JPH08324759A - Work aligning and feeding device - Google Patents
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】貯蔵容器内に投入された円筒形状
又は円柱形状の多数のワークを分離，整列して次工程が
必要とする量を供給する装置に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for separating and aligning a large number of cylindrical or columnar works placed in a storage container and supplying an amount required for the next step.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】例えば、練り歯磨き等クリーム状の化粧
品又は薬品、或いは練りわさび等クリーム状の食品等を
入れるチューブ状容器は、ポリプロピレン等合成樹脂製
の円筒の上下にキャップ部材と一文字状の封印部を設け
たものである。この種のチューブ状容器の組み付け機に
前述の円筒を供給するには組み付け作業能力に合った必
要量を整列した状態で送り込まねばならない。2. Description of the Related Art For example, a tubular container for containing creamy cosmetics or medicines such as toothpaste or creamy foods such as toothpaste is a cap member and a letter-shaped seal above and below a cylinder made of polypropylene or other synthetic resin. Parts are provided. In order to supply the above-mentioned cylinder to an assembling machine for this type of tubular container, it is necessary to feed the cylinders in a necessary amount in line with the assembling work ability.
【０００３】上述のような比較的大きくて軽いワークの
供給に、従来の円形ホッパを有する振動式供給装置を使
用すると、ホッパの直径が非常に大きくなるとともに振
幅を大きくしないと軽量物を移動させることができな
い。このため騒音が大きいので消音装置を付けねばなら
ない等の問題が生じる。When a conventional vibrating feeder having a circular hopper is used for feeding a relatively large and light work piece as described above, a lightweight object is moved unless the diameter of the hopper becomes very large and the amplitude thereof becomes large. I can't. For this reason, since the noise is large, there is a problem that a silencer must be attached.
【０００４】そこで、上述の振動式供給装置に不向きな
円筒形状又は円柱形状のワーク用として図１０に示す特
開平２−１１００１６号で公知の部品供給装置がある。
このものは、ホッパ１０１底板のシュート１０２の端末
部に丸棒又は円筒状の材料Ｓを方向を揃えて蓄積し、移
動板１１１Ａ〜１１９Ａと固定板１１１Ｂ〜１１９Ｂと
からなる送供板１１１〜１１９を多数並列し、アクチュ
エータ１０３により移動板１１１Ａ〜１１９Ａを一勢に
上方向に移動することにより、蓄積された材料Ｓを一個
ずつ最下位の移動板１１１Ａ上に載せて固定板１１１Ｂ
上に載せ換える。次いで移動板を一勢に下方向に移動す
ることにより固定板１１１Ｂ上の素材Ｓを次の移動板１
１２Ａ上に転落させる。こうして素材Ｓを次々と載せ換
えて次工程へ送供するようにしたものである。Therefore, there is a component supply device known in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-110016 shown in FIG. 10 for a cylindrical or columnar work which is not suitable for the above-mentioned vibration type supply device.
In this product, round rods or cylindrical materials S are accumulated in the terminal portion of the chute 102 of the bottom plate of the hopper 101 in the same direction, and the delivery plates 111 to 119B are composed of moving plates 111A to 119A and fixed plates 111B to 119B. By moving the moving plates 111A to 119A in one direction upward by the actuator 103, the accumulated materials S are placed one by one on the lowermost moving plate 111A, and the fixed plate 111B.
Replace on top. Then, the moving plate is moved downward in a row to move the material S on the fixed plate 111B to the next moving plate 1.
Roll over 12A. In this way, the material S is transferred one after another and sent to the next process.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】従来の技術で述べた特
開平２−１１００１６号の部品供給装置は素材Ｓをシュ
ート１０２の端末部に方向を揃えて蓄積せねばならず、
大変人手間を要する。そのうえ金属材料のように安定し
た積み上げ状態を保って順調に最下位の移動板上に転が
り込むような比較的搬送しやすい素材の場合には、常時
安定した送供量が得られるが、上述の合成樹脂製の円筒
形状又は円柱形状ワークのように軽くて僅かな干渉で動
き易いワークの場合には輸送中に脱落しやすいので移動
板での送り量が不安定であり、送り出し量が次工程の必
要量とは一致しないという問題を有している。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the component supply device of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-110016 described in the prior art, the material S must be accumulated in the end portion of the chute 102 in the same direction.
