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JP5524650B2
JP5524650B2 JP2010036602A JP2010036602A JP5524650B2 JP 5524650 B2 JP5524650 B2 JP 5524650B2 JP 2010036602 A JP2010036602 A JP 2010036602A JP 2010036602 A JP2010036602 A JP 2010036602A JP 5524650 B2 JP5524650 B2 JP 5524650B2
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本発明は物品整列装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an article alignment apparatus .

物品整列方法として、特許文献１、２に記載のものがある。
特許文献１に記載の物品整列方法は、容器の首部を上方に向けて揃える物品整列方法であって、コンベアにより搬送される容器の首部が先行するときには、コンベアの終端から送り出される容器の首部を、コンベアの終端から容器送り出し方向に離れて配置されている容器反転用フックに掛け、容器の底部を下方へ向けて落下させるものである。容器の底部が先行するときには、コンベアの終端から送り出される容器の底部が上記フックに掛かることがなく、容器の底部をそのまま下方へ向けて落下させる。 As an article alignment method, there exists a thing of patent document 1,2.
The article alignment method described in Patent Document 1 is an article alignment method in which the neck of a container is aligned upward, and when the neck of a container transported by a conveyor precedes, the neck of the container sent out from the end of the conveyor is The container is hung on a container reversing hook arranged away from the end of the conveyor in the container feeding direction, and the bottom of the container is dropped downward. When the bottom of the container precedes, the bottom of the container sent out from the end of the conveyor is not hooked on the hook, and the bottom of the container is dropped downward as it is.

特許文献２に記載の物品整列方法は、容器を移送手段の上部に設けてある旋回手段に対応させ、検出手段が検出した容器の向きが設定向きでないときに旋回手段を作動させ、物品をその移送状態において180度反転させてその方向を揃えるものである。   In the article alignment method described in Patent Document 2, the container is made to correspond to the turning means provided on the upper part of the transfer means, the turning means is operated when the orientation of the container detected by the detecting means is not the set direction, In the transfer state, the direction is reversed by 180 degrees.

特公昭46-11729Japanese Patent Publication 46-11729 特開平8-127416JP-A-8-12416

特許文献１に記載の物品整列方法では、容器の首部が中央部からずれているとき、コンベアから搬送されてくる容器の首部を前記フックに安定的に掛けることが難しく、整列困難になる。   In the article alignment method described in Patent Document 1, when the neck portion of the container is displaced from the center portion, it is difficult to stably hang the neck portion of the container conveyed from the conveyor on the hook, which makes alignment difficult.

特許文献２に記載の物品整列方法では、首部が中央部からずれている容器を整列できるが、検出手段等を必要とし、複雑になる。   In the article alignment method described in Patent Document 2, a container whose neck is displaced from the center can be aligned, but it requires detection means and the like, which is complicated.

また、特許文献１、２に記載の物品整列方法では、容器の最大幅、首部幅、全体長さ、首部長さ等が大きく変化すると、大規模な装置の改造が必要になる。   Further, in the article alignment methods described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, if the maximum width, neck width, overall length, neck length, and the like of the container change greatly, a large-scale device modification is required.

本発明の課題は、物品整列装置において、簡素な構成により、首部が中央部からずれている物品、又は物品の断面が高さ方向で大きく変化する円錐状物品等の、一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物を整列可能にし、更に物品の寸法変更にも容易に対応可能にすることにある。 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an article aligning apparatus having a simple configuration, such as an article whose neck is displaced from the central part, or a conical article whose article cross-section changes greatly in the height direction. It is to make it possible to align a long object having a large thickness and to easily cope with a change in the dimensions of an article.

請求項１の発明は、一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物の向きを揃える物品整列装置であり、長尺物を樋状搬送部にて搬送させ、樋状搬送部の終端から送り出される長尺物の一端を、樋状搬送部の終端から物品送り出し方向に離れて配置されている掛具に掛け、該長尺物の他端を下方に向けて整列させる物品整列装置であって、前記長尺物を掛具に押込む押込み手段を有し、前記押込み手段と掛具との間隔を任意の一定長さにし、それらの押込み手段と掛具を同一速度で同期して平行移動可能とする機構を有するようにしたものである。 The invention according to claim 1 is an article alignment apparatus that aligns the direction of a long object with one end being thin and the other end being thick , and the long object is conveyed by a bowl-shaped conveyance section and is sent out from the end of the bowl-shaped conveyance section. An article alignment apparatus that hangs one end of a long object on a hanging tool arranged away from the terminal end of the bowl-shaped transport unit and aligns the other end of the long object downward , It has pushing means for pushing the long object into the hanging tool, the distance between the pushing means and the hanging tool is set to an arbitrary fixed length, and the pushing means and the hanging tool can be moved in parallel at the same speed. It is made to have a mechanism.

本発明によれば、物品整列方法において、簡素な構成により、首部が中央部からずれている物品、又は物品の断面が高さ方向で大きく変化する円錐状物品等の、一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物を整列可能にし、更に物品の寸法変更にも容易に対応可能にすることができる。   According to the present invention, in the article alignment method, one end is narrow and the other end is narrow, such as an article whose neck is displaced from the central part, or a conical article whose section changes greatly in the height direction. It is possible to align a long object having a large thickness and to easily cope with a change in the dimensions of an article.

図１は物品整列装置を示す斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an article alignment apparatus. 図２は物品切離し工程を示す模式図である。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an article separating step. 図３は物品押込み工程を示す模式図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an article pushing process. 図４は物品整列工程を示す模式図である。FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an article alignment process. 図５は物品挿入工程を示す模式図である。FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an article insertion process. 図６は首部が先行してくる物品の整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of the articles preceded by the neck. 図７は底部が先行してくる物品の整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of articles with the bottom leading. 図８は大型円錐状ボトルの整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of large conical bottles. 図９は小型円柱状ボトルの整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of the small cylindrical bottles. 図１０は樋状搬送部の変形例を示す斜視図である。FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modification of the bowl-shaped transport unit. 図１１は押込プレートと掛具の変形例を示す模式図である。FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a modified example of the pushing plate and the hanging tool. 図１２は首部が先行してくる物品の整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of the articles preceded by the neck. 図１３は底部が先行してくる物品の整列動作を示す模式図である。FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment operation of articles with the bottom leading. 図１４は物品整列装置の取扱い対象ボトルを示す模式図である。FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a bottle to be handled by the article alignment apparatus. 図１５はキャップ付ボトルを示す模式図である。FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a bottle with a cap. 図１６はボトル以外の取扱い対象物品を示す模式図である。FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing articles to be handled other than bottles.

