JPH0538640A - Wheel supply facility for car assembly line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate installation of each wheel by furnishing a wheel distribution device, and therewith distributing aside facing wheels, which are transported on a wheel transporting line, to appropriate wheel handover parts. CONSTITUTION:Wheels facing aside transported on a wheel transporting line 21 are distributed by a distribution device 30 to appropriate wheel handover parts 32A. 32B, 33A, 33B and applied for right front, left front, right rear, and left rear. The wheels in these handover parts are received by wheel down feeding devices 40A, 40B, 41A, 41B, and their facing is changed during down feeding, or before or after it, from aside to ahead to generate the condition as mating with wheel supply devices 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B. The wheels on the wheel down feed devices are received in ahead facing attitude by the respective wheel supply devices, which supply them to axles fitted on each car body 4 transported to the place by the car body transporting line 1. Then the operator on the working floor receives wheels from the wheel supply devices and installs them on the axles 5, 6.

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、たとえばトラックを製
作する工場において、トラック車体に対して車輪を組み
付ける工程に採用される車両組立てラインへの車輪供給
設備に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheel supply facility for a vehicle assembly line which is employed in a process of assembling wheels to a truck body in a factory for manufacturing trucks.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、トラック製作工場の車輪組み付け
工程では、トラック車体の搬送ラインの両側外方に作業
フロアを形成し、これら作業フロアの側外方に車輪のス
トック部を設けていた。そしてトラック車体に対して車
輪を組み付けるに、作業フロアの作業者が、ストック部
にストックされている車輪群の中から一つの車輪を取り
出し、この取り出した車輪をバウンドさせながら搬送ラ
イン側に移動させ、次いで車輪を、搬送ライン上のトラ
ック車体の車軸に対して当てがうことで行っていた。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a wheel assembling process of a truck manufacturing factory, work floors are formed outside both sides of a transportation line of a truck body, and wheel stock parts are provided outside these work floors. Then, when assembling the wheels to the truck body, the worker on the work floor takes out one wheel from the group of wheels stocked in the stock section and moves it to the transport line side while bouncing the taken out wheel. Then, the wheels were applied to the axles of the truck body on the transfer line.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記した従来形式によ
ると、トラック用の車輪は大径で重量が大のため段積み
状にストックできず、したがってストック部用に広いス
ペースを必要とする。またトラックの１日の生産量に車
輪のストック量が対処できない場合、このストック部に
対して補充作業が必要になり面倒である。さらに径なら
びに重量が大の車輪を、作業者がストック部からトラッ
ク車体にまで運ぶ作業は、車輪のバウンドを利用したと
しても重労働となる。According to the above-mentioned conventional type, the wheels for the truck cannot be stacked in a stack because of the large diameter and the large weight, and thus a large space is required for the stock portion. Further, when the stock amount of wheels cannot cope with the daily production amount of the truck, it is troublesome because the stock portion needs to be replenished. Further, the work of carrying a wheel having a large diameter and a large weight from the stock portion to the truck body is a heavy labor even if the bounce of the wheel is used.

【０００４】本発明の目的とするところは、ストック部
を必要としないものでありながら、作業フロアに対する
車輪の供給は、車両の１日の生産量に応じて容易に迅速
に行え、しかも車両の対する車輪の組み付けを容易に軽
労働で行える車両組立てラインへの車輪供給設備を提供
する点にある。The object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a stock section, but to supply wheels to the work floor easily and quickly according to the daily production volume of the vehicle, and further The point is to provide a wheel supply facility to a vehicle assembly line that allows easy assembly of wheels to the vehicle with light labor.