It takes a lot of labor. In addition, for materials that are relatively easy to convey, such as metal materials that keep a stable stacked state and roll smoothly on the lowest moving plate, a stable delivery amount can always be obtained. When the work is light and easy to move due to slight interference, such as resin-made cylindrical or cylindrical work, it is easy to fall off during transportation, so the feed amount on the moving plate is unstable and the feed amount is There is a problem that it does not match the required amount.
【０００６】本発明は従来の技術の有するこのような問
題点に鑑みなされたものであり、その目的とするところ
は貯蔵容器内に方向性を気にすることなく無造作にワー
クを投入することができ、貯蔵容器内に投入されたワー
クを分離整列して次工程の必要量を確実に供給すること
ができるワーク整列供給装置を提供しようとするもので
ある。The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to randomly put a work into a storage container without paying attention to the direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a work aligning and supplying device that can separate and align the works put into the storage container and reliably supply the necessary amount for the next process.
【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
に本発明のワーク整列供給装置は、貯蔵容器内に投入さ
れた円筒形状又は円柱形状の多数のワークを整列して次
工程が必要とする量を供給する装置であって、前記貯蔵
容器のワーク貯蔵室の底板となる傾斜板のほぼ中央部に
傾斜面を横切るように穿設された長穴からほぼ垂直に突
出する上下動可能な仕切り板と、該仕切り板の上昇と前
記仕切り板を段階的に下降させる第１駆動手段と、前記
傾斜板に前記仕切り板の前後平行に穿設された二つの長
穴からそれぞれほぼ垂直に突出する上下動可能な第１整
列板及び第２整列板と、該第１整列板及び第２整列板を
それぞれ連続的に上下動させる第２駆動手段及び第３駆
動手段と、前記傾斜板の端末と前記貯蔵容器の内壁との
間にほぼ垂直に設けられ前記傾斜板とほぼ同じ傾斜角を
上端面に有する複数枚の昇降板と複数枚の固定板とを前
記貯蔵容器の内壁側が高くなるように並列に交互に配列
し前記固定板の上端面を前記昇降板の移動量に等しい間
隔で階段状に固定し、前記移動量に等しい間隔の段階状
の前記昇降板の下方への移動で傾斜する上端面が前記傾
斜板及び前記固定板の傾斜する上端面と一致してワーク
を受け取り前記昇降板の上方への移動で前記昇降板の傾
斜する上端面が前記固定板の傾斜する上端面と一致して
ワークを載せ換えるとともに前記貯蔵容器の内壁と接す
る昇降板からは前記内壁に設けられた窓から貯蔵容器外
に搬出する送り出し部材と、該送り出し部材の昇降板を
上下動させる第４駆動手段と、前記窓から貯蔵容器外に
搬出されたワークをコンベアに誘導するシフト板上に設
けられワークを一列にせき止めて間欠的に送る揺動シャ
ッタと、該揺動シャッタを前記送り出し部材と連動させ
て駆動する第５駆動手段と、前記コンベア上の送り出し
端側で次工程への移送のために待機しているワークの最
低保有量を検出できる位置に設けられたセンサと、該セ
ンサの信号により前記第４駆動手段と第５駆動手段との
各アクチュエータを入・切する制御手段とからなるもの
である。In order to achieve the above object, the work aligning and feeding apparatus of the present invention requires the next step by aligning a large number of cylindrical or cylindrical works placed in a storage container. Is a device for supplying an amount which is capable of moving up and down, which projects substantially vertically from an elongated hole formed so as to traverse the inclined surface at a substantially central portion of an inclined plate serving as a bottom plate of the work storage chamber of the storage container. A partition plate, a first drive means for raising the partition plate and lowering the partition plate stepwise, and protruding substantially vertically from the two elongated holes formed in the inclined plate in parallel with the front and rear of the partition plate. A first aligning plate and a second aligning plate that can move up and down, second driving means and a third driving means that continuously move the first aligning plate and the second aligning plate up and down, and the end of the inclined plate. Between the inner wall of the storage container and the A plurality of lift plates having the same inclination angle as the inclined plate on the upper end surface and a plurality of fixed plates are alternately arranged in parallel so that the inner wall side of the storage container is higher, and the upper end surface of the fixed plate is The elevating plate is fixed in a stepwise manner at an interval equal to the movement amount, and the upper end surface inclined by the downward movement of the elevating plate in steps at intervals equal to the movement amount inclines the inclined plate and the fixed plate. The workpiece is received in conformity with the upper end surface, and when the lifting plate is moved upward, the inclined upper end surface of the elevating plate coincides with the inclined upper end surface of the fixing plate to transfer the work and the inner wall of the storage container. From the elevating plate in contact with the elevating plate, a sending-out member is carried out from the window provided on the inner wall to the outside of the storage container, a fourth driving means for moving the elevating plate of the sending-out member up and down, and is carried out from the window to the outside of the storage container. Guided work to conveyor A swing shutter provided on a shift plate for stopping the work in a row and sending the work intermittently; fifth driving means for driving the swing shutter in conjunction with the sending member; and a sending end side on the conveyor. A sensor provided at a position capable of detecting the minimum holding amount of the workpiece waiting for the transfer to the next process, and the actuators of the fourth driving means and the fifth driving means are turned on / off by the signal of the sensor. And a control means for cutting off.
