JP2501698Y2 - Automatic sorting device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an automatic sorting device, and more particularly to an automatic sorting device that is optimal for sorting small items and bulks.

[Prior Art] A conventional automatic sorting apparatus of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 2 and 3 show an automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention, but since it has a structure common to the conventional automatic sorting apparatus, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. .

As shown in FIG. 1, luggage to be sorted is carried into the automatic sorting apparatus 1 from the input unit 2 and placed on the pan 3. A plurality of breads 3 are held by an endless drive chain 4 (see FIG. 2) forming a carousel device at intervals. The rotation of the drive chain 4 causes the pan 3 to circulate in a predetermined direction.

When the pan 3 is on the upper side of the drive chain 4, it is a forward path for carrying loads, and when the pan 3 is on the lower side of the drive chain 4 and is suspended, it is a return path after sorting the packages. Is.

The automatic sorting apparatus 1 has a skeleton composed of a frame 5,
The outer periphery is covered by the housing 54. A chute 3 is provided along the drive chain 4 on the side of the automatic sorting apparatus 1, and a plurality of containers 102 are arranged below the chute 3 (see FIG. 1). By dropping the container 102 into any one of the plurality of containers 102, the sorting operation is performed.

When the bread 3 tilts to the side as shown by the reference numeral 3a in FIG. 2 in the forward stroke in which the bread 3 carries the luggage, the luggage carried by the bread 3 falls to the side of the automatic sorting apparatus 1. Then, it slides on the chute 7 and is dropped and accumulated in the case 102. The amount of accumulation in the case 102 is constantly monitored by a worker, and when the predetermined amount is accumulated, the case 102 is replaced with an empty case 102.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional automatic sorting apparatus, it is necessary for a worker to constantly monitor the amount of stacking in the case 102. The bag could overflow from the case 102 if the worker did not notice it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and enables an operator to know the time to replace an integrated case without constantly monitoring it. In addition, the device of a simple configuration sorts the luggage and the case. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic sorting device capable of easily accumulating items in a container and moving a case in which a predetermined amount of items are accumulated to a conveyor.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drive chain that circulates, a pan that carries loads to be sorted, and is tiltably attached to the drive chain. In the outward process of bread, a chute provided on the side of the bread,
A case in which the sorted packages fall and accumulate through the chute, a transport conveyor arranged in parallel with the pan below the chute, and an ultrasonic wave for measuring the distance to the surface of the package in which the cases fall and accumulate. A measuring device and an alarm device driven by the ultrasonic measuring device, and when the distance to the surface of the package measured by the ultrasonic measuring device reaches a predetermined value, the alarm device gives an alarm to notify the package. The case that is accumulated is moved to the conveyor.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a usage state of the automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view for explaining an embodiment of the automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining an embodiment of the automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, luggage to be sorted is loaded into the automatic sorting apparatus 1 from the input unit 2 and placed on the pan 3. A plurality of breads 3 are held by an endless drive chain 4 (see FIG. 2) forming a carousel device at intervals. The rotation of the drive chain 4 causes the pan 3 to circulate in a predetermined direction.

When the pan 3 is on the upper side of the drive chain 4, it is a forward path for carrying loads, and when the pan 3 is on the lower side of the drive chain 4 and is suspended, it is a return path after sorting the packages. Is.

The automatic sorting apparatus 1 has a skeleton composed of a frame 5,
The outer periphery is covered by the housing 54. A chute 7 is provided along the drive chain 4 on the side of the automatic sorting apparatus 1, and a plurality of cases 102 are arranged below the chute 7 (see FIG. 1). By dropping into any one of the plurality of cases 102, sorting as a purpose of work is performed.

Further, below the chute 7, a conveyor 9 is provided in parallel with the bread 3.

When the bread 3 tilts to the side as shown by the reference numeral 3a in FIG. 2 in the forward stroke in which the bread 3 carries the luggage, the luggage carried by the bread 3 falls to the side of the automatic sorting apparatus 1. Then, it slides on the chute 7 and is dropped and accumulated in the case 102. The accumulated amount of luggage in the case 102 is measured by measuring the distance to the surface of the accumulated luggage with the ultrasonic measuring device US.

When the baggage accumulation amount measured by the case 102 exceeds a predetermined value, an alarm such as a buzzer sounding or a lamp blinking notifies the worker of the replacement time of the case 102. The worker moves the case 102 to the position of the case 103 on the transport conveyor 9 and simultaneously moves the case 101 to the position of the case 102 on the roller conveyor 8. Sorted luggage is newly dropped and accumulated in the case 102 as described above.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a series of operations such as sorting of packages, stacking in a case, and moving a case in which a predetermined amount of packages are stacked to a transport conveyor are performed by a device having a simple structure. The work can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a usage state of an automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention and a conventional automatic sorting apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front view for explaining an embodiment of the automatic sorting apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating an embodiment of an automatic sorting device according to the present invention. 1 …… Automatic sorting device 2 …… Input section 3 …… Pan 4 …… Drive chain 5 …… Frame 6 …… Housing 7 …… Chute 8 …… Roller conveyor 9 …… Conveyor conveyor 101 …… Case 102 …… Case 103 …… Case US …… Ultrasonic measuring instrument

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A drive chain that circulates, a pan that carries loads to be sorted, and is tiltably attached to the drive chain, and a chute that is provided on a side portion of the pan in the outward process of the pan. And a case where sorted packages are dropped and accumulated through the chute, a conveyer is provided in parallel with the pan below the chute, and a distance to the surface of the packages dropped and accumulated in the case is measured. An ultrasonic measuring device and an alarm device driven by the ultrasonic measuring device are provided, and when the distance to the surface of the luggage measured by the ultrasonic measuring device reaches a predetermined value, the alarm device gives an alarm. An automatic sorting device, wherein a case in which luggage is accumulated is moved to the transport conveyor.