図１に示す物品整列装置１０は、物品供給コンベア１１から供給されてくる、一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物１の向きを揃える。物品整列装置１０が取扱う長尺物１は、例えばボトルのような首部１Ａを有するものである。ボトル１の首部１Ａとは、キャップねじ込みのためのねじ部を外周に有する、ボトル１の全体長さＬに対して短い長さＮlの円筒部や、キャップ打込みのための打込みキャップ抜け防止部を有する短い長さＮlの円筒部を指す。首部１Ａの幅Ｎwは、ボトル１の最大幅Ｗより小さいものが取扱い可能である。ボトル１はキャップ２が取付けられていても、キャップ２の幅Ｎwがボトル１の最大幅Ｗより小さいものは取扱い可能である。ボトル１以外の長尺物でも、全体の最大幅Ｗよりも細い幅Ｎwで、全体長さＬに対して短い長さＮlの首部１Ａを有するものは取扱い可能である。長尺物１の材質は特に限定されず、例えば、樹脂、金属、木材、ゴム、ガラス等が挙げられる。   The article alignment apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 aligns the direction of the long object 1 that is supplied from the article supply conveyor 11 and that has one end narrow and the other end thick. The long object 1 handled by the article aligning apparatus 10 has a neck 1A such as a bottle. The neck portion 1A of the bottle 1 includes a cylindrical portion having a short length Nl with respect to the overall length L of the bottle 1 and a driving cap removal preventing portion for driving the cap, which has a screw portion for screwing the cap on the outer periphery. It refers to a short cylindrical portion of length Nl. A width Nw of the neck portion 1A that is smaller than the maximum width W of the bottle 1 can be handled. Even if the cap 1 is attached to the bottle 1, a bottle 1 having a width Nw smaller than the maximum width W of the bottle 1 can be handled. Even a long object other than the bottle 1 can be handled with a width Nw narrower than the entire maximum width W and a neck portion 1A having a length Nl shorter than the overall length L. The material of the long object 1 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include resin, metal, wood, rubber, and glass.

従って、物品整列装置１０は、図１４（Ａ）〜（Ｆ）に示した各種ボトルを取扱い対象長尺物１（１Ａは首部、１Ｂは底部）とする。（Ａ）は円柱状ボトル、（Ｂ）は楕円状ボトル、（Ｃ）は底部を小断面とする円錐状ボトル、（Ｄ）は底部を大断面とする円錐状ボトル、（Ｅ）は底部を概ね球状とするボトル、（Ｆ）は底部を大断面とする非対称長円状ボトルであり、それらの物品最大幅Ｗ、首部幅Ｎw、物品全体長さＬ、首部長さＮlを図示の如くに定義する。尚、（Ａ）〜（Ｄ）のように、首部にネックリングＮrと呼ばれる環状構造部を有するボトルの場合、首部幅ＮwはネックリングＮrの直径でなく、ネックリングＮrより上側の細い部分の直径とする。また、首部長さＮlもネックリングＮrより上側の細い部分の長さとする。   Therefore, the article alignment apparatus 10 uses the various bottles shown in FIGS. 14A to 14F as the handling object long object 1 (1A is the neck, 1B is the bottom). (A) is a cylindrical bottle, (B) is an elliptical bottle, (C) is a conical bottle with a small bottom section, (D) is a conical bottle with a large bottom section, and (E) is a bottom section. A generally spherical bottle (F) is an asymmetrical oval bottle with a large cross section at the bottom, and the maximum article width W, neck width Nw, overall article length L, and neck length Nl are as shown in the figure. Define. In the case of a bottle having an annular structure called a neck ring Nr at the neck as in (A) to (D), the neck width Nw is not the diameter of the neck ring Nr, but the narrow portion above the neck ring Nr. The diameter. The neck length Nl is also the length of the narrow portion above the neck ring Nr.

また、物品整列装置１０は、図１５に示したキャップ付ボトルの取扱い長尺物１（１Ａは首部、１Ｂは底部、２はキャップ）とし、それらの物品最大幅Ｗ、首部幅Ｎw、物品全体長さＬ、首部長さＮlを図示の如くに定義する。ボトル１は飲料や洗剤等の内容物が充填されたものであっても良い。   Further, the article aligning apparatus 10 uses the long bottle 1 (1A is a neck portion, 1B is a bottom portion, and 2 is a cap) for handling a bottle with a cap shown in FIG. 15, and the article maximum width W, neck width Nw, and the entire article. The length L and the neck length Nl are defined as shown. The bottle 1 may be filled with contents such as beverages and detergents.

また、物品整列装置１０は、図１６（Ａ）、（Ｂ）に示したボトル以外の長尺物１も取扱い対象とし、それらの物品最大幅Ｗ、首部幅Ｎw、物品全体長さＬ、首部長さＮlを図示の如くに定義する。   The article alignment apparatus 10 also handles the long objects 1 other than the bottles shown in FIGS. 16 (A) and 16 (B). The article maximum width W, the neck width Nw, the entire article length L, the neck The part length Nl is defined as shown.

物品整列装置１０は、物品供給コンベア１１、物品切出し手段２０、物品押込み手段３０、樋状搬送部４０、物品投入手段５０を有する。   The article alignment apparatus 10 includes an article supply conveyor 11, an article cutting means 20, an article pushing means 30, a bowl-shaped transport unit 40, and an article throwing means 50.

物品供給コンベア１１は、駆動部１２により駆動される例えばＶ型コンベアからなり、ボトル１をそれらの首部１Ａと底部１Ｂの向きがランダムな１列状態で物品切出し手段２０へと供給する。Ｖ型コンベアとは、２つのコンベアを概ね水平方向に上面側開放となるように、配置させたものである。２つのコンベア面が成す内角は、好ましくは60〜120度に、特に好ましくは80〜100度となるように配置される。また、２つのコンベアは好ましくは概ね対称に設置され、速度も好ましくは概ね同一速度に設定される。   The article supply conveyor 11 is composed of, for example, a V-shaped conveyor driven by the drive unit 12 and supplies the bottles 1 to the article cutting means 20 in a state where the necks 1A and the bottoms 1B are in a random state. A V-shaped conveyor is an arrangement in which two conveyors are arranged so as to be open on the upper surface side in a substantially horizontal direction. The inner angle formed by the two conveyor surfaces is preferably 60 to 120 degrees, particularly preferably 80 to 100 degrees. Also, the two conveyors are preferably installed approximately symmetrically, and the speed is also preferably set to approximately the same speed.

物品切出し手段２０は、駆動部２２により駆動される循環コンベア２１を有し、ボトル１を収容する多数のバケット２３を循環コンベア２１の外周の周方向に一定ピッチを介して並列配置して設ける。循環コンベア２１の上面搬送路の最上流部でバケット２３が位置する位置を物品搬入ゾーン２４とし、循環コンベア２１の上面搬送路の物品搬入ゾーン２４に対する下流側で他のバケット２３が停止する位置を物品切出しゾーン２５とする。物品供給コンベア１１の物品供給方向の出側に上述の物品搬入ゾーン２４が配置され、物品搬入ゾーン２４の側傍には物品検知センサ２６が配置される。物品供給コンベア１１から物品搬入ゾーン２４のバケット２３にボトル１が搬入されたバケット２３を物品検知センサ２６が検知すると、循環コンベア２１が物品切出しゾーン２５におけるバケット２３の１ピッチ分間欠移動することを繰り返し、物品切出しゾーン２５の全てのバケット２３にボトル１がセットされる。   The article cutting means 20 has a circulation conveyor 21 driven by a drive unit 22 and is provided with a large number of buckets 23 for storing bottles 1 arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction of the outer periphery of the circulation conveyor 21 at a constant pitch. The position where the bucket 23 is located at the most upstream part of the upper surface conveyance path of the circulation conveyor 21 is defined as an article carry-in zone 24, and the position where the other bucket 23 stops at the downstream side of the article conveyance zone 24 of the upper surface conveyance path of the circulation conveyor 21. The article cutting zone 25 is assumed. The above-mentioned article carry-in zone 24 is arranged on the exit side of the article supply direction of the article supply conveyor 11, and an article detection sensor 26 is arranged on the side of the article carry-in zone 24. When the article detection sensor 26 detects the bucket 23 in which the bottle 1 is carried into the bucket 23 in the article carry-in zone 24 from the article supply conveyor 11, the circulation conveyor 21 moves intermittently by one pitch of the bucket 23 in the article extraction zone 25. Repeatedly, the bottles 1 are set in all the buckets 23 in the article cutting zone 25.

