Package handler

Abstract

A package handler is disclosed, by which productivity and work efficiency can be enhanced in a manner of automatically performing a work of unloading a cut package from a cutting jig ( 5 ) and a work of loading a new uncut package on the cutting jig. The present invention includes a body ( 1 ), an on-loader part ( 10 ) provided to one side of the body ( 1 ) to have a jig ( 5 ) provided with a plurality of slots ( 5 a ) accommodating a plurality of cut packages therein, a cut tray part ( 20 ) in which an empty tray to accommodate a package unloaded from the jig ( 5 ) is loaded, an uncut tray part ( 30 ) in which a tray accommodating the package to be inserted in the jig ( 5 ) is loaded, and a package loading/unloading part unloading the cut package from jig ( 5 ) of the on-loader part ( 10 ), the package loading/unloading part loading the uncut package in the uncut tray part ( 30 ) in the jig ( 5 ).

1 . A package handler comprising:
 a body;   an on-loader part provided to one side of the body to have a jig provided with a plurality of slots accommodating a plurality of cut packages therein;   a cut tray part in which an empty tray to accommodate a package unloaded from the jig is loaded;   an uncut tray part in which a tray accommodating the package to be inserted in the jig is loaded; and   a package loading/unloading part unloading the cut package from the jig of the on-loader part, the package loading/unloading part loading the uncut package in the uncut tray part in the jig.   
   
   
       2 . The package handler of  claim 1 , the package loading/unloading part comprising:
 a mount block having at least one mount portion on which the package unloaded from the jig or transferred from the uncut tray part is mounted;   a lift unit lifting the jig up and down to align the packages in the jig with the at least one mount portion of the mount block; and   a push unit moving the package from the jig to the mount block, the push unit moving the package on the mount block.   
   
   
       3 . The package handler of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one or more mount portions of the mount block are arranged to be evenly spaced apart from each other. 
   
   
       4 . The package handler of  claim 2  or  claim 3 , wherein the mount block is provided on a mount block support provided to the body to be horizontally movable by a linear motion system. 
   
   
       5 . The package handler of  claim 2  or  claim 3 , the mount block comprising:
 a first mount block on which the package unloaded from the jig is mounted; and   a second mount block on which the package transferred from the uncut tray part is mounted.   
   
   
       6 . The package handler of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second mount blocks are provided movable individually. 
   
   
       7 . The package handler of  claim 5 , wherein the jig is provided between the first and second mount blocks. 
   
   
       8 . The package handler of  claim 7 , wherein the perforated hole is further provided to be downward spaced apart from the mount portion of the first mount block and wherein the perforated hole is provided to enable the package to pass through. 
   
   
       9 . The package handler of  claim 2 , the lift unit comprising:
 a mount block vertically provided to the body;   a holder fixing the jig thereto; and   a driving means for lifting the holder by a prescribed distance.   
   
   
       10 . The package handler of  claim 9 , wherein the holder is provided with a plurality of slots corresponding to the slots of the jig, respectively. 
   
   
       11 . The package handler of  claim 10 , wherein a width of the slot of the holder is smaller than that of the slot of the jig. 
   
   
       12 . The package handler of  claim 2 , the push unit comprising:
 a first push unit provided to one side of the jig to push the package loaded in the slot of the jig to the mount portion of the mount block; and   a second push unit provided to an opposite side of the first push unit centering on the jig to push the package on the mount block into the slot of the jig.   
   
   
       13 . The package handler of  claim 12 , the first push unit comprising:
 a first push bar inserted into the slot of the jig to push the package out of the slot; and   a push bar driving means for enabling the first push bar to reciprocate horizontally.   
   
   
       14 . The package handler of  claim 12 , the second push unit comprising:
 a second push bar pushing the package on the mount portion by reciprocating on one side of the mount block in a direction of the jig; and   a push bar driving means for enabling the second push bar to horizontally reciprocate.   
   
   
       15 . The package handler of  claim 8 , the push unit comprising:
 a lower push bar provided to one side of the first mount block to push the package within the slot of the jig toward the second mount block via the perforated hole of the first mount block;   an upper push bar configured to diverge over the lower push bar, the upper push bar pushing the package mounted on the mount portion of the first mount block into the slot of the jig; and   a push bar driving means for moving both of the lower and upper push bars simultaneously.   
   
