JPH06135534A - Constant pitch sorting conveyor - Google Patents

Constant pitch sorting conveyor

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JPH06135534A
JPH06135534A JP31099692A JP31099692A JPH06135534A JP H06135534 A JPH06135534 A JP H06135534A JP 31099692 A JP31099692 A JP 31099692A JP 31099692 A JP31099692 A JP 31099692A JP H06135534 A JPH06135534 A JP H06135534A
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conveyor
swinging
constant pitch
rocking
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Takeshi Yuda
健 湯田
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Sony Corp
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a conveyor that is able to sort a series of articles at a constant pitch simultaneously with conveyance. CONSTITUTION:Each rocking member 2 is rotatably supported on each pin link plate 3a of a chain 2 at a fulcrum 2b, and a cam follower 2f is installed in a lower end of both end faces 2a of the rocking member 2. In succession, a fixed cam is installed in the traveling direction of a conveyor 1, and this cam follower 2f is slidingly moved on this fixed cam. If so, a recess 5 is repeatedly produced in an interval between adjacent rocking mis 2, so an article gets into this recess 5 and comes into line, thus the article is sorted at a constant pitch simultaneously with the conveyance starting. With this constitution, since it is unnecessary to install an aligner, a constant pitch arranging unit or the like separately, a rise in spece efficiency and a reduction in cost both are well expectable in this way.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、物品を搬送と同時に
定ピッチに振り分けるようにしたコンベアに関するもの
である。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor for sorting articles at a constant pitch simultaneously with transportation.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、コンベアの機能は、単に物品をあ
る位置からある位置まで運ぶだけであり、後工程で物品
を1個ずつ分離する必要がある場合には、次のようにし
ていた。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the function of a conveyor is simply to carry articles from a certain position to a certain position, and when it is necessary to separate the articles one by one in a subsequent process, the following has been done.

【0003】即ち、コンベアの上に1個ずつ載せられ
るように定ピッチにアタッチメントを取り付け、そこに
人手で、またはパーツフィーダから物品を分離した後、
ピックアッププレースユニットで、1個ずつ載せてい
た。
That is, attachments are attached at a constant pitch so that they can be placed one by one on a conveyor, and the articles are manually attached to the attachments or separated from the parts feeder.
I picked them up one by one in the pickup place unit.

【0004】または、コンベア上には何も取り付け
ず、コンベアで物品を運んだ後に、パーツフィーダなど
の整列装置で整列後、物品を1個ずつ分離していた。
Alternatively, nothing is mounted on the conveyor, and after carrying the articles on the conveyor, the articles are separated one by one after being aligned by an aligning device such as a parts feeder.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】従って、コンベアの他
に、人またはパーツフィーダ等の整列装置,定ピッチ並
べユニット等が必要となり、スペースロスおよびコスト
上昇を引き起こしていた。
Therefore, in addition to the conveyor, an aligning device for a person or a parts feeder, a constant pitch aligning unit, and the like are required, which causes a space loss and an increase in cost.

【0006】そこで本発明の目的は、物品を搬送と同時
に定ピッチに振り分けて、後工程で物を1個ずつ分離す
る作業を極めて容易にすることができる定ピッチ振り分
けコンベアを提供することにある。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a constant-pitch distribution conveyor which can sort the articles at a constant pitch at the same time as the articles are conveyed and can easily separate the articles one by one in the subsequent step. .

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明の定ピッチ振り分けコンベアは、上面に物品
を載置して搬送するとともに支点を中心に揺動可能であ
り、一定間隔で配置してある揺動部材と、揺動部材を移
動する駆動手段と、揺動部材を個々に揺動させる揺動手
段とを備えている。
In order to achieve the above object, the constant-pitch distribution conveyor of the present invention is capable of placing an article on the upper surface for conveyance and swinging about a fulcrum at regular intervals. It is provided with a rocking member arranged, a drive means for moving the rocking member, and a rocking means for individually rocking the rocking member.

