JPH1029610A - Container transfer conveyer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach/remove an attachment to/from a holder with a one-touch operation only for removing/inserting an insertion rod from/into an engaging hole. SOLUTION: A container transfer conveyer includes a plurality of holders 64 and the same number of attachments 65 to that of the holders 64 to be removably attached to the holders 64. The holder 64 is formed with a flat bottom plate 81 for receiving a bottom of a container C and a flat side plate 82 orthogonal to an upper face of the bottom plate 81. A height of the side plate 82 from the upper face of the bottom plate 81 is equal to a height of a low container. A height of the attachment 65 is equal to difference in heights of two kinds of high and low containers. An engaging hole 83 is provided on a top face of the side plate 82. A ball plunger 85 is embedded in a peripheral wall of an engaging hole 83 so that a part of its ball is made to protrude in the engaging hole 83. An insertion rod 88 which can be removably inserted into the engaging hole 83 is provided in a hanging state. An engaging recess 91 for allowing the ball of the ball plunger to be fit in is provided on an outer peripheral face of the insertion rod 88.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging machine for manufacturing a rectangular sealed container filled with contents from a packaging material web, and more particularly, to a container having the same sectional area but changing the height of the container. The present invention relates to a container transport conveyor in a packaging machine for producing two types of containers having different amounts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conveyor of this type is disclosed in
As disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,550,838, the apparatus includes a plurality of holders, the same number of attachments as the number of holders removably attached to the holders, and connection pins for connecting the holders and the attachments, wherein the holder is provided on the container. It is formed of a flat bottom plate receiving the bottom and a flat side plate orthogonal to the top surface of the bottom plate, and the height of the side plate from the top surface of the bottom plate is
The height of the attachment is equal to the height of the low container, and the height of the attachment is equal to the height difference between the two types of containers. The concave fitting portion is provided on the top surface of the side plate, and the concave fitting portion is provided on the bottom surface of the attachment. A convex fitting portion to be fitted is provided, and a pin hole into which the connecting pin is removably inserted is provided in the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion so as to be continuous in a straight line across both the fitting portions. Things are known.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conveyor, as a procedure for attaching and detaching the holder and the attachment, the concave fitting portion and the convex fitting portion are fitted / removed, and a connecting pin is inserted / removed into / from the pin hole. These two operations were required, and the attachment could not be attached to or detached from the holder with one touch.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a container transport conveyor capable of attaching and detaching an attachment to and from a holder by one-touch operation.

[0005]

A container transport conveyor according to the present invention comprises a plurality of holders and the same number of attachments as the number of holders removably attached to the holders, wherein the holders receive the bottom of the container. A container formed of a flat bottom plate and a flat side plate orthogonal to the top surface thereof, wherein the height of the side plate from the top surface of the bottom plate is equal to the height of the low container, and the height of the attachment is two types of high and low containers. In the container conveying conveyor having the same height difference, an engaging hole is provided on the top surface of the side plate, and a ball plunger is embedded in a peripheral wall of the engaging hole so that a part of the ball projects into the engaging hole. An insertion rod is provided on the bottom surface of the attachment so as to be able to be inserted and removed freely into and out of the engagement hole, and an engagement recess is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the insertion rod so that a ball of a ball plunger can be fitted. It is those that are provided.

In the container conveyor according to the present invention, an engagement hole is provided on the top surface of the side plate, and a ball plunger is buried in a peripheral wall of the engagement hole so as to project a part of the ball into the hole. On the bottom surface of the insertion rod, an insertion rod that can be inserted and removed freely into and out of the engagement hole is provided in a drooping shape, and on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion rod, there is provided an engagement recess into which a ball can be inserted. The attachment can be attached to and detached from the holder by one-touch operation just by inserting and removing the rod.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, the front and rear means the right side of FIG. 1 is the front and the opposite side is the rear, and the left and right means the near side of FIG. 1 is the left side and the opposite side is the right side (as viewed from the front). Left and right sides).

