JP3751098B2 - Cap seal removal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cap seal removing device for removing a barrel cap seal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Cap seals are attached to stainless steel barrels for beer and beverages that are shipped from production factories to users such as restaurants, and are removed once when used by users. May wear. Therefore, in production plants, the cap seals remaining in such empty beer and beverage stainless steel barrels must be removed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in a production factory, the worker who performs the removal operation next to the transport conveyor of the stainless steel barrel for beverages is required, and there is a problem that it is difficult to reliably remove in addition to being inefficient.
[0004]
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the problems in removing the conventional cap seal as described above, and to remove it reliably without requiring an operator and in addition to being efficient. An object of the present invention is to provide a cap seal removing device that can be used.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a barrel placing portion and a cap seal removing unit, and the cap seal removing unit includes a cap seal adsorbing unit, A cap seal lifting means, the cap seal suction means being movable between a position facing the cap seal of the barrel placed on the barrel placement portion and a disposal position of the removed cap seal. A cap support member and a suction cap attached to the suction cap support member, and the cap seal lifting means is provided at a position facing the cap seal of the barrel placed on the barrel placement portion; a clamping member for clamping the cap seal in this position, support this clamping member, have a support member which is movable between a support position and its upper standby position, the barrel size Correspondingly, an actuating member capable of changing the position of the cap seal removing means in the vertical direction is provided, and the barrel placing portion is constituted by a barrel conveyor and is conveyed by the barrel conveyor. Barrel stopping means is provided to stop the barrel when the barrel reaches the cap seal removal position,
The barrel stopping means includes a bell crank having support portions fixed to support shafts pivotally supported on both side plates of the conveyor, and stop rollers are pivotally supported at both ends of the bell crank. The end is fixed, a first working cylinder is provided between both side plates of the conveyor, and the tip of the working rod of the first working cylinder is pivotally supported by the free end of the link. A base frame provided on the side of the conveyor, and a support frame installed on the base frame so as to be movable up and down, and a guide column is erected on the support frame. A fixed bracket is fixed to the upper end of the column, and a first moving bracket and a second moving bracket are attached to the lower part of the column so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and between the first moving bracket and the second moving bracket, Fixed with the second moving bracket Third and fourth working cylinders are interposed between the brackets, and the cap seal lifting means is provided above the first moving bracket. The cap seal lifting means includes a rotary motor, a gripping member, The holding member has a pair of holding rods that are pivotally supported by the first moving bracket in the middle, and one ends of a pair of links are pivotally supported at the upper ends of the holding rods. the lower end lifting belt rotates is provided by rotation of the rotary motor, further the other end of the link is one which is characterized that you have been pivoted to the second movable bracket.
[0012]
Embodiment
In the embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings, a conveyor 3 is provided, and a barrel stopping means 4 is provided on the conveyor 3. The barrel stopping means 4 has a bell crank 9 having a support portion fixed to a support shaft 8 pivotally supported by a support plate 7 projecting inwardly at a position opposite to the upper side of both side plates 6 of the conveyor 3. Stop rollers 11 are pivotally supported at both ends of the bell crank 9. At the support portion of the bell crank 9, a first working cylinder 13 is attached to a support plate 12 provided between both side plates 6 of the conveyor 3, and the distal end of the working rod of the first working cylinder 13 is the base end. The free end of the link 14 fixed to the support shaft 8 is pivotally supported.
[0013]
Cap seal removing means 16 is provided on the side of the conveyor 3. The cap seal removing means 16 has a base frame 17, and a support frame body 21 supporting the cap seal adsorbing means 18 and the cap seal lifting means 19 is installed on the base frame 17 so as to be movable up and down. A second working cylinder 20 that moves up and down the support frame 21 is attached to the base frame 17. A guide column 22 is erected on the support frame 21, and a fixing bracket 23 is fixed to the upper end of the guide column 22 so as to extend in the lateral direction toward the upper side of the conveyor 3, and to the lower side in the same direction. The first and second moving brackets 24 and 25 are attached so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
[0014]
The first moving bracket 24 is provided with a cap seal adsorbing means 18 at a lower portion thereof. The cap seal adsorbing means 18 is provided with a rotating member 26 and an operating shaft 27 of the rotating member 26. The base end is fixed, and a suction cup 29 is attached to the free end of the rotary arm 28. The suction cup 29 is adapted to generate a vacuum by an air conditioner bum (not shown).
[0015]
A cap seal lifting means 19 is provided on the upper part of the first moving bracket 24. The cap seal lifting means 19 is provided with a third operating cylinder 31, a rotary motor 32, and a holding member 33. The gripping member 33 has a pair of gripping rods 34 pivotally supported by the first moving bracket 24 with a pivot 35 in the middle, and one end of a pair of links is pivotally supported at the upper end of the gripping rod 34, and at the lower end. The roller 37 is pivotally supported. The other end of the link 36 is pivotally supported by the second moving bracket 25 together.