物品押込み手段３０は、物品切出し手段２０の物品切出しゾーン２５に位置する各バケット２３にセットされたボトル１を樋状搬送部４０の後述する各Ｖ型プレート４１、ひいては物品投入手段５０の後述する各掛具５５に向けて押し込む。物品押込み手段３０は、物品切出し手段２０の物品切出し方向（樋状搬送部４０の物品送り出し方向でもある）に沿って物品切出し手段２０の物品切出しゾーン２５及び樋状搬送部４０の側傍に延在される搬送スライダ３１に架設される移動体３３を駆動部３２により往復動可能に備えるとともに、この移動体３３にプレート昇降装置３４により昇降される昇降体３４Ａを介して複数の押込プレート３５を吊下げ支持している。各押込プレート３５は、物品切出しゾーン２５の各バケット２３に臨む原位置において、プレート昇降装置３４により押込み高さ位置に設定された後、駆動部３２により搬送スライダ３１に沿って前進され、物品切出しゾーン２５に位置する各バケット２３にセットされたボトル１を同時に、樋状搬送部４０、ひいては物品投入手段５０の側に向けて後述する如くに押込む。各押込プレート３５は、各バケット２３のボトル１を押込み完了後、プレート昇降装置３４により上昇位置に引き上げられるとともに、駆動部３２により搬送スライダ３１に沿って後退され、物品切出し手段２０の物品切出しゾーン２５に補給済の新たなボトル１に干渉することなく該物品切出しゾーン２５の上方をその後退端まで後退され、プレート昇降装置３４により再び押込み高さ位置に設定されて原位置に復帰せしめられる。   The article pushing means 30 is a V-shaped plate 41 (to be described later) of the bowl-shaped transport section 40 for the bottle 1 set in each bucket 23 located in the article cutting zone 25 of the article cutting means 20, and will be described later for the article input means 50. Push in toward each hook 55. The article pushing means 30 extends along the article cutting direction of the article cutting means 20 (which is also the article feeding direction of the bowl-shaped conveying section 40) to the side of the article cutting zone 25 of the article cutting means 20 and the bowl-shaped conveying section 40. A movable body 33 installed on the existing conveyance slider 31 is provided so as to be reciprocally movable by the drive unit 32, and a plurality of pushing plates 35 are provided on the movable body 33 via a lifting body 34 </ b> A lifted and lowered by a plate lifting / lowering device 34. Supports hanging. Each pushing plate 35 is set at the pushing height position by the plate lifting / lowering device 34 at the original position facing each bucket 23 in the article cutting zone 25, and then moved forward along the transport slider 31 by the driving unit 32 to cut the article. The bottles 1 set in the buckets 23 located in the zone 25 are simultaneously pushed toward the bowl-shaped transport unit 40 and eventually the article input unit 50 as described later. Each pushing plate 35 is pulled up to the raised position by the plate lifting and lowering device 34 after the pushing of the bottle 1 of each bucket 23 is completed, and retracted along the transport slider 31 by the driving unit 32, and the article cutting zone of the article cutting means 20. The upper part of the article cutting zone 25 is retracted to its retracted end without interfering with the new bottle 1 that has been replenished in 25, and is again set to the pushing height position by the plate elevating device 34 and returned to the original position.

尚、押込プレート３５は、当該押込プレート３５に臨むボトル１の首部１Ａを挿入できる孔３５Ａを備えており、孔３５Ａの下部を外界に開放する形状とすることで、各種形状のボトル１の首部１Ａに対応できる。   The pushing plate 35 includes a hole 35A into which the neck 1A of the bottle 1 facing the pushing plate 35 can be inserted, and the neck of the bottle 1 having various shapes is formed by opening the lower part of the hole 35A to the outside. 1A can be supported.

樋状搬送部４０は、ボトル１をその長手方向両側面において支持して搬送可能にするものであり、本実施形態においてはＶ型プレート４１からなる。本実施例では、物品切出し手段２０の循環コンベア２１の物品切出しゾーン２５に位置付けられた複数のバケット２３の物品切出し方向のそれぞれに、複数のＶ型プレート４１のそれぞれを並列配置して構成される。本実施例では、物品押込み手段３０の駆動部３２により前進せしめられる前述の各押込プレート３５により押込まれる各ボトル１が各Ｖ型プレート４１上を滑って搬送され、各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から物品送り出し方向に沿う物品投入手段５０の側に送り出される。このとき、各ボトル１の首部１ＡはＶ型プレート４１のＶ型断面の底に位置付けられ、換言すればＶ型プレート４１の幅方向中心部に位置付けられて搬送される。Ｖ型プレートの２つのプレート面が成す内角は、好ましくは80〜160度に、特に好ましくは95〜145度となるように配置される。また、２つのプレート面は好ましくは概ね対称に設置される。Ｖ型プレートの２つのプレート面は低摩擦のものが好ましく、例えば磨き処理を施した金属板、低摩擦コーティングを施した金属板、滑りの良い樹脂等が選択される。   The bowl-shaped transport unit 40 is configured to support and transport the bottle 1 on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction, and includes a V-shaped plate 41 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of V-shaped plates 41 is arranged in parallel in each of the article cutting directions of the plurality of buckets 23 positioned in the article cutting zone 25 of the circulation conveyor 21 of the article cutting means 20. . In this embodiment, each bottle 1 pushed by each pushing plate 35 advanced by the drive unit 32 of the article pushing means 30 is slid and conveyed on each V-shaped plate 41, and the end of each V-shaped plate 41 is transferred. To the article input means 50 along the article delivery direction. At this time, the neck 1 </ b> A of each bottle 1 is positioned at the bottom of the V-shaped cross section of the V-shaped plate 41, in other words, positioned at the center in the width direction of the V-shaped plate 41 and conveyed. The inner angle formed by the two plate surfaces of the V-shaped plate is preferably 80 to 160 degrees, particularly preferably 95 to 145 degrees. Also, the two plate surfaces are preferably installed approximately symmetrically. The two plate surfaces of the V-shaped plate preferably have low friction, and for example, a metal plate that has been subjected to a polishing process, a metal plate that has been subjected to a low friction coating, a resin that has good sliding properties, and the like are selected.