【０００５】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成すべく本
発明の車両組立てラインへの車輪供給設備は、車体搬送
ラインの両側方に作業フロアを形成し、これら作業フロ
アの複数箇所に、正向きの車輪を車軸に向けて供給する
車輪供給装置を設け、前記車体搬送ラインから作業フロ
アに亘っての上方に、車輪搬送ラインで搬送してきた横
向きの車輪を、前記車輪供給装置に対応して複数箇所に
形成した車輪渡し部に振り分ける振り分け装置を配設
し、上下で相対応した車輪渡し部と車輪供給装置との間
に、車輪渡し部から横向きの車輪を受け取り、そして前
記車輪供給装置に正向きの車輪を渡す車輪下送装置を設
けている。In order to achieve the above object, the wheel supply equipment for a vehicle assembly line of the present invention has work floors formed on both sides of a vehicle body transfer line, and the work floors are provided at a plurality of positions on the work floors. A wheel supply device that supplies the oriented wheels toward the axle is provided, and the lateral wheels that have been conveyed on the wheel conveyance line above the vehicle body conveyance line over the work floor are provided in correspondence with the wheel supply device. A distribution device that distributes to wheel transfer parts formed at a plurality of locations is provided, and a lateral wheel is received from the wheel transfer part between the wheel transfer part and the wheel supply device that correspond to each other in the vertical direction, and the wheel supply device A wheel lowering device is provided to pass the wheels in the normal direction.

【０００６】[0006]

【作用】かかる本発明の構成によると、車輪搬送ライン
で搬送してきた横向きの車輪は、振り分け装置により右
側前部用、左側前部用、右側後部用、左側後部用にと、
それぞれの車輪渡し部に振り分けられる。そして各車輪
渡し部の車輪は車輪下送装置に受け取られ、その下送中
に、あるいは下送前後に横向きが正向きに向き変更され
て車輪供給装置に対向される。According to the structure of the present invention, the lateral wheels conveyed by the wheel conveying line are divided into the right front portion, the left front portion, the right rear portion, and the left rear portion by the sorting device.
It is distributed to each wheel passing unit. Then, the wheels of each wheel passing portion are received by the wheel down-feed device, and the lateral direction is changed to the positive direction during the down-feeding or before and after the down-feeding to face the wheel supply device.

【０００７】そして車輪下送装置の車輪は車輪供給装置
に正向きで受け取られ、次いで車輪供給装置により、車
体搬送ラインで搬送されてきた車体の車軸に向けて供給
される。その後、作業フロア上の作業者は車輪供給装置
から車輪を受け取って車軸に組み付ける。The wheels of the wheel lowering device are received by the wheel feeding device in the normal direction, and are then fed by the wheel feeding device toward the axles of the vehicle body conveyed on the vehicle body conveying line. Then, the worker on the work floor receives the wheels from the wheel supply device and assembles them to the axle.

【０００８】[0008]

【実施例】以下に本発明の一実施例を図に基づいて説明
する。１は車体搬送ラインで、たとえば多数の台車２を
列車状に走行させることにより形成され、各台車２の上
部には車体支持部３が設けられる。車体の一例であるト
ラック車体４は前車軸５と後車軸６とを側外方に突出さ
せており、その下部を前記車体支持部３に載置させるこ
とで台車２側に支持される。An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body transport line, which is formed by, for example, traveling a large number of trucks 2 in a train shape, and a vehicle body supporting portion 3 is provided on an upper portion of each truck 2. A truck body 4, which is an example of a vehicle body, has a front axle 5 and a rear axle 6 projecting laterally outward, and a lower portion of the front body 5 and the rear axle 6 are supported on the carriage 2 side by being placed on the body supporting portion 3.

【０００９】前記車体搬送ライン１中の所定箇所でかつ
車体搬送ライン１の両側方に作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂが形
成される。そして両作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂの車体搬送ラ
イン方向の二箇所（複数箇所）に、正向きの車輪を車軸
５，６に向けて供給する車輪供給装置が設けられる。Work floors 10A and 10B are formed at predetermined locations in the vehicle body transport line 1 and on both sides of the vehicle body transport line 1. Then, wheel supply devices for supplying wheels in the forward direction toward the axles 5 and 6 are provided at two locations (a plurality of locations) in the vehicle body transport line direction on both work floors 10A and 10B.

【００１０】すなわち両作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂの車体搬
送ライン方向の上手側には、正向きの前車輪７を前車軸
５に向けて供給したのち正向きの内側後車輪８を後車軸
６に向けて供給する上手車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂが設け
られ、また下手側には、正向きの外側後車輪９を後車軸
６に向けて供給する下手車輪供給装置12Ａ，12Ｂが設け
られる。That is, on the upper side in the vehicle body transport line on both work floors 10A and 10B, the forward front wheels 7 are supplied toward the front axle 5, and then the forward inner rear wheels 8 are directed toward the rear axle 6. Are provided with upper hand wheel supply devices 11A and 11B, and on the lower hand side, there are provided lower hand wheel supply devices 12A and 12B that supply the forward outer rear wheels 9 toward the rear axle 6.