[0016]
A driven pulley 38 is pivotally supported by the first moving bracket 24, and a belt 41 is stretched between the driven pulley 38 and the drive pulley 39 of the rotary motor 32. Pulleys 42 that interlock with driven pulleys 38 are attached to the pivots 35 of the holding rods 34 with the first moving bracket 24, and a pulley 43 that rotates in contact with the pulleys 42 is pivotally supported at the lower part of the holding rods 34. A lifting belt 44 is stretched between the pulley 43 and the roller 37. A fourth working cylinder 46 is interposed between the fixed bracket 23 and the second moving bracket 25.
[0017]
In the above, when removing the cap seal 2 in the small barrel, the cap seal removing means 16 is at the lower standby position indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 1 and 4 and removes the cap seal 2 in the large barrel. In this case, the second operating cylinder 20 is operated and moved to the upper standby position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 1, and the states of the respective parts at these standby positions are common.
[0018]
In this standby position, the barrel stop means 4 is moved forward as shown by a solid line in FIG. 3, and the stop roller 11 behind the bell crank 9 is allowed to pass through the barrel 1 as the operating rod of the first operating cylinder 13 advances. While being in the open state, the front stop roller 11 is in a state of contracting to stop the barrel 1. The cap seal removing means 16 is in a state as shown by solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 4, and when the barrel 1 moves on the conveyor belt 5 of the conveyor 3 and is stopped by the barrel stopping means 4. The suction cup 29 of the cap seal suction means 18 is located above a position where the cap seal 2 can be sucked when the cap seal is removed.
[0019]
When removing the cap seal 2 from the barrel 1, the barrel 1 is placed on the conveyor 3 and moved to the position shown in FIG. 3, and the front stop of the bell crank 9 of the barrel stopping means 4 at the solid line position in FIG. Stopped by roller 11.
[0020]
This is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the rotation member 26 and the rotation motor 32 are operated. The rotation arm 26 at the standby position indicated by the chain line in FIG. The suction cup 29 is moved to the suction position, and the suction cup 29 is positioned above the barrel 1 at this position. On the other hand, the drive pulley 39 is rotated by the operation of the rotary motor 32, the driven pulley 38 is rotated via the belt 41, the pulley 43 is rotated via a gear transmission mechanism (not shown), and thereby the lifting belt 44 is rotated. . In synchronization with these, a vacuum is generated in the suction cup 29 of the cap seal suction means 18.
[0021]
Here, the third and fourth operating cylinders 31 and 46 are simultaneously operated to project their operating rods as shown in FIG. The upper end of the holding rod 34 is expanded and the lower end is contracted, and the cap seal 2 is held and lifted by the rotating lifting belt 44, and the cap seal 2 is sucked by the suction cup 29.
[0022]
Here, the third and fourth actuating cylinders 31 and 46 operate in the opposite direction at the same time, and as shown in FIG. The upper end of the belt is contracted to widen the lower end, whereby the holding of the cap seal 2 by the lifting belt 44 is released, and the rotation member 26 is operated and rotated while the cap seal 2 is adsorbed by the suction cup 29. The armband 28 is moved from the suction position to the standby position, the vacuum of the suction cup 29 is released, and the cap seal 2 is discarded in the dust box 47.
[0023]
Thereafter, the first operating cylinder 13 is operated, the stop roller 11 of the crank in front of the bell crank 9 of the stopping means 4 is opened, and the barrel 1 is advanced by the conveyor 3.