物品投入手段５０は、樋状搬送部４０の物品送り出し方向に沿って樋状搬送部４０のＶ型プレート４１の側傍に延在される搬送スライダ５１に架設される移動体５３を駆動部５２により往復動可能に備えるとともに、この移動体５３により掛具昇降装置５４により昇降される昇降体５４Ａを介して複数の掛具５５を吊下げ支持している。各掛具５５は、各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から物品送り出し方向に離れて該Ｖ型プレート４１に臨む待機位置に配置され、ボトル１の一端首部１Ａを掛ける掛具５５の下部に首部１Ａの幅Ｎwより大きい幅のＶ型孔５５Ａを有す。または、ボトル１の首部１Ａの幅Ｎwより大きく、かつ底部１Ｂの幅、即ち、物品最大幅Ｗより小さい孔５５Ａを備える。   The article loading means 50 drives the moving body 53, which is installed on the conveyance slider 51 extending on the side of the V-shaped plate 41 of the bowl-shaped conveyance section 40 along the article delivery direction of the bowl-shaped conveyance section 40, to the driving section 52. The movable body 53 is suspended and supported by a movable body 54A that is lifted and lowered by a hanging-lifting device 54. Each hook 55 is arranged at a standby position facing the V-shaped plate 41 away from the terminal end of each V-shaped plate 41 and facing the V-shaped plate 41. A V-shaped hole 55A having a width larger than the width Nw is provided. Or the hole 55A larger than the width Nw of the neck 1A of the bottle 1 and smaller than the width of the bottom 1B, that is, the article maximum width W is provided.

物品押込み手段３０の駆動部３２により前進する各押込プレート３５により各Ｖ型プレート４１に押込まれるボトル１であって、長尺物の一端、即ち、首部１Ａから先行してくるボトル１は、図６（Ａ）に示す如く、各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端に臨む待機位置に待機している各掛具５５の孔５５Ａにその首部１Ａを挿入し、その後それらの押込プレート３５と、駆動部５２によりそれらの押込プレート３５と同一速度で同期して平行移動するように前進開始せしめられる各掛具５５との間に挟まれてそれらのＶ型プレート４１上を搬送される。各押込プレート３５と各掛具５５により挟まれて搬送される各ボトル１の搬送が進み、それらのボトル１が各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から送り出されると、図６（Ｂ）に示す如く、それらのボトル１は支えがなくなり、先行している首部１Ａを掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入保持されたまま反転し、底部１Ｂから落下する。   The bottle 1 pushed into each V-shaped plate 41 by each pushing plate 35 advanced by the drive unit 32 of the article pushing means 30, and the bottle 1 preceding from one end of the long object, that is, the neck 1A, As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the neck portion 1A is inserted into the hole 55A of each hook 55 waiting at the standby position facing the end of each V-shaped plate 41, and then the pushing plate 35 and the drive portion 52 is sandwiched between the hooks 55 that start moving forward so as to move in parallel and synchronously with the pushing plates 35 at the same speed, and are conveyed on the V-shaped plates 41. When the conveyance of each bottle 1 that is sandwiched and conveyed by each pushing plate 35 and each hook 55 proceeds and the bottles 1 are sent out from the end of each V-shaped plate 41, as shown in FIG. The bottles 1 are not supported, and the leading neck 1A is inverted while being inserted and held in the hole 55A of the hook 55, and falls from the bottom 1B.

他方、物品押込み手段３０の駆動部３２により前述する各押込プレート３５により各Ｖ型プレート４１に押し込まれたボトル１であって、長尺物の他端、即ち、底部１Ｂを先行してくるボトル１は、図７（Ａ）に示す如く、各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端に臨む待機位置に待機している各掛具５５の孔５５Ａにその底部１Ｂを挿入することなく（ボトル１の首部１Ａは押込プレート３５の孔３５Ａに挿入されている）、その後それらの押込プレート３５と、駆動部５２によりそれらの押込プレート３５と同一速度で同期して平行移動するように前進待機せしめられる各掛具５５との間に挟まれてそれらのＶ型プレート４１上を搬送される。各押込プレート３５と各掛具５５により挟まれて搬送される各ボトル１の搬送が進み、それらのボトル１が各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から送り出されると、図７（Ｂ）に示す如く、それらのボトル１は支えがなくなり、先行している底部１Ｂからそのまま落下する。孔３５Ａの下部を外界に開放する形状としているため、落下の際にボトル１の首部１Ａが孔３５Ａに引っ掛かることはない。   On the other hand, the bottle 1 is pushed into each V-shaped plate 41 by each pushing plate 35 described above by the driving unit 32 of the article pushing means 30, and the other end of the long object, that is, the bottle leading the bottom 1B. 7 (A), the bottom 1B is not inserted into the hole 55A of each hook 55 waiting at the standby position facing the terminal end of each V-shaped plate 41 (the neck 1A of the bottle 1). Are inserted into the holes 35A of the push plate 35), and then the respective push plates 35 and the respective hooks that are caused to wait forward by the drive unit 52 so as to move in parallel in synchronism with the push plate 35 at the same speed. 55 and is conveyed between the V-shaped plates 41. When the conveyance of each bottle 1 that is sandwiched and conveyed by each pushing plate 35 and each hook 55 proceeds and the bottles 1 are sent out from the end of each V-shaped plate 41, as shown in FIG. Those bottles 1 are unsupported and fall off from the preceding bottom 1B. Since the lower part of the hole 35A is open to the outside, the neck 1A of the bottle 1 is not caught in the hole 35A when dropped.

掛具昇降装置５４は、掛具５５の孔５５Ａの位置をＶ型プレート４１が送り出されてくるボトル１の首部１Ａの位置に合致するように調整する。孔５５Ａの下部はＶ字枠状をなしているため、掛具昇降装置５４の上下位置調整機能にて掛具５５の高さ位置を調整することで、ボトル１の首部１Ａが掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入される。掛具５５の孔５５Ａが低すぎると、首部１Ａが先行してくるボトル１においても、底部１Ｂが先行してくるボトル１においても、掛具５５の孔５５Ａにボトル１の全体が挿入してしまうことがある。掛具５５の孔の幅がボトル１の物品最大幅Ｗより小さい場合でも、図１４（Ｄ）、（Ｅ）、（Ｆ）のように首部１Ａから底部１Ｂに向かって、幅が大きくなるボトル１では、首部１Ａが先行してくる場合、首部１Ａよりボトルの中心寄り位置まで、掛具５５の孔５５Ａにボトル１が挿入されてしまう。掛具５５の孔５５Ａが高すぎると、首部１Ａが先行してくるボトル１の首部１Ａを掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入できなくなる。   The hook lifting device 54 adjusts the position of the hole 55A of the hook 55 so as to match the position of the neck 1A of the bottle 1 from which the V-shaped plate 41 is fed. Since the lower portion of the hole 55 </ b> A has a V-shaped frame shape, the neck 1 </ b> A of the bottle 1 can be attached to the hook 55 by adjusting the height position of the hook 55 with the vertical position adjustment function of the hook lifting device 54. It is inserted into the hole 55A. If the hole 55A of the hook 55 is too low, the entire bottle 1 is inserted into the hole 55A of the hook 55 both in the bottle 1 preceded by the neck 1A and in the bottle 1 preceded by the bottom 1B. May end up. Even when the width of the hole of the hook 55 is smaller than the maximum article width W of the bottle 1, the bottle whose width increases from the neck 1A toward the bottom 1B as shown in FIGS. 14 (D), (E), and (F). 1, when the neck 1 </ b> A precedes, the bottle 1 is inserted into the hole 55 </ b> A of the hook 55 from the neck 1 </ b> A to a position closer to the center of the bottle. If the hole 55A of the hook 55 is too high, the neck 1A of the bottle 1 preceded by the neck 1A cannot be inserted into the hole 55A of the hook 55.

