JP5853882B2 - Linear member alignment supply device - Google Patents

Description

本発明は、細長い形状を有する線状部材を、整列させて供給するための装置に関し、特に、平角線等の線材や、表裏等の方向性を有する線状部材の向きを揃えて、次工程へ供給可能な線状部材の整列供給装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a device for aligning and supplying linear members having an elongated shape, and in particular, aligning the direction of a linear member such as a rectangular wire and a linear member having directionality such as front and back, and the next step The present invention relates to an apparatus for aligning and feeding linear members that can be fed to a wire.

車載電装品または電子機器用の各種部品、特に線状の部品を整列させて供給するための装置として、例えば、特許文献１に記載される整列装置が知られている。この整列装置は、コンデンサー素子等の長方形断面の本体部と、線状部を有する部品をボウルフィーダ（振動搬送装置）に投入し、螺旋状の搬送通路に沿って、直進フィーダに排出された後、単列単層に整列させるもので、長辺の向きを揃え、曲がった部品、重なり部品を排除する方向整列部と、懸吊姿勢に変換する姿勢変換部と、懸吊姿勢で搬送する搬送部を有している。   As an apparatus for aligning and supplying various components for in-vehicle electrical components or electronic devices, particularly linear components, for example, an alignment device described in Patent Document 1 is known. This aligning device, after putting a rectangular cross-section main body part such as a capacitor element and a part having a linear part into a bowl feeder (vibration conveyance device), is discharged to a linear feeder along a spiral conveyance path Aligned in a single row / single layer, the direction of the long side is aligned, the direction alignment part that eliminates bent parts and overlapping parts, the attitude conversion part that converts to a hanging attitude, and the conveyance that carries in the hanging attitude Has a part.

方向整列部は、傾斜面に角溝穴形状の搬送通路を設けて、その角溝を長方形断面の本体部形状に適合させている。搬送通路の途中部分には、傾斜面側の複数箇所にエア穴が設けられて、圧縮エア等が部品に吹き付けられるようになっている。これにより、ボウルフィーダから排出される部品を一個ずつ姿勢変換し、角溝に整合していない部品を振り落として、整列搬送させることができる。   The direction aligning portion is provided with a conveying path having a rectangular groove shape on the inclined surface, and the rectangular groove is adapted to the shape of the main body portion having a rectangular cross section. In the middle of the transport path, air holes are provided at a plurality of locations on the inclined surface side so that compressed air or the like is blown onto the parts. Thereby, the posture of the parts discharged from the bowl feeder can be changed one by one, and the parts that are not aligned with the square grooves can be shaken down and aligned and conveyed.

特開平９−２６７９１２号公報JP-A-9-267912

しかしながら、特許文献１に記載される装置は、ボウルフィーダを用いているため、装置が比較的大きい。また、直線状の部品を、円形のボウルフィーダに投入し、外周の螺旋状の搬送通路に排出させる構成であることから、ボウルフィーダ内で部品同士の絡みが発生しやすい。このため、排出口において詰りが生じやすくなり、また、搬送通路において重なりが生じて、整列できない部品が多数排除されると、部品供給が間に合わなくなる。これが稼働率低下の要因になって、生産性を低下させるおそれがあった。   However, since the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 uses a bowl feeder, the apparatus is relatively large. Further, since the linear parts are put into the circular bowl feeder and discharged to the spiral conveying path on the outer periphery, the parts tend to be entangled in the bowl feeder. For this reason, clogging is likely to occur at the discharge port, and if a large number of parts that cannot be aligned are eliminated due to overlap in the transport path, the parts supply will not be in time. This may be a factor of lowering the operating rate and may reduce productivity.

しかも、特許文献１に記載される装置は、コンデンサー素子のような小型部品を対象としており、より大きな部品、例えば、線材のように長手方向に長い線状部材に適用しようとすると、装置が大型化する。また、線材が、長方形断面で、かつ両端剥離部の形状により表裏を有する場合には、この剥離部の表裏の向きを揃える必要がある。ところが、特許文献１の姿勢変換部のように、本体部の縦横の向きを合わせるだけでは、表裏を揃えることはできず、所定の姿勢に整列させることができない。   Moreover, the device described in Patent Document 1 is intended for small parts such as capacitor elements, and when the device is applied to a larger part, for example, a linear member that is long in the longitudinal direction, such as a wire rod, the apparatus is large. Turn into. Moreover, when the wire has a rectangular cross section and has front and back surfaces depending on the shape of the peeling portions at both ends, it is necessary to align the front and back directions of the peeling portions. However, as in the posture conversion unit of Patent Document 1, just by aligning the vertical and horizontal directions of the main body, the front and back cannot be aligned, and it cannot be aligned in a predetermined posture.

そこで、本願発明は、比較的大きな線状部材であっても、装置の大型化をまねくことなく、また、装置内での線材の絡みや重なりを抑制しながら、速やかに所定の姿勢に整列させて供給可能とすること、さらには、線状部材が縦横の姿勢だけでなく、表裏を有する形状である場合には、縦横および表裏の向きを揃えて、次工程に供給することができる整列供給装置を実現することを目的とする。   Therefore, the present invention allows a relatively large linear member to be promptly aligned in a predetermined posture without increasing the size of the device and suppressing entanglement and overlapping of the wire rods in the device. In addition, when the linear member has a shape with front and back as well as a vertical and horizontal posture, the alignment supply can be supplied to the next process by aligning the vertical and horizontal and front and back directions. The object is to realize the device.

本発明の請求項１に記載の発明は、
線状部材が載置される傾斜面を有する線状部材投入部と、
上記線状部材投入部の上記傾斜面の最下端部に沿って設けられ、線状部材が一つずつ所定の姿勢で通過するように案内する案内溝と、
上記案内溝への入口近傍に設けられ、上記傾斜面に沿う階段状に形成されるとともに、上記傾斜面より上方へ突出可能であり、上記傾斜面の最下端部へ向けて移送される上記線状部材を上下動させる階段状ガイド部材と、
上記案内溝の出口に面する位置に、上記線状部材の上記所定の姿勢に適合させた形状の受け溝を設けた線状部材受け部と、
上記線状部材受け部に収容した線状部材を、長手方向に送り出す送り機構を備えることを特徴とする。 The invention described in claim 1 of the present invention
A linear member insertion portion having an inclined surface on which the linear member is placed;
A guide groove that is provided along the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface of the linear member insertion portion and guides the linear members to pass in a predetermined posture one by one;
The line that is provided near the entrance to the guide groove, is formed in a stepped shape along the inclined surface, can protrude upward from the inclined surface, and is transferred toward the lowest end of the inclined surface A step-like guide member that moves the member up and down;
A linear member receiving portion provided with a receiving groove having a shape adapted to the predetermined posture of the linear member at a position facing the outlet of the guide groove;
A feed mechanism for feeding the linear member accommodated in the linear member receiving portion in the longitudinal direction is provided.

本発明の請求項２に記載の発明において、上記線状部材は略長方形の断面形状を有しており、上記案内溝の溝幅は、上記線状部材の短辺長さより大きく、長辺長さより小さく設定される。 In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the linear member has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the groove width of the guide groove is larger than the short side length of the linear member, and the long side length is longer. It is set smaller than this.

本発明の請求項３に記載の発明において、上記線状部材投入部は、矩形容器の底面を上記傾斜面として、載置される線状部材が傾斜方向に移送される構成である。 In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, the linear member insertion portion is configured such that the linear member to be placed is transported in the inclined direction with the bottom surface of the rectangular container as the inclined surface.

本発明の請求項４に記載の発明において、上記線状部材は、上記所定の姿勢において、特定の表面が上方を向く姿勢で整列供給されるように設定されており、上記線状部材受け部にて受け取った上記線状部材の表裏を判定する判定手段と、該判定手段の判定結果によって上記線状部材を反転させる反転部を備える。 In the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention, the linear member is set so as to be aligned and supplied in a posture in which a specific surface faces upward in the predetermined posture, and the linear member receiving portion Determining means for determining the front and back of the linear member received in step (b), and a reversing unit for inverting the linear member according to the determination result of the determining means.

本発明の請求項５に記載の発明において、上記反転部は、筒内を上記線状部材の上記所定の姿勢に適合させた収容穴とする筒状ホルダと、該筒状ホルダを反転させる回転駆動部を有し、上記送り機構は、上記線状部材受け部に収容した線状部材を、上記筒状ホルダの上記収容穴に送り出す送り手段を有する。 In the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention, the reversing portion includes a cylindrical holder in which the inside of the cylinder is accommodated to the predetermined posture of the linear member, and a rotation that reverses the cylindrical holder. It has a drive part, and the feed mechanism has feed means for feeding the linear member accommodated in the linear member receiving part into the accommodation hole of the cylindrical holder.

本発明の請求項６に記載の発明は、請求項１に記載の発明において、上記案内溝への入口近傍に設けられ、上記傾斜面の最下端部近傍に移送された上記線状部材に向けて気体を吹き付ける気体噴出部を備える。 A sixth aspect of the present invention is directed to the linear member according to the first aspect of the present invention, which is provided in the vicinity of the entrance to the guide groove and transferred to the vicinity of the lowermost end of the inclined surface. And a gas ejection part for blowing gas.

本発明の請求項７に記載の発明は、請求項６に記載の発明において、上記気体噴出部は、上記案内溝への入口より上方で、上記傾斜面と対向する位置に１つ以上の噴出口を有する。 According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect of the present invention, the gas ejection portion has one or more jets at a position facing the inclined surface above the entrance to the guide groove. Has an exit.

