to the two space portions 201, and the shape is slightly smaller than the space portion 201, and the upper surface is formed as the sliding surface 161.
Further, in the temporary receiving stand 160, the sliding surface 161 is positioned below the lower surface of the receiving body 200 when it descends, and the sliding surface 161 contacts the receiving body 200 when the elevating body 163 is in contact with the receiving body 200 when it rises. The height (thickness) and the like are set so as to be located above the support surface 202 of the.

In order to accurately position the receiver 200 with respect to the transfer position X, the receiver 2 is placed at the transfer position X.
00 is provided with a guide body 165 for guiding both side surfaces thereof, and a stopper body 166 for regulating the front-rear direction is provided so as to be able to move in and out. Further, at the transfer position X, a steady rest cylinder device 167 capable of acting on the lifting body 163,
A delivery device 168 is provided which can act on the actual receiver 200. The delivery device 168 is composed of a cylinder device, a delivery body (bar), and the like.

With the transfer position X in the middle, the upper hand is formed in the idle receiver standby position Y, and the lower hand is formed in the actual receiver unloading position Z. At the empty receiver standby position Y, a large number of empty receivers 200 are prepared by stacking them one by one, and after being unstacked one by one by the destacker 170, they are carried into the transfer position X by traveling. Is configured.

That is, the empty receiver 200 is placed on the support surface 202 of the lower receiver 200 and the upper receiver 200.
The wheels 204 in the above can be stacked on top of each other, and at that time, the locking pieces 203 prevent the wheels from falling off or falling off. And the stack of empty receivers 200
It is configured so that it can be carried into the idle receiver standby position B via the slope 177. The unloading from the actual receiving body unloading position C is performed via the slope 178.

The stepping-off device 170 is composed of an elevating body 171 and a retracting / engaging body 172. The elevating cylinder device 173 is extended to lower the elevating body 171 and then the rocking cylinder device 174 is extended. It is configured such that it can be engaged with the second-stage receiving body 200 from the bottom by causing the retractable locking body 172 to project and move by movement. A feeding device 175 capable of acting on the empty receiver 200 is provided. The feeding device 175 includes a cylinder device, a feeding body (bar), and the like.

Therefore, when the lifting / lowering body 171 is raised by the contracting movement of the lifting / lowering cylinder device 173 in the engaged state, the empty receiving bodies 200 are raised with the lowermost receiving body 200 left. Therefore, the lowermost receiving body 200 is carried to the transfer position X by traveling.
Then, the elevating cylinder device 173 is extended to lower the elevating body 171 so that the second-stage receiving body 200 is landed as the lowermost stage, and the swinging cylinder device 174 is contracted and retracted. When the body 172 is moved in and out, the body 172 is set in the initial state.

As shown in FIG.
After the stacked body 5 is placed at a position (a plurality of positions in 2 rows and 2 columns), the stacked body 5 group is fixed to the receiving body 20 by the fixing means 205.
It is fixed on the 0 side. Here, the fixing means 205 includes a quadrangular plate-like pad body 206 and a rubber band whose middle is fixed to the pad body 206 side and whose free end can be locked to the receiving body 200 side by a hook type (an example of a fastening body). ) 207 and the like. Then, after putting the pad 206 between the uppermost surfaces of the stacked body group 5 placed at four places, the rubber band 207
By fastening the receiving body 200 to the receiving body 200,
Can be formed.

The operation of the above-described first embodiment will be described below. That is, the containers 1 transported by the transport line 10 are stacked by the stacking means 20A and 20B to form a stacked body 5, and this stacked body 5 is stacked. By moving the body 5 onto the receiving body 200 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90, the receiving body 2
The operation of placing the stacked body 5 at each of a plurality of positions on the 00 to form the stacked body 208 will be described.

In FIG. 16A, the transfer line 10
Then, the plurality of containers 1 forming the stacked body 5 are regarded as one group (box-shaped body group), and four groups A, B,
The containers 1 of C and D, that is, the total number of stacked containers on the receiving body 200 are conveyed. At that time, the objects to be stored are stored in each container 1 by order picking or the like. Then, the container 1 conveys the display unit 3 provided on its side surface in the same direction, for example, toward the conveyance direction side (front side). In the stacking means 20A, 20B, the transportation order in each of the groups A to D is such that post-loading unloading (pre-loading unloading) is performed when unloading after transporting to the destination (store, factory, etc.). It is set to stack. This setting is made based on the request from the destination.

The transport on the transport line 10 is performed by the roller conveyor 11, and at that time, the roller 1 is driven by the driving device.
Drive and rotate the third group. Then, the conveyance is performed in order for each of the groups A to D by intermittent conveyance in which the roller conveyor 11 is divided into a plurality of pieces, a stopper type, or the like.

The four groups A to D carried on the carrying line 10 are distributed to the pair of stacking line portions 10A and 10B at the terminal end of the carrying line 10 and then sent to the respective stacking means 20A and 20B. That is, the first group A and the second group B are loaded into the first stacking line unit 10A, and the third group C and the fourth group B are loaded.
The group D and the group D are loaded into the second stacking line section 10B. Note that the allocation is arbitrary, and the allocation between the second group B and the third group C may be exchanged as shown in (B) and (C), for example.

In this way, the double stacking line section 10A,
The containers 1 of the groups A to D distributed to 10B are cut out and supplied to the feeding device 70 of the stacking means 20A and 20B one by one. At this time, the feeding device 70
The endless belt 78 is driven and rotated via the driving wheel body 76 by the operation of the rotation driving unit 75, and thus the container 1 cut out from the stacking line portions 10A and 10B is endlessly guided by the guide body 79. Acceptable on belt 78.