【００１１】これら車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂ、12Ａ，12
Ｂは同様な構成であって、機枠13側に支持案内されて車
体搬送ライン１に沿って往復移動自在な可動台14と、こ
の可動台14上に設けられ、前記前車軸５や後車軸６に対
して軸心方向から接近離間自在な多段フォーク状の可動
体15と、この可動体15上に設けた車輪支持具16とからな
る。ここで車輪支持具16は、車体搬送ライン１の方向か
ら見た縦断面がＬ字形に形成されている。These wheel supply devices 11A, 11B, 12A, 12
B has a similar structure, and includes a movable base 14 which is supported and guided by the machine frame 13 side and is capable of reciprocating along the vehicle body conveyance line 1, and a movable base 14 provided on the movable base 14, which includes the front axle 5 and the rear axle. The movable member 15 has a multi-step fork shape that can be moved toward and away from the shaft 6 in the axial direction, and a wheel support 16 provided on the movable member 15. Here, the wheel support 16 has an L-shaped vertical cross section as viewed from the vehicle body transport line 1.

【００１２】前記作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂなどの上方の位
置に上部フロア20が架設され、この上部フロア20に、各
車輪７，８，９を横向きにして所定の順序で搬送する車
輪搬送ライン21と、この車輪搬送ライン21からの車輪
７，８，９を、前記車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂ、12Ａ，12
Ｂに対応して四箇所（複数箇所）に形成した車輪渡し部
に振り分ける振り分け装置30とを配設している。An upper floor 20 is erected above the work floors 10A, 10B, etc., and a wheel transfer line 21 for transferring the wheels 7, 8, 9 sideways on the upper floor 20 in a predetermined order. , The wheels 7, 8 and 9 from the wheel transfer line 21 are connected to the wheel supply devices 11A, 11B, 12A and 12
Corresponding to B, a distribution device 30 for distributing to wheel passing portions formed at four locations (plural locations) is provided.

【００１３】すなわち車輪搬送ライン21は、上部フロア
20上に配設した直線状コンベヤ22と、この直線状コンベ
ヤ22の終端に接続した90度状のカーブコンベヤ23とから
なり、これらコンベヤ22，23は駆動ローラ形式からな
る。That is, the wheel transfer line 21 is provided on the upper floor.
The linear conveyor 22 is disposed on the linear conveyor 22 and a 90-degree curved conveyor 23 connected to the end of the linear conveyor 22. The conveyors 22 and 23 are of the drive roller type.

【００１４】前記振り分け装置30は車体搬送ライン１か
ら作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂに亘っての上方に配設されるも
ので、前記カーブコンベヤ23の終端に接続した直線状コ
ンベヤ31と、この直線状コンベヤ31の中間部から両側方
に直角状に配設した上手分岐コンベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂと、前
記直線状コンベヤ31の終端部から両側方に直角状に配設
した下手分岐コンベヤ33Ａ，33Ｂとを有する。The sorting device 30 is disposed above the vehicle body transport line 1 and the work floors 10A and 10B, and has a linear conveyor 31 connected to the end of the curve conveyor 23, and the linear conveyor 31. The upper branch conveyors 32A and 32B are arranged at right angles to both sides from the middle portion of the line 31, and the lower branch conveyors 33A and 33B are arranged at right angles to both sides from the end of the linear conveyor 31.

【００１５】これら分岐コンベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33
Ｂにより、前記車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂ、12Ａ，12Ｂに
上方から対向した四箇所の車輪渡し部を形成する。なお
各コンベヤ31、32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂも駆動ローラ形
式からなる。These branch conveyors 32A, 32B, 33A, 33
By B, four wheel passing portions facing the wheel supply devices 11A, 11B, 12A and 12B from above are formed. The conveyors 31, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B are also of the drive roller type.