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】貯蔵容器内の仕切り板で仕切られた第１貯蔵室
と第２貯蔵室とに貯蔵されるワークは第１整列板と第２
整列板とのそれぞれの上下動により分離整列される。そ
して送り出し部材により第２貯蔵室内の貯蔵ワークが設
定された最小限数以下になると、仕切り板が自動で一段
ずつ下降して第１貯蔵室から第２貯蔵室へワークを送り
込む。こうして第１貯蔵室，第２貯蔵室とも貯蔵ワーク
が最小限以下になると、仕切り板を最上段まで上昇させ
たのち、表示ランプ又はブザー等で作業者にワークの補
充要請が知らされる。作業者が所定量のワークを投入す
ると初期のステップに自動復帰する。The work stored in the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber partitioned by the partition plate in the storage container is the first alignment plate and the second alignment plate.
Separation and alignment are performed by vertical movements of the alignment plate. When the number of stored works in the second storage chamber becomes equal to or less than the set minimum number by the sending member, the partition plate automatically descends step by step and sends the works from the first storage chamber to the second storage chamber. In this way, when the stored work in both the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber becomes the minimum or less, the partition plate is raised to the uppermost stage, and then the worker is notified of the work supplement request by the display lamp or the buzzer. When the worker inputs a predetermined amount of work, it automatically returns to the initial step.
【０００９】一方、送り出し部材と揺動シャッタとは、
ワークコンベア上で待機するワーク保有数が最小限以下
になったことを知らせるセンサ信号で連動を開始する。
そして、揺動シャッタはワークコンベア側の爪（屈曲
部）が開くように旋回し、屈曲部で阻止されていた一列
のワークをシュート板を介してワークコンベア上に転送
した後、反対方向に旋回してワークを阻止する位置に戻
る。On the other hand, the sending member and the swing shutter are
The interlocking is started by the sensor signal that informs that the number of works held on the work conveyor is below the minimum.
Then, the oscillating shutter turns so that the claw (bent part) on the side of the work conveyor opens, transfers a line of works blocked at the bent part onto the work conveyor via the chute plate, and then turns in the opposite direction. Then return to the position where the work is blocked.
【００１０】そしてこの揺動シャッタと連動して送り出
し部材の下降端位置にあった階段状の複数枚の昇降板の
上昇端位置への上昇で、それぞれの傾斜する上端面に載
るワークを階段状の複数枚の固定板の１段上の傾斜する
上端面にそれぞれ載せ換え、貯蔵容器の内壁と接する最
も高い昇降板に載るワークを窓から貯蔵容器外に送り出
す。この送り出し部材と揺動シャッタとの連動は、ワー
クコンベア上のセンサ信号が消えるまで確認を取りなが
ら繰り返される。By interlocking with the swinging shutter, a plurality of step-like elevating plates at the descending end position of the feeding member are elevated to the ascending end position, and the workpieces placed on the respective inclined upper end surfaces are stepped. Each of the plurality of fixed plates is placed on the upper end surface of the upper sloping one step, and the work placed on the highest elevating plate in contact with the inner wall of the storage container is sent out of the storage container through the window. The interlocking of the sending member and the swing shutter is repeated while taking confirmation until the sensor signal on the work conveyor disappears.