本発明の請求項１の整列供給装置において、線状部材投入部に投入された線状部材は、傾斜面に沿って下方へ送られながら、最下端部に開口する案内溝の入口近傍に達する。ここで、階段状ガイド部材が傾斜面より上方へ突出すると、複数の線状部材が重なり合っていても、階段状ガイド部材とともに上下動することによって、重なりが解消され、また、各線状部材の姿勢が整えられる。したがって、速やかに案内溝に沿う姿勢として１つずつ入口へ挿入され、案内溝を通過することによって、所定の姿勢で線状部材受け部に収容することができる。さらに、送り機構を用いて、受け溝に収容した線状部材を、長手方向に送り出すことで、次工程に供給することができる。   In the aligning and supplying apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the linear member thrown into the linear member throwing portion reaches the vicinity of the entrance of the guide groove that opens to the lowermost end portion while being sent downward along the inclined surface. . Here, when the stepped guide member protrudes upward from the inclined surface, even if a plurality of linear members overlap, the overlapping is eliminated by moving up and down together with the stepped guide member, and the posture of each linear member Is arranged. Therefore, it can be accommodated in the linear member receiving portion in a predetermined posture by being quickly inserted into the inlet one by one as a posture along the guide groove and passing through the guide groove. Furthermore, the linear member accommodated in the receiving groove is sent out in the longitudinal direction using the feeding mechanism, and can be supplied to the next step.

本発明の請求項１の整列供給装置によれば、階段状部材が、線状部材の重なりを解消する手段として機能する。したがって、線状部材投入部を比較的コンパクトに構成することができ、線状部材を確実に所定の姿勢に整列させて、効率よく部品供給を行い、稼働率を向上させることができる。 According to the alignment supply apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the stepped member functions as a means for eliminating the overlap of the linear members. Therefore, the linear member insertion portion can be configured relatively compactly, the linear members can be reliably aligned in a predetermined posture, the components can be supplied efficiently, and the operating rate can be improved.

本発明の請求項２に記載の発明において、長方形断面の線状部材は、短辺が上下位置となる姿勢に変換されて、案内溝の入口に挿入される。これにより、案内溝を通過した線状部材を、所定の縦横姿勢として、同形状の受け溝を設けた線状部材受け部に、確実に収容することができる。 In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the linear member having a rectangular cross section is converted into a posture in which the short side is the vertical position and is inserted into the entrance of the guide groove. Thereby, the linear member which passed the guide groove can be reliably accommodated in the linear member receiving portion provided with the receiving groove of the same shape in a predetermined vertical and horizontal posture.

本発明の請求項３に記載の発明のように、具体的には、線状部材投入部を矩形容器状とし、その底面を傾斜面とすることができる。この時、傾斜方向に線状部材が移送されるように載置することで、線状部材が傾斜面を下りながら案内溝に沿う方向に整列しやすく、速やかに案内溝に挿入されるので、コンパクトで効率よい装置とすることができる。 Specifically, as in the invention described in claim 3 of the present invention, the linear member input portion can be formed into a rectangular container shape, and the bottom surface thereof can be formed into an inclined surface. At this time, by placing the linear member so as to be transferred in the inclined direction, the linear member is easily aligned in the direction along the guide groove while descending the inclined surface, and is quickly inserted into the guide groove. A compact and efficient device can be obtained.

本発明の請求項４に記載の発明のように、線状部材が表裏を有する形状である場合には、判定手段を用いて、特定の表面が上方を向く所定の姿勢でないと判定されたら、反転部において、線状部材を反転させる。これにより、縦横姿勢のみならず、表裏の向きを揃えた状態で、次工程に供給することができる。 When the linear member is in a shape having front and back surfaces as in the invention described in claim 4 of the present invention, if it is determined using the determination means that the specific surface is not in a predetermined posture facing upward, The linear member is reversed at the reversing unit. As a result, not only the vertical and horizontal postures but also the front and back orientations can be supplied to the next process.

本発明の請求項５に記載の発明のように、具体的には、反転部は、筒内を線状部材の収容穴とする筒状ホルダとすることができ、回転駆動部で１８０°回転させることで、容易に表裏を反転させることができる。また、送り機構に、例えば線状部材の形状に合わせた送り手段を設けることで、線状部材受け部から反転部に、容易に移送することができる。 Specifically, as in the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention, the reversing part can be a cylindrical holder having the inside of the cylinder as a receiving hole for the linear member, and is rotated 180 ° by the rotation driving part. By doing so, the front and back can be easily reversed. Further, by providing the feeding mechanism with, for example, a feeding means adapted to the shape of the linear member, it can be easily transferred from the linear member receiving portion to the reversing portion.

本発明の請求項６に記載の発明のように、階段状ガイド部材に加えて、気体噴出部を設置すると、吹き付けられる気体によって、線状部材の重なりを解消し、案内溝へ向かう線状部材の姿勢を整える効果がより向上する。 When the gas ejection part is installed in addition to the step-like guide member as in the invention described in claim 6 of the present invention, the linear member that eliminates the overlap of the linear member by the blown gas and goes toward the guide groove The effect of adjusting the posture is improved.

本発明の請求項７に記載の発明のように、気体噴出部の噴出口を、案内溝の入口より上方に位置させると、傾斜面の下端部近傍で重なり合う線状部材を吹き飛ばし、案内溝の入口に１つずつ線状部材を挿入しやすい。したがって、詰まりを生じることなく線状部材が順に案内溝を通過し、効率よく整列供給することができる

As in the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the ejection port of the gas ejection part is positioned above the entrance of the guide groove, the linear members overlapping in the vicinity of the lower end of the inclined surface are blown off, It is easy to insert linear members one by one at the entrance. Therefore, the linear members can sequentially pass through the guide grooves without causing clogging, and can be efficiently aligned and supplied.

本発明の第１実施形態における整列供給装置の主要部構成を示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows the principal part structure of the alignment supply apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention. （ａ）は、第１実施形態の整列供給装置の要部である整列部の概略図であり、（ｂ）は、線状部材の一例を示す斜視図である。(A) is the schematic of the alignment part which is the principal part of the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows an example of a linear member. 第１実施形態の整列供給装置の全体構成図である。It is a whole block diagram of the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. （ａ）は、第１実施形態の整列供給装置の正面図、（ｂ）は、その側面図である。(A) is a front view of the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment, (b) is the side view. 第１実施形態の整列供給装置の要部斜視図である。It is a principal part perspective view of the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. 第１実施形態の整列供給装置の作動を説明するための模式図である。It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the action | operation of the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. （ａ）〜（ｃ）は、第１実施形態の整列供給装置における整列部の作動を説明するための模式図である。(A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the action | operation of the alignment part in the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. （ａ）〜（ｄ）は、第１実施形態の整列供給装置を用いた整列供給の各工程を説明するための模式図である。(A)-(d) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating each process of the alignment supply using the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. （ａ）〜（ｂ）は、第１実施形態の整列供給装置における表裏判定方法を説明するための模式図である。(A)-(b) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the front-and-back determination method in the alignment supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. 本発明の第２実施形態における整列供給装置の要部構成を示す概略図である。It is the schematic which shows the principal part structure of the alignment supply apparatus in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第３実施形態における整列供給装置の主要部構成を示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows the principal part structure of the alignment supply apparatus in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. 第３実施形態の整列供給装置の平面図および正面図である。It is the top view and front view of the alignment supply apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. 第３実施形態の整列供給装置の作動を説明するための整列部の要部概略図である。It is a principal part schematic diagram of the alignment part for demonstrating the action | operation of the alignment supply apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. 第３実施形態の整列部の要部を拡大した模式図である。It is the schematic diagram which expanded the principal part of the alignment part of 3rd Embodiment.

以下に、本発明の第１実施形態となる線状部材の整列供給装置１について、図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。図１は、本発明の整列供給装置１の主要部構成を示す側面図であり、図２（ａ）、（ｂ）に、整列供給装置１の要部である整列部１１の概略図および線状部材の一例を示す。図３、４は、整列供給装置１の全体構成図、図５は装置要部の詳細構成図である。   Below, the linear member alignment supply apparatus 1 which becomes 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail, referring drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of the main part of an aligning and supplying apparatus 1 according to the present invention. FIGS. An example of a shaped member is shown. 3 and 4 are overall configuration diagrams of the alignment supply apparatus 1, and FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the main part of the apparatus.

本発明の装置を用いて整列供給される線状部材は、全体に線状の細長形状を有する部材であればよく、好適には、長方形の断面形状を有し、特に表裏を有する形状の線状部材に有効である。一例として、本実施形態では、表裏を有する平角線状の線材へ適用した場合について説明する。図２（ｂ）に示すように、本実施形態の線材Ｗは、平角導体表面に絶縁層を形成した被覆線材であり、コイル材や配線材として用いられる。平角線状の線材Ｗは、断面が長方形で短辺ａと長辺ｂを有し、整列時に所定の縦横姿勢となるように高さ方向の向きを揃える必要がある。また、長手方向の端部Ｗ１は、表面が予め剥離されており、ここでは例えば所定のＬ字形状とされている。この端部Ｗ１形状により、整列時に縦横姿勢に加えて、端部Ｗ１の向き、すなわち線材Ｗの表裏を揃える必要がある。   The linear member aligned and supplied using the apparatus of the present invention may be a member having a linear elongated shape as a whole, and preferably has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, particularly a line having a shape with front and back sides. It is effective for the shaped member. As an example, in this embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a rectangular wire having a front and back surface will be described. As shown in FIG. 2B, the wire W of the present embodiment is a covered wire having an insulating layer formed on the surface of a flat conductor, and is used as a coil material or a wiring material. The rectangular wire W has a rectangular cross section, has a short side a and a long side b, and needs to be aligned in the height direction so as to have a predetermined vertical and horizontal posture during alignment. Further, the surface of the end W1 in the longitudinal direction is peeled in advance, and here, for example, has a predetermined L shape. Due to the shape of the end portion W1, it is necessary to align the direction of the end portion W1, that is, the front and back of the wire W, in addition to the vertical and horizontal postures at the time of alignment.