[0024]
The operation of each means and each member is automatically controlled by an automatic control means incorporating a normal sensor (not shown) and automatic control equipment.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
This invention is as described above, and the invention according to claim 1 is a cap seal removing device, comprising a barrel placing portion and a cap seal removing means, wherein the cap seal removing means is a cap seal removing means. A suction means and a cap seal lifting means, the cap seal suction means between the position facing the cap seal of the barrel placed on the barrel placement portion and the disposal position of the removed cap seal. It has a movable suction cap support member and a suction cap attached to the suction cap support member, and the cap seal lifting means is at a position facing the cap seal of the barrel placed on the barrel placement portion. A holding member that holds the cap seal at this position and a support member that supports the holding member and is movable between the holding position and a standby position above the holding member. And, in response to a barrel of the size, the and the actuating member can be provided to the cap seal removal means to change the position in the vertical direction, the barrel mounting portion is constituted by a barrel conveyor, the barrel transport A barrel stopping means for stopping the barrel when the barrel being conveyed by the conveyor reaches the cap seal removal position is provided, and the barrel stopping means has a support portion on a support shaft pivotally supported on both side plates of the conveyor. A fixed bell crank, a stop roller is pivotally supported at both ends of the bell crank, a base end of a link is fixed to the support shaft, and a first working cylinder is provided between both side plates of the conveyor; The tip of the working rod of the first working cylinder is pivotally supported by the free end of the link, and the cap seal removing means includes a base frame provided on a side portion of the transport conveyor, and an upper side of the base frame. A support frame that is movably installed, a guide column is erected on the support frame, a fixed bracket is fixed to an upper end of the guide column, and a first moving bracket is provided below the fixed bracket, A second moving bracket is attached to be movable in the vertical direction, and third and fourth working cylinders are provided between the first moving bracket and the second moving bracket and between the second moving bracket and the fixed bracket, respectively. The cap seal lifting means is provided on the upper part of the first moving bracket, and the cap seal lifting means has a rotary motor and a holding member, and the holding member has a first movement in the middle. has a clamping rod of a pair of pivotally supported on a bracket, one end of a link of each pair to the upper end of the clamping lever is pivotally supported, and the lower end of the clamping lever rotated by the rotation of the rotary motor Lifting belt is installed Vignetting, further the other end of the link to be removed reliably cap seal in addition to Runode is pivotally supported by the second movable bracket, without the need for personnel and the efficiency is good In addition to having the effect of being able to easily and reliably change the cap seal removal position to a different size barrel, the operator has to bother to move the barrel to the cap seal removal position. installation is not necessary to an effect that Ru can further bring to automatically and accurately cap seal removal position the barrel.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state during operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cap seal adsorbing means.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the barrel stopping means.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the cap seal removing unit of the above in a standby state.
FIG. 5 is a front view when the cap seal removing means is lowered.
FIG. 6 is a front view when the cap seal removing means is raised.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Barrel 2 Cap seal 3 Conveyor 4 Barrel stopping means 5 Conveyor belt 6 Side plate 7 Support plate 8 Support shaft 9 Bell crank 11 Stop roller
12 Support plate 13 First working cylinder
14 Link 16 Cap seal removal means
17 Base frame 18 Cap seal adsorption means
19 Cap seal lifting means 20 Second working cylinder
21 Support frame 22 Guide pillar
23 Fixed bracket 24 First moving bracket
25 Second moving bracket 26 Rotating member
27 Operating shaft 28 Rotating arm
29 Suction cup 31 3rd working cylinder
32 Rotating motor 33 Holding member
34 Axis 35 Axis
36 links 37 rollers
38 Driven pulley 39 Drive pulley
41 Belt 42 Pulley
43 Pulley 44 Lifting belt
46 4th working cylinder 47 Dust box

Claims (1)

It has a barrel placing part and a cap seal removing means. The cap seal removing means has a cap seal adsorbing means and a cap seal lifting means. The cap seal adsorbing means is placed on the barrel placing part. A suction cap support member movable between a position facing the cap seal of the barrel and the disposal position of the removed cap seal, and a suction cap attached to the suction cap support member. The lifting means is provided at a position facing the cap seal of the barrel placed on the barrel placing portion, and a gripping member that grips the cap seal at this position, supports the gripping member, and holds the gripping position. have a support member which is movable between a standby position of the upper side,
In response to barrel size has operable member is provided with changing the position of the cap seal removal means in the vertical direction,
The barrel placing portion is constituted by a barrel conveyor, and barrel stopping means for stopping the barrel when the barrel being conveyed by the barrel conveyor reaches the cap seal removal position is provided ,
The barrel stopping means includes a bell crank having support portions fixed to support shafts pivotally supported on both side plates of the conveyor, and stop rollers are pivotally supported at both ends of the bell crank. The end is fixed, a first working cylinder is provided between both side plates of the conveyor, and the tip of the working rod of the first working cylinder is pivotally supported by the free end of the link ,
The cap seal removing means has a base frame provided on a side portion of the conveyor and a support frame body installed on the base frame so as to be movable up and down. A guide column is erected on the support frame body. A fixed bracket is fixed to the upper end of the guide column, and a first moving bracket and a second moving bracket are attached below the fixed moving bracket so that the first moving bracket and the second moving bracket are movable. The cap seal lifting means is provided on the upper portion of the first moving bracket, with the third and fourth working cylinders interposed between the bracket and the second moving bracket and the fixed bracket, respectively. The seal lifting means has a rotary motor and a gripping member. The gripping member has a pair of gripping rods pivotally supported by the first moving bracket, and a pair of gripping rods are provided at the upper ends of the gripping rods. One end of the link A cap seal remover characterized in that a lifting belt that is supported and rotated by the rotation of the rotary motor is provided at the lower end of the holding rod, and the other end of the link is pivotally supported by a second moving bracket. apparatus.

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