【００１６】前記直線状コンベヤ31の中間部には車輪
７，８を両上手分岐コンベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂに振り分けるた
めの上手横送り装置34が設けられ、また終端部には車輪
９を両下手分岐コンベヤ33Ａ，33Ｂに振り分けるための
下手横送り装置35が設けられる。さらに各分岐コンベヤ
32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂには、車輪７，８，９を直交状
に送り出す送り出し装置36Ａ，36Ｂ、37Ａ，37Ｂが設け
られる。両横送り装置34，35と各送り出し装置36Ａ，36
Ｂ、37Ａ，37Ｂは、たとえば昇降自在なベルトコンベヤ
やチェンコンベヤからなる。At the intermediate portion of the linear conveyor 31, there is provided an upper hand side feeding device 34 for distributing the wheels 7 and 8 to both upper hand branch conveyors 32A and 32B, and at the end portion thereof, the wheels 9 are both lower hand branch conveyors. A lower hand side feeding device 35 for allocating to 33A and 33B is provided. Furthermore, each branch conveyor
32A, 32B, 33A, 33B are provided with feeding devices 36A, 36B, 37A, 37B for feeding the wheels 7, 8, 9 orthogonally. Both side feed devices 34, 35 and each feed device 36A, 36
B, 37A, and 37B are, for example, belt conveyors or chain conveyors that can be raised and lowered.

【００１７】前述したように上下で相対応した分岐コン
ベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂと車輪供給装置11Ａ，11
Ｂ、12Ａ，12Ｂとの間に、この分岐コンベヤ32Ａ，32
Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂから横向きの車輪７，８，９を受け取
り、そして前記車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂ、12Ａ，12Ｂに
正向きの車輪７，８，９を渡す上手車輪下送装置40Ａ，
40Ｂと下手車輪下送装置41Ａ，41Ｂを設けている。As described above, the branch conveyors 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B and the wheel feeders 11A, 11 corresponding to each other in the vertical direction.
B, 12A, 12B, this branch conveyor 32A, 32
B, 33A, 33B receives the lateral wheels 7, 8, 9 and transfers the positive wheels 7, 8, 9 to the wheel supply devices 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B.
40B and lower wheel lower feed devices 41A and 41B are provided.

【００１８】これら車輪下送装置40Ａ，40Ｂ、41Ａ，41
Ｂは同様な構成であって、作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂ側から
立設した支柱42と、この支柱42に設けたガイドレール43
に支持案内される昇降体44と、この昇降体44に連動した
昇降動装置45と、前記昇降体45に横方向の旋回軸46を介
して取り付けた車輪保持体47と、旋回動装置48とからな
る。These wheel lowering devices 40A, 40B, 41A, 41
B has the same structure, and has a column 42 standing upright from the work floors 10A and 10B, and a guide rail 43 provided on the column 42.
An elevating body 44 supported and guided by the elevating body 44, an elevating / lowering device 45 interlocked with the elevating / lowering body 44, a wheel holder 47 attached to the elevating / lowering body 45 via a lateral turning shaft 46, and a turning motion device 48. Consists of.

【００１９】前記車輪保持体47は平箱状であって、前記
分岐コンベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂに対向したときに
横向きになり、この状態で前記送り出し装置36Ａ，36
Ｂ、37Ａ，37Ｂに接続自在なローラコンベヤ49を内部に
有する。そして、ローラコンベヤ49の搬送方向に搬入口
50を形成するとともに、この搬入口50とは直交する方向
に搬出口51を形成している。The wheel holder 47 is in the shape of a flat box and is turned sideways when facing the branch conveyors 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, and in this state, the delivery devices 36A, 36
It has a roller conveyor 49 which can be freely connected to B, 37A and 37B. Then, in the carrying direction of the roller conveyor 49
Along with forming 50, an outlet 51 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the inlet 50.

【００２０】なお52Ａ，52Ｂ、53Ａ，53Ｂはナットラン
ナーを示す。以下に上記構成における作用を説明する。
車輪搬送ライン21においては、横向きの車輪７，８，９
が所定の順序で直線状コンベヤ22からカーブコンベヤ23
へと搬送され、そしてカーブコンベヤ23の終端から振り
分け装置30の直線状コンベヤ31に渡される。この直線状
コンベヤ31上の車輪７，８，９は、右側前部用、左側前
部用、右側後部用、左側後部用にと、それぞれの分岐コ
ンベヤ32Ａ，32Ｂ、33Ａ，33Ｂに振り分けられる。Reference numerals 52A, 52B, 53A and 53B denote nut runners. The operation of the above configuration will be described below.
In the wheel transfer line 21, sideways wheels 7, 8, 9
In a predetermined order from linear conveyor 22 to curved conveyor 23
From the end of the curved conveyor 23 to the linear conveyor 31 of the sorting device 30. The wheels 7, 8 and 9 on the linear conveyor 31 are distributed to the respective branch conveyors 32A, 32B, 33A and 33B for the right front portion, the left front portion, the right rear portion and the left rear portion.