[0009] The packaging machine is a roll-shaped web (not shown) made of a paper-based laminate having polyethylene layers on both the inside and outside.
Thus, a rectangular sealed container filled with two kinds of contents having different contents is manufactured by changing the height of the container while having the same sectional area of the container.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the packaging machine includes a main body frame 11 and a pair of left and right front frames 12.
A first device group 13 mounted on the main body frame 11 and configured to form the web W into a flat cylindrical unfinished container C and discharge the web W in a single row
A pair of left and right container transport conveyors 14 respectively provided on both front frames 12 and having a transport path extending forward and obliquely downward from the front of the discharge position of the first device group 13, and along the transport path of both conveyors 14. A pair of left and right second devices 15 for forming an unfinished container C being conveyed by each conveyor 14 into a rectangular parallelepiped completed container C; and a first device group 15 extending from the main body frame 11 to the front frame 12, and Device group 13
Received one row of unfinished containers C discharged from
And a delivery device 16 for distributing and distributing to a row and alternately transferring the containers to the two container transport conveyors 14.

The left and right front frames 12 have the same structure. Left and right container conveyor 14 and second device group 15
Are also of the same structure,
In the cycle of 360 degrees, the motors are driven with phases shifted from each other by 180 degrees.

A main shaft 17 driven by a main driving source (not shown) is housed in the main body frame 11. Spindle 17
Thereby, the first device group 13 is driven. In the front frame 12, a driving mechanism 18 for driving the conveyor 14, the second device group 15, and the delivery device 16 is accommodated. The main shaft 17 projects from the main body frame 11 and is connected to the drive mechanism 18 so as to be able to transmit power.

The first apparatus group 13 includes a tube forming apparatus 22 arranged in the sterile chamber 21 and molding the web W into a tube T, and a filling pipe arranged inside and outside the sterile chamber 21 and filling the tube T with contents. 23, and an unfinished container forming device 24 which is disposed outside the sterile chamber 21 and feeds the content filling tube T by a length corresponding to one container and seal-cuts the container transversely.

Each front frame 12 has left and right box-shaped side frames 25. On both side frames 25, a height adjusting frame 26 for the second device group
Is provided (FIG. 3).

The second device group 15 includes an ear folding device 27 that folds the upper and lower ends of the unfinished container C flat so as to project a pair of upper and lower triangular ears from the folded portion, and a triangular ear. A heating device 28 that heats the triangular ear and an ear attachment device 29 that presses the triangular ear are provided. The ear folding device 27, the heating device 28, and the ear attachment device 29 are sequentially mounted on the height adjustment frame 26 from the rear to the front.
Further, a container discharge device 30 is disposed at the end of the container transport path of the conveyor 14.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the height adjusting frame includes a pair of front struts 31 standing on both side frames 25 and one rear strut 32 standing only on the left side frame 25. The horizontal rotation shaft 33 extending to the upper ends of the front supports 31, the manual operation handle 34 connected to the left end of the rotation shaft 33, and the second device group 15 are appropriately mounted by mounting members. And a front opening U-shaped device mounting frame 35 whose front end is received by the rotating shaft 33 and whose rear end is received by the rear support 32.

Referring to FIG. 4, the rotating shaft 33 is formed of a crank shaft, and has a crank journal 41 and a crank pin 42. The turning radius of the crank pin 42 is
The height difference between the completed high container and the low container is exactly １ ／. A journal 41 is penetrated through the upper ends of both front columns 31. The journal 41 protrudes leftward from the front column 31. A rotation operation unit 43 having two parallel surfaces is provided on the left protrusion of the journal 41. The two parallel surfaces are vertical with the crankpin 42 facing up or down.

The handle 34 comprises a U-shaped mounting portion 44 sandwiching the two parallel surfaces, and a straight rod-shaped handle portion 45 opposite to the opening of the mounting portion 44. A connection pin 46 extends through the rotation operation part 43 and the mounting part 44. The connecting pin 46 is
The axis is orthogonal to the axis of the journal 41 and orthogonal to the two parallel surfaces, and is also orthogonal to the axis of the handle 45.

A U-shaped lock member 47 is fixed to the left side of the left front support column 31 directly below the rotary operation section 43. The lock member 47 has left and right upper and lower ends open engagement grooves 48.

An upper slit 51 is formed at the upper end of the rear support column 32 to open both front and rear ends. Eye bolt on slit 51
52 heads are fitted. The engaging pin 53 is penetrated through both sides of the slit 51 and is passed through the head hole of the eyebolt 52.

