JPH06135533A - Automatic turnover device for bottle or the like - Google Patents
Automatic turnover device for bottle or the likeInfo
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、ガラスびん等の空きび
んや、びん製品等を選別し、あるいはそれらを箱詰めす
る工程を行う前に、起立状態あるいは倒立状態にあるび
んの上下（頭部側と底部側）を各々定められた方の側に
揃える操作を行う際用いられる装置で、とりわけ、リサ
イクルで回収されたびん類の自動選別・分別を効果的に
行わしめるびん類自動反転装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an upper and lower (upper head) of a bottle in an upright state or an inverted state before performing a process of selecting empty bottles such as glass bottles, bottle products and the like or packaging them. Side and bottom side) is a device used to perform the operation of aligning each side to the determined side, and in particular, relates to an automatic bottle reversing device that effectively performs automatic sorting and sorting of bottles collected by recycling. .
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】近年、特に首都圏において深刻なゴミ処
理問題がさかんに提起され、早急に解決すべき重要な社
会的課題の一つとなっている。このような問題を解決す
る一手段として、廃品のリサイクルが盛んに行われてお
り、空きびんの回収もその一つである。ところで、回収
された空きびんは、回収後の用途等に応じて分別する必
要があり、この分別作業は、従来人手により行ってい
た。ところが、上記分別作業は、大きな騒音や強い悪臭
の発生する環境で行われ、しかも破損したびんを扱う危
険が伴うという点で大きな問題があることから、近年、
自動分別装置による分別作業の自動化が検討されてい
る。上記自動分別装置は、コンベア等の搬送装置に載せ
られたガラスびんを、その形状あるいは色に基づいて分
別する手段を備えた装置であり、その分別操作を効率的
かつ正確に行うため、その前段階においてびんの上下
（頭部と底部）を同一側に揃える操作（以下、整列操作
という）を必要としている。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a serious waste disposal problem has been particularly raised in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and it has become one of the important social problems to be urgently solved. As a means for solving such a problem, recycling of waste products is actively carried out, and collection of empty bottles is one of them. By the way, the collected empty bottles need to be sorted according to the use after collection, and this sorting work has conventionally been performed manually. However, since the separation work is performed in an environment where a large amount of noise and a strong foul odor is generated, and in addition, there is a danger of handling a damaged bottle, there is a big problem in recent years.
Automation of sorting work using an automatic sorting device is under consideration. The automatic sorting device is a device equipped with a means for sorting glass bottles placed on a conveyor or other transporting device based on the shape or color of the glass bottle, in order to efficiently and accurately perform the sorting operation, At the stage, it is necessary to align the top and bottom (head and bottom) of the bottles on the same side (hereinafter referred to as alignment operation).
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上記整
列操作については、従来より好適な自動化装置は提供さ
れておらず、人手で行わざるを得なかった。従って、ガ
ラスびん分別操作の完全自動化は、未だ達成されていな
い。本発明は上記事情に鑑みなされたもので、ガラスび
ん分別装置等の前段において、収集された廃棄びんの集
合体の整列操作を自動的かつ連続的に行うことにより、
後段におけるガラスびん自動分別装置の分別操作を効率
的かつ迅速に行い、ガラスびん分別操作の完全自動化を
実現せしめる、びん類自動反転装置の提供を目的とす
る。However, the above-described aligning operation has not been provided with a more suitable automation device than in the past, and the alignment operation must be performed manually. Therefore, full automation of the glass bottle sorting operation has not yet been achieved. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, in the front stage of the glass bottle sorting apparatus or the like, by automatically and continuously performing the alignment operation of the collection of the collected waste bottles,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic reversing device for bottles, which can efficiently and quickly perform a sorting operation of a glass bottle automatic sorting device in the latter stage and realize a complete automation of the glass bottle sorting operation.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】倒れた状態にある大量の
びん類を分別する作業を自動化するには、いわゆる平層
化（山積みを単一層化し、かつびん類の長手方向を揃え
る）した後、上述した様に、整列操作を行うことが必要
である。このような整列操作を行う方法として、個々の
びんを平面上で180 度回転させることも考えられるが、
その場合反転させるびんが、隣合うびんと接触すること
なく回転できる面積が必要であり、また、びんを平面回
転させた際その遠心力でびんが大きな位置ズレを起こす
恐れもある。故に大量のびんを処理する場合は、平面回
転による反転操作は不向きである。本発明者等は、上記