【0008】揺動部材の揺動が進行方向の先方に行くに
従って小さくなるように揺動手段を構成してもよい。
The rocking means may be constructed so that the rocking of the rocking member becomes smaller as it goes further in the traveling direction.

【0009】揺動手段は、コンベアの進行方向に沿って
設けられた固定カムと、揺動部材に設けられた固定カム
を摺動するカムフォロアとにより構成されることが好ま
しい。
The swinging means is preferably composed of a fixed cam provided along the traveling direction of the conveyor, and a cam follower sliding on the fixed cam provided on the swinging member.

【0010】駆動手段は移動するチェーンであり、揺動
部材の支点がチェーンのピンリンクプレートに支持して
あってもよい。
The driving means may be a moving chain, and the fulcrum of the swinging member may be supported by the pin link plate of the chain.

【0011】[0011]

【作用】揺動部材を、移動と同時に、揺動手段により揺
動すると、各揺動部材間に、凹部が繰り返し形成され
る。そして揺動部材が一定間隔で配置してあるので、こ
の凹部は一定間隔である。従って、物品を任意の状態で
コンベア上に載置して搬送すると、各物品がこの凹部内
に入ろうとする動きが繰り返して行われ、これにより、
各物品が各凹部の位置に整列され、従って各物品間が一
定間隔になる。
When the swing member is swung by the swing means at the same time as the movement, the recesses are repeatedly formed between the swing members. Since the rocking members are arranged at regular intervals, the recesses are at regular intervals. Therefore, when the articles are placed on the conveyor and conveyed in an arbitrary state, the movement of each article trying to enter the recess is repeatedly performed, whereby
Each article is aligned with the location of each recess and thus there is a constant spacing between each article.

【0012】[0012]

【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図面に基づいて詳
細に説明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

【0013】図1,図2において、コンベア1の各揺動
部材2は、所定間隔に配置してあり、断面が、90°の
角度の円弧の形状であり、長尺物を搬送,および定ピッ
チに振り分けるために左右に長くなっている。そして揺
動部材2はその両端面2aにおいて、上記の円弧の中心
点付近に支点2bが設けてあり、揺動部材2は支点2b
を中心にして揺動する。揺動部材2の両端面2a間の側
面は、上記の円弧の径方向を形作る2つの直交する平面
2c,2dと上記円弧の周を形作る曲面2eとにより構
成してある。
In FIGS. 1 and 2, the swinging members 2 of the conveyor 1 are arranged at predetermined intervals and have a cross section in the shape of a circular arc with an angle of 90 °. It has become longer to the left and right to distribute to the pitch. The oscillating member 2 has fulcrums 2b provided on both end faces 2a near the center of the arc, and the oscillating member 2 has fulcrums 2b.
Swing around. The side surface between both end surfaces 2a of the rocking member 2 is constituted by two orthogonal planes 2c and 2d forming the radial direction of the arc and the curved surface 2e forming the circumference of the arc.

【0014】次に、揺動部材2を移動する駆動手段は、
移動する一対のチェーン3を用いてある。チェーン3は
コンベア1の前後両端に設けられた不図示のスプロケッ
ト間に渡架してあり、またチェーン3を挟む上下位置に
は不図示のガイドレールが設けてあり、スプロケットを
回転すると、チェーン3はガイドレールに規制されて移
動する。一対のチェーンの内側の各ピンリンクプレート
3aは、上部を内側にL字形に折り曲げてあり、この折
り曲げた部分に、L字形ブラケット3bを固着してあ
る。そして、この左右のチェーン3に固定されたL字形
ブラケット3bに、各揺動部材2の両端面2aの支点2
bを回動自在に支持してある。
Next, the drive means for moving the swinging member 2 is
A pair of moving chains 3 is used. The chain 3 is bridged between sprockets (not shown) provided at both front and rear ends of the conveyor 1, and guide rails (not shown) are provided at upper and lower positions with which the chain 3 is sandwiched. When the sprockets are rotated, the chain 3 Is restricted by guide rails and moves. Each pin link plate 3a on the inner side of the pair of chains has an upper portion bent inwardly in an L-shape, and an L-shaped bracket 3b is fixed to the bent portion. The L-shaped brackets 3b fixed to the left and right chains 3 are attached to the fulcrum 2 of both end faces 2a of each rocking member 2.
b is rotatably supported.

