Laminated flat seaweed bundle bundling device

Abstract

To provide an inexpensive binding device for laminated flat seaweed bundles that can lift laminated flat seaweed bundles rolled in paper and whose working is reliable as such that it can place reliably on a mounting plate flat seaweed bundles rolled in paper bands with no wrinkles on the rolling paper.SOLUTION: A binding device for laminated flat seaweed bundles 1 consists of a mounting plate positioned on the downstream side of upstream transport means 3 that carries in laminated flat seaweed bundles and can move in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, rolling paper supply means 4 that supplies rolling paper 19, a pressing plate 16 that compresses laminated flat seaweed bundles, rolling paper fixing means 17 that puts the rolling paper 19 on the upper surface of the pressing plate 16 and fixes it, perpendicular direction moving means that moves in the perpendicular direction the mounting plate, the laminated flat seaweed bundles, the pressing plate 16 and the rolling paper fixing means 17 and returning means for returning to the original position, band placing means 27 that places bands around the mounting plate, pressing plate 16, etc. push-back means 29 that places paper rolled flat seaweed bundles on the mounting plate, and downstream conveyance means 6 that conveys paper rolled flat seaweed bundles from the top of the mounting plate to the downstream side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a laminated flat laver bundle binding device for binding by winding a laminated flat laver bundle.

Background Art

[0002] Dried laver is often shipped in a form where flat laver bundles (usually bundles of 10 sheets) are folded in half and tied up. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing demand for shipping not only in the form of being folded in half and tied up, but also in the form of flat laver bundles without being folded in half. Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-297063) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-6495), the applicant has developed a laminated flat laver bundle binding device for manufacturing a laminated flat laver bundle in which a plurality of flat laver bundles are laminated. In addition, as devices capable of banding various objects with an elongated tape, banding machines and binding machines as described in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-18059) and Patent Document 4 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-91307) have become widespread.

[0003] And the binding paper used in the laminated flat laver bundle binding device described in Patent Document 1 has a width of about 1 / 3 to the same as that of the laminated flat laver bundle, and can prevent the shape of the laminated flat laver bundle from collapsing after binding. The paper P used in the manufacturing device of the laminated flat laver bundle described in Patent Document 2 has a width similar to that of the laminated flat laver bundle, so it can be cut after winding the paper P (see paragraph 0030 of Patent Document 1 and paragraphs 0033 to 0037 and FIGS. 6 to 10 of Patent Document 2). However, in these devices, since the width of the binding paper or paper P is wide and directly binds the laver bundles, it has been impossible to lift the laminated flat laver bundle using the binding paper or paper P.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

[0005] The first objective of the present invention is to improve upon the apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, to enable the attachment of a band to a bundle of layered flat seaweed wrapped in paper, and to enable the bundle of layered flat seaweed to be lifted, and to provide a bundle of layered flat seaweed that operates reliably and is cost-effective when attaching the band to the bundle of layered flat seaweed using a commonly available banding machine or binding machine. Furthermore, the second challenge is to prevent wrinkles from forming when applying the wrapping paper, and the third challenge is to ensure that the stacked flat nori bundles with the bands attached are securely placed on the mounting plate. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The invention according to claim 1 is an upstream conveying means for transporting stacked flat seaweed bundles, A mounting plate is installed downstream of the upstream conveying means and is movable in a perpendicular direction that intersects the conveying direction of the upstream conveying means at a right angle, A paper supply means for supplying paper rolls to the upper surface and downstream side of the mounting plate, To compress the rolled paper supplied from the rolled paper supply means and the stacked flat seaweed bundles discharged from the upstream conveying means between them and the aforementioned mounting plate, and to enable movement in the orthogonal direction in the compressed state, a pressing plate that is movable in the vertical direction and in the orthogonal direction is provided, In the compressed state, the rolled paper is placed over the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side of the aforementioned mounting plate and secured until a band is formed around the aforementioned mounting plate and the pressing plate; In the compressed state and the state in which the rolled paper is fixed by the rolled paper fixing means, the above-described mounting plate, the stacked flat seaweed bundle, the pressing plate and the rolled paper fixing means are moved in the orthogonal direction by the orthogonal direction, In a state in which the mounting plate, the stacked flat seaweed bundle, the pressing plate, and the wrapping paper fixing means are moved in the orthogonal direction, a band-hanging means for hanging a band around the mounting plate and the pressing plate described above, Once the band is placed around the mounting plate and the pressing plate, the paper-wrapping means is returned to its original position, and the mounting plate and the pressing plate are removed and returned to their original positions. A means for pressing back the rolled-up bundle of flat seaweed, in which the stacked bundle of flat seaweed is wrapped in the rolled paper and the band is placed around the rolled paper, onto the aforementioned mounting plate, The present invention is characterized by comprising a downstream conveying means for conveying the aforementioned rolled paper-bound bundle of seaweed from above the aforementioned mounting plate to the downstream side.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 is a stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to claim 1, The invention is characterized by having a paper-stretching means for stretching the paper by placing the paper-wrapped roll over the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side of the aforementioned mounting plate, and then stretching the paper-wrapped roll from the downstream side to the upstream side on the upper surface of the pressing plate.