事情に鑑み、鋭意検討を重ねた結果、コンベア上に置か
れたびんの底部がコンベアの載置面と隙間なく接してい
るのに対し、頭部は、細く構成されている分だけ、びん
頭部側面とコンベア載置面との間に隙間が生じることに
着目し、びんの頭部と底部とを、かかる相違に基づいて
識別し、さらに上記隙間に例えばへら状の保持部材を挿
し込んでびん頭部を保持するとともに、びん底部を軸と
してびんをコンベア載置面に対して垂直方向に回転させ
てコンベア上に起立させ、コンベア上に起立させられた
ガラスびんの下部側の側面を、所定の方向からプッシャ
ーにより押し込んで、ガラスびんを転倒させることを特
徴とする本発明のびん類自動反転装置を完成するに至っ
たものである。しかるに前述した課題は、ガラスびん
が、その長手方向を搬送方向に対して直交するように並
べられたコンベアの載置面上方に、該コンベアのガラス
びん搬送方向に対して直交する方向に跨いで配設され、
該コンベアの載置面と平行な水平部と上方に向けて円弧
状に湾曲する湾曲部とを備えた誘導レールと、上記誘導
レールの上に配され該誘導レールに沿って自在に移動す
る台車と、弾力性を備え、上記ガラスびんの長手方向の
長さ以上の長さを有する長尺部材で、一端が上記台車に
固定吊設され、他端が上記コンベアの載置面に向けて垂
下し、他端先端にガラスびん反転操作を行う際ガラスび
んの頭部を保持するびん頭部保持手段が設けられた腕部
材と、ガラスびん反転操作を行う際、コンベア上に起立
させられたガラスびんの下部側の側面をガラスびん反転
操作時における上記台車の進行方向と逆の方向に向けて
押し込んで該ガラスびんを転倒させるプッシャーと、上
記台車及びプッシャーに続き、コンベアが自動的に所定
距離を走行する一連の動作を自動的に操作せしめる制御
装置とを具備するびん類自動反転装置の提供により解決
される。[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to automate the work of separating a large number of bottles in a collapsed state, after so-called flattening (the pile is made into a single layer and the longitudinal directions of the bottles are aligned) As described above, it is necessary to perform the alignment operation. As a method of performing such an alignment operation, it is possible to rotate individual bottles 180 degrees on a flat surface.
In this case, the bottle to be inverted needs to have an area that can rotate without coming into contact with an adjacent bottle, and when the bottle is rotated in a plane, the centrifugal force may cause a large displacement of the bottle. Therefore, when processing a large number of bottles, the inversion operation by plane rotation is not suitable. The present inventors, in view of the above circumstances, as a result of repeated earnest studies, the bottom of the bottle placed on the conveyor is in contact with the placing surface of the conveyor without a gap, whereas the head is thin. The gap between the side of the bottle head and the surface on which the conveyor is placed corresponds to the difference between the head and bottom of the bottle, and the head and bottom of the bottle are identified based on such a difference. While holding the bottle head by inserting the holding member of, the bottle is rotated upright on the conveyor by rotating the bottle vertically with respect to the conveyor mounting surface with the bottle bottom as an axis, and the glass bottle is erected on the conveyor. The present invention has completed the bottle automatic reversing device of the present invention, characterized in that the lower side surface of the glass bottle is pushed in from a predetermined direction by a pusher to invert the glass bottle. However, the above-mentioned problem is that the glass bottle is above the placement surface of the conveyor arranged so that its longitudinal direction is orthogonal to the transport direction, and straddles in the direction orthogonal to the glass bottle transport direction of the conveyor. Is arranged,
A guide rail having a horizontal portion parallel to the placement surface of the conveyor and a curved portion curved upward in an arc shape, and a trolley disposed on the guide rail and freely moving along the guide rail. And a long member having elasticity and having a length equal to or longer than the length of the glass bottle in the longitudinal direction, one end of which is fixedly hung on the trolley and the other end of which is hung toward the mounting surface of the conveyor. The arm member provided with a bottle head holding means for holding the head of the glass bottle at the other end tip when performing the glass bottle reversing operation, and the glass standing on the conveyor when performing the glass bottle reversing operation. A pusher that pushes the lower side surface of the bottle toward the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the trolley at the time of inverting the glass bottle, and a pusher that inverts the glass bottle; One traveling The operation is solved by the provision of bottles automatic reversing device for automatically and a manipulation allowed to control.