【００１１】[0011]
【実施例】以下実施例について図面にもとづいて説明す
る。図１のワーク整列供給装置の横断面及び図２の上視
図において、床上に設置されたフレーム１の上板１ａ上
に脚２Ａ，２Ｂを介して貯蔵容器３が取着されている。
貯蔵容器３の内部はワーク貯蔵室の底板となる右上がり
の傾斜板４Ａと、この傾斜板４Ａの端末に一体に連なる
垂直板４Ｂとにより中央及び右側の部分が仕切られてい
て、残る左側部分のみ上下が開口している。Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the horizontal cross section of the work aligning and feeding apparatus of FIG. 1 and the top view of FIG. 2, the storage container 3 is attached to the upper plate 1a of the frame 1 installed on the floor via the legs 2A and 2B.
The inside of the storage container 3 is divided into a central portion and a right portion by a rightwardly inclined plate 4A which is a bottom plate of the work storage chamber and a vertical plate 4B which is integrally connected to the end of the inclined plate 4A, and the left side portion which remains. Only the top and bottom are open.
【００１２】傾斜板４Ａには傾斜面を横切るように（図
１で紙面を貫く方向に）三本の長穴４ａ，４ｂ，４ｃが
平行に穿設されており、貯蔵容器３の対向する二枚の側
板３ａ，３ｂの長穴４ｂ対応位置にコ字状の垂直方向の
案内５Ａ，５Ｂ及び５Ｃ，５Ｄが傾斜板４Ａを挟んで上
下に取着されている。ここでワークＷは、従来の技術で
述べたチューブ容器の胴体部分となる合成樹脂製の円筒
形状のワーク又は合成樹脂等の軽い円柱形状ワークであ
る。Three slanted holes 4a, 4b, 4c are formed in the slanting plate 4A so as to cross the slanting surface (in the direction penetrating the plane of the paper in FIG. 1) in parallel, and two long holes 4a, 4b, 4c facing each other of the storage container 3 are provided. U-shaped vertical guides 5A, 5B and 5C, 5D are vertically attached at positions corresponding to the elongated holes 4b of the side plates 3a, 3b with the inclined plate 4A interposed therebetween. Here, the work W is a cylindrical work made of synthetic resin or a light cylindrical work made of synthetic resin or the like, which is the body portion of the tube container described in the related art.
【００１３】ワークＷをせき止めてワーク貯蔵室を第１
貯蔵室ａと第２貯蔵室ｂに仕切るための仕切り板６は、
案内５Ａ，５Ｂ及び５Ｃ，５Ｄに両端部が上下動可能に
係合され、傾斜板４Ａの長穴４ｂを貫通して上下に移動
可能とされており、仕切り板６はフレーム１の上板１ａ
の下面に固着されてる支え７の底板７ａ上に垂直に立設
されているダブル形エアシリンダ部材８により駆動され
るようになっている。The work W is stopped and the work storage chamber is first
The partition plate 6 for partitioning the storage room a and the second storage room b is
Both ends of the guides 5A, 5B and 5C, 5D are vertically movably engaged with each other so that they can move up and down through the elongated holes 4b of the inclined plate 4A, and the partition plate 6 is the upper plate 1a of the frame 1.
It is adapted to be driven by a double type air cylinder member 8 which is vertically erected on a bottom plate 7a of a support 7 fixed to the lower surface of the.
【００１４】ダブル形エアシリンダ部材８は二本のエア
シリンダ８Ａ，８Ｂがピストンロッド８ａ，８ｂを外側
にして互いに同心に固定され、上側のピストンロッド８
ａの先端がＬ字金具９を介して仕切り板６の中央下寄り
位置に固着され、上下側のピストンロッド８ｂの先端が
支え７の底板７ａ上に固着されている。In the double type air cylinder member 8, two air cylinders 8A and 8B are concentrically fixed to each other with the piston rods 8a and 8b outside and the upper piston rod 8 is provided.
The tip of a is fixed to the central lower position of the partition plate 6 via the L-shaped metal fitting 9, and the tip of the upper and lower piston rods 8b is fixed to the bottom plate 7a of the support 7.