Before accepting the actual container 1,
In the holding device 30 of the stacking means 20A and 20B, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the loading guide portion 38 is approached by the contracting movement of the cylinder device 36a via the link body 35a, the shaft body 31a, and the swing rod 34a. While being moved, the lowering guide portion 40 is moved apart by the extension movement of the cylinder device 36b via the link body 35b, the shaft body 31b, and the swing rod 34b. Further, in the lifting device 50, the rotation drive unit 6
By rotating the screw shaft 58 by driving 3, the elevating table 52 is elevated on the elevating path 51 via the nut body 60, and the four support members 55 are positioned close to the cap 37.

In this state, the feeding device 70 is operated to feed the container 1 on the endless belt 78. That is, the endless belt 78 is driven and rotated through the drive wheel body 76 by the operation of the rotation drive unit 75, and the endless belt 7
Carrying-in guide part 3 in holding device 30 for container 1 on 8
8 and the descending guide 40. This allows
The container 1 sent from the feeding device 70 can be carried in while guiding one side by the carry-in guide part 38, and the other side of the container 1 is separated from the descending guide part 40 at this time. Note that the carrying-in limit of the container 1 can be regulated by the stopper action of the vertical guide portion 45.

Such a loading state of the container 1, that is, a state in which the loading of the container 1 has been sufficiently performed and detected (confirmed) by the detection means, or not detected (confirmed), but is stopped due to the passage of the loading time. The holding device 30 is reversely operated in a state in which it is considered that the carrying-in is sufficiently performed.

That is, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 6, the lowering guide part 40 is moved closer by the contraction movement of the cylinder device 36b, and the carry-in guide part 38 is moved away by the extension movement of the cylinder device 36a. As a result, the lowering guide portion 40 is brought into contact with the other side of the container 1 and the carry-in guide portion 38 is separated from the one side of the container 1, so that the container 1 and the other side are guided by the lowering guide portion 40. It can be lowered while being guided and placed on the support member 55 group of the elevating table 52.

Then, the lowering guide portion 40 is moved away from the lowering device 50 by the extension movement of the cylinder device 36b.
Is operated to lower the container 1 together with the lifting table 52. At this time, the descending amount of the lifting platform 52 is set based on the stacking height information of the container 1, so that the upper surface of the container 1 is prevented from falling off as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
The descent can be stopped as a position approaching from below. After finishing the desired descent, the cylinder device 36
The initial state can be restored by moving the carry-in guide portion 38 closer by the contracting movement of a.

Then, by repeating the same procedure as described above, the next container 1 delivered from the delivery device 70 is carried in between the carry-in guide section 38 and the descend guide section 40, and then descended while being guided by the descend guide section 40. Let As a result, the four edge portions of the bottom wall body 1a of the descending container 1 are placed on the open forming edge portions of the four side wall bodies 1b of the container 1 supported by the elevating table 52 from below. The containers 1 can be stacked.

In this way, the container 1 supported by the elevating table 52 while descending the elevating table 52 by a predetermined amount.
On the other hand, the containers 1 sent out from the sending device 70 can be sequentially stacked from above, and thus the stacked body 5 can be formed by stacking a predetermined number of stacks. At this time, the display units 3 provided on the side surfaces of the containers 1 are directed in the same direction, and the containers 1 are stacked.

Then, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 7, the lift table 52 is transferred by the transfer means 90, that is, the drop portion 8 of the endless chain 87 in the feeding device 80.
8 is lowered to a level at which one arm member 54 of the lift table 52 is fitted. In this way, the stacking means 5 can be stacked by the stacking means 20A, 20B and supported by the endless chain 87 of the feeding device 80, which is supported by the lifting table 52 side.

In this state, the delivery device 80 is operated to deliver the stacked body 5 on the endless chain 87. That is, the endless chain 87 is driven and rotated via the drive chain wheel 83 by the operation of the rotation drive unit 86, and the stacked body 5 on the endless chain 87 is carried into the direction changing device 92 in the transfer means 90.

At this time, in the direction changing device 92, the cylinder device 94 is contracted to lower the elevating table 95, and the roller conveyor 102 is positioned at the same level as the feeding device 80 and the lateral feeding device 110. Further, in the orientation changing device 92, the rotation driving unit 105 is actuated to drive the roller 1 via the driving wheel body 106, the driving belt 107, and the like.
The 04 group is driven and rotated, so that the imaginary line in FIG.
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, the stack 5 delivered from the delivery device 80 can be received and transported. At that time, the conveyance is performed while being guided by the pair of side guide bodies 109.

At the time of transfer, which will be described later, when the stack 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display unit 3 facing outward, the direction changing device 92 conveys the stack 5 in a passing manner. Further, when the stacked body 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display unit 3 facing inward at the time of transfer, which will be described later, when the stacking body 5 is conveyed in a passing manner, the direction changing device 9
At 2, the stack 5 is turned.

That is, with the stacked body 5 supported on the group of rollers 104, first, the cylinder device 94 is extended to raise the elevating table 95, and the roller conveyor 10 is moved.
2 is positioned above the feeding device 80 and the lateral feeding device 110. Then, by the operation of the rotary drive unit 100, the swivel base 98 is driven via the drive gear 101 and the passive gear 99.
To turn. This turning is performed over 180 degrees, whereby the stacked body 5 is rotated 180 degrees and the display unit 3 is turned in the opposite direction.
That is, at the time of transfer, which will be described later, the stack 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display unit 3 facing outward.