【０００５】[0005]
【実施例】以下、本発明のびん類自動反転装置を図面を
参照しつつ説明する。図１及び図２は、本発明のびん類
自動反転装置の一実施例を示す図で、図１はびん類自動
反転装置の断面図、図２は同じく斜視図である。図中、
符号１は、びん類自動反転装置である。このびん類自動
反転装置１は、ガラスびんＳが、その長手方向を搬送方
向に対して直交するように並べられたコンベア２と、こ
のコンベア２の上方に、コンベア２の搬送方向に対して
直交する方向に跨いで配設された誘導レール３と、この
誘導レール３の上に配され、誘導レール３に沿って自在
に移動する台車４と、一端が台車４に固定吊設され、他
端が上記コンベア２の載置面Ｘ上に向けて垂下している
腕部材５、この腕部材５の他端先端に設けられガラスび
ん反転操作を行う際ガラスびんの頭部を保持する保持部
６と、コンベア２の幅方向側方に配されコンベア２載置
面上への押出が随時可能なプッシャー７と、上記台車４
及びプッシャー７、更にコンベア２の動作を相対的に制
御する制御装置８とから構成されている。上記コンベア
２は、ガラスびんを載せて搬送する長尺帯状の搬送ベル
トを有し、その載置面Ｘ上の一方の側縁部近傍には、載
置面Ｘ上方に向けて突出する制止板10が形成されてい
る。本実施例のびん類自動反転装置１は、この制止板10
を形成した側に、ガラスびんの頭部がくるように整列操
作を行うので、以下、コンベア２（搬送ベルト）の載置
面Ｘの制止板10が形成されている側を頭部側、逆を底部
側と略称することとする。また、上記コンベア２は、後
述する制御装置８により、所定の時間間隔で間欠的に動
作するいわゆるタクト式のコンベアで、例えば１ｍを２
秒で移動し、1.3 秒間停止後また１ｍ移動するといった
自動運転を繰り返すコンベアである。台車４、プッシャ
ー７及びコンベア２はサーボモータ（図示略）により駆
動され、始動・動作・停止のそれぞれの時間を制御装置
８により1/10秒のオーダーで調整できるようになってい
る。誘導レール３は、上述したようにコンベア２の上方
に、コンベア２の搬送方向に対して直交する方向に跨い
で配設され、コンベア２の載置面Ｘと平行な水平部3a
と、上方に向けて凸となる円弧状に湾曲する湾曲部3bと
からなり、この誘導レール３上には、台車４が設置され
ている。また、この台車４は、後述する制御装置８によ
って、誘導レール３に沿って自在に移動できるようにな
っており、さらに上記台車４には、腕部材５の一端が固
定吊設されている。この腕部材５は、対象となるガラス
びんの長手方向の長さより十分長く、しかも薄くて弾力
性のあるバネ鋼製で、その先端はへら状に屈曲してお
り、ガラスびんの反転操作時、この屈曲した部分（保持
部６）がびん頭部とコンベア２の隙間に挿し込まれてガ
ラスびんの頭部を保持できるようになっている。これら
誘導レール３、台車４、腕部材５、保持部６は、ガラス
びんの反転操作時、それぞれ有機的に関連し合って動作
しガラスびんをコンベア２の載置面Ｘ上に起立させる。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automatic bottle reversing device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of an automatic bottle reversing device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the automatic bottle reversing device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 is an automatic bottle reversing device. The bottle automatic reversing device 1 includes a conveyor 2 in which glass bottles S are arranged so that their longitudinal directions are orthogonal to the conveying direction, and above the conveyor 2, the conveyor 2 is orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2. Guide rails 3 that are arranged so as to straddle the guide rails 3, trolleys 4 that are arranged on the guide rails 3 and move freely along the guide rails 3, one end fixedly hung on the trolleys 4, and the other end. Is an arm member 5 that hangs down on the placement surface X of the conveyor 2, and a holding portion 6 that is provided at the other end of the arm member 5 and that holds the head of the glass bottle when performing a glass bottle reversing operation. And a pusher 7 which is arranged laterally in the width direction of the conveyer 2 and can be pushed onto the placement surface of the conveyer 2 at any time.