[0008] The invention according to claim 3 is a stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to claim 1 or 2, The return means is characterized in that, once the band is placed around the aforementioned mounting plate and pressing plate, it returns the paper-wrapping fixing means to its original position, pulls out the aforementioned mounting plate and returns it to a temporary waiting position between the position moved in the orthogonal direction and its original position, pulls out the pressing plate and returns it to its original position, then uses the push-back means to place the paper-wrapped flat seaweed bundle on the aforementioned mounting plate, compresses the paper-wrapped flat seaweed bundle with the pressing plate, returns the push-back means to its original position, and returns the pressing plate and the aforementioned mounting plate to their original positions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The laminated flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to claim 1 includes: an orthogonal direction moving means for moving the mounting plate, laminated flat seaweed bundle, pressing plate and wrapping paper fixing means in an orthogonal direction when the bundle is compressed and the wrapping paper is fixed by the wrapping paper fixing means; a band-hanging means for draping a band around the mounting plate and pressing plate when the mounting plate, laminated flat seaweed bundle, pressing plate and wrapping paper fixing means have moved in an orthogonal direction; and once the band is draped around the mounting plate and pressing plate, the wrapping paper fixing means is returned to its original position, and the mounting plate and The device includes a return mechanism for pulling out the pressing plate and returning it to its original position, and a push-back mechanism for placing the wrapped and banded bundles of seaweed, which are wrapped in paper and have a band placed around the paper, onto the mounting plate. This allows for the banding of the wrapped bundles of seaweed and for the bundles to be lifted. Since banding of the bundles of seaweed can be done using readily available banding and binding machines, a reliable and cost-effective bundled seaweed binding device can be provided.

[0010] According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effects of the laminated flat seaweed bundle binding device of the invention of claim 1, the invention has a means for pressing and stretching the rolled paper on the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side of the mounting plate after the rolled paper has been placed over the upper surface of the pressing plate, so that wrinkles do not form when the rolled paper is applied.

[0011] According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effects of the stacked flat seaweed bundle binding device of the invention of claim 1 or 2, the return means returns the paper-wrapping fixing means to its original position once the band is placed around the mounting plate and the pressing plate, pulls out the mounting plate and returns it to a temporary waiting position between the position moved in the orthogonal direction and the original position, pulls out the pressing plate and returns it to its original position, then uses the push-back means to place the paper-wrapping flat seaweed bundle on the mounting plate, compresses the paper-wrapping flat seaweed bundle with the pressing plate, returns the push-back means to its original position, and returns the pressing plate and mounting plate to their original positions. As a result, the paper-wrapping flat seaweed bundle does not shift when the push-back means returns to its original position, and the stacked flat seaweed bundle with the band can be reliably placed on the mounting plate. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] Plan view of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 2] Front view of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 3] Side view of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1 from the downstream side. [Figure 4] Perspective view of the flat laver bundle stacking part in the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 5] Diagram for explaining operation procedure 1 of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 6] Diagram for explaining operation procedure 2 of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 7] Diagram for explaining operation procedure 3 of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 8] Diagram for explaining operation procedure 4 of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1. [Figure 9] Diagram for explaining operation procedure 5 of the laminated flat laver binding device according to Example 1.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of examples.

Example

[0014] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the laminated flat laver binding device 1 according to Example 1, FIG. 2 is a front view of the laminated flat laver binding device 1 according to Example 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the laminated flat laver binding device 1 according to Example 1 from the downstream side in the conveying direction (hereinafter referred to as "downstream side"). As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the laminated flat laver binding device 1 includes a flat laver bundle stacking part 2 for stacking and aligning flat laver bundles, an upstream conveying means 3 for carrying in the laminated flat laver bundles, a paper winding means 4 for compressing the laminated flat laver bundles and winding paper around them, a binding means 5 for binding the laminated flat laver bundles with the paper wound around them, and a downstream conveying means 6 for conveying the bound laminated flat laver bundles to the downstream side.