   
       16 . The package handler of  claim 14 , the lit unit comprising:
 a mount block vertically provided to the body;   a holder provided with a plot corresponding to the slot of the jig, the holder fixing the jig thereto; and   a driving means for lifting the holder by a prescribed distance.   
   
   
       17 . The package handler of  claim 1 , further comprising a package carrier provided over the body to carry the package by moving to the package loading/unloading part, the cut tray part, and the uncut tray part. 
   
   
       18 . The package handler of  claim 17 , the package carrier comprising:
 a fixed frame provided to a topside of the body;   a movable frame provided movable along the fixed frame;   a head block provided movable up and down along the movable frame; and   at least one sucking nozzle provided to the head block to hold the package by vacuum suction.   
   
   
       19 . The package handler of  claim 17 , the package carrier comprises a first package carrier and a second package carrier transferring the package by moving independently. 
   
   
       20 . The package handler of  claim 19 , the first package carrier comprising:
 a fixed frame fixed to the body;   a first movable frame provided movable along the fixed frame;   a first head block provided movable along the first movable frame, the first head block provided movable up and down by a prescribed distance; and   at least one sucking nozzle provided to the first head block to hold the package by vacuum suction.   
   
   
       21 . The package handler of  claim 19 , the second package carrier comprising:
 a fixed frame fixed to the body;   a second movable frame provided movable along the fixed frame;   a second head block provided movable along the second movable frame, the second head block provided movable up and down by a prescribed distance; and   at least one sucking nozzle provided to the second head block to hold the package by vacuum suction.   
   
   
       22 . The package handler of  claim 17 , the package carrier comprising:
 a short frame provided to the topside of the body to pass through or be adjacent to an upper part of the package loading/unloading part;   a head block provided movable along the short frame, the head block provided movable up and down by a prescribed distance; and   at least one sucking nozzle provided to the head block to hold the package by vacuum suction.   
   
   
       23 . The package handler of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 a first tray transfer transferring the uncut tray part by a prescribed distance in a direction orthogonal to the short frame; and   a second tray transfer transferring the cut tray part by a prescribed distance in the direction orthogonal to the short frame.   
   
   
       24 . The package handler of  claim 22 , wherein the head block is configured to have a L shape, wherein the sucking nozzle is provided to an end portion of the head block, and wherein the sucking nozzle is projected out of the short frame if the head block is moved to one end portion of the short frame. 
   
   
       25 . The package handler of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cleansing part cleansing the cut package transferred from the package loading/unloading part; and   a drying part drying the cleansed package.   
   
   
       26 . A package handler comprising:
 a body;   an on-loader part provided to one side of the body to have a jig provided with a plurality of slots accommodating a plurality of cut packages therein;   a cut tray part in which a tray to accommodate a package unloaded from the jig is loaded;   an uncut tray part in which a tray accommodating the package to be inserted in the jig is loaded; and   a mount block having at least one mount portion provided on a topside to mount the package unloaded from the jig or transferred from the uncut tray part on the at least one mount portion;   a lift unit moving the jig up and down to align the packages in the jig with the at least one mount portion of the mount block;   a first push unit comprising:   a first push bar inserted into the slot of the jig to push out the package toward the mount block; and   a first push bar driving means for enabling the first push bar to reciprocate;   a second push unit comprising:   a second push bar inserting the package on the mount portion of the mount block into the slot of the jig; and   a second push bar driving means for enabling the second push bar to reciprocate; and   at least one package carrier provided to a topside of the body to be movable in X-, Y- and Z-directions, the at least one package carrier provided with at least one sucking nozzle holding the package by vacuum suction, the at least one package carrier moving to the mount block, the cut tray part, or the uncut tray part to carry the package.   
   
   
       27 . The package handler of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one or more mount portions of the mount block are arranged to be evenly spaced apart from each other. 
   
   
       28 . The package handler of  claim 26  or  claim 27 , wherein the mount block is provided on a mount block support provided to the body to be horizontally movable by a linear motion system. 
   
   
       29 . The package handler of  claim 26 , further comprising:
 a cleansing part cleansing the cut package transferred from the package loading/unloading part; and   a drying part drying the cleansed package.