まず、図３、４により、本実施形態の整列供給装置１の全体構成を説明する。図３において、本実施形態の整列供給装置１は、整列部１１と反転供給部１２とで構成され、整列部１１は、線状部材である線材Ｗを投入する線材投入部（線状部材投入部）２および整列させた線材を受ける線材受け部（線状部材受け部）４を有する。反転供給部１２は、線材Ｗの表裏を反転させる反転部６と、表裏を判定する表裏判定器（判定手段）７および線材Ｗを反転部６または次工程へ供給する送り機構８を有している。整列部１１の線材投入部２は、直方体容器（矩形容器）形状であり、容器側壁には、線材Ｗに圧縮エアを吹き付けるためのエアノズル部（気体噴出部）３と、線材Ｗに振動を与えるためのバイブレータ２５が設置されている。エアノズル部３は、線状部材の重なりを解消する手段として機能する。   First, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the overall configuration of the alignment supply apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In FIG. 3, the alignment supply device 1 of this embodiment includes an alignment unit 11 and an inversion supply unit 12, and the alignment unit 11 inputs a wire rod W (linear member input) that inputs a wire W as a linear member. Part) 2 and a wire receiving part (linear member receiving part) 4 for receiving the aligned wire. The reversal supply unit 12 includes a reversing unit 6 that reverses the front and back of the wire W, a front / back determination device (determination unit) 7 that determines the front and back, and a feed mechanism 8 that supplies the wire W to the reversing unit 6 or the next process. Yes. The wire rod input portion 2 of the aligning portion 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped container (rectangular container) shape, and an air nozzle portion (gas ejection portion) 3 for blowing compressed air to the wire rod W and vibration to the wire rod W on the container side wall. For this purpose, a vibrator 25 is installed. The air nozzle part 3 functions as a means for eliminating the overlap of the linear members.

図１に、整列部１１の詳細を示す。図示するように、線材投入部２は、直方体容器の上面開口部を線材投入口２１としており、線材投入口２１と対向する底面は、線材受け部４へ向けて図の左方から右方へ下り傾斜する傾斜面２２となっている。傾斜面２２の最下端部には、その端縁に沿って開口し、線材受け部４へ線材Ｗを案内する案内溝２３が設けられる。また、案内溝２３の上方には、線材投入部２の側壁を貫通して、エアノズル部３のエア噴出口（噴出口）３１が開口している。線材投入部２の下方には、線材受け部４を図の左右方向に進退可能とする駆動機構５が設置される。この機構の詳細は後述する。   FIG. 1 shows details of the alignment unit 11. As shown in the drawing, the wire rod feeding part 2 has a top opening of the rectangular parallelepiped container as a wire rod feeding port 21, and the bottom surface facing the wire rod loading port 21 is directed from the left to the right of the drawing toward the wire rod receiving part 4. The inclined surface 22 is inclined downward. A guide groove 23 that opens along the edge and guides the wire W to the wire receiving portion 4 is provided at the lowermost end of the inclined surface 22. Further, above the guide groove 23, an air jet port (jet port) 31 of the air nozzle unit 3 is opened through the side wall of the wire rod feeding unit 2. A drive mechanism 5 that allows the wire receiving part 4 to advance and retreat in the left-right direction in the figure is installed below the wire input part 2. Details of this mechanism will be described later.

本実施形態において、線材投入部２は、図３、４に示す直方体容器の長手方向の長さが、線材Ｗの長さ以上となるように形成され、線材Ｗを長手方向に揃えて投入できるようにしている。また、容器底面が、直方体容器の幅方向に適度に傾斜して線材Ｗを支持する傾斜面２２を形成している。線材Ｗは、直方体容器の長手方向と平行となるように予め揃えられ、この状態で線材投入口２１に投入される。なお、線材Ｗの両端部が同一形状でない場合は、投入前に、長手方向の向きを揃えておくものとする。このように、線材投入部２を直方体容器状とし、搬送路となる底面を傾斜面２２とすることで、ランダムに部品が投入されるボウルフィーダよりコンパクトとすることができる。   In this embodiment, the wire rod feeding part 2 is formed so that the length in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped container shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is equal to or longer than the length of the wire rod W, and the wire rod W can be fed in the longitudinal direction. I am doing so. In addition, the container bottom surface is inclined moderately in the width direction of the rectangular parallelepiped container to form an inclined surface 22 that supports the wire W. The wire W is aligned in advance so as to be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped container, and in this state, the wire W is charged into the wire rod inlet 21. In addition, when the both ends of the wire W are not the same shape, the direction of a longitudinal direction shall be arrange | equalized before throwing. Thus, the wire rod feeding part 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped container shape, and the bottom surface serving as the conveyance path is the inclined surface 22, so that it can be made more compact than the bowl feeder into which components are randomly placed.

投入された線材Ｗは、傾斜面２２の傾斜とバイブレータ２５の振動により、重なりがほぐされ徐々に整列しながら、傾斜面２２に沿って下方へ移送される。すなわち、線材投入口２１への投入時には、平角線状の線材Ｗの縦横姿勢は一定していないが、傾斜と振動で転がりながらより安定な姿勢となり、図２（ａ）に示すように、傾斜面２２の下端部付近では、長辺ｂが下向きとなって傾斜面２２に接する平置姿勢となる。   The input wire W is transported downward along the inclined surface 22 while being gradually aligned with the inclination of the inclined surface 22 and the vibration of the vibrator 25 being loosened. That is, when the wire rod is inserted into the wire rod inlet 21, the vertical and horizontal postures of the rectangular wire W are not constant, but the posture becomes more stable while rolling due to the inclination and vibration, as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the lower end portion of the surface 22, the long side “b” is directed downward to be in a flat posture in contact with the inclined surface 22.

線材投入部２の傾斜面２２は、傾斜が緩やかすぎると線材Ｗの移送が速やかになされず、傾斜が急すぎると線材Ｗが下端部に集まり、重なりやすくなるので、線材Ｗの形状や材質等に応じた適当な傾斜角度に設定する。一般的な線材Ｗであれば、例えば、１０°〜３０°程度の傾斜面２２とし、バイブレータ２５の振動を併用することで、十分な効果が得られる。バイブレータ２５は、振動発生源を内蔵する公知の構造のものが使用され、線材投入部２の底部近傍に取り付けられて、傾斜面２２上の線材Ｗを振動させる。あるいは、線材Ｗが比較的滑りやすい材質であり、傾斜面２２の傾斜角度のみで線材Ｗの移送が良好に行なわれる場合には、バイブレータ２５を用いない構成とすることも可能である。   If the inclined surface 22 of the wire rod feeding portion 2 is too slanted, the wire W is not transferred quickly, and if the inclination is too steep, the wire W gathers at the lower end and tends to overlap. Set an appropriate tilt angle according to In the case of a general wire W, for example, a sufficient effect can be obtained by using the inclined surface 22 of about 10 ° to 30 ° in combination with the vibration of the vibrator 25. The vibrator 25 has a known structure with a built-in vibration generation source, and is attached near the bottom of the wire rod feeding unit 2 to vibrate the wire W on the inclined surface 22. Alternatively, when the wire W is a material that is relatively slippery and the wire W can be transferred satisfactorily only by the inclination angle of the inclined surface 22, the vibrator 25 may not be used.

図１、図２（ａ）に示すように、案内溝２３は、線材投入部２の傾斜面２２の最下端部から、内側面に沿って下方へ延びる垂直溝で、長手方向の全長に渡って設けられる。案内溝２３の溝幅ｃは、平角線状の線材Ｗの短辺ａの長さより大きく、長辺ｂの長さより小さく設定される（ｂ＞ｃ＞ａ）。好適には、平角線状の線材Ｗの短辺ａよりわずかに大きく設定するとよく、長辺ｂより十分小さくすることで、所定の姿勢に揃えやすくなる。この時、傾斜面２２の最下端部に達した線材Ｗは、案内溝２３に沿って向きを変え、短辺ａが下向きとなる縦姿勢で、一個ずつ案内溝２３へ導入されることになる。ただし、傾斜面２２の最下端部近傍では、複数の線材Ｗが集まりやすく、線材Ｗが重なって案内溝２３への挿入がスムーズに進まなくなるおそれがある。そこで、本発明では、重なりを解消し、姿勢変換させるエアノズル部３を設けている。   As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the guide groove 23 is a vertical groove extending downward along the inner surface from the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface 22 of the wire rod feeding portion 2, and extends over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. Provided. The groove width c of the guide groove 23 is set to be larger than the length of the short side a of the flat wire W and smaller than the length of the long side b (b> c> a). Preferably, it should be set slightly larger than the short side a of the flat wire W, and by making it sufficiently smaller than the long side b, it becomes easy to align with a predetermined posture. At this time, the wire W that has reached the lowermost end of the inclined surface 22 changes its direction along the guide groove 23 and is introduced into the guide groove 23 one by one in a vertical posture with the short side a facing downward. . However, in the vicinity of the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface 22, the plurality of wire rods W are likely to gather, and the wire rods W may overlap and the insertion into the guide groove 23 may not proceed smoothly. Therefore, in the present invention, the air nozzle unit 3 is provided to eliminate the overlap and change the posture.

エアノズル部３は、案内溝２３への入口２４近傍、好ましくは入口２４よりやや上方位置に設けられ、線材投入部２内側面に開口する噴出口３１を有している。エアノズル部３は、公知の構造のものを用いることができ、対向する傾斜面２２上に位置する線材Ｗに向けて、圧縮エアを所定の風量で常時吹き付ける。本実施形態では、図４に示すように、エアノズル部３を、案内溝２３の長手方向の中央部一箇所に配置し、図示しない供給部から圧縮エアを供給している。これにより、傾斜面２２の下端部付近に集まる線材Ｗに、効率的にエアを吹き付けて浮き上がらせ、詰まりを生じにくくして、下方に位置する線材Ｗから順に、案内溝２３へ導入させることができる。なお、ここでは、エアノズル部３の噴出口３１の数を１つとしているが、エアノズル部３の設置箇所は任意に設定され、複数設置することもできる。この場合は、案内溝２３の長手方向に、複数の噴出口３１が均等配置されるようにするとよく、例えば３つの噴出口３１を、線材Ｗの両端部と中央部の対向位置に設けることができる。   The air nozzle part 3 is provided in the vicinity of the inlet 24 to the guide groove 23, preferably slightly above the inlet 24, and has an outlet 31 that opens on the inner surface of the wire rod input part 2. The air nozzle unit 3 may be of a known structure, and constantly blows compressed air at a predetermined air volume toward the wire W located on the opposing inclined surface 22. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the air nozzle part 3 is arrange | positioned in one central part of the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 23, and compressed air is supplied from the supply part which is not shown in figure. Thereby, air can be efficiently blown to the wire W gathered near the lower end portion of the inclined surface 22 so as to be lifted, and clogging is less likely to occur, and the wire W located below is introduced into the guide groove 23 sequentially. it can. In addition, although the number of the jet nozzles 31 of the air nozzle part 3 is set to one here, the installation location of the air nozzle part 3 is set arbitrarily and it can also install in multiple numbers. In this case, it is preferable that the plurality of jets 31 be arranged uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 23. For example, the three jets 31 may be provided at opposite positions of both ends and the center of the wire W. it can.

