Bag body distribution device

Abstract

To acquire a bag body distribution device which can insert a bag body transferred by a transport mechanism into a container not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction and at other arbitrary angles.SOLUTION: A bag body distribution device includes: a support body 41; a first rotary plate 43; and a second rotary plate 46 pivotally supported at the other end of the first rotary plate 43, and capable of rotating in parallel with the support body 41. At one end of the second rotary plate 46, a hand mechanism 47 which includes a holding body 17 capable of holding one or a plurality of bag bodies 55 is connected, and at the other end, which is opposite to the one end via a pivotally supporting part with the first rotary plate 43, a long hole 48 which is long in the length direction is opened. The long hole is engaged with a pin member 51 protruding on the surface. By rotating the first rotary plate 43, the second rotary plate 46 can be rotated around the pivotally supporting part while being controlled by the pin member 51 in the long hole 48.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bag dispensing device for pouring bags containing soup, sauce, dressing, shampoo, liquid medicine, powdered soup, spices, seasonings, desiccants, deoxidizing materials, medicines, etc., for udon, soba, ramen, etc., into a container, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] As shown in Patent Document 1, a transfer device is already known in which a connected bag body, in which individual packaging bags are connected via connecting pieces, is transferred by a transfer mechanism, and then cut into individual bags by a cutting mechanism at the transfer destination, and these bags are put into containers or packaging bags one by one. By arranging a container for natto or the like below the bag body cutting mechanism as shown in Patent Document 1, the bags cut by the cutting mechanism are distributed to the containers by their own weight while maintaining the horizontal state at the time of separation. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3129914 DISCLOSURE OF THEINVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when it is necessary to insert and place the bag in a container in a vertically standing state rather than horizontally, it is not possible to employ the method of feeding the bag by relying on its own weight as shown in Patent Document 1. Therefore, the bag cut by the cutting mechanism must be manually grasped by an operator and distributed vertically into the container, which makes the distribution of the transported bag into the containers inefficient.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing a bag dispensing device that can insert bags transported by a transport mechanism into a container not only horizontally but also vertically or at any other angle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a support body, a first rotating plate having one end journaled on the surface of the support body and rotatable parallel to the surface, and a second rotating plate journaled on the other end of the first rotating plate and rotatable parallel to the support body, one end of the second rotating plate is connected to a hand mechanism equipped with a clamping body capable of clamping one or more bag bodies, and the other end of the second rotating plate, which is connected to the one end via a journal part with the first rotating plate, has a long hole opened in the length direction, and a pin member protruding from the surface is engaged with the long hole, and by rotating the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate can be rotated around the journal part while being controlled by the pin member in the long hole.

[0007] In the present invention, the clamping body may be composed of a plate-shaped receiving portion and a pressing portion, the receiving portion and the pressing portion being arranged parallel to each other, and capable of clamping one or more bags inserted between the receiving portion and the pressing portion. Furthermore, by clamping the receiving portion and the pressing portion in a state in which the receiving portion and the pressing portion are pressed in the direction of the bag between the receiving portion and the pressing portion, the bag can be clamped by the clamping body in a state in which it is difficult to remove the bag.

[0008] In the present invention, the hand mechanism may be arranged in series with a transfer device including a transfer mechanism for the connected bag body and a cutter for cutting the connecting pieces connecting the individual bags in the connected bag body, and the individual bags cut by the cutter of the transfer device and transferred by the transfer mechanism may be clamped by the clamping body. This allows the bags transferred from the transfer device and cut into individual bags to be efficiently arranged in the hand mechanism. This makes it possible to smoothly transfer the connected bag body, cut it into individual bags, and insert the individual bags into containers. Effect of the Invention

[0009] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to distribute the bags transferred from the transfer device into the container not only horizontally but also vertically or in any other direction and angle, so that the bags transferred from the transfer device can be automatically distributed without the need for human labor, and the distribution work into the container can be performed more efficiently. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram of a distribution device showing a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a distribution device and a transfer device of the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a clamping body according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between a clamping body and a container in the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which a clamping body is rotated in an oblique direction in the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the clamping body is rotated vertically downward in the first embodiment. Example 1

[0011] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below. As shown in Fig. 1, (41) is a support body. One end of a first rotating plate (43) is supported on a surface (42) of the support body (41) below the center of the support body (41) as shown in Fig. 1, and this support portion serves as a first support portion (44). A first drive mechanism (45) is connected to the first support portion (44), and the first rotating plate (43) can be rotated about the first support portion (44) by driving the first drive mechanism (45).

[0012] 1, a second rotating plate (46) is journaled on the other end of the first rotating plate (43). A hand mechanism (47) described below is connected to one end of the second rotating plate (46), and the other end is provided with an elongated hole (48) that is long in the length direction of the second rotating plate (46). The second rotating plate (46) is journaled on the first rotating plate (43) between the elongated hole (48) and the hand mechanism (47), and this journal portion is referred to as a second journal portion (50).

