JP5209948B2 - Article alignment and conveyance device - Google Patents

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JP5209948B2
JP5209948B2 JP2007323870A JP2007323870A JP5209948B2 JP 5209948 B2 JP5209948 B2 JP 5209948B2 JP 2007323870 A JP2007323870 A JP 2007323870A JP 2007323870 A JP2007323870 A JP 2007323870A JP 5209948 B2 JP5209948 B2 JP 5209948B2
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本発明は物品整列搬送装置に関する。   The present invention relates to an article aligning and conveying apparatus.

物品整列搬送装置として、振動式パーツフィーダー（特許文献１）や回転式パーツフィーダー（特許文献２）やベルト起立式ボトル整列装置（特許文献３）がある。   Examples of the article aligning and conveying apparatus include a vibratory parts feeder (Patent Document 1), a rotary parts feeder (Patent Document 2), and a belt upright bottle aligning apparatus (Patent Document 3).

特許文献１に記載の物品整列搬送装置は、複数の棒状物品を上側開口部より受け入れる短筒状の本体部、及びこの本体部の下側開口部を開閉するためのゲートを有する充填ホッパと、この充填ホッパ内に供給されたそれぞれの棒状物品が互いに隣合う状態で起立するように上記充填ホッパを振動させる駆動部と、を備える充填装置において、上記充填ホッパ内に供給されて一方の端部が上記ゲートの上面に当接する棒状物品を、この棒状物品の中心軸線が鉛直方向に対して45°以下の角度をなす範囲内で起立させた状態で保持する仕切り部材を上記本体部内に設けたものである。棒状物品の長さや充填量に拘わらず、充填ホッパ内に棒状物品を互いに隣合う状態で綺麗に起立させることができ、この整列させた状態で容器等に充填できる。   The article aligning and conveying apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 includes a short cylindrical main body that receives a plurality of bar-shaped articles from an upper opening, and a filling hopper that includes a gate for opening and closing the lower opening of the main body, A drive unit that vibrates the filling hopper so that the respective rod-like articles supplied into the filling hopper stand up next to each other, and one end portion supplied into the filling hopper A partition member is provided in the main body for holding the rod-shaped article that is in contact with the upper surface of the gate in a state where the central axis of the rod-shaped article is raised within a range in which the central axis forms an angle of 45 ° or less with respect to the vertical direction. Is. Regardless of the length or filling amount of the rod-shaped article, the rod-shaped article can be erected cleanly in a state adjacent to each other in the filling hopper, and the container or the like can be filled in this aligned state.

特許文献２に記載の物品整列搬送装置は、物品を受け入れ可能なターンテーブルと、前記ターンテーブルに置かれた前記物品の姿勢を検知できる位置に配備したセンサと、前記センサの出力より前記物品の表裏姿勢を判定し表裏姿勢に応じて前記ターンテーブルを予め設定した停止位置に回転させる制御部と、前記物品を移動させる押し出し部と、前記押し出し部により移動された前記物品を掛止する受部材とを有するものである。   An article aligning and conveying apparatus described in Patent Literature 2 includes a turntable that can receive an article, a sensor that is disposed at a position where the attitude of the article placed on the turntable can be detected, and an output of the article. A control unit that determines a front / back posture and rotates the turntable to a preset stop position according to the front / back posture, a push-out unit that moves the article, and a receiving member that holds the article moved by the push-out unit It has.

請求項１の発明は、縦長物品の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれを規制する面状部材を両側に起立させた床面を備えて上下動する上下移動床を有し、面状部材は、上下移動床に備えられた物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対して下り勾配を有する傾斜突起の両側に起立され、上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う上流に、縦長物品の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向になるよう物品の方向を揃えると共に、物品の位置を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制する固定物品投入部を有し、上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う下流に、排出シュートを有し、排出シュートは、縦長物品をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出するようにしたものである。 The invention of claim 1 has a vertically movable floor that includes a floor surface in which a planar member that regulates both ends in the longitudinal direction of a vertically long article is provided on both sides and moves up and down. Standing on both sides of the inclined protrusions having a downward gradient with respect to the horizontal toward the article conveyance direction provided on the moving floor, the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article is upstream of the article conveyance direction of the vertical moving floor and the article conveyance direction. It has a fixed article input section that aligns the direction of the articles so that they are perpendicular to each other and regulates the position of the articles in the direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction, and has a discharge chute downstream of the vertical moving floor along the article conveyance direction. The discharge chute discharges the vertically long article with one side in the longitudinal direction leading.

特許文献１、２に記載の如くの従来の物品整列搬送装置では、物品の重心側が下側になるように起立させて整列させるものが大部分である。しかしながら、物品が縦長形状の場合には、確率的に物品が起立するものは数少なくなるため整列成功率も低下し、その結果、処理能力が低下してしまうことがある。また、物品の重心側の面が、尖っていたり、丸みを帯びていたりすると、重心側の面を下側とすること自体に困難があり、整列不可能になることがある。また、振動式や回転式のパーツフィーダーは取扱い物品に対して装置サイズが大きくなる傾向がある。従って、広い設置スペースが必要で、しかも取扱い物品が変更になった際の型替えでは、その交換部品も大きくなり、作業者の負担が大きい。   Most of the conventional article aligning and conveying apparatuses as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are arranged to stand up and align so that the center of gravity of the article is on the lower side. However, when the articles are vertically long, the number of articles that stood up stochastically decreases, so the success rate of alignment also decreases, and as a result, the processing capability may decrease. Further, if the surface on the center of gravity side of the article is pointed or rounded, it is difficult to make the surface on the center of gravity side downward, and alignment may be impossible. In addition, vibration-type and rotary-type parts feeders tend to be larger in apparatus size than the handled items. Therefore, a wide installation space is required, and in the case of mold change when the handling article is changed, the replacement parts are also large, and the burden on the operator is large.

特許文献３に記載の物品整列搬送装置は、比較的コンパクトで整列成功率は高いものの、ボトルがベルトで挟まりながら起立されるため、その際の摩擦によってボトル表面にキズが発生したり、フィルム巻きボトルの場合にはそのフィルムにシワが発生したりすることがある。また、ボトルの底面と上部の径が大きく異なるものでは、起立時にボトルがベルトから外れ、搬送力が失われてしまう。   The article alignment / conveyance device described in Patent Document 3 is relatively compact and has a high alignment success rate, but the bottle stands up while being pinched by a belt. In the case of a bottle, wrinkles may occur on the film. In addition, when the bottle has a large difference in diameter between the bottom surface and the upper portion, the bottle comes off the belt when standing up, and the conveying force is lost.

本発明の課題は、単純でコンパクトな物品整列搬送装置により、縦長物品を所望の方向に整列させることにある。   An object of the present invention is to align vertically long articles in a desired direction by a simple and compact article aligning and conveying apparatus.

請求項１の発明は、縦長物品の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれを規制する面状部材を両側に起立させた床面を備えて上下動する上下移動床を有し、上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う上流に、縦長物品の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向になるよう物品の方向を規制する固定物品投入部を有し、上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う下流に、排出シュートを有し、排出シュートは、縦長物品をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出するようにしたものである。   The invention according to claim 1 has a vertically movable floor that includes a floor surface in which a planar member that regulates both ends in the longitudinal direction of a vertically long article is provided on both sides and moves up and down, and conveys the article on the vertically movable floor Upstream of the direction, having a fixed article input section for regulating the direction of the article so that the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article is perpendicular to the article conveyance direction, and a discharge chute downstream of the article moving direction of the vertical moving floor The discharge chute is configured to discharge a vertically long article with one side in the longitudinal direction leading.

請求項２の発明は、請求項１の発明において更に、前記上下移動床として、両側の面状部材を物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状面状部材とし、かつ縦長物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を床面に備えるものを用いるようにしたものである。   According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, as the vertically movable floor, the planar members on both sides are vertical wall-shaped planar members as viewed in the article conveying direction, and the vertically long article is downstream along the article conveying direction. The floor surface is provided with an inclined surface to be moved.

請求項３の発明は、請求項１又は２の発明において更に、前記固定物品投入部が縦長物品の中央寄せ部材を備えるようにしたものである。   According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the fixed article input portion is provided with a centering member for a vertically long article.

請求項４の発明は、請求項１〜３のいずれかの発明において更に、前記排出シュートが縦長物品の位置を制限することで方向を揃える方向規制部材を備えるようにしたものである。   According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the discharge chute further includes a direction regulating member that aligns the direction by restricting a position of the vertically long article.

請求項５の発明は、請求項４の発明において更に、複数の中央寄せ部材を備える固定物品投入部と、複数の面状部材を備える上下移動床と、複数の方向規制部材を備える排出シュートとを有するようにしたものである。   According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fixed article input portion including a plurality of centering members, the vertically movable floor including a plurality of planar members, and the discharge chute including a plurality of direction regulating members. It is made to have.

請求項６の発明は、請求項１〜５のいずれかの発明において更に、前記固定物品投入部の上流に物品供給装置が配置され、物品供給装置は、複数の固定床の各個を搬送方向に沿って並置し、複数の移動床の各個を各固定床に対し搬送方向の側傍に隣接配置するとともに、各移動床を同時にそれらの床面が隣接する固定床の床面に対する上位と下位に位置付ける昇降動作を繰り返すことで物品を下流に供給するようにしたものである。   The invention of claim 6 is the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an article supply device disposed upstream of the fixed article input unit, wherein the article supply device is configured to move each of the plurality of fixed floors in the transport direction. The moving floors are placed side by side along the side of the conveyance direction with respect to each fixed floor, and each moving floor is simultaneously placed above and below the floor of the fixed floor that is adjacent to each other. The article is supplied downstream by repeating the positioning operation.

請求項７の発明は、請求項１〜６のいずれかの発明において更に、前記排出シュートの下流に、縦長物品を起立させる方向変更板を有するようにしたものである。   According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, a direction changing plate for raising the vertically long article is provided downstream of the discharge chute.

請求項８の発明は、請求項１〜６のいずれかの発明において更に、前記排出シュートの下流に、縦長物品を反転させて起立させるフックを有するようにしたものである。   According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hook according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising a hook for inverting a vertically long article upright downstream of the discharge chute.

請求項９の発明は、請求項１〜８のいずれかの発明において更に、前記縦長物品の断面積がその長手方向に沿って変化するようにしたものである。   The invention of claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the cross-sectional area of the vertically long article changes along the longitudinal direction thereof.

請求項１０の発明は、請求項１〜９のいずれかの発明において更に、前記縦長物品がボトル又はキャップであるようにしたものである。   The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the vertically long article is a bottle or a cap.

（請求項１）
(a)固定物品投入部により長手方向の位置を物品搬送方向と直角方向において規制された縦長物品が上下移動床の両側面状部材の間に投入されると、縦長物品は上下移動床の上昇の過程で長手方向の特定の一方側を先頭側にして排出シュートへ移送されて整列され、その整列姿勢で排出シュートから排出される。これにより、単純でコンパクトな物品整列搬送装置により、縦長物品を所望の方向に整列させることができる。 (Claim 1)
(a) When a vertically long article whose longitudinal position is regulated in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction by the fixed article loading unit is thrown between the two side surface members of the vertically moving floor, the vertically long article rises on the vertically moving floor. In this process, the sheet is transferred to the discharge chute with the specific one side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side and aligned, and discharged from the discharge chute in the aligned posture. Thereby, a vertically long article can be aligned in a desired direction by a simple and compact article aligning and conveying apparatus.

（請求項２）
(b)上下移動床として、両側の面状部材を物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状面状部材とし、かつ縦長物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を床面に備えるものである。更に、両側の面状部材に挟まれる床面上に設けられて縦長物品の長手方向の中央部を支持し、かつ該物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜突起を備えるもの、両側の面状部材を物品搬送方向視でＬ字断面状面状部材とし、かつ縦長物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を該床面部材のＬ字断面の段差面に備えるもののいずれかを追加又は交換し、選択して用いることができる。 (Claim 2)
(b) As the vertically movable floor, the planar members on both sides are vertical wall-shaped planar members as viewed in the article conveying direction, and the floor surface is provided with an inclined surface that moves the vertically long article downstream along the article conveying direction. . Further, provided on the floor surface sandwiched between the planar members on both sides, provided with inclined protrusions for supporting the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article and moving the article downstream along the article conveying direction, Any of the planar member is an L-shaped cross-sectional planar member as viewed in the article conveying direction, and the stepped surface of the L-shaped cross section of the floor member has an inclined surface that moves the vertically long article downstream along the article conveying direction. Can be added or exchanged and selected for use.

両側の面状部材を垂直壁状とし、かつ縦長物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を床面に備える上下移動床では、縦長物品が上下移動床の傾斜床面で先行して転がり易い側又は滑り易い側を先頭側にして排出シュートへ移送されて整列される。   In a vertically movable floor in which the planar members on both sides have a vertical wall shape and the floor surface has an inclined surface that moves the vertically long article downstream in the article conveyance direction, the vertically long article precedes the inclined floor surface of the vertically movable floor. The side that is easy to roll or the side that is slippery is transferred to the discharge chute and aligned.

両側の面状部材に挟まれる床面上に設けられる傾斜突起を備える上下移動床では、縦長物品が長手方向における軽量側を先頭側にして排出シュートへ移送されて整列される。   In a vertically movable floor provided with inclined protrusions provided on the floor surface sandwiched between the planar members on both sides, the vertically long articles are transferred to the discharge chute and aligned with the lightweight side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side.

両側の面状部材をＬ字断面状とする上下移動床では、縦長物品が長手方向における太径側を先頭側にして排出シュートへ移送されて整列される。   In the vertically movable floor where the planar members on both sides have an L-shaped cross section, vertically long articles are transferred to the discharge chute and aligned with the large diameter side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side.

（請求項３）
(c)固定物品投入部が縦長物品の中央寄せ部材を備えることにより、確実に、縦長物品の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に位置規制できる。 (Claim 3)
(c) Since the fixed article input unit includes the center-aligning member for the vertically long article, the position of the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article can be reliably regulated in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（請求項４）
(d)排出シュートが縦長物品の位置を規制することで方向を揃える規制部材を備えることにより、確実に、縦長物品の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向に配列できる。 (Claim 4)
(d) Since the discharge chute includes a regulating member that aligns the direction by regulating the position of the vertically long article, the longitudinal direction of the vertically elongated article can be reliably arranged in a direction parallel to the article conveying direction.

（請求項５）
(e)複数の中央寄せ部材を備える固定物品投入部と、複数の面状部材を備える上下移動床と、複数の方向規制部材を備える排出シュートとを有する。これにより、複数の縦長物品を並行して整列させることができる。 (Claim 5)
(e) It has a fixed article input part provided with a plurality of centering members, a vertically movable floor provided with a plurality of planar members, and a discharge chute provided with a plurality of direction regulating members. Thereby, a plurality of vertically long articles can be aligned in parallel.

（請求項６）
(f)固定物品投入部の上流に配置される物品供給装置が、複数の固定床の各個を搬送方向に沿って並置し、複数の移動床の各個を各固定床に対し搬送方向の側傍に隣接配置するとともに、各移動床を同時にそれらの床面が隣接する固定床の床面に対する上位と下位に位置付ける昇降動作を繰り返すことで物品を下流に供給する。従って、縦長物品の寸法形状や搬入姿勢に関係なく、該物品を概ね一定量ずつ固定物品投入部に供給できる。 (Claim 6)
(f) The article supply device arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit juxtaposes each of the plurality of fixed beds along the conveyance direction, and places each of the plurality of movable beds on the side of the conveyance direction with respect to each fixed bed. The articles are supplied downstream by repeating the up-and-down operation of positioning each moving floor at the upper and lower positions with respect to the floor surface of the adjacent fixed floor at the same time. Therefore, regardless of the size and shape of the vertically long article and the carry-in posture, the article can be supplied to the fixed article input unit almost by a constant amount.

（請求項７）
(g)排出シュートから排出される縦長物品は、方向変更板に衝突して起立され、正立状態になる。 (Claim 7)
(g) The vertically long article discharged from the discharge chute is erected by colliding with the direction changing plate, and becomes an upright state.

（請求項８）
(h)排出シュートから排出される縦長物品は、フックにより先頭側を引き掛け上げられて起立され、正立状態になる。 (Claim 8)
(h) The vertically long article discharged from the discharge chute is raised by being hooked up by the hook and brought into an upright state.

（請求項９）
(i)長手方向に沿って断面積が変化する縦長物品を整列対象物品とすることができる。 (Claim 9)
(i) A vertically long article whose cross-sectional area changes along the longitudinal direction can be set as an article to be aligned.

（請求項１０）
(j)ボトル又はキャップを整列対象物品とすることができる。 (Claim 10)
(j) A bottle or a cap can be an article to be aligned.