And a pusher 7, and a control device 8 that relatively controls the operation of the conveyor 2. The conveyor 2 has a long belt-shaped conveyor belt on which glass bottles are placed and conveyed, and a stopper plate protruding upward from the placing surface X near one side edge portion on the placing surface X. 10 are formed. The bottle automatic reversing device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the stopper plate 10.
Since the alignment operation is performed so that the head of the glass bottle comes to the side where the stopper is formed, the side on which the stopper plate 10 of the placing surface X of the conveyor 2 (conveyor belt) is formed is the head side, and the reverse side is the reverse. Will be abbreviated as the bottom side. Further, the conveyor 2 is a so-called tact type conveyor that operates intermittently at predetermined time intervals by the control device 8 described later, and for example, 1 m is 2
It is a conveyor that repeats automatic operation such that it moves in seconds, stops for 1.3 seconds, and moves 1 m again. The carriage 4, the pusher 7 and the conveyor 2 are driven by a servo motor (not shown), and each time of starting, operating and stopping can be adjusted by the controller 8 in the order of 1/10 seconds. The guide rail 3 is arranged above the conveyor 2 in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2 as described above, and the horizontal portion 3a parallel to the mounting surface X of the conveyor 2.
And a curved portion 3b that is curved in an arc shape that is convex upward, and a carriage 4 is installed on the guide rail 3. The carriage 4 can be freely moved along the guide rail 3 by a control device 8 described later, and one end of an arm member 5 is fixedly suspended from the carriage 4. This arm member 5 is made of spring steel that is sufficiently longer than the length of the target glass bottle in the longitudinal direction and is thin and elastic, and its tip is bent like a spatula, so that when the glass bottle is turned over, This bent portion (holding portion 6) is inserted into the gap between the bottle head and the conveyor 2 so that the head of the glass bottle can be held. The guide rail 3, the carriage 4, the arm member 5, and the holding portion 6 are organically associated with each other during the reversing operation of the glass bottle to raise the glass bottle on the mounting surface X of the conveyor 2.