Thereafter, the cylinder device 94 is contracted to lower the elevating table 95, and the roller conveyor 102 is positioned at the same level as the feeding device 80 and the lateral feeding device 110. Then, by driving and rotating the group of rollers 104, the stacked body 5 on the orientation changing device 92 can be conveyed to the lateral feeding device 110.

As described above, when the stack 5 is unloaded from the direction changing device 92, in the lateral feeding device 110, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8 and FIG. The first conveyor 120
Roller conveyor 1 in device 92 for changing the conveying surface
It is located at the same level as the transport surface of 02. Therefore, the operation of the rotary drive unit 123 causes the drive wheel 12 to rotate.
By rotating the group of rollers 122 via 4, etc., the stacked body 5 carried out from the direction changing device 92 can be carried in and supported by the first conveyor 120.

In this way, while the stacked body 5 is supported by the first conveyor 120, the lifting table 114 is lowered by the reverse operation of the lifting drive unit 115. Then, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 8, the idle chain wheel 13 of the second conveyor 130.
2 and the endless chain 136 and the like pass between the rollers 122 of the first conveyor 120, and the transport surface of both the endless chains 136 is positioned above the transport surface of the group of rollers 122. The stack 5 supported by the group can be supported between the endless chains 136. Next, the drive chain wheel 133 is driven by the rotation drive unit 135.
The endless chain 136 is rotationally driven via the above-mentioned means, so that the stacked body 5 on the second conveyor 130 is joined to the joining device 14.
Can be transported to zero.

As a result, the pair of stacking means 20A, 2
The stacked body 5 stacked by 0B can be conveyed in a sorted state, and then can be carried into the joining device 140 from both left and right sides. At this time, in the pair of left and right conveyor sections 142a and 142b in the merging device 140, the
As shown in FIG. 0, the rollers 143a and 143b are driven and rotated via the driving wheels 145a and 145b by the operation of the rotation driving units 144a and 144b.

At this time, since the conveying directions are opposite to each other and the central direction, the two stacks 5 can be conveyed in the directions approaching each other, and the side surfaces facing each other are brought into contact with each other to form the two stacks 5. Can be aligned. At that time, both conveyor parts 142a, 142a
The stopper body 148 can be prevented from abutting the stopper body 148 from being conveyed in an overshooting state due to a difference in the conveyance speed at 42b, a difference at the start of conveyance, or the like.

In this way, the two stacks 5 merged and aligned by the merging device 140 are transferred by the transfer device 150 onto the empty receiver 200 at the transfer position X. Here, as for the empty receiver 200, as shown in FIG. 13 to FIG.
It is carried in to the idle receiving body standby position Y via 7 for preparation. Then, after one by one is separated by the operation of the disassembling machine 170, it is carried into the transfer position X by the feeding traveling by the feeding device 175. At that time, the receiving body 200 is carried in while guiding the both side surfaces thereof by the guide bodies 165, and the stopper body 16 is projected.
By abutting against 6, it can be accurately positioned with respect to the transfer position X.

In this way, the empty receiver 200 is placed at the transfer position X.
In the state of being positioned, the lifting / lowering body 163 is lifted by the operation of the lifting / lowering drive unit 162. As a result, first, the temporary receiving base 160 is raised through the space portion 201, the sliding surface 161 is positioned above the supporting surface 202 of the receiving body 200, and the elevating body 163 is brought into contact with the receiving body 200. The receiving body 200 is raised, and the sliding surface 161 is leveled with the relay transfer body 159. Next, the precession preventing cylinder device 167 is caused to act on the receiving body 200 to perform precession.

In this state, the rotation driving unit 155 of the transfer device 150 is operated to move the movable frame 152 to the transfer position X side via the pinion 156 and the rack 157. Then, the pushing body 158 provided at the tip of the movable frame 152 contacts the lower portions of the two stacked bodies 5 and exerts a pushing force on these stacked bodies 5. As a result, as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
The group a, 143b slides on the relay transfer body 159, and then slides on the sliding surface 161 of the temporary pedestal 160.

As described above, the first stack of the stacks 5 can be transferred to the back side of the temporary receiving stand 160. After that, the rotation drive unit 155 is reversely operated, and the pinion 156 and the rack 157 are operated.
The movable frame 152, that is, the pushing body 158 is moved out of the transfer position X side via the.

Then, in the same manner, the second-stage stack 5
Can be transferred to the front side of the temporary cradle 160. Then 1
The display unit 3 of the two-stage stacked body 5 of the second time is directed to the back side because the orientation is not changed by the direction changing device 92, and the second-stage stacked body 5 of the second time is changed by the direction changing device 92. Since the orientation is changed, the display unit 3 faces the front side. That is, all the display units 3 are turned outward.

In this way, the 4
After the stacked body 5 is placed at a place (a plurality of places in 2 rows and 2 columns), the steadying cylinder device 167 is released, and the lifting drive unit 162 is reversely operated to lift the lifting body 1.
63 is lowered. Then, first, the receiving body 200 is the wheel 2
Landing is carried out via 04, and the temporary cradle 160 is lowered through the space 201. As a result, the stack 5 group supported by the sliding surface 161 of the temporary receiving table 160 is transferred onto the supporting surface 202 of the receiving body 200, and the sliding surface 161 is positioned below the supporting surface 202. This completes the desired transfer.

After that, the stopper body 166 is retracted,
By operating the delivery device 168, the actual receiving body 200 on which the stacked body group 5 is placed can be delivered from the transfer position X to the actual receiving body unloading position Z for traveling. At the actual receiving member unloading position Z, the contact member 206 is applied between the uppermost surfaces 5a of the group of stacked bodies 5 and fastened to the receiving member 200 side by the rubber band 207, so that as shown in FIG. A stack 208 may be formed. Then, the stacked object 208 at the actual receiving member carry-out position Z can be carried out via the slope 178.