[0015] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the flat seaweed bundle stacking section 2 in the flat seaweed bundle binding device 1. As shown in Figure 4, the flat seaweed bundle stacking section 2 consists of a string conveyor 8 that transports flat seaweed bundles, each containing 10 sheets of flat seaweed, up to the lifting plate 7, and a pair of flat seaweed bundle stacking plates 9 that hold both sides of the flat seaweed bundles that have been pushed up by the lifting plate 7. The string conveyor 8 is wrapped around the drive roller 10 and the driven roller 11, and conveys the bundles of flat seaweed sent from the upstream side in the conveying direction (hereinafter referred to as the "upstream side") to the downstream side. Although not shown in Figure 4, a flat seaweed bundle abutment plate is provided downstream of the lifting plate 7 at a position lower than the bottom surface of the flat seaweed bundle laminated plate 9. Once the bundles of seaweed reach the seaweed bundle abutment plate and align, the lifting plate 7 rises, and a stopper (not shown) rises to prevent subsequent bundles of seaweed from being transported by the string conveyor 8. Then, after the bundles of seaweed are held by the pair of seaweed bundle stacking plates 9, the plate and stopper descend together and wait until the next bundle of seaweed is transported. Furthermore, the pair of flat seaweed bundle stacking plates 9 can move in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the flat seaweed bundles. Normally, the distance between the side walls is slightly wider than the width of the flat seaweed bundles, and the flat seaweed bundles are held on the pair of horizontal plates. However, when the lifting plate 7 rises, the distance between the inner edges of the horizontal plates is widened to be slightly wider than the width of the flat seaweed bundles, and the lifting plate 7 temporarily holds all the flat seaweed bundles. The lifting plate 7, which temporarily holds all the bundles of flat seaweed, stops once it rises to a position slightly higher than the height of the horizontal plate. Then, as the pair of stacked flat seaweed plates 9 move toward each other and the distance between the inner edges of the horizontal plate becomes smaller than the width of the flat seaweed bundles, it begins to descend. Just before the distance between the inner edges of the horizontal plate becomes equal to the width of the lifting plate 7, it becomes lower than the height of the horizontal plate, and descends further until it is lower than the height of the top surface of the string conveyor 8, at which point it stops. By repeating this series of operations, a stack of 10 sheets of flat seaweed is made by stacking them multiple times (usually 10 times), and each time the stacking is performed, the distance between the side walls of the pair of flat seaweed stacking plates 9 is narrowed to about the width of the flat seaweed stack, thereby forming a stack of flat seaweed in an aligned state. After stacking the flat seaweed bundles multiple times, the extrusion means 12 is moved downstream, and the aligned stacked flat seaweed bundles are slid across the upper surface of the flat plate 13 and fed to the paper wrapping means 4. In other words, in Embodiment 1, the extrusion means 12 and the three flat plates 13 constitute the upstream conveying means 3.

[0016] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating the operation procedure 1 of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1. As shown in Figures 1-3 and 5, the wrapping means 4 consists of a mounting plate 14 on which stacked flat seaweed bundles fed by the upstream conveying means 3 can be placed on top, a wrapping paper supply means 15 that supplies wrapping paper to the upper surface and downstream side of the mounting plate 14, a pressing plate 16 that presses down on and compresses the stacked flat seaweed bundles placed on the mounting plate 14 and the wrapping paper from above, and a wrapping paper fixing means 17 that fixes the wrapping paper placed on the upper surface of the pressing plate 16 from the downstream side of the mounting plate 14 when the stacked flat seaweed bundles are compressed. The paper-wrapping supply means 15 supplies paper-wrapped rolls 19 to the upper surface and downstream side of the mounting plate 14 from just before to just after the stacked flat seaweed bundles 18 are formed in the flat seaweed bundle stacking section 2. When supplying the paper-wrapped rolls 19, the four movable suction holes 20 attract the paper-wrapped rolls 19 near one side, and the movable arm 21 raises the four movable suction holes 20 before moving them toward the downstream transport means 6. Then, after covering the upper surface and downstream side of the mounting plate 14, the suction force is released and the movable arm 21 is returned to its original position, resulting in the state shown in Figure 5.

[0017] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation procedure 2 of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1. Once the paper roll 19 is supplied and the device reaches the state shown in Figure 5, the paper roll 19 is sucked in by the four fixing suction holes 22 (see Figure 1) located near the four corners of the mounting plate 14. Subsequently, the paper roll 19 is lifted by vertically raising the paper roll lifting mechanism 24 (see Figure 2) located downstream of the mounting plate 14. Then, the stacked seaweed bundles 18 formed in the seaweed bundle stacking section 2 are moved downstream by the extrusion means 12 and fed onto the wrapping paper 19 covering the mounting plate 14. After that, the extrusion means 12 is returned to its original position, resulting in the state shown in Figure 6.

