JPH02305704A - Package stock device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conduct the continuous processing of a stock and steam processing at a stock device for packages coming out of a winder, by providing a steam supply means at a case at which packages are moved in circulation to shelves by means of an endless chain, and arranging so that steam processing may be done during circulation. CONSTITUTION:When a package 2 is stocked within a package stock device 20, a damper drive device 24 is driven by means of a controller 25, and a damper 23 at a humidifying duct 22 is opened, and steam is supplied within a case 3. Temperature and humidity within the case 3 are detected by means of temperature-humidity sensors 26 provided at the upper and lower four corners, and inputted into a controller 25. The controller 25 sets the opening of the damper 23 according to the information of the sensors 26, and adjustment is made. The package 2 is moved in circulation at the inside of the case 3 by means of a supply conveyer 45, and stocked, and at the same time, steam processing is done. As a result, the shortening of a processing time is realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a package stocking device, and more particularly to a package stocking device with an improved structure of a stock case.

[Prior Art] It is generally known that the pa/y gauges and the like after winding are temporarily stocked before being supplied to the next process such as the twisting process.

10 and 11 show a conventional package stocking device. As shown in FIG. A supply conveyor 5 transports the package 2 to the supply port 4 on the front side of the case 3, and the package 2 from the supply conveyor 5 is sequentially moved up and down inside the case 3 to the rear side by an endless chain 6. 2, and a discharge conveyor 9 that receives the packages 2 from the shelf 7 that has reached the discharge port 8 on the back side of the case 3 and transfers them to the next process. It is equipped with

Specifically, the endless chain 6 is a ring-shaped chain that circulates in a mountain shape through seven sprockets 10. A plurality of the package mounting units [I7] each having a 7-shaped surface are provided at equal intervals.

In addition, 11 in the figure indicates the baggage 2 on the supply conveyor 5.
This is an overhead conveyor for transporting.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, before the packages 2, such as the ones coming out of the winder, are supplied to the package stock device 1, or after they are stocked in the package stock device 1, it is necessary to stabilize the quality, improve the quality, and twist the packages 2. For example, a large number of packages 2 are housed in a trolley (not shown) in order to be stopped, etc.
The cart was transported to a separate steam treatment tank (not shown) and left for a certain period of time to be steam-set.

Therefore, the stocking of the package 2 and the steam treatment are separate processes, resulting in a batch process, which poses a problem in that the process takes a long time.

In particular, when performing steam treatment on multiple types of packages 2, this problem was significant.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a package that enables continuous processing of stocking and steam processing of packages, thereby reducing processing time, and that can easily handle steam processing of multiple types of packages. The purpose is to provide stock equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a package stocking device in which a plurality of package storage units are provided in a case via an endless chain; The case is equipped with a steam supply means for steaming the packages placed therein during circulation.

[Function] The packages are sequentially supplied onto the package shelf, circulated through the case by the endless chain, and stored in the case until discharged. At that time, by supplying steam into the case from the steam supply means provided in the case, the packages are stocked and steamed simultaneously during the circulating movement, and the packages are placed one after another on the shelf. Since new packages are supplied, continuous processing is possible and processing time is shortened.

In addition, if multiple types of packages are placed on each baggage device shelf, separated by type, and the above-mentioned circulation time or number of circulation moves is adjusted to suit each type of package, steam processing of multiple types can be easily performed. It corresponds to this.