A crank pin 42 is passed through the front end of the device mounting frame 35. An L-shaped stopper arm 54 is fixed to the front right corner of the device mounting frame 35. As shown in FIG. 3, a hook 55 for removably engaging the stopper arm 54 with the apparatus mounting frame 35 raised is provided on the right front support column 31 so as to protrude forward.
The hook 55 is urged horizontally by a resilient means (not shown) so as to freely swing. At the rear left corner of the device mounting frame 35, a rear open notch 56 for inserting the shaft of the eyebolt 52 is provided. Immediately in front of the notch 56, a left-projecting gripping bar 57 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which a high-quality container is manufactured out of two types of high-low and high-quality containers. Crank pin 42
The handle 45 of the handle 34 is locked with the handle facing up.
47 is engaged. In this state, the rotation shaft 33 cannot rotate. A cylindrical spacer 58 fitted to the eyebolt 52 is interposed between the upper end surface of the rear support 32 and the lower left surface of the device mounting frame 35. The height of the spacer 58 is twice the turning radius of the crankpin 42, that is, equal to the difference between the heights of the two types of completed containers. The threaded portion of the eyebolt 52 projects above the notch 56, and a nut 59 with a fixed handle is screwed into the threaded portion.

A procedure for changing the size of a highly completed container from a production state to a low completion container in a production state will be described. The nut 59 is loosened and the eyebolt 52 is tilted backward with the spacer 58 still in place, and the shaft of the eyebolt 52 is detached from the notch 56. At this time, the nut 59 does not need to be removed from the bolt 52.

The handle 45 of the handle 34 is disengaged from the lock member 47, and the rotation shaft 33 is rotated by 180 degrees by the handle 34. Then, the handle 34 is turned upward, but is pivoted downward to engage the handle 45 with the lock member 47. As a result, the crank pin 42 faces downward, and the height of the device mounting frame 35 is
, Ie, the difference between the height of the highly completed container and the height of the lowly completed container. On the other hand, the lower surface of the rear left corner of the device mounting frame 35 is placed directly on the upper end surface of the rear column 32, the spacer 58 is placed on the upper surface, and the nut 59 is tightened. This allows
The overall height of the device mounting frame 35 is reduced by the difference between the heights of the highly completed container and the lowly completed container, and the size change procedure is completed.

The container conveyor 14 mainly includes a front drive sprocket 61 as shown in FIGS.
And a rear driven sprocket 62, an endless block chain 63 wound around the two sprockets 61, 62, a number of holders 64 mounted so as to be in contact with those adjacent to the chain 63, and It has the same number of attachments 65 as the holder 64 detachably attached to the holder 64.

The chain 63 has a number of transport blocks 71. The transport block 71 is provided with a front projecting fitting projection 72 and a rear opening fitting recess 73. The fitting convex portion 72 of the rear transport block 71 is fitted into the fitting concave portion 73 of the front transport block 71, and the connecting pin 74 passes through the fitting convex portion 72 and the fitting concave portion 73. Both ends of the connecting pin 74 protrude to the side of the transport block 71. Connecting pin
Rollers 75 are attached to both projecting ends of 74. A pair of horizontal guide rails 76 are provided near the upper ends of the opposing surfaces of both side frames 25. Horizontal guide grooves 77 are provided in opposing surfaces of both guide rails 76, and rollers 75 are fitted in these guide grooves 77. The holder 64 has a flat bottom plate 81 fixed to the upper surface of each transport block 71.
And a flat plate-shaped side plate 82 provided integrally and perpendicular to the upper surface thereof. The width of the bottom plate 81 and the side plate 82 is equal to the width of the high and low completed container. The height of the side plate 82 from the upper surface of the bottom plate 81 is equal to the height of the low completed container. The gap between the side plates 82 of the two adjacent holders 64 is equal to the front-rear thickness of the finished container.

Referring to FIG. 6, a vertical bottomed engaging hole 83 having a circular cross section is provided on the top surface of the side plate 82. A right-opening screw hole 84 is provided on the peripheral wall of the engagement hole 83 so as to communicate the inside and outside of the engagement hole 83. In the screw hole 84, a ball plunger 85 engages a part of the ball with an engagement hole 83.
It is screwed in so as to protrude inside. An upper open fitting groove 86 having a U-shaped profile is formed on the left side surface of the side plate 82.

The attachment 65 is a rectangular parallelepiped block having a width equal to the width of the side plate 82 and a thickness equal to the thickness of the side plate 82. Attachment 65 height 2
Equal to the height difference of the finished containers of the kind.

The attachment 65 is provided with a rod insertion hole 87 extending vertically. In the rod insertion hole 87, a vertical rod-shaped insertion rod 88 is attached to the lower half of the attachment 65.
It is inserted so that it may protrude downward. The attachment 65 and the insertion rod 88 are fixed by a locking pin 89. The insertion rod 88 can be freely inserted into and removed from the engagement hole 83. An annular engagement recess 91 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion rod 88. The ball of the ball plunger 85 is fitted into the engagement recess 91 with the insertion rod 88 inserted into the engagement hole 83.

