METHOD OF FEEDING FREELY CENTER-FOLDED TABLEWARE FOR AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS PACKING, DEVICE THEREFOR AND DEVICE FOR FOLDING FREELY CENTER-FOLDED TABLEWARE

摘要

PURPOSE:To allow mass-production and mass-supply of freely center-folded tableware by a method wherein feeding work of freely center-folded tableware is automatically carried out with the tableware lined up in rows. CONSTITUTION:A large number of freely center-folded spoons S are lined up in rows in a mobile metallic mold 3 and formed into shape. Then, the spoons S are attracted yb a take-out board 12 of a take-out robot B as they are in line-up state, and taken out from the metallic mold 3. After that, the take-out board 12 is located above an intermediate receiving stand C and lowered on the receiving stand C to transfer the whole spoons S on the intermediate receiving stand C. Next, a folding-discharging base plate d which is located near the intermediate receiving stand C releases the attraction action of an attraction board 18 of the intermediate receiving stand C and simultaneously the collapsible spoons S on the intermediate receiving stand C is attracted by the attraction action of the folding-discharging base board D. At this time, sensors 42 detect the folding state of the freely center-folded spoons S. The folding-discharging base plate D is moved by the action of a cylinder 21 and lowered on to a conveyer E to supply the freely center-folded spoons S to the conveyer E.