[Embodiment] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the luggage stock system of the present invention! A space for storing 20 packages 2 is defined by a stock case 3 in the form of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped. A steam supply means 21 is provided in the earthen wall portion of the case 3. In this embodiment, the steam supply means 21 comprises a humidifying duct 22 connected to a steam generator (not shown), and is installed through an opening in the earthen wall of the case 3. A damper 23 that adjusts the amount of steam flowing inside the humidifying duct 22 is attached so as to be openable and closable, and a damper driving device 24 is connected to a control device 25 formed of a microcomputer or the like.
In this embodiment, a humidifying duct 22 is used as the steam supply means 21, but a humidifier may be provided above the case 3.
Temperature and humidity sensors 2 are installed at the top and bottom four corners of the interior to detect the temperature and humidity inside the case 3, which is humidified by the humidification duct 22.
6, and each of these sensors 26 is connected to the control device 25. In this embodiment, a sensor that integrally functions as a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor is used, but a separate sensor 26 is provided. The number and installation position thereof may be determined as appropriate depending on the size of the case 3. And on both sides of the case 3,
An endless chain 6 is provided in which an annular chain is formed into a mountain shape through seven tin rockets 10 and circulates. Above sprocket 1
One of the 0s has a tin rocket drive unit! (not shown) is provided. Furthermore, a plurality of package mounting shelves 7 on which the packages 2 are placed are attached to the endless chains 6 provided on both sides of the case 3 so as to be suspended therebetween. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the baggage plant 1 ft 17 includes a hanging part 27 for hanging the mounting shelf 7 from the endless chain 6, and the package 2.
It consists of a mounting section 28 for placing n. The hanging part 27 consists of a straight hanging main body 29 and a trapezoidal widening member 30 extending from both sides of the lower part of the hanging main body 29. A mounting bin 31 for attaching the hanging portion 27 to the endless chain 6 is formed in the upper center of the hanging main body 29 facing the 1III wall of the case 3. Moreover, on the front side of the case at the top of this hanging main body 29, the above-mentioned ar! Type of package 2 placed on shelf 7
A mark chip 32 indicating the number, diameter, etc. is attached. Further, a fulcrum hole 3 is provided on the front side of the widening member 30.
3, an engagement pin 34 is formed on the back side facing inward of the case 3. Further, the placing section 28 includes a shelf member 35 having a V-shaped cross section on which the package 2 is placed, and a supporting member 36 for attaching the shelf member 35 to the hanging section 27. There is. The longitudinal length of the case 3 is determined by the longitudinal length 1 of the shelf member 35, and the length 1 of the shelf member 35 is determined by the number of columns of packages 2 placed at one time.

The support member 36 is provided flush with both ends of the shelf member 35 in the longitudinal direction, and the hanging portion 27 is provided on the front side thereof.
The fulcrum pin 37 is inserted into the fulcrum hole 33, and a notch 38 is formed on the back side to engage with the engagement pin 34 of the hanging portion 27. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 28 is attached to the hanging portion 27 in a sandwiched state, and as shown in FIG. The portion 38 is rotated from the engagement pin 34 toward the front side of the case 3.

In addition, on the upper part of the front side of the case 3, there is a
A supply port 39 for supplying the package 2 is formed inside the case 3, and a discharge port 4o for discharging the package 2 from the case 3 is provided at the lower part. That is, the discharge port 40 is formed close to the rear side of the supply port 39 in the direction in which the endless chain 6 moves. These supply/discharge ports 39 and 40 have an opening width S larger than the diameter R of the package 2, and the shelf member 2 of the package mounting shelf 7
In this embodiment, the supply port 39 and the discharge port 40 are provided on the same side of the case 3, and are located on the same side of the case 3. They are provided adjacent to each other with a shelf hanging pitch P of about two shelves of the writing shelves 7 apart. In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the above-mentioned supply/discharge port 39.40
are each provided with a rotatable opening/closing door 41, 42, and each door drive device 43, 44 is connected to the control device 2.
5. Then, facing the three supply ports mentioned above, the package 2 such as the winder is placed in the supply port 3.
A supply conveyor 45 is provided for transporting the materials to the container 9. Further, facing the discharge port 40, a discharge conveyor 46 is provided for transferring the packages 2 stocked in the case 3 from the discharge port 40 to the next process such as a twisting process. Further, a mark sensor 47 is provided on the front wall of the case 3 above the supply port 39 to face the inside of the case 3 and read the mark chip 32 attached to the hanging part 27 of the package placement 117. , this sensor 47 is connected to the control device 25. Note that two mark sensors 47 may be provided in addition to the discharge port 40 (Pl), as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, in the vicinity of the discharge port 4° in the case 3. , the placing section 28 of the package placing shelf 7 is connected to the supporting bin 37.
A shelf pusher 48 is provided as a driving means for rotating the case 3 toward the front side using the case 3 as a rotation fulcrum. This shelf pusher 48 employs, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a piston port/rad 49 of this cylinder is configured to push up the back side of the shelf member 35 from below, and is connected to the control device 25. ing.