物品整列搬送装置１００は、図１〜図４、図２１〜図２４、図４１〜図４４のそれぞれに示す如く、物品搬送方向の上流側から順に、固定物品投入部１０、上下移動床２０、排出シュート３０を有する。物品整列搬送装置１００は、縦長物品１の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれを位置規制する面状部材２２、２２を両側に起立させた床面２１を備えて上下動する上下移動床２０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向に沿う上流に、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向になるよう物品の方向を揃えると共に、物品の位置を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制する固定物品投入部１０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向に沿う下流に、排出シュート３０を有し、排出シュート３０は、縦長物品１をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出する。   As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 21 to 24, and 41 to 44, the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 includes, in order from the upstream side in the article conveying direction, a fixed article input unit 10, an up and down moving floor 20, A discharge chute 30 is provided. The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 includes a vertically moving floor 20 that moves up and down with a floor surface 21 in which the planar members 22 and 22 that restrict the positions of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 are raised on both sides. The upstream side of the vertically moving floor 20 along the article conveyance direction aligns the direction of the article so that the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveyance direction, and restricts the position of the article in the direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction. And a discharge chute 30 downstream of the vertical moving floor 20 along the article conveyance direction. The discharge chute 30 discharges the vertically long article 1 with one side in the longitudinal direction leading. To do.

ここで、物品整列搬送装置１００にあっては、上下移動床２０として、図１〜図４に示した上下移動床２０Ａと、図２１〜図２４に示した上下移動床２０Ｂと、図４１〜図４４に示した上下移動床２０Ｃのそれぞれを予め用意し、それらのいずれかを選択して用いることができる。上下移動床２０Ａは、図５に示す如く、両側の面状部材２２を物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状面状部材２２とし、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を床面２１に備えるものである。上下移動床２０Ｂは、図２５に示す如く、両側の面状部材２２に挟まれる床面２１上に設けられて縦長物品１の長手方向の中央部を支持し、かつ該物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜突起２３を備えるものである。上下移動床２０Ｃは、図４５に示す如く、両側の面状部材２２を物品搬送方向視でＬ字断面状面状部材２２とし、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を該面状部材２２のＬ字断面の段差面２２Ａに備えるものである。以下、上下移動床２０として上下移動床２０Ａ、２０Ｂ、２０Ｃのそれぞれを用いた物品整列搬送装置１００のそれぞれについて説明する。   Here, in the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100, as the vertically moving floor 20, the vertically moving floor 20A shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the vertically moving floor 20B shown in FIGS. 21 to 24, and FIGS. Each of the vertically movable floors 20C shown in FIG. 44 can be prepared in advance, and any one of them can be selected and used. As shown in FIG. 5, the vertically moving floor 20 </ b> A has inclined surfaces that make the planar members 22 on both sides the vertical wall-shaped planar members 22 in the article conveying direction and move the vertically long article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction. The floor 21 is provided. As shown in FIG. 25, the up-and-down moving floor 20B is provided on the floor surface 21 sandwiched between the planar members 22 on both sides, supports the center portion of the longitudinal article 1 in the longitudinal direction, and supports the article 1 in the article transport direction. Are provided with inclined protrusions 23 that are moved downstream along the line. As shown in FIG. 45, the vertically movable floor 20C has inclined surfaces that make the planar members 22 on both sides L-shaped sectional planar members 22 when viewed in the article conveying direction and move the vertically long article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction. Is provided on the stepped surface 22A of the L-shaped cross section of the planar member 22. Hereinafter, each of the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 using the vertically movable floors 20A, 20B, and 20C as the vertically movable floor 20 will be described.

（上下移動床２０として上下移動床２０Ａを用いた物品整列搬送装置１００）（図１〜図２０）
図１〜図４に示した物品整列搬送装置１００は、縦長物品１の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれを規制する垂直壁状面状部材２２を両側に起立させ、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向下流に移動させる傾斜面２１Ａを形成した床面２１を備えて上下動する上下移動床２０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向上流に、縦長物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向になるように物品の方向を揃えかつ物品搬送方向と直角方向における位置を規制、即ち、所定範囲内に制限する固定物品投入部１０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向下流側に隣接して、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向に位置規制する排出シュート３０を有し、排出シュート３０は、縦長物品１をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出する。尚、本発明で物品の方向を揃えるとは、所定の方向になっている物品は向きを変えず、所定の方向になっていない物品のみ向きを変え、結果として全ての物品が所定の向きになるようにする操作をいう。 (Article Aligning and Conveying Device 100 Using Vertical Moving Floor 20A as Vertical Moving Floor 20) (FIGS. 1 to 20)
The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 erects vertical wall-shaped planar members 22 that regulate both ends of the longitudinal article 1 in the longitudinal direction on both sides, and the longitudinal article 1 in the article carrying direction. It has a vertically movable floor 20 having a floor surface 21 formed with an inclined surface 21A to be moved downstream, and the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction upstream of the vertically moving floor 20 in the article conveying direction. The fixed article insertion portion 10 that restricts the position in the direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction and aligns the articles in a direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction. Adjacently, there is a discharge chute 30 that positions the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 in a direction parallel to the article conveying direction, and the discharge chute 30 discharges the vertically long article 1 with one side in the longitudinal direction leading. In the present invention, aligning the direction of an article means that an article that is in a predetermined direction does not change direction, only an article that is not in a predetermined direction is changed, and as a result, all articles are in a predetermined direction. The operation to be.

固定物品投入部１０は、縦長物品１の両端部のそれぞれを規制して縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に揃えかつ物品搬送方向と直角方向における位置を規制するための中央寄せ部材１２を、傾斜床面１１の両側に起立させて備える。床面１１は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度αの下り勾配をなし（図４）、αの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。中央寄せ部材１２は、例えば、物品搬送方向視で上端に頂部を有する三角形となる上に凸の三角柱状をなし、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の頂部間隔ａ1の好適値は縦長物品1の高さｈの1.1〜1.7倍であり、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の底部間隔ａ2の好適値は縦長物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.0倍である（図３）。中央寄せ部材１２のその他の形状としては、単なる直方体や、物品１と接触する側が三角柱の如く傾斜した断面が台形状の四角柱などでも良いが、傾斜突起２３をうまく物品１に作用させ、物品１が所定の幅のなかに収まるようにするには、物品１と接触する側の面が傾斜しているほうが好ましい（不図示）。   The fixed article loading unit 10 regulates both ends of the vertically long article 1 so that the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 is aligned with the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction and the position in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction is regulated. The members 12 are provided upright on both sides of the inclined floor surface 11. The floor surface 11 faces the article conveyance direction and has a downward slope of an angle α with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 4). A preferable value of α is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. The centering member 12 has, for example, a triangular shape having a convex shape with a top at the upper end in the article conveying direction, and a suitable value for the apex interval a1 of the triangular prisms of the both side centering member 12 is the height of the vertically long article 1. It is 1.1 to 1.7 times the length h, and a suitable value for the bottom interval a2 of the triangular prisms of the both-side centering member 12 is 0.7 to 1.0 times the height h of the vertically long article 1 (FIG. 3). Other shapes of the centering member 12 may be a simple rectangular parallelepiped or a quadrangular prism having a trapezoidal cross section whose side contacting the article 1 is inclined like a triangular prism. In order to keep 1 within a predetermined width, it is preferable that the surface on the side in contact with the article 1 is inclined (not shown).

上下移動床２０は、固定物品投入部１０から投入された縦長物品１の両端部のそれぞれを規制して物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制する垂直壁状面状部材２２を床面２１の両側に起立させて備え、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面２１Ａを床面２１に備えるとともに、エアシリンダ、又はサーボモータやステッピングモータのモータからなる上下駆動部２４を備える。上下駆動部２４は、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より下位に位置付ける下降端（図１）と、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より上位に位置付ける上昇端（図２）の間で、上下移動床２０を上下動する。上下移動床２０は、上昇の過程で後述する如く、縦長物品１の長手方向の特定の一方側を先頭側にして、該物品１を排出シュート３０へ移送する。床面２１の傾斜面２１Ａは物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対する角度βの下り勾配をなし（図４）、βの好適値は5〜40度、より好適値は7〜25度である。面状部材２２は物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状をなし、両側面状部材２２の垂直壁間隔ｂ1の好適値は物品１の高さｈの1.1〜1.7倍である（図３、図５）。上下移動床２０を挟む固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の設置間隔ｂ4の好適値は物品１の最小幅ｗの1.05〜2.0倍であり、床面２１の斜面に沿う床幅ｂ3の好適値はｂ4の0.5〜0.95倍である（図３、図５）。   The vertically moving floor 20 is a vertical wall-shaped planar member 22 that regulates the both ends of the vertically long article 1 that is fed from the fixed article throwing section 10 and regulates the position of the longitudinal direction of the article 1 in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction. Are provided on both sides of the floor surface 21, and the floor surface 21 is provided with an inclined surface 21 </ b> A for moving the vertically long article 1 downstream along the article conveyance direction, and is composed of an air cylinder or a servo motor or a stepping motor. A vertical drive unit 24 is provided. The vertical drive unit 24 includes a descending end (FIG. 1) that positions the floor surface 21 below the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, and the floor surface 21 as the floor of the fixed article input unit 10. The vertical moving floor 20 is moved up and down between the rising end (FIG. 2) positioned higher than the surface 11 and the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30. As will be described later, the vertical moving floor 20 transfers the article 1 to the discharge chute 30 with a specific one side in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 as the leading side. The inclined surface 21A of the floor surface 21 has a downward slope of an angle β with respect to the horizontal in the article conveyance direction (FIG. 4), and a preferable value of β is 5 to 40 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 25 degrees. The planar member 22 has a vertical wall shape as viewed in the article conveyance direction, and a preferable value of the vertical wall interval b1 of the both-side planar member 22 is 1.1 to 1.7 times the height h of the article 1 (FIGS. 3 and 5). . The preferred value of the installation interval b4 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30 sandwiching the vertical moving floor 20 is 1.05 to 2.0 times the minimum width w of the article 1, and the preferred value of the floor width b3 along the slope of the floor surface 21. Is 0.5 to 0.95 times b4 (FIGS. 3 and 5).

排出シュート３０は、単なる板状部材や、雨樋状部材などとしても良いが（不図示）、より物品１の搬送を安定させるには、上下移動床２０から移送された縦長物品１の両側部のそれぞれに作用して物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向に揃える、言い換えると物品の搬送方向と直交する方向における位置を制限することで方向と位置を整えるための方向規制部材３２を、傾斜床面３１の両側に起立させて備えると良い。床面３１は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度δの下り勾配をなし（図４）、δの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。方向規制部材３２は、図３に示す如く、上下移動床２０に臨む物品第１規制面３２Ａと、床面３１の両側で上向きに拡開する物品第２規制面３２Ｂを備え、上下移動床２０から移送される物品１の入側に物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの交線部３２Ｃを備える。方向規制部材３２は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度γをなし（図４）、γの好適値は−20〜30度、より好適値は−10〜20度である。勾配は物品搬送方向に向かい上り又は下り勾配となる。γのプラスの値は上り勾配であり、γのマイナスの値は下り勾配である。物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの互いの交線部３２Ｃは、曲面でつなぐか、緩い角度で交差するようにし、0度が最鋭角、180度が平行とすると、好適角度は120〜175度であり、これによって上下移動床２０から移送されてくる物品１の向きをスムースに物品搬送方向と並行する方向に変えることができる（図３）。両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの頂部間隔ｃ1の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.5〜1.2倍であり、両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの底部間隔ｃ2の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.5倍である（図３）。但し、方向規制部材３２は単なる角棒材、丸棒材からなるものでも良い。   The discharge chute 30 may be a simple plate-like member, a gutter-like member, or the like (not shown). However, in order to further stabilize the conveyance of the article 1, both side portions of the vertically long article 1 transferred from the vertical moving floor 20 are used. The direction regulating member 32 for adjusting the direction and the position by restricting the position in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the article by aligning the longitudinal direction of the article 1 in the direction parallel to the article conveyance direction. It is good to have it standing up on both sides of the inclined floor 31. The floor surface 31 faces the article conveyance direction and has a downward slope of an angle δ with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 4). A preferable value of δ is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. As shown in FIG. 3, the direction regulating member 32 includes an article first regulating surface 32 </ b> A that faces the up and down moving floor 20 and an article second regulating surface 32 </ b> B that expands upward on both sides of the floor surface 31. 32 C of intersections of the 1st article | item 1st control surface 32A and the goods 2nd control surface 32B are provided in the entrance side of the goods 1 conveyed from. The direction regulating member 32 faces the article conveyance direction and forms an angle γ with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 4). The gradient is an upward or downward gradient in the article conveyance direction. A positive value of γ is an upslope, and a negative value of γ is a downslope. The intersecting line part 32C of the article first restricting surface 32A and the article second restricting surface 32B is connected to a curved surface or intersects at a loose angle, with 0 ° being the sharpest angle and 180 ° being parallel. Is 120 to 175 degrees, whereby the direction of the article 1 transferred from the vertically moving floor 20 can be smoothly changed to a direction parallel to the article conveying direction (FIG. 3). A suitable value of the top interval c1 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32 is 0.5 to 1.2 times the height h of the article 1, and the bottom interval c2 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32. Is preferably 0.7 to 1.5 times the height h of the article 1 (FIG. 3). However, the direction regulating member 32 may be a simple square bar material or a round bar material.

以下、上下移動床２０が上昇の過程で、縦長物品１の長手方向の特定の一方側を先頭側にして該物品１を上下移動床２０から排出シュート３０へ移送する作用について説明する。   Hereinafter, an operation of transferring the article 1 from the vertically movable floor 20 to the discharge chute 30 with a specific one side in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 as the leading side in the process of raising and lowering the vertically movable floor 20 will be described.

図６（Ａ）に示す如く、縦長物品１がストレート状ボトル（高さ方向で横断面の変化が殆んどないボトル）であるとき、上下移動床２０の床面２１の傾斜面２１Ａを転がる物品１の中心軸は水平になり、物品１の特定の側が物品搬送方向に対して先頭側になって転がり出ることはない。図６（Ｂ）に示す如く、縦長物品１が底側縮径テーパ状ボトル（高さ方向で底側ほど横断面が小さくなるボトル）であるとき、上下移動床２０の床面２１を転がる物品１の中心軸は口側が上向きになり、物品１の口側が物品搬送方向に対して先頭側になって転がり出る。図６（Ｃ）に示す如く、縦長物品１が外側拡径テーパ状ボトル（高さ方向で底側ほど横断面が大きくなるボトル）であるとき、上下移動床２０の床面２１を転がる物品１の中心軸は底側が上向きになり、物品１の底側が物品搬送方向に対して先頭側になって転がり出る。   As shown in FIG. 6A, when the vertically long article 1 is a straight bottle (a bottle with little change in cross section in the height direction), it rolls on the inclined surface 21A of the floor surface 21 of the vertically movable floor 20. The central axis of the article 1 is horizontal, and the specific side of the article 1 does not roll out with the leading side in the article conveyance direction. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the vertically long article 1 is a bottom-side diameter-reduced tapered bottle (a bottle whose cross section becomes smaller in the height direction as the bottom side), the article that rolls on the floor surface 21 of the vertically movable floor 20. The center axis of 1 rolls with the mouth side facing upward, and the mouth side of the article 1 is the leading side with respect to the article conveying direction. As shown in FIG. 6C, when the vertically long article 1 is an outer diameter-expanded tapered bottle (a bottle whose cross section increases toward the bottom in the height direction), the article 1 that rolls on the floor surface 21 of the vertically movable floor 20. , The bottom side of the article 1 rolls up with the bottom side of the article 1 being the top side with respect to the article conveying direction.

また、図７に示す如く、円錐形状の頂点側をカットした、高さ方向に対して外形が変化する物品１について、物品１の中心軸がＡ方向から見るとほぼ水平をなし、上下移動床２０の床面２１に対して傾斜方向とほぼ直角をなすように置くと、物品１は必ず中心軸に対して径の大きい側が先行して転がる（ｚ方向）。その他、高さ方向に対して外形が変化している物品１は、斜面を転がったり滑ったりするときに、転がり抵抗や滑り抵抗の小さい側や重心寄りで外力を受けたときに先行し易い側が先行するように、向きを変える。本発明では、上下移動床２０の上昇過程で、物品１の長手方向の特定の一方側が先頭側になって上下移動床２０から排出シュート３０へ転がり出ることを利用し、排出シュート３０に移送された物品１はその先頭進入側（先行側）を物品搬送方向の前方に向けて物品搬送方向に並行する整列姿勢を付与されるものとするものである。本発明に適応できる物品１の高さ方向の断面的な変化率は、形状によってはこの限りではないが、一例として、高さ1に対し0.16〜0.64、又は高さ1に対し−0.16〜−0.64である。これは高さ全域に渡っての変化でも良いし、部分的な変化でも良い。また、この範囲外の物品１でも、上述の斜面にて向きを変えれば、本発明にて扱うことができる。   Further, as shown in FIG. 7, for an article 1 whose outer shape changes with respect to the height direction with the cone-shaped apex side cut, the center axis of the article 1 is substantially horizontal when viewed from the A direction, When the article 1 is placed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the inclined direction with respect to the floor surface 21 of the article 20, the article 1 always rolls on the side having a larger diameter with respect to the central axis (z direction). In addition, the article 1 whose outer shape is changed with respect to the height direction has a side that tends to precede when rolling or sliding on a slope, when the rolling resistance or sliding resistance is small, or when an external force is applied near the center of gravity. Change the direction as before. In the present invention, in the ascending process of the vertically moving floor 20, the specific one side in the longitudinal direction of the article 1 becomes the leading side and rolls from the vertically moving floor 20 to the discharge chute 30, and is transferred to the discharge chute 30. The article 1 is provided with an alignment posture parallel to the article conveyance direction with the leading entry side (preceding side) directed forward in the article conveyance direction. The cross-sectional change rate in the height direction of the article 1 applicable to the present invention is not limited to this depending on the shape, but as an example, 0.16 to 0.64 for the height 1 or −0.16 to −1 for the height 1 0.64. This may be a change over the entire height or a partial change. Also, articles 1 outside this range can be handled in the present invention if the direction is changed on the above-described slope.