【０００６】上記コンベア２の幅方向側方には、ガラス
びんを確実に反転させ、かつ反転時間を短縮する目的
で、プッシャー７が配設されている。このプッシャー７
は、上述したコンベア２と同様後述する制御装置８で制
御されているサーボモータ（図示略）により動作し、押
出操作を迅速かつ1/10秒のオーダーで調整できるように
なっている。制御装置８は、台車４の移動操作及びプッ
シャー７の押出操作の時間を可変調整可能にし、且つそ
れらの操作が一巡するとタイミングを合わせてコンベア
２を所望の時間だけ動作させるようにした装置全体を操
作制御する装置である。以下、上記本実施例のびん類自
動反転装置１の使用方法の一例を説明する。上記本実施
例のびん類自動反転装置１は、通常、図３に示すよう
に、コンベア２のガラスびん受け入れエリア２ａ載置面
上に、ランダムに散乱しているガラスびんＳを、びんの
上下を関知せずに単一の層とする平層化装置22の後段に
設置される。この平層化装置22により平層化されたガラ
スびん類は本実施例のびん類自動反転装置１のコンベア
２に乗り移り、次々と断続的に搬入されるのであるが、
ここでは説明を容易にするために一本のガラスびんＳに
ついて述べる。びんＳがコンベア２により装置１の所定
の位置に達し静止すると、誘導レール３上の台車４が底
部側から頭部側に向けて移動する。この際台車４は、は
じめに誘導レール３の水平部3a上を移動する。これによ
りこの台車４に固定吊設された腕部材５も台車４ととも
に水平に移動して、この腕部材５の先端に設けられてい
る保持部６が、コンベア２上に載置されたガラスびんＳ
に接近する。この時、コンベア２上のガラスびんＳが、
載置面Ｘの底部側に頭部を向けた状態であるときは、保
持部６がガラスびんＳの頭部側面と載置面Ｘとの間の隙
間に挿し込まれ、ガラスびんＳの頭部が保持部６によっ
てホールドされる。次に台車４は、さらに誘導レール３
の湾曲部3b上を移動する。これにより保持部６によって
ホールドされたガラスびんＳの頭部は、斜め上方に引き
上げられるとともに、載置面Ｘ上の頭部側に形成された
制止板10によってガラスびんＳの底部がずり動かないよ
う押さえ止められ、その結果ガラスびんＳは、載置面Ｘ
上に次第に立ち上がりはじめ、完全に起立した状態とな
った時点で台車４の移動が停止する。次に、台車４の移
動を停止させた制御装置８は、直ちにプッシャー７を動
作させ、直立したガラスびんの底部近傍の側面を載置面
Ｘの頭部側から底部側に向けて押し込み、ガラスびんＳ
を転倒させる。次に、コンベア２上のガラスびんＳが、
載置面Ｘの底部側に底部を向けた状態である場合につい
て述べる。このような場合は、誘導レール３上の台車４
が底部側から頭部側に向けて上記と同様に移動しても、
保持部６が接近するのはガラスびんＳの底部であるた
め、このびん底部近傍の側面と載置面Ｘとは隙間なく接
しており、保持部６を挿し込む余地がなくホールドする
こともできない。従って、コンベア２上のガラスびんＳ
は、もとのままの状態で反転されない。A pusher 7 is provided on the lateral side of the conveyor 2 for the purpose of surely reversing the glass bottle and shortening the reversing time. This pusher 7
Is operated by a servo motor (not shown) controlled by a control device 8 described later like the conveyor 2 described above, and the extrusion operation can be adjusted quickly and in the order of 1/10 second. The control device 8 makes it possible to variably adjust the time of the movement operation of the carriage 4 and the push-out operation of the pusher 7, and when the operations complete one cycle, the conveyor 2 is operated for a desired time in accordance with the timing. It is a device that controls operation. Hereinafter, an example of a method of using the automatic bottle reversing device 1 of the above embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the bottle automatic reversing device 1 of the above-described embodiment normally puts randomly scattered glass bottles S on the glass bottle receiving area 2a mounting surface of the conveyor 2 in the vertical direction of the bottle. It is installed in the latter stage of the flattening device 22 which forms a single layer without concern. The glass bottles flattened by the flattening device 22 are transferred to the conveyor 2 of the bottle automatic reversing device 1 of the present embodiment and are intermittently carried in one after another.
Here, one glass bottle S will be described for ease of explanation. When the bottle S reaches a predetermined position of the device 1 by the conveyor 2 and stands still, the carriage 4 on the guide rail 3 moves from the bottom side toward the head side. At this time, the carriage 4 first moves on the horizontal portion 3a of the guide rail 3. As a result, the arm member 5 fixedly hung on the dolly 4 also moves horizontally together with the dolly 4, and the holding portion 6 provided at the tip of the arm member 5 has a glass bottle placed on the conveyor 2. S
Approach. At this time, the glass bottle S on the conveyor 2
When the head is directed to the bottom side of the mounting surface X, the holding portion 6 is inserted into the gap between the side surface of the head of the glass bottle S and the mounting surface X, and the head of the glass bottle S is inserted. The unit is held by the holding unit 6. Next, the carriage 4 is further guided by the guide rail 3.
