JPH0769423A - Chain tension correcting device in pipe conveyer - Google Patents

Chain tension correcting device in pipe conveyer

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JPH0769423A
JPH0769423A JP24056593A JP24056593A JPH0769423A JP H0769423 A JPH0769423 A JP H0769423A JP 24056593 A JP24056593 A JP 24056593A JP 24056593 A JP24056593 A JP 24056593A JP H0769423 A JPH0769423 A JP H0769423A
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chain
path
slack
pipe
pipe conveyer
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Yoshihiro Hayashi
芳博 林
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Honda Motor Co Ltd
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PURPOSE:To correct slack of a chain, so as to prevent clogging of the chain and generation of noise in advance by making energizing force in the direction where the chain is pulled act on a U-turn part of a pipe conveyer. CONSTITUTION:In a path of a pipe conveyer 1, driving motors M1, M2 Y are arranged and controlled by an inverter controller IC provided in a control chamber so as to be respectively rotated at the specific rotational speed, thereby unevenness of speed of a roller chain in the path is adjusted. And slack correcting devices 3 for energizing the chain in the pulling direction are provided in the U-turn part just behind the arrangement parts B of the driving motors M1, M2 or the part where chain is easy to slack such as the U-turn part F where the downward slant path is turned to the horizontal path in the path of this pipe conveyer 1. Something making use of the mass of a weight of a coil spring is used in the slack correcting device 3.

Description

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

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明はパイプコンベアに関し、
より詳しくはチェーンの張力を矯正するようにした点を
特徴とするパイプコンベアに関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pipe conveyor,
More specifically, it relates to a pipe conveyor characterized in that the tension of the chain is corrected.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】オーバーヘッドコンベアに用いるチェー
ンをパイプを案内として移動させる型式のパイプコンベ
アにおいては、チェーンの駆動直後の部分や、搬送経路
の下降端部分、あるいは搬送物の積込み積下し部分でチ
ェーンに弛みが生じ、これが因でチェーンがパイプの内
で詰るといった不都合が生じる。
2. Description of the Related Art In a pipe conveyor of a type in which a chain used as an overhead conveyor is moved by using a pipe as a guide, the chain is used immediately after driving the chain, at a descending end portion of a conveying path, or at a loading / unloading portion of a conveyed object. There is a slack in the pipe, which causes the inconvenience that the chain is clogged in the pipe.

【0003】このような問題に対してこれまでは、コン
ベア経路の中間部分でチェーンを並行に走行させ、そこ
に配設したディファレンシャル機構によりチェーンの駆
動のバラツキを吸収させるようにしたり、あるいは、こ
の部分にサーボモータを配設し、これの回転数を検知し
てバラツキを吸収するようにしている。
In the past, in order to deal with such a problem, the chains are run in parallel in the intermediate portion of the conveyor path, and the differential mechanism arranged therein absorbs the variation in the driving of the chains, or A servomotor is arranged in the part, and the rotation speed of the servomotor is detected to absorb the variation.

【0004】しかしながら、前者では、コンベア経路の
一部にチェーンを並行に配設する必要があるため、経路
の設定が自由にできないといった問題を有し、また後者
では、サーボモータを使用する関係上、設備費が嵩むと
いった問題が生じる。
However, in the former case, there is a problem that the chains cannot be freely set because it is necessary to arrange the chains in parallel in a part of the conveyor path, and in the latter case, the servo motor is used because of the use. However, there is a problem that equipment costs increase.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明はこのような問
題に鑑みてなされたもので、その目的とするところは、
経路設定が容易で、しかもさしたる設備費の増加をきた
すことなく、長大なコンベア経路中のチェーンに対して
適切な弛み矯正を施すことのできる新たなパイプコンベ
アを提供することにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new pipe conveyor in which a route can be easily set and an appropriate slack correction can be performed on a chain in a long conveyor route without causing an increase in equipment cost.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】すなわち、本発明はこの
ような課題を達成するためのパイプコンベアにおけるチ
ェーンの張力矯正装置として、パイプコンベアの経路に
配設した駆動モータの直後の個所や、下向き傾斜経路か
ら水平経路に移行する個所や、負荷の変動が生じる個所
に、チェーンの走行方向変更案内部材を移動自在に配設
して、この案内部材に、チェーンに引張り方向の力を付
与する付勢部材を作用させるようにしたものである。
That is, the present invention is, as a tension correcting device for a chain in a pipe conveyor for achieving such a problem, a portion immediately after a drive motor arranged in a path of the pipe conveyor, and a downward direction. A guide member for changing the traveling direction of the chain is movably arranged at a position where the inclination path shifts to a horizontal path or where load changes, and a force is applied to the guide member in the pulling direction. The force member is made to act.