Stacked article 20 formed as described above
8 is loaded onto a truck (transport vehicle), transported to a destination (store, factory, etc.), and then unloaded.
At this destination, for example, the receivers 200 and the containers 1 that have been previously transported and emptied are loaded (collected), and at that time, the receivers 200 and the containers 1 are appropriately stacked.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
It demonstrates based on 0-FIG. As shown in FIG.
Each of the stacked line units 10A and 10B can store one group G1 and G2. Stacking means 180A, 180B are provided so as to face the end portions of the stacking line portions 10A, 10B, and these stacking means 180A, 180B perform stacking of the containers 1 in a push-up form from below. It is configured.

A fork device (an example of transfer means) 1 for transferring the stacked stacks 5 to the receiving body 200 located at the transfer position A is provided below the both stacking means 180A and 180B.
81A and 181B are provided. A turntable (an example of a direction changing device) 182 is provided at the transfer position X, and the receiving body 200 can be mounted on and off the turntable 182. Two sets of lift devices 183 and 184 are provided on the turntable 182 side.

The operation of the above-described second embodiment will be described below. As shown in FIG. 20, the receiving body 200 is positioned on the turntable 182, and one group G1 and G2 is stored in each of the stacking line sections 10A and 10B. In this state, the stacking line parts 10A, 10B are connected to the stacking means 180A,
The containers 1 are supplied to the 180B one by one, and the stacking means 180A and 180B push up the containers 1 from below to stack them, as shown in FIG.
Are stacked. At this time, the stacking means 180A,
The lift device 183 on the 180B side is moved up, and the space 2
It is located above the support surface 202 through 01.

After the stacked body 5 is formed in the stacked means 180A, 180B, the stacked body 5 is formed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the fork devices 181A and 181B transfer the lift device 183. At this time, the stacking line units 10A and 10B have the following groups G1 and
G2 is stored.

Then, as the lift device 183 is moved down, as shown in FIG.
It is supported by the receiving body 200 via. Next, the turntable 182 is rotated 180 degrees to change the orientation of the receiving body 200. Before and after this, the stacking means 180
The stacked body 5 is formed by A and 180B. Receiver 200
After the orientation of the stack is changed and the lift device 184 is moved upward, as shown in FIG.
81A and 181B transfer to the lift device 184.

Then, as the lift device 184 is moved down, the stack 5 is moved to the support surface 202 as shown in FIG.
It is supported by the receiving body 200 via. As a result, the stacked body 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 in two columns and two rows. After that, the receiver 200 is moved to the actual receiver unloading position Z.

As in the above-described first embodiment, the containers 1 conveyed on the conveyance line 10 are stacked by the stacking means 2
The stacking means 20A, 20B has a holding device 30, and the container 1 sent out from the transport line 10 holds the holding device 30.
The one side is guided by the carry-in guide section 38 of the holding device 30, and in the carry-in state, the lowering guide section 40 of the holding device 30
Is brought into contact with the other side and the carry-in guide portion 38 is separated, so that the container 1 is lowered and stacked while being guided by the lower guide portion 40 on the other side. By moving the loading guide section 38 and the descending guide section 40, which are distributed to each other, toward and away from each other in a timely manner, the container 1 can be received while being held in a suitable posture, and can be lowered in a suitable posture, so that stacking is performed. The stacking can be performed quickly and accurately regardless of the number of stages, and even if the container 1 has some distortion or dimensional error.

As in both of the above-described embodiments, the containers 1 transported on the transport line 10 are stacked on the stacking means 20.
A, 20B, 180A, 180B are stacked to form a stacked body 5, and the stacked body 5 is transferred to the receiving body 2 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90 and the fork devices 181A and 181B.
When the stacked body 5 is placed at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body 200 to form the stacked body 208 by moving the container 1 onto the receiving body 200, the total number of stacked containers 1 for the receiving body 200 is transferred by the transfer line 10. Then, the container 1 group includes a plurality of stacked line parts 10A,
After being sorted into 10B, each stacking means 2
According to the method for forming stacked products sent to 0A, 20B, a plurality of stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 18
The stacking operation at 0B can be efficiently performed regardless of the shape and type of the receiving body 200, and thus the stacking bodies 5 having the same height can be efficiently formed at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body 200.

As in the above-described first embodiment, the containers 1 transported on the transport line 10 are stacked on the stacking means 2
0A and 20B are stacked to form a stacked body 5, and the stacked body 5 is transferred to the receiving body 2 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90.
00, the stacking means 5 is placed at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body 200 to form a stacking product 208. According to the stacked product forming method of stacking the containers 1 sent from the transfer line 10 from above with respect to the container 1 supported by the lift table 52 while descending the lift table 52, With the minimum descending amount of 1, the stacking of the containers 1 can always be preferably performed.

As in the above-described first embodiment, the containers 1 transported on the transport line 10 are stacked on the stacking means 2
0A and 20B are stacked to form a stacked body 5, and the stacked body 5 is transferred to the receiving body 2 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90.
00 to place the stack 5 on each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body 200 to form the stack 208, the transfer means 90 includes an alignment device 91 and a transfer device 150. According to the stack forming method, the plurality of stacks 5 are aligned by the aligning device 91 so that the opposite side surfaces thereof are in contact with each other, and then transferred on the receiving body 200 by the transfer device 90. In a state where a plurality of stacked bodies 5 are aligned, they can be efficiently and stably transferred onto the receiving body 200 at the same time, so that the processing capacity can be improved.

