Bag 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, medicine, etc. into a container or the like. [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 placed one by one into containers or packaging bags. As shown in Patent Document 1, by placing a container for natto or the like below the bag body cutting mechanism, the bags cut by the cutting mechanism are distributed into the containers by their own weight while maintaining the horizontal state when cut. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

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

[0004] However, when it is necessary to insert and place the bag into a container in a vertical position rather than horizontally, it is not possible to employ the method of using the bag's own weight to feed the bag into the container as shown in Patent Document 1. As a result, 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 container 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 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 that can clamp one or more bag bodies, and the other end, which is connected to the one end via a pivotal part with the first rotating plate, has a long slot opened in the length direction, and a pin member protruding from the surface is engaged with the slot, and by rotating the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate can rotate around the pivotal part while being controlled by the pin member in the slot.

[0007] In the present invention, the holding body is composed of a plate-shaped receiving portion and a pressing portion, and the receiving portion and the pressing portion are arranged parallel to each other, and one or more bags are inserted and arranged between the receiving portion and the pressing portion. Clamped under pressure It is possible to carry be. 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 body between them, the bag body can be clamped by the clamping body in a state in which it is difficult to remove.

[0008] In the present invention, the hand mechanism may be arranged adjacent to a transfer device including a transfer mechanism for linked bags and a cutter that cuts the connecting pieces connecting the linked bags, and the individual bags cut by the cutter of the transfer device and transferred by the transfer mechanism can be clamped by the clamping device. This allows the individually cut bags transferred from the transfer device to be efficiently placed in the hand mechanism. This allows for smooth transfer of the linked bags, cutting into individual bags, and insertion of the individual bags into containers. [Effects 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 containers not only horizontally but also vertically or in any other direction or angle. Therefore, the bags transferred from the transfer device can be distributed automatically without the need for human labor, which makes the distribution work into the containers more efficient. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram of a distribution device showing a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a distribution device and a transfer device according to a first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a clamping body according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between a holding body and a container in the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the clamping body is rotated obliquely 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, reference numeral 41 denotes a support body. One end of a first rotating plate 43 is pivotally 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 pivotal support portion serves as a first pivotal support portion 44. A first driving mechanism 45 is connected to the first pivotal support portion 44, and by driving the first driving mechanism 45, the first rotating plate 43 can be pivoted about the first pivotal support portion 44.

[0012] 1, a second rotating plate (46) is pivotally supported on the other end of the first rotating plate (43). A hand mechanism (47), which will be 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 pivotally supported on the first rotating plate (43) between the elongated hole (48) and the hand mechanism (47), and this pivotal support portion serves as a second pivotal support portion (50).

[0013] A pin member 51 standing 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 pivotally supported by the first pivot support portion 44, and is located at a position 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] As shown in Fig. 3, the clamping body (17) has a receiving portion (18) and a pressing portion (20). 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 engaging rod (22) that extends vertically upward is provided on one end of the receiving portion (18) in the same direction as the pair of side plates (21).

[0016] The pressing portion (20) has a generally rectangular flat plate shape and is sized to be able 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. As shown in Figure 3, by inserting the pressing portion (20) into the receiving portion (18) with the engagement rod (22) inserted into the engagement hole (23), 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 and down direction within the receiving portion (18).

[0017] The pressing portion 20 of the clamping body 17 is slidable within the receiving portion 18 by a second driving mechanism (not shown). The hand mechanism 47 configured 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 sauces and dressings, 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] As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus is provided with a cutting machine (57) that can slide vertically up and down, 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 length 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 55 separated from the connected bag 54 by the cutter 57 can be disposed inside the clamping body 17.

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

[0022] Therefore, the following describes a method for distributing the bags 55 transferred from the transfer mechanism 56 into the container 61 configured as described above. 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 positioned so that the first pivotal support portion (44) is at the lower end and the tip side faces vertically upward. By positioning the first rotating plate (43) in this manner, the second rotating plate (46) pivotally supported on the first rotating plate via the second pivotal support portion (50) is positioned horizontally 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 positioned horizontally.

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

[0025] At this point, the leading bag 64 is positioned inside the pair of clamping bodies 17 of the hand mechanism 47, which is disposed horizontally adjacent to the cutter 57, as shown in FIG. 2. The cutter 57 then cuts the connecting piece 63 between the leading bag 64 and the next bag 65. As a result, individual bags 55 are positioned horizontally inside the clamping bodies 17. This cutting operation is repeated three times in succession, resulting in three bags 55 being stacked inside the clamping bodies 17, with both ends aligned by the side plates of the clamping bodies 17, as shown in FIG. 1.

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

[0027] Then, by operating the first drive mechanism 45 attached to the support body 41 while the clamping body 17 is clamping the bag body 55 as described above, the first rotating plate 43 is rotated toward the pin member 51 around the first pivot support portion 44. As a result, as shown in Figure 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] 6, the first drive mechanism 45 is stopped when the second rotating plate 46 moves vertically. As a result, the clamping body 17 of the hand mechanism 47 connected to the second rotating plate 46 is positioned facing vertically downward. While the first rotating plate 43 is being rotated as described above, the third drive 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 pressure to the extent that the bag body 55 is not damaged and does not come off the clamping body 17. Therefore, even when the clamping body 17 is turned downward as shown in Figure 6, the bag body 55 can be maintained in a state where it is difficult to come off.

[0030] 4(c), the bag 55 held by the holding member 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) and sliding 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 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 position 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 foot 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 first rotating plate pivotally supported at one end on the surface of the support and rotatable parallel to the surface; and a second rotating plate pivotally supported at the other end of the first rotating plate and rotatable parallel to the support, wherein one end of the second rotating plate is connected to a hand mechanism having a clamping body capable of clamping one or more bags, and the other end, which is connected to the one end via a pivotal support portion with the first rotating plate, has a long slot opening in the length direction, and a pin member protruding from the surface is engaged with the slot, so that by rotating the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate can rotate around the pivotal support portion while being controlled by the pin member in the slot, and the clamping body comprises a plate-shaped receiving portion and a pressing portion, the receiving portion and the pressing portion are arranged parallel to each other, and can clamp one or more bags inserted between the receiving portion and the pressing portion in a pressurized state.

2. The bag dispensing device of claim 1, characterized in that the hand mechanism is arranged consecutively to a transfer device having a transfer mechanism for connected bags and a cutter for cutting the connecting pieces that connect each bag in the connected bags, and the individual bags 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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