物品投入手段５０は、各掛具５５の下部に各物品シュート５６を配置し、各掛具５５の側から落下してくる各ボトル１を、各物品シュート５６によりガイドしてその下方の各物品搬送用袴５７に投入し、下工程へと搬出可能にする。各物品シュート５６は物品押入れ装置５８を付帯して備えており、各物品シュート５６に落下してきたボトル１を物品押入れ装置５８により対応する袴５７へ押入れ可能にしており、これによってボトル１を隙間なく収容しようとする袴５７への物品投入作業性を確実化できる。   The article input means 50 arranges each article chute 56 below each hanging tool 55, guides each bottle 1 falling from the side of each hanging tool 55 by each article chute 56, and each article below it. It is put into the transporting cage 57 and can be taken out to the lower process. Each article chute 56 is provided with an article pushing device 58, and the bottle 1 that has fallen on each article chute 56 can be pushed into the corresponding bottle 57 by the article pushing device 58. It is possible to ensure the workability of putting the article into the basket 57 to be accommodated.

以下、物品整列装置１０によるボトル１の整列動作について説明する（図２〜図５）。
(1)物品供給コンベア１１が搬送してくるボトル１を物品切出し手段２０の循環コンベア２１が備える各バケット２３に供給し、物品切出しゾーン２５の全てのバケット２３にボトル１をセットする（図２）。 Hereinafter, the alignment operation of the bottle 1 by the article alignment apparatus 10 will be described (FIGS. 2 to 5).
(1) The bottle 1 conveyed by the article supply conveyor 11 is supplied to each bucket 23 provided in the circulation conveyor 21 of the article cutting means 20, and the bottle 1 is set in all the buckets 23 of the article cutting zone 25 (FIG. 2). ).

(2)物品押込み手段３０の原位置から押込み高さ位置にて前進開始する各押込プレート３５により上述(1)の各バケット２３のボトル１を樋状搬送部４０の各Ｖ型プレート４１、ひいては物品投入手段５０の各掛具５５の側に押込む（図３）。   (2) The bottle 1 of each bucket 23 of (1) described above is moved to each V-shaped plate 41 of the bowl-shaped transport unit 40 and eventually by the respective pushing plates 35 starting to advance from the original position of the article pushing means 30 to the pushing height position. It pushes into the side of each hook 55 of the article | item throwing means 50 (FIG. 3).

(3)各Ｖ型プレート４１上を上述(2)で首部１Ａから先行してくるボトル１は、各押込プレート３５と、各押込プレート３５に同期して待機位置から前進開始する各掛具５５に挟まれて各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から送り出され、その首部１Ａが掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入されて反転し、底部１Ｂから各物品シュート５６へ落下する（図４）。各Ｖ型プレート４１上を上述(2)で底部１Ｂから先行してくるボトル１は、各押込プレート３５と、各押込プレート３５に同期して待機位置から前進開始する各掛具５５に挟まれて各Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から送り出され、先行してくる底部１Ｂからそのまま各物品シュート５６へ落下する（図４）。   (3) The bottle 1 that precedes the neck portion 1A in the above-described (2) on each V-shaped plate 41 starts to advance from the standby position in synchronization with each pushing plate 35 and each pushing plate 35. The neck portion 1A is inserted into the hole 55A of the hook 55 and turned over, and falls from the bottom portion 1B to each article chute 56 (FIG. 4). The bottle 1 that precedes the bottom portion 1B in the above-described (2) on each V-shaped plate 41 is sandwiched between each pushing plate 35 and each hook 55 that starts moving forward from a standby position in synchronization with each pushing plate 35. Then, it is fed out from the end of each V-shaped plate 41, and falls from the preceding bottom 1B to each article chute 56 as it is (FIG. 4).

(4)各物品シュート５６に落下した上述(3)のボトル１が物品押入れ装置５８により対応する袴５７に押入れ投入される（図５）。物品押込み手段３０の各押込プレート３５はプレート昇降装置３４により引き上げられ、物品切出し手段２０の物品切出しゾーン２５に補給済の新たなボトル１に干渉することなくその後退端まで後退され、プレート昇降装置３４により再び押込み高さ位置に設定されて原位置にて待機する（図５）。   (4) The bottle 1 of the above (3) dropped on each article chute 56 is pushed into the corresponding basket 57 by the article pushing device 58 (FIG. 5). Each pushing plate 35 of the article pushing means 30 is pulled up by the plate lifting / lowering device 34 and is moved back to the retracted end without interfering with the new bottle 1 already supplied to the article cutting zone 25 of the article cutting means 20. The push-in height position is set again by 34, and the original position is waited (FIG. 5).

次に、物品押込み手段３０の押込プレート３５と物品投入手段５０の掛具５５の相対関係について説明する（図８）。物品押込み手段３０の押込プレート３５と物品投入手段５０の掛具５５は、前述の如く、ボトル１を挟み同期して平行移動し、ボトル１をＶ型プレート４１の終端から送り出す。押込プレート３５と掛具５５がボトル１を挟む間隔Ｋは、ボトル１の全体長さＬから首部１Ａの長さＮlを差し引いた長さ（Ｌ−Ｎl）に概ね等しくする。好ましくは、（Ｌ−Ｎl）の0.9〜1.3倍とし、平行移動時に首部１Ａが必ず押込プレート３５の孔３５Ａ又は掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入し得るように設定する。   Next, the relative relationship between the pushing plate 35 of the article pushing means 30 and the hook 55 of the article throwing means 50 will be described (FIG. 8). As described above, the pushing plate 35 of the article pushing means 30 and the hook 55 of the article throwing means 50 move in parallel while sandwiching the bottle 1 and feed the bottle 1 from the end of the V-shaped plate 41. An interval K between which the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 sandwich the bottle 1 is approximately equal to a length (L-Nl) obtained by subtracting the length Nl of the neck portion 1A from the entire length L of the bottle 1. Preferably, it is set to 0.9 to 1.3 times (L-Nl), and is set so that the neck 1A can be always inserted into the hole 35A of the pushing plate 35 or the hole 55A of the hook 55 during parallel movement.

押込プレート３５と掛具５５のそれぞれは前述の互いに独立した搬送スライダ３１と搬送スライダ５１のそれぞれに支持されて移動可能に構成されるものに限らず、図８に示す如く、単一のスライダ３１に支持されて移動可能に構成されても良い。   Each of the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 is not limited to be configured to be supported and movable by the transport slider 31 and the transport slider 51 which are independent from each other, but as shown in FIG. It may be configured to be supported by and movable.