図８、図９に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（ボトル）のうち、(4)〜(6)の物品１は底側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される（但し、後述する方向変更板５０を用いることにより物品１の底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置させることができる）。(3)の物品１は軽量側である口側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される（但し、後述するフック６０を用いることにより物品１の底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置させることができる、このとき、フック先端は棒状でなく、環状が良い）。   Of the vertically long articles 1 (bottles) of various shapes shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the articles 1 of (4) to (6) are given an alignment posture with the bottom side as the leading side (however, directions described later) By using the change plate 50, the bottom surface of the article 1 can be placed on the belt conveyor 40). The article 1 of (3) is given an alignment posture with the mouth side, which is the light side, as the leading side (however, the bottom of the article 1 can be placed on the belt conveyor 40 by using a hook 60 described later). Yes, at this time, the tip of the hook is not a rod, but a ring is good).

物品１をベルトコンベヤ４０に安定的に載置することが困難である際には、コンベヤ４0上に、物品１に適合した形状の袴やカップのような形状の物品保持具（不図示）を複数個備え、物品保持具に物品１を投入できるような最適位置に物品保持具が来るようにコンベヤ４０を間欠運転すると良い。これにより、物品１の排出時先頭側がどのような形状であっても（例えば尖っていたり、丸みを帯びていたりしても）整列することが可能となる。   When it is difficult to stably place the article 1 on the belt conveyor 40, an article holder (not shown) shaped like a bowl or cup having a shape suitable for the article 1 is placed on the conveyor 40. A plurality of the conveyors 40 may be intermittently operated so that the article holders come to an optimum position where the article 1 can be put into the article holders. Thereby, it becomes possible to align whatever the front side of the articles 1 is discharged (for example, even if they are pointed or rounded).

図８、図９に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（ボトル）において、(1)、(2)の物品１はストレート状ボトルであって整列不可、(3)は口側を先行側とする整列姿勢を付与され、(4)〜(6)は外側を先行側とする整列姿勢を付与される。   In the vertically long articles 1 (bottles) of various shapes shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the articles 1 of (1) and (2) are straight bottles and cannot be aligned, and (3) has the mouth side as the leading side. An alignment posture is given, and (4) to (6) are given an alignment posture with the outer side as the leading side.

図１０、図１１に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（キャップ、その類似形状のもの）において、(7)〜(11)はＹ側を先行側とする整列姿勢を付与され、(12)はＸ側を先行側とする整列姿勢を付与される。尚、(12)の物品１は、高さ方向のＸ側に比重の大きな部分１Ａを設けた、重心が高さ方向のＸ側に偏在されている例である。これらのすべての物品１は後述する方向変更板５０を用いることにより、物品１の底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置することができる。物品１の天面と底面を逆姿勢に反転してベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置したいときには、後述するフック６０を用いる（但し、(12)の物品１に付いてはフック６０を使用できない）。   In the vertically long articles 1 of various shapes shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 (caps and similar shapes), (7) to (11) are given an alignment posture with the Y side as the leading side, and (12) is An alignment posture with the X side as the leading side is given. The article 1 of (12) is an example in which a portion 1A having a large specific gravity is provided on the X side in the height direction, and the center of gravity is unevenly distributed on the X side in the height direction. All these articles 1 can be placed on the belt conveyor 40 by using the direction changing plate 50 described later. When the top surface and bottom surface of the article 1 are reversed and placed on the belt conveyor 40, the hook 60 described later is used (however, the hook 60 cannot be used with the article 1 of (12)).

以下、物品整列搬送装置１００による縦長物品１の整列動作について説明する（図１２〜図１７）
(A)縦長物品１を底側拡径テーパ状ボトルとし、排出シュート３０の下流側にベルトコンベヤ４０を配置し、ベルトコンベヤ４０における排出シュート３０と反対側の側傍に、物品１を起立させる方向変更板５０を立設した物品整列搬送装置１００の例。 Hereinafter, the operation of aligning the vertically long articles 1 by the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 will be described (FIGS. 12 to 17).
(A) The vertically long article 1 is a bottom-side enlarged taper bottle, the belt conveyor 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the discharge chute 30, and the article 1 is erected on the side of the belt conveyor 40 opposite to the discharge chute 30. The example of the article | item alignment conveyance apparatus 100 which installed the direction change board 50 upright.

（整列工程１）（図１２（Ａ））
投入された物品１は、固定物品投入部１０の両側の中央寄せ部材１２で、床面１１上のほぼ中央へと寄せられる。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に揃えられる。 (Alignment step 1) (FIG. 12A)
The thrown-in article 1 is brought near to the center on the floor surface 11 by the centering members 12 on both sides of the fixed article feeding part 10. The articles 1 are aligned in the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（整列工程２）（図１２（Ｂ））
物品１は固定物品投入部１０の床面１１上を転がり、又は滑り降り、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の間の上下移動床２０に落ち込む。物品１は上下移動床２０の両側の面状部材２２により床面２１上のほぼ中央に位置規制される。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に保たれる。 (Alignment process 2) (FIG. 12B)
The article 1 rolls or slides down on the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and falls on the vertically moving floor 20 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30. The position of the article 1 is regulated at substantially the center on the floor surface 21 by the planar members 22 on both sides of the vertically moving floor 20. The article 1 is maintained with its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（整列工程３）（図１３（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が上昇し、物品１は上下移動床２０の床面２１の傾斜面２１Ａに沿って傾く。物品１が底側拡径テーパ状ボトルであるから、物品１の口側が下に傾き、底側が上に傾く。 (Alignment step 3) (FIG. 13A)
The vertically moving floor 20 rises, and the article 1 tilts along the inclined surface 21 </ b> A of the floor surface 21 of the vertically moving floor 20. Since the article 1 is a bottom-side expanded taper bottle, the mouth side of the article 1 is inclined downward and the bottom side is inclined upward.

（整列工程４）（図１３（Ｂ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇し、物品１の底側が排出シュート３０の床面３１の入口端レベルよりも高位になると、物品１は上下移動床２０の床面２１上で滑りや転がりにより、先行し易い底側が先頭となるよう向きを変える。 (Alignment step 4) (FIG. 13B)
When the vertically movable floor 20 further rises and the bottom side of the article 1 becomes higher than the entrance end level of the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, the article 1 is advanced by sliding or rolling on the floor surface 21 of the vertically movable floor 20. Change the direction so that the bottom is easy to do.

（整列工程５）（図１４（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇を続けると、物品１は更に向きを変え、物品１の底側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に落ち込んでいく。物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２に挟まれ、底側を先頭側にし、長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行する方向に整列される。 (Alignment step 5) (FIG. 14A)
When the vertically moving floor 20 continues to rise further, the article 1 changes its direction and falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 with the bottom side of the article 1 as the leading side. . The articles 1 are sandwiched between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 and are aligned in a direction parallel to the article conveying direction with the bottom side as the leading side.

（整列工程６）（図１４（Ｂ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に完全に落ち込み、底側を先頭側とする方向整列が完了する。 (Alignment step 6) (FIG. 14B)
The article 1 completely falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30, and the direction alignment with the bottom side as the leading side is completed.

（整列工程７）（図１５（Ａ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の床面３１上を滑り落ち、ベルトコンベヤ４０の反対側に位置する方向変更板５０に衝突する。 (Alignment step 7) (FIG. 15A)
The article 1 slides down on the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30 and collides with the direction changing plate 50 located on the opposite side of the belt conveyor 40.

（整列工程８）（図１５（Ｂ））
物品１は、方向変更板５０に衝突して向きを鉛直方向に変え、その底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に待機する整列状態となる。ベルトコンベヤ４０を連続又は間欠運転して物品１を次工程へと移送する。 (Alignment step 8) (FIG. 15B)
The article 1 collides with the direction changing plate 50 and changes its direction to the vertical direction, and is in an aligned state in which the bottom surface thereof stands by on the belt conveyor 40. The belt conveyor 40 is continuously or intermittently operated to transfer the article 1 to the next process.

(B)縦長物品１を底側縮径テーパ状ボトルとし、排出シュート３０の下流側にベルトコンベヤ４０を配置し、ベルトコンベヤ４０における排出シュート３０と反対側の側傍に、物品１を反転させて起立させるフック６０を設置した物品整列搬送装置１００の例。   (B) The vertically long article 1 is a bottom-side reduced diameter tapered bottle, the belt conveyor 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the discharge chute 30, and the article 1 is reversed on the side opposite to the discharge chute 30 in the belt conveyor 40. The example of the article | item alignment conveyance apparatus 100 which installed the hook 60 to stand up.

（整列工程１〜６）
物品整列搬送装置１００は、(A)の整列工程１〜６と同様に動作する。但し、物品１が(A)と異なり、底側縮径テーパ状ボトルであるから、物品１は固定物品投入部１０から上下移動床２０を経て排出シュート３０に移送されたとき、物品１の口側を先頭側とするように方向整列される。 (Alignment process 1-6)
The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 operates in the same manner as the aligning steps 1 to 6 in (A). However, unlike the case (A), since the article 1 is a bottom-side reduced diameter tapered bottle, when the article 1 is transferred from the fixed article input unit 10 to the discharge chute 30 through the up and down moving floor 20, the mouth of the article 1 is displayed. The direction is aligned so that the side is the top side.

（整列工程７）（図１６（Ａ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の床面３１上を滑り落ち、物品１の先頭側である口面が反転起立フック６０の先端部に衝突する。 (Alignment step 7) (FIG. 16A)
The article 1 slides down on the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, and the mouth surface that is the leading side of the article 1 collides with the tip of the inverted standing hook 60.

（整列工程８）（図１６（Ｂ））
物品１の勢いによって、反転起立フック６０は物品１の口面を把持して押し上げられる。 (Alignment step 8) (FIG. 16B)
Due to the momentum of the article 1, the inverted standing hook 60 is pushed up while gripping the mouth surface of the article 1.

（整列工程９）（図１７（Ａ））
反転起立フック６０は更に押し上げられ、物品１は排出シュート３０から離脱し、フック６０に引掛けられた物品１の先頭部が上になるように、物品１の底面が下降する。更にフック６０の自重等で物品１の先頭部は押し戻されながら、物品１は鉛直方向に向きを変える。フック６０の押し戻し力は、エアー圧力、ウエイトやバネ等で調整できる。 (Alignment step 9) (FIG. 17A)
The inverted standing hook 60 is further pushed up, the article 1 is detached from the discharge chute 30, and the bottom surface of the article 1 is lowered so that the top of the article 1 hooked on the hook 60 is on the top. Furthermore, the article 1 changes its direction in the vertical direction while the top of the article 1 is pushed back by the weight of the hook 60 or the like. The pushing back force of the hook 60 can be adjusted by air pressure, weight, spring or the like.

（整列工程１０）（図１７（Ｂ））
物品１はその底面が下方となるようにベルトコンベヤ４０上に整列する。ベルトコンベヤ４０を連続又は間欠運転して物品１を次工程へと移送する。 (Alignment step 10) (FIG. 17B)
The articles 1 are aligned on the belt conveyor 40 so that the bottom surface is downward. The belt conveyor 40 is continuously or intermittently operated to transfer the article 1 to the next process.

物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に、物品１を間欠的に供給できるコンベヤ、又は間欠切り出し装置等の物品供給装置を配置できる。固定物品投入部１０に供給された物品１の上下移動床２０への投入方向は、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向（上下移動床２０の床面２１の床幅ｂ3に直交する方向）であれば、物品１の固定物品投入部１０から上下移動床２０への投入は最も安定する（図１８（Ａ））。物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向に対する直角方向からずれ50度程度以内（図１８（Ｂ）、（Ｃ））であれば、物品１は、上下移動床２０が下降しているときに、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０に挟まれて規制され、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向をなすように矯正され安定となる。   The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 can arrange an article supply device such as a conveyor that can intermittently supply the article 1 or an intermittent cutting device upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. As for the loading direction of the article 1 supplied to the fixed article loading unit 10 to the up and down moving floor 20, the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction (perpendicular to the floor width b3 of the floor surface 21 of the up and down moving floor 20). Direction), the loading of the article 1 from the fixed article loading section 10 to the up and down moving floor 20 is most stable (FIG. 18A). If the longitudinal direction of the article 1 deviates from the direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction within about 50 degrees (FIGS. 18B and 18C), the article 1 is fixed when the up and down moving floor 20 is lowered. It is regulated by being sandwiched between the article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30, and is corrected and stabilized so that the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

結果、物品１を直接把持したり、抑えつけたり、高速で動かしたりはせず、転がりや滑りの作用によって整列できるため、物品１には強い力や摩擦力が加わることが無く、傷つけたり、損傷させることがない。   As a result, the article 1 is not directly gripped, restrained or moved at a high speed, and can be aligned by the action of rolling or sliding. I will not let you.

図１９の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０が４個の中央寄せ部材１２により区画される３個の床面１１を有し、上下移動床２０が４個の面状部材２２により区画される３個の床面２１を有し、排出シュート３０が４個の方向規制部材３２により区画される３個の床面３１を有し、結果として３個の縦長物品１を３列同時並行で整列できる。   In the article alignment / conveyance apparatus 100 of FIG. 19, the fixed article input unit 10 has three floor surfaces 11 partitioned by four centering members 12, and the vertically movable floor 20 is constituted by four planar members 22. It has three floor surfaces 21 that are partitioned, and the discharge chute 30 has three floor surfaces 31 that are partitioned by four direction regulating members 32. As a result, three rows of three vertically long articles 1 are simultaneously displayed. Can be aligned in parallel.

図２０の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に縦長物品１を間欠的に供給できる物品供給装置２００を配置した。   In the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 of FIG. 20, an article supply apparatus 200 that can intermittently supply the vertically long article 1 is disposed upstream of the fixed article input unit 10.

物品供給装置２００は、図２０に示す如く、架台２１１の一端側から他端側に向かう方向を物品供給方向とし、その一端側に入口シュート２１２を設け、入口シュート２１２の裏面に供給力を高めるためのバイブレータ２１３を装備してある。   As shown in FIG. 20, the article supply device 200 sets the direction from one end side to the other end side of the gantry 211 as the article supply direction, and provides an inlet chute 212 on one end side thereof to increase the supply force on the back surface of the inlet chute 212. A vibrator 213 is provided.

物品供給装置２００は、架台２１１に設けた支持部材２１４により複数の固定床２２０を支持する。物品供給装置２００は、複数の固定床２２０の各個の床面２２１を互いに供給方向の下流側に向けて下り勾配（水平に対する角度θ：例えば5〜35度）をなすように配置している。このとき、各固定床２２０の床面２２１は、それ自体でも、供給方向の下流側に向けて下り勾配をなすように傾斜した斜面とされている。固定床２２０にバイブレータを装備し、供給力を高めても良い。   The article supply apparatus 200 supports a plurality of fixed floors 220 by a support member 214 provided on the gantry 211. The article supply device 200 is arranged so that each floor surface 221 of the plurality of fixed floors 220 is inclined downward (angle θ with respect to the horizontal: for example, 5 to 35 degrees) toward the downstream side in the supply direction. At this time, the floor surface 221 of each fixed floor 220 itself is a slope inclined so as to form a downward slope toward the downstream side in the supply direction. The fixed floor 220 may be equipped with a vibrator to increase the supply power.