On the left side of the attachment 65, an upper and lower open vertical mounting groove 92 is formed. A strip-shaped positioning piece 93 is attached to the mounting groove 92 so that its lower part projects from the attachment 65 and fits into the fitting groove 86.
The hanging length of the positioning piece 93 is smaller than the hanging length of the insertion rod 88. The positioning piece 93 has a shape that substantially fills and fills the fitting groove 86 and the mounting groove 92.

To remove the attachment 65 from the holder 64, the attachment 65 is pulled upward and the engagement recess 91 is removed.
The ball of the ball plunger 85 may be pulled out of the hole and the insertion rod 88 may be pulled out of the engagement hole 83. At this time, the positioning piece 93 is simultaneously pulled out of the fitting groove 86. Conversely, in order to attach the attachment 65 to the holder 64, the lower end of the insertion rod 88 is inserted into the engagement hole 83, and the positioning piece 93 is positioned directly above the fitting groove 86.
The entire insertion rod 88 is inserted into the 83, the ball of the ball plunger 85 is engaged with the engagement recess 91, and the positioning piece 93 is fitted into the fitting groove 86. Then, there is no fear that the attachment 65 is rotated or the attachment 65 is accidentally detached from the holder 64.

In the above description, if the peripheral surface of the engaging hole 83 and the peripheral surface of the insertion rod 88 are, for example, square, the means for stopping the attachment 65 is unnecessary, so the fitting groove 86 and the positioning piece 93 are unnecessary. is there.

As shown in FIG. 7, the edge folding device 27 includes a pushing plate 101 disposed above the container transport path,
A pair of left and right upper ear bending rods 102 disposed on both sides of the container transport path, and a pair of left and right upper guide rods 103 disposed immediately below the upper ear bending rod 102
And a pair of left and right lower ear bending blocks 104 disposed on both sides of the holder moving path, and a pair of left and right lower guide rods 105 disposed immediately above the lower ear bending block 104. I have.

The pushing plate 101 is mounted on the device mounting frame 35.
Lifting rod 10 passed through a vertical guide cylinder 106 provided at
7 is fixed to the lower end. The upper end of the lifting rod 107 is connected to one end of a lever 109 via a rod 108. The other end of the lever 109 is connected to the upper end of a vertical advance / retreat rod 111 extending from the drive mechanism 18.

The unfinished container C sent from the delivery device 16
Is received by the holder 64 at the start end of the container transport path. The unfinished container C received by the holder 64 has the top of the container when it becomes a product turned down and the bottom thereof turned up. In this state, the lower end of the unfinished container C is in a state of straddling both lower ear bending blocks 104, and there is a gap between the lower end of the unfinished container C and the holder bottom plate 81.

When the unfinished container C is held by the holder 64 and conveyed to the edge folding device 27, the reciprocating rod 11
By the operation of 1, the pushing plate 101 is lowered together with the lifting rod 107. Then push plate 10
While the unfinished container C is lowered by 1, the upper end of the unfinished container C is flatly folded by the pushing plate 101, and the lower end thereof is flatly folded by the holder bottom plate 81. Rod 102
As a result, the pair of upper triangular ears is bent upward by the lower ear bending block 104 so as to be projected obliquely upward. Thereafter, the upper triangular ear is moved by the upper guide rod 103, and the lower triangular ear is moved by the lower guide rod 105.
The heating device is kept in the bent state by each
Guided to 28.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the heating device 28 is disposed on the upper ear heater 121 disposed above the container transport path, and on both sides of the container transport path. And a pair of lower ear heaters 122.

The upper ear heater 121 is mounted on the apparatus mounting frame 35 vertically downward and has a heater main body 124 with a built-in electric circuit having a downward hot air outlet 123, and a hot air outlet 123.
And a nozzle 125 connected to the nozzle 125. Nozzle 125
Is a substantially L-shaped rectangular tube when viewed from the side (FIG. 2). On both sides of the lower edge of the L-shaped horizontal portion of the nozzle 125, there are provided V-shaped injection holes 126 having a V-shaped cross section facing between the upper ears and the upper surface of the container.

