JP2754379B2 - Textile packaging equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for compactly packing textiles such as kimono, fur, leather products, silk, feathers, futons and blankets while maintaining the quality (freshness) thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Textile products, such as kimono and fur coats, are not always worn every day, but only for a very short period of time in a year. Therefore, conventionally, when such a textile product is not used, it is usually stored together with the insect repellent in an outfit box or drawer of a closet.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned storage method, the odor peculiar to the insect repellent is transferred to the fiber product due to long-term storage, or the essential fiber product etc. is eaten by the insect repellent after the insect repellent is cut off. In addition, there are the following problems.

[0004] That is, since the textile products are quite bulky, a considerable space for storing them is required, and it is quite difficult for ordinary households to store such textile products. Also, in general households, it is difficult to form a dedicated storage section, and therefore, the storage environment for textile products is not always good.

[0005]

In contrast, in recent years,
There are companies that specialize in the precious textile products mentioned above.However, it is inconvenient that they cannot be taken out immediately in case of sudden need, and it is important to keep important items close at hand. Is conscious that
Such a technique is not always perfect.

[0006] The applicant of the present application has filed a patent application for "Fiber product packaging method and apparatus" on August 27, 1992 in order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems. No. 4-254042). This apparatus presses a non-breathable bag containing textiles by a press member descending from above a press table inclined forward, and heat seals an opening of the bag by a heat sealing part. Therefore, the above-mentioned problem has been completely solved.

However, in the above device, the press member is directly connected to the piston rod of one cylinder,
Because it was configured to move in the vertical direction with its advance and retreat, the pressing of the pressing member against the press table may be uneven, and there may be some room for improvement, such as the bag may not be pressed in a balanced manner. Was found.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned matters, and has as its object to provide a textile product packaging apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a textile product packaging apparatus capable of constantly pressing a bag containing textile products in a well-balanced manner and efficiently packaging the same. , Simply referred to as a packaging device).

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a packaging apparatus according to the present invention is erected in a horizontal state, rotates in a predetermined direction, and moves a non-breathable bag containing a textile product into a predetermined state. And a pressing belt which is laid in parallel with the conveying belt on the upper side of the conveying belt, rotates in synchronization with the conveying belt, descends and presses the bag in cooperation with the conveying belt. A belt, a pantograph mechanism driven by two cylinders provided on both sides, a vertical movement device for moving the pressing belt in the vertical direction while maintaining a horizontal state, the transport belt and the pressing belt extending along their direction of rotation on one side of the conveyor bell
After completion of pressing on the bag by the press and the pressing belt,
And a heat sealing portion for heat sealing the opening of the bag.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show an example of a packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is provided on a flat installation surface 2 such as a floor. In the first gantry, an adjusting member 4 is provided on the leg 3 so that the upper surface of the main body is horizontal. On the first gantry 1, an endless transport belt 5 composed of a wide belt approximately equal in width is stretched between the rolls 6 and 7 in a horizontal state.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a second mount provided so as to be mounted on the upper portion of the first mount 1. The second mount 8 includes:
An endless pressing belt 9 having the same width as that of the conveying belt 5 is stretched in a horizontal state between the rolls 10 and 11 above the conveying belt 5 so as to be parallel to the conveying belt 5.
The pressing belt 9 rotates in synchronization with the transport belt 5 in the same direction, and cooperates with the transport belt 5 to produce the textile product 12.
Is pressed so as to press the bag 13 (see FIG. 3) in which is stored.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport belt 5 and the pressing belt 9 are rotated synchronously. As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft 14 of one roll 7 on the transport belt 5 and the one roll 11 on the pressing belt 9 are used. The shaft 15 is connected by two levers 16 and 17 and a connecting shaft 18, and the drive shaft 14 on the transport belt 5 side and the pressing belt 9 side by an endless chain 19 provided along the levers 16 and 17. Is mechanically connected to the drive shaft 15.
The first gantry 1 is provided with a motor 20, and the rotation of the motor 20 is transmitted to the drive shaft 22 on the side of the conveyor belt 5 via a transmission mechanism 21 such as an endless chain. .

An up-down moving device 23 for moving the pressing belt 9 in the vertical direction and pressing the pressing belt 9 against the transport belt 5 is configured as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable frame 25 is provided so as to be guided by the upright support columns 24 provided on the second gantry 8. Rolls 10 and 11 for stretching the pressing belt 9 are attached to a lower portion of the movable frame 25.

