KR20170014650A

KR20170014650A - Pouches alignment device

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Publication number: KR20170014650A
Application number: KR1020150108365A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이정훈
Original assignee: 주식회사 포스코엠티
Priority date: 2015-07-30
Filing date: 2015-07-30
Publication date: 2017-02-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pouch alignment apparatus which is improved to align and pile up pouches, which are produced by being cut using a cutting mold, in a position in a vertical direction without disorder. Therefore, the present invention provides a pouch alignment apparatus (10) which aligns pouches (2, 2), which are made by cutting pouch fabric (1), in a vertical direction and which comprises: a vertical alignment space unit (12) which is placed between external escape prevention members (11, 11) which are supported by both sides of a support frame (3); a pair of pneumatic cylinders (14, 14) which are respectively placed on a cylinder mounting member (13) which is extended to be placed on top of the external escape prevention members (11, 11); an alignment means (15) which is fixated on a piston rod (14a) of the pneumatic cylinders (14, 14) and which is vertically moved between the external escape prevention members (11, 11); and a support conveyor (16) which is placed on the bottom of the alignment means (15) such that the pouches (2, 2) are placed.

Description

[0001] Pouch alignment device [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pouch manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to an improved pouch aligning apparatus in which pouches produced by cutting a pouch fabric by a cutting metal mold are stacked vertically so as not to be disturbed in one place.

Generally, the process of manufacturing a pouch is made by a process in which a printed pouch fabric is half-folded, then both sides are heat-sealed, and then the pouch is cut by a cutting mold.

The cut pieces of the pouch are usually bundled into bands of 50 pieces, transported to a food manufacturing factory, put food into the pouches, and then heat sealed at the openings to seal the pouches.

KR 10-1139779 B1 2012.04.26

In the prior art described in the patent documents of the prior art documents, since the individual pouches cut off from the cutting mold are in a state of being disturbed, the pouches must be arranged by hand to make individual pouches of 50 individual pouches so that they are unsanitary, very troublesome and inconvenient There is a problem that production speed and productivity are lowered.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved pouch alignment device in which individual pouches produced by cutting with a cutting die are stacked vertically so as not to be disturbed in one place.

The present invention relates to a pouch alignment apparatus for vertically aligning individual pouches cut from a pouch fabric, the pouch alignment apparatus comprising a vertically aligned space portion provided between external separation preventing members respectively supported on both sides of a base, A pair of pneumatic cylinders each provided in a cylinder mounting member extending to be provided at an upper portion of the pneumatic cylinder; aligning means fixed to the piston rod of the pneumatic cylinder to move up and down between the both side external departure prevention members; And a conveyor for supporting the pouch to be placed thereon.

The aligning means is characterized in that the aligning means is constituted by a metal plate member to which a fixed clamp of a U-shaped shape to which the piston rod is fixed, and a resin sheet member to which the upper end is fixed by a press plate and a fastener at the lower end of the metal plate member .

And a punch separating means having a central separating member having a length from the upper end of the metal plate member to the lower end of the resin sheet member is further included in the moving clamp so as to be fitted to the upper end of the metal plate member so as to fit the U- .

A rack gear fixed to the base so that the pinion gear is engaged with and moved in the horizontal direction, and a handle for rotating the pinion gear And a horizontal moving means for moving the horizontal moving means.

The present invention has the effect that the individual pouches produced by cutting with the cutting metal mold are automatically aligned in the up and down direction without being disturbed in one place.

Therefore, the present invention not only eliminates the inconvenience and troublesome elements because the pouches do not have to align the pouches of the individual pouches individually, but also the pouches are automatically aligned so that the pouches are very hygienic and the production speed and productivity are greatly improved It is effective.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pouch alignment device of the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating one side of the function of the present invention,
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional structural view of an alignment means according to the invention,
4 is a sectional side view of a horizontal moving means according to the present invention,
5 is a plan view illustrating the operation of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, a pouch aligning apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a pair of pouches 1 cut out from a pouch fabric 1 between an outer separation preventing member 11, 11 'supported on both sides of a base 3, And a vertical alignment space part 12 in which the pouches 2 and 2 'fall down and aligned.

