JP2004345729A5

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Publication number: JP2004345729A5
Application number: JP2003148168A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2003-05-26
Publication date: 2005-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 2023-05-26

Claims

搬送手段(14)で載置搬送される物品(10)を、該搬送手段(14)の側方に設けた搬出路(18)に案内する案内機構 (20) を備えた物品案内装置であって、
前記案内機構 (20) は、
前記搬送手段(14) の搬送路上方を横切るように巻掛け案内されて走行可能に配設された無端索体(28)と、
該無端索体 (28) の下方に設けられ、搬送手段 (14) で搬送される物品 (10) が通過可能な物品通過空間 (40) と、
前記無端索体(28) の走行方向に並設され、該無端索体 (28) から下側に延出して前記搬送手段 (14) 上の物品(10)の進行を遮るように前記物品通過空間 (40) を搬出路(18)側から壁状に覆って物品(10)を搬出路(18)に案内し得る複数の案内部材(30)と、
前記無端索体(28)を走行駆動する駆動手段(32)とから構成され、
前記物品通過空間(40)を前記搬出路(18)側から覆っている案内部材群の先端が、搬出路側端位置より前記搬送手段(14)における物品搬送方向の上流側に位置するよう構成すると共に、該先端位置を、前記駆動手段(32)により前記無端索体(28)を走行駆動することで変更し得るよう構成した
ことを特徴とする物品案内装置。Articles which are placed transported by the transport means (14) to (10), met article guide apparatus having a guide mechanism (20) for guiding the discharge passage provided on the side of said transport means (14) (18) And
Said guide mechanism (20),
An endless cord (28) that is wound and guided so as to cross over the conveying path of the conveying means (14 ) and arranged to be able to travel;
An article passage space (40) provided below the endless cord (28) and through which the article (10) conveyed by the conveying means (14) can pass ;
Wherein arranged in parallel in the running direction of the free Tansakutai (28), advancing the article passes to block the said conveying means (14) on the article extends downwardly from the endless cable body (28) (10) delivery passage space (40) and (18) side covers in a wall shape from the object article (10) the discharge line a plurality of guide members that can guide the (18) (30),
Drive means (32) for driving the endless cord body (28) ,
The tip of the guide member group which covers from the said delivery passage articles passage space (40) (18) side and configured for placement upstream side of the article transport direction of the transport means from unloading roadside end position (14) In addition, the article guide device is configured so that the tip position can be changed by driving the endless cord (28) by the driving means (32).

前記搬送手段(14)には、その一側方に複数の搬出路(18)が物品搬送方向に離間して設けられると共に、各搬出路(18)に対応して前記案内機構(20)が夫々配設され、
前記各案内機構(20)に対応して画成される前記物品通過空間(40) を、前記物品(10)の進行を遮るものと遮らないものとに設定して、前記各搬出路(18)に対して物品(10)が選択的に案内されるよう、前記各案内機構 (20) における案内部材群が夫々搬出路 (18) 側から延びる壁状の案内体として物品通過空間 (40) を覆うように前記駆動手段 (32) で無端索体 (28) を走行させて位置付かせ、前記案内機構(20) は、搬送手段 (14) における上流側の案内機構(20)で物品通過空間(40)を覆う領域より下流側の案内機構(20)での物品通過空間(40)を覆う領域が広く設定されるよう、上流側の案内機構(20)を通過した物品(10)を下流側の案内機構(20)を介して対応する搬出路(18)に案内部材群で案内し得るように構成した請求項１記載の物品案内装置。Wherein the transport means (14), together with multiple transportable Detchi on one side of its (18) are spaced apart at the object article carrying direction, the guide mechanism so as to correspond to the respective discharge line (18) ( 20) are arranged respectively.
The product article passage space before Symbol defined in correspondence with the respective guiding mechanism (20) (40), and set into those that does not obstruct Noto block the progression of the article (10), before Symbol each Unohana by article (10) is selectively guided against delivery passage (18), the article said as a wall-like guide member guiding member group extending from each delivery passage (18) side of the guide mechanism (20) It is traveling endless cable body by the driving means so as to pass over the space (40) (32) (28) and stick position, before Symbol proposed in mechanism (20) is guided on the upstream side in the transport means (14) mechanism (20) such that the region covering the article passage space (40) at the downstream side of the guide mechanism from the region covering the article passage space (40) (20) is wider at the upstream side of the guide mechanism (20) The article guide device according to claim 1, wherein the article (10) having passed therethrough can be guided by the guide member group to the corresponding carry-out path (18) via the downstream guide mechanism (20).