物品供給装置２００は、架台２１１に支持した昇降駆動装置２１５に左右のサイドガイド板２１６を連結し、架台２１１に支持したスライド軸２１７にサイドガイド板２１６に固定してあるスライド部２１８（不図示）をスライド自在に嵌合している。また、架台２１１とスライド部２１８の間には、衝撃緩和ダンパ（不図示）を介装している。左右のサイドガイド板２１６は、入口シュート２１２と固定床２２０の巾方向の両側に配置されるとともに、複数の移動床２３０をその間に挟んで備える。複数の移動床２３０の各個を各固定床２２０に対し供給方向の側傍（本実施例では上流側の側傍）に隣接配置する。結果、固定床２２０と移動床２３０は一定の間隔を介して供給方向に沿って交互に配置されるものになる。物品供給装置２００は、昇降駆動装置２１５により、サイドガイド板２１６及び移動床２３０の昇降動作を繰り返す（移動床２３０を昇降駆動装置２１５に直に連結し、サイドガイド板２１６は必ずしも昇降させる必要はない）。即ち、各移動床２３０を同時にそれらの床面２３１が隣接する固定床２２０の床面２２１に対する上位と下位に位置付ける昇降動作を繰り返す。   In the article supply apparatus 200, left and right side guide plates 216 are connected to an elevating drive device 215 supported by a gantry 211, and a slide portion 218 (not shown) fixed to a side guide plate 216 on a slide shaft 217 supported by the gantry 211. ) Is slidably fitted. Further, an impact relaxation damper (not shown) is interposed between the gantry 211 and the slide portion 218. The left and right side guide plates 216 are disposed on both sides of the entrance chute 212 and the fixed floor 220 in the width direction, and include a plurality of movable floors 230 therebetween. Each of the plurality of moving beds 230 is arranged adjacent to each fixed bed 220 on the side in the supply direction (in the present embodiment, on the side on the upstream side). As a result, the fixed bed 220 and the moving bed 230 are alternately arranged along the supply direction at a constant interval. The article supply device 200 repeats the raising / lowering operation of the side guide plate 216 and the moving floor 230 by the raising / lowering driving device 215 (the moving floor 230 is directly connected to the raising / lowering driving device 215, and the side guide plate 216 does not necessarily need to be raised or lowered. Absent). That is, the raising / lowering operation of positioning each moving floor 230 at the upper and lower positions with respect to the floor surface 221 of the fixed floor 220 to which the floor surfaces 231 are adjacent is repeated.

各移動床２３０の床面２３１は、上位において固定床２２０の床面２２１より上に突出し、下位において固定床２２０の床面２２１より下に没入する。   The floor surface 231 of each moving floor 230 protrudes above the floor surface 221 of the fixed floor 220 at the upper level and immerses below the floor surface 221 of the fixed floor 220 at the lower level.

上位に位置付けられた各移動床２３０の床面２３１を互いに供給方向の下流側に向かい下り勾配（水平に対する角度θ：例えば5〜35度）をなすように配置する。このとき、各移動床２３０の床面２３１は、それ自体で、供給方向の下流側に向けて下り勾配をなすように傾斜した斜面とされている。   The floor surfaces 231 of the respective movable floors 230 positioned at the upper side are arranged so as to face each other downstream in the supply direction so as to form a downward gradient (an angle θ with respect to the horizontal: for example, 5 to 35 degrees). At this time, the floor surface 231 of each moving floor 230 is a slope inclined by itself so as to form a downward slope toward the downstream side in the supply direction.

従って、物品供給装置２００にあっては、固定床２２０と移動床２３０が供給方向に沿って交互に隣接配置され、しかもそれらの床面２２１、２３１が互いに供給方向の下流側に向けて下り勾配をなすように配置されるものであり、縦長物品１の寸法形状や投入姿勢に関係なく、あらゆる縦長物品１を固定床２２０の床面２２１に乗せ、移動床２３０の床面２３１により突き上げ、概ね一定量ずつ排出できる。   Therefore, in the article supply apparatus 200, the fixed floor 220 and the moving floor 230 are alternately arranged adjacent to each other along the supply direction, and the floor surfaces 221 and 231 are inclined downward toward the downstream side in the supply direction. Regardless of the size and shape of the vertically long article 1 and the throwing posture, any vertically long article 1 is placed on the floor surface 221 of the fixed floor 220 and pushed up by the floor surface 231 of the moving floor 230. A certain amount can be discharged.

尚、物品供給装置２００にあっては、複数の固定床２２０の各個の床面２２１を互いに供給方向の下流側に向けて水平をなすように配置し、或いは複数の移動床２３０の各個の床面２３１を互いに供給方向の下流側に向けて水平をなすように配置しても良い。   In the article supply apparatus 200, the floor surfaces 221 of the plurality of fixed floors 220 are arranged so as to be horizontal toward the downstream side in the supply direction, or the individual floors of the plurality of movable floors 230. You may arrange | position so that the surface 231 may become horizontal toward the downstream of a supply direction mutually.

（上下移動床２０として上下移動床２０Ｂを用いた物品整列搬送装置１００）（図２１〜図４０）。
図２１〜図２４に示した物品整列搬送装置１００は、縦長物品１の長手方向の中央部を支持し、かつ該物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜突起２３を床面２１の中央に起立させるとともに、縦長物品１の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれの位置を規制することで該物品１の中央部を上記傾斜突起２３に接触させる面状部材２２を床面２１の両側に起立させて上下動する上下移動床２０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向に沿う上流に、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に揃え、かつ物品搬送方向と直角方向の位置を規制する固定物品投入部１０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向下流側に隣接して、排出シュート３０を有し、排出シュート３０は、縦長物品１をその長手方向における軽量側を先行させて排出する。 (Article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 using the vertically movable floor 20B as the vertically movable floor 20) (FIGS. 21 to 40).
The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 21 to 24 supports the inclined protrusions 23 on the floor surface 21 that support the central part in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 and move the article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction. The planar members 22 that bring the central portion of the article 1 into contact with the inclined projections 23 by standing at the center and restricting the positions of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 stand on both sides of the floor surface 21. The vertically moving floor 20 is vertically moved, and the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 is aligned in a direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction upstream of the vertically moving floor 20 along the article conveying direction, and is perpendicular to the article conveying direction. It has a fixed article input part 10 for regulating the position, and has a discharge chute 30 adjacent to the downstream side of the vertical conveyance floor 20 in the article conveyance direction. The discharge chute 30 is a lightweight side in the longitudinal direction of the vertical article 1. To precede To.

固定物品投入部１０は、縦長物品１の両端部のそれぞれを規制して縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向揃え、かつ物品搬送方向と直角方向の位置を規制するための中央寄せ部材１２を、傾斜床面１１の両側に起立させて備える。床面１１は物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対する角度αの下り勾配をなし（図２４）、αの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。中央寄せ部材１２は、例えば、物品搬送方向視で上端に頂部を有する三角形となる上に凸の三角柱状をなし、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の頂部間隔ａ1の好適値は縦長物品1の高さｈの1.1〜1.7倍であり、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の底部間隔ａ2の好適値は縦長物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.0倍である（図２３）。中央寄せ部材１２のその他の形状としては、単なる直方体や、物品１と接触する側が三角柱の如く傾斜した断面が台形状の四角柱などでも良いが、傾斜突起２３をうまく物品１に作用させ、物品１が所定の幅の中に収まるようにするには、物品１と接触する側が傾斜しているほうが好ましい（不図示）。   The fixed article loading unit 10 regulates both ends of the vertically long article 1 so that the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 is aligned at right angles with the article conveying direction and regulates the position perpendicular to the article conveying direction. The members 12 are provided upright on both sides of the inclined floor surface 11. The floor surface 11 has a downward slope of an angle α with respect to the horizontal in the article conveyance direction (FIG. 24), a preferable value of α is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. The centering member 12 has, for example, a triangular shape having a convex shape with a top at the upper end in the article conveying direction, and a suitable value for the apex interval a1 of the triangular prisms of the both side centering member 12 is the height of the vertically long article 1. It is 1.1 to 1.7 times the length h, and a suitable value for the bottom interval a2 of the triangular prisms of the both-side centering member 12 is 0.7 to 1.0 times the height h of the vertically long article 1 (FIG. 23). Other shapes of the centering member 12 may be a simple rectangular parallelepiped or a quadrangular prism having a trapezoidal cross section whose side contacting the article 1 is inclined like a triangular prism. In order for 1 to be within a predetermined width, it is preferable that the side in contact with the article 1 is inclined (not shown).

上下移動床２０は、固定物品投入部１０から投入された縦長物品１の長手方向の中央部を支持し、かつ該物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜突起２３を床面２１の中央に起立させて備えるとともに、物品１の両端部のそれぞれを位置規制して該物品１の中央部を上記傾斜突起２３に接触させる面状部材２２を床面２１の両側に起立させて備え、エアシリンダ、又はサーボモータやステッピングモータのモータからなる上下駆動部２４を備える。上下駆動部２４は、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より下位に位置付ける下降端（図２１）と、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より上位に位置付ける上昇端（図２２）の間で、上下移動床２０を上下動する。上下移動床２０は、縦長物品１の中央部を傾斜突起２３の稜線２３Ａにて支持する上昇の過程で後述する如く、縦長物品１の長手方向の特定の軽量側を先頭側にして、該物品１を排出シュート３０へ移送する。傾斜突起２３は、例えば上流側の三角部が大きく、下流側の三角部が小さい上に凸の三角柱状（三角錐台状）であり、中実体でも、板材で形成された中空体でも良い。物品１と接する稜線２３Ａは、僅かに丸める等の加工を行ない、物品１を傷つけない程度の状態とすることが好ましい。傾斜突起２３の稜線２３Ａは物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対する角度βの下り勾配をなし（図２４）、βの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。面状部材２２は例えば上端に頂部を有する三角形を断面とする上に凸の三角柱状であり、物品１と接する面が形成されていれば中実体でも、中空体でも良い。両側面状部材２２の三角柱の頂部間隔ｂ1の好適値は縦長物品１の高さｈの1.1〜1.7倍である（図２３、図２５）。両側面状部材２２の三角柱の底部間隔ｂ2の好適値は縦長物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.0倍である（図２３、図２５）。面状部材２２のその他の形状としては、単なる直方体や、物品１と接触する側が三角柱の如く傾斜した、断面が台形状の四角柱などでも良いが、傾斜突起２３をうまく物品１の中央部に作用させるには、物品１と接触する側が傾斜しているほうが好ましい（不図示）。上下移動床２０を挟む固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の設置間隔ｂ4の好適値は物品１の最小幅ｗの0.6〜2.0倍であり、傾斜突起２３の稜線２３Ａの傾斜に沿う突起長さｂ3の好適値はｂ4の0.5〜0.95倍である（図２３、図２５）。   The vertically movable floor 20 supports the center part in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 thrown from the fixed article throwing section 10, and has an inclined protrusion 23 for moving the article 1 downstream along the article transport direction on the floor surface 21. In addition to standing up in the center, the planar member 22 is provided on both sides of the floor surface 21 to position-regulate both ends of the article 1 and bring the central part of the article 1 into contact with the inclined protrusions 23. A vertical drive unit 24 comprising an air cylinder or a motor of a servo motor or a stepping motor is provided. The vertical drive unit 24 includes a descending end (FIG. 21) that positions the floor surface 21 below the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, and the floor surface 21 as the floor of the fixed article input unit 10. The vertical moving floor 20 is moved up and down between the rising end (FIG. 22) positioned higher than the surface 11 and the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30. As will be described later in the ascending process of supporting the central portion of the vertically long article 1 by the ridge line 23A of the inclined protrusion 23, the vertically movable floor 20 has the specific lightweight side in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 as the leading side. 1 is transferred to the discharge chute 30. The inclined protrusion 23 has, for example, a triangular prism shape (triangular frustum shape) having a large upstream triangular portion and a small downstream triangular portion, and may be a solid body or a hollow body formed of a plate material. It is preferable that the ridge line 23A in contact with the article 1 is processed so as to be slightly rounded so that the article 1 is not damaged. The ridge line 23A of the inclined protrusion 23 forms a downward slope of an angle β with respect to the horizontal in the article conveyance direction (FIG. 24), and a preferable value of β is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. The planar member 22 has, for example, a triangular prism shape that is convex upward with a triangle having a top at the upper end as a cross section, and may be solid or hollow as long as the surface in contact with the article 1 is formed. The preferred value of the apex interval b1 between the triangular prisms of the both side surface members 22 is 1.1 to 1.7 times the height h of the vertically long article 1 (FIGS. 23 and 25). A preferable value of the interval b2 between the bottoms of the triangular prisms of the side surface members 22 is 0.7 to 1.0 times the height h of the vertically long article 1 (FIGS. 23 and 25). Other shapes of the planar member 22 may be a simple rectangular parallelepiped or a quadrangular prism having a trapezoidal section whose side contacting the article 1 is inclined like a triangular prism. In order to act, it is preferable that the side in contact with the article 1 is inclined (not shown). A preferable value of the installation interval b4 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30 sandwiching the vertical moving floor 20 is 0.6 to 2.0 times the minimum width w of the article 1, and the protrusion length along the inclination of the ridge line 23A of the inclined protrusion 23 The preferred value of b3 is 0.5 to 0.95 times b4 (FIGS. 23 and 25).

図２６は上下移動床２０の変形例を示すものである。
図２６（Ａ）の上下移動床２０において、傾斜突起２３は加工が容易な、下流に行くほど高さが低くなる台形板状であり、物品１と接する面２３Ａは物品１を流れ（搬送方向）と直角方向に傾けるため、その幅は小さい方が良く、好ましくは5mm以下である。また、物品１と接する面２３Ａを尖らせたり丸味を持たせることも効果的である。また、面状部材２２は上端に頂部を有する三角形を断面とする上に凸の三角柱状であり、物品１と接する面が形成されていれば中実体でも、中空体でも良い。 FIG. 26 shows a modification of the vertically moving floor 20.
In the up-and-down moving floor 20 of FIG. 26 (A), the inclined protrusion 23 is a trapezoidal plate shape that is easy to process and decreases in height toward the downstream, and the surface 23A in contact with the article 1 flows through the article 1 (conveying direction). ), The width should be small, preferably 5 mm or less. It is also effective to sharpen or round the surface 23A in contact with the article 1. Further, the planar member 22 has a triangular prism shape which is convex upward with a triangle having a top at the upper end as a cross section, and may be solid or hollow as long as a surface in contact with the article 1 is formed.

図２６（Ｂ）の上下移動床２０において、傾斜突起２３は上流側の三角部が大きく、下流側の三角部が小さい上端に頂部を有する三角形を断面とする上に凸の三角柱状であり、中実体でも、板材で形成された中空体でも良い。物品１と接する稜線２３Ａは、僅かに丸める等の加工を行ない、物品１を傷つけない程度の状態とすることが好ましい。また、面状部材２２は特に大型化した上に凸の三角柱状であり、物品１の幅ｗ（図２８〜図３０参照）が大きいものに対する適用範囲を高めたものである。   In the up-and-down moving floor 20 of FIG. 26 (B), the inclined protrusion 23 has a triangular shape that is convex upward with a triangular portion on the upstream side being large and a triangular portion on the downstream side having a small apex at the upper end. It may be a solid body or a hollow body formed of a plate material. It is preferable that the ridge line 23A in contact with the article 1 is processed so as to be slightly rounded so that the article 1 is not damaged. Further, the planar member 22 has a particularly large and convex triangular prism shape, and has an increased application range with respect to the article 1 having a large width w (see FIGS. 28 to 30).

排出シュート３０は、単なる板状部材や、雨樋状部材などとしても良い（不図示）。より物品１の搬送を安定させるには、上下移動床２０から移送された縦長物品１の両側部のそれぞれを規制して物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向において位置を規制し、その結果方向を揃えるための方向（位置）規制部材を、傾斜床面３１の搬送方向の両側に起立させて備えると良い。床面３１は物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対する角度δの下り勾配をなし（図２４）、δの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。方向規制部材３２は、図２３に示す如く、物品搬送方向において上下移動床２０に臨む物品第１規制面３２Ａと、床面３１の両側で上向きに拡開する物品第２規制面３２Ｂを備え、上下移動床２０から移送される物品１の入側に物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの交線部３２Ｃを備える。方向規制部材３２は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度γをなし（図２４）、γの好適値は−20〜30度、より好適値は−10〜20度である。勾配は物品搬送方向に向かい上り又は下り勾配となる。γのプラスの値は上り勾配であり、γのマイナスの値は下り勾配である。物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの互いの交線部３２Ｃは、曲面でつなぐか、緩い角度で交差するようにし、0度が最鋭角、180度が平行とすると、好適角度は120〜175度であり、これによって上下移動床２０から移送されてくる物品１の向きをスムースに物品搬送方向と並行する方向に変えることができる（図２３）。両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの頂部間隔ｃ1の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.5〜1.2倍であり、両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの底部間隔ｃ2の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.5倍である（図２３）。但し、方向規制部材３２は単なる角棒材、丸棒材からなるものでも良い。   The discharge chute 30 may be a simple plate-like member, a gutter-like member, or the like (not shown). In order to further stabilize the conveyance of the article 1, the both sides of the vertically long article 1 transferred from the up and down moving floor 20 are regulated to regulate the position of the longitudinal direction of the article 1 in the direction parallel to the article conveying direction, A direction (position) regulating member for aligning the result direction may be provided so as to stand on both sides of the inclined floor surface 31 in the conveying direction. The floor 31 has a downward slope of an angle δ with respect to the horizontal in the article conveyance direction (FIG. 24), and a preferable value of δ is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. As shown in FIG. 23, the direction regulating member 32 includes an article first regulating surface 32A that faces the vertically moving floor 20 in the article conveying direction, and an article second regulating surface 32B that expands upward on both sides of the floor surface 31. The entrance side of the article 1 transferred from the up and down moving floor 20 is provided with an intersection line part 32C of the article first regulating surface 32A and the article second regulating surface 32B. The direction regulating member 32 faces the article conveyance direction and forms an angle γ with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 24). A preferable value of γ is −20 to 30 degrees, and a more preferable value is −10 to 20 degrees. The gradient is an upward or downward gradient in the article conveyance direction. A positive value of γ is an upslope, and a negative value of γ is a downslope. The intersecting line part 32C of the article first restricting surface 32A and the article second restricting surface 32B is connected to a curved surface or intersects at a loose angle, with 0 ° being the sharpest angle and 180 ° being parallel. Is 120 to 175 degrees, whereby the direction of the article 1 transferred from the vertically moving floor 20 can be smoothly changed to a direction parallel to the article conveying direction (FIG. 23). A suitable value of the top interval c1 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32 is 0.5 to 1.2 times the height h of the article 1, and the bottom interval c2 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32. Is preferably 0.7 to 1.5 times the height h of the article 1 (FIG. 23). However, the direction regulating member 32 may be a simple square bar material or a round bar material.