【００２１】すなわち、一つの振り分け例で見ると、横
向きの車輪７，８，９は６個を一組として、右側用の内
側後車輪８、右側用の前車輪７、左側用の内側後車輪
８、左側用の前車輪７、右側用の外側後車輪９、左側用
の外側後車輪９の順序で搬送されてくる。That is, when viewed in one distribution example, a set of six laterally oriented wheels 7, 8 and 9 is used as a set, and an inner rear wheel 8 for the right side, a front wheel 7 for the right side, and an inner rear wheel for the left side are provided. 8, the front wheel 7 for the left side, the outer rear wheel 9 for the right side, and the outer rear wheel 9 for the left side are conveyed in this order.

【００２２】そして、まず右側用の内側後車輪８と右側
用の前車輪７とが、上手横送り装置34により上手分岐コ
ンベヤ32Ｂにこの順で振り分けられ、次いで左側用の内
側後車輪８と左側用の前車輪７とが、上手横送り装置34
により上手分岐コンベヤ32Ａにこの順で振り分けられ
る。さらに右側用の外側後車輪９と左側用の外側後車輪
９とは上手横送り装置34の部分を通過し、そして右側用
の外側後車輪９が下手横送り装置35により下手分岐コン
ベヤ33Ｂに振り分けられ、また左側用の外側後車輪９が
下手横送り装置35により下手分岐コンベヤ33Ａに振り分
けられる。First, the inner rear wheel 8 for the right side and the front wheel 7 for the right side are distributed to the upper branch conveyor 32B in this order by the upper transverse feeder 34, and then the inner rear wheel 8 for the left side and the left side. The front wheels 7 for
Are distributed to the good branch conveyor 32A in this order. Further, the outer rear wheel 9 for the right side and the outer rear wheel 9 for the left side pass through the portion of the upper lateral feed device 34, and the outer rear wheel 9 for the right side is distributed to the lower branch conveyor 33B by the lower lateral feed device 35. The left outer rear wheel 9 is distributed to the lower branch conveyor 33A by the lower lateral feed device 35.

【００２３】両上手車輪下送装置40Ａ，40Ｂでは、昇降
体44が上昇位置にあり、また車輪保持体47は横向きでそ
の搬入口50を送り出し装置36Ａ，36Ｂに対向させてい
る。この状態で送り出し装置36Ａ，36Ｂを作動させ、両
前車輪７をローラコンベヤ49上へと送り出す。In both of the upper and lower wheel feeding devices 40A and 40B, the lifting body 44 is in the raised position, and the wheel holder 47 is oriented laterally so that its carry-in port 50 faces the feeding devices 36A and 36B. In this state, the delivery devices 36A and 36B are operated to deliver both front wheels 7 onto the roller conveyor 49.

【００２４】次いで旋回動装置48の作動により、その搬
出口51が上向きになるように車輪保持体47を旋回軸46の
周りに90度回動させ、前車輪７を正向きに向き変更させ
る。この状態で昇降体44を下降して上手車輪供給装置11
Ａ，11Ｂに対向させる。そして車輪保持体47を旋回軸46
の周りに180 度回動させてその搬出口51を下向きにする
ことで、車輪保持体47内の前車輪７は少し落下して車輪
支持具16に受け止められる。次いで車輪保持体47を上昇
させ、前車輪７に対して抜出状とする。これにより前車
輪７を正向きで上手車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂに渡せ得
る。Then, the turning motion device 48 is actuated to rotate the wheel holder 47 by 90 degrees around the turning shaft 46 so that the carry-out port 51 faces upward, thereby changing the front wheels 7 in the normal direction. In this state, the elevating body 44 is lowered to move the upper wheel supply device 11
Face A and 11B. Then, the wheel holder 47 is attached to the turning shaft 46.
The front wheel 7 in the wheel holder 47 is slightly dropped and received by the wheel support 16 by rotating the front wheel 7 downward by turning it 180 degrees around. Next, the wheel holder 47 is lifted up so that the front wheel 7 is pulled out. As a result, the front wheels 7 can be passed forward to the upper wheel supply devices 11A and 11B.