【0015】次に、揺動手段はコンベアの進行方向に沿
って設けられた固定カムと、揺動部材2に設けられた固
定カムを揺動するカムフォロアとにより構成してある。
即ち、スプロケットに上下に渡架されたチェーンのうち
の上側チェーン3cに沿って、その内側に、図2(b)
に示すように、固定カム4が設けてあり、揺動部材2の
両端面2aの下端位置にカムフォロア2fが設けてあ
り、チェーン3が進行すると、カムフォロア2fが固定
カム4の上を回転しながら摺動する。次に、本実施例で
は、固定カム4のカム山4aは、搬送長さの途中の位置
に、8山、形成してある。そして、その先後ではカム4
は平担であり、この部分にカムフォロア2fがあるとき
には、通常のコンベアと同様に、揺動部材の上面2cが
平担に維持されて進行する。カム山4aの位置は、8個
のカムフォロア2fが同時に8山の頂きに位置できるよ
うに配置してある。そして、カム山4aは最初の4山で
は、同一のストローク(高さ)にしてある。このカム山
のストローク量は、このストロークを揺動することによ
り形成される揺動部材2間の凹部5の形成が4回、繰り
返されたときに、搬送する物品が徐々に凹部5に入り込
んで整列して、最終的に、凹部5の形成される位置に完
全に整列するように、定めてある。次に、残りの4山
は、徐々にストロークを下げた形状にしてある。従って
揺動部材2の揺動が進行方向の先方に行くに従って小さ
くなる。これにより、完全に整列された物品がその整列
を維持しながら、8つのカム山が終わった後の平担進行
部へ、滑らかに、移行する。カム山の輪郭曲線は、揺動
部材2の揺動の際の物品への損傷を防止可能な曲線にし
てある。
Next, the swinging means comprises a fixed cam provided along the traveling direction of the conveyor and a cam follower for swinging the fixed cam provided on the swinging member 2.
That is, along the upper chain 3c of the chains suspended up and down on the sprocket, inside the chain, as shown in FIG.
2, a fixed cam 4 is provided, and a cam follower 2f is provided at a lower end position of both end surfaces 2a of the swinging member 2. When the chain 3 advances, the cam follower 2f rotates on the fixed cam 4. Slide. Next, in the present embodiment, eight cam ridges 4a of the fixed cam 4 are formed at positions in the middle of the conveyance length. And after that, cam 4
Is flat, and when there is a cam follower 2f in this portion, the upper surface 2c of the swinging member is maintained flat and proceeds as in the case of a normal conveyor. The positions of the cam peaks 4a are arranged so that the eight cam followers 2f can be simultaneously positioned at the tops of the eight peaks. The cam ridges 4a have the same stroke (height) in the first four ridges. The amount of stroke of this cam lobe is such that when the formation of the recess 5 between the swing members 2 formed by swinging this stroke is repeated four times, the articles to be conveyed gradually enter the recess 5. It is arranged so that they are aligned and finally completely aligned with the position where the recess 5 is formed. Next, the remaining four peaks are shaped so that the stroke is gradually reduced. Therefore, the swing of the swing member 2 becomes smaller as it goes further in the traveling direction. This allows the perfectly aligned articles to smoothly transition to the flattening section after the eight cam lobes have been maintained, while maintaining that alignment. The contour curve of the cam lobe is a curve capable of preventing damage to the article when the rocking member 2 rocks.

【0016】次に作用を説明する。Next, the operation will be described.