Further, on the front process side of the supply conveyor 45 such as a winder, there is an overhead conveyor 1 for carrying the package 2 such as a winder upward onto the supply conveyor 45.
1 is attached. This overhead conveyor 11
The delivery from to the supply conveyor 45 is performed by tilting the guide plate 51 provided in the conveyor box 50 toward the supply conveyor 45 side. The supply conveyor 45ff of the conveyor box 50
The lJ is provided with an opening/closing gate 52 that opens and closes the side wall of the package 2 in order to carry the packages 2 from the conveyor box 50 onto the supply conveyor 45 one by one. Further, at the edge of the supply conveyor 45, a package 2 to be carried in from the above-mentioned over-yield conveyor 11 is provided.
A stopper 53 is provided to prevent the material from rolling down. When the package 2 carried in from the overhead conveyor 11 is at the stopper 53, the opening/closing gate 52 is closed so that the next package 2 waits in the conveyor box 50. When the package 2 moves on the supply conveyor 45 from the position of the stopper 53, it is opened to carry in the package 2 that has been waiting.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, immediately before the three supply ports of the supply conveyor 45, the packages 2 are sequentially transferred on the supply conveyor 45 as described above, and the packages 2 are placed on the package mounting shelf. When the packages 2 to be placed on the shelf 7 are lined up immediately in front of the supply port 39, a package butcher 54 is provided for supplying a group of packages 2 onto the placement shelf 7 at one time. It is being The bushing 54 has a dogleg shape in cross section, and a rotation shaft 55 is provided at its upper end. This rotation axis 5
5 is rotated by a shaft drive device 56 connected to the control device 25, so that the pushing piece 57 of the busher 54 supplies the plurality of packages 2 onto the placement shelf 7 at once. ing. The length d of the bushing 54 in the longitudinal direction is equal to the length o of the member a 35 in the longitudinal direction.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

When the packages 2 are stored in the package stocking device 20 of the present invention, the damper drive device 24 is driven by the control device 25, and the damper 23 of the humidifying duct 22 is
is opened to supply steam into the stock case 3. The temperature and humidity inside this case 3 are detected by temperature and humidity sensors 26 provided at the upper and lower four corners of the case 3,
By inputting the detection signal to the control device 26, the control device 25 sets and adjusts the opening degree of the damper 23. As shown in FIG. 2, the package 2 that has been transferred from a winder or the like on the overhead conveyor 11 falls onto the tilting plate 51, and due to the tilt, is carried from inside the conveyor box 50 onto the supply conveyor 45. Ru. An opening/closing gate 52 provided in the conveyor box 45 allows the package 2 to be transferred from the box 50 to the supply conveyor 45.
It is opened when it is brought in and closed immediately afterwards. The stopper 53 provided on the supply conveyor 45 prevents the package 2 from rolling off from the supply conveyor 45 during this carrying-in. This stopper 53
While the package 2 is located at the position, the opening/closing gate 52 is closed and the next package 2 is waiting in the conveyor box 50. Then, when the package 2 located at the stop collar 53 moves on the supply conveyor 45, the opening/closing gate 52 is opened and the waiting package 2 is moved from inside the conveyor box 50 to the above-mentioned supply conveyor 45. It is carried onto the supply conveyor 45. In this way, the supply conveyor 45
Packages 2 are sequentially transferred from above, and the packages 2 that are only placed on the package placement shelf 7 are transferred to the supply port 3.
9, the shaft drive device ff56 is driven by the control device 25, as shown in FIG.
is rotated, and the pushing piece 57 pushes out the group of packages 2 at once and supplies them onto the above-mentioned shelf 7. When supplying the package 2 onto this shelf 7, the opening/closing door 41 provided at the supply port 39 is opened by driving the door driving device 43 by the control device 25, as shown in FIG. After the package 2 is supplied, it is immediately closed.

