METHOD OF ALIGNING ARTICLES AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - SEIBU ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO

Title:

METHOD OF ALIGNING ARTICLES AND SYSTEM THEREFOR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1993/003963

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An article aligning system provided with an article storing-aligning device (7000) capable of temporarily storing articles and simultaneously discharging a predetermined number of articles. The device (7000) includes an inclined storing shelf (7774) consisting of a plurality of gravity roller conveyors (7001) and aligning conveyors (7002) arranged at every stage of the gravity roller conveyors. Package opening devices (1000, 2000) peel off outer flaps of boxes (containers) containing articles, and a flap opening device (4000) opens in the vertical direction the outer flaps on one side portion of boxes. An article take-out device (5000) takes articles out of boxes, and thus taken out articles are supplied to the article storing-aligning device (7000) by an article supply device (6000) consisting of running tracks (6034). The device (7000) uses the aligning conveyor to align articles such that a plurality of articles form lines in a direction substantially perpendicular to the running direction of the aligning conveyor (7002), and an article loading device (8000) loads lines of articles into an aligning container (C).

Inventors:

KOBUKI MANABU (JP)
MIYAMOTO TERUAKI (JP)
WATARI KENSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1992/001063

Publication Date:

March 04, 1993

Filing Date:

August 24, 1992

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SEIBU ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO (JP)
JAPAN TOBACCO INC (JP)
JT ENGINEERING INC (JP)

International Classes:

B65B5/10; B65B69/00; (IPC1-7): B65B5/10; B65B35/24; B65B69/00; B65G1/08; B65G47/53; B65G47/68

Foreign References:

JPS55116518A	1980-09-08
JPS499077B1	1974-03-01
JPS55134901U	1980-09-25

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