Move on the curved portion 3b. As a result, the head of the glass bottle S held by the holding portion 6 is pulled up obliquely upward, and the bottom of the glass bottle S does not slide due to the stop plate 10 formed on the head side of the mounting surface X. So that the glass bottle S is placed on the mounting surface X
The carriage 4 starts to rise gradually, and the movement of the carriage 4 stops at the time when it completely rises. Next, the control device 8 which has stopped the movement of the carriage 4 immediately operates the pusher 7 to push the side surface near the bottom of the upright glass bottle from the head side of the mounting surface X toward the bottom side, and Bottle S
Tip over. Next, the glass bottle S on the conveyor 2
A case will be described in which the bottom is directed to the bottom of the mounting surface X. In such a case, the carriage 4 on the guide rail 3
Is moved from the bottom side to the head side in the same way as above,
Since the holding portion 6 approaches the bottom portion of the glass bottle S, the side surface near the bottom portion of the bottle and the mounting surface X are in contact with each other without a gap, and there is no room for inserting the holding portion 6, and the holding portion 6 cannot be held. . Therefore, the glass bottle S on the conveyor 2
Is not inverted in its original state.
【０００７】以上述べたように、本実施例のびん類自動
反転装置１にあっては、ガラスびんＳが、その長手方向
を搬送方向に対して直交するように並べられたコンベア
２と、このコンベア２の上方に、コンベア２の搬送方向
に対して直交する方向に跨いで配設された誘導レール３
と、この誘導レール３の上に配され、誘導レール３に沿
って自在に移動する台車４と、一端が台車４に固定吊設
され、他端が、上記コンベア２の載置面Ｘ上に向けて垂
下している腕部材５、この腕部材５の他端に設けられ、
ガラスびん反転操作を行う際ガラスびんの頭部を保持す
る保持部６と、コンベア２の幅方向側方に配され、コン
ベア２載置面上への押出が可能なプッシャー７と、上記
台車４の動作とプッシャー７の動作及びコンベア２の動
作を相対的に制御する制御装置８とを具備する構成とし
たので、びんの上下（頭部と底部）を同一側に揃える、
いわゆる整列操作の自動化が実現された。また、本実施
例のびん類自動反転装置１にあっては、台車４、プッシ
ャー７及びコンベア２はいずれもサーボモーターによっ
て駆動され、それらはタイミングを組んだシーケンスで
始動・停止が繰り返されるよう制御する制御装置８を用
いたので、上記各部材を迅速かつ正確に動作させること
ができ、これによりガラスびんの反転操作を極めて効率
的に行うことが可能となった。また、本実施例のびん類
自動反転装置１にあっては、腕部材５として、対象とな
るガラスびんの長手方向の長さより十分長く、薄くて弾
力性のあるバネ鋼製のものを用いたので、ガラスびんの
長手方向の長さが比較的短いびんの場合は、腕部材５は
撓むことなく、あるいは僅かに撓みつつガラスびんを反
転させ、逆に長いびんの場合は、大きく撓んでガラスび
んを反転させる。従って、ガラスびんの長手方向の長さ
の長短を問わず、あらゆる大きさのびんにも対応でき
る。As described above, in the bottle automatic reversing device 1 of this embodiment, the glass bottles S are arranged so that the longitudinal direction thereof is orthogonal to the conveying direction, and the conveyor 2 A guide rail 3 which is arranged above the conveyor 2 in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2.