As in the above-described first embodiment, the containers 1 transported on the transport line 10 are stacked on the stacking means 2
0A and 20B are stacked to form a stacked body 5, and the stacked body 5 is transferred to the receiving body 2 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90.
When the stacked body 5 is placed on each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body 200 to form the stacked body 208 by moving the upper surface of the receiving body 200, the receiving body 200 has a flat space portion 201 having a vertical space 201 therein. It has a frame shape, and the transfer position X is
By the relative up-and-down movement with the receiving body 200 located at
A temporary receiving base 160 capable of passing through the space 201 is provided, and the stacking body 5 is slidably transferred by the operation of the transfer means 90 on the temporary receiving base 160 positioned above the receiving body 200. Then, the provisional pedestal 160 is positioned below the receiving body 200, so that the stack 5
According to the method of forming a stacked object in which the stack is placed on the receiving body 200, the stacked body 5 can be stably transferred onto the temporary receiving stand 160 by sliding, and the receiving body 200 and the temporary receiving stand 1 can be transferred.
The stacking body 5 can be stably placed on the receiving body 200 due to the vertical movement relative to 60.

As in both of the above-described embodiments, the containers 1 transported on the transport line 10 are stacked on the stacking means 20.
A, 20B, 180A, 180B are stacked to form a stacked body 5, and the stacked body 5 is transferred to the receiving body 2 at the transfer position X by the transfer means 90 and the fork devices 181A and 181B.
The stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 180B can be used to place the stacking body 5 on each of the plurality of locations on the receiving body 200 to form the stacking product 208 by moving the stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 180B.
Stacks the containers 1 with the display portions 3 provided on the side surfaces of the container 1 facing the same direction, and the stacked body 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display portions 3 facing outward. According to the stacking method, the stacking body 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 in such a manner that the display unit 3 displaying the stored objects in the container 1 and the destination (destination) can be easily read. You can

As in the above-described both embodiments, the trolley-type receiving body 200 is prepared by stacking a large number of pedestals.
After the pedestals are separated, the transfer position X
According to the method for forming a stack that is loaded into a container, the receiving body 200
Can be prepared compactly by stacking multiple units, and can be quickly supplied when needed.

As in both of the above-described embodiments, the carrier line 10 for carrying the containers 1 and the stacking means 20A, 20 for stacking the containers 1 from the carrier line 10 are stacked.
B, 180A, 180B and the stacking means 20A, 2
Stacked body 5 stacked by 0B, 180A, 180B
According to the stacking apparatus for moving the container 1 from the transfer line 10 to the stacking means 20A, 181A and 181B for moving the container 1 onto the receiving body 200 located at the transfer position X. 20B, 180A, and 180B are stacked, and the stacked body 5 is transferred by the transfer means 90 and 181.
A, 181B can be transferred onto the receiving body 200 positioned at the transfer position X, whereby a group of containers 1 can be continuously and efficiently loaded onto the receiving body 200, and thus the container 1 can be placed on the receiving body 200. It is possible to easily form the stacked body 5 in which the layers are stacked.

As in the above-described first embodiment, the stacking means 20A, 20B has the holding device 30 and the elevating device 50, and the holding device 30 is a carry-in guide portion 38 which can be relatively approached and separated. And a descending guide part 40 are provided separately on both sides, and the container 1 sent out from the transfer line 10 is configured to be able to be carried in between the carry-in guide part 38 and the descending guide part 40, and held by the lifting device 50. An elevating table 52 that can be moved up and down is provided below the device 30.
According to the stack forming equipment configured to be able to descend to the transfer level by the transfer means 150, while guiding the container 1 sent from the transfer line 10 to one side by the carry-in guide part 38 of the holding device 30. In the carrying-in state, in the carrying-in state, the lowering guide part 40 is brought into contact with the other side and the carrying-in guide part 38 is separated, so that the container 1 is lowered while the other side is guided by the lowering guide part 40, and the elevating table. 5
2 and the subsequent containers 1 can be sequentially placed on the container 1 in the same manner, whereby stacking can be performed quickly and accurately, and the stacks formed can be transferred. The transfer level by means 150 can be located quickly and accurately.

As in the first embodiment described above, the elevating table 52 is stacked in the uppermost stage according to the stack forming equipment set to move up and down according to the stacking height information of the container 1. The upper edge of the containers 1 located at 1 can be located close to the holding position by the holding device, so that the stacking of the containers 1 can always be accurately performed with the minimum descending amount.

As in both of the above-described embodiments, the transfer line 10 is configured to be able to transfer a total number of containers 1 stacked on the receiving body 200, and the end portion of the transfer line 10 has a plurality of stacking line portions 10A, Branched to 10B,
According to the stack forming equipment in which the stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 180B are provided so as to face the stacking line portions 10A, 10B respectively, the containers in the plurality of stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 180B The stacking work of No. 1 can be performed by forming the stacks 5 having the same height at a plurality of positions, respectively, so that the upper surfaces of the stacks 5 can be aligned to form a stable stack 208 as a whole. .

As in the above-described first embodiment, the end portion of the transfer line 10 has a pair of stacked line portions 10A,
10B is formed in a branched manner, and these stacking line portions 10A,
Stacking means 20A, 20B are provided so as to face 10B, respectively, and the transfer means 90 includes an alignment device 91 and a transfer device 1.
50, and the aligning device 91 includes the double stacking means 20.
After receiving the stacks 5 from A and 20B, the transfer device 150 is configured to align the opposite side surfaces so as to be in contact with each other.
According to the stack forming equipment configured to be simultaneously transferred onto the receiving body 200, the containers 1 from the pair of stacking line parts 10A and 10B are stacked by the stacking means 20A and 20B, respectively. To form a stacked body 5, and the plurality of stacked bodies 5 are aligned by the aligning device 91 so that the opposite side surfaces thereof are in contact with each other, and then are efficiently transferred onto the receiving body 200 simultaneously by the transfer device 90. The receiving body 2 can be placed, and thus a plurality of stacked bodies 5 are aligned.
00 to form a stable stack 208.