以下、上下移動床２０が上昇の過程で、縦長物品１の長手方向の特定の軽量側を先頭側にして該物品１を上下移動床２０から排出シュート３０へ移送する作用について説明する。   Hereinafter, an operation of transferring the article 1 from the vertically movable floor 20 to the discharge chute 30 with the specific lightweight side in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 as the leading side in the process of raising and lowering the vertically movable floor 20 will be described.

図２７は上下移動床２０を下流側（排出シュート３０の側）から見た正面図であり、図２７（Ａ）の縦長物品１はキャップの例、図２７（Ｂ）の縦長物品１は底が軽いボトルの例、図２７（Ｃ）の縦長物品１は底が重いボトルの例である。上下移動床２０にあっては、床面２１の左右に面状部材２２を設け、中央部に傾斜突起２３を設けてあり、物品１の重い側（重心のある側）が稜線２３Ａの斜め下に、軽量側（重心のない側）が稜線２３Ａの斜め上を向く。上下移動床２０が上昇すると、物品１の斜め上を向いた方（軽量側）が、下流構造物である排出シュート３０の妨げから解放され、傾斜突起２３の稜線２３の上を転がったり滑ったりし、軽量側（重心のない側）を先頭側にして排出される。   FIG. 27 is a front view of the vertically moving floor 20 as viewed from the downstream side (the discharge chute 30 side). The vertically long article 1 in FIG. 27A is an example of a cap, and the vertically long article 1 in FIG. Is an example of a light bottle, and the vertically long article 1 in FIG. 27C is an example of a bottle having a heavy bottom. In the vertically movable floor 20, planar members 22 are provided on the left and right sides of the floor surface 21, an inclined protrusion 23 is provided in the center, and the heavy side (the side with the center of gravity) of the article 1 is obliquely below the ridge line 23 </ b> A. Furthermore, the lightweight side (side without the center of gravity) faces obliquely above the ridge line 23A. When the up-and-down moving floor 20 rises, the article 1 that faces diagonally upward (lightweight side) is released from the hindrance of the discharge chute 30 that is a downstream structure, and rolls or slides on the ridge line 23 of the inclined protrusion 23. Then, it is discharged with the lightweight side (the side without the center of gravity) as the leading side.

図２８、図２９に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（ボトル）中、(1)〜(3)の物品１は軽量側である底側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される（但し、後述する方向変更板５０を用いることにより物品１の底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置させることができる）。(4)〜(6)の物品１は軽量側である口側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される（但し、後述するフック６０を用いることにより物品１の底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置させることができる、このとき、フック先端は棒状でなく、環状が良い）。   28 and 29, the articles 1 of (1) to (3) are provided with an alignment posture with the bottom side being the lightweight side as the leading side (provided that The bottom surface of the article 1 can be placed on the belt conveyor 40 by using a direction changing plate 50 described later). The articles 1 of (4) to (6) are given an alignment posture with the mouth side being the light side as the leading side (however, the bottom surface of the article 1 is placed on the belt conveyor 40 by using a hook 60 described later. At this time, the tip of the hook is not rod-shaped, but is preferably ring-shaped).

物品１をベルトコンベヤ４０に安定的に載置することが困難である際には、コンベヤ４０上に、物品１に適合した形状の袴やカップのような形状の物品保持具を複数個備え、物品保持具に物品１を投入できるような最適位置に物品保持具が来るようにコンベヤ４０を間欠運転すると良い（不図示）。これにより、物品１の排出時先頭側がどのような形状であっても（例えば尖っていたり、丸みを帯びていたりしても）整列することが可能となる。   When it is difficult to stably place the article 1 on the belt conveyor 40, the conveyor 40 is provided with a plurality of article holders shaped like a bowl or a cup that are suitable for the article 1, The conveyor 40 may be intermittently operated (not shown) so that the article holder comes to an optimum position where the article 1 can be put into the article holder. Thereby, it becomes possible to align whatever the front side of the articles 1 is discharged (for example, even if they are pointed or rounded).

図３０、図３１に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（キャップ、その類似形状のもの）において、(1)〜(7)の物品１は軽量側である底面側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与され、(8)の物品１は比重大の部分の反対側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される。これらのすべての物品１は後述する方向変更板５０を用いることにより、物品１の底面をべルトコンベヤ４０上に載置することができる。物品１の天面と底面を逆姿勢に反転してボルトコンベヤ４０上に載置したいときには、後述するフック６０を用いる（但し、(8)の物品１に付いてはフック６０を使用できない）。   In the vertically long articles 1 of various shapes shown in FIGS. 30 and 31 (caps having similar shapes), the articles 1 of (1) to (7) have an alignment posture in which the bottom side which is the lightweight side is the leading side. The article 1 of (8) is given an alignment posture with the opposite side of the part of the most important part as the leading side. All these articles 1 can be placed on the belt conveyor 40 by using the direction changing plate 50 described later. When the top and bottom surfaces of the article 1 are reversed and placed on the bolt conveyor 40, a hook 60 described later is used (however, the hook 60 cannot be used with the article 1 of (8)).

以下、物品整列搬送装置１００による縦長物品１の整列動作について説明する（図３２〜図３７）。
(A)縦長物品１を底側が軽いキャップとし、排出シュート３０の下流側にベルトコンベヤ４０を配置し、ベルトコンベヤ４０における排出シュート３０と反対側の側傍に、物品１を起立させる方向変更板５０を立設した物品整列搬送装置１００の例。 Hereinafter, the alignment operation of the vertically long articles 1 by the article alignment / conveyance apparatus 100 will be described (FIGS. 32 to 37).
(A) The vertically long article 1 has a light cap on the bottom side, a belt conveyor 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the discharge chute 30, and the direction changing plate for raising the article 1 on the side of the belt conveyor 40 opposite to the discharge chute 30. 5 is an example of the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 in which 50 is erected.

（整列工程１）（図３２（Ａ））
投入された物品１は、固定物品投入部１０の両側の中央寄せ部材１２で、床面１１上のほぼ中央へと寄せられる。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制される。 (Alignment step 1) (FIG. 32A)
The thrown-in article 1 is brought near to the center on the floor surface 11 by the centering members 12 on both sides of the fixed article feeding part 10. The position of the article 1 is restricted in the longitudinal direction in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（整列工程２）（図３２（Ｂ））
物品１は固定物品投入部１０の床面１１上を転がり、又は滑り降り、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の間の上下移動床２０に落ち込む。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に保たれる。 (Alignment step 2) (FIG. 32B)
The article 1 rolls or slides down on the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and falls on the vertically moving floor 20 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30. The article 1 is maintained with its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（整列工程３）（図３３（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が上昇し、傾斜突起２３によって物品１の中央部が押し上げられるため、物品１は重心のある重い側が下になるように傾く。この例では物品１の天面側が下に、底側が上になる。 (Alignment step 3) (FIG. 33A)
Since the vertically movable floor 20 rises and the central portion of the article 1 is pushed up by the inclined protrusion 23, the article 1 is tilted so that the heavy side with the center of gravity faces down. In this example, the top side of the article 1 is on the bottom and the bottom side is on the top.

（整列工程４）（図３３（Ｂ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇し、排出シュート３０の最上端よりも物品１の上になった側が高くなると、傾斜突起２３上を物品１が滑り又は転がり、物品１の重心のない側が先頭となるように向きを変える。この例では物品１の底側が先頭になる。 (Alignment process 4) (FIG. 33B)
When the vertically moving floor 20 further rises and the side on the article 1 is higher than the uppermost end of the discharge chute 30, the article 1 slides or rolls on the inclined protrusion 23, and the side without the center of gravity of the article 1 becomes the top. Change the direction. In this example, the bottom side of the article 1 is the top.

（整列工程５）（図３４（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇を続けると、物品１は更に向きを変え、物品１の底側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に落ち込んでいく。物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２に挟まれ、底側を先頭側にし、長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行する方向に整列される。 (Alignment step 5) (FIG. 34A)
When the vertically moving floor 20 continues to rise further, the article 1 changes its direction and falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 with the bottom side of the article 1 as the leading side. . The articles 1 are sandwiched between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 and are aligned in a direction parallel to the article conveying direction with the bottom side as the leading side.

（整列工程６）（図３４（Ｂ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に完全に落ち込み、底側を先頭側とする方向整列が完了する。 (Alignment step 6) (FIG. 34B)
The article 1 completely falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30, and the direction alignment with the bottom side as the leading side is completed.

（整列工程７）（図３５（Ａ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の床面３１上を滑り落ち、ベルトコンベヤ４０の反対側に位置する方向変更板５０に衝突する。 (Alignment step 7) (FIG. 35A)
The article 1 slides down on the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30 and collides with the direction changing plate 50 located on the opposite side of the belt conveyor 40.

（整列工程８）（図３５（Ｂ））
物品１は、方向変更板５０に衝突して向きを鉛直方向に変え、その底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に載置する整列状態となる。ベルトコンベヤ４０を連続又は間欠運転して物品１を次工程へと移送する。 (Alignment step 8) (FIG. 35B)
The article 1 collides with the direction change plate 50 and changes its direction to the vertical direction, and is placed in an aligned state in which the bottom surface is placed on the belt conveyor 40. The belt conveyor 40 is continuously or intermittently operated to transfer the article 1 to the next process.

(B)縦長物品１を底側が軽いキャップとし、排出シュート３０の下流側にベルトコンベヤ４０を配置し、ベルトコンベヤ４０における排出シュート３０と反対側の側傍に、物品１を反転させて起立させるフック６０を設置した物品整列搬送装置１００の例。   (B) The vertically long article 1 has a light cap on the bottom side, a belt conveyor 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the discharge chute 30, and the article 1 is inverted and stood on the side of the belt conveyor 40 opposite to the discharge chute 30. The example of the article | item alignment conveyance apparatus 100 which installed the hook 60. FIG.

（整列工程１〜６）
物品整列搬送装置１００は、(A)の整列工程１〜６と同様に動作する。物品１は固定物品投入部１０から上下移動床２０を経て排出シュート３０に移送されたとき、物品１の底側を先頭側とするように方向整列される。 (Alignment process 1-6)
The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 operates in the same manner as the aligning steps 1 to 6 in (A). When the article 1 is transferred from the fixed article input unit 10 to the discharge chute 30 through the up and down moving floor 20, the direction is aligned so that the bottom side of the article 1 is the leading side.

（整列工程７）（図３６（Ａ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の床面３１上を滑り落ち、物品１の先頭側である底面が反転起立フック６０の先端部に衝突する。 (Alignment step 7) (FIG. 36A)
The article 1 slides down on the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, and the bottom surface, which is the leading side of the article 1, collides with the tip of the inverted standing hook 60.

（整列工程８）（図３６（Ｂ））
物品１の勢いによって、反転起立フック６０は物品１の底面を把持して押し上げられる。 (Alignment step 8) (FIG. 36B)
Due to the momentum of the article 1, the inverted standing hook 60 is pushed up while gripping the bottom surface of the article 1.

（整列工程９）（図３７（Ａ））
反転起立フック６０は更に押し上げられ、物品１は排出シュート３０から離脱し、フック６０に引掛けられた物品１の先頭部が上になるように、物品１の天面が下降する。更にフック６０の自重等で物品１の先頭部は押し戻されながら、物品１は鉛直方向に向きを変える。フック６０の押し戻し力は、エアー圧力、ウエイトやバネ等で調整できる。 (Alignment step 9) (FIG. 37A)
The inverted upright hook 60 is further pushed up, the article 1 is detached from the discharge chute 30, and the top surface of the article 1 is lowered so that the top of the article 1 hooked on the hook 60 is up. Furthermore, the article 1 changes its direction in the vertical direction while the top of the article 1 is pushed back by the weight of the hook 60 or the like. The pushing back force of the hook 60 can be adjusted by air pressure, weight, spring or the like.

（整列工程１０）（図３７（Ｂ））
物品１はその天面が下方となるようにベルトコンベヤ４０上に整列する。ベルトコンベヤ４０を連続又は間欠運転して物品１を次工程へと移送する。 (Alignment step 10) (FIG. 37B)
The articles 1 are aligned on the belt conveyor 40 so that the top surface is downward. The belt conveyor 40 is continuously or intermittently operated to transfer the article 1 to the next process.

物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に、物品１を間欠的に供給できる、コンベヤ又は切欠装置等の物品供給装置を配置できる。固定物品投入部１０に供給された物品１の上下移動床２０への投入方向は、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向（上下移動床２０の床面２１の床幅ｂ3に直交する方向）であれば、物品１の固定物品投入部１０から上下移動床２０への投入は最も安定する（図３８（Ａ））。物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向に対する直角方向からずれ60度程度以内（図３８（Ｂ）、（Ｃ））であれば、物品１は、上下移動床２０が下降しているときに、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０に挟まれて規制され、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向をなすように矯正され安定となる。   The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 can arrange an article supply apparatus such as a conveyor or a notch apparatus that can intermittently supply the articles 1 upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. As for the loading direction of the article 1 supplied to the fixed article loading unit 10 to the up and down moving floor 20, the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction (perpendicular to the floor width b3 of the floor surface 21 of the up and down moving floor 20). Direction), the input of the article 1 from the fixed article input unit 10 to the up and down moving floor 20 is most stable (FIG. 38A). If the longitudinal direction of the article 1 deviates from the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction within about 60 degrees (FIGS. 38B and 38C), the article 1 is fixed when the up and down movable floor 20 is lowered. It is regulated by being sandwiched between the article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30, and is corrected and stabilized so that the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

結果として、物品１を直接把持したり、抑えつけたり、高速で動かしたりはせず、転がりや滑りの作用によって整列できるため、物品１には強い力や摩擦力が加わることがなく、傷つけたり、損傷させることがない。   As a result, the article 1 is not directly gripped, restrained, moved at high speed, and can be aligned by the action of rolling or sliding, so that the article 1 is not subjected to strong force or frictional force, and is damaged. There is no damage.

図３９の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０が４個の中央寄せ部材１２により区画される３個の床面２１、傾斜突起２３を有し、上下移動床２０が４個の面状部材２２により区画される３個の床面２１を有し、排出シュート３０が４個の方向規制部材３２により区画される３個の床面３１を有し、結果として３個の縦長物品１を３列同時並行で整列できる。   39 has a fixed article input unit 10 having three floor surfaces 21 and inclined protrusions 23 partitioned by four centering members 12, and four vertically movable floors 20 having four surfaces. 3, the three floor surfaces 21 defined by the member 22, and the discharge chute 30 includes the three floor surfaces 31 defined by the four direction regulating members 32, resulting in the three vertically long articles 1. Can be aligned in parallel in three rows.

図４０の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に縦長物品１を間欠的に供給できる前述したと同様の物品供給装置２００を配置した。   In the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 of FIG. 40, the same article supply apparatus 200 as described above that can intermittently supply the vertically long article 1 is arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10.

更に、この実施例の変形として、固定物品投入部１０の上流に配置した物品供給装置２００の途中工程にて、固定床２２０に替えて複数の中央寄せ部材１２を備える固定物品投入部１０を設置し、その下流に隣接する移動床２３０に替えて複数の面状部材２２を備える上下移動床２０を設置する。このような交換設置を１箇所又は２箇所以上の複数箇所に行なう。これによって、物品供給装置２００の途中工程でも一部の物品を物品搬送方向と並行方向に位置規制し搬送することで、特に大量に縦長物品1の処理が必要な場合、一層整列を容易に行なうことが可能となる（不図示）。   Further, as a modification of this embodiment, the fixed article input unit 10 having a plurality of centering members 12 is installed in place of the fixed floor 220 in the intermediate process of the article supply device 200 arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. Then, instead of the moving floor 230 adjacent to the downstream, the up and down moving floor 20 including the plurality of planar members 22 is installed. Such replacement installation is performed at one place or two or more places. Thereby, even in the intermediate process of the article supply apparatus 200, a part of the articles are regulated in position in the direction parallel to the article conveying direction and conveyed, so that the arrangement of the vertically elongated articles 1 is further facilitated especially when a large amount of processing is required. (Not shown).

