JP3024875B2 - Spare tire automatic mounting equipment - Google Patents

Spare tire automatic mounting equipment

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JP3024875B2
JP3024875B2 JP4292224A JP29222492A JP3024875B2 JP 3024875 B2 JP3024875 B2 JP 3024875B2 JP 4292224 A JP4292224 A JP 4292224A JP 29222492 A JP29222492 A JP 29222492A JP 3024875 B2 JP3024875 B2 JP 3024875B2
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勝彦 田谷
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、自動車のトランクルー
ムにスペアタイヤを自動的に搭載する装置に関するもの
である。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically mounting a spare tire in a trunk room of an automobile.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】一般に車体の組立ラインにおいては、車
体がトロリーコンベヤ等の車体搬送用のコンベヤに備え
られるハンガー等の搬送治具に支持し、搬送しつつ車体
に各種機器、部品を取り付けて各種の艤装を施す作業が
行われる。かかる車両の組立ラインにおいて、車体のト
ランクルームにはスペアタイヤを搭載する作業が行われ
ている。スペアタイヤの車体トランクルームへの自動的
搭載装置としては、実公平４―８０７４号が開示されて
おり、この技術は、車体搬送ラインの一部にロボットを
設け、ロボットでタイヤを把持し、車体のトランクルー
ム内にタイヤを搭載している。2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a vehicle assembly line, a vehicle is supported by a transport jig such as a hanger provided on a vehicle transport conveyor such as a trolley conveyor, and various devices and parts are mounted on the vehicle while transporting the vehicle. The work of outfitting is performed. In such a vehicle assembly line, an operation of mounting a spare tire is performed in a trunk room of a vehicle body. As a device for automatically mounting a spare tire in a trunk room of a vehicle, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-8074 is disclosed. In this technology, a robot is provided in a part of a vehicle body transfer line, a tire is gripped by the robot, and a Tires are installed in the trunk room.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】以上の従来技術は、ロ
ボットを用いてスペアタイヤを自動搭載しているので、
ロボットの旋回スペース、かかるスペースを確保した上
で車体搬送方向へのロボットの移動スペースを確保する
必要があり、大きなスペースを必要とする。従って、既
設の組立ライン、設備中に新たに自動化されたタイヤ自
動搭載装置を導入する場合、スペース的な面で上記した
ロボットによるタイヤ搭載方式の導入には困難性を伴
う。In the above prior art, a spare tire is automatically mounted using a robot.
It is necessary to secure a space for moving the robot in the vehicle body transfer direction after securing a space for turning the robot and such a space, which requires a large space. Therefore, when introducing a newly automated tire mounting apparatus into an existing assembly line or facility, it is difficult to introduce the above-described robot-based tire mounting method in terms of space.

【０００４】本発明は、かかる課題を解決すべくなされ
たもので、その目的とする処は、既設の組立ライン、設
備の制約に柔軟に対応することができ、省スペースが図
れ、既存の組立ライン、設備の周辺スペースを大きく採
ることなく、最少のスペースで組立ライン、設備に直ち
に設置することが可能であり、且つ構造的にも簡素であ
り、又装置外形もコンパクトであるスペアタイヤの自動
搭載装置を提供するにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its object is to flexibly cope with the restrictions of existing assembly lines and equipment, to save space, and to reduce the number of existing assembly lines. Automated spare tires that can be immediately installed on assembly lines and equipment in a minimum space without taking up much space around lines and equipment, and that are simple in structure and compact in equipment size. To provide a mounting device.

【０００５】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】以上の課題を解決するた
めの手段は、車体搬送用コンベヤの搬送ハンガーに支持
されて、連続的に搬送される車体のトランクルーム内
に、スペアタイヤを自動的に搭載する装置であって、前
記車体搬送コンベヤ側方の所定位置に配設され、該車体
搬送コンベヤの搬送方向と直交する方向で、トランクル
ームへの取付姿勢とは逆の姿勢に寝かせた状態で搬送さ
れてくるタイヤを把持し、該タイヤを１８０°回転させ
てその向きを逆向きとし、該タイヤを移載装置に載置す
るタイヤ把持、載置装置と、前記タイヤ把持、載置装置
と前記搬送コンベヤとの間に配設され、前記タイヤ把
持、載置装置から受け取ったタイヤを、車体のトランク
ルーム開口位置まで、搬送ハンガーと同期させて車体搬
送方向に移動する往復動自在の同期台車、及び該台車上
に設けられ、前記車体のトランクルームの開口位置ま
で、車幅方向に移動する往復動自在のタイヤ投入装置と
からなる移載装置と、前記投入装置に設けられ、該投入
装置が前記トランクルーム開口位置に達した際、タイヤ
を載置する載置部を傾動させる機構、及び載置部をトラ
ンクルーム内に摺動自在に移動させる手段とからなるス
ペアタイヤ自動搭載装置である。又前記移載装置の同期
台車は、昇降自在な基台上に設けられ、更に、前記タイ
ヤ把持、載置装置は、昇降自在であり、更に又、前記タ
イヤ載置部は、投入装置に一端をヒンジとして傾動自在
に設けられ、且つ、タイヤ載置部のタイヤ載置部分はシ
リンダで前後動自在とし、又、前記タイヤ把持、載置装
置は下位でタイヤを把持し、爾後該装置を上昇させ、一
方、前記同期台車は下位にあって、タイヤ把持、載置装
置の半回転動でタイヤを移載装置に受け渡すようにした
スペアタイヤ自動搭載装置である。Means for solving the above problems are as follows. A spare tire is automatically placed in a trunk room of a continuously transported vehicle body supported by a transport hanger of a vehicle body transport conveyor. An apparatus to be mounted, which is disposed at a predetermined position on the side of the vehicle body conveyor ,
In the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor, Torankuru
Grip the tire being transported in a state where it is laid in the opposite direction to the mounting position on the
And its orientation opposite to Te, tire gripping placing the transfer device the tire, is disposed between the supporting means, the tire grip, the mounting device and the conveyor, the tire gripping, mounting The tire received from the mounting device, up to the trunk room opening position of the vehicle body, reciprocally movable synchronous truck that moves in the vehicle body transport direction in synchronization with the transport hanger, and provided on the truck, to the opening position of the trunk room of the vehicle body A loading device comprising a reciprocating tire loading device that moves in the vehicle width direction, and a loading portion provided on the loading device, and when the loading device reaches the trunk room opening position, a loading portion for loading a tire. And a means for slidably moving the mounting portion into the trunk room. In addition, the synchronous bogie of the transfer device is provided on a base that can be moved up and down. Further, the tire gripping and placing device can be moved up and down. Further, the tire placing portion has one end connected to the loading device. Is provided as a hinge so that it can be tilted freely, and the tire mounting portion of the tire mounting portion can be moved back and forth by a cylinder, and the tire gripping and mounting device grips the tire at a lower position, and then raises the device. On the other hand, the synchronous trolley is an automatic spare tire mounting apparatus which is located at a lower position and transfers a tire to a transfer apparatus by a half rotation of a tire gripping and mounting apparatus.