As in the above-mentioned both embodiments, the stacking means 20A, 20B, 180A, 180B are the containers 1
The container 1 is configured to be stacked with the display unit 3 provided on the side surface of the stack 1 facing in the same direction, and the stack 5 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display unit 3 facing outward. According to the stack forming equipment provided with the direction changing device 92 and the turntable 182, the display unit 3 that displays the items to be stored in the container 1 and the destination (destination).
Can be formed so that all of them can be easily read, and the stacked product 208 placed on the receiving member 200 can be formed.

As in the first embodiment described above, the receiving body 200 has a flat frame shape having a space 201 in the vertical direction therein, and is a trolley type in which wheels 204 are provided in the lower portion, so that the receiving body 200 travels. Is configured to be carried in and out with respect to the transfer position X, and the space portion 20 can be moved to the transfer position X by a relative vertical movement with respect to the receiving body 200 positioned at the transfer position X. A temporary stacking tray 160 is provided, and the temporary stacking tray 160 is configured to slideably receive the stacking body 5 that is laterally pushed and moved by the operation of the transfer means 90 and the fork devices 181A and 181B. According to the object forming equipment, the stacked body 5 can be stably transferred onto the temporary receiving base 160 by sliding, and the relative movement of the receiving body 200 and the temporary receiving base 160 moves up and down the stacked body 5. To Constant is placed on the receiving body 200 to obtain,
As a result, a stack 208 can be formed in which the container 1 does not shift or drop during traveling.

In both of the above embodiments, the transport line 1
Although 0 is formed by the roller conveyor 11, it may be formed by a chain conveyor or the like.

In both of the above-described embodiments, the resin container 1 is shown as the box-shaped body, but the box-shaped body may be a cardboard box, a wooden box, a metal container or the like. .

In both of the above embodiments, the fixing means 20
5 shows a form composed of a pad 206 and a rubber band 207, which is a rubber band (fastened body) 207.
It may be in the form of only. And the fixing means 20
Although a type using two rubber bands 207 as 5 is shown, this is a rubber band 207 of four (plural) rubber bands 207.
May be used. Alternatively, a fixing rod-shaped body may be used for fixing.

In both of the above embodiments, the transport line 1
Although a terminal portion of 0 is branched into a pair of stacking line portions 10A and 10B, and stacking means 20A and 20B are provided so as to face the stacking line portions 10A and 10B, respectively. This is a type in which the end portion of the transfer line 10 is opposed to one stacking means without branching, or the end portion of the transfer line 10 is branched into two or more stacking line parts, and these stacking parts are stacked. A form in which stacking means (two or more in total) are provided so as to face the line portions may be used.

In both of the above embodiments, the receiving body 200
As an example, a trolley type in which wheels 204 are provided at the bottom is shown, but this may be a non-traveling pallet type or the like. Further, as the receiving body 200, the wheels 20 are provided at the bottom.
Although the dolly trolley type in which 4 is provided is shown, this may be a cargo trolley type in which a side wall body such as a net-frame shape is erected from at least one side of the receiving body 200.

In both of the above embodiments, the receiving body 200
A form in which the containers 1 are stacked in two columns and two rows, that is, a form in which the stacked bodies 5 are placed in two rows and two lines on the receiving body 200 is shown above. Alternatively, it may be mounted in two or more columns and two or more rows.

In the above embodiment, the orientation changing device 9
2 and the turntable 182 are operated to change the direction of the stacked body 5 so that the display unit 3 is placed on the receiving body 200 with the display unit 3 facing outward. When there is no display unit 3, when it is not necessary to consider the direction of the display unit 3, the action of changing the direction is unnecessary, and the device and the like can be omitted.

In the first embodiment described above, the temporary receiving stand 160 is moved up through the space 201 of the receiving body 200 and then the transfer device 150 is actuated to move the two-stage stack 5 into the temporary receiving stand. Although the form of sliding on the sliding surface 161 of 160 is shown, this is the temporary cradle 160.
Alternatively, the space 201 may be omitted, and the transfer device 150 may be operated to slide the stacks 5 on the upper surface of the receiving body 200.

In both of the above-described embodiments, the stacking body 5 is formed and then merged by the merging device 140 or the like. In this, four layers are sequentially stacked one by one by stacking means. Thus, a stacking form as shown in FIG. 26 can be adopted.

[0132]

According to claim 1 of the present invention described above, the box-like body is held in a suitable posture by moving the loading guide section and the descending guide section, which are distributed to both sides, toward and away from each other in a timely manner. However, it can be received and lowered in a suitable posture, so that the stacking can be performed quickly and accurately regardless of the number of stacking stages and even with a box-shaped body having some distortion or dimensional error.

According to claim 2 of the present invention described above,
The stacking work of the box-shaped bodies by the plurality of stacking means can be efficiently performed regardless of the shape and the form of the receiving body, so that the stacking bodies having the same height are provided at each of the plurality of positions on the receiving body. Can be formed efficiently. Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention described above, the stacking of the box-shaped bodies can always be favorably performed while minimizing the descending amount of the box-shaped bodies.

Further, according to the above-mentioned claim 4 of the present invention, it is possible to transfer efficiently and stably on the receiving body at the same time in the state where a plurality of stacked bodies are aligned, so that the processing capacity can be improved.