【0007】[0007]

【実施例】そこで以下に図示した実施例について説明す
る。図1、図2は、長大なパイプコンベア経路に適用し
た本発明の一実施例をなす装置の配置図を示したもので
ある。
Embodiments Now, the embodiments shown in the drawings will be described. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are layout diagrams of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a long pipe conveyor path.

【0008】図において符号1は、自動二輪車のフレー
ム本体搬送用として工場内の各組付け部署を巡るように
敷設したパイプコンベアで、このパイプコンベア1は、
図4に示したように、断面C型のガイドパイプ2とこの
ガイドパイプ2の内壁に沿って走行し得るように張設し
たローラチェーン8とによって構成されている。
In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a pipe conveyor laid so as to go around each assembly department in a factory for transporting a frame body of a motorcycle.
As shown in FIG. 4, the guide pipe 2 has a C-shaped cross section, and a roller chain 8 stretched so as to run along the inner wall of the guide pipe 2.

【0009】このパイプコンベア1の経路には、ローラ
チェーン8を駆動するための駆動モータMが経路の長さ
に応じて2個所もしくは3個所に配設され、かつこれら
の駆動モータM1 、M2 は、コントロール室に設けたイ
ンバーター制御装置ICによりそれぞれ所定の回転速度
で回転するように制御され、経路中におけるローラチェ
ーン8の速度のバラツキを調整するように構成されてい
る。
On the path of the pipe conveyor 1, drive motors M for driving the roller chains 8 are arranged at two or three positions depending on the length of the path, and the drive motors M 1 and M are provided. Reference numeral 2 is controlled by an inverter control device IC provided in the control chamber so as to rotate at a predetermined rotation speed, and is configured to adjust the speed variation of the roller chain 8 in the path.

【0010】この実施例、つまり自動二輪車のフレーム
本体搬送用として敷設されたこのパイプコンベア1で
は、その全長が500mに達するが、ここには2個所に
駆動モータM1 、M2 を配設して、フレーム本体取外し
部署Aに対して走行方向上手側の駆動モータM2 を下手
側の駆動モータM1 の回転速度より遅めに設定すること
により、全体の系でのローラチェーン8の弛みを抑える
ように構成されている。これに対して図中符号3は、パ
イプコンベア1のUターン部分においてローラチェーン
8の伸びを矯正する矯正装置で、この矯正装置3は、図
3に示したように、U字状の矯正パイプ4の両端を平行
に延びる2本の直線上の各ガイドパイプ2a、2bの各
端部にスライド自在に嵌め合わせ、さらに、この矯正パ
イプ4を支持する支持フレーム5の両側に一対のワイヤ
6を固定し、プーリーを介してワイヤ6の他端に取付け
た重錘7の質量を矯正パイプ4に作用させることによ
り、ローラチェーン8の弛みを一定に矯正するように構
成されている。
In this embodiment, that is, in this pipe conveyor 1 laid for carrying the frame body of a motorcycle, the total length thereof reaches 500 m, but drive motors M 1 and M 2 are arranged at two places here. Then, by setting the drive motor M 2 on the upper side in the traveling direction relative to the frame body removing unit A to be slower than the rotation speed of the drive motor M 1 on the lower side, the slack of the roller chain 8 in the entire system is reduced. It is configured to hold down. On the other hand, reference numeral 3 in the drawing is a straightening device for straightening the elongation of the roller chain 8 in the U-turn portion of the pipe conveyor 1, and the straightening device 3 has a U-shaped straightening pipe as shown in FIG. Both ends of 4 are slidably fitted to the ends of two linear guide pipes 2a and 2b extending in parallel, and a pair of wires 6 are provided on both sides of a support frame 5 that supports the straightening pipe 4. The weight of the weight 7 that is fixed and attached to the other end of the wire 6 via the pulley is applied to the straightening pipe 4 so that the slack of the roller chain 8 is straightened.