【0017】コンベア1に長尺物として例えばインゲン
豆を搬送する。図2に示すように、無秩序におかれたイ
ンゲン豆6は最初の4カム山での揺動部材2の揺動によ
り、徐々に凹部5に入り込んで整列し、最終的に、凹部
5の形成される位置に完全に整列して止まる。そして、
残りの4カム山で、インゲン豆6はその整列を維持しな
がら、カム山が終わった後の平担進行部へ、滑らかに、
移行する。この際、凹部5の深さが徐々に浅くなるが、
上面2cの傾きも小さくなるので、凹部5内のインゲン
豆6が前側の揺動部材2へ転がり込むことがない。
Long beans, such as kidney beans, are conveyed to the conveyor 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the undisturbed kidney beans 6 gradually enter the recesses 5 and are aligned by the swinging of the swinging member 2 at the first four cam peaks, and finally the formation of the recesses 5 is formed. Align it perfectly in the desired position and stop. And
With the remaining 4 cams, the kidney beans 6 kept their alignment and went smoothly to the flattening section after the cams ended.
Transition. At this time, the depth of the recess 5 gradually decreases,
Since the inclination of the upper surface 2c is also small, the kidney beans 6 in the recess 5 do not roll into the swing member 2 on the front side.

【0018】このようにして平担進行部へ移行した、イ
ンゲン豆6は、定ピッチに振り分けられ、かつその長手
方向が揃えられた状態になっている。インゲン豆6は、
この状態で所定距離、搬送された後、コンベア1からそ
のまま分離された状態で、搬出されて、高速連続検査及
び仕分け等が行われる。なお、コンベア1に載せたイン
ゲン豆6の数が揺動部材2の数より多い場合には、1つ
の凹部5位置に複数個のインゲン豆6が位置することが
あるが、この場合でも、それを1まとめとして他のもの
と定ピッチに振り分けられ、また長手方向が揃えられる
ので、搬送後の、高速連続検査及び仕分け等をより容易
に行うことが可能になる。
The kidney beans 6 thus transferred to the flattening advancing section are distributed at a constant pitch and are aligned in the longitudinal direction. Kidney beans 6
In this state, after being conveyed for a predetermined distance, it is taken out from the conveyor 1 as it is, and is carried out for high-speed continuous inspection and sorting. In addition, when the number of kidney beans 6 placed on the conveyor 1 is larger than the number of the swinging members 2, a plurality of kidney beans 6 may be located at one recess 5 position. As one set, it is sorted at a constant pitch from the others and the longitudinal direction is aligned, so that high-speed continuous inspection and sorting after conveyance can be performed more easily.

【0019】上記実施例では、一定ストロークのカム山
を4つ,徐々にストロークが小さくなるカム山を4つ、
搬送長さの途中の位置に設けたが、無論このカム山は、
搬送する物品に応じて、もっと多く設けてもよい。ま
た、カム山の全てを一定ストロークとして、搬送長さの
最終端に至るまで、カム山を設けてもよい。
In the above embodiment, four cam lobes having a constant stroke, four cam lobes having a gradually decreasing stroke,
Although it was installed in the middle of the transport length, of course, this cam mountain is
More may be provided depending on the articles to be conveyed. Further, all of the cam lobes may have a constant stroke, and the cam lobes may be provided up to the final end of the transport length.

【0020】また上記実施例では、揺動部材2を上方へ
揺動して凹部5を形成したが、揺動部材2を下方へ揺動
して凹部を形成してもよい。
In the above embodiment, the swing member 2 is swung upward to form the recess 5, but the swing member 2 may be swung downward to form the recess.

【0021】上記実施例では、インゲン豆からなる長尺
物を搬送したが、本発明のコンベアは、その他、球状の
物,四角・長四角の物,円筒状の物等、種々の物品を定
ピッチに振り分けながら搬送することができる。
In the above embodiment, the long object made of kidney beans was conveyed, but the conveyor of the present invention can be used to determine various articles such as a spherical object, a square / oblong rectangular object, and a cylindrical object. It can be transported while being sorted into pitches.