The left and right ear heaters 122 have the same structure, although the left and right directions are different. The lower left ear heater 122 will be described with reference to FIG. A communication port 131 is opened in the top wall of the left side frame 25. Lower ear heater 122
A heater main body 133 having an electric circuit built therein, which is housed in the left side frame 25 in an upwardly inclined shape and has an upwardly directed hot air outlet 132, and a substantially L-shaped rectangular tubular tube connected to the hot air outlet 132. A nozzle 134 is provided. Heater body 133
A horizontal flange 135 is provided at the edge of the hot air outlet 132. At the base of the nozzle 134, a horizontal flange 136 is provided. At the tip of the nozzle 134, a V-shaped injection hole 137 in cross section is provided. The nozzle flange 136 is fixed to the edge of the communication port 131 so as to cover the communication port 131 together with the nozzle 134 with the injection hole 137 facing the lower ear and the side of the container. A flange 135 of the heater body 133 passes through the communication port 131 and is fixed to the lower surface of the nozzle flange 136.

Since the heater main body 133 is housed in the frame 35, there is no fear that the heater main body 133 will be covered with water or come into contact with any movable member. Therefore, heater 12
There will be no disconnection of the electric circuit of 2.

A flange 136 is provided at the base of the nozzle 134, and the communication port 131 is connected to the nozzle 134 and the flange 13.
Since it is covered with 6, foreign substances such as water can be prevented from entering the frame 35 through the communication port 131.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the ear-attaching device 29 includes an upper-ear pressing member 141 disposed above the container moving path, and left and right disposed on both sides of the container moving path. It includes a pair of lower ear pressing members 142 and a pressure receiving member 143 disposed below the chain movement path.

The upper ear pressing member 141 is attached to the device mounting frame 35.
Lifting rod 14 passed through a vertical guide cylinder 144 provided at
5 is fixed to the lower end. The upper end of the lifting rod 145 is connected to one end of the lever 147 via the rod 146. The other end of the lever 147 is connected to the upper end of a vertical advance / retreat rod 148 extending from the drive mechanism 18.

The lower ear pressing members 142 are attached to the device mounting frame.
It is attached to the lower end of a pair of left and right levers 152 attached to the 35 via a hanging bracket 151. Double lever 15
2 is connected to a lifting rod 145 through a pair of links 153.
Is connected to the tip of an arm 154 fixed at the middle of the height.

The pressure receiving member 143 is in the form of a horizontal bar extending in the direction of movement of the chain.
It has a length slightly shorter than the combined length of the two transport blocks 71 so that it can be passed to the left and right sides, and is vertically movably sandwiched by guide members 161 provided on the left guide rail 76. Link in the middle of the length of the pressure receiving member 143
The distal end of the lift arm 163 is connected via the 162. The base of the lift arm 163 is fixed to the left end of a horizontal rotation shaft 164 penetrating the inner wall of the right side frame 25 in the left-right direction. The base of the operating arm 165 is fixed to the right end of the rotating shaft 164. The distal end of the operating arm 165 is connected to a piston rod of a fluid pressure cylinder 166 attached to the inner surface of the inner wall. Actuating arm
The radius of rotation of 165 is approximately three times the radius of rotation of lift arm 163.

The upper and lower ears of the container are heated by the heating device 28 immediately before being carried into the ear-attaching device 29 (the nozzles 125 and 134 of the upper and lower heaters are shown by dashed lines in FIG. 11).
When the container is carried into the ear attachment device 29, the elevation rod 145 is lowered by the operation of the advance / retreat rod 148. Then, together with the lifting rod 145, the upper ear pressing member
141 is pressed down to press the bottom portion of the container, and the upper ends of both levers 152 are separated from each other by the arm 154 lowered together with the lifting rod 145, so that the lower ear pressing members 142 are brought closer to each other. Then sandwich the part that will be the side of the container. as a result,
The upper ear pressing member 141 presses the upper ear to a portion that becomes the bottom surface of the container, and the lower ear pressing member 142 presses the lower ear to a portion that becomes the side surface of the container.

Upper ear pressing member 141 and lower ear pressing member 142
Prior to the operation, when the operating arm 165, the rotating shaft 164, and the lift arm 163 are rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 11 by operating the fluid pressure cylinder 166, the tip of the lift arm 163 is pushed up. The pressure receiving member 143 is pushed up via the link 162, and is pressed against the lower surface of the chain 63. As a result, the holder 64 is pushed up together with the chain 63, and the roller 75 of the chain 63 is pressed against the upper surface of the guide groove 77 of the guide rail. When the upper ear pressing member 141 and the lower ear pressing member 142 are operated in this state, the holder
Even when the pressing force of the upper ear pressing member 141 and the lower ear pressing member 142 is applied to the pressure 64, the pressing force is received by the pressure receiving member 143 via the chain 64.