【0011】再び図1、図2に戻って、これらの矯正装
置3は、ローラチェーン8の弛み易い個所に配設され、
具体的には、各駆動モータM1 、M2 の配設個所B、B
に続く最初のUターン部分C、Cと、パイプコンベア1
の下向き傾斜経路Dから水平経路Eに移る点のUターン
部分F、もしくはワークの積込み積下し部署Aの直前の
部分に設けられる。なお、図2中符号GLは床面を示し
ている。
Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, these straightening devices 3 are arranged at a portion where the roller chain 8 easily loosens,
Specifically, the locations B, B where the drive motors M 1 , M 2 are arranged
The first U-turn part C, C following and the pipe conveyor 1
It is provided in the U-turn portion F at the point where the downward inclined path D moves to the horizontal path E, or in the portion just before the loading / unloading section A of the work. In addition, the code | symbol GL in FIG. 2 has shown the floor surface.

【0012】このように構成された装置において、経路
の途中に設けた各駆動モータM1 、M2 によりハンガー
9を垂設したチェーン8を駆動して、これをパイプコン
ベア1の経路に沿わせて走行させると、このチェーン8
は、駆動モータM1 、M2 の配設個所Bにおいて強制的
な送り方向の牽引力を受けるため、上手側においては引
張り力が、下手側においては押出し力が作用する結果、
駆動モータ配設個所Bの下手側でチェーン8に弛みが生
じる。
In the apparatus constructed as described above, the drive motors M 1 and M 2 provided in the middle of the path drive the chain 8 having the hanger 9 vertically installed, and the chain 8 is moved along the path of the pipe conveyor 1. When you run it, this chain 8
Receives a forcible traction force in the feed direction at the location B where the drive motors M 1 and M 2 are arranged, so that a pulling force acts on the upper hand side and an pushing force acts on the lower hand side.
The chain 8 is loosened on the lower side of the drive motor location B.

【0013】しかしながら、上述したように、駆動モー
タ配設個所Bの直後のUターン部分Cに弛み矯正装置3
を配設して、U字状の矯正パイプ4を重錘7によりガイ
ドパイプ2a、2bから引出す方向に付勢しているた
め、このパイプ4内を通過する過程で、チェーン8は重
錘7の質量に応じた引っ張り力を受けてその弛みが矯正
される。
However, as described above, the slack correction device 3 is provided at the U-turn portion C immediately after the drive motor installation location B.
And the U-shaped straightening pipe 4 is urged by the weight 7 in the direction in which it is pulled out from the guide pipes 2a, 2b. The slack is corrected by the pulling force according to the mass of the.

【0014】他方、フレーム本体を2階から1階に移す
べく、チェーン8をパイプコンベア1の下向き傾斜経路
Dに沿わせて走行させると、このチェーン8は、水平経
路Eに移る個所で担持したフレーム本体の重みや自重に
よって弛みが生じるが、この部分に設けた弛み矯正装置
3は、チェーン8に引っ張り力を付与してその弛みを矯
正し、同様に、フレーム本体の積込み積下し部署におい
ては、荷重の変動により生じたチェーン8の弛みが矯正
装置3により除去される。
On the other hand, when the chain 8 is run along the downwardly inclined path D of the pipe conveyor 1 in order to move the frame body from the second floor to the first floor, the chain 8 is carried at a position where it moves to the horizontal path E. Although slack occurs due to the weight of the frame body or its own weight, the slack correction device 3 provided in this portion corrects the slack by applying a pulling force to the chain 8, and similarly, in the loading / unloading section of the frame body. The slack of the chain 8 caused by the fluctuation of the load is removed by the straightening device 3.