図２（ａ）において、案内溝２３の下端出口は、線材受け部４の上方にて開口し、線材受け部４の上面に設けた受け溝４１と対向している。受け溝４１は、案内溝２３と略同一幅で、線材Ｗの短辺ａよりわずかに大きく設定される。また、受け溝４１の溝高さは、線材Ｗの長辺ｂと略同一長に設定される。これにより、案内溝２３を通過した線材Ｗが、そのままの姿勢で、つまり本実施形態では、短辺ａが上下面となる縦置姿勢で、受け溝４１に保持されることになる。図１、図３に示すように、線材受け部４は、線材投入部２の傾斜面２２の最下端部の直下に、長手方向のほぼ全長に渡って配置され、受け溝４１は、線材Ｗの全体を収容保持する。このようにして、線材投入部２内の線材Ｗを、所定の姿勢で１つずつ案内溝２３から線材受け部４に移送することができる。   In FIG. 2A, the lower end outlet of the guide groove 23 opens above the wire receiving portion 4 and faces a receiving groove 41 provided on the upper surface of the wire receiving portion 4. The receiving groove 41 has substantially the same width as the guide groove 23 and is set slightly larger than the short side a of the wire W. The groove height of the receiving groove 41 is set to be substantially the same length as the long side b of the wire W. As a result, the wire rod W that has passed through the guide groove 23 is held in the receiving groove 41 in the same posture, that is, in the present embodiment, in the vertical posture in which the short side a is the upper and lower surfaces. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the wire rod receiving portion 4 is arranged over the entire length in the longitudinal direction immediately below the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface 22 of the wire rod feeding portion 2. Hold the whole. In this manner, the wire W in the wire feeding portion 2 can be transferred from the guide groove 23 to the wire receiving portion 4 one by one in a predetermined posture.

線材受け部４に収容した線材Ｗは、次いで、反転供給部１２の反転部６へ送られる。図１において、線材受け部４の駆動機構５は、固定ベースＢから立設するステー５２に取り付けたエアシリンダ５１と、固定ベースＢに形成されたレール５４上を水平移動するガイド部材５３とを有し、エアシリンダ５１のピストン先端に取り付けられる可動部材５５が、線材受け部４とガイド部材５３を連結している。これにより、可動部材５５と一体に線材受け部４が、線材投入部２から離れる方向（図１、３中に矢印で示す）へ平行移動可能となり、図示する原位置と反転部６との間を往復動させることができる。   Next, the wire W accommodated in the wire receiving part 4 is sent to the reversing part 6 of the reversing supply part 12. In FIG. 1, the drive mechanism 5 of the wire receiving portion 4 includes an air cylinder 51 attached to a stay 52 erected from the fixed base B, and a guide member 53 that horizontally moves on a rail 54 formed on the fixed base B. A movable member 55 that is attached to the piston tip of the air cylinder 51 connects the wire receiving portion 4 and the guide member 53. As a result, the wire receiving part 4 can be moved in parallel with the movable member 55 in the direction away from the wire feeding part 2 (indicated by an arrow in FIGS. 1 and 3), and between the original position shown in the figure and the reversing part 6 Can be reciprocated.

また好適には、線材受け部４の受け溝４１に線材Ｗが収容されたことを確認してから、線材受け部４を駆動機構５で駆動することが望ましく、例えば、図５に示す位置判定器４３ａ〜４３ｃを用いて、線材Ｗの位置判定を行なう。位置判定器４３ａ〜４３ｃは、例えば公知の光電センサが用いられる。図示するように、線材受け部４の上面には、受け溝４１の一部を横切るように幅方向の溝４２が形成されており、この溝５２の延長線上に、位置判定器４３ａおよび位置確認用のピンホール板４４ａが配置されている。   Further, preferably, after confirming that the wire W has been received in the receiving groove 41 of the wire receiving portion 4, it is desirable to drive the wire receiving portion 4 with the drive mechanism 5. For example, the position determination shown in FIG. The position of the wire W is determined using the instruments 43a to 43c. As the position determiners 43a to 43c, for example, known photoelectric sensors are used. As shown in the drawing, a groove 42 in the width direction is formed on the upper surface of the wire receiving portion 4 so as to cross a part of the receiving groove 41, and the position determination device 43 a and the position confirmation are formed on the extension line of the groove 52. A pinhole plate 44a is provided.

位置判定器４３ａとなる光電センサは、例えば可視光の投光部を内蔵するもので、線材受け部４に線材Ｗが保持されない図示の状態では、溝４２および受け溝４１の一部を通って、投光ビームが対向するピンホール板４４ａに到達する。一方、線材受け部４の受け溝４１に線材Ｗが適正に保持されていれば、投光ビームは線材Ｗによって遮られることになり、これを利用して線材Ｗの有無を判定可能となる。また、位置判定器４３ｂ、４３ｃ、ピンホール板４４ｂ、４４ｃは、線材受け部４の一端側（図の左端側）において、例えば、受け溝４１の近傍位置とその上方に配置され、案内溝２３へ導入される線材Ｗを監視することができる。したがって、これら位置判定器４３ａ〜４３ｃにより線材Ｗの移送状態を監視しながら、無駄なく装置を作動させることができる。   The photoelectric sensor serving as the position determination unit 43a has, for example, a built-in visible light projecting unit. In the state where the wire W is not held by the wire receiving part 4, the photoelectric sensor passes through a part of the groove 42 and the receiving groove 41. The projected beam reaches the opposing pinhole plate 44a. On the other hand, if the wire rod W is properly held in the receiving groove 41 of the wire rod receiving portion 4, the light projecting beam is blocked by the wire rod W, and the presence or absence of the wire rod W can be determined using this. Further, the position determiners 43b and 43c and the pinhole plates 44b and 44c are arranged, for example, near and above the receiving groove 41 on one end side (the left end side in the figure) of the wire receiving portion 4, and the guide groove 23 The wire W introduced into can be monitored. Therefore, it is possible to operate the apparatus without waste while monitoring the transfer state of the wire W by the position determiners 43a to 43c.

図３、４において、反転供給部１２は、必要に応じて線材Ｗの表裏を反転する反転部６と、これに先立って表裏を判定する表裏判定器７と、線材Ｗの送り機構８を有する。駆動機構５により、線材投入部２の側方へ平行移動した線材受け部４は、受け溝４１が、反転部６の筒状ホルダ６１に対向する位置で停止する。筒状ホルダ６１は、筒内に線材Ｗの形状に対応させた角溝穴（収容穴）６ａを形成しており、筒状ホルダ６１の延長線上には、線材受け部４の受け溝４１を挟んで対向する位置に、送り機構８の突き出し矢（送り手段）８１が配置されている。突き出し矢８１は、線材Ｗに対応する角型形状と長さを有し、駆動用モータを備える駆動部８３によって、軸方向に往復動可能に設けられる（図４の矢印方向）。この突き出し矢８１の移動により、線材Ｗを筒状ホルダ６１の角溝穴６ａに収容することができる。   3 and 4, the reversal supply unit 12 includes a reversing unit 6 that reverses the front and back of the wire W as necessary, a front / back determination unit 7 that determines the front and back, and a feeding mechanism 8 for the wire W. . The wire receiving portion 4 that has been moved parallel to the side of the wire inserting portion 2 by the drive mechanism 5 stops at a position where the receiving groove 41 faces the cylindrical holder 61 of the reversing portion 6. The cylindrical holder 61 is formed with a square groove hole (accommodating hole) 6 a corresponding to the shape of the wire W in the cylinder, and the receiving groove 41 of the wire receiving portion 4 is formed on the extension line of the cylindrical holder 61. A protruding arrow (feeding means) 81 of the feed mechanism 8 is disposed at a position facing the sandwiching mechanism 8. The protruding arrow 81 has a square shape and a length corresponding to the wire W, and is provided so as to be able to reciprocate in the axial direction by a drive unit 83 provided with a drive motor (arrow direction in FIG. 4). The wire W can be accommodated in the square slot 6 a of the cylindrical holder 61 by the movement of the protruding arrow 81.

反転部６の駆動部６２は、筒状ホルダ６１を軸周りに１８０°回転させるための駆動用モータ（回転駆動手段）６３を備え、収容した線材Ｗとともに筒状ホルダ６１を１８０°回転させることができる。表裏判定器７は、例えばレーザ光を用いた光電センサからなり、投光部からレーザ光を対象物に投光した時の反射光から、対象物の位置を精度よく検出することができる。これにより、表裏判定器７の判定結果から、表裏の反転が必要と判断された時には、筒状ホルダ６１に収容されたまま線材Ｗを反転させ、その後、線材供給装置１から外部の搬送路または収容ホルダ等へ供給することができる。   The drive unit 62 of the reversing unit 6 includes a drive motor (rotation drive means) 63 for rotating the cylindrical holder 61 around the axis by 180 °, and rotates the cylindrical holder 61 together with the housed wire W by 180 °. Can do. The front / back discriminator 7 is composed of, for example, a photoelectric sensor using laser light, and can accurately detect the position of the object from the reflected light when the laser light is projected onto the object from the light projecting unit. Thereby, when it is determined from the determination result of the front / back determination device 7 that the reverse of the front / back is necessary, the wire W is reversed while being accommodated in the cylindrical holder 61, and then the external feed path from the wire supply device 1 or It can be supplied to a storage holder or the like.