【０００６】[0006]

【作用】上記手段によれば、タイヤは下位にストック等
されて供給され、把持、載置装置で移載装置に半回転し
て受渡し、移載装置は同期台車で車体搬送と同期して移
動し、台車上の投入装置は車体のトランクルーム方向に
移動し、トランクルーム開口位置でタイヤ載置部が傾動
し、且つ前進動してタイヤをトランクルーム内に投入す
る。According to the above-mentioned means, the tires are supplied in the form of stocks and the like at the lower level, and are supplied to the transfer device by a half turn by the gripping and placing device. Then, the loading device on the trolley moves in the trunk room direction of the vehicle body, and the tire mounting portion tilts and moves forward at the trunk room opening position to load the tire into the trunk room.

【０００７】[0007]

【実施例】以下に本発明の一実施例を添付した図面に従
って詳述する。図１は本発明にかかるスペアタイヤ自動
搭載装置の全体側面図、図２は同平面図、図３は同正面
図で図１の矢視３方向の図、図４は図１の要部の拡大図
で、タイヤ把持、載置装置の側面図、図５は図４要部の
平面図、図６は図２要部の拡大図で、タイヤ移載部の拡
大平面図、図７は図６の７―７線断面図、図８は図３の
要部の拡大図で、図６の矢視８方向の図、図９はトラン
クルームへスペアタイヤを投入する状態を示した移載装
置要部の拡大図、図１０は図９の要部の拡大説明図、図
１１は図１の要部の拡大図で、タイヤ移載装置の側面図
である。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an overall side view of a spare tire automatic mounting apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view of the same, and a view in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a side view of a tire gripping and placing device, FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2, an enlarged plan view of a tire transfer part, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7, FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3, and is a view in the direction of arrow 8 in FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a state where a spare tire is put into a trunk room. FIG. 10 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1 and is a side view of the tire transfer device.

【０００８】図１においてＨは車体の搬送コンベヤＹで
搬送される車体Ｗの支持ハンガーで、ハンガーＨに車体
Ｗを吊り下げ、支持し、車体に各種機器や部品を組み付
け、ハンガーＨは拡開式の吊り下げアームＨ１、上方を
繋ぐ連結バーＨ２、同期フックローラＨ３等を備える。
かかるコンベヤＹで構成される搬送路の一部の外方に、
スペアタイヤ自動搭載エリアＡを設け、このエリアＡに
スペアタイヤ自動搭載装置１を配設し、スペアタイヤ搭
載装置１は、タイヤ把持、載置装置、タイヤ移載装置等
からなる。In FIG. 1, H denotes a support hanger for a vehicle W transported by a vehicle conveyor Y, suspends and supports the vehicle W on the hanger H, assembles various devices and components on the vehicle, and expands the hanger H. A hanging arm H1 of a type, a connecting bar H2 connecting the upper part, a synchronous hook roller H3, and the like are provided.
Outside a part of the transport path constituted by the conveyor Y,
An automatic spare tire mounting area A is provided, and an automatic spare tire mounting apparatus 1 is provided in this area A. The spare tire mounting apparatus 1 includes a tire gripping and mounting apparatus, a tire transfer apparatus, and the like.

【０００９】スペアタイヤ自動搭載エリアＡの下方に
は、搬送方向に直交するようにローラコンベヤ等からな
るタイヤ供給路２が設けられ、タイヤＴ…が例えば積層
されて搬送、供給されてくる。かかるタイヤ供給路２の
エリアＡに臨む部位には、タイヤ把持、載置装置３が配
設される。タイヤ把持、載置装置３は、図１と同方向の
図４、平面図の図５、図６で詳細に示す如くである。Below the spare tire automatic loading area A, a tire supply path 2 composed of a roller conveyor or the like is provided so as to be orthogonal to the transport direction, and the tires T are transported and supplied in a stacked state, for example. A tire gripping and placing device 3 is disposed at a portion of the tire supply path 2 facing the area A. The tire gripping and placing device 3 is as shown in detail in FIG. 4 in the same direction as FIG. 1 and FIGS. 5 and 6 in plan views.

【００１０】タイヤ把持、載置装置３のフレーム４は車
体の搬送方向を向き、左右両端部に把持アーム５，６を
備え、アーム５，６の先端には把持部５ａ，６ａが設け
られ、この間でタイヤＴの外周の対称部分を把持する。
把持アーム５，６は、フレーム４に設けたシリンダ７、
及びラック８、ピニオン機構等を内装したギヤボックス
９の作用でシリンダ７の駆動により拡開、縮小動を行
い、アーム５，６の把持部５ａ，６ａでタイヤＴを把持
する。又タイヤのサイズ差が図４のＴＡ、ＴＢのように
発生する場合にも、この方法で対応が可能である。とこ
ろで、タイヤＴはトランクルームへの取付姿勢とは逆の
姿勢で、図１に示すように寝かせた状態（横向きの状
態）で供給路２により供給される。The frame 4 of the tire gripping and placing device 3 faces the transporting direction of the vehicle body, and has gripping arms 5 and 6 at both left and right ends, and gripping portions 5a and 6a are provided at the tips of the arms 5 and 6, During this time, a symmetrical portion on the outer periphery of the tire T is gripped.
The holding arms 5 and 6 include a cylinder 7 provided on the frame 4,
The expansion and contraction movements are performed by driving the cylinder 7 under the action of a gear box 9 having a rack 8, a pinion mechanism, etc., and the tires T are gripped by the gripping portions 5a, 6a of the arms 5, 6. In addition, even when a difference in tire size occurs like TA and TB in FIG. 4, it is possible to cope with this method. By the way, the tire T is laid down as shown in FIG.
State), and is supplied by the supply path 2.

【００１１】フレーム４は図４で詳細に示すように、床
面に基台１０を介して直立設置したシリンダ１１、ガイ
ドロッド１２等で昇降する基枠１３に取付、支持され、
基枠１３にはタイヤ半転駆動モータ１４が設けられ、半
転モータ１４の回転軸に上記フレーム４はブラケット４
ａを介して支持されている。従って、シリンダ１１でタ
イヤ把持、載置装置３は昇降し、且つモータ１４で図４
の想像線で示すように１８０°回転して姿勢を変換し、
後述する移載装置１５にタイヤを受渡し、載置する。As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the frame 4 is mounted and supported on a base frame 13 which is lifted and lowered by a cylinder 11, a guide rod 12 and the like which are installed upright on a floor via a base 10.
A tire half-rotation drive motor 14 is provided on the base frame 13, and the frame 4 is
a. Therefore, the tire gripping and placing device 3 is moved up and down by the cylinder 11 and
As shown by the imaginary line of, rotate 180 degrees to change the posture,
The tires are delivered to and mounted on a transfer device 15 described later.

【００１２】かかるタイヤ把持、載置装置３の搬送路側
にタイヤ移載装置１５を配設する。移載装置１５は、床
面に直立した基台１６上に設けられ、直立したシリンダ
１７、及びガイドロッド１８で昇降する支持台１９上に
同期台車２０が載置されている。同期台車２０は下面の
左右、前後に車輪２１…を備え、車輪２１…は支持台１
９に車体搬送方向に設けられた左右のレール２２，２２
に係合し、台車２０には、搬送路と直交し、搬送方向と
は直角方向に延びる平面視コ字型の基枠２３を備え、基
枠２３は上記把持、載置装置３方向に開放され、基枠２
３の左右の部材２３ａ，２３ａ間に上記把持、載置装置
３が配設されている。A tire transfer device 15 is provided on the side of the transport path of the tire gripping and placing device 3. The transfer device 15 is provided on a base 16 that stands upright on the floor surface, and a synchronous truck 20 is placed on a support stand 19 that moves up and down by a cylinder 17 standing upright and a guide rod 18. The synchronous trolley 20 is provided with wheels 21...
9, right and left rails 22, 22 provided in the vehicle body transport direction
And the carriage 20 is provided with a base frame 23 having a U-shape in a plan view extending in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance path and perpendicular to the conveyance direction, and the base frame 23 is opened in the direction of the gripping and mounting device 3. And base frame 2
The gripping and placing device 3 is disposed between the left and right members 3a, 23a.

【００１３】同期台車２０の車体搬送方向の端部には、
図３に示すようにハンガーＨと係合する同期係合部材２
４が設けられ、同期係合部材２４は、台車２０の前部か
ら起立したポスト２４ａ、前方に延びるアーム２４ｂを
備え、アーム２４ｂの先端部には、ハンガーＨのフック
ローラＨ３と係脱自在に係合する係合部２４ｃを備え
る。アーム２４ｂは、ポスト２４ａに固設したガイドレ
ール２５上に前後動可能に係合され、シリンダ２６で前
後動し、係合部２４ｃの位置を前後に調節し、混合ライ
ンにおける異車種に応じハンガーＨとの係合位置を調節
することができるように構成されている。At the end of the synchronous bogie 20 in the vehicle body transport direction,
As shown in FIG. 3, the synchronous engaging member 2 engaging with the hanger H
4 is provided, and the synchronous engaging member 24 includes a post 24a standing upright from the front of the carriage 20, and an arm 24b extending forward, and a distal end of the arm 24b is detachably engageable with the hook roller H3 of the hanger H. An engaging portion 24c to be engaged is provided. The arm 24b is engaged with a guide rail 25 fixed to the post 24a so as to move back and forth, moves back and forth by a cylinder 26, adjusts the position of the engaging portion 24c back and forth, and adjusts the position of the hanger according to the type of vehicle in the mixing line. It is configured such that the engagement position with H can be adjusted.

【００１４】一方、同期台車２０を載置する基台１６に
隣接して搬送レール５０が設けられ、搬送レール５０は
車体搬送方向に延びるように搬送路と平行して設けら
れ、床面から起立した基枠５１の上端部に左右に設けら
れ、台車２０に設けた車輪２１…と係合する。同期台車
２０の下部には図４、図１０に示すように台車駆動エア
モータ２７が設けられ、エアモータ２７はチエン、ズプ
ロケット機構２８、伝動機構２９を介して車輪２１…の
所定のもの２１ａに連結し、車輪２１ａを駆動する。従
って、台車２０は、図３で説明したようにハンガーＨの
フックローラＨ３と係合して基台１６から搬送レール５
０にラインと同期してエアモータ２７の駆動で移動し、
車体Ｗと平行してこれと同方向の図３で示す矢印ａ方向
に搬送され、タイヤのトランクルームへの搭載を行う。
搭載作業が終了した後に、エアモータ２７が駆動し、台
車２０を基台１６上の原位置に復帰させる。On the other hand, a transport rail 50 is provided adjacent to the base 16 on which the synchronous bogie 20 is mounted. The transport rail 50 is provided in parallel with the transport path so as to extend in the vehicle transport direction, and stands upright from the floor. Are provided on the left and right at the upper end of the base frame 51 and engage with the wheels 21 provided on the carriage 20. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, a bogie drive air motor 27 is provided below the synchronous bogie 20. The air motor 27 is connected to a predetermined one 21a of the wheels 21 through a chain, a sprocket mechanism 28, and a transmission mechanism 29. Drive the wheels 21a. Accordingly, the carriage 20 is engaged with the hook roller H3 of the hanger H as described with reference to FIG.
It moves to 0 by the drive of the air motor 27 in synchronization with the line,
It is conveyed in the direction of arrow a shown in FIG. 3 in the same direction as the vehicle body W, and the tires are mounted in the trunk room.
After the mounting operation is completed, the air motor 27 is driven to return the carriage 20 to the original position on the base 16.

【００１５】以上の台車２０上には移載枠３０を配設
し、移載枠３０は図６に示すように平面視コ字型をな
す。移載枠３０は図６において横部分３０ａを左右の部
材２３ａの一方に前後２ヵ所で揺動自在にピン３１，３
１で枢着され、部材２３ａに設けたブラケット３２，３
２に、移載枠３０のスティ３０ｂ，３０ｂがピン３１，
３１で枢着されている。移載枠３０の前後の部分３０
ｃ，３０ｄの双方の先端部は、移載枠３０の先端部前方
に設けた巻取ドラム３３の巻取ワイヤ３４に連結され、
巻取ドラム３３は図６、図８に示した伏仰モータ３５で
回動せしめられ、モータ３５のワイヤ繰出し方向の回動
でワイヤ３４を繰出し、移載枠３０を後述するように傾
動させる。A transfer frame 30 is disposed on the above-described carriage 20, and the transfer frame 30 has a U-shape in plan view as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the transfer frame 30 is provided with pins 31 and 3 so that the horizontal portion 30a can be pivotally moved to one of the left and right members 23a at two front and rear positions.
1, brackets 32, 3 provided on the member 23a.
2, the stays 30b of the transfer frame 30 are pins 31,
It is pivoted at 31. Part 30 before and after transfer frame 30
Both ends of c and 30d are connected to a winding wire 34 of a winding drum 33 provided in front of the front end of the transfer frame 30,
The take-up drum 33 is rotated by the elevation motor 35 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, and the wire 34 is fed by the rotation of the motor 35 in the wire feeding direction, and the transfer frame 30 is tilted as described later.

【００１６】移載枠３０の前後の部分３０ｃ，３０ｄの
内側にはガイドベアリング３６，３６を架設し、該ガイ
ドベアリング３６，３６に、移載枠３０内に配設したス
ライド枠３７の両側に設けたガイドロッド３８，３８を
摺動自在に係合する。スライド枠３７は、移載枠３０の
中間部に設けたスライドシリンダ３９のロッド３９ａ先
端部に連結され、シリンダ３９の後端部は移載枠３０の
上記した横部３０ａに枢着、支持されている。Guide bearings 36 are provided inside the front and rear portions 30c and 30d of the transfer frame 30, and the guide bearings 36 and 36 are provided on both sides of the slide frame 37 disposed in the transfer frame 30. The provided guide rods 38, 38 are slidably engaged. The slide frame 37 is connected to a tip end of a rod 39a of a slide cylinder 39 provided at an intermediate portion of the transfer frame 30, and a rear end of the cylinder 39 is pivotally attached to and supported by the above-described lateral portion 30a of the transfer frame 30. ing.

【００１７】以上の移載枠３０は、台車２０上に車体Ｗ
の搬送方向に対し直交する方向に移動可能に設けられ、
移載枠３０の両側には、スライドレール２３ａのラック
ブラケット４０に組付られたラック４１を設け、ラック
４１を台車２０側に設けたピニオン４２に噛合させ、ピ
ニオン４２は図４、図１０、図７で示した基台２０側に
設けた移載枠移動モータ４３によりチエン、スプロケッ
ト等の伝動機構４４で駆動される。従って、モータ４３
の駆動でピニオン４２を駆動し、これに係合するラック
４１を進退させ、ラック４１を備える移載枠３０を台車
に対して車体の搬送方向（車長方向）と直交する方向に
進退させるように構成されている。以上の移載枠３０
は、基枠２０に設けた直動ベアリング４０ａ，４０ａ、
移載枠３０側のスライドレール２３ａ，２３ａで係合、
支持され、車体の搬送方向（車長方向）と直交する方向
に進退するように構成されている。The above-described transfer frame 30 is provided on the bogie 20 with the body W
Is provided so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of
On both sides of the transfer frame 30, a rack 41 attached to a rack bracket 40 of the slide rail 23a is provided, and the rack 41 is engaged with a pinion 42 provided on the carriage 20 side. It is driven by a transmission mechanism 44 such as a chain or sprocket by a transfer frame moving motor 43 provided on the side of the base 20 shown in FIG. Therefore, the motor 43
Drives the pinion 42 to move the rack 41 engaged with the pinion 42 forward and backward, and moves the transfer frame 30 provided with the rack 41 forward and backward with respect to the bogie in the direction perpendicular to the direction of transport of the vehicle body (vehicle length direction). Is configured. The above transfer frame 30
Are linear motion bearings 40a, 40a provided on the base frame 20,
Engage with slide rails 23a on the transfer frame 30 side,
It is supported and configured to advance and retreat in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction (vehicle length direction) of the vehicle body.

【００１８】上記した移載枠３０内に設けたスライド枠
３７にタイヤＴを載置する載置ローラ４５…を設け（図
４、図１１参照）、尚図６中４６は、移載枠３０の水平
状態を保持するシリンダで、シリンダ４６のロック解除
動で移載枠３０の傾動が可能となるように構成されてい
る。A mounting roller 45 for mounting the tire T is provided on a slide frame 37 provided in the transfer frame 30 (see FIGS. 4 and 11). Reference numeral 46 in FIG. And the transfer frame 30 can be tilted by the unlocking movement of the cylinder 46.

【００１９】次にスペアタイヤＴの自動搭載を系統的に
説明する。スペアタイヤＴは図１のように搬送ハンガー
Ｈの搬送方向と直交する方向にタイヤを搬送する下位の
搬送路２で搬送、供給される。タイヤＴは前記したよう
にトランクルームへの取付姿勢とは逆に姿勢で、寝かせ
た状態で搬送、供給される。タイヤ把持位置Ｂにはタイ
ヤ把持、載置装置３が待機しており、把持アーム５，６
は拡開し待機している。タイヤ把持、載置装置３は、下
位位置で図１の想像線、図４の実線で示す下位位置にあ
る。タイヤの把持アーム５，６間への進入で図２、図５
で示すシリンダ７を駆動し、把持アーム５，６を縮閉
し、タイヤＴを把持する。Next, the automatic mounting of the spare tire T will be systematically described. The spare tire T is transported and supplied on a lower transport path 2 that transports the tire in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport hanger H as shown in FIG. Tire T is as described above
To the trunk room, and lay it in the opposite
It is conveyed and supplied in a state where it is in a state of being moved. At the tire holding position B, the tire holding and placing device 3 is on standby, and the holding arms 5 and 6
Is expanding and waiting. The tire gripping and placing device 3 is at a lower position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1 and the solid line in FIG. 4 in the lower position. 2 and 5 when the tire enters between gripping arms 5 and 6.
, The gripping arms 5 and 6 are contracted and closed, and the tire T is gripped.

【００２０】次にシリンダ１１を伸長動させ、タイヤ把
持、載置装置３を上昇させ、隣接する移載装置１５の上
面レベルと把持、載置装置３とを同レベルにする。これ
を図４の想像線Ｃで示した。爾後、半転モータ１４を駆
動し、把持載置装置３を１８０°移載装置１５方向に回
転させ、把持アーム５，６を含むタイヤＴを移載装置１
５上に臨ませ、把持アーム５，６の把持を解除し、移載
装置１５上にタイヤＴを移載する。これを図４の想像線
Ｄで示した。Next, the cylinder 11 is extended and the tire gripping and placing device 3 is raised, so that the upper surface level of the adjacent transfer device 15 and the gripping and placing device 3 are at the same level. This is shown by the imaginary line C in FIG. Thereafter, the half-revolution motor 14 is driven to rotate the gripping and placing device 3 in the direction of the 180 ° transfer device 15 so that the tire T including the gripping arms 5 and 6 is transferred to the transfer device 1.
5, the gripping arms 5, 6 are released, and the tire T is transferred onto the transfer device 15. This is shown by the imaginary line D in FIG.

【００２１】タイヤＴは、移載装置１５上の同期台車２
０の移載枠３０内に設けたスライド枠３７上のローラ４
５…上に載置され、載置後把持アーム５，６は把持を解
除し、半転モータ１４を逆駆動し、原位置に復帰させ、
シリンダ１１で下降させ、次のタイヤを把持して待機す
る。車体Ｗは図３において矢印ａ方向に搬送されてお
り、車体Ｗを支持し、搬送するハンガーＨが、タイヤ供
給エリアＡに臨むとハンガーＨのフックローラＨ３と台
車２０に設けた同期係合部材２４の係合部２４ｃと係合
する。これを図３に示した。The tire T is placed on the synchronous truck 2 on the transfer device 15.
Roller 4 on the slide frame 37 provided in the transfer frame 30
5 ... placed on the top, and after the placement, the gripping arms 5 and 6 release the gripping, reversely drive the half-rotation motor 14 to return to the original position,
The cylinder is lowered by the cylinder 11 to hold the next tire and wait. The vehicle body W is conveyed in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 3, and a hanger H that supports and conveys the vehicle body W, when facing the tire supply area A, a hook roller H3 of the hanger H and a synchronous engaging member provided on the bogie 20. 24 engages with the engagement portion 24c. This is shown in FIG.

【００２２】車体Ｗは、後部のトランクリッドＷ１を開
いておいてトランクルームを開放しておく。一方、移載
されたタイヤＴを載置した同期台車２０は、シリンダ１
７を駆動させて移載位置まで上昇させておき、ハンガー
Ｈに移載装置１５の台車２０が係合し、同期搬送を開始
した位置で、台車２０は車体Ｗの後部トランクルーム上
方位置に臨む。以上を図３で示し、タイヤＴは移送装置
１５の上記移送枠３０内に水平な状態で載置、支持され
る。移載装置１５の同期台車２０は、レール２２からレ
ール５０に車輪２１…により車体Ｗと同期して移動し、
レール５０の始端部５０ａから終端部５０ｂ付近まで移
動し、この間を移動する間にスペアタイヤＴをトランク
ルーム内に投入し、搭載する。The trunk W of the vehicle body W is opened with the rear trunk lid W1 opened. On the other hand, the synchronous trolley 20 on which the transferred tire T is mounted is the cylinder 1
7, the carriage 20 of the transfer device 15 is engaged with the hanger H, and the carriage 20 faces the position above the rear trunk room of the vehicle body W at the position where the synchronous conveyance has started. The above is shown in FIG. 3, and the tire T is placed and supported in the transfer frame 30 of the transfer device 15 in a horizontal state. The synchronous trolley 20 of the transfer device 15 moves from the rail 22 to the rail 50 in synchronization with the vehicle body W by the wheels 21.
The spare tire T is moved from the starting end 50a of the rail 50 to the vicinity of the end 50b, and during this movement, the spare tire T is loaded into the trunk room and mounted.

【００２３】以上の移載装置１５の台車２０による車体
搬送方向への同期移動とともに、台車２０上の移載枠３
０は、モータ４３の駆動によりピニオン４２、ラック４
１を介して車体Ｗと直交する方向に移動する。従って、
移載枠３０内に載置されたタイヤＴはトランクルーム上
方に運ばれ、これを図１の想像線Ｅ、図９で示し、トラ
ンクルーム上方の搭載位置で保持される。With the above-described synchronous movement of the transfer device 15 in the vehicle body transport direction by the carriage 20, the transfer frame 3 on the carriage 20
0 is the pinion 42 and the rack 4
1 and moves in a direction orthogonal to the vehicle body W. Therefore,
The tire T placed in the transfer frame 30 is carried to the upper part of the trunk room, which is shown by the imaginary line E in FIG. 1 and FIG. 9, and is held at the mounting position above the trunk room.

【００２４】次に、シリンダ４６による移載枠３０のロ
ックを解除し、伏仰モータ３５を駆動し、図６に示した
巻取ドラム３３をワイヤ３４の繰出し方向に回動させ
る。この結果、ワイヤ３４は繰出され、移載枠３０は後
端部のピン３１をヒンジとして先端部が下降するように
傾動することとなる。従って、下位にあるトランクルー
ム内に移載枠３０は先端部が下傾するようにして進入す
ることなる。以上を図３、図９で示した。Next, the lock of the transfer frame 30 by the cylinder 46 is released, and the lifting motor 35 is driven to rotate the winding drum 33 shown in FIG. As a result, the wire 34 is fed out, and the transfer frame 30 is tilted so that the front end is lowered using the pin 31 at the rear end as a hinge. Therefore, the transfer frame 30 enters the lower trunk room with its tip end inclined downward. The above is shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.

【００２５】続いてスライドシリンダ３９を伸長動さ
せ、これによりタイヤＴを載置したスライド枠３７を前
進動させ、トランクルーム内の底のタイヤ搭載部にタイ
ヤＴを臨ませる。ところで、スライド枠３７の先端部に
はタイヤ滑り防止用のストッパ３７ａを設けておき、こ
れを回動等してストッパ３７ａを解除し、タイヤＴをト
ランクルーム内に投入し、搭載作業を終了する。尚図９
は異車種を含んで示し、ＷＡ，ＷＢ，ＷＣの如く異車種
にタイヤの自動搭載が行える。図３、図９、図１０にお
いて、これを想像線Ｆで示した。Subsequently, the slide cylinder 39 is extended and moved, whereby the slide frame 37 on which the tire T is mounted is moved forward, and the tire T faces the tire mounting portion at the bottom in the trunk room. By the way, a stopper 37a for preventing tire slip is provided at the tip end of the slide frame 37, and the stopper 37a is released by rotating or the like, the tire T is put into the trunk room, and the mounting operation is completed. FIG. 9
Indicates different types of vehicles, and automatic mounting of tires on different types of vehicles such as WA, WB and WC can be performed. This is indicated by an imaginary line F in FIGS.

