Packing system article distributive directing mechanism
AssigneeIshida Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazumi Kitagawa, Atsushi Fujiwara
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Abstract
A directing unit 2, which directs bags P arranged in one line of feed rollers 23 to two lines in a packing system for packing the bags P conveyed in one line from a previous process, includes eccentric pulleys 25, a belt 26, and a bag holding plate 28d. The belt 26 applies a force containing a component in the horizontal direction to the bags P in a direction crosses the conveyance direction thereof. The bag holding plate 28d is disposed above the feed rollers 23 and controls a lift of the bag P so that the bag P is not lifted more than a predetermined height when the force is applied to the bag P by the belt 26.
Claims13
A mechanism for distributively directing an article conveyed in a conveyance direction on a conveyer in a packing system, the mechanism comprising:
- a force-imparting member for applying to the article a directing force having a lateral component crossing the conveyance direction such that the article changes its position laterally within the conveyer, said force-imparting member including
- a first shaft disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the conveyer,
- a driver connected to said first shaft for rotating said first shaft, and
- a first eccentric member having a first radius and a second radius, said first radius being a longest distance between said first shaft and a periphery of said first eccentric member, said second radius being a shortest distance between said first shaft and the periphery of said first eccentric member, said first eccentric member being attached to said first shaft to rotate therewith, such that an upper surface of said first eccentric member reaches above the upper surface of the conveyer and the directing force is applied to the article at least when said first radius is pointing upward, and the upper surface of said first eccentric member is below the upper surface of the conveyer at least when said second radius is pointing upward;
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- a holding member disposed above the conveyer for preventing the article from being lifted more than a predetermined height when the directing force is applied to the article by said force-imparting member.
A system for packing an article, comprising:
- a conveyer for conveying the article in a conveyance direction,
- a directing unit for moving the article laterally within said conveyer such that the article changes its position laterally within the conveyer, said directing unit including
- a force-imparting member for applying to the article a directing force having a lateral component crossing the conveyance direction, said force-imparting member including
- a first shaft disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the conveyer,
- a driver connected to said first shaft for rotating said first shaft, and
- a first eccentric member having a first radius and a second radius, said first radius being a longest distance between said first shaft and a periphery of said first eccentric member, said second radius being a shortest distance between said first shaft and the periphery of said first eccentric member, said first eccentric member being attached to said first shaft to rotate therewith, such that an upper surface of said first eccentric member reaches above the upper surface of the conveyer and the directing force is applied to the article at least when said first radius is pointing upward, and the upper surface of said first eccentric member is below the upper surface of the conveyer at least when said second radius is pointing upward, and
- a holding member disposed above said conveyer for preventing the article from being lifted more than a predetermined height when the directing force is applied to the article by said force-imparting member,
- a position-adjusting unit located adjacent said directing unit, for adjusting position of the article that has passed through said directing unit;
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- a packing unit located adjacent said position-adjusting unit, for packing the article that has passed through said position-adjusting unit into a box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.