表裏判定器７の判定結果から、表裏の反転が不要と判断された時には、筒状ホルダ６１に収容された線材Ｗの反転はなされず、そのままの姿勢で外部へ供給されることになる。この供給動作を行なうために、反転部６の駆動部６２は、筒状ホルダ６１を側方へ平行移動させるための駆動用モータ６４を備える。駆動用モータ６４により、筒状ホルダ６１は、送り機構８の突き出し矢８１に対向する位置から、もう１つの突き出し矢８２に対向する位置へ移送される。突き出し矢８２形状は、突き出し矢８１と同様に、線材Ｗに対応する角型形状と長さを有し、駆動部８３によって軸方向に往復動可能である（図４の矢印方向）。したがって、この突き出し矢８２の駆動により、筒状ホルダ６１内の線材Ｗを、筒状ホルダ６１外へ送り出すことができる。   When it is determined from the determination result of the front / back determination unit 7 that the reverse of the front / back is unnecessary, the wire W accommodated in the cylindrical holder 61 is not reversed and is supplied to the outside in the same posture. In order to perform this supply operation, the drive unit 62 of the reversing unit 6 includes a drive motor 64 for translating the cylindrical holder 61 laterally. The cylindrical holder 61 is transferred by the drive motor 64 from a position facing the protruding arrow 81 of the feed mechanism 8 to a position facing another protruding arrow 82. Like the protruding arrow 81, the protruding arrow 82 has a square shape and length corresponding to the wire W, and can be reciprocated in the axial direction by the drive unit 83 (the arrow direction in FIG. 4). Therefore, the wire W in the cylindrical holder 61 can be sent out of the cylindrical holder 61 by driving the protruding arrow 82.

次に、本実施形態の整列供給装置１の作動を、図６〜９により説明する。図６は、上記構成の整列供給装置１を用いて、線材Ｗを所定の姿勢に整列させて供給するための一連の工程を簡略化して示したものである。図６のステップ１）の工程では、整列部１１の線材投入部２に投入した線材Ｗを、所定の縦横姿勢で、線材受け部４の受け溝４１に収容する。この時、線材投入口２１から投入された線材Ｗは、傾斜面２２の傾斜とバイブレータ２５の振動で、傾斜面２２上を移動し、案内溝２３が開口する最下端部に到達する。   Next, the operation of the alignment supply device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a simplified series of steps for supplying the wire W aligned in a predetermined posture using the alignment supply device 1 having the above-described configuration. In the step 1) of FIG. 6, the wire W introduced into the wire feeding portion 2 of the aligning portion 11 is accommodated in the receiving groove 41 of the wire receiving portion 4 in a predetermined vertical and horizontal posture. At this time, the wire W introduced from the wire entry port 21 moves on the inclined surface 22 by the inclination of the inclined surface 22 and the vibration of the vibrator 25, and reaches the lowermost end portion where the guide groove 23 opens.

図７（ａ）に示すように、投入された線材Ｗが、傾斜面２２の最下端部に集まった状態では、線材Ｗが重なりやすい。このため、他の線材Ｗの移動を妨げたり、案内溝２３の入口２４付近で詰まりが生じたりする場合がある。図７（ｂ）に示すように、エアノズル部３は、この入口２４付近の重なりをエアブローで解消し、線材Ｗの姿勢を案内溝２３に挿入可能な向きに変換させる。すなわち、図７（ｃ）に示すように、線材Ｗを、エアノズル部３の噴出口３１が開口する壁面に押し当てて、壁面に沿う垂直状態に位置合わせし、下方の案内溝２３へ挿入可能とする。   As shown in FIG. 7A, the wires W are likely to overlap when the inserted wires W are gathered at the lowest end of the inclined surface 22. For this reason, the movement of the other wire W may be obstructed, or clogging may occur near the entrance 24 of the guide groove 23. As shown in FIG. 7B, the air nozzle portion 3 eliminates the overlap in the vicinity of the inlet 24 by air blow, and changes the posture of the wire W into a direction in which it can be inserted into the guide groove 23. That is, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the wire W can be pressed against the wall surface of the air nozzle portion 3 where the jet 31 is opened, aligned in a vertical state along the wall surface, and inserted into the lower guide groove 23. And

図８（ａ）に示すように、案内溝２３を通過した線材Ｗは、下方の線材受け部４の受け溝４１に容易に収容される。このように、本発明では、直方体容器状の線材投入部２に、長手方向の向きを揃えた線材Ｗを投入すればよく、線材Ｗの絡まりを抑制しながら、傾斜面２２を下る線材Ｗを順次整列させることができる。また、案内溝２３とエアノズル部３によって、線材Ｗの詰まりを防止しながら、スムーズな搬送を可能にし、所定の姿勢にて１本ずつ確実に線材受け部４へ収容することができる。   As shown in FIG. 8A, the wire W that has passed through the guide groove 23 is easily accommodated in the receiving groove 41 of the lower wire receiving portion 4. Thus, in this invention, what is necessary is just to throw in the wire rod W which aligned the direction of the longitudinal direction to the rectangular parallelepiped container-like wire rod feeding part 2, and while suppressing the entanglement of the wire rod W, the wire rod W which goes down the inclined surface 22 is made. Can be aligned sequentially. Further, the guide groove 23 and the air nozzle portion 3 enable smooth conveyance while preventing the wire W from being clogged, and can be surely accommodated in the wire receiving portion 4 one by one in a predetermined posture.

図６のステップ２）の工程において、線材Ｗが収容された線材受け部４は、次いで、反転供給部１２へ移送される。そして、図８（ｂ）に示すように、移動した線材受け部４の直上に位置する表裏判定器７が、線材Ｗの表裏を検出する。図９は、線材Ｗの端部Ｗ１形状の一例を示しており、図示するように、線材Ｗの配置によって、略Ｌ字状の端部Ｗ１が下向きとなる場合（図９（ａ））と、端部Ｗ１が上向きとなる場合（図９（ｂ））とで、端部Ｗ１表面までの距離に違いが生じる。表裏判定器７は、投光部から照射されるレーザビームの反射光を受光することで、線材Ｗまでの距離を検出し、図９（ａ）、（ｂ）のいずれの向きにあるかを判定することができる。   In the step 2) of FIG. 6, the wire receiving portion 4 in which the wire W is accommodated is then transferred to the reversal supply portion 12. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the front / back determination unit 7 located immediately above the moved wire receiving portion 4 detects the front / back of the wire W. FIG. 9 shows an example of the shape of the end W1 of the wire W. As shown in the drawing, the arrangement of the wire W causes the substantially L-shaped end W1 to face downward (FIG. 9A). In the case where the end portion W1 faces upward (FIG. 9B), a difference occurs in the distance to the surface of the end portion W1. The front / back discriminator 7 detects the distance to the wire W by receiving the reflected light of the laser beam emitted from the light projecting unit, and determines in which direction shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). Can be determined.

図６のステップ３）の工程では、例えば、図９（ａ）の状態を表と設定した場合には、図９（ｂ）の状態を裏と判定し、反転部６にて反転させる。これに先立って、送り機構８の突き出し矢８１を用いて、線材受け部４の受け溝４１に収容される線材Ｗを、反転部６の筒状ホルダ６１へ向けて突き出し、筒内の角溝穴６ａに収容する。次いで、駆動部６２の駆動用モータ６３を作動させて、図８（ｃ）に示すように、筒状ホルダ６１を１８０°回転させ、線材Ｗの表裏を反転させる。また、送り機構８の突き出し矢８１および線状部材受け部４は、原位置に戻され、ステップ１）、２）を繰り返す。   In the step 3) of FIG. 6, for example, when the state of FIG. 9A is set as a table, the state of FIG. Prior to this, the wire rod W accommodated in the receiving groove 41 of the wire rod receiving portion 4 is protruded toward the cylindrical holder 61 of the reversing portion 6 by using the protruding arrow 81 of the feeding mechanism 8, and the rectangular groove in the tube It accommodates in the hole 6a. Next, the drive motor 63 of the drive unit 62 is operated to rotate the cylindrical holder 61 by 180 ° as shown in FIG. 8C to reverse the front and back of the wire W. Further, the protruding arrow 81 and the linear member receiving portion 4 of the feed mechanism 8 are returned to their original positions, and steps 1) and 2) are repeated.

図６のステップ４）の工程では、さらに、駆動部６２の駆動用モータ６４を作動させて、筒状ホルダ６１を側方へ移動し、送り機構８の突き出し矢８２を用いて、筒状ホルダ６１内の線材Ｗを次工程へ供給する。この時、図８（ｄ）に示すように、例えば、整列させた線材Ｗを受け取る複数の溝Ｈ１を備えるホルダＨを配置し、筒状ホルダ６１に収容される線材Ｗを突き出して、ホルダＨへ移動させることができる。   In the step 4) of FIG. 6, the driving motor 64 of the driving unit 62 is further operated to move the cylindrical holder 61 to the side, and using the protruding arrow 82 of the feeding mechanism 8, the cylindrical holder The wire W in 61 is supplied to the next process. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8D, for example, a holder H having a plurality of grooves H1 for receiving the aligned wire W is disposed, and the wire W accommodated in the cylindrical holder 61 is protruded to hold the holder H Can be moved to.

