ARTICLE ALIGNING DEVICE, ARTICLE ALIGNING LINE, AND ARTICLE ALIGNING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article aligning device, an article aligning line, and an article aligning method for aligning a plurality of articles to be conveyed while preventing or reducing impact given on the articles.;SOLUTION: This article aligning device 2 is provided with a flexible sheet member 3 having a face for loading a plurality of articles K on it having smaller friction resistance than friction resistance of articles, a supporting means 10 for supporting the sheet member 3 by using its one end side in the direction of conveyance as a holding part and its other end side as a mobile part, and a pulling means 5 for folding back a mobile part side of the sheet member 3 along rear ends in the direction of conveyance of the plurality of articles K to be put on the sheet member 3 and pulling the mobile part side of the sheet member being folded back toward a holding part side along the direction of conveyance. The plurality of articles K are aligned in one row along the direction crossing the direction of conveyance orthogonally by moving the articles K along the direction of conveyance by the sheet member 3 being folded back.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT