JPS59118619A - Aligner for article to be carried in conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a conveyor article alignment device for correctly positioning conveyed articles that are continuously conveyed at a predetermined pitch. A specific article is continuously wrapped with a constant pitch P, and a band-shaped continuous package (A) [
When manufacturing a ladder (commonly called a ladder), there is a sense of security in feeding the conveyed articles (B) (spoon) at regular intervals. However, when conveying by a conveyor using normal mechanical feeding means, although it is possible to feed the particles at constant intervals, it is actually difficult to align them accurately.

Therefore, the present invention provides a guide plate in the middle of the conveyor on which the conveyed articles ride, and pushes the articles that ride on the guide plate in the direction of travel with pushing pieces that protrude at predetermined pitches of the conveyor. This allows the conveyed articles to be accurately aligned.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the conveyed article alignment device in a conveyor of the present invention will be described based on the attached drawings. Fig. 1 shows an embodiment in which a chain conveyor is used as the conveyor (11).

At a predetermined pitch of the conveyor (1), that is, at every other link of the chain conveyor, a conveyor table (2) as shown in FIG. ) should stand out.

In addition, on both sides of the conveyor (1), the entrance side is set as an inclined surface (5a) on both sides of the conveyor (1). A guide plate +5), +5) is provided.

The pushing piece (3) provided on the conveying table (2) is relatively tall and at least forwards the conveyed article (B) which has been pushed upward along the slope (5a) of the kite plate (jl). So that we can push forward.

The front end surface (3) of the pushing piece (3) that pushes the conveyed article (B)
In a), a slope (3b) corresponding to the side surface shape of the transported article is formed. For example, if the conveyed item is a spoon,
A slope (3b
).

1. A stepped portion (2a) is provided in the first half of the conveyor table (2) so that the article to be conveyed fits into a predetermined position and is stabilized. In other drawings, (2b) is a screw hole for attaching the conveyor table (2) to the conveyor (1).Next, the operation of the present invention will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, conveyed articles (Bl) are placed on conveyor tables (2) provided at predetermined intervals of the conveyor (1) and sent in random directions. (see figure) comes to the position of the guide plate (5), the inclined surface (5)
Step a) onto the kite board (5).

That is, the transported article (B) in the state (a) in FIGS. 3 and 4 rides on the guide plate (b) as shown in (b). Guide plate 15) Conveyed article that has climbed onto the guide plate (B)
As shown in (c), the pushing piece (3) advancing from the rear
) is pushed forward. At this time, as can be seen from FIG. 6, the edges between the conveyor table (2), which is the same weight as the conveyor (1), and the conveyed article are cut.

Therefore, if any point (Xl) of the front end surface (3a) of the pushing piece (3) comes into contact with the conveyed article, the pushing piece will move at this point (Xl
is pushed, and the transported article (B) is pushed forward and corrected in the same direction as the front end surface of the pushing piece. If the point of contact (X) is, for example, the slope of the conveyed article, the article is pushed diagonally forward while creating a path 9 such that the slope of the conveyed article and the slope of the pushing piece 12) coincide with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 3(c), the conveyed article (Bl) is pushed forward with the entire front end surface (3a) of the pushing piece (3). Then, when the conveyed article (Bj) passes the position of the guide plate +51, the conveyed article ( B) falls onto the conveyor table (2) again. At this time, since the conveyed article (B) is always facing in a predetermined direction, it is fitted into the step (2a) on the V-feed table (2). , and is transported to the destination in that state.

That is, the conveyed articles (B) are correctly aligned with the pitch and direction of the pushing pieces provided on the conveyor (1).

Therefore, for example, when manufacturing strip-shaped continuous packages (A) with a constant pitch as shown in FIG. 7, the conveyor (1)
It is sufficient if pushing pieces of the same pitch are made to protrude upward. However, in the case of an article conveying device in which the pitch changes according to a certain rule, the pushing pieces may be projected onto the conveyor (1) at a desired pitch.

In the illustrated embodiment, a chain conveyor is used as the conveyor (1), but the example may be a belt conveyor and the pushing piece (3) may simply be made to protrude from the edge of the belt conveyor. Further, the relationship between the upper surface of the guide plate (5) and the conveying surface of the conveyor (1) is such that there is a relative vertical relationship so that the conveyed articles ride on the guide plate, for example, the moving surface of the conveyor. The level may be located below the specific section.

Further, the pushing piece (3) may include a plurality of rod-like objects erected on the conveyor so as to come into contact with the conveyed articles at two or more points.

According to the conveyed article alignment device in the conveyor of the present invention,
It is possible to align the conveyed articles as they are transferred on the conveyor with an extremely simple structure, and it is possible to avoid staining the conveyed articles compared to a method in which resistance is applied to the conveyed articles from above using a plan or the like and the conveyed articles are pressed against a pushing piece. The feature is that there is no risk of generating static electricity.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 of the accompanying drawings show an embodiment of the conveyed article alignment device for the conveyor of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is an overall plan view, Figure 2 is a perspective view of only the conveyance platform, and Figure 3. 4 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the state of the wound caused by the transported article riding on the guide plate; and FIG. 6. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the conveyed article riding on the guide plate, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a strip-shaped continuous package manufactured by applying the apparatus of the present invention in the manufacturing process. (1)...Conveyor, (2)...Transportation platform, (3)
... Push piece, (5) ... Kite board, (5a)
... Inclined surface, (3a) ... Front end surface, (3b) ...
Slope, (A)...band-shaped continuous package, (B)...
・Transported goods.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a conveyor (1) that continuously conveys conveyed articles (B) at predetermined intervals, a guide plate I51 is provided on the side of the conveyor for the conveyed articles to ride on, and the conveyor (11 The pushing piece (3) is made to protrude at every fixed pitch of Ri, and the article riding on the guide plate is pushed out by the pushing piece (8
). 2 A slope (3b) corresponding to the side surface shape of the conveyed article is formed on three front end surfaces of the pushing piece (3), and the conveyed article is moved to a predetermined position in the width direction of the conveyor along the slope. An apparatus for aligning conveyed articles on a conveyor according to claim 1.