このように、上記構成の整列供給装置１によれば、長方形断面の線材Ｗについて、縦横方向の姿勢を揃えるだけでなく、さらに、表裏判定器７で容易に表裏を判定して、裏向きの線材Ｗを反転部６において表裏反転させることができる。また、反転部６を回転させるとともに、反転後あるいは反転させずに側方へ移動させる駆動部６２を設け、反転部６への線材Ｗの収容と、次工程への線材Ｗの送り出しを行う突き出し矢８１、８２を備える送り機構８を設けたので、線材Ｗの整列から反転供給を、効率よく実施することができる。   As described above, according to the alignment supply device 1 having the above-described configuration, not only the vertical and horizontal orientations of the wire W having a rectangular cross section are aligned, but also the front and back determination unit 7 can easily determine the front and back, The wire W can be reversed at the reversing part 6. Further, a drive unit 62 that rotates the reversing unit 6 and moves to the side after reversing or without reversing is provided to store the wire W in the reversing unit 6 and to feed the wire W to the next process. Since the feed mechanism 8 including the arrows 81 and 82 is provided, the reversal supply can be efficiently performed from the alignment of the wire W.

したがって、従来のボウルフィーダより小型の装置で、絡みや詰まりを生じることなく、線材Ｗの縦横の向きと表裏の向きを揃えて、速やかに次工程に供給することができる。よって、本発明の整列供給装置１を用いることで、部品供給効率、装置の稼働率を、大幅に向上させることができる。   Therefore, with a device smaller than the conventional bowl feeder, the vertical and horizontal directions and the front and back directions of the wire W can be aligned and supplied to the next process promptly without causing entanglement or clogging. Therefore, by using the alignment supply device 1 of the present invention, the component supply efficiency and the operation rate of the device can be significantly improved.

図１０に、本発明の第２実施形態における整列供給装置１の要部拡大図を示す。上記第１実施形態では、線材受け部４を平板状とし、その上面に受け溝４１を形成しているが、本実施形態では、線材受け部４´を円柱状とし、その外周面に軸方向に延びる多数の受け溝４１´を形成する。線材受け部４´は、軸周りに回転可能に設けられ、受け溝４１´が、線材Ｗ投入部２に続く案内溝２３の下方に位置した時に、案内溝２３を通過する線材Ｗを順に受け取ることができる。受け溝４１´に収容された線材Ｗは、例えば受け溝４１´が所定位置となった時に、突き出し矢８１を有する送り機構８によって、送り出すように構成することで、反転供給部１２へ移送することができる。   In FIG. 10, the principal part enlarged view of the alignment supply apparatus 1 in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown. In the first embodiment, the wire receiving portion 4 has a flat plate shape and the receiving groove 41 is formed on the upper surface thereof. However, in this embodiment, the wire receiving portion 4 'has a cylindrical shape, and the outer peripheral surface thereof has an axial direction. A large number of receiving grooves 41 ′ are formed. The wire receiving portion 4 ′ is provided so as to be rotatable around an axis, and when the receiving groove 41 ′ is positioned below the guide groove 23 following the wire W feeding portion 2, the wire rod W passing through the guide groove 23 is received in order. be able to. The wire W accommodated in the receiving groove 41 ′ is transferred to the reversal supply unit 12 by being configured to be sent out by the feeding mechanism 8 having the protruding arrow 81 when the receiving groove 41 ′ is in a predetermined position, for example. be able to.

このように、本実施形態によれば、線材投入部２から線材受け部４´への線材Ｗの移送を連続的に行い、線材の整列および供給の速度を高めることができる。よって、部品供給効率、装置の稼働率をより向上させることができる。   Thus, according to this embodiment, the wire W can be continuously transferred from the wire feeding portion 2 to the wire receiving portion 4 ′, and the speed of wire alignment and supply can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the component supply efficiency and the operation rate of the apparatus.

図１１、１２に、本発明の第３実施形態における整列供給装置１の主要部を示す。本実施形態の整列供給装置１は、固定ベースＢ上に整列部１１および反転供給部１２を設置した上記第１実施形態と同様の基本構造を有し、整列部１１において線材Ｗの重なりを解消する手段が異なっている。また、上記第１実施形態の平板状の線材受け部４に代えて、上記第２実施形態と同様に、円柱状の線材受け部４´を有している。反転供給部１２は、線材受け部４´から受け取った線材Ｗを次工程へ送る送り機構８の配置を変更している。以下、これら相違点を中心に詳細を説明する。   11 and 12 show a main part of the alignment supply device 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The alignment supply device 1 of the present embodiment has the same basic structure as the first embodiment in which the alignment unit 11 and the reverse supply unit 12 are installed on the fixed base B, and the overlapping of the wire rods W is eliminated in the alignment unit 11. The means to do is different. Moreover, it replaces with the flat wire receiving part 4 of the said 1st Embodiment, and has the cylindrical wire receiving part 4 'similarly to the said 2nd Embodiment. The reversal supply unit 12 changes the arrangement of the feed mechanism 8 that sends the wire W received from the wire receiving unit 4 ′ to the next process. Hereinafter, details will be described focusing on these differences.

図１１において、整列部１１の線材投入部２は、直方体容器状で、線材投入口２１と対向する底面は、図の左方から右方へ下り傾斜する傾斜面２２ａと、図の右方から左方へ下り傾斜する傾斜面２２ｂとからなる。傾斜面２２ａは、第１実施形態の傾斜面２２より大きな傾斜角度（例えば３０°以上）に設定され、第１実施形態のバイブレータ２５による振動を併用せずに、線材Ｗが自重で滑落可能となっている。傾斜面２２ｂは、傾斜面２２ａの約半分の高さで同等の傾斜角度に形成され、両傾斜面２２ａ、２２ｂが交差する最下端部に沿って、案内溝２３が開口している。   In FIG. 11, the wire rod insertion portion 2 of the alignment portion 11 is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped container, and the bottom surface facing the wire rod inlet 21 is an inclined surface 22 a that is inclined downward from the left to the right in the drawing, and from the right in the drawing. It consists of an inclined surface 22b inclined downward to the left. The inclined surface 22a is set to a larger inclination angle (for example, 30 ° or more) than the inclined surface 22 of the first embodiment, and the wire W can slide down by its own weight without using the vibration by the vibrator 25 of the first embodiment. It has become. The inclined surface 22b is formed at the same inclination angle at about half the height of the inclined surface 22a, and the guide groove 23 is opened along the lowermost end where the inclined surfaces 22a and 22b intersect.

傾斜面２２ａの下半部には、その傾斜形状に沿う階段状ガイド部材９が埋設されている。階段状ガイド部材９はブロック状で、傾斜面２２ａに連なる階段状の上端面９１を有し、線状部材の重なりを解消する手段として機能する。図１２に示すように、階段状ガイド部材９は、線材投入部２の長手方向の複数箇所（ここでは３箇所）に、略等間隔で均等配置される。階段状ガイド部材９の上端面９１は、傾斜面２２ａの対応位置に形成された開口部２２ｃに面し、傾斜面２２ａより上方に突出可能となっている。階段状ガイド部材９および開口部２２ｃの幅（線材投入部２の長手方向における長さ）は、傾斜方向の長さに対して比較的小さく形成されており、開口部２２ｃの面積に対して線材Ｗを支持する傾斜面２２ａの面積は十分大きい。   A stepped guide member 9 is embedded in the lower half of the inclined surface 22a along the inclined shape. The step-like guide member 9 has a block shape and has a step-like upper end surface 91 connected to the inclined surface 22a, and functions as means for eliminating the overlap of the linear members. As shown in FIG. 12, the stepped guide members 9 are evenly arranged at substantially equal intervals at a plurality of locations (three locations here) in the longitudinal direction of the wire rod feeding portion 2. The upper end surface 91 of the stepped guide member 9 faces an opening 22c formed at a position corresponding to the inclined surface 22a, and can protrude upward from the inclined surface 22a. The width of the stepped guide member 9 and the opening 22c (the length in the longitudinal direction of the wire feeding portion 2) is formed to be relatively small with respect to the length in the inclined direction, and the wire rod with respect to the area of the opening 22c. The area of the inclined surface 22a that supports W is sufficiently large.

図１１において、階段状ガイド部材９は、線材投入部２の下方に設置された駆動部としてのエアシリンダ９２によって、全体が上下動可能となっている。階段状ガイド部材９の上端面９１は、水平面と縦壁からなる複数の段部を有し、段部間の縦壁は頂部が傾斜面２２ａに沿って面取りされた傾斜面となっている。階段状の上端面９１は、階段状ガイド部材９の上下動に伴い、傾斜面２２ａの開口部２２ｃから上方に突出し、これに追従して、傾斜面２２ａ上の線材Ｗが上下動することにより、重なりが解消される。この詳細は後述する。   In FIG. 11, the stepped guide member 9 can be moved up and down as a whole by an air cylinder 92 as a drive unit installed below the wire feeding unit 2. The upper end surface 91 of the staircase-shaped guide member 9 has a plurality of step portions including a horizontal surface and a vertical wall, and the vertical wall between the step portions is an inclined surface whose top is chamfered along the inclined surface 22a. As the stepped guide member 9 moves up and down, the stepped upper end surface 91 protrudes upward from the opening 22c of the inclined surface 22a, and the wire W on the inclined surface 22a moves up and down following this. , The overlap is eliminated. Details of this will be described later.

線材投入部２の傾斜面２２ａと傾斜面２２ｂが交差する最下端部には、傾斜面２２ａに続く傾斜面を底面とする案内穴２３が、長手方向の全長に渡って開口している。案内穴２３は、傾斜面２２ｂの端縁に沿って開口する入口２４を有し、傾斜面２２ｂを上端面とするブロック状部材の内部を通過して、線材投入部２の下端部側面を出口とする。案内穴２３が傾斜面２２ａに連なる傾斜溝であることから、整列した線材Ｗが向きを変える必要がなく、また傾斜角度が十分大きいため、スムーズに案内穴２３を通過する。   At the lowermost end where the inclined surface 22a and the inclined surface 22b of the wire rod feeding portion 2 intersect, a guide hole 23 whose bottom surface is the inclined surface following the inclined surface 22a is opened over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The guide hole 23 has an inlet 24 that opens along the edge of the inclined surface 22b, passes through the inside of the block-shaped member having the inclined surface 22b as an upper end surface, and exits the lower end side surface of the wire rod input portion 2 And Since the guide hole 23 is an inclined groove that continues to the inclined surface 22a, the aligned wires W do not need to change the direction, and the inclination angle is sufficiently large, so that the guide hole 23 smoothly passes through the guide hole 23.