[0018] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation procedure 3 of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1. Once the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18 is fed onto the wrapping paper 19 covering the mounting plate 14 and reaches the state shown in Figure 6, the pressing plate 16 (see Figure 3) located on the mounting plate 14 is lowered to compress the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18. Then, air is injected from an air ejection hole (not shown) located downstream of the fixed suction hole 22 to make the wrapping paper 19 stand upright, and the three wrapping paper pressing and stretching means 25 located above the downstream side of the pressing plate 16 are moved from the downstream side (position in Figure 7) to the upstream side on the upper surface of the pressing plate 16, thereby allowing the wrapping paper 19 to be placed on the upper surface of the pressing plate 16 and to adhere tightly. Then, after returning the paper-flipping mechanism 24 to its original position, the upstream side of the paper-flipping mechanism 19, which is in close contact with the upper surface of the pressing plate 16, is pressed by the paper-flipping mechanism 17 (see Figure 8), and the paper-flipping mechanism 25 is returned to its original position.

[0019] Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating the operation procedure 4 of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1. The paper-wrapping fixing means 17 presses the upstream side of the paper-wrapping paper 19, and once the paper-wrapping stretching means 25 returns to its original position, the orthogonal direction moving means 26 moves the mounting plate 14, the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18, the pressing plate 16, and the paper-wrapping fixing means 17 in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the upstream transport means 3 (hereinafter referred to as the "orthogonal direction"), and stops once it reaches the center of the binding means 5. Then, when a signal indicating that the mounting plate 14, etc., has stopped is sent to the binding means 5, the strapping means 27 is activated and straps 28 are placed around the mounting plate 14, the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18, and the pressing plate 16. In the laminated flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1, an existing heat-sealing banding machine was used as the bundling means 5. Furthermore, Figure 8 shows the state after the banding is complete. Once the band 28 is attached, there is no longer a need to fix the rolled paper 19, so the rolled paper fixing means 17 is returned to its original position immediately after the banding is complete.

[0020] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation procedure 5 of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device 1 according to Example 1. After the band 28 is placed around the mounting plate 14, etc., to achieve the state shown in Figure 8, and once the paper-wrapping fixing means 17 returns to its original position, first pull out only the mounting plate 14 and return it to its original position. Although not shown in Figures 7 and 8, multiple support parts are provided on the side of the pressing plate 16 furthest from the binding means 5 to allow the pressing plate 16 to move (see Figure 3). Therefore, even if the mounting plate 14 is pulled out, the end of the rolled paper 19 will hit the multiple support parts and will not move, and the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18 and the band 28 will not move either. Next, the pressing plate 16 is pulled out and returned to its original position. When the pressing plate 16 is pulled out, the mounting plate 14 has been pulled out first, and the fastening by the band 28 has been loosened, so the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18, the wrapping paper 19, and the band 28 do not move together when the pressing plate 16 is pulled out. After pulling out the pressing plate 16 and returning it to its original position, the push-back means 29 is moved in a perpendicular direction and pressed until the rolled-up seaweed bundle 30, consisting of the stacked seaweed bundle 18, the wrapping paper 19, and the band 28, rests on the mounting plate 14. Then, when the push-back means 29 is returned to its original position, the state shown in Figure 9 is achieved. Subsequently, the rolled, banded bundles of seaweed 30 are transported to a collection device or the like by a downstream transport means 6 having a conveyor roller 23 or the like. [Examples]

[0021] The stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to Example 2 differs only in the procedure for changing from the state shown in Figure 8 to the state shown in Figure 9. The device configuration itself is the same as that of Example 1, so only that procedure will be explained, and other explanations will be omitted.

[0022] In Example 2, once the paper wrapping means 17 returns to its original position from the state shown in Figure 8, where the band 28 is placed around the mounting plate 14, the stacked flat seaweed bundle 18, and the pressing plate 16, first only the mounting plate 14 is pulled out and returned to an intermediate position (the position just before the mounting plate 14 is covered by the band). Next, the pressing plate 16 is pulled out and returned to its original position, and then the push-back means 29 is moved to press the rolled-up paper-banded flat seaweed bundle 30 until it rests on the mounting plate 14. Then, the pressing plate 16 is lowered again to compress and stop the rolled-up paper-banded flat seaweed bundle 30, and the push-back means 29 is returned to its original position. Therefore, when the push-back means 29 is returned to its original position, no part of the flat seaweed bundle 30 is dragged along. Afterward, the pressing plate 16 is raised and returned to its original position, and the mounting plate 14 on which the rolled-up paper-covered flat seaweed bundle 30 rests is returned to its original position, resulting in the state shown in Figure 9.