If the pressure receiving member 143 is not provided, when the pressing force is applied to the holder 64, the adjacent transport blocks are provided by a gap such as play between the roller 75 of the chain 63 and the upper and lower sides of the guide groove 77. There is a possibility that the adjacent holders 64 may be bent so that 71 is inclined so as to be bent, and the gap between the side plates 82 of the adjacent holders 64 is increased as going upward. In that case, it is not possible to apply an appropriate pressing force to the container received by the adjacent holder 64, and there is a possibility that a seal failure of the ear may occur,
With the pressure receiving member 143, there is no fear that the adjacent holder 64 will be bent, and no defective sealing will occur.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the container discharge device 30
Is a large-diameter drive sprocket 171 and a small-diameter driven sprocket 172 disposed on one side of the end of the container transfer path.
And an endless chain 173 wound around these sprockets 171 and 172, and a pusher pin 174 attached to the chain 173 so as to enter the container transport path on the feed side path.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the drive mechanism 18 comprises
A drive shaft 181 extending in the front-rear direction connected to the main shaft 17 by a belt at a rear end, and a main transmission shaft 183 connected to a front end of the drive shaft 181 via a main clutch 182.
And a drive motor 185 connected to the front end of the main transmission shaft 183 via a sub clutch 184.

The drive shaft 181 has a reduction gear 191 interposed. The main clutch 182 is a one-position meshing one-way clutch that transmits counterclockwise power but does not transmit clockwise power when viewed from behind. An ear folding device operating cam 192, an ear attaching device operating cam 193, and a conveyor driving gear 194 are fixed to the main transmission shaft 183 in this order. The retractable rod 111 is attached to the ear folding device operation cam 192,
An advancing / retracting rod 148 is connected to the ear device operating cam 193, respectively. The auxiliary clutch 184 is a multi-position meshing one-way clutch that transmits clockwise power but does not transmit counterclockwise power when viewed from behind.

The conveyor driving gear 194 is meshed with a driven gear 197 fixed to the input shaft 196 of the index box 195. The index box 195 has a right-projecting main output shaft 198 connected to the drive sprocket 61 of the conveyor 14 and a front-projecting sub-output shaft 199. The auxiliary transmission shaft 203 is connected to the auxiliary output shaft 199 via a pair of bevel gears 201 and 202 meshed with each other. A manual operation handle 204 is detachably attached to one end of the auxiliary transmission shaft 203. Further, the auxiliary transmission shaft 203 is chain-connected to the drive sprocket 171 of the container discharge device 30.

During a regular packaging operation, the drive shaft 181 is driven by the main shaft 17 in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from behind. The manual operation handle 204 is detached from the auxiliary transmission shaft 203.
The rotation of the drive shaft 181 is controlled by the main clutch 182
The rotation of the main transmission shaft 183 is disconnected by the auxiliary clutch 184 and is not transmitted to the motor 185. The first device group 13 is driven by the main shaft 17, and the main transmission shaft
The conveyor 14 and the second device group 15 are driven by 183. When the conveyor 14 is driven, the drive sprocket 61 is rotated clockwise as shown by the arrow in FIG.
The auxiliary transmission shaft 203 is rotated counterclockwise.

When the packaging operation is completed, the driving of the spindle 17 is stopped. Then, all the drives of the first device group 13, the conveyor 14, and the second device group 15 are stopped. When the driving of the first device group 13 is stopped and the container C is not sent from the first device group 13 to the conveyor 14, the container C sent to the conveyor 14 immediately before the stop is left on the conveyor 14. ing. Therefore, the container C on the conveyor 14 needs to be discharged. For this purpose, the motor 185 is operated so that its output shaft rotates counterclockwise when viewed from behind. Then, the rotation of the output shaft is transmitted to the main transmission shaft 183 by the auxiliary clutch 184, but the rotation of the main transmission shaft 183 is disconnected by the main clutch 182 and is not transmitted to the main shaft 17. When the main transmission shaft 183 is driven, the conveyor 14 and the second device group 15 are driven, and this driving is continued until all the containers C on the conveyor 14 are discharged. When changing the size of the container, it is necessary to attach and detach the attachment 65 to and from the holder 64. In this case, the manual operation handle 204 is attached to the auxiliary transmission shaft 203, and the manual operation handle 204 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Then, the driving sprocket 61 is rotated clockwise in FIG. The operator may operate the handle 204 with one hand and sequentially attach and detach the attachment 65 to and from the approaching holder 64 with the other hand. When the handle 204 is rotated, the main transmission shaft
183 is rotated counterclockwise when viewed from the rear. Not transmitted.