This prevents the steam inside the case 3 from leaking to the outside and reduces changes in temperature and humidity.

The carrier IIfM7 on which the group of packages 2 is placed moves in circulation within the case 3 while being raised and lowered sequentially by means of an endless chain 6 formed in a mountain shape. The endless chain 6 includes a plurality of package IL devices #I1.
A plurality of packages 2 are sequentially placed on each shelf 7 and circulated within the case 3.

Then, the mounting shelf 7 on which the package 2 is placed inside reaches the discharge port 40 by moving substantially circularly within the case 3. That is, during the above-mentioned circulation movement, the storage and steam processing of the packages 2 are performed simultaneously, and new packages 2 are supplied one after another onto the above-mentioned storage shelf 7, so that continuous processing is possible and the processing time is shortened. It will be shortened. By the way, in this embodiment, the package 2 is placed on the above-mentioned placement shelf 7, and immediately after the package 2 is moved, the mark sensor 47 provided above the above-mentioned supply port 39 is placed on the hanging part 27 of the above-mentioned [fl17]. Read the attached mark chip 32. As a result, the type, number, diameter, etc. of the package 2 placed on the above-mentioned 11'17 are read.
The read signal is input to the control device 25. Therefore, when supplying the package 2 onto the above-mentioned shelf 7,
This mark, chip 32 and package 2 type, count,
For example, a plurality of packages 2 are placed on each shelf 7, sorted by type, and the mark sensor 47 detects the marks and chips 3.
2 is read, and the control device 25 adjusts the number of circular movements or the number of circular movements to the package 2 of each type.
By making adjustments, it is possible to easily handle steam processing of multiple types of products.

Then, when the package shelf 7 that has not been steamed reaches the discharge port 40, the control device 25 drives the shelf squeezer 48.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the shelf pusher 48 pushes up the back side of the shelf member 35 of the package shelf 7 from below, and the mounting part 28 of the package shelf 7 is pushed up against the fulcrum pin 3.
7 as a rotational fulcrum, and the group of packages 2 placed on the shelf 7 are discharged onto the discharge conveyor 46 at once. At that time, the opening/closing door 42 provided at the discharge port 40 is opened to the control device 2.
The door drive device 44 is driven by the door 5 to open the door, and immediately close the door after the package 2 has been discharged. As a result, as described above, the steam inside the case 3 does not leak to the outside, and changes in temperature and humidity are reduced. The package 2 discharged onto the discharge conveyor 46 is thus transferred to the next process such as the yarn twisting process.

[Effects of the Invention] In summary, according to the present invention, the stocking and steam processing of packages can be performed continuously, the processing time can be shortened, and the steam processing of multiple types of packages can be easily handled. It shows excellent results.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the package stocking device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing one embodiment of the package stocking device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a main part of the package stocking device of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a package storage shelf employed in the package stocking device of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side view showing a hanging member of the package storage shelf, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a package ejection state from the package stocking device of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a pusher employed in the package stocking device of the present invention. , FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the package supply state to the package stocking device of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the conventional package stocking device, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the conventional package stocking device. FIG. In the figure, 2 is a package, 3 is a case, 6 is an endless chain, 7 is a package mounting shelf, 20 is a package stock device, and 21 is a steam supply means. Patent Applicant: Murata Machinery Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Nobuo Kinutani (1 other person) Figure 1 V-7 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a package stocking device in which a plurality of package storage shelves are provided in a case so as to be freely cyclically movable via an endless chain, the above-mentioned method is used to steam-process the packages placed on the shelf while the above-mentioned shelf is cyclically moving. A package stock device characterized in that a case is equipped with a steam supply means.