整列部１１の線材受け部４´は、軸周りに回動する円柱状の本体部を有し、その外周面の１箇所に軸方向に延びる受け溝４１´を有する。本実施形態では、案内穴２３の出口が開口する線材投入部２の下端部を、線材受け部４´形状に沿う曲面状として、受け溝４１´を有する本体部を回動可能に近接配置する。線材受け部４´は、受け溝４１´が案内穴２３と対向する位置で、案内穴２３を通過した線材Ｗを受け取り、図の右方に回動して、受け溝４１´が送り機構８の突き出し矢８１と対向する位置で停止する。線材受け部４´は、線材Ｗが送り出されると、図の左方に回動して、案内穴２３と対向する位置へ戻る。   The wire rod receiving portion 4 ′ of the aligning portion 11 has a columnar main body portion that rotates around an axis, and has a receiving groove 41 ′ extending in the axial direction at one place on the outer peripheral surface thereof. In the present embodiment, the lower end portion of the wire rod insertion portion 2 where the outlet of the guide hole 23 opens is a curved surface shape along the shape of the wire rod receiving portion 4 ′, and the main body portion having the receiving groove 41 ′ is disposed in a close proximity so as to be rotatable. . The wire receiving portion 4 ′ receives the wire W that has passed through the guide hole 23 at a position where the receiving groove 41 ′ faces the guide hole 23, rotates to the right in the drawing, and the receiving groove 41 ′ moves the feed mechanism 8. Stops at a position facing the protruding arrow 81. When the wire W is fed out, the wire receiving portion 4 ′ rotates to the left in the figure and returns to a position facing the guide hole 23.

この動作を繰り返すことで、線材Ｗを順に受け取り、送り出すことができる。線材受け部４´を回動させることで、第１実施形態の線材受け部４よりも移動量を小さくし、作業効率を高めるとともに、設置スペースを小さくすることができる。また、線材受け部４´の受け溝４１´を１箇所とすることで、多数の受け溝４１´を有する第２実施形態の線材受け部４よりも、簡易な構成で制御も容易となる。   By repeating this operation, the wire W can be received and sent out in order. By rotating the wire receiving part 4 ′, the movement amount can be made smaller than that of the wire receiving part 4 of the first embodiment, the working efficiency can be increased, and the installation space can be reduced. Further, by providing the receiving groove 41 ′ of the wire receiving portion 4 ′ at one place, the control becomes easier with a simpler configuration than the wire receiving portion 4 of the second embodiment having a large number of receiving grooves 41 ′.

図１１、１２において、反転供給部１２の送り機構８は、送り手段となる突き出し矢８１の直上に、突き出し矢８２を所定の間隔をおいて配設する。本実施形態では、突き出し矢８１と突き出し矢８２を上下に配置することで、装置をコンパクトにすることができ、駆動部８３によって軸方向に往復動して、所定の動作を行う。すなわち、突き出し矢８１は、線材受け部４´の受け溝４１´から線材Ｗを突き出し、図示しない筒状ホルダ６１の角溝穴６ａ（図４参照）に収容する。   11 and 12, the feed mechanism 8 of the reversal supply unit 12 arranges the projecting arrows 82 at a predetermined interval immediately above the projecting arrows 81 serving as the feeding means. In this embodiment, the device can be made compact by arranging the projecting arrow 81 and the projecting arrow 82 up and down, and the actuator 83 reciprocates in the axial direction to perform a predetermined operation. That is, the protruding arrow 81 protrudes the wire W from the receiving groove 41 ′ of the wire receiving portion 4 ′ and accommodates it in a rectangular groove 6 a (see FIG. 4) of the cylindrical holder 61 (not shown).

本実施形態では、反転部６の筒状ホルダ６１を側方へ移動させる代わりに、上下方向に移動させる以外は、第１実施形態と同様の構成としてある。筒状ホルダ６１は線材Ｗの向きに応じて反転後または反転せずに上方の所定位置へ移動し、突き出し矢８２を用いて、線材Ｗを次工程へ供給するホルダへ移動させる。   In the present embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the cylindrical holder 61 of the reversing unit 6 is moved in the vertical direction instead of moving sideways. The cylindrical holder 61 moves to a predetermined upper position after reversing or without reversing according to the direction of the wire W, and moves the wire W to a holder that supplies the wire W to the next process using the protruding arrow 82.

次に、本実施形態の整列供給装置１の作動を説明する。図１１、１２において、線材Ｗを整列部１１の線材投入部２に投入すると、線材Ｗは傾斜面２２ａに沿って滑り落ちる（図１１の（１）参照）。この時、線材投入部２の底部が、傾斜面２２ａと傾斜面２２ｂが交差するＶ溝状であるために、案内溝２３が開口する最下端部に集まり、重なった状態となりやすい。本実施形態では、傾斜面２２ａの下端部に設置した階段状ガイド部材９を駆動し、階段状の上端面９１を一定周期で上下動させることを繰り返す（図１１の（２）参照）。これにより、線材Ｗの重なりを崩して整列させた後、案内溝２３へ送り込み、順に線材受け部４１´に収容することができる（図１１の（３）、（４）参照）。   Next, the operation of the alignment supply device 1 of this embodiment will be described. 11 and 12, when the wire rod W is inserted into the wire rod insertion portion 2 of the alignment portion 11, the wire rod W slides along the inclined surface 22a (see (1) in FIG. 11). At this time, since the bottom portion of the wire rod feeding portion 2 has a V-groove shape where the inclined surface 22a and the inclined surface 22b intersect, the guide groove 23 tends to gather at the lowermost end portion where it opens and overlap. In the present embodiment, the stepped guide member 9 installed at the lower end of the inclined surface 22a is driven, and the stepped upper end surface 91 is moved up and down at a constant cycle (see (2) in FIG. 11). Thereby, after breaking the overlap of the wire rod W and aligning it, it can send to the guide groove 23 and can accommodate in wire rod receiving part 41 'in order (refer (3), (4) of FIG. 11).

これを図１３、１４にて説明する。図１３の左図において、階段状ガイド部材９は、上昇する上端面９１が階段状であるため、段部に当接する線材Ｗが真上に持ち上げられて、周囲の線材Ｗとの相対位置や向きを変える。また、階段状ガイド部材９とともに線材Ｗが上昇して、空間が形成され、線材Ｗが動きやすくなる。したがって、図１３の右図において、階段状ガイド部材９が下降する時に、持ち上げられた線材Ｗが落下しつつ傾斜面２２ａに沿って順に整列し、重なりが解消される。   This will be described with reference to FIGS. In the left diagram of FIG. 13, since the stepped guide member 9 has a stepped upper end surface 91, the wire W in contact with the stepped portion is lifted directly above, and the relative position with respect to the surrounding wire W Change direction. Moreover, the wire W rises with the staircase-shaped guide member 9, a space is formed, and the wire W becomes easy to move. Therefore, in the right view of FIG. 13, when the stepped guide member 9 is lowered, the lifted wire rod W is sequentially aligned along the inclined surface 22a while dropping, and the overlap is eliminated.

このように、本実施形態によれば、線材投入部２の底部に線材Ｗが重なって溜まる構成であっても、階段状ガイド部材９とともに上下動させて重なりを解消しながら、詰まりを生じさせることなく、線材Ｗを案内溝２３に移案内することができる。ここで、階段状ガイド部材９の上端面９１は、段部の水平面および縦壁が線材Ｗに当接することで、線材Ｗを上方へ持ち上げて重なりを崩し、隣接する線材Ｗを離す機能を有する。上端面９１の段部の大きさは、段部上で線材Ｗが重なりあったまま上下動しないように、線材Ｗのサイズに応じて段部の水平面や縦壁の大きさを設定するとよい。   As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the wire W overlaps and accumulates at the bottom of the wire feeding portion 2, it is moved up and down together with the stepped guide member 9 to cause clogging while eliminating the overlap. The wire W can be transferred to the guide groove 23 without any problem. Here, the upper end surface 91 of the staircase-shaped guide member 9 has a function of lifting the wire W upward, breaking the overlap, and releasing the adjacent wire W by causing the horizontal surface and the vertical wall of the stepped portion to contact the wire W. . The size of the stepped portion of the upper end surface 91 may be set according to the size of the wire W so that the horizontal surface or vertical wall of the stepped portion does not move up and down while the wire W overlaps on the stepped portion.

図１４に示すように、線材投入部２の最下端部に案内溝２３への入口２４が形成されることから、入口２４近傍の形状を、線材Ｗがスムーズに案内されるように設定することが望ましい。好適には、案内溝２３への入口２４近傍に線材Ｗの大きさに対応する空間が形成されるように、例えば、入口２４の水平方向長Ｌ（傾斜面２２ｂの下端縁と入口２４の下端縁との水平方向距離）を、平角線状の線材Ｗの長辺以上の長さとするとよい。案内溝２３は、第１実施形態と同様、溝幅を線材Ｗの長辺と短辺の間に設定することで、所定の姿勢に揃えて案内することができる。   As shown in FIG. 14, since the entrance 24 to the guide groove 23 is formed at the lowermost end of the wire rod insertion portion 2, the shape near the entrance 24 is set so that the wire W is smoothly guided. Is desirable. Preferably, for example, the horizontal length L of the inlet 24 (the lower edge of the inclined surface 22b and the lower edge of the inlet 24 is formed so that a space corresponding to the size of the wire W is formed in the vicinity of the inlet 24 to the guide groove 23. The distance in the horizontal direction with respect to the edge is preferably a length equal to or longer than the long side of the flat wire W. As in the first embodiment, the guide groove 23 can be guided in a predetermined posture by setting the groove width between the long side and the short side of the wire W.