[0013] A pin member (51) erected on the surface (42) of the support body (41) is engaged in the elongated hole (48). The pin member (51) is located at a position where it does not come into contact with the first rotating plate (43) journaled by the first journal portion (44) and where the second rotating plate (46) is positioned horizontally when the other end of the first rotating plate (43) is positioned vertically upward as shown in FIG.

[0014] 1, the hand mechanism (47) includes a rotating body (52) and a clamping body (17), and the rotating body (52) is attached to one end of the second rotating plate (46) so as to be perpendicular to the second rotating plate (46) and rotatable about the axis of the rotating plate (46). The clamping body (17) is attached to the side of the rotating body (52) opposite to the side connected to the second rotating plate (46).

[0015] The clamping body (17) has a receiving portion (18) and a pressing portion (20) as shown in Fig. 3. The receiving portion (18) is flat and has a pair of side plates (21) that protrude vertically upward from both sides in the width direction of the receiving portion (18), and an engagement rod (22) that extends vertically upward is provided on one end side of the receiving portion (18) in the same direction as the pair of side plates (21).

[0016] The pressing portion (20) is flat and generally rectangular, and is formed in a size that allows it to be placed inside the receiving portion (18). The pressing portion (20) is provided with an engagement hole (23) at a position corresponding to the engagement rod (22) of the receiving portion (18), through which the engagement rod (22) can be inserted. By inserting the pressing portion (20) into the receiving portion (18) with the engagement rod (22) inserted into the engagement hole (23) as shown in Fig. 3, the pair of side plates (21) of the receiving portion (18) act as guides, allowing the pressing portion (20) to slide parallel to the up-down direction within the receiving portion (18).

[0017] The pressing portion (20) of the clamping body (17) is made slidable within the receiving portion (18) by a second driving mechanism (not shown). The hand mechanism (47) constructed as described above is disposed adjacent to the transfer device (53) as shown in FIG.

[0018] 2, the transfer device (53) includes a transfer mechanism (56) for transferring linked bags (54) containing contents such as sauce or dressing therein, and a cutter (57) for cutting the linked pieces (63) of the linked bags (54) transferred from the transfer mechanism (56) into individual bags (55). The transfer mechanism (56) includes rollers (58) for transferring the linked bags (54) to the cutter (57), and the rollers (58) transfer the linked bags (54) to the cutter (57).

[0019] Also, as shown in FIG. 2, a cutting machine (57) capable of sliding vertically up and down is provided, and this cutting machine (57) can cut the connecting pieces (63) of each bag body (55) in the connected bag body (54) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the connected bag body (54).

[0020] The clamping body (17) of the hand mechanism (47) is disposed adjacent to the cutter (57). By disposing the clamping body (17) adjacent to the cutter (57) in this manner, the bag body (55) separated from the connected bag body (54) by the cutter (57) can be disposed inside the clamping body (17).

[0021] With the above-mentioned configuration, by driving the first rotating plate (43), the second rotating plate (46), and the hand mechanism (47) attached to the support (41), it is possible to store the bag body (55) transferred from the transfer device (53) in the container (61) for distribution not only horizontally but also vertically or in any other direction and angle.

[0022] The method of distributing the bags (55) transferred from the transfer mechanism (56) into the container (61) as configured above will be described below. As shown in Fig. 4, the container (61) in this embodiment is a pack of soft-boiled eggs, and three bags (55) containing soft-boiled egg sauce are stored and arranged in one of a plurality of storage sections (62) constituting the pack, vertically and diagonally on the surface of the opening (66) of the storage section.

[0023] First, as shown in Fig. 1, the first rotating plate (43) pivotally supported on the surface (42) of the support (41) is arranged so that the first pivot portion (44) is at the lower end and the tip side faces vertically upward. By arranging the first rotating plate (43) in this manner, the second rotating plate (46) pivotally supported on the first rotating plate via the second pivot portion (50) is arranged in the horizontal direction by the control of the pin member (51) as shown in Fig. 1. As a result, the clamping body (17) of the hand mechanism (47) provided at one end of the second rotating plate (46) is arranged in the horizontal direction.

[0024] 2, the transfer device (53) drives the rollers (58) to transfer the connected bags (54) to the cutter (57). When the bag (55) located at the front of the connected bags (54) passes the cutter (57) position and the connected piece (63) is transferred to the cutter (57) position between the bag (55) and the next bag (65), the following cutting operation is performed by the cutter (57).