【００２５】そして車輪保持体47は、上述と同様の作用
により次の両内側後車輪８を受け取りに行く。その間に
上手車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂでは、可動体15の突出動に
より車輪支持具16で支持されている前車輪７が車体搬送
ライン１に向けて供給される。このとき車体搬送ライン
１ではトラック車体４が搬送されており、その前車軸５
が前車輪７に対向したときに、可動台14が台車２に同期
して移動し、以て前車軸５と前車輪７とは相対向して移
動する。この状態で作業フロア10Ａ，10Ｂ上の作業者は
車輪支持具16で支持されている前車輪７を受け取って前
車軸５に組み付ける。Then, the wheel holder 47 goes to receive the next inner rear wheels 8 by the same operation as described above. In the meantime, in the good wheel supply devices 11A and 11B, the front wheels 7 supported by the wheel support 16 are supplied toward the vehicle body transport line 1 by the projecting movement of the movable body 15. At this time, the truck body 4 is being conveyed on the body conveying line 1, and the front axle 5
When the front wheel 7 faces the front wheel 7, the movable base 14 moves in synchronization with the carriage 2, and thus the front axle 5 and the front wheel 7 move in opposition to each other. In this state, the workers on the work floors 10A and 10B receive the front wheels 7 supported by the wheel support 16 and assemble them to the front axle 5.

【００２６】その後に上手車輪供給装置11Ａ，11Ｂは復
帰動し、そして上手車輪下送装置40Ａ，40Ｂにより下送
されてきた両内側後車輪８を、上述と同様の作用により
受け取って車体搬送ライン１に向けて供給する。このと
き車体搬送ライン１ではトラック車体４が移動してお
り、その後車軸６が内側後車輪８に対向したときに、可
動台14が台車２に同期して移動し、以て前述と同様にし
て後車軸６に対する内側後車輪８の組み付けが行われ
る。また前車輪７側に対してナットランナー52Ａ，52Ｂ
が作用している。After that, the upper wheel supply devices 11A and 11B return to their original positions, and the inside wheel rear wheels 8 sent downward by the upper wheel lowering devices 40A and 40B are received by the same operation as described above to receive the vehicle body conveying line. Supply for 1. At this time, the truck body 4 is moving in the vehicle body conveying line 1, and when the axle 6 then faces the inner rear wheel 8, the movable platform 14 moves in synchronization with the vehicle 2 and, in the same manner as described above, The inner rear wheel 8 is assembled to the rear axle 6. Also, nut runners 52A, 52B for the front wheel 7 side
Is working.

【００２７】前記下手車輪供給装置12Ａ，12Ｂや下手車
輪下送装置41Ａ，41Ｂも上手側と同様に作用するもの
で、下手分岐コンベヤ35Ａ，35Ｂに振り分けられた外側
後車輪９を、上手側において既に内側後車輪８を組み付
けてなる後車軸６に対して組み付けることになる。The lower wheel supplying devices 12A and 12B and the lower wheel lower feeding devices 41A and 41B also operate in the same manner as the upper side, and the outer rear wheels 9 assigned to the lower branch conveyors 35A and 35B are arranged on the upper side. It will be assembled to the rear axle 6 which is already assembled with the inner rear wheel 8.

【００２８】[0028]

【発明の効果】上記構成の本発明によると、車輪搬送ラ
インで搬送してきた横向きの車輪を、振り分け装置によ
り右側前部用、左側前部用、右側後部用、左側後部用に
と、それぞれの車輪渡し部に振り分けることができる。
そして各車輪渡し部の車輪を、車輪下送装置で受け取っ
たのち下送して車輪供給装置に正向きで受け取らせるこ
とができ、次いで、車体搬送ラインで搬送されてきた車
体の車軸に向けて供給することができる。According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the lateral wheels conveyed on the wheel conveying line are divided into the right front portion, the left front portion, the right rear portion, and the left rear portion by the sorting device. It can be distributed to the wheel passing unit.
Then, the wheels of each wheel passing unit can be received by the wheel lowering device and then downwardly moved to be received by the wheel supplying device in the normal direction, and then, toward the axle of the vehicle body conveyed on the vehicle body conveying line. Can be supplied.