この時、図１４の左図のように、入口２４の位置にある線材Ｗが、周囲の線材Ｗに囲まれて入口２４に押し付けられても、図１４の右図のように、階段状ガイド部材９が上下動することで、周囲の線材Ｗが容易に離れる。また、線材Ｗの周りに空間が形成されるので、容易に向きを変えて所定の姿勢となり、入口２４から案内溝２３へ導入される。   At this time, even if the wire W at the position of the entrance 24 is pressed against the entrance 24 by being surrounded by the surrounding wire W as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 14, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. When the member 9 moves up and down, the surrounding wire W is easily separated. In addition, since a space is formed around the wire W, the direction is easily changed to a predetermined posture, and is introduced from the inlet 24 into the guide groove 23.

このように、本実施形態によれば、線材Ｗの重なりを階段状ガイド部材９によって容易に解消し、詰まりなく案内溝２３へ送ることができる。また、案内溝２３は線材投入部２の傾斜面２２ａの延長上にあり、向きを変える必要がないので、速やかに案内溝２３を通過させて、線材受け部４´から次工程への供給を高速で実施することができる。   Thus, according to the present embodiment, the overlapping of the wire rods W can be easily eliminated by the stepped guide member 9 and can be sent to the guide groove 23 without clogging. Further, since the guide groove 23 is on the extension of the inclined surface 22a of the wire rod feeding portion 2 and it is not necessary to change the direction, the guide groove 23 is quickly passed through to supply the wire rod receiving portion 4 'to the next process. Can be implemented at high speed.

また、線状部材の重なりを解消する手段として、本実施形態の階段状ガイド部材９に、第１実施形態のエアノズル部３を組み合わせることもできる。このようにすれば、線材Ｗの整列および供給を、より確実に遅滞なく行い、部品供給効率、装置稼働率を向上させることができる。   Further, as a means for eliminating the overlap of the linear members, the air nozzle portion 3 of the first embodiment can be combined with the stepped guide member 9 of the present embodiment. If it does in this way, alignment and supply of wire W can be performed more certainly without delay, and parts supply efficiency and device operation rate can be improved.

上記実施形態では、線状部材として、平角線状の線材Ｗを用いたが、本発明の整列供給装置１は、平角線に限らず扁平線または角線状の線材であっても、線材形状と所定の姿勢に適合させた案内溝２３を設置することで、１つずつ線材を受け溝４１に収容して、表裏を揃えて送り出す同様の効果が得られる。さらに、線材に限らず、線状の部品形状を有する部材、例えば、上述した特許文献１に記載される角型の本体部と線状部とを有する部材等に適用することもできる。この場合、表裏を揃える必要がない部品であれば、反転部６を省略し、受け溝４１から直接次工程へ供給する構成とすることもできる。   In the above-described embodiment, the rectangular wire W is used as the linear member. However, the alignment supply device 1 of the present invention is not limited to a flat wire, and may be a flat wire or a rectangular wire. By installing the guide groove 23 adapted to a predetermined posture, the same effect can be obtained that the wire rods are received one by one in the receiving groove 41 and sent out with the front and back aligned. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to a wire rod but also to a member having a linear part shape, for example, a member having a square body part and a linear part described in Patent Document 1 described above. In this case, if the parts do not need to be aligned, the reversing part 6 can be omitted and the structure can be directly supplied from the receiving groove 41 to the next process.

本発明の整列供給装置を採用することで、従来のボウルフィーダが不要となり、絡みや詰まりが生じにくくなるので、比較的大型の線状部材、または複雑な形状を有する線状部材を、整列供給する工程に有利である。特に、縦横姿勢や表裏を揃える必要がある場合に好適であり、線状部材を、容易に所定の姿勢に整列させ、次の工程に供給することができるので、各種製品の製造工程に利用されて、生産性の向上に大きく寄与するすることができる。   By adopting the aligning and supplying apparatus of the present invention, the conventional bowl feeder becomes unnecessary, and entanglement and clogging are less likely to occur. Therefore, relatively large linear members or linear members having complicated shapes are aligned and supplied. This is advantageous for the process. It is particularly suitable when the vertical and horizontal postures and the front and back sides need to be aligned, and the linear members can be easily aligned in a predetermined posture and supplied to the next step, so that they are used in the manufacturing process of various products. This can greatly contribute to the improvement of productivity.

Ｂ 固定ベース
Ｗ 線材（線状部材）
Ｗ１ 端部
１ 整列供給装置
１１ 整列部
１２ 反転供給部
２ 線材投入部（線状部材投入部）
２１ 線材投入口
２２ 傾斜面
２３ 案内溝
２４ 入口
２５ バイブレータ
３ エアノズル部（気体噴出部）
３１ エア噴出口（噴出口）
４ 線材受け部（線状部材受け部）
４１ 受け溝
５ 駆動機構
６ 反転部
６ａ 角溝穴（収容穴）
６１ 筒状ホルダ
６２ 駆動部
６３ 駆動用モータ（回転駆動手段）
６４ 駆動用モータ
７ 表裏判定器（判定手段）
８ 送り機構
８１ 突き出し矢（送り手段）
８２ 突き出し矢
８３ 駆動部
９ 階段状ガイド部材 B Fixed base W Wire (Linear member)
W1 End 1 Alignment supply device 11 Alignment unit 12 Inversion supply unit 2 Wire material input unit (linear member input unit)
21 Wire rod inlet 22 Inclined surface 23 Guide groove 24 Entrance 25 Vibrator 3 Air nozzle part (gas ejection part)
31 Air outlet (outlet)
4 Wire receiving part (Linear member receiving part)
41 Receiving groove 5 Drive mechanism 6 Reversing part 6a Square groove hole (accommodating hole)
61 cylindrical holder 62 drive part 63 drive motor (rotation drive means)
64 Driving motor 7 Front / back judgment device (judgment means)
8 Feeding mechanism 81 Protruding arrow (feeding means)
82 Protruding arrow 83 Drive unit 9 Stepped guide member

Claims (7)

線状部材が載置される傾斜面を有する線状部材投入部と、
上記線状部材投入部の上記傾斜面の最下端部に沿って設けられ、線状部材が一つずつ所定の姿勢で通過するように案内する案内溝と、
上記案内溝への入口近傍に設けられ、上記傾斜面に沿う階段状に形成されるとともに、上記傾斜面より上方へ突出可能であり、上記傾斜面の最下端部へ向けて移送される上記線状部材を上下動させる階段状ガイド部材と、
上記案内溝の出口に面する位置に、上記線状部材の上記所定の姿勢に適合させた形状の受け溝を設けた線状部材受け部と、
上記線状部材受け部に収容した線状部材を、長手方向に送り出す送り機構を備えることを特徴とする線状部材の整列供給装置。 A linear member insertion portion having an inclined surface on which the linear member is placed;
A guide groove that is provided along the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface of the linear member insertion portion and guides the linear members to pass in a predetermined posture one by one;
The line that is provided near the entrance to the guide groove, is formed in a stepped shape along the inclined surface, can protrude upward from the inclined surface, and is transferred toward the lowest end of the inclined surface A step-like guide member that moves the member up and down;
A linear member receiving portion provided with a receiving groove having a shape adapted to the predetermined posture of the linear member at a position facing the outlet of the guide groove;
An apparatus for aligning and feeding linear members, comprising a feeding mechanism for feeding the linear members accommodated in the linear member receiving portion in the longitudinal direction. 上記線状部材は略長方形の断面形状を有しており、上記案内溝の溝幅は、上記線状部材の短辺長さより大きく、長辺長さより小さく設定される請求項１に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 The linear member has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape, the groove width of the guide channel, a line of claim 1, greater than the short side length of the linear member is set to be smaller than the long side length Apparatus for aligning and feeding a shaped member. 上記線状部材投入部は、矩形容器の底面を上記傾斜面として、載置される線状部材が傾斜方向に移送される構成である請求項１または２に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 3. The linear member aligning and supplying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the linear member feeding section is configured such that a linear member to be placed is transferred in an inclined direction with the bottom surface of a rectangular container as the inclined surface. . 上記線状部材は、上記所定の姿勢において、特定の表面が上方を向く姿勢で整列供給されるように設定されており、上記線状部材受け部にて受け取った上記線状部材の表裏を判定する判定手段と、該判定手段の判定結果によって上記線状部材を反転させる反転部を備える請求項１から３のいずれか１項に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 The linear member is set so as to be aligned and supplied with the specific surface facing upward in the predetermined posture, and the front and back of the linear member received by the linear member receiving portion is determined. The linear member alignment and supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: a determination unit that performs the determination and a reversing unit that reverses the linear member based on a determination result of the determination unit. 上記反転部は、筒内を上記線状部材の上記所定の姿勢に適合させた収容穴とする筒状ホルダと、該筒状ホルダを反転させる回転駆動部を有し、上記送り機構は、上記線状部材受け部に収容した線状部材を、上記筒状ホルダの上記収容穴に送り出す送り手段を有する請求項４に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 The reversing unit includes a cylindrical holder that has a cylindrical hole that accommodates the predetermined position of the linear member in the cylinder, and a rotation driving unit that reverses the cylindrical holder. The linear member alignment supply apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a feeding unit that feeds the linear member accommodated in the linear member receiving portion into the accommodation hole of the cylindrical holder. 上記案内溝への入口近傍に設けられ、上記傾斜面の最下端部近傍に移送された上記線状部材に向けて気体を吹き付ける気体噴出部を備える請求項１に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 2. The linear member alignment supply according to claim 1, further comprising: a gas ejection portion that is provided in the vicinity of the entrance to the guide groove and blows gas toward the linear member that is transferred near the lowermost end portion of the inclined surface. apparatus. 上記気体噴出部は、上記案内溝への入口より上方で、上記傾斜面と対向する位置に１つ以上の噴出口を有する請求項６に記載の線状部材の整列供給装置。 The linear member alignment and supply device according to claim 6, wherein the gas jetting unit has one or more jetting ports at a position facing the inclined surface above the inlet to the guide groove.

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