【００２６】爾後シリンダ３９を後退動させ、スライド
枠３７を後退させ、モータ３５を逆回動させて移載枠３
０全体の傾斜を元の水平状態に復せしめ、モータ４３を
逆回転させ、ラック４１、ピニオン４２機構で後退さ
せ、車体から移載枠３０を離間させ、移載装置１５を基
台１６のシリンダ１７で下降させてタイヤ把持装置３か
らのタイヤの移載を待つ。一方、モータ２７を駆動し、
車輪２１ａを駆動し、レール５０上にある台車２０をレ
ール２２上に復帰動させる。以上を反復する。Thereafter, the cylinder 39 is moved backward, the slide frame 37 is moved backward, and the motor 35 is rotated in the reverse direction to move the transfer frame 3
0, the entire inclination is restored to the original horizontal state, the motor 43 is rotated in the reverse direction, the rack 41 and the pinion 42 mechanism are moved backward, the transfer frame 30 is separated from the vehicle body, and the transfer device 15 is moved to the cylinder of the base 16. It is lowered at 17 and waits for the transfer of the tire from the tire holding device 3. On the other hand, by driving the motor 27,
The wheels 21a are driven to return the carriage 20 on the rail 50 to the rail 22. Repeat the above.

【００２７】[0027]

【発明の効果】以上で明らかなように本発明によれば、
スペアタイヤ自動搭載装置は、車体搬送コンベヤと直交
する方向に寝かせた状態で、且つトランクルームへの取
付姿勢とは逆向きの姿勢で搬送されてくるタイヤを把持
して１８０°回転させて移載装置に移載し、移載装置は
タイヤを受け取って車体搬送方向に同期して移動する台
車上に車体搬送方向と直交するように移動し、傾動する
移載枠、移載枠内に設けられ、タイヤを支持し、スライ
ド移動するスライド枠を設けてこれ等を車体方向に移動
させ、傾動させてトランクルームに臨ませ、スライドさ
せてタイヤをトランクルーム内に投入、搭載するように
したので、ロボット式搭載のように、ロボットアームの
旋回スペース等を必要とすることがなく、車体搬送方向
への短いスペース、車体搬送ラインの側部に小さなスペ
ースを確保することで設置することができ、既存の車体
組立ラインに沿って既存の車体組立ラインに変更を加え
ることなく設置することができ、設置も容易に行え、設
置もスペースを最少に抑えて行え、省スペース上極めて
有利である。As apparent from the above, according to the present invention,
The spare tire automatic mounting device is orthogonal to the car body conveyor
In the luggage compartment and in the trunk room.
Dolly a biasing attitude is gripped to 180 ° rotation of the conveyed tire posture opposite to transfer the transfer device, a transfer device which moves in synchronism with the car body conveying direction receives the tire A transfer frame that moves in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle body transport direction and tilts, a transfer frame that is provided in the transfer frame, supports the tire, and provides a slide frame that slides and moves these in the vehicle body direction and tilts And put the tires into the luggage compartment by sliding them into the luggage compartment.Therefore, unlike the robotic type, there is no need for the robot arm to have a turning space or the like. It can be installed by securing a short space and a small space on the side of the vehicle body transfer line, and installing along the existing vehicle body assembly line without changing the existing vehicle body assembly line It can, also installed easily performed, also installed can suppress the space to a minimum, it is extremely advantageous in space saving.

【００２８】又本発明は、タイヤ搬送コンベヤ、タイヤ
把持、半転、載置装置、同期台車、同期機構、移載枠の
傾動、移載枠内のスライド枠のスライド機構等で構成す
るので、ロボット機構に比し構造が簡素化でき、故障も
少なく、信頼性に富むタイヤ自動搭載装置を得ることが
できる。更に本発明は、スペアタイヤのトランクルーム
内への投入を、タイヤを傾斜させて行うので、投入時に
タイヤがトランクルーム内で飛び跳ねることがなく、タ
イヤ搭載を円滑、確実に行うことができる。Further, the present invention is constituted by a tire transporting conveyor, a tire gripping, a half-turn, a placing device, a synchronous bogie, a synchronous mechanism, a tilting of a transfer frame, a slide mechanism of a slide frame in the transfer frame, and the like. As compared with the robot mechanism, the structure can be simplified, the failure is less, and a highly reliable automatic tire mounting apparatus can be obtained. Further, according to the present invention, since the spare tire is inserted into the trunk room while the tire is inclined, the tire does not jump in the trunk room at the time of insertion, and the tire can be smoothly and reliably mounted.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】本発明にかかるスペアタイヤ自動搭載装置の全
体側面図FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a spare tire automatic mounting apparatus according to the present invention.

【図２】上記スペアタイヤ自動搭載装置の平面図FIG. 2 is a plan view of the spare tire automatic mounting device.

【図３】上記スペアタイヤ自動搭載装置の正面図で、図
１の矢視３方向の図FIG. 3 is a front view of the spare tire automatic mounting apparatus, and is a view in three directions as viewed in the direction of arrows in FIG. 1;

【図４】上記図１の要部の拡大図で、タイヤ把持、載置
装置の側面図FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1, showing a side view of a tire gripping and placing device.

【図５】上記図４要部の平面図FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part of FIG. 4;

【図６】上記図２要部の拡大図で、タイヤ移載部の拡大
平面図FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2 and an enlarged plan view of a tire transfer portion;

【図７】図６の７―７線断面図FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6;

【図８】上記図３の要部の拡大図で、図６の矢視７方向
の図8 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 3 and is a view in the direction of arrow 7 in FIG. 6;

【図９】トランクルームへスペアタイヤを投入する状態
を示した移載装置要部の拡大図FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the transfer device showing a state where a spare tire is put into a trunk room.