【００２９】したがって、ストック部用の広いスペース
を必要としないものでありながら、作業フロアに対する
車輪の供給は、車両の１日の生産量に応じて容易に迅速
に行うことができるとともに、特別な補充作業を不要に
できる。Therefore, although a large space for the stock portion is not required, the wheels can be supplied to the work floor easily and quickly in accordance with the daily production volume of the vehicle, and at the same time, special Replenishment work can be eliminated.

【００３０】そして作業フロア上の作業者は、車輪供給
装置により車軸の近くに供給されてきた車輪を受け取っ
て車軸に組み付ければよく、径ならびに重量が大の車輪
の組み付けは容易に軽労働で行うことができる。Then, the worker on the work floor may receive the wheels supplied near the axle by the wheel supply device and assemble them to the axle. It is easy and light labor to assemble wheels having large diameter and large weight. It can be carried out.

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

【図１】本発明の一実施例を示し、車輪供給設備の斜視
図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wheel supply facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図２】同車輪供給設備の平面図である。FIG. 2 is a plan view of the wheel supply facility.

【図３】同車輪供給設備の側面図である。FIG. 3 is a side view of the wheel supply facility.

【図４】同車輪下送装置部の斜視図である。FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the wheel lower feeding device portion.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１ 車体搬送ライン ４ トラック車体（車体） ５ 前車軸 ６ 後車軸 ７ 前車輪 ８ 内側後車輪 ９ 外側後車輪 10Ａ 作業フロア 10Ｂ 作業フロア 11Ａ 上手車輪供給装置 11Ｂ 上手車輪供給装置 12Ａ 下手車輪供給装置 12Ｂ 下手車輪供給装置 16 車輪支持具 21 車輪搬送ライン 30 振り分け装置 32Ａ 上手分岐コンベヤ（車輪渡し部） 32Ｂ 上手分岐コンベヤ（車輪渡し部） 33Ａ 下手分岐コンベヤ（車輪渡し部） 33Ｂ 下手分岐コンベヤ（車輪渡し部） 40Ａ 車輪下送装置 40Ｂ 車輪下送装置 41Ａ 車輪下送装置 41Ｂ 車輪下送装置 47 車輪保持体 1 Car Body Transport Line 4 Truck Vehicle Body 5 Front Axle 6 Rear Axle 7 Front Wheel 8 Inner Rear Wheel 9 Outer Rear Wheel 10A Working Floor 10B Working Floor 11A Upper Wheel Supply Device 11B Upper Wheel Supply Device 12A Lower Wheel Supply Device 12B Lower Hand Wheel supply device 16 Wheel support 21 Wheel transfer line 30 Sorting device 32A Upper branch conveyor (wheel passing part) 32B Upper branch conveyor (wheel passing part) 33A Lower branch conveyor (wheel passing part) 33B Lower branch conveyor (wheel passing part) 40A wheel lowering device 40B wheel lowering device 41A wheel lowering device 41B wheel lowering device 47 wheel holder

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 車体搬送ラインの両側方に作業フロアを
形成し、これら作業フロアの複数箇所に、正向きの車輪
を車軸に向けて供給する車輪供給装置を設け、前記車体
搬送ラインから作業フロアに亘っての上方に、車輪搬送
ラインで搬送してきた横向きの車輪を、前記車輪供給装
置に対応して複数箇所に形成した車輪渡し部に振り分け
る振り分け装置を配設し、上下で相対応した車輪渡し部
と車輪供給装置との間に、車輪渡し部から横向きの車輪
を受け取り、そして前記車輪供給装置に正向きの車輪を
渡す車輪下送装置を設けたことを特徴とする車両組立て
ラインへの車輪供給設備。1. A work floor is formed on both sides of a vehicle body transfer line, and a wheel supply device for supplying forwardly oriented wheels toward an axle is provided at a plurality of positions on the work floor, and the work floor is provided from the vehicle body transfer line. A distribution device that distributes the lateral wheels conveyed by the wheel conveyance line to the wheel passing portions formed at a plurality of locations corresponding to the wheel supply device is provided above the wheels, and the wheels corresponding to each other in the vertical direction. Between the transfer unit and the wheel supply device, a wheel assembly lowering device is provided, which receives a lateral wheel from the wheel transfer unit and transfers the wheel in the normal direction to the wheel supply device. Wheel supply equipment.