A pantograph mechanism 28 is attached to the lower surface of the upper member 26 of the second gantry 8 via a bracket 27. Further, a pantograph mechanism 28 is mounted below the movable frame 25 via a bracket 29 below the pantograph mechanism 28. A plate 30 is attached, and a buffer member 31 made of sponge or the like having an appropriate thickness is provided on the lower surface of the lower plate 30. The lower surface of the buffer member 31 is in contact with the upper surface of the pressing belt 9.

The pantograph mechanism 28 includes four arm members 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d which are connected to a plurality of pins 32.
Thus, it is configured to always deform while maintaining a parallelogram. Brackets 33 and 34 are provided at respective connecting points of the arm members 28a and 28b and the arm members 28c and 28d, and air cylinders 35 and 36 are attached to the brackets 33 and 34, respectively. The piston rod 37 is fixed to the bracket 34, and the piston rod 38 of the other air cylinder 36 is fixed to the bracket 33. That is, the deformation driving of the pantograph mechanism 28 is performed by the two
This is performed for the three air cylinders 35 and 36.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a heat-sealing portion for heat-sealing the opening 40 (see FIG. 3) of the bag 12, and is provided on one side of the conveying belt 5 and the pressing belt 9. That is, the heat seal portion 39 extends on one side of the transport belt 5 along the rotation direction, and extends on the one side of the pressing belt 9 with the lower pressing body 41 having a built-in heater. And an upper pressing body 42 which is provided so as to move up and down together therewith and has a built-in heater. The lower pressing body 41 is pushed upward by two cylinders 43 provided on the first gantry 1 at an appropriate interval, and the upper pressing body 42 is provided on the movable frame 25 at an appropriate interval. It is configured to be pushed down by two cylinders 44, and sandwiches the opening 40,
It is configured so that this can be reliably heat sealed.

Reference numerals 45 and 46 denote third and fourth mounts provided on the left and right of the first mount 1, respectively.
On the upper surface of 46, a carry-in conveyor 47 and a carry-out conveyor 48 are provided.
Are placed so as to be flush with the transport belt 5 (same height). And the third and fourth gantry 45, 4
A caster 49 is movably attached to the lower part of the unit 6, and a height adjusting member 50 is provided. In addition, the carry-in conveyor 47 and the carry-out conveyor 48
Are wide and endless (see FIG. 3), like the transport belt 5 and the pressing belt 9, and are configured to be driven by gear motors (not shown) and rotate in a predetermined direction. .

Reference numeral 51 denotes a sensor provided above the boundary between the carry-in conveyor 47 and the conveyor belt 5, and when the bag 51 on the carry-in conveyor 47 is detected by the sensor 51, the conveyor belt 5 and the pressing belt 9 are moved to a predetermined position. Start rotating in the direction of.

Each section of the packaging apparatus is controlled by a controller (not shown) in a program and performs a predetermined packaging. Next, the operation of the apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

First, before packaging the fiber product 12 in the bag 13, it is preferable to perform a pretreatment so that dew condensation does not occur after the packaging, and the pretreatment is performed so that the humidity is 5% or less. More preferably, the pre-processing is performed so as to be 0%.
When pretreatment is performed in this way, dew condensation does not occur after packaging, and so-called freshness packaging can be performed. The pre-treatment time depends on whether the air permeability of the textile 12 is good or not.
It takes about 30 minutes if the air permeability is good, and about half a day to 1 day if the air permeability is poor.

The bag 13 used for packaging is required to be non-breathable. For example, a composite of nylon and polyethylene, or a plurality of nylon-coated aluminum (for example, 5 to 6 layers) are stacked. 80-120μ thickness
m is preferable.

The procedure for packaging the fiber product 12 pretreated as described above in the bag 13 is, for example, as follows.

(1) The one in which the fiber product 12 is put in the bag 13 having one opening (hereinafter, this is a work W) is placed on the upstream side of the transport conveyor 47 in the transport direction.

(2) The work W conveyed in the direction of the conveyor belt 5 by the conveyor 47 is detected by the sensor 51, so that the conveyor belt 5 and the pressing belt 9 rotate in a predetermined direction. At this time, the pantograph mechanism 28 has a parallelogram that is compressed in the vertical direction and flattened in the horizontal direction, as indicated by the solid line in FIG.
It is positioned above the pressing belt 9.