Further, according to claim 5 of the present invention described above, the stacked body can be stably transferred onto the temporary cradle by sliding, and the relative elevation of the receiving body and the temporary cradle allows The stacked body can be stably placed on the receiving body.

According to claim 6 of the present invention described above,
It is possible to place the stacked body on the receiving body such that all the display portions that display the objects to be stored in the box-shaped body, the destination (destination), etc. can be easily read.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention described above, the receiving body can be prepared compactly by stacking a large number of units, and can be quickly supplied when necessary. Further, according to the above-mentioned claim 8 of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies from the transfer line are stacked by the stacking means, and the stacked body is placed on the receiving body positioned at the transfer position by the transfer means. By this, it is possible to continuously and efficiently load the box-shaped body group on the receiving body, and thus it is possible to easily form the stacked body in which the box-shaped bodies are stacked on the receiving body.

According to claim 9 of the present invention described above, the box-shaped body sent out from the transfer line can be carried in while guiding the one side by the carry-in guide part of the holding device, and in the carry-in state, the descending guide part is not provided. By bringing the box-shaped body into contact with the side and separating the carry-in guide section, the box-shaped body can be lowered and placed on the lift table while guiding the other side by the descending guide section. Similarly, they can be placed on the box-like body, whereby stacking can be performed quickly and accurately, and the formed stacking body can be quickly and accurately positioned at the transfer level by the transfer means.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention described above, the upper edge of the box-shaped bodies stacked and positioned at the uppermost stage can be located close to the holding position by the holding device, and the descending amount can be reduced. It is possible to always stack the box-shaped bodies accurately with the minimum.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention described above, the stacking work of the box-shaped bodies in the plurality of stacking means is performed by:
This can be performed by forming a stacked body having the same height at each of a plurality of positions, and thus the stacked products can be formed in a stable manner by aligning the upper surfaces of the stacked body group.

Further, according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the box-shaped bodies from the pair of stacking line portions are stacked by the stacking means to form a stacked body, and the plurality of stacked bodies are aligned. After the side surfaces facing each other are aligned as abutting by the device, it can be efficiently transferred onto the receiving body at the same time by the transfer device, so that a plurality of stacks are aligned on the receiving body. It is possible to form a stack that is stably placed on the.

Further, according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention as described above, the display unit for displaying an object to be stored in the box-shaped body, a destination (destination) and the like is oriented so that all the reading is easy, It is possible to form a stack placed on top.

According to claim 14 of the present invention described above, the stacked body can be stably transferred onto the temporary cradle by sliding, and the relative elevation of the receiving body and the temporary cradle allows The stacked body can be stably placed on the receiving body, so that the stacked body can be formed in which the box-like bodies are not displaced or fallen off during traveling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view of a stack forming facility.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a stacking means portion in the same stack forming facility.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of a main part of a stacking unit in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of a main part of a stacking means in the same stacking facility.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a direction changing device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway side view of a transverse feeding device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view of a transverse feeding device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a joining device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a transfer device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a transfer device portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway plan view of a transfer position portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway front view of a transfer position portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway side view of a transfer position portion in the same-stage stack forming facility.

16A and 16B are diagrams for explaining a transportation mode and the like in the same-stage stack formation facility, FIG. 16A is a schematic plan view showing a transportation mode in a line, and FIG. 16B is a schematic perspective view showing the stacking mode.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a container used in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a receiving body used in the same-stage stack forming equipment in a stacked state.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a stack in the same stack forming facility.

FIG. 20 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, and is a transportation state in a stack forming facility, (a) is a schematic plan view, and (b) is a schematic side view.

FIG. 21 is a stacking state in the stacking facility, where (a) is a schematic plan view and (b) is a schematic side view.

22A and 22B are schematic plan views and FIG. 22B is a schematic side view at the time of transfer in the stack forming facility.

FIG. 23 is a schematic plan view and (b) is a schematic side view at the end of transfer in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 24 is a schematic plan view and (b) is a schematic side view at the time of the next transfer in the same-stage stack forming facility.

FIG. 25 is a schematic plan view and (b) is a schematic side view at the end of the next transfer in the same-stage stack formation facility.

FIG. 26 is a schematic perspective view showing another stacked form in the stacked product forming facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 container (box) 1a bottom wall 1b Four-sided body 3 Display 5 stacks 10 transport lines 10A stacking line section 10B stacking line section 20A stacking means 20B stacking means 21 body 30 holding device 31a shaft 31b shaft 34a swing rod 34b swing rod 36a cylinder device 36b cylinder device 37 Fall-out prevention body 38 Carry-in guidance section 40 Down guide section 42 Vertical surface 50 lifting device 52 Lift 56 Guided body 57 Guide body 58 screw shaft 63 rotary drive 70 Feeding device 75 Rotation drive 78 Endless belt 80 Sending device 86 rotation drive 87 Endless chain 88 Depression 90 Transfer means 91 Alignment device 92 Orientation changing device 95 Lifting platform 98 swivel base 100 rotation drive 105 rotation drive 110 Traverse device 114 Lift 115 Lifting / driving unit 120 First conveyor 123 Rotation drive 130 Second conveyor 135 rotary drive 140 confluence device 142a Right feed conveyor section 142b Left feed conveyor section 144a rotation drive unit 144b rotary drive 150 transfer device 152 movable frame 155 rotary drive 156 Pinion 157 racks 158 push body 159 relay delivery 160 Temporary cradle 161 sliding surface 162 lifting drive 163 Lifting body 170 destacker 177 slope 178 Slope 180A stacking means 180B stacking means 181A Fork device (transfer device) 181B Fork device (transfer device) 182 Turntable (direction change device) 183 lift device 184 lift device 200 receiver 201 space 202 support surface 204 wheels 205 fixing means 208 stacks X Transfer position Y Empty receiver standby position Z Actual receiving body carry-out position Group A Group B Group C D group