FIG. 2 and FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a traverse that is attached to the main body frame 11 in the vicinity of the unfinished container forming device 24 and extends from the container discharge position of the unfinished container forming device 24 to between the transfer path start ends of the two container conveyors 14. A substantially U-shaped inclined chute 211 and a chute disposed between
211 A slide plate 212 connected to the lower edge of the bottom wall and inclined by the same angle as the chute 211, a horizontal stopper plate 213 provided integrally with the lower edge of the slide plate 212, and a chute 211. It has a plurality of container receiving members 214 arranged so as to be able to move up and down, and a container pushing member 215 arranged so as to be able to reciprocate horizontally along the slide plate 212.

The chute 211 has a length corresponding to approximately three unfinished containers C, a width slightly larger than the width of the unfinished container C, and a depth slightly smaller than the thickness of the unfinished container C.

The slide plate 212 has a length in the left-right direction that can be substantially passed between the holders 64 of the two conveyors 14 and the container C.
U-shaped top frame 216 having a height approximately equal to one and extending across the top walls of both front frames.
Is stopped at the end of both side plates. slide plate
In the middle of the height of 212, a horizontal slit 217 is formed so as to divide the slide plate 212 into upper and lower parts.

The container receiving members 214 are attached at equal intervals to a pair of container receiving member driving endless chains 221 extending in parallel with each other. The two chains 221 are inclined by the same angle as the chute 211 from near the upper end of the chute 211 to almost the lower end of the slide plate 212 so that the container receiving member 214 enters the chute 211 from the chain 221 on the lower movement path. Are located. chain
The lower end of 221 is wound around a drive sprocket 223 fixed to a chain drive shaft 222. A drive shaft drive driven sprocket is attached to the chain drive drive shaft 222.
224 is fixed. The upper end of the chain 221 is wound around a driven sprocket 226 fixed to a chain driving driven shaft 225 (FIG. 2).

A center plate 231 and a pair of left and right side plates 232 are arranged so as to be opposed to the slide plate 212 at an interval corresponding to the thickness of the container C. The center plate 231 is in the shape of a strip, and extends between the two chains 221 in the longitudinal direction. Both side plates 232 are rectangular plates, and both chains 221
It is located on both left and right sides. A vertical container overturn prevention plate 233 is arranged on the opposite side of the side plate 232 with respect to the holder movement path of each conveyor 14.

The container pushing member 215 has a substantially H shape in plan view, and is attached to the sliding body 242 via a connecting member 241 inserted through the slit 217. The sliding body 242 is a guide rail extending in parallel with the slit 217.
243 has a guide groove 244 perpendicular to the guide rail 243. Guide rail 243
The top frame 216 is fixed to both side plates.

The bottom plate of the top frame 216 and the guide rail 24
Endless chain 245 for driving the container pushing member
Is arranged. A push pin 246 fitted in the guide groove 244 is attached to the chain 245. The right end of the chain 245 is wound around the driving sprocket 247, and the left end of the chain 245 is wound around the driven sprocket 248. The driven sprocket 247 has a driven gear 24
9 is fixed concentrically. A driven gear 250 meshes with the driven gear 249. The drive gear 250 is fixed to the output shaft 252 of the auxiliary gear box 251.

Referring to FIG. 2, a main gear box 253 is disposed diagonally in front of and below the auxiliary gear box 251.
The main gearbox 253 has a forwardly projecting input shaft 254 and a leftwardly projecting output shaft 255. The input shaft 254 is synchronously driven by a main transmission shaft 183 via a transmission mechanism (not shown). The output shaft 255 has a drive sprocket 25 for driving the drive shaft.
6 is fixed. Driven shaft driven driven sprocket 22
4 and an endless chain 258 through an idle sprocket 257
Is wrapped around. A communication pipe 259 is passed between the sub gear box 251 and the main gear box 253. An intermediate shaft (not shown) is passed through the communication pipe 259, and the auxiliary gearbox 251 and the main gearbox 253 are synchronously driven by the intermediate shaft.