[0025] At this point, the leading bag body (64) is disposed inside a pair of clamping bodies (17) of the hand mechanism (47) disposed horizontally adjacent to the cutter (57) as shown in FIG. 2. Then, the cutter (57) cuts off the connecting piece (63) between the leading bag body (64) and the next bag body (65). As a result, each individual bag body (55) is disposed horizontally inside the clamping body (17). By repeating this cutting operation three times in succession, three bags (55) are stacked and disposed inside the clamping body (17) with both ends aligned by the side plates of the clamping body (17) as shown in FIG. 1.

[0026] Thereafter, when the detection mechanism (not shown) of the hand mechanism (47) detects that the three bags (55) have been placed in the clamping body (17), the pressing portion (20) constituting the clamping body (17) is moved toward the bags (55) by the second drive mechanism (not shown). As a result, the three bags (55) are clamped by the receiving portion (18) and the pressing portion (20) of the clamping body (17) under pressure to the extent that the bags (55) are not damaged and are not removed from the clamping body (17), as shown in Figs. 1 and 4(a).

[0027] Then, by operating the first drive mechanism (45) mounted on the support body (41) with the clamping body (17) clamping the bag body (55) as described above, the first rotating plate (43) is rotated toward the pin member (51) with the first pivot support portion (44) as a fulcrum. As a result, as shown in Fig. 5, the second rotating plate (46) and the hand mechanism (47) connected to one end of the second rotating plate (46) rotate on the surface (42) of the support body (41) around the second pivot support portion (50).

[0028] Then, as shown in Fig. 6, when the second rotating plate (46) moves vertically, the first driving mechanism (45) is stopped. As a result, the gripping body (17) of the hand mechanism (47) connected to the second rotating plate (46) is disposed facing vertically downward. While the first rotating plate (43) is being rotated as described above, the third driving mechanism (not shown) is operated to rotate the rotating body (52) in a 45 degree inclined direction as shown by the arrow in Fig. 4(b).

[0029] At this time, the clamping body (17) clamps the bag body (55) under a pressure that is not enough to damage the bag body (55) and to prevent the bag body (55) from coming off the clamping body (17). Therefore, even when the clamping body (17) is turned downward as shown in Fig. 6, the bag body (55) can be maintained in a state where it is difficult to come off.

[0030] 4(c), the bag body (55) held by the holding body (17) faces the opening (66) of the container (61) and is disposed in the diagonal direction of the surface of the opening (66). The first to third drive mechanisms can be driven by an appropriate driving method such as air driving or motor driving.

[0031] In this state, by driving the second drive mechanism (not shown) to slide the pressing portion (20) of the clamping body (17) to its original position in a direction away from the receiving portion (18) as shown by the arrow in Figure 4 (d), the pressure applied to the bag body (55) by the clamping body (17) is released, and the bag body (55) is stored inside the container (61) in the diagonal direction of the surface of the opening (66) due to its own weight.

[0032] Thereafter, the third drive mechanism (not shown) rotates the rotating body (52) 45 degrees in the direction opposite to the above-mentioned rotation direction, and the first drive mechanism (45) rotates the first rotating plate (43) to its original position, whereby the clamping body (17) is placed in its original horizontal state as shown in FIG. 1, and the dispensing operation of the next bag (65) is started anew. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 17 Clamping body 18 Receiving part 20 Presser section 41 Support 43 First rotating plate 44 axis branch 46 Second rotating plate 47 Hand mechanism 48 Slot 50 Second axis branch 51 Pin member 53 Transfer device 54 Connected bag body 55 Bag body 56 Transfer mechanism 57 Cutting machine 61 Container

Claims

1. A bag body distribution device comprising a support body, a first rotating plate having one end pivotally supported on the surface of the support body and rotatable parallel to the surface, and a second rotating plate pivotally supported on the other end of the first rotating plate and rotatable parallel to the support body, one end of the second rotating plate is connected to a hand mechanism having a clamping body capable of clamping one or more bag bodies, and the other end of the second rotating plate, which is connected to the one end via a pivotal support part with the first rotating plate, has a long hole opened in the length direction, and a pin member protruding from the surface is engaged with the long hole, and by rotating the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate can be rotated around the pivotal support part while being controlled by the pin member in the long hole.

2. The bag dispensing device of claim 1, characterized in that the clamping body consists of a plate-shaped receiving portion and a pressing portion, the receiving portion and the pressing portion being arranged parallel to each other and capable of clamping one or more bag bodies inserted between the receiving portion and the pressing portion.

3. The bag body dispensing device of claim 1, characterized in that the hand mechanism is arranged adjacent to a transfer device having a transfer mechanism for connected bags and a cutter for cutting the connecting pieces that connect each bag body in the connected bag body, and the individual bag bodies cut by the cutter of the transfer device and transferred by the transfer mechanism can be clamped by the clamping body.

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