【図１０】上記図９の要部の拡大説明図FIG. 10 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of FIG. 9;

【図１１】図１の要部の拡大図で、タイヤ移載装置の側
面図11 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1, and a side view of the tire transfer device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

Ｈ…車体搬送コンベヤのハンガー、 Ｗ…車体、 Ｗ１
…トランクルーム開閉用のトランクリッド、 Ｔ…スペ
アタイヤ、 ３…タイヤ把持、移載装置、 ５，６…タ
イヤ把持アーム、 １５…タイヤ移載装置、 １１…タ
イヤ把持、載置装置の昇降用シリンダ、 １７…移載装
置の昇降用シリンダ、 ２０…同期台車、 ３０…タイ
ヤ投入装置をなす移載枠、 ３３…傾動機構をなすワイ
ヤ繰出しドラム、 ３５…傾動用モータ、 ３７…タイ
ヤをトランクルームに摺動させて移動させるスライド
枠、 ３９…摺動シリンダ、 ４０…ラック取付ブラケ
ット。H: hanger of the car body conveyor, W: car body, W1
... Trunk lid for opening and closing the trunk room, T ... Spare tire, 3 ... Tire gripping and transfer device, 5,6 ... Tire gripping arm, 15 ... Tire transfer device, 11 ... Tire gripping and lifting cylinder of loading device, 17 ... Cylinder for lifting / lowering of the transfer device, 20 ... Synchronous bogie, 30 ... Transfer frame forming a tire loading device, 33 ... Wire feeding drum forming a tilting mechanism, 35 ... Tilt motor, 37 ... Sliding a tire into a trunk room A slide frame to be moved and moved, 39: a sliding cylinder, 40: a rack mounting bracket.

フロントページの続き (58)調査した分野(Int.Cl.7，ＤＢ名) B62D 65/12 B23P 21/00 303 Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. 7 , DB name) B62D 65/12 B23P 21/00 303

Claims (5)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項１】 車体搬送用コンベヤの搬送ハンガーに支
持されて、連続的に搬送される車体のトランクルーム内
に、スペアタイヤを自動的に搭載する装置であって、 前記車体搬送コンベヤ側方の所定位置に配設され、該車
体搬送コンベヤの搬送方向と直交する方向で、トランク
ルームへの取付姿勢とは逆の姿勢に寝かせた状態で搬送
されてくるタイヤを把持し、該タイヤを１８０°回転さ
せてその向きを逆向きとし、該タイヤを移載装置に載置
するタイヤ把持、載置装置と、 前記タイヤ把持、載置装置と前記搬送コンベヤとの間に
配設され、前記タイヤ把持、載置装置から受け取ったタ
イヤを、車体のトランクルーム開口位置まで、搬送ハン
ガーと同期させて車体搬送方向に移動する往復動自在の
同期台車、及び該台車上に設けられ、前記車体のトラン
クルームの開口位置まで、車幅方向に移動する往復動自
在のタイヤ投入装置とからなる移載装置と、 前記投入装置に設けられ、該投入装置が前記トランクル
ーム開口位置に達した際、タイヤを載置する載置部を傾
動させる機構、及び載置部をトランクルーム内に摺動自
在に移動させる手段と、 からなることを特徴とするスペアタイヤ自動搭載装置。1. A device for automatically mounting a spare tire in a trunk room of a vehicle body that is continuously transported while being supported by a transport hanger of a vehicle body transport conveyor, wherein the spare tire is automatically mounted in a trunk room of the vehicle body transport conveyor. Located in the vehicle
In the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the body conveyor, trunk
Grip the transported tire while laying it in the opposite position to the mounting position in the room , and rotate the tire by 180 °.
Allowed by its orientation opposite to the tire grip for placing the transfer device the tire, and the mounting apparatus, the tire grip, disposed between the conveyor and the supporting means, the tire grip, A reciprocating synchronous bogie that moves the tire received from the mounting device in the vehicle transport direction in synchronization with the transport hanger up to the trunk room opening position of the vehicle body, and an open position of the trunk room of the vehicle body provided on the bogie. A loading device comprising: a reciprocating tire loading device that moves in the vehicle width direction; and a loading device that is provided in the loading device, and that places the tire when the loading device reaches the trunk room opening position. A mechanism for tilting the mounting portion, and means for slidably moving the mounting portion into the trunk room. 【請求項２】 前記移載装置の同期台車は、昇降自在な
基台上に設けられた請求項１のスペアタイヤ自動搭載装
置。2. The automatic spare tire mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous truck of the transfer device is provided on a base that can be moved up and down. 【請求項３】 前記タイヤ把持、載置装置は、昇降自在
である請求項１のスペアタイヤ自動搭載装置。3. The spare tire automatic mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said tire gripping and placing apparatus is vertically movable. 【請求項４】 前記タイヤ載置部は、投入装置に一端を
ヒンジとして傾動自在に設けられ、且つ、タイヤ載置部
のタイヤ載置部分はシリンダで前後動自在とした請求項
１のスペアタイヤ自動搭載装置。4. The spare tire according to claim 1, wherein the tire mounting portion is provided on the loading device so as to be tiltable at one end with a hinge, and a tire mounting portion of the tire mounting portion is movable back and forth by a cylinder. Automatic mounting equipment. 【請求項５】 前記タイヤ把持、載置装置は下位でタイ
ヤを把持し、爾後該装置を上昇させ、一方、前記同期台
車は下位にあって、タイヤ把持、載置装置の半回転動で
タイヤを移載装置に受け渡すようにした請求項１のスペ
アタイヤ自動搭載装置。5. The tire gripping and placing device grips the tire at a lower position and then raises the device, while the synchronous bogie is located at a lower position and the tire is rotated by a half rotation of the tire gripping and placing device. 2. The spare tire automatic mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is transferred to a transfer device.
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