(3) When the workpiece W reaches a predetermined position on the conveyor belt 5, the cylinders 35 and 36 operate, and the piston rods 37 and 38 thereof extend. Thereby, the pantograph mechanism 28 quickly extends in the up-down direction as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 4, and the movable frame 25 moves downward. Along with this, the lower plate 30 of the movable frame 25 descends,
The pressing belt 9 descends in the direction of the transport belt 5 and strongly pushes the work W on the transport belt 5. As a result, the work W is crushed, and the air in the bag 13 escapes from the opening 40, and in FIG. At this time, the upper pressing body 42 is also lowered with the lowering of the pressing belt 9, but the lower pressing body 41
Not in contact with

(4) At the same time when the pressing by the pressing belt 9 is completed, the lower pressing body 41 of the heat sealing portion 39
The upper pressing member 42 starts to generate heat, and the lower pressing member 41 is pushed upward by the cylinder 43, while the upper pressing member 42 is pushed down by the cylinder 44. The portion 40 is sandwiched and heat-sealed, and the inside of the bag 13 is sealed in a state close to almost vacuum. In FIG. 4, the state indicated by reference numeral III is reached. Conveyed in the direction.

(5) When the heat sealing is completed, the piston rods 37 and 38 of the cylinders 35 and 36 are contracted, and the pantograph mechanism 28 is contracted.
5 rises and returns to its original state.

By repeating the above steps (1) to (5), the textile 12 can be wrapped in the bag 13, and the wrapped work W is placed in an appropriate case (not shown). Stacked and housed.

The work W packaged in this way is:
Since the thickness becomes flat, for example, 1/10 of the initial thickness of the fiber product 12, it is convenient for transportation and storage.

Note that the cylinder 3
Needless to say, the strokes 5 and 36 can be set as appropriate.

In the above packaging apparatus, since the pantograph mechanism 28 is used as the drive mechanism of the vertical movement device 23 which presses the pressing belt 9 against the conveyor belt 5 while maintaining the horizontal state, it is necessary to apply the pressing force uniformly. Can be.

In the above-mentioned packaging apparatus, the transport belt 5 and the pressing belt 9 are rotated in synchronization with each other, so that the workpiece W can be transported smoothly. There is no problem at all even when transporting by grabbing.

In the above-described embodiment, since the cylinders 35 and 36 are opposed to each other around the pantograph mechanism 28, the pantograph mechanism 28 can be driven in a well-balanced manner .

The pressing members 41 of the heat sealing portion 39,
The heater 42 may be provided with a heater in only one of them.

[0036]

As described above, the fiber material of the present invention
In a packaging device for goods, pressing a bag containing textiles
A transport belt for transporting the bag, and the transport belt
With a pressing belt that rotates synchronously in the same direction.
Of the pressing belt in the direction of the conveyor belt.
Are driven by two cylinders provided on both sides.
I'm going to do this with a vertical motion device with a
The bags containing the textiles should always be balanced.
It can be pressed well. And the transport belt
After the pressing of the bag with the pressing belt is completed,
Place the opening of the bag on one side of the conveyor belt and the pressing belt.
In the heat seal part extended along the rotation direction
Therefore, heat sealing is used,
The bag containing the textile product can be securely sealed.
Therefore, according to the present invention, the bag containing the fiber product can always be pressed in a well-balanced manner, and the bag can be securely packaged, and the working efficiency is greatly improved as compared with the related art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the packaging device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the packaging device.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the packaging device.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ... Conveyer belt, 9 ... Pressing belt, 12 ... Fiber products, 1
3 ... bag, 23 ... vertical movement device, 28 ... pantograph mechanism,
35, 36 ... cylinder, 39 ... heat seal part, 40 ...
Aperture.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transport belt that is erected in a horizontal state, rotates in a predetermined direction, and transports a non-breathable bag containing textiles in a predetermined direction, and an upper portion of the transport belt parallel to the transport belt. It is provided with a pressing belt that rotates in synchronism with the same direction, lowers and presses the bag in cooperation with the transport belt, and a pantograph mechanism driven by two cylinders provided on both sides. the a vertical movement device for moving the pressing belt in the vertical direction while maintaining a horizontal state, extends along their direction of rotation on one side of the conveyor belt and the pressing belt, the conveyor belt and the pressing Bell
And a heat-sealing portion for heat-sealing the opening of the bag after the pressing of the bag with the bag is completed .