And a trolley 4 arranged on the guide rail 3 and freely moving along the guide rail 3, one end fixedly suspended by the trolley 4, and the other end on the mounting surface X of the conveyor 2. The arm member 5 that is hung down, and provided on the other end of the arm member 5,
A holding portion 6 that holds the head of the glass bottle when performing the glass bottle reversing operation, a pusher 7 that is arranged laterally in the width direction of the conveyor 2 and that can be extruded onto the mounting surface of the conveyor 2, and the dolly 4 described above. And the control device 8 for relatively controlling the operation of the pusher 7 and the operation of the conveyor 2, so that the top and bottom (head and bottom) of the bottle are aligned on the same side.
The so-called automatic alignment operation has been realized. Further, in the bottle automatic reversing device 1 of this embodiment, the carriage 4, the pusher 7, and the conveyor 2 are all driven by a servomotor, and they are controlled so that they are repeatedly started and stopped in a timed sequence. Since the control device 8 is used, the above-mentioned members can be operated quickly and accurately, which makes it possible to perform the reversing operation of the glass bottle extremely efficiently. Further, in the automatic bottle reversing device 1 of the present embodiment, the arm member 5 is made of thin and elastic spring steel, which is sufficiently longer than the length of the target glass bottle in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, in the case of a bottle having a relatively short length in the longitudinal direction, the arm member 5 does not bend or the glass member is inverted while slightly bending, and conversely, in the case of a long bottle, it largely bends. Turn the glass bottle over. Therefore, regardless of the length of the glass bottle in the longitudinal direction, it can be applied to any size bottle.
【０００８】なお、本実施例のびん類自動反転装置にあ
っては、バネ鋼製の腕部材５を用いたが、薄く弾力性及
び耐久性のある材質のものであれば特に限定ない。ま
た、本実施例のびん類自動反転装置にあっては、びんの
頭部を保持する保持部６として、腕部材５の先端部を湾
曲してへら状としたが、保持部６は、びんの反転操作時
びんの頭部を確実に保持でき、しかもびん底部に対して
はなんら保持機能を発揮しない機構を有していれば、腕
部材５と一体化した一本物か、腕部材５とは別の他部材
かを問わず特に限定されない。また、本実施例のびん類
自動反転装置１にあっては、説明を容易にするために誘
導レール３、台車４、腕部材５、保持部６、プッシャー
７等の各部材をそれぞれ単一で示したが、台車４をコン
ベア２の進行方向に長くし、且つ腕部材５を複数本設け
ればガラスびん複数本を同時に処理できるようになる。
その場合、プッシャー７も台車４の巾と同じ程度の巾と
するから、同時に複数本のびんを押し出すことができ
る。又、例えば台車４の巾をびん10本をカバーする寸法
にし、コンベア２の一回の進行距離をびん５本分とする
ことにより、それぞれのびんの反転させられる機会が二
回宛となり、作業精度をより高めることができる。In the bottle automatic reversing device of this embodiment, the arm member 5 made of spring steel is used, but it is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a thin and elastic and durable material. Further, in the bottle automatic reversing device of the present embodiment, as the holding portion 6 for holding the head of the bottle, the distal end portion of the arm member 5 is curved and has a spatula shape. If the head of the bottle can be securely held during the reversing operation and the mechanism that does not exert any holding function on the bottom of the bottle is provided, the arm member 5 can be integrated with the arm member 5. Is not particularly limited regardless of whether it is another member. Further, in the bottle automatic reversing device 1 of the present embodiment, each member such as the guide rail 3, the carriage 4, the arm member 5, the holding portion 6, the pusher 7 and the like is formed as a single member for ease of explanation. As shown, if the carriage 4 is elongated in the traveling direction of the conveyor 2 and a plurality of arm members 5 are provided, a plurality of glass bottles can be processed at the same time.
In that case, since the pusher 7 has the same width as the width of the carriage 4, a plurality of bottles can be pushed out at the same time. Also, for example, by setting the width of the carriage 4 to cover 10 bottles and setting the traveling distance of the conveyor 2 to 5 bottles at a time, the chances of reversing each bottle are addressed twice. The accuracy can be further increased.