（上下移動床２０として上下移動床２０Ｃを用いた物品整列搬送装置１００）（図４１〜図５８）。
図４１〜図４４に示した物品整列搬送装置１００は、縦長物品１の細首部を備える長手方向の一端部と、太径部を備える長手方向の他端部のそれぞれを支持する面状部材２２を両側に起立させた床面２１を備える上下動する上下移動床２０を有する。物品搬送方向視で段差面２２Ａと幅規制部２２ＢとでＬ字断面状をなす面状部材２２を両側に起立させた床面２１は、物品１を物品搬送方向下流に移動させる傾斜面を面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに備える。物品整列搬送装置１００は、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向上流に、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制する固定物品投入部１０を有し、上下移動床２０の物品搬送方向に沿う下流に、排出シュート３０を有し、排出シュート３０は、縦長物品１をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出する。 (Article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 using the vertically moving floor 20C as the vertically moving floor 20) (FIGS. 41 to 58).
The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 41 to 44 has a planar member 22 that supports each of one end in the longitudinal direction including the narrow neck portion of the vertically long article 1 and the other end in the longitudinal direction including the large diameter portion. Has a vertically movable floor 20 having a floor surface 21 standing upright on both sides. The floor surface 21 in which the planar member 22 having an L-shaped cross section formed by the step surface 22A and the width regulating portion 22B as viewed in the article conveyance direction stands on both sides is an inclined surface that moves the article 1 downstream in the article conveyance direction. It is provided on the step surface 22A of the member 22. The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 includes a fixed article input unit 10 that regulates the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction upstream of the article moving direction of the vertically moving floor 20. A discharge chute 30 is provided downstream in the transport direction, and the discharge chute 30 discharges the vertically long article 1 with one side in the longitudinal direction leading.

固定物品投入部１０は、縦長物品１の両端部のそれぞれに接して縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制するための中央寄せ部材１２を、傾斜床面１１の両側に起立させて備える。床面１１は物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対する角度αの下り勾配をなし（図４４）、αの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。中央寄せ部材１２は物品搬送方向視で、例えば上端に頂部を有する三角形を断面とする上に凸の三角柱状をなし、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の頂部間隔ａ1の好適値は縦長物品1の高さｈの1.1〜1.7倍であり、両側中央寄せ部材１２の三角柱の底部間隔ａ2の好適値は縦長物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.0倍である（図４３）。中央寄せ部材１２のその他の形状としては、単なる直方体や、物品１と接触する側が三角柱の如く傾斜した断面が台形状の四角柱などでも良いが、傾斜突起２３をうまく物品１の中央部に作用させるには、物品１と接触する側が傾斜しているほうが好ましい（不図示）。   The fixed article input unit 10 is provided on both sides of the inclined floor surface 11 with a centering member 12 that is in contact with both ends of the vertical article 1 and regulates the longitudinal direction of the vertical article 1 in the direction perpendicular to the article transport direction. Prepare to stand. The floor surface 11 has a downward slope of an angle α with respect to the horizontal in the article conveyance direction (FIG. 44), a preferable value of α is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. The centering member 12 has an upwardly convex triangular prism shape, for example, with a triangle having a top at the upper end as a cross section when viewed in the article conveyance direction, and the preferred value of the apex interval a1 of the triangular pillars of the both side centering member 12 is that of the vertically long article 1. It is 1.1 to 1.7 times the height h, and a suitable value for the bottom interval a2 of the triangular prism of the both-side centering member 12 is 0.7 to 1.0 times the height h of the vertically long article 1 (FIG. 43). Other shapes of the centering member 12 may be a simple rectangular parallelepiped or a quadrangular prism having a trapezoidal cross section inclined like a triangular prism on the side in contact with the article 1, but the inclined protrusion 23 works well on the center of the article 1. For this purpose, it is preferable that the side in contact with the article 1 is inclined (not shown).

上下移動床２０は、固定物品投入部１０から投入された縦長物品１の一端細首部と他端太径部のそれぞれを支持する、物品搬送方向視でＬ字断面状をなす面状部材２２を床面２１の両側に起立させて備え、かつ物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる下り勾配の傾斜面を面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに備えるとともに、エアシリンダ、又はサーボモータやステッピングモータのモータからなる上下駆動部２４を備える。上下駆動部２４は、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より下位に位置付ける下降端（図４１）と、床面２１を固定物品投入部１０の床面１１、排出シュート３０の床面３１より上位に位置付ける上昇端（図４２）の間で、上下移動床２０を上下動する。上下移動床２０は、縦長物品１の一端細首部と他端太径部のそれぞれを両側の面状部材２２の傾斜段差面２２Ａのそれぞれに支持する上昇の過程で後述する如く、縦長物品１の長手方向の太径側を先頭側にして、該物品１を排出シュート３０へ移送する。面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａは物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度βの下り勾配をなし（図４４）、βの好適値は5〜40度、より好適値は7〜25度である。両側面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａから上方に立ち上がる垂直壁間隔ｂ1の好適値は物品１の全高ｈ1（図４６）の1.1〜1.3倍が好ましい。ｂ1がこの範囲より小さいとボトルが両側の面状部材２２の間で詰まることがある。ｂ1がこの範囲より大きいとボトル首部が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗らない。面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａの段深さｂ2は、物品1の首部高さｈ2（図４６）の0.5〜1.5倍が好ましい。ｂ2がこの範囲より小さいとボトル首部が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗らないことがある。ｂ2がこの範囲より大きいとボトル肩部が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗り上げ、ボトルの太径底部が後述する如くに斜め上方を向かない。ボトル外径をｄ1、首部直径をｄ2とするとき（図４６、ボトル形状が円形でないときｄ1はボトル外径の最小径とする）、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａの段高さｂ3は、（ｄ1−ｄ2）／2の1.2〜2.0倍が好ましい。ｂ3がこの範囲より小さいとボトル肩部が床面２１に接し、十分にボトルの太径底部が斜め上方を向かない。ｂ3がこの範囲より大きいと上下移動床２０の上下ストロークを大きくする必要があり、その移動時間が無駄時間となって生産性が低下する。面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａの斜面に沿う段幅ｂ4は、ｄ1の1.05〜1.8倍が好ましい。ｂ4がこの範囲より小さいとボトルが上下移動床２０の下降時に落ち込まず、首部が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗らない。ｂ4がこの範囲より大きいと装置サイズが無駄に大型化してしまう。尚、このｂ4の制約条件においては、ボトル形状が円形でないときは、ボトルの径が高さ方向に変化しているときには、ｄ1はボトル外径の最大径とする。上下移動床２０を挟む固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の設置間隔ｂ5の好適値はｄ1の1.05〜2.0倍である。   The vertically movable floor 20 supports a sheet-like member 22 having an L-shaped cross section when viewed in the article conveyance direction, which supports each of the narrow neck portion and the large diameter portion of the other end of the vertically long article 1 fed from the fixed article throwing portion 10. The step surface 22A of the planar member 22 is provided with an inclined surface having a downward slope that is provided upright on both sides of the floor surface 21 and moves the article 1 downstream along the article conveyance direction, and an air cylinder, a servo motor, or a stepping step. A vertical drive unit 24 including a motor is provided. The vertical drive unit 24 includes a descending end (FIG. 41) that positions the floor surface 21 below the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30, and the floor surface 21 as the floor of the fixed article input unit 10. The vertically moving floor 20 is moved up and down between the rising end (FIG. 42) positioned above the floor 11 and the floor 31 of the discharge chute 30. As will be described later, the vertically movable floor 20 supports the vertical article 1 in the process of ascending to support each of the narrow neck part and the large diameter part of the longitudinal article 1 on the inclined step surfaces 22A of the planar members 22 on both sides. The article 1 is transferred to the discharge chute 30 with the large diameter side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side. The stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22 faces the article conveyance direction and forms a descending slope with an angle β with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 44). A preferable value of β is 5 to 40 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 25 degrees. The preferred value of the vertical wall interval b1 rising upward from the stepped surface 22A of the both side surface members 22 is preferably 1.1 to 1.3 times the total height h1 of the article 1 (FIG. 46). If b1 is smaller than this range, the bottle may be clogged between the planar members 22 on both sides. When b1 is larger than this range, the bottle neck does not ride on the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22. The step depth b2 of the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22 is preferably 0.5 to 1.5 times the neck height h2 (FIG. 46) of the article 1. If b2 is smaller than this range, the bottle neck may not get on the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22. If b2 is larger than this range, the shoulder portion of the bottle rides on the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22, and the large diameter bottom portion of the bottle does not face obliquely upward as will be described later. When the bottle outer diameter is d1 and the neck diameter is d2 (FIG. 46, when the bottle shape is not circular, d1 is the minimum diameter of the bottle outer diameter), the step height b3 of the step surface 22A of the planar member 22 is It is preferably 1.2 to 2.0 times (d1−d2) / 2. If b3 is smaller than this range, the shoulder portion of the bottle is in contact with the floor surface 21, and the large-diameter bottom portion of the bottle does not sufficiently face upward. If b3 is larger than this range, it is necessary to increase the up / down stroke of the up / down moving floor 20, and the moving time is wasted time, and the productivity is lowered. The step width b4 along the slope of the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22 is preferably 1.05 to 1.8 times d1. When b4 is smaller than this range, the bottle does not fall when the vertically moving floor 20 is lowered, and the neck does not get on the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22. If b4 is larger than this range, the apparatus size is unnecessarily increased. In the constraint condition b4, when the bottle shape is not circular, d1 is the maximum diameter of the bottle outer diameter when the bottle diameter is changing in the height direction. A preferable value of the installation interval b5 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30 sandwiching the vertical moving floor 20 is 1.05 to 2.0 times d1.

図４８は上下移動床２０の変形例を示すものである。上下移動床２０は、図４８（Ａ）に示す如く、床面２１の構成部分と、面状部材２２の幅規制部２２B（垂直壁）の構成部分と、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａの構成部分を別部材化しても良く、これによれば、ｂ2の寸法測定が容易になり、加工も容易になる。上下移動床２０は、図４８（Ｂ）に示す如く、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａを角棒材でなく丸棒材にて構成し、段差面２２Ａの曲面で物品１と接するようにしても良い。上下移動床２０は、図４８（Ｃ）に示す如く、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａを垂直壁の構成部分から離した板材で構成し、段差面２２Ａの狭い面で物品１と接触するようにしても良い。上下移動床２０は、図４８（Ｄ）に示す如く、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａを三角柱材にて形成し、段差面２２Ａと物品１が三角柱の稜線で線接触するように構成しても良い。   FIG. 48 shows a modification of the up and down moving floor 20. As shown in FIG. 48 (A), the vertically movable floor 20 includes a component part of the floor surface 21, a component part of the width regulating portion 22B (vertical wall) of the planar member 22, and a step surface 22A of the planar member 22. The constituent part may be formed as a separate member, which makes it easy to measure the dimension of b2 and facilitates processing. As shown in FIG. 48 (B), the vertically movable floor 20 is configured such that the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22 is formed of a round bar instead of a square bar, and is in contact with the article 1 by the curved surface of the stepped surface 22A. Also good. As shown in FIG. 48 (C), the vertically movable floor 20 is formed of a plate material in which the step surface 22A of the planar member 22 is separated from the constituent parts of the vertical wall, and is in contact with the article 1 at a narrow surface of the step surface 22A. Anyway. As shown in FIG. 48 (D), the vertically movable floor 20 is configured so that the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22 is formed of a triangular prism material, and the stepped surface 22A and the article 1 are in line contact with the ridgeline of the triangular prism. Also good.

排出シュート３０は、単なる板状部材や、雨樋状部材などとしても良い（不図示）。より物品の搬送を安定させるには、排出シュート３０は、上下移動床２０から移送された縦長物品１の両側部のそれぞれを規制して物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向において位置規制するための方向規制部材３２を、傾斜床面３１の両側に起立させて備える。床面３１は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度δの下り勾配をなし（図４４）、δの好適値は5〜50度、より好適値は7〜30度である。方向規制部材３２は、図４３に示す如く、物品搬送方向において上下移動床２０に臨む物品第１規制面３２Ａと、床面３１の両側で上向きに拡開する物品第２規制面３２Ｂを備え、上下移動床２０から移送される物品１の入側に物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの交線部３２Ｃを備える。方向規制部材３２は物品搬送方向に向かい水平に対する角度γをなし（図４４）、γの好適値は−20〜30度、より好適値は−10〜20度である。勾配は物品搬送方向に向かい上り又は下り勾配となる。γのプラスの値は上り勾配であり、γのマイナスの値は下り勾配である。物品第１規制面３２Ａと物品第２規制面３２Ｂの互いの交線部３２Ｃは、曲面でつなぐか、緩い角度で交差するようにし、0度が最鋭角、180度が平行とすると、好適角度は120〜175度であり、これによって上下移動床２０から移送されてくる物品１の向きをスムースに物品搬送方向と並行する方向に変えることができる（図４３）。両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの頂部間隔ｃ1の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.5〜1.2倍であり、両側方向規制部材３２の物品第２規制面３２Ｂの底部間隔ｃ2の好適値は物品１の高さｈの0.7〜1.5倍である（図４３）。但し、方向規制部材３２は単なる角棒材、丸棒材からなるものでも良い。   The discharge chute 30 may be a simple plate-like member, a gutter-like member, or the like (not shown). In order to further stabilize the conveyance of the article, the discharge chute 30 regulates the position of the longitudinal direction of the article 1 in the direction parallel to the article conveyance direction by regulating both sides of the vertically long article 1 transferred from the vertical moving floor 20. The direction restricting member 32 for standing up is provided on both sides of the inclined floor surface 31. The floor surface 31 faces the article conveyance direction and has a downward slope of an angle δ with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 44). A preferable value of δ is 5 to 50 degrees, and a more preferable value is 7 to 30 degrees. As shown in FIG. 43, the direction regulating member 32 includes an article first regulating surface 32A that faces the vertically moving floor 20 in the article conveying direction, and an article second regulating surface 32B that expands upward on both sides of the floor surface 31. The entrance side of the article 1 transferred from the up and down moving floor 20 is provided with an intersection line part 32C of the article first regulating surface 32A and the article second regulating surface 32B. The direction restricting member 32 faces the article conveyance direction and forms an angle γ with respect to the horizontal (FIG. 44). A preferable value of γ is −20 to 30 degrees, and a more preferable value is −10 to 20 degrees. The gradient is an upward or downward gradient in the article conveyance direction. A positive value of γ is an upslope, and a negative value of γ is a downslope. The intersecting line part 32C of the article first restricting surface 32A and the article second restricting surface 32B is connected to a curved surface or intersects at a loose angle, with 0 ° being the sharpest angle and 180 ° being parallel. Is 120 to 175 degrees, whereby the direction of the article 1 transferred from the vertically moving floor 20 can be smoothly changed to a direction parallel to the article conveying direction (FIG. 43). A suitable value of the top interval c1 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32 is 0.5 to 1.2 times the height h of the article 1, and the bottom interval c2 of the article second restriction surface 32B of the both-side restriction member 32. Is preferably 0.7 to 1.5 times the height h of the article 1 (FIG. 43). However, the direction regulating member 32 may be a simple square bar material or a round bar material.

以下、上下移動床２０が上昇の過程で、縦長物品１の長手方向の特定の太径側を先頭側にして該物品１を上下移動床２０から排出シュート３０へ移送する作用について説明する。   Hereinafter, the operation of transferring the article 1 from the vertically movable floor 20 to the discharge chute 30 with the specific large diameter side in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 as the leading side in the process of raising and lowering the vertically movable floor 20 will be described.

上下移動床２０は床面２１の両側にＬ字断面状の面状部材２２を設けた。縦長物品１の一端細首部が一方の面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗り、該物品１の他端太径底部が他方の面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗り、縦長物品１の太径底部が斜め上向きになる（図４７）。上下移動床２０が上昇すると、物品１の斜め上を向いている太径底部が先ず下流構造物である排出シュート３０から解放され、排出シュート３０の側に転がり又は滑り、物品１は太径底部を先頭側に整列されて排出される。物品１は太径底部を先頭にするため、後述する方向変更板５０等でこれをベルトコンベヤ４０上にて容易に起立させることができる。   The vertically movable floor 20 is provided with a planar member 22 having an L-shaped cross section on both sides of the floor surface 21. One narrow neck portion of the vertically long article 1 rides on the stepped surface 22A of one planar member 22, and the other large diameter bottom portion of the article 1 rides on the stepped surface 22A of the other planar member 22, and the large diameter of the vertically long article 1 is obtained. The bottom is obliquely upward (FIG. 47). When the vertically movable floor 20 rises, the large-diameter bottom portion that faces diagonally upward of the article 1 is first released from the discharge chute 30 that is a downstream structure, and rolls or slides toward the discharge chute 30, so that the article 1 has a large-diameter bottom section. Are aligned at the top and discharged. Since the article 1 has a large-diameter bottom at the top, it can be easily erected on the belt conveyor 40 by a direction changing plate 50 or the like described later.

