| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article transfer device capable of preventing quality degradation of articles by aligning the articles at a predetermined pitch without retention, and capable of high-speed processing.SOLUTION: An article transfer device 1 that transfers articles W on a supply conveyor SC, which are supplied at a random pitch, to a discharge conveyor DC side such that the articles W are discharged at a predetermined pitch. In this case, the transfer device is provided with: a plurality of buckets B which have a plurality of pocket parts b that hold the articles W, are provided to be capable of circulating about a rotation center O, and movable between an article receiving position Sand an article passing position S; a drive mechanism that drives each bucket B such that each bucket B circulate along a circular track about the rotation center O; and control means for controlling the drive mechanism such that each bucket B moves from the article receiving position Sto the article passing position Safter the bucket holds the articles W sequentially at the article receiving position Sin the pocket part b, and that each article W that has moved to the article passing position Sis arranged at a predetermined pitch.</p> |