押込プレート３５と掛具５５は互いに独立して移動できることが好ましい。押込プレート３５と掛具５５の前述の間隔Ｋは、ボトル１の寸法変更に応じて調整でき、しかもその間隔Ｋを概ね一定に保って同期移動できることが好ましい。   It is preferable that the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 can move independently of each other. It is preferable that the above-described distance K between the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 can be adjusted according to a change in the dimensions of the bottle 1 and can be moved synchronously while keeping the distance K substantially constant.

押込プレート３５と掛具５５を同一駆動部により駆動可能にするときには、押込プレート３５と掛具５５の間隔Ｋを調整できる機構、押込プレート３５を後退時にボトル１と干渉しない高さまで上昇させる機構を備える。   When the push plate 35 and the hook 55 can be driven by the same drive unit, a mechanism that can adjust the distance K between the push plate 35 and the hook 55, and a mechanism that raises the push plate 35 to a height that does not interfere with the bottle 1 when retreating. Prepare.

押込プレート３５の駆動部３２と掛具５５の駆動部５２は、押込プレート３５と掛具５５の停止位置、移動速度を制御できるものであればその種類を限定されず、例えば圧力や流量で速度制御できる空圧シリンダや油圧シリンダを用い、それらの停止位置をセンサやストッパで定めることができ、特に、サーボモータやステッピングモータ等による速度や加速度の設定可能な電動駆動装置が、押込プレート３５と掛具５５の同期移動を正確に実行できるため好ましい。   The drive part 32 of the pushing plate 35 and the drive part 52 of the hanging tool 55 are not limited as long as the stop position and the moving speed of the pushing plate 35 and the hanging tool 55 can be controlled. Pneumatic cylinders and hydraulic cylinders that can be controlled can be used, and their stop positions can be determined by sensors and stoppers. In particular, an electric drive device that can set speed and acceleration by a servo motor, a stepping motor, etc. This is preferable because the synchronous movement of the hook 55 can be executed accurately.

尚、図８は押込プレート３５と掛具５５により大型円錐状ボトル１を挟んでＶ型プレート４１上を搬送する状態を示し、図９は押込プレート３５と掛具５５により小型円柱状ボトル１を挟んでＶ型プレート４１上を搬送する状態を示す。ボトル１の寸法形状に応じて押込プレート３５と掛具５５の間隔Ｋを調整することにより、各種寸法のボトル１に対応できる。また図８（Ｃ）、図９（Ｃ）の如く、ボトル１の首部１Ａを必ずＶ型プレート４１のＶ型断面の底に位置付け、換言すればＶ型プレート４１によって、Ｖ型プレート４１の幅方向中心底部に位置付けることにより、ボトル１の首部１Ａを押込プレート３５の孔３５Ａ又は掛具５５の孔５５Ａに確実に挿入でき、これによって各種形状のボトル１に対応できる。   8 shows a state in which the large conical bottle 1 is sandwiched between the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 and conveyed on the V-shaped plate 41. FIG. 9 shows the small cylindrical bottle 1 being pushed by the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55. A state in which the sheet is conveyed on the V-shaped plate 41 while being sandwiched. By adjusting the distance K between the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 according to the size and shape of the bottle 1, it is possible to deal with bottles 1 of various sizes. 8C and 9C, the neck 1A of the bottle 1 is always positioned at the bottom of the V-shaped section of the V-shaped plate 41. In other words, the width of the V-shaped plate 41 is determined by the V-shaped plate 41. By positioning at the bottom of the center in the direction, the neck 1A of the bottle 1 can be surely inserted into the hole 35A of the pushing plate 35 or the hole 55A of the hanging tool 55, and thus it is possible to deal with bottles 1 of various shapes.

本実施例によれば以下の作用効果を奏する。
(a)本発明が取扱う長尺物としてのボトル１は樋状搬送部４０により掛具５５に向けて送り出されるとき、その一端の首部１Ａを樋としてのＶ型プレート４１のＶ型断面の底（又は樋の円弧断面の底）に位置付けられ、換言すればＶ型プレート４１の幅方向中心部に位置付けられる。従って、簡素な構成により、首部１Ａが中央部からずれているボトル、又はボトルの断面が高さ方向で大きく変化する円錐状ボトル等であっても、Ｖ型プレート４１の終端から送り出されるボトル１の首部１Ａが先行するとき、その首部１Ａを確実に掛具５５の孔５５Ａに掛け、ボトル１の底部１Ｂを下方へ向けるように反転して落下させるように整列処理できる。ボトル１の底部１Ｂが先行して送り出されるときには、その底部１Ｂを掛具５５の孔５５Ａに掛けることなく、ボトル１の底部１Ｂをそのまま下方へ向けて落下させるように整列処理できる。 According to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(a) When the bottle 1 as a long object handled by the present invention is sent out toward the hook 55 by the bowl-shaped transport section 40, the bottom of the V-shaped cross section of the V-shaped plate 41 having the neck 1A at one end as the bowl. In other words, it is positioned at the center in the width direction of the V-shaped plate 41. Therefore, the bottle 1 sent out from the terminal end of the V-shaped plate 41 even with a simple configuration, such as a bottle in which the neck portion 1A is displaced from the central portion or a conical bottle whose cross section changes greatly in the height direction. When the neck portion 1A of the bottle 1 precedes, the neck portion 1A can be securely hooked into the hole 55A of the hook 55, and the bottom portion 1B of the bottle 1 can be reversed and dropped so as to face downward. When the bottom portion 1B of the bottle 1 is sent out in advance, the bottom portion 1B of the bottle 1 can be aligned and dropped as it is without being hung on the hole 55A of the hook 55.

(b)ボトル１の一端首部１Ａを掛ける掛具５５の下部に首部１Ａの幅Ｎwより大きい幅のＶ型孔５５Ａを有し、かつ上下位置調整機能を有すことで取扱い対象となるボトル１の寸法変更に容易に対応できる。また、ボトル１の一端首部１Ａを掛ける掛具５５の孔５５Ａがその首部１Ａの幅Ｎwより大きく、かつ該ボトル１の最大幅Ｗより小さくすることだけで、取扱い対象となるボトル１の寸法変更に容易に対応できる。   (b) The bottle 1 to be handled by having a V-shaped hole 55A having a width larger than the width Nw of the neck portion 1A at the lower portion of the hook 55 that hangs the neck portion 1A of the bottle 1 and having a vertical position adjusting function. It is possible to easily cope with changes in dimensions. Further, the size of the bottle 1 to be handled can be changed only by making the hole 55A of the hook 55 for hanging the neck 1A of the bottle 1 larger than the width Nw of the neck 1A and smaller than the maximum width W of the bottle 1. Can be easily accommodated.

(c)筒状のボトル１を取扱い対象とすることができる。飲料や洗剤等の内容物が充填され、キャップ２を施されたボトル１も取扱い対象とすることができる。   (c) The cylindrical bottle 1 can be handled. Bottles 1 filled with contents such as beverages and detergents and provided with caps 2 can also be handled.