【0015】なお以上は、弛みの矯正手段として矯正パ
イプ4に重錘7の質量を作用させるように構成したもの
であるが、これをコイルバネに置換えることもでき、ま
た、矯正パイプ4については、U字型に限らず、L字型
などチェーン8の走行方向を変更するような形状となし
て、これにチェーンを引っ張るような付勢力を作用させ
るように構成することもできる。
In the above description, the mass of the weight 7 is applied to the straightening pipe 4 as the slack correcting means. However, this can be replaced with a coil spring. The chain 8 is not limited to the U-shape, but may be an L-shape such that the traveling direction of the chain 8 is changed and a biasing force for pulling the chain can be applied to the shape.

【0016】[0016]

【発明の効果】以上述べたように本発明によれば、チェ
ーン駆動個所の直後や、傾斜の切換わり個所あるいは負
荷の変動個所にチェーンの走行方向変更案内部材を設け
て、これにチェーンを引張る方向の付勢力を作用させる
ようにしたので、これらの個所において生じ易いチェー
ンの弛みをこの付勢力により取除いて、弛みにより生じ
るチェーンの詰まりや騒音等の発生を未然に防ぐことが
できる。
As described above, according to the present invention, a guide member for changing the traveling direction of the chain is provided immediately after the position where the chain is driven, or where the inclination is changed or the load is changed, and the chain is pulled. Since the urging force in the directional direction is applied, the slack of the chain that is likely to occur at these points can be removed by this urging force, and the clogging of the chain, noise, and the like caused by the slack can be prevented.

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

【図1】本発明が適用されたパイプコンベアの一例を示
した平面図である。
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a pipe conveyor to which the present invention is applied.

【図2】同コンベアの側面図である。FIG. 2 is a side view of the conveyor.

【図3】弛み矯正装置の一実施例を示した斜視図であ
る。
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a slack correction device.

【図4】図3のX−X線の断面図である。4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 パイプコンベア 2 ガイドパイプ 3 弛み矯正装置 4 矯正パイプ 5 重錘 M1 、M2 駆動モータ C、F 矯正装置の配設個所1 Pipe Conveyor 2 Guide Pipe 3 Slack Correction Device 4 Correction Pipe 5 Weights M 1 , M 2 Drive Motor C, F Arrangement Position of Correction Device

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 パイプコンベアの経路に配設した駆動モ
ータの直後の個所や、下向き傾斜経路から水平経路に移
行する個所や、負荷の変動が生じる個所に、チェーンの
走行方向変更案内部材を移動自在に配設して、該案内部
材に、上記チェーンに引張り方向の力を付与する付勢部
材を作用させるようにしたことを特徴とするパイプコン
ベアにおけるチェーンの張力矯正装置。
1. A traveling direction changing guide member of a chain is moved to a position immediately after a drive motor disposed on a path of a pipe conveyor, a position where a downwardly inclined path shifts to a horizontal path, or a position where load fluctuation occurs. A tension correction device for a chain in a pipe conveyor, wherein the guide member is freely arranged so that an urging member that applies a force in a pulling direction to the chain acts on the guide member.
【請求項2】 上記パイプコンベアの経路中にチェーン
駆動モータを少なくとも2個所に配設して、上記チェー
ンの速度のバラつきを調整するよう該各駆動モータを制
御するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項1記載のパイ
プコンベアにおけるチェーンの張力矯正装置。
2. A chain drive motor is provided at least at two positions in the path of the pipe conveyor, and each drive motor is controlled so as to adjust the variation in the speed of the chain. A chain tension straightening device for a pipe conveyor according to claim 1.
JP24056593A 1993-09-01 1993-09-01 Chain tension correcting device in pipe conveyer Pending JPH0769423A (en)

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