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kanji Abu             3-2-11 Minejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. Daifuku Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nobuhiro Fujita             3-2-11 Minejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. Daifuku Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Wataru Takahashi             3-2-11 Minejima, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             No. Daifuku Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3F029 AA09 BA14 CA10 CA51 DA02                       EA01 EA05                 3F030 AA09 AB04 DA01 DC02 EA03                       EB01

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped body sent out from a transfer line, wherein the stacking means has a holding device so that the box-shaped bodies conveyed on the transfer line are stacked by the stacking means to form a stacked body. Is carried in while one side is guided by the carry-in guide part of the holding device, and in the carrying-in state, the descending guide part of the holding device is brought into contact with the other side and the carry-in guide part is separated, so that the box-shaped body is A method for forming a stacked object, characterized in that the other side is lowered while being guided by the descending guide portion and stacked. 2. A box-shaped body conveyed on a conveyance line is stacked by stacking means to form a stack, and the stack is moved by a transfer means onto a receiver at a transfer position.
In order to form a stacked product by placing a stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body, the box-shaped bodies of the total number of stacked layers with respect to the receiving body are conveyed on the transfer line, and the box-shaped body group is formed on the transfer line. A method for forming a stacked product, wherein the stacked product is distributed to a plurality of stacking line parts at a terminal end and then sent to each stacking means. 3. A box-shaped body conveyed on a conveyance line is stacked by stacking means to form a stack, and the stack is moved by a transfer means onto a receiver at a transfer position,
In order to form a stacked product by placing a stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body, the stacking means has an elevating device having an elevating table, and while lowering the elevating table, A method for forming stacked products, characterized in that the box-shaped products sent from a transfer line are stacked in layers from above with respect to the supporting box-shaped products. 4. The box-shaped bodies conveyed on the conveyance line are stacked by stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is moved onto the receiving body at the transfer position by the transfer means,
In order to form a stacked product by mounting the stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body, the transfer means includes an aligning device and a transfer device, and the aligning device is used to move the plurality of stacked bodies to each other. A method for forming stacked products, characterized in that the side surfaces to be faced are aligned in a contact shape and then transferred onto a receiver by a transfer device. 5. The box-shaped bodies conveyed on the conveyance line are stacked by a stacking means to form a stacked body, and the stacked body is moved by a transfer means onto a receiver at a transfer position,
When a stacked body is placed at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body to form a stacked body, the receiving body has a flat frame shape having a space in the up-down direction. A temporary pedestal capable of passing through the space is provided by a vertical movement relative to the receiving body located at the transfer position, and the temporary transfer pedestal positioned above the receiving body is transferred to the temporary pedestal. The stacking body is slidably transferred by the operation of, and the stacking body is placed on the receiving body by temporarily positioning the pedestal against the receiving body. Forming method. 6. A box-shaped body conveyed on a conveyance line is stacked by stacking means to form a stack, and this stack is moved by a transfer means onto a receiver at a transfer position,
In order to form a stacked product by placing a stacked body at each of a plurality of positions on the receiving body, the stacking means is such that the display portions provided on the side surfaces of the box-shaped body are directed in the same direction. And a stacking body is placed on a receiving body with the display portion facing outward. 7. A trolley-type receiving body is prepared by stacking a large number of tiers, separating each tier one by one, and then carrying in the transfer position by traveling.
7. The method for forming a stack according to any one of to 6. 8. A transfer line for transferring a box-shaped body, a stacking means for stacking the box-shaped bodies from the transfer line, and a stacked body stacked by the stacking means are located at a transfer position. And a stacking means for transferring the stack onto the receiving body. 9. The stacking means has a holding device and an elevating device, and the holding device is provided with a loading guide part and a descending guide part that are relatively movable toward and away from each other, and are distributed to both sides, and a transfer line. The box-shaped body sent out from is configured to be able to be carried in between the carry-in guide part and the descending guide part, and the elevating device is provided with an elevating platform that can be elevated below the holding device. 9. The stack forming facility according to claim 8, wherein the stack forming facility is configured to be capable of descending to a transfer level by the transfer means. 10. The stack forming equipment according to claim 9, wherein the lift is set to move up and down according to the stacking height information of the box-shaped bodies. 11. The transport line is configured to be capable of transporting a total of box-shaped bodies stacked on a receiving body, and a terminal portion of the transport line is branched and formed into a plurality of stacking line portions. The stack forming equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein stacking means are provided so as to face each other. 12. The end portion of the transfer line is branched into a pair of stacking line parts, and stacking means are provided so as to face the stacking line parts, respectively, and the transfer means is an alignment device and a transfer device. The aligning device is configured to receive the stacked bodies from both stacking means, and then align the opposite side surfaces so as to be in contact with each other. The stack forming equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the stack is configured to be simultaneously transferred onto the receiver at the transfer position. 13. The stacking means is configured to stack the box-shaped bodies with the display portions provided on the side surfaces of the box-shaped bodies facing in the same direction. The stack forming equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 12, further comprising a direction changing device for placing the body on the body. 14. The receiving body is in the form of a flat frame having a space in the vertical direction therein, and is a trolley type with wheels provided at the bottom thereof, and is configured to be carried in and out of a transfer position by traveling. At the transfer position, a temporary pedestal capable of passing through the space by the vertical movement relative to the receiving body located at the transfer position is provided. The stack forming equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 13, which is configured to be capable of slidingly receiving a stack that is laterally moved by the operation of.