A cylinder mounting member 13 is fixed to the upper portions of the outer side separation preventing members 11 and 11 'and a pair of pneumatic cylinders 14 and 14' are fixed to the cylinder mounting member 13 Respectively.

And alignment means 15 fixed to the piston rod 14a of the pneumatic cylinders 14 and 14 'and vertically moved between the outer side separation preventing members 11 and 11'.

3, the aligning means 15 includes a metal plate member 152 to which a fixed clamp 151 of a U-shaped shape to which the piston rod 14a is fixed is fixed, and a pressing plate 153 and a resin sheet member 155 to which an upper end portion is fixed by a fastener 154. Reference numeral 151a denotes a fastener.

In addition, a conveying conveyor 16 for supporting the pouches 2, 2 'to be stacked in the vertical direction is provided below the aligning means 15. [

In addition, the present invention includes a horizontal moving means 18 for allowing the outer departure prevention member 11, 11 'to move in the horizontal direction.

1 and 2, the horizontal moving means 18 includes a pinion gear 182 supported and rotated by a frame 181 provided at one side of the both side external separation preventing members 11 and 11 ' A rack gear 183 fixed to the base 3 and a handle 184 for rotating the pinion gear 182 so that the pinion gear 182 is engaged and moved in the horizontal direction.

Referring to FIG. 2, the horizontal moving means 18 is provided with an outer release preventing member 11 (see FIG. 2) so as to have a width Pb of the vertically aligned space portion 12 in conformity with the width Pa of the cut pouch 2, In this case, when the handle 184 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the pinion gear 182 is rotated counterclockwise to rotate the rack gear 183 in the counterclockwise direction. 2, the outer separation preventing members 11 and 11 'are moved in the leftward direction to increase the width Pb of the vertically aligned space portion 12. In contrast, when the handle 184 is rotated clockwise The outer separation preventing members 11 and 11 'are moved in the right direction along the rack gear 183 in FIG. 2 as the pinion gear 182 is rotated clockwise so that the width Pb of the vertically aligned space portion 12 is increased, Is adjusted to be smaller.

However, in some cases, the present invention can be made such that the outer release preventing member 11, 11 'is fixed to the body base 3' without using the horizontal moving means 18. [

5, a pair of pouches 2, 2 'are cut by a pouch cutting device 20 from one pouch fabric 1 in order to improve productivity.

Thus, the present invention comprises pouch isolation means 17 for isolating the vertical rest space portion 12 in two.

1 and 4, the pouch isolating means 17 is coupled to the upper end of the metal plate member 152 so that a U-shaped moving clamp 161 is fitted, and the movable clamp 171 is provided with a metal plate member 152 It is preferable to have a central isolating member 172 having a length from the upper end to the lower end of the resin sheet member 155.

Accordingly, the movable clamp 171 is moved according to the length of the pouches 2 and 2 'to be cut, and the vertical alignment space portions 11 and 11' are separated by the central isolation member 172 into two space portions .

If only one pouch is to be aligned, the movable clamp 161 is pulled out from the metal plate member 152. [

Referring to FIG. 2, the pouch cutter 1 of the pouch cutter 20 is cut by the cutting die 21 to produce a single pouch 2, 2 '. Reference numeral 23 denotes a drive roller, 24 denotes a driven roller, 25 denotes a pneumatic cylinder, and 26 denotes an inclined guide member.

Therefore, the individual pouches 2, 2 'cut by the pouch cutter 20 fall into the vertical alignment space part 12 and are stacked in the vertical direction on the receiving conveyor 16 in order.

At this time, the piston rod 14a of the pneumatic cylinders 14 and 14 'is moved forward, and is blocked as the aligning means 15 is in the lowered state, so that the pouches 2 , 2 'are not misaligned but aligned correctly in the vertical direction.

Since the pouches 2 and 2 'are in contact with the resin sheet member 155 of the aligning means 15, the pouches 2 and 2' are properly aligned in the vertical direction without being damaged.

When the pouches 2 and 2 'are stacked in the vertical direction in the vertical alignment space 12 in this state, the pouch cutting device 20 is in a state in which the operation of the pouch cutting device 20 is stopped. The control unit stops the driving of the pneumatic cylinder 25 of the pouch cutting device 20, and furthermore, the control of the deceleration motor 22 (not shown) The pouches 2 and 2 'are prevented from falling further into the vertically aligned space part 12 as the rotation of the driving roller 23 is stopped.