【0022】次に、本発明の定ピッチ振り分けコンベア
は、物品を搬送しながら洗浄する洗浄機に、用いると、
より洗浄効率を向上することができる。即ち、本発明の
コンベアで物品を搬送すると、物品は揺動部材の揺動に
より前後に振られながら進行するので、物品と洗浄液と
の間の大きな動的な洗浄が可能になる。
Next, when the constant pitch distribution conveyor of the present invention is used in a washing machine for washing articles while conveying them,
The cleaning efficiency can be further improved. That is, when an article is conveyed by the conveyor of the present invention, the article advances while being swung back and forth due to the swinging of the swinging member, so that large dynamic washing between the article and the washing liquid becomes possible.

【0023】[0023]

【発明の効果】本発明は、以上のように構成したので、
搬送と同時に定ピッチに振り分けることが可能になり、
整列装置,定ピッチ並べユニット等を省くことができる
ので、スペース効率が大幅に向上し、かつ搬送,分離の
ためのコストを大幅に低減することができる。
Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
It becomes possible to sort to a fixed pitch simultaneously with transportation,
Since the aligning device, the constant pitch aligning unit, etc. can be omitted, the space efficiency can be greatly improved, and the cost for transportation and separation can be greatly reduced.

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

【図1】本発明の一実施例の斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】同図(a)はインゲン豆を搬送しているときの
図1の平面図であり、同図(b)は同じく、側断面図で
ある。
2 (a) is a plan view of FIG. 1 when a kidney bean is being conveyed, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side sectional view thereof.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 定ピッチ振り分けコンベア 2 揺動部材 2b 支点 2f 揺動手段(カムフォロア) 3 駆動手段(チェーン) 3a ピンリンクプレート 4 揺動手段(固定カム) 6 物品 1 constant pitch distribution conveyor 2 swing member 2b fulcrum 2f swing means (cam follower) 3 drive means (chain) 3a pin link plate 4 swing means (fixed cam) 6 article

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 上面に物品を載置して搬送するとともに
支点を中心に揺動可能であり、一定間隔で配置してある
揺動部材と、 上記揺動部材を移動する駆動手段と、 上記揺動部材を個々に揺動させる揺動手段とを備えたこ
とを特徴とする定ピッチ振り分けコンベア。
1. An oscillating member which is placed on an upper surface of the oscillating member and is capable of oscillating while being oscillated around a fulcrum and arranged at a constant interval; a drive means for moving the oscillating member; A constant-pitch distribution conveyor, comprising: rocking means for individually rocking the rocking member.
【請求項2】 請求項1において、 上記揺動部材の揺動が進行方向の先方に行くに従って小
さくなるように上記揺動手段を構成したことを特徴とす
る定ピッチ振り分けコンベア。
2. The constant-pitch distribution conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the swinging means is configured such that the swinging of the swinging member becomes smaller toward the front in the traveling direction.
【請求項3】 請求項1または2において、 上記揺動手段は、コンベアの進行方向に沿って設けられ
た固定カムと、 上記揺動部材に設けられた上記固定カムを摺動するカム
フォロアとにより構成されたことを特徴とする定ピッチ
振り分けコンベア。
3. The swinging means according to claim 1, wherein the swinging means comprises a fixed cam provided along a traveling direction of the conveyor and a cam follower sliding on the fixed cam provided on the swinging member. A constant-pitch distribution conveyor characterized by being configured.
【請求項4】 請求項1乃至3のいずれか1つにおい
て、 上記駆動手段は移動するチェーンであり、 上記揺動部材の支点が上記チェーンのピンリンクプレー
トに支持してあることを特徴とする定ピッチ振り分けコ
ンベア。
4. The driving device according to claim 1, wherein the driving means is a moving chain, and a fulcrum of the swinging member is supported by a pin link plate of the chain. Constant pitch distribution conveyor.
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