[0023] The following are modified examples of the stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling apparatus according to Examples 1 and 2. (1) The stacked seaweed bundle bundling device according to Examples 1 and 2 had a seaweed bundle stacking section 2 that stacked bundles of seaweed, each consisting of 10 sheets of seaweed, multiple times to form aligned stacked seaweed bundles. However, it is sufficient to have a function for transporting aligned stacked seaweed bundles, and the means for forming or supplying aligned stacked seaweed bundles can be selected as appropriate. (2) In Examples 1 and 2, the upstream conveying means 3 was constructed with the extrusion means 12 and three flat plates 13, but any means that has the function of conveying the aligned stacked seaweed bundles to the downstream side may be used, such as a conveying belt or a conveying plate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1: Laminated flat seaweed bundle bundling device 2: Flat seaweed bundle lamination section 3: Upstream conveying means 4: Paper wrapping means 5: Binding means 6: Downstream conveying means 7: Lifting plate 8: String conveyor 9: Flat seaweed bundle laminated board 10: Drive roller 11: Driven roller 12: Extrusion means 13: Flat plate 14: Mounting plate 15: Paper supply means 16: Pressing plate 17: Paper fixing means 18: Layered flat seaweed bundle 19: Wrapping paper 20: Movable suction hole 21: Movable arm 22: Fixed suction hole 23: Conveyor roller 24: Roll paper lifting mechanism 25: Roll paper pressing and stretching means 26: Orthogonal direction moving means 27: Banding means 28: Band 29: Push-back mechanism 30: Rolled paper band-covered flat seaweed bundle

Claims

1. An upstream conveying means for transporting stacked flat seaweed bundles, A mounting plate is installed downstream of the upstream conveying means and is movable in a perpendicular direction that intersects the conveying direction of the upstream conveying means at a right angle, A paper supply means for supplying paper rolls to the upper surface and downstream side of the mounting plate, To compress the rolled paper supplied from the rolled paper supply means and the stacked flat seaweed bundles discharged from the upstream conveying means between them and the aforementioned mounting plate, and to enable movement in the orthogonal direction in the compressed state, a pressing plate that is movable in the vertical direction and in the orthogonal direction is provided, In the compressed state, the rolled paper is placed over the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side of the aforementioned mounting plate and secured until a band is formed around the aforementioned mounting plate and the pressing plate; In the compressed state and the state in which the rolled paper is fixed by the rolled paper fixing means, the above-described mounting plate, the stacked flat seaweed bundle, the pressing plate and the rolled paper fixing means are moved in the orthogonal direction by the orthogonal direction, In a state in which the mounting plate, the stacked flat seaweed bundle, the pressing plate, and the wrapping paper fixing means are moved in the orthogonal direction, a band-hanging means for hanging a band around the mounting plate and the pressing plate described above, Once the band is placed around the mounting plate and the pressing plate, the paper-wrapping means is returned to its original position, and the mounting plate and the pressing plate are removed and returned to their original positions. A means for pressing back the rolled-up bundle of flat seaweed, in which the stacked bundle of flat seaweed is wrapped in the rolled paper and the band is placed around the rolled paper, onto the aforementioned mounting plate, The system includes a downstream conveying means for conveying the aforementioned rolled paper-covered bundles of seaweed downstream from above the aforementioned mounting plate. A stacking and bundling device for flattened seaweed, characterized by the following features.

2. The rolled paper is placed over the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side of the aforementioned mounting plate, and then the rolled paper is stretched on the upper surface of the pressing plate from the downstream side to the upstream side by means of a rolled paper stretching means. The stacked flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to feature 1.

3. The return means, once the band is placed around the aforementioned mounting plate and pressing plate, returns the paper-wrapping fixing means to its original position, pulls out the aforementioned mounting plate and returns it to a temporary waiting position between the position moved in the orthogonal direction and its original position, pulls out the pressing plate and returns it to its original position, then uses the push-back means to place the paper-wrapping flat seaweed bundle on the aforementioned mounting plate, compresses the paper-wrapping flat seaweed bundle with the pressing plate, returns the push-back means to its original position, and returns the pressing plate and the aforementioned mounting plate to their original positions. The laminated flat seaweed bundle bundling device according to feature 1 or 2.

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