In some cases, however, a counting device for grasping the number of cut individual pouches 2, 2 'may be provided on one side of the inclined guide member 26.

Accordingly, when 50 pouches (2, 2 ') are vertically stacked in the vertically aligned space part 12 and the pouch cutting device 20 is stopped, the control part 19 Controls the pneumatic control valve 142 so that the pneumatic cylinders 14 and 14 'are operated to cause the piston rod 14a to move backward in the upward direction to move the aligning means 15 in the upward direction, So that the portion 12 is opened. Reference numeral 141 denotes a pneumatic unit.

Next, in the above state, the controller 19 drives the decelerating motor 163 of the receiving conveyor 16 to rotate the belt 161 by the rotation of the roller 162 so that the pouches 2, 2 ' After the pouches 2 and 2 'are separated from the vertical alignment space part 12, the control part 19 is moved back to the deceleration motor 12 163 are stopped and the conveying conveyor 16 is stopped.

Accordingly, the pouches 2, 2 'aligned in the vertical direction by 50 sheets are placed on the receiving conveyor 16 outside the vertically aligned space portion 12, and in this state, The pouches 2 and 2 'are bundled into bands (not shown) and put in a packaging box.

Next, the control unit 19 controls the pneumatic control valve 142 so that the piston rod 14a of the pneumatic cylinders 14, 14 'is advanced in the downward direction so that the alignment means 15 is moved in the downward direction, The pouches 2 and 2 'are again cut off by causing the pouch cutting device 20 to operate again in this state and the cut pouches 2 and 2' And are stacked vertically in the alignment space part 12.

Therefore, since the individual pouches 2, 2 'cut and produced by the cutting metal mold 21 are not disturbed in one but are automatically aligned and piled up and down, the pouches 2, 2' 2,2 ') are not required to be aligned, so that the inconvenience and troublesome elements are eliminated, and a large number of pouches are automatically aligned, which is very hygienic and greatly improves production speed and productivity.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. It is self-evident to be.

1: Pouch Fabric 2,2 ': Pouch
3: Expectation 10: Pouch alignment device
11, 11 ': External release preventing member 12: Vertical alignment space
13: cylinder mounting member 14, 14 ': pneumatic cylinder
15: Alignment means 151: Fixing clamp
152: metal plate member 153: pressure plate
154: fastener 155: resin sheet member
16: Support conveyor 161: Belt
162: roller 163: deceleration motor
17: pouch isolation means 171: moving clamp
172: central isolation member 18;
181: Frame 182: Pinion gear
183: Rack gear 184: Handle
19: control unit 20: pouch cutting device
21: Cutting mold 22: Deceleration motor
23: drive roller 24: driven roller
25: pneumatic cylinder 26: inclined guide member

Claims

A pouch alignment device (10) for aligning the individual pouches (2, 2 ') cut at the pouch fabric (1) in a vertical direction;
A vertical alignment space part 12 provided between the outer separation preventing members 11 and 11 'supported on both sides of the base 3;
A pair of pneumatic cylinders (14, 14 ') provided respectively on cylinder mounting members (13) extending above the outer side release preventing members (11, 11');
Alignment means (15) fixed to the piston rod (14a) of the pneumatic cylinder (14, 14 ') and moved in the vertical direction between the both side outer release preventing members (11, 11');
And a supporting conveyor (16) provided under the aligning means (15) and on which the pouches (2, 2 ') are mounted.

The aligning device according to claim 1, wherein the aligning means comprises a metal plate member for fixing a C-shaped fixing clamp 151 to which a piston rod is fixed, And a resin sheet member (155) to which an upper end is fixed by a fastening tool (154).

The movable clamp (171) is coupled to the upper end of the metal plate member (152) and the lower end of the resin sheet member (155) Further comprising a pouch isolating means (17) having a central isolating member (172) having a length equal to the length of the pouch isolating means (172).

The motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising: a pinion gear (182) supported and rotated by a frame (181) provided at one side of the both side outer release preventing members (11, 11 ' And a horizontal moving means 18 for moving the pinion gear 182 so as to have a rack gear 183 fixed to the base 3 and a handle 184 for rotating the pinion gear 182. [ Lt; / RTI >