前記物品(10)は、搬送手段(14)の物品搬送方向に沿って並んだ列をなし、かつ該搬送手段(14)の幅方向に複数列で搬送されて、各列毎に前記各案内機構(20)により対応する夫々の搬出路(18)に案内するように構成した請求項２記載の物品案内装置。 Before Symbol article (10), a row aligned along the article conveying direction of the conveyance means (14), either One is conveyed in the width direction of the conveying means (14) in a plurality of rows, each row wherein the guide mechanism (20) by the corresponding article guide apparatus configured claims 2, wherein to guide the output path of each (18).

予備となる案内機構Spare guide mechanism (20)(20) と搬出路And unloading path (18)(18) が設けられ、物品Provided (10)(Ten) が分配案内されていた搬出路Used to be distributed (18)(18) に接続する包装機等からの停止信号により、当該搬出路When the stop signal from a packaging machine connected to the (18)(18) への物品Goods to (10)(Ten) の案内を停止した際に、予備の案内機構When the guidance is stopped, a spare guidance mechanism (20)(20) より下流側の案内機構Downstream guide mechanism (20)(20) の物品案内が停止した場合は、当該物品案内を停止した案内機構If the article guidance stops, the guidance mechanism that stopped the article guidance (20)(20) で物品通過空間In article passage space (40)(40) を覆っていた領域に対し、予備の案内機構Spare guide mechanism for the area that covered (20)(20) での物品通過空間Article passage space (40)(40) を覆う領域が同じまたは狭くなるよう案内部材群における先頭の案内部材Leading guide member in the guide member group so that the area covering the same or narrower (30)(30) を位置付かせるようにし、予備の案内機構The auxiliary guide mechanism (20)(20) より上流側の案内機構More upstream guide mechanism (20)(20) の物品案内が停止した場合は、当該物品案内を停止した案内機構If the article guidance stops, the guidance mechanism that stopped the article guidance (20)(20) により物品通過空間By the article passage space (40)(40) を覆う領域を、予備の案内機構The area that covers the spare guide mechanism (20)(20) での物品通過空間Article passage space (40)(40) を覆う領域より狭くなるよう案内部材群における先頭の案内部材Leading guide member in the guide member group to be narrower than the area covering (30)(30) を位置付かせるようにすることで、前記予備の案内機構By positioning the spare guide mechanism (20)(20) により物品By goods (10)(Ten) を対応の搬出路The corresponding export route (18)(18) へ案内し得るよう構成される請求項２または３記載の物品案内装置。The article guiding apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the article guiding apparatus is configured to be capable of guiding to the article.

前記無端索体The endless cord (28)(28) は、一対の回転体Is a pair of rotating bodies (26,26)(26,26) に上下方向に巻掛けられて下側直線軌道部The lower straight track that is wound up and down (28a)(28a) を有し、前記案内部材The guide member (30)(30) は無端索体Is an endless cord (28)(28) の外方に延出してその走行方向に並設され、下側直線軌道部The lower straight track part that extends outward and is juxtaposed in the direction of travel (28a)(28a) において下側に延出するよう構成されている請求項１〜４の何れかに記載の物品案内装置。The article guiding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article guiding apparatus is configured to extend downward.

前記無端索体The endless cord (28)(28) に対して各案内部材Against each guide member (30)(30) は、隣り合う案内部材Is an adjacent guide member (30)(30) との間に概ね隙間がない密着状態で配設されて、案内部材群が搬出路The guide member group is disposed in close contact with the gap between the guide member group and the carry-out path. (18)(18) 側から延びる壁状の案内体として前記物品通過空間The article passage space as a wall-shaped guide extending from the side (40)(40) を覆うよう構成した請求項１〜５の何れかに記載The structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is configured to cover の物品案内装置。Article guidance device.