When power is transmitted from the main transmission shaft 183 to the input shaft 254 of the main gear box 253 and the output shaft 255 is driven,
The driving force is transmitted to the drive shaft 222 for driving the chain, and the endless chain 221 for driving the container receiving member is moved counterclockwise in FIG. As a result, the container receiving member 214 is lowered on the chain lower movement path, and the container receiving member 214 is raised on the chain upper movement path. The moving speed of the container receiving member 214 is such that the container C
Is set lower than the speed at which it falls by its own weight.

On the other hand, when the auxiliary gear box 251 is driven, the container pushing member driving endless chain 245 is driven. With the movement of the chain 245, the push pin 246 is moved while being fitted in the guide groove 244. In the linear movement path of the chain upper movement path or the lower movement path, the pushing pin 246 linearly moves right or left, and the sliding body 242 is moved along the guide rail 243 by the pushing pin 246. In the reversing path from the chain upper moving path to the lower moving path or the reverse reversing path, the push pin 246 pushes the sliding body 242 while moving up or down in the guide groove 244. The moving direction of the moving body 242 is reversed. The container pushing member 215 is moved together with the sliding member 242.

Each time the container receiving member 214 moves by one pitch, the container receiving member 214 and the container pressing member 215 are moved so that the container pressing member 215 is moved one way to the right or left of the reciprocating movement. Synchronized.

The container C is dropped from the unfinished container forming device 24 into the chute 211, and is received by the uppermost container receiving member 214 being lowered. At this time, the receiving position of the container receiving member 214 is preferably as high as possible in the chute 211. that way,
The distance of the container C falling naturally is small, and the container C is not damaged when the container C is received. Container receiving member 214
Is moved downward while sliding on the bottom wall of the chute 211. When the container receiving member 214 that has received the container C moves along the lower movement path of the chain to the lower end thereof, the container that has been received by the container receiving member 214 is transferred from the chute 211 to the slide plate 212 and is stopped by the stopper plate 213. Accepted. At this time, since the container is pressed by the center plate 231, there is no fear that the container C jumps due to a shock when received. When the container C is received by the stopper plate 213, the container pushing member 215 moves to push the container C, and the container C is received by the stopper plate 213 and sandwiched between the slide plate 213 and the side plate 232. Is pushed rightward or leftward while sliding on the slide plate 213. Now, assuming that the container C is pushed rightward, when the container C is pushed to the right end of the slide plate 213, the container C is discharged rightward from above the slide plate 213, and the discharged container C is transferred to the right conveyor. It is received between the 14 adjacent holders 64.

Next, when the container C is received by the stopper plate 213, the slide plate 213 is moved by the container pushing member 215 which is moved leftward.
The slide plate 213 is pushed leftward and discharged from the left end of the slide plate 213 to between the adjacent holders 64 of the left conveyor 14. By repeating this continuously, the containers C discharged in a single row from the unfinished container forming device 24 are alternately distributed to the left and right conveyors 14.

[0068]

According to the present invention, the attachment can be attached to and detached from the holder by a one-touch operation of merely inserting and removing the insertion rod from the engagement hole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a packaging machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a conveyor, a second device group, a driving mechanism, and a delivery device of the packaging machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a device group height adjusting frame of the packaging machine.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a height adjusting frame taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the conveyor of the packaging machine near the start of the transport path.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the flap device along the line VII-VII in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the heating device taken along line VIII-VII in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the heating device.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the earpiece device taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

11 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the earpiece device taken along line XI-XI in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a delivery device of the packaging machine.

FIG. 13 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the delivery device.

14 is a horizontal sectional view of the delivery device taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 64 Holder 65 Attachment 81 Bottom plate 82 Side plate 83 Engagement hole 85 Ball plunger 88 Insert rod 91 Engagement recess C Container

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container comprising a plurality of holders and the same number of attachments as the number of holders removably attached to the holder, wherein the holder is orthogonal to a flat bottom plate for receiving the bottom of the container and an upper surface thereof. In a container transport conveyor formed of flat side plates, the height of the side plate from the top surface of the bottom plate is equal to the height of the low container, and the height of the attachment is equal to the difference between the heights of the high and low types of containers. An engagement hole is provided on the top surface of the side plate, and a ball plunger is buried in a peripheral wall of the engagement hole so as to project a part of the ball into the engagement hole. A container transport conveyor in which an insertion rod which can be freely inserted is provided in a hanging manner, and an engagement recess which is capable of receiving a ball of a ball plunger is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the insertion rod.