(d)押込手段３０によりボトル１を確実に樋状搬送部４０の終端から掛具５５に押込み、前述(a)の先行する首部１Ａを確実に掛具５５の孔５５Ａに掛けて反転落下させ、先行する底部１Ｂを掛具５５の手前からそのまま確実に落下させることができる。   (d) The pushing means 30 securely pushes the bottle 1 into the hook 55 from the end of the bowl-shaped transport unit 40, and the above-mentioned neck part 1A of (a) is surely hooked on the hole 55A of the hook 55 and inverted and dropped. The preceding bottom 1B can be reliably dropped as it is from the front of the hook 55.

(e)循環コンベア２１の物品切出しゾーン２５に位置付けられる複数のバケット２３の物品切出し方向に複数の樋状搬送部４０を並列配置することにより、複数のバケット２３に供給された複数のボトル１を同時に切り出して搬送させ、それら複数のボトル１に前述(a)の整列処理を同時に並行して施すことができる。   (e) By arranging a plurality of bowl-shaped conveyance units 40 in parallel in the article cutting direction of the plurality of buckets 23 positioned in the article cutting zone 25 of the circulation conveyor 21, the plurality of bottles 1 supplied to the plurality of buckets 23 are The plurality of bottles 1 can be cut out and conveyed at the same time, and the alignment process (a) described above can be simultaneously performed in parallel.

図１０は、図１に示した物品整列装置１０における樋状搬送部４０のＶ型プレート４１をＶ型コンベア６０に変更した変形例を示すものである。Ｖ型コンベアとは、２つのコンベアを概水平方向に上面側開放となるように、配置させたものである。２つのコンベア面が成す内角は、好ましくは60〜120度に、特に好ましくは80〜100度となるように配置される。また、２つのコンベアは好ましくは概ね対称に設置され、速度も好ましくは概ね同一速度に設定される。   FIG. 10 shows a modification in which the V-shaped plate 41 of the bowl-shaped transport unit 40 in the article aligning apparatus 10 shown in FIG. A V-shaped conveyor is an arrangement in which two conveyors are arranged so as to be open on the upper surface side in a substantially horizontal direction. The inner angle formed by the two conveyor surfaces is preferably 60 to 120 degrees, particularly preferably 80 to 100 degrees. Also, the two conveyors are preferably installed approximately symmetrically, and the speed is also preferably set to approximately the same speed.

Ｖ型コンベア６０は駆動部６１により駆動され、Ｖ型プレート４１上を滑りにくいボトル１を搬送容易にする。Ｖ型コンベア６０は連続的に駆動されても良いが、物品押込み手段３０の押込プレート３５により押込まれたボトル１の搬送時にだけ間欠駆動されても良い。間欠駆動されるＶ型コンベア６０は、押込プレート３５や掛具５５の移動速度と概ね同一速度で同期して駆動されるように制御することで、ボトル１をその送り出し方向に一層安定的に搬送できる。   The V-shaped conveyor 60 is driven by the driving unit 61 to facilitate the conveyance of the bottle 1 that is difficult to slip on the V-shaped plate 41. The V-shaped conveyor 60 may be continuously driven, but may be intermittently driven only when the bottle 1 pushed by the pushing plate 35 of the article pushing means 30 is conveyed. The intermittently driven V-shaped conveyor 60 is controlled so as to be driven in synchronism with the moving speed of the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 almost at the same speed, so that the bottle 1 is more stably conveyed in the delivery direction. it can.

尚、押込プレート３５は物品切出しゾーン２５に位置する各バケット２３にセットされたボトル１をＶ型プレート４１に押込んだ以後、ボトル１を掛具５５との間に挟んで押込み続けることを必須とせず、物品切出しゾーン２５に臨む原位置に復帰しても良い。このとき、Ｖ型コンベア６０の搬送力がボトル１を物品投入手段５０の掛具５５の側に押込むものになる。   The pushing plate 35 is required to keep pushing the bottle 1 between the hooks 55 after the bottle 1 set in each bucket 23 located in the article cutting zone 25 is pushed into the V-shaped plate 41. Instead, the original position facing the article cutting zone 25 may be returned. At this time, the conveying force of the V-shaped conveyor 60 pushes the bottle 1 into the hook 55 side of the article input means 50.

図１１は、図１に示した物品整列装置１０における物品押込み手段３０の押込プレート３５を孔３５Ａのないものに変更し、物品投入手段５０の掛具５５が逃げ機構部７０を備えるものに変更した変形例を示すものである。   FIG. 11 shows that the pushing plate 35 of the article pushing means 30 in the article aligning apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is changed to one having no holes 35A, and the hook 55 of the article throwing means 50 is provided with a relief mechanism 70. This modification is shown.

逃げ機構部７０は、掛具５５を掛具昇降装置５４に対しピン５４Ｂによりスイング可能に連結する。逃げ機構部７０は、掛具５５に押込み力の作用のない通常時に該掛具５５を鉛直方向に沿う基準吊下げ位置に保持し、押込み力が付与された掛具５５を基準吊下げ位置から押込み方向に逃がし、押込み力の解除により掛具５５を再び基準吊下げ位置に復元させる習性を備える。逃げ機構部７０は、本実施例では、掛具昇降装置５４の昇降体５４Ａと掛具５５の間に介装されるコイルばね７１からなるが、板ばねによるものの他、空圧力を利用するもの、永久磁石や電磁石の磁力を利用するもの等であっても良い。   The escape mechanism 70 connects the hook 55 to the hook lifting device 54 so as to be swingable by a pin 54B. The escape mechanism 70 holds the hook 55 at the reference suspension position along the vertical direction at normal times when the pushing force does not act on the hanging tool 55, and moves the hanging tool 55 to which the pushing force is applied from the reference suspension position. It has the habit of releasing in the pushing direction and restoring the hook 55 again to the reference hanging position by releasing the pushing force. In the present embodiment, the escape mechanism portion 70 is composed of a coil spring 71 interposed between the lifting body 54A of the hanging device lifting device 54 and the hanging device 55. Further, it may be one that uses the magnetic force of a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

図１２に示す如く、Ｖ型プレート４１上を長尺物の一端、即ち、首部１Ａから先行してくるボトル１は、前述と同様に、その首部１Ａが基準吊下げ位置にある掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入されて反転し、底部１Ｂから落下する（図１２（Ｂ））。   As shown in FIG. 12, the bottle 1 that precedes one end of a long object on the V-shaped plate 41, that is, the neck portion 1A, is similar to the above, and the neck portion 1A is in the reference hanging position. It is inserted into the hole 55A, inverted, and falls from the bottom 1B (FIG. 12B).