【０００９】[0009]
【発明の効果】以上述べたように、本発明のびん類自動
反転装置にあっては、上述した構成としたので、長い間
ガラスびん分別操作の完全自動化実現のネックとなって
いた、びんの上下（頭部と底部）を同一側に揃える整列
操作の自動化が実現されることとなり、その結果ガラス
びんの受け入れから→平層化工程→整列操作→分別操作
を行うまでの一連の工程の全てを完全自動化することが
可能となった。As described above, in the bottle automatic reversing device of the present invention, since it has the above-mentioned configuration, it has been a bottleneck for realizing the full automation of the glass bottle sorting operation for a long time. Automation of the alignment operation to align the top and bottom (head and bottom) on the same side will be realized, and as a result, all of the series of processes from receiving the glass bottle → flattening process → alignment operation → sorting operation It became possible to fully automate.
【図１】 本発明のびん類自動反転装置の断面図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an automatic bottle reversing device of the present invention.
【図２】 図１に示すびん類自動反転装置の斜視図であ
る。FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottle automatic reversing device shown in FIG.
【図３】 図１に示すびん類自動反転装置の一使用例を
説明するための図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of use of the bottle automatic reversing device shown in FIG. 1.
１…びん類自動反転装置 ２…コンベア ３…誘導レール 3a…水平部 3b…湾曲部 ４…台車 ５…腕部材 ６…びん頭部保持手段 ７…プッシャー ８…制御装置 Ｓ…ガラスびん Ｘ…載置面 1 ... Automatic bottle reversing device 2 ... Conveyor 3 ... Guide rail 3a ... Horizontal part 3b ... Curved part 4 ... Cart 5 ... Arm member 6 ... Bottle head holding means 7 ... Pusher 8 ... Control device S ... Glass bottle X ... Mounted Surface
Claims (1)
に対して直交するように並べられたコンベアの載置面上
方に、該コンベアのガラスびん搬送方向に対して直交す
る方向に跨いで配設され、該コンベアの載置面と平行な
水平部と上方に向けて円弧状に湾曲する湾曲部とを備え
た誘導レールと、 上記誘導レールの上に配され該誘導レールに沿って自在
に移動する台車と、 弾力性を備え、上記ガラスびんの長手方向の長さ以上の
長さを有する長尺部材で、一端が上記台車に固定吊設さ
れ、他端が上記コンベアの載置面に向けて垂下し、他端
先端にガラスびん反転操作を行う際ガラスびんの頭部を
保持するびん頭部保持手段が設けられた腕部材と、 ガラスびん反転操作を行う際、コンベア上に起立させら
れたガラスびんの下部側の側面をガラスびん反転操作時
における上記台車の進行方向と逆の方向に向けて押し込
んで該ガラスびんを転倒させるプッシャーと、 上記台車及びプッシャーに続き、コンベアが自動的に所
定距離を走行する一連の動作を自動的に操作せしめる制
御装置とを具備するびん類自動反転装置。1. A glass bottle is arranged above a placing surface of a conveyor arranged so that its longitudinal direction is orthogonal to the conveying direction, and across the conveyor in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the glass bottle. A guide rail provided with a horizontal portion parallel to the placement surface of the conveyor and a curved portion curved upward in an arc shape, and arranged freely on the guide rail along the guide rail. A moving carriage, and a long member having elasticity and having a length equal to or longer than the length in the longitudinal direction of the glass bottle.One end is fixedly hung on the carriage and the other end is placed on the mounting surface of the conveyor. The arm member provided with a bottle head holding means for holding the head of the glass bottle when performing the glass bottle reversing operation at the other end, and standing up on the conveyor when performing the glass bottle reversing operation. The bottom side of the glass bottle A pusher that pushes in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the trolley at the time of bottle reversal operation to invert the glass bottle, and a series of operations in which the conveyor automatically travels a predetermined distance following the trolley and pusher. Automatic reversing device for bottles, which is equipped with a control device that can be manually operated.
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