物品１がベルトコンベヤ４０に安定的に載置することが困難である際には、コンベヤ４０上に、物品１に適合した形状の袴やカップのような形状のものを複数個備え、ここに物品１を投入できるような最適位置に袴が来るようにコンベヤ４０を間欠運転すると良い（不図示）。これにより、物品１の排出時先頭側がどのような形状であっても（例えば尖っていたり、丸みを帯びていたりしても）整列することが可能となる。   When it is difficult for the article 1 to be stably placed on the belt conveyor 40, the conveyor 40 is provided with a plurality of bowls and cups having shapes suitable for the article 1. The conveyor 40 may be intermittently operated (not shown) so that the wrinkles come to the optimum position where the article 1 can be put. Thereby, it becomes possible to align whatever the front side of the articles 1 is discharged (for example, even if they are pointed or rounded).

上下移動床２０により整列できる整列対象物品（ボトル）は、ｄ2が、ｄ1の0.9倍以下、好ましくは0.8倍以下であるものとする。ｄ2がこれを超えると物品１の首部が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗っても、ボトルの太径底部が斜め上を向く角度が小さ過ぎて、ボトルの太径底部からの排出が困難になる。尚、ボトル形状が円形でないとき、ｄ1はボトル外径の最小径とする。   It is assumed that the articles to be aligned (bottles) that can be aligned by the up and down moving floor 20 have d2 of 0.9 times or less, preferably 0.8 times or less of d1. If d2 exceeds this, even if the neck of the article 1 rides on the stepped surface 22A of the planar member 22, the angle at which the large diameter bottom of the bottle faces obliquely upward is too small, and it is difficult to discharge from the large diameter bottom of the bottle. become. When the bottle shape is not circular, d1 is the minimum diameter of the bottle outer diameter.

図４９、図５０に示した各種形状の縦長物品１（ボトル）において、(1)〜(6)の全ての物品１が図５１に示す如くに、太径底部側を先頭側とする整列姿勢を付与される。(2)の楕円形ボトルでは、面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに物品１の長径部と短径部のいずれが乗っても、太径底部側が斜め上向きになる。(6)の扁平ボトルでは、物品１の扁平面が面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａに乗った物品１の横向き状態で安定する。   49 and FIG. 50, in the vertically long articles 1 (bottles) of various shapes, as shown in FIG. 51, all the articles 1 of (1) to (6) are aligned with the large-diameter bottom side as the leading side. Is granted. In the elliptical bottle of (2), regardless of which of the long diameter part and the short diameter part of the article 1 is on the step surface 22A of the planar member 22, the large diameter bottom part side is obliquely upward. In the flat bottle of (6), the flat surface of the article 1 is stabilized in the lateral state of the article 1 riding on the step surface 22A of the planar member 22.

以下、物品整列搬送装置１００による縦長物品１の整列動作について説明する（図５２〜図５５）
(A)縦長物品１を一端側に細首部と、他端側に太径底部を備えるボトルとし、排出シュート３０の下流側にベルトコンベヤ４０を配置し、ベルトコンベヤ４０における排出シュート３０と反対側の側傍に、物品１を起立させる方向変更板５０を立設した物品整列搬送装置１００の例。 Hereinafter, the alignment operation of the vertically long articles 1 by the article alignment / conveyance apparatus 100 will be described (FIGS. 52 to 55).
(A) The vertically long article 1 is a bottle having a narrow neck at one end and a large-diameter bottom at the other end. A belt conveyor 40 is disposed downstream of the discharge chute 30 and is opposite to the discharge chute 30 in the belt conveyor 40. An example of the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 in which a direction changing plate 50 for raising the article 1 is erected on the side.

（整列工程１）（図５２（Ａ））
投入された物品１は、固定物品投入部１０の中央寄せ部材１１で、床面１１上のほぼ中央へと寄せられる。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に位置規制される。 (Alignment step 1) (FIG. 52 (A))
The thrown-in article 1 is brought near to the center on the floor surface 11 by the centering member 11 of the fixed article feeding part 10. The position of the article 1 is regulated so that the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the article conveyance direction.

（整列工程２）（図５２（Ｂ））
物品１は固定物品投入部１０の床面１１上を転がり、又は滑り降り、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０の間の上下移動床２０に落ち込む。物品１は上下移動床２０の両側面状部材２２によりほぼ中央に保たれる。物品１は長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に保たれる。 (Alignment process 2) (FIG. 52 (B))
The article 1 rolls or slides down on the floor surface 11 of the fixed article input unit 10 and falls on the vertically moving floor 20 between the fixed article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30. The article 1 is held substantially at the center by both side surface members 22 of the up and down moving floor 20. The article 1 is maintained with its longitudinal direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

（整列工程３）（図５３（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が上昇する。物品１は一端細首部と他端太径底部のそれぞれが上側面状部材２２の段差面２２Ａのそれぞれに乗り、太径底部が上向きの状態になる。 (Alignment process 3) (FIG. 53A)
The vertically moving floor 20 rises. In the article 1, each of the narrow neck portion at one end and the bottom portion at the other end has a stepped surface 22 </ b> A of the upper side member 22, and the bottom portion at the large diameter faces upward.

（整列工程４）（図５３（Ｂ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇し、物品１の上向きになった太径底部が排出シュート３０の最上端よりも高くなると、物品１は上下移動床２０上での滑りや転がりによって底面側が先頭となるよう向きを変える。 (Alignment step 4) (FIG. 53B)
When the vertically movable floor 20 further rises and the large-diameter bottom portion of the article 1 facing upward becomes higher than the uppermost end of the discharge chute 30, the article 1 has the bottom face at the top due to sliding or rolling on the vertically movable floor 20. Change the direction.

（整列工程５）（図５４（Ａ））
上下移動床２０が更に上昇を続けると、物品１は更に向きを変え、物品１の底側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に落ち込んでいく。物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２に挟まれ、底側を先頭側にし、長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行する方向に整列される。 (Alignment step 5) (FIG. 54A)
When the vertically moving floor 20 continues to rise further, the article 1 changes its direction and falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 with the bottom side of the article 1 as the leading side. . The articles 1 are sandwiched between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30 and are aligned in a direction parallel to the article conveying direction with the bottom side as the leading side.

（整列工程６）（図５４（Ｂ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の両側の方向規制部材３２の間の床面３１上に完全に落ち込み、底側を先頭側とする方向整列が完了する。 (Alignment step 6) (FIG. 54B)
The article 1 completely falls on the floor surface 31 between the direction regulating members 32 on both sides of the discharge chute 30, and the direction alignment with the bottom side as the leading side is completed.

（整列工程７）（図５５（Ａ））
物品１は排出シュート３０の床面３１上を滑り落ち、ベルトコンベヤ４０の反対側に位置する方向変更板５０に衝突する。 (Alignment step 7) (FIG. 55 (A))
The article 1 slides down on the floor surface 31 of the discharge chute 30 and collides with the direction changing plate 50 located on the opposite side of the belt conveyor 40.

（整列工程８）（図５５（Ｂ））
物品１は、方向変更板５０に衝突して向きを鉛直方向に変え、その底面をベルトコンベヤ４０上に待機する整列状態となる。ベルトコンベヤ４０を連続又は間欠運転して物品１を次工程へと移送する。 (Alignment step 8) (FIG. 55 (B))
The article 1 collides with the direction changing plate 50 and changes its direction to the vertical direction, and is in an aligned state in which the bottom surface thereof stands by on the belt conveyor 40. The belt conveyor 40 is continuously or intermittently operated to transfer the article 1 to the next process.

結果として、物品１を直接把持したり、抑えつけたり、高速で動かしたりはせず、転がりや滑りの作用によって整列できるため、物品１には強い力や摩擦力が加わることがなく、傷つけたり、損傷させることがない。   As a result, the article 1 is not directly gripped, restrained, moved at high speed, and can be aligned by the action of rolling or sliding, so that the article 1 is not subjected to strong force or frictional force, and is damaged. There is no damage.

物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に、物品１を間欠的に供給できる、コンベヤ又は切欠装置等の物品供給装置を配置できる。固定物品投入部１０に供給された物品１の上下移動床２０への投入方向は、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向（上下移動床２０の床面２１の床幅ｂ3に直交する方向）であれば、物品１の固定物品投入部１０から上下移動床２０への投入は最も安定する（図５６（Ａ））。物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向に対する直角方向からずれ50度程度以内（図５６（Ｂ）、（Ｃ））であれば、物品１は、上下移動床２０が下降しているときに、固定物品投入部１０と排出シュート３０に挟まれて規制され、物品１の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向をなすように矯正され安定となる。   The article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 can arrange an article supply apparatus such as a conveyor or a notch apparatus that can intermittently supply the articles 1 upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. As for the loading direction of the article 1 supplied to the fixed article loading unit 10 to the up and down moving floor 20, the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction (perpendicular to the floor width b3 of the floor surface 21 of the up and down moving floor 20). Direction), the loading of the article 1 from the fixed article loading section 10 to the up and down moving floor 20 is most stable (FIG. 56A). If the longitudinal direction of the article 1 deviates from the direction perpendicular to the article conveyance direction within about 50 degrees (FIGS. 56B and 56C), the article 1 is fixed when the up and down movable floor 20 is lowered. It is regulated by being sandwiched between the article input unit 10 and the discharge chute 30, and is corrected and stabilized so that the longitudinal direction of the article 1 is perpendicular to the article conveying direction.

図５７の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０が４個の中央寄せ部材１２により区画される３個の床面１１を有し、上下移動床２０が６個の面状部材２２（尚、両端の２個のＬ字状面状部材２２に挟まれる中央の４個の（Ｌ字状）面状部材２２のうち、相隣る２個の（Ｌ字状）面状部材２２は互いに背中合せで一体とされて見かけ上は逆Ｔ字断面状をなし）により区画される３組の段差面２２Ａを有し、排出シュート３０が４個の方向規制部材３２により区画される３個の床面３１を有し、結果として３個の縦長物品１を３列同時並行で整列できる。   57, the fixed article input unit 10 has three floor surfaces 11 partitioned by four centering members 12, and the vertical moving floor 20 has six planar members 22 ( Of the four central (L-shaped) planar members 22 sandwiched between the two L-shaped planar members 22 at both ends, two adjacent (L-shaped) planar members 22 are Three stepped surfaces 22A that are integrated back to back and have a reverse T-shaped cross section), and the discharge chute 30 is divided by four direction regulating members 32. As a result, the three vertical articles 1 can be arranged in parallel in three rows.

図５８の物品整列搬送装置１００は、固定物品投入部１０の上流に縦長物品１を前述したと同様の物品供給装置２００を配置した。   In the article aligning and conveying apparatus 100 of FIG. 58, the article supply apparatus 200 similar to that described above for the vertically long article 1 is arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10.

更に、この実施例の変形として、固定物品投入部１０の上流に配置した物品供給装置２００の途中工程にて、固定床２２０に替えて複数の中央寄せ部材１２を備える固定物品投入部１０を設置し、その下流に隣接する移動床２３０に替えて複数の面状部材２２を備える上下移動床２０を設置する。このような交換設置を１箇所又は２箇所以上の複数箇所に行なう。これによって、物品供給装置２００の途中工程でも一部の物品を物品搬送方向と並行方向に位置規制し搬送することで、特に大量に縦長物品1の処理が必要な場合、一層整列を容易に行なうことが可能となる（不図示）。   Further, as a modification of this embodiment, the fixed article input unit 10 having a plurality of centering members 12 is installed in place of the fixed floor 220 in the intermediate process of the article supply device 200 arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. Then, instead of the moving floor 230 adjacent to the downstream, the up and down moving floor 20 including the plurality of planar members 22 is installed. Such replacement installation is performed at one place or two or more places. Thereby, even in the intermediate process of the article supply apparatus 200, a part of the articles are regulated in position in the direction parallel to the article conveying direction and conveyed, so that the arrangement of the vertically elongated articles 1 is further facilitated especially when a large amount of processing is required. (Not shown).

また、更にこの実施例の変形として、固定物品投入部１０の上流に配置した物品供給装置２００の途中工程にて、固定床２２０に替えて複数の中央寄せ部材１２を備える固定物品投入部１０を設置し、その下流に隣接する移動床２３０に替えて複数のＬ字断面状または逆Ｔ字断面状部材２２を備える上下移動床２０を設置する。このような交換設置を１箇所または２箇所以上の複数箇所に行なう。これによって、物品供給装置２００の途中工程でも一部の物品を物品搬送方向と並行方向に位置規制し搬送することで、特に大量に縦長物品1の処理が必要な場合、一層整列を容易に行なうことが可能となる（不図示）。   Further, as a modification of this embodiment, the fixed article input unit 10 including a plurality of centering members 12 instead of the fixed floor 220 is provided in the middle of the article supply device 200 arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10. It installs and the up-and-down moving floor 20 provided with the some L-shaped cross-section-shaped or reverse T-shaped cross-section member 22 is installed instead of the moving floor 230 adjacent downstream. Such replacement installation is performed at one place or two or more places. Thereby, even in the intermediate process of the article supply apparatus 200, a part of the articles are regulated in position in the direction parallel to the article conveying direction and conveyed, so that the arrangement of the vertically elongated articles 1 is further facilitated especially when a large amount of processing is required. (Not shown).

本実施例によれば以下の作用効果を奏する。
(a)固定物品投入部１０により長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向に揃えられ、かつ物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制された縦長物品１が上下移動床２０の両側面状部材２２の間に投入されると、縦長物品１は上下移動床２０の上昇の過程で長手方向の特定の一方側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０へ移送されて整列され、その整列姿勢で排出シュート３０から排出される。これにより、単純でコンパクトな物品整列搬送装置１００により、縦長物品１を所望の方向に整列させることができる。 According to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(a) A vertically long article 1 whose longitudinal direction is aligned in the direction perpendicular to the article transport direction by the fixed article input unit 10 and whose position is regulated in the direction perpendicular to the article transport direction is between the side surface members 22 of the vertically movable floor 20. The vertical article 1 is transferred to the discharge chute 30 with the specific one side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side in the process of ascending and descending the vertical moving floor 20, and is discharged from the discharge chute 30 in the aligned posture. Is done. Thereby, the vertically long articles 1 can be aligned in a desired direction by the simple and compact article aligning and conveying apparatus 100.

(b)上下移動床２０として、両側の面状部材２２を物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状面状部材２２とし、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面２１Ａを床面２１に備えるもの、両側の面状部材２２に挟まれる床面２１上に設けられて縦長物品１の長手方向の中央部を支持し、かつ該物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜突起２３を備えるもの、両側の面状部材２２を物品搬送方向視でＬ字断面状面状部材２２とし、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面２１Ａを該床面２１部材のＬ字断面の段差面２２Ａに備えるもののいずれかを追加又は交換し、選択して用いることができる。   (b) As the up-and-down moving floor 20, the planar members 22 on both sides are vertical wall-shaped planar members 22 in the article conveying direction, and the inclined surface 21 </ b> A for moving the vertically long article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction is the floor surface. 21 provided on the floor surface 21 sandwiched between the planar members 22 on both sides, supporting the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 and moving the article downstream along the article conveying direction. 23, the planar members 22 on both sides are L-shaped planar members 22 in the article conveying direction, and the inclined surface 21A for moving the vertically long article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction is the floor 21 member. Any of those provided on the step surface 22A of the L-shaped cross section can be added or exchanged and selected for use.

両側の面状部材２２を垂直壁状とし、かつ縦長物品１を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面２１Ａを床面２１に備える上下移動床２０では、縦長物品１が上下移動床２０の傾斜床面２１で先行して転がり易い側又は滑り易い側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０へ移送されて整列される。   In the vertically movable floor 20 in which the planar members 22 on both sides have a vertical wall shape and the floor surface 21 has an inclined surface 21 </ b> A that moves the vertically elongated article 1 downstream along the article conveying direction, the vertically elongated article 1 corresponds to the vertically movable floor 20. The inclined floor surface 21 is transferred to the discharge chute 30 and aligned with the side that is easy to roll or the side that is slippery as the leading side.

両側の面状部材２２に挟まれる床面２１上に設けられる傾斜突起２３を備える上下移動床２０では、縦長物品１が長手方向における軽量側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０へ移送されて整列される。   In the vertically movable floor 20 provided with the inclined projections 23 provided on the floor surface 21 sandwiched between the planar members 22 on both sides, the vertically long article 1 is transferred to the discharge chute 30 with the light side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side and aligned. The

両側の面状部材２２をＬ字断面状とする上下移動床２０では、縦長物品１が長手方向における太径側を先頭側にして排出シュート３０へ移送されて整列される。   In the up-and-down moving floor 20 in which the planar members 22 on both sides have an L-shaped cross section, the vertically long articles 1 are transferred to the discharge chute 30 with the large-diameter side in the longitudinal direction as the leading side, and are aligned.

(c)固定物品投入部１０が縦長物品１の中央寄せ部材１２を備えることにより、確実に、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制できる。   (c) Since the fixed article input unit 10 includes the centering member 12 of the vertically long article 1, the position of the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 can be reliably regulated in the direction perpendicular to the article transport direction.

(d)排出シュート３０が縦長物品１の方向規制部材３２を備えることにより、確実に、縦長物品１の長手方向を物品搬送方向と並行方向に位置規制できる。   (d) Since the discharge chute 30 includes the direction regulating member 32 of the vertically long article 1, the position of the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article 1 can be reliably regulated in the direction parallel to the article conveying direction.