図１３に示す如く、押込プレート３５により押込まれてＶ型プレート４１上を長尺物の他端、即ち、底部１Ｂから先行してくるボトル１は、孔３５Ａのない押込プレート３５が首部１Ａを介して掛具５５を押込み、逃げ機構部７０のばね７１を自由長から伸ばし、掛具５５を首部１Ａの長さＮl分だけ基準吊下げ位置から押込み方向に逃がす。ばね７１はこの伸び状態でボトル１を弾き飛ばすことのない程度のばね定数のものとする。このボトル１が押込プレート３５によりＶ型プレート４１の終端から送り出されると、ボトル１はＶ型プレート４１による支えがなくなり、先行している底部１Ｂから落下しようとする。更に、逃げ機構部７０のばね７１の自由長への復元力により基準吊下げ位置に復元する掛具５５がボトル１の底部１ＢをＶ型プレート４１寄りに押し戻し、結果としてそのボトル１を起立させる方向に回動させ、確実にその底部１Ｂから落下させる（図１３（Ｂ））。図８と同様に、押込プレート３５と掛具５５がボトル１を挟む間隔Ｋは、ボトル１の全体長さＬから首部１Ａの長さＮlを差し引いた長さ（Ｌ−Ｎl）に概ね等しくする。好ましくは、（Ｌ−Ｎl）の0.9〜1.3倍とし、平行移動時に図１２（Ａ）の如く首部１Ａが掛具５５の孔５５Ａに挿入し得るように、また、平行移動時の底部１Ｂが先行時、図１３（Ａ）の如くばね７１がボトル１を弾き飛ばさないように設定する。   As shown in FIG. 13, in the bottle 1 that is pushed by the pushing plate 35 and precedes the other end of the long object on the V-shaped plate 41, that is, the bottom 1B, the pushing plate 35 without the hole 35A has the neck 1A. Then, the hook 55 is pushed in, the spring 71 of the escape mechanism 70 is extended from the free length, and the hook 55 is released from the reference suspension position in the push-in direction by the length Nl of the neck 1A. The spring 71 has a spring constant that does not blow off the bottle 1 in this extended state. When the bottle 1 is sent out from the end of the V-shaped plate 41 by the push-in plate 35, the bottle 1 is not supported by the V-shaped plate 41 and tends to fall from the preceding bottom 1B. Further, the hook 55 that is restored to the reference suspension position by the restoring force of the spring 71 of the escape mechanism 70 to the free length pushes the bottom 1B of the bottle 1 back toward the V-shaped plate 41, and as a result, the bottle 1 is raised. Rotate in the direction and reliably drop from the bottom 1B (FIG. 13B). Similarly to FIG. 8, the interval K between the pushing plate 35 and the hook 55 sandwiching the bottle 1 is approximately equal to the total length L of the bottle 1 minus the length Nl of the neck portion 1A (L-Nl). . Preferably, it is 0.9 to 1.3 times (L-Nl) so that the neck 1A can be inserted into the hole 55A of the hook 55 as shown in FIG. At the time of preceding, setting is made so that the spring 71 does not blow off the bottle 1 as shown in FIG.

逃げ機構部７０を用いる物品整列装置１０にあっては、押込プレート３５が孔３５Ａを有しないから、底部１Ｂから先行してくるボトル１がＶ型プレート４１の終端から落下しようとするとき、その首部１Ａが押込プレート３５の孔３５Ａに嵌まってそのスムースな落下を損なう如くを防止できる。   In the article aligning apparatus 10 using the escape mechanism 70, since the pushing plate 35 does not have the hole 35A, when the bottle 1 leading from the bottom 1B is about to fall from the end of the V-shaped plate 41, It is possible to prevent the neck portion 1A from being fitted into the hole 35A of the push-in plate 35 and damaging its smooth fall.

本発明によれば、物品整列装置において、簡素な構成により、首部が中央部からずれている物品、又は物品の断面が高さ方向で大きく変化する円錐状物品等の、一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物を整列可能にし、更に物品の寸法変更にも容易に対応可能にすることができる。
According to the present invention, in the article aligning device , one end is narrow and the other end is narrow, such as an article whose neck is displaced from the central part or a conical article whose section changes greatly in the height direction. It is possible to align a long object having a large thickness and to easily cope with a change in the dimensions of an article.

１ ボトル（長尺物）
１Ａ 首部
１Ｂ 底部
１０ 物品整列装置
１１ 物品供給コンベア
２０ 物品切出し手段
２１ 循環コンベア
２３ バケット
２５ 物品切出しゾーン
３０ 物品押込み手段
３５ 押込プレート
３５Ａ 孔
４０ 樋状搬送部
４１ Ｖ型プレート
５０ 物品投入手段
５５ 掛具
５５Ａ 孔
６０ Ｖ型コンベア 1 bottle (long)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A Neck part 1B Bottom part 10 Article alignment apparatus 11 Article supply conveyor 20 Article cutting means 21 Circulating conveyor 23 Bucket 25 Article cutting zone 30 Article pushing means 35 Pushing plate 35A Hole 40 Sponge-shaped conveyance part 41 V-type plate 50 Article feeding means 55 Hanging tool 55A hole 60 V type conveyor

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一端が細く、他端が太い長尺物の向きを揃える物品整列装置であり、
長尺物を樋状搬送部にて搬送させ、
樋状搬送部の終端から送り出される長尺物の一端を、樋状搬送部の終端から物品送り出し方向に離れて配置されている掛具に掛け、該長尺物の他端を下方に向けて整列させる物品整列装置であって、
前記長尺物を掛具に押込む押込み手段を有し、
前記押込み手段と掛具との間隔を任意の一定長さにし、それらの押込み手段と掛具を同一速度で同期して平行移動可能とする機構を有する物品整列装置。 It is an article alignment device that aligns the direction of a long object with one end narrow and the other end thick,
A long object is conveyed by a bowl-shaped conveyance part,
One end of the long object sent out from the terminal end of the bowl-shaped transport unit is hung on a hanging tool arranged away from the terminal end of the bowl-shaped transport unit in the article delivery direction, and the other end of the long object faces downward. An article alignment device for aligning ,
Having a pushing means for pushing the long object into a hook;
An article alignment apparatus having a mechanism in which an interval between the pushing means and the hanging tool is set to an arbitrary fixed length and the pushing means and the hanging tool can be moved in parallel at the same speed . 前記樋状搬送部がＶ型プレートである請求項１に記載の物品整列装置。 The article alignment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bowl-shaped conveyance unit is a V-shaped plate. 前記樋状搬送部がＶ型コンベアである請求項１に記載の物品整列装置。 The article alignment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bowl-shaped conveyance unit is a V-shaped conveyor. 前記掛具が下部に長尺物の一端より大きい幅のＶ型孔を有し、かつ上下位置調整機能を有する請求項１〜３のいずれかに記載の物品整列装置。   The article alignment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hook has a V-shaped hole having a width larger than one end of the long object at a lower portion and has a vertical position adjusting function. 前記長尺物を収容する多数のバケットを循環コンベアの外周に並列配置し、
循環コンベアの物品切出しゾーンに位置付けられた複数のバケットの物品切出し方向に複数の樋状搬送部を並列配置してなる請求項１〜４のいずれかに記載の物品整列装置。 A large number of buckets containing the long objects are arranged in parallel on the outer periphery of the circulation conveyor,
The article alignment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a plurality of bowl-shaped conveyance units are arranged in parallel in the article cutting direction of the plurality of buckets positioned in the article cutting zone of the circulation conveyor.
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