(e)複数の中央寄せ部材１２を備える固定物品投入部１０と、複数の面状部材２２を備える上下移動床２０と、複数の方向規制部材３２を備える排出シュート３０とを有する。これにより、複数の縦長物品１を並行して整列させることができる。   (e) It has the fixed article input part 10 provided with the some center alignment member 12, the up-and-down moving floor 20 provided with the some planar member 22, and the discharge chute | shoot 30 provided with the some direction control member 32. FIG. Thereby, a plurality of vertically long articles 1 can be aligned in parallel.

(f)固定物品投入部１０の上流に配置される物品供給装置２００が、複数の固定床２２０の各個を搬送方向に沿って並置し、複数の移動床２３０の各個を各固定床２２０に対し搬送方向の側傍に隣接配置するとともに、各移動床２２０を同時にそれらの床面２２１が隣接する固定床２３０の床面２３１に対する上位と下位に位置付ける昇降動作を繰り返すことで物品１を下流に供給する。従って、縦長物品１の寸法形状や搬入姿勢に関係なく、該物品１を概ね一定量ずつ固定物品投入部１０に供給できる。   (f) The article supply device 200 arranged upstream of the fixed article input unit 10 juxtaposes each of the plurality of fixed floors 220 along the conveying direction, and each of the plurality of movable floors 230 with respect to each fixed floor 220. The article 1 is supplied downstream by repeating the up-and-down operation of positioning the moving floors 220 at the upper and lower positions with respect to the floor surface 231 of the fixed floor 230 adjacent to the floors 221 at the same time while being arranged adjacent to the side in the transport direction. To do. Therefore, regardless of the size and shape of the vertically long article 1 and the carry-in posture, the article 1 can be supplied to the fixed article input unit 10 by a substantially constant amount.

(g)排出シュート３０から排出される縦長物品１は、方向変更板５０に衝突して起立され、正立状態になる。   (g) The vertically long article 1 discharged from the discharge chute 30 is erected by colliding with the direction changing plate 50 and is in an upright state.

(h)排出シュート３０から排出される縦長物品１は、フック６０により先頭側を引き掛け上げられて起立され、正立状態になる。   (h) The vertically long article 1 discharged from the discharge chute 30 is erected by being pulled up by the hook 60 at the front side, and is in an upright state.

(i)長手方向に沿って断面積が変化する縦長物品１を整列対象物品とすることができる。   (i) The vertically long article 1 whose cross-sectional area varies along the longitudinal direction can be used as an article to be aligned.

(j)ボトル又はキャップを整列対象物品とすることができる。   (j) A bottle or a cap can be an article to be aligned.

図１は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が下降した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。1A and 1B show a state in which the vertically moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is lowered, FIG. 1A is a perspective view, FIG. 1B is a plan view, and FIG. 1C is a side view. 図２は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が上昇した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。2A and 2B show a state in which the up-and-down moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is raised, FIG. 2A is a perspective view, FIG. 2B is a plan view, and FIG. 2C is a side view. 図３は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す平面図である。FIG. 3 is a plan view showing in detail the article aligning and conveying apparatus. 図４は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す側面図である。FIG. 4 is a side view showing the article aligning and conveying apparatus in detail. 図５は上下移動床を示す斜視図である。FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the up and down moving floor. 図６は上下移動床と物品（ボトル）を示し、（Ａ）はストレート状ボトルを示す正面図、（Ｂ）は底側縮径テーパ状ボトルを示す正面図、（Ｃ）は底側拡径テーパ状ボトルを示す正面図である。FIG. 6 shows a vertically movable floor and an article (bottle), (A) is a front view showing a straight bottle, (B) is a front view showing a bottom-side reduced diameter tapered bottle, and (C) is a bottom-side enlarged diameter. It is a front view which shows a taper-shaped bottle. 図７は物品（ボトル）の転がり状態を示し、（Ａ）は側面図、（Ｂ）は平面図である。FIG. 7 shows the rolling state of the article (bottle), (A) is a side view, and (B) is a plan view. 図８はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottle. 図９はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing an example of a bottle. 図１０は物品の例を示す模式図である。FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an article. 図１１は物品の例を示す模式図である。FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an article. 図１２は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程１を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程２を示す模式図である。12A and 12B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus. FIG. 12A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 1 and FIG. 12B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 2. 図１３は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程３を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程４を示す模式図である。13A and 13B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance device. FIG. 13A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 3, and FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 4. 図１４は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程５を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程６を示す模式図である。14A and 14B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance device. FIG. 14A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 5, and FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 6. 図１５は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程７を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程８を示す模式図である。15A and 15B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus. FIG. 15A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 7, and FIG. 15B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 8. 図１６は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程７の他の例を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程８の他の例を示す模式図である。16A and 16B show the alignment operation of the article alignment and conveyance device, in which FIG. 16A is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the alignment process 7, and FIG. 16B is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the alignment process 8. 図１７は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程９を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程１０を示す模式図である。17A and 17B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus. FIG. 17A is a schematic diagram illustrating the alignment process 9, and FIG. 17B is a schematic diagram illustrating the alignment process 10. 図１８は物品の投入姿勢を示し、（Ａ）はずれなし姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は30度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｃ）は50度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図である。18A and 18B are schematic views showing an article loading posture, FIG. 18A is a schematic diagram showing a posture without displacement, FIG. 18B is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted by 30 degrees, and FIG. 18C is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted by 50 degrees. 図１９は複連式物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a multiple-type article aligning and conveying apparatus. 図２０は物品供給装置を備えた物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing an article alignment / conveyance apparatus provided with an article supply apparatus. 図２１は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が下降した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。21A and 21B show a state in which the vertically moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is lowered, FIG. 21A is a perspective view, FIG. 21B is a plan view, and FIG. 21C is a side view. 図２２は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が上昇した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。22A and 22B show a state in which the vertically moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is raised, FIG. 22A is a perspective view, FIG. 22B is a plan view, and FIG. 22C is a side view. 図２３は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す平面図である。FIG. 23 is a plan view showing the article aligning and conveying apparatus in detail. 図２４は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す側面図である。FIG. 24 is a side view showing the article aligning and conveying apparatus in detail. 図２５は上下移動床を示す斜視図である。FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a vertically moving floor. 図２６は上下移動床の変形例を示し、（Ａ）は変形例１を示す斜視図、（Ｂ）は変形例２を示す斜視図である。FIG. 26 shows a modified example of the vertically moving floor, (A) is a perspective view showing Modified Example 1, and (B) is a perspective view showing Modified Example 2. FIG. 図２７は上下移動床と物品を示し、（Ａ）はキャップを示す正面図、（Ｂ）は底側軽量ボトルを示す正面図、（Ｃ）は底側重量ボトルを示す正面図である。FIG. 27 shows a vertically movable floor and articles, (A) is a front view showing a cap, (B) is a front view showing a bottom side lightweight bottle, and (C) is a front view showing a bottom side heavy bottle. 図２８はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottle. 図２９はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottle. 図３０はキャップの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cap. 図３１はキャップの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cap. 図３２は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程１を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程２を示す模式図である。32A and 32B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance device, where FIG. 32A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 1 and FIG. 32B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 2. 図３３は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程３を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程４を示す模式図である。FIGS. 33A and 33B show the alignment operation of the article alignment and conveyance device, where FIG. 33A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 3 and FIG. 33B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 4. 図３４は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程５を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程６を示す模式図である。34A and 34B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance device, FIG. 34A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 5, and FIG. 34B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 6. 図３５は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程７を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程８を示す模式図である。35A and 35B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus, where FIG. 35A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 7 and FIG. 35B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 8. 図３６は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程７の他の例を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程８の他の例を示す模式図である。36A and 36B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus. FIG. 36A is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the alignment step 7, and FIG. 36B is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the alignment step 8. 図３７は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程９を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程１０を示す模式図である。37A and 37B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance device. FIG. 37A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 9 and FIG. 37B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 10. 図３８は物品の投入姿勢を示し、（Ａ）はずれなし姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は40度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｃ）は60度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図である。38A and 38B are schematic views showing an article throwing posture, FIG. 38A is a schematic diagram showing a posture without displacement, FIG. 38B is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted 40 degrees, and FIG. 38C is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted 60 degrees. 図３９は複連式物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 39 is a perspective view showing a multiple-type article aligning and conveying apparatus. 図４０は物品供給装置を備えた物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing an article alignment / conveyance apparatus provided with an article supply apparatus. 図４１は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が下降した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。FIG. 41 shows a state in which the vertically moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is lowered, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a plan view, and (C) is a side view. 図４２は物品整列搬送装置の上下移動床が上昇した状態を示し、（Ａ）は斜視図、（Ｂ）は平面図、（Ｃ）は側面図である。42A and 42B show a state in which the up-and-down moving floor of the article aligning and conveying apparatus is raised, FIG. 42A is a perspective view, FIG. 42B is a plan view, and FIG. 42C is a side view. 図４３は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す平面図である。FIG. 43 is a plan view showing the article alignment / conveyance device in detail. 図４４は物品整列搬送装置を詳細に示す側面図である。FIG. 44 is a side view showing the article alignment / conveyance apparatus in detail. 図４５は上下移動床を示す斜視図である。FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing a vertically moving floor. 図４６は物品（ボトル）を示す模式図である。FIG. 46 is a schematic diagram showing an article (bottle). 図４７は物品（ボトル）の転がり状態を示し、（Ａ）は例１を示す正面図、（Ｂ）は例２を示す正面図である。47 shows the rolling state of the article (bottle), (A) is a front view showing Example 1, and (B) is a front view showing Example 2. FIG. 図４８は上下移動床の変形例を示し、（Ａ）は変形例１を示す斜視図、（Ｂ）は変形例２を示す斜視図、（Ｃ）は変形例３を示す斜視図、（Ｄ）は変形例４を示す斜視図である。FIG. 48 shows a modified example of the up and down moving floor, (A) is a perspective view showing Modified Example 1, (B) is a perspective view showing Modified Example 2, and (C) is a perspective view showing Modified Example 3, (D) ) Is a perspective view showing a fourth modification. 図４９はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 49 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottle. 図５０はボトルの例を示す模式図である。FIG. 50 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bottle. 図５１は上下移動床と物品（ボトル）を示す模式図である。FIG. 51 is a schematic diagram showing a vertically moving floor and an article (bottle). 図５２は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程１を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程２を示す模式図である。52A and 52B show the alignment operation of the article alignment and conveyance device, where FIG. 52A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 1 and FIG. 52B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 2. 図５３は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程３を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程４を示す模式図である。53A and 53B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus, FIG. 53A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 3, and FIG. 53B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 4. 図５４は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程５を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程６を示す模式図である。54A and 54B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus. FIG. 54A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 5, and FIG. 54B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment process 6. 図５５は物品整列搬送装置の整列動作を示し、（Ａ）は整列工程７を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は整列工程８を示す模式図である。55A and 55B show the alignment operation of the article alignment / conveyance apparatus, FIG. 55A is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 7, and FIG. 55B is a schematic diagram showing the alignment step 8. 図５６は物品の投入姿勢を示し、（Ａ）はずれなし姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｂ）は30度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図、（Ｃ）は50度ずれ姿勢を示す模式図である。56A and 56B are schematic views showing an article throwing posture, FIG. 56A is a schematic diagram showing a posture without displacement, FIG. 56B is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted by 30 degrees, and FIG. 56C is a schematic diagram showing a posture shifted by 50 degrees. 図５７は複連式物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 57 is a perspective view showing a multiple-type article aligning and conveying apparatus. 図５８は物品供給装置を備えた物品整列搬送装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 58 is a perspective view showing an article alignment / conveyance apparatus provided with an article supply apparatus.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１ 縦長物品
１０ 固定物品投入部
１１ 床面
１２ 中央寄せ部材
２０、２０Ａ、２０Ｂ、２０Ｃ 上下移動床
２１ 床面
２１Ａ 傾斜面
２２ 面状部材
２２Ａ 傾斜段差面
２３ 傾斜突起
３０ 排出シュート
３１ 床面
３２ 方向規制部材
５０ 方向変更板
６０ フック
１００ 物品整列搬送装置
２００ 物品供給装置
２２０ 固定床
２２１ 床面
２３０ 移動床
２３１ 床面 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vertically long article 10 Fixed article input part 11 Floor surface 12 Centering member 20, 20A, 20B, 20C Vertical moving floor 21 Floor surface 21A Inclined surface 22 Planar member 22A Inclined step surface 23 Inclined protrusion 30 Discharge chute 31 Floor surface 32 Direction Restriction member 50 Direction change plate 60 Hook 100 Article alignment conveyance device 200 Article supply device 220 Fixed floor 221 Floor 230 Moving floor 231 Floor

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縦長物品の長手方向の両端部のそれぞれを規制する面状部材を両側に起立させた床面を備えて上下動する上下移動床を有し、面状部材は、上下移動床に備えられた物品搬送方向に向けて水平に対して下り勾配を有する傾斜突起の両側に起立され、
上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う上流に、縦長物品の長手方向が物品搬送方向と直角方向になるよう物品の方向を揃えると共に、物品の位置を物品搬送方向と直角方向において位置規制する固定物品投入部を有し、
上下移動床の物品搬送方向に沿う下流に、排出シュートを有し、
排出シュートは、縦長物品をその長手方向における一方側を先行させて排出する物品整列搬送装置。 The vertically long article has an up and down moving floor including a floor surface in which a planar member for regulating both ends in the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article is raised on both sides, and the planar member is an article provided on the up and down moving floor. Standing on both sides of the inclined projection having a downward slope with respect to the horizontal toward the transport direction,
The fixed article that aligns the direction of the article so that the longitudinal direction of the vertically long article is perpendicular to the article conveying direction upstream of the article moving direction of the vertical moving floor and restricts the position of the article in the direction perpendicular to the article conveying direction. Has an input part,
Downstream along the article transport direction of the vertical moving floor, has a discharge chute,
The discharge chute is an article alignment and conveyance device that discharges a vertically long article with one side in the longitudinal direction leading. 前記傾斜突起が、物品搬送方向に沿う上流側の三角部が大きく、下流側の三角部が小さい、上に凸の三角柱状をなす請求項１に記載の物品整列搬送装置。2. The article alignment and conveyance device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined protrusion has an upwardly protruding triangular prism shape in which an upstream triangular portion along the article conveying direction is large and a downstream triangular portion is small. 前記上下移動床として、両側の面状部材を物品搬送方向視で垂直壁状面状部材とし、かつ縦長物品を物品搬送方向に沿う下流に移動させる傾斜面を床面に備えるものを用いる請求項１又は２に記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The floor moving surface is provided with a planar wall member on both sides as a vertical wall-shaped planar member as viewed in the article conveying direction, and a floor provided with an inclined surface for moving a vertically long article downstream along the article conveying direction. 3. The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to 1 or 2 . 前記固定物品投入部が縦長物品の中央寄せ部材を備える請求項１〜３のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The article alignment transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixed article input unit includes a centering member for a vertically long article. 前記排出シュートが縦長物品の搬送方向と直交する方向における位置を制限することで方向を揃える方向規制部材を備える請求項１〜４のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a direction regulating member that aligns the direction by restricting a position of the discharge chute in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the vertically long article. 複数の中央寄せ部材を備える固定物品投入部と、複数の面状部材を備える上下移動床と、複数の方向規制部材を備える排出シュートとを有する請求項５に記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising: a fixed article input unit including a plurality of centering members, a vertically moving floor including a plurality of planar members, and a discharge chute including a plurality of direction regulating members. 前記固定物品投入部の上流に物品供給装置が配置され、
物品供給装置は、複数の固定床の各個を搬送方向に沿って並置し、複数の移動床の各個を各固定床に対し搬送方向の側傍に隣接配置するとともに、各移動床を同時にそれらの床面が隣接する固定床の床面に対する上位と下位に位置付ける昇降動作を繰り返すことで物品を下流に供給する請求項１〜６のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 An article supply device is disposed upstream of the fixed article input unit,
The article supply device juxtaposes each of the plurality of fixed beds along the conveying direction, and arranges each of the plurality of moving beds adjacent to the side of the conveying direction with respect to each fixed floor, The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein articles are supplied downstream by repeating an elevating operation that positions the upper and lower positions of the fixed floor adjacent to the floor surface. 前記排出シュートの下流に、縦長物品を起立させる方向変更板を有する請求項１〜７のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising a direction changing plate for erecting a vertically long article downstream of the discharge chute. 前記排出シュートの下流に、縦長物品を反転させて起立させるフックを有する請求項１〜７のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 The article aligning and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising a hook that inverts a vertically long article to stand downstream of the discharge chute. 前記縦長物品の断面積がその長手方向に沿って変化する請求項１〜９のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 Article alignment conveyor apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the cross-sectional area of the elongated article varies along the longitudinal direction thereof. 前記縦長物品がボトル又はキャップである請求項１〜１０のいずれかに記載の物品整列搬送装置。 Article alignment conveyor apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the elongated article is a bottle or cap.
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