【００１５】エアシリンダ８Ａ，８Ｂには図示しないエ
ア源から図示しない電磁切換弁を介してそれぞれエア供
給が行われるようになっていて、このエアシリンダ８
Ａ，８Ｂにより仕切り板６は上段，中段，下段の三段階
に高さが変わるようになっていて、第１貯蔵室ａ及び第
２貯蔵室ｂにはワークの貯蔵量が最小限になったとき信
号を出力するワーク確認用のセンサＯＰ１，ＯＰ２がそ
れぞれ側板３ａ又は及び３ｂに取着されている。このセ
ンサＯＰ１，ＯＰ２は接触式でも非接触式でもよいがワ
ークＷが軟らかい場合は赤外線等を用いた光学式非接触
センサが望ましい。Air is supplied to the air cylinders 8A and 8B from an air source (not shown) via an electromagnetic switching valve (not shown).
The height of the partition plate 6 can be changed to three stages of upper, middle and lower by A and 8B, and the storage amount of the work is minimized in the first storage chamber a and the second storage chamber b. Workpiece confirmation sensors OP1 and OP2 for outputting a signal are attached to the side plates 3a and 3b, respectively. The sensors OP1 and OP2 may be of a contact type or a non-contact type, but when the work W is soft, an optical non-contact sensor using infrared rays or the like is preferable.
【００１６】更に、貯蔵容器３の側板３ａ，３ｂには傾
斜板４Ａの長穴４ａ及び４ｃ対応位置に、コ字状の垂直
方向の案内１１Ａ，１１Ｂ及び１２Ａ，１２Ｂがそれぞ
れ取着されていて、一方の案内１１Ａ，１１Ｂに第１貯
蔵室ａ用の第１整列板１３が、また他方の案内１２Ａ，
１２Ｂに第２貯蔵室ｂ用の第２整列板１４がそれぞれ長
穴４ａ，４ｂを貫通して上方に突出するように上下動可
能にほぼ垂直に設けられている。Further, U-shaped vertical guides 11A, 11B and 12A, 12B are attached to the side plates 3a, 3b of the storage container 3 at positions corresponding to the elongated holes 4a, 4c of the inclined plate 4A, respectively. , The first alignment plate 13 for the first storage chamber a on one of the guides 11A and 11B, and the other guide 12A, 11B.
A second alignment plate 14 for the second storage chamber b is provided in 12B so as to be vertically movable so as to pass through the elongated holes 4a and 4b and project upward.
【００１７】フレーム１の上板１ａの下面には第１整列
板１３と第２整列板１４との間下にエアシリンダ１５，
１６がそれぞれ上向きに固着されており、エアシリンダ
１５，１６のピストンロッド１５ａ，１６ａは上板１ａ
の穴から上方に突出していて、この突出するピストンロ
ッド１５ａ，１６ａの上端がジョイントを介して第１整
列板１３と第２整列板１４との下端面にそれぞれ連結さ
れている。On the lower surface of the upper plate 1a of the frame 1, an air cylinder 15 is provided between the first aligning plate 13 and the second aligning plate 14, and below.
16 are fixed upward, and the piston rods 15a and 16a of the air cylinders 15 and 16 are the upper plate 1a.
The upper ends of the projecting piston rods 15a and 16a are respectively connected to the lower end surfaces of the first alignment plate 13 and the second alignment plate 14 via joints.
【００１８】エアシリンダ１５，１６には図示しないエ
ア源からそれぞれ図示しない電磁切換弁を介してエアが
供給され、電磁切換弁のソレノイドには図示しないタイ
マの設定時間ごとに交互に電圧が印加されるようになっ
ている。第１貯蔵室ａのセンサＯＰ１からワークＷが最
小限以下になったことを知らせる信号が出ていない限
り、かつ、第２貯蔵室ｂのセンサＯＰ２から同様の信号
が出ていない限り第１整列板１３及び第２整列板１４の
上下動を繰り返すようになっている。Air is supplied to the air cylinders 15 and 16 from an air source (not shown) through an electromagnetic switching valve (not shown), and a voltage is alternately applied to the solenoids of the electromagnetic switching valve every set time of a timer (not shown). It has become so. As long as there is no signal from the sensor OP1 of the first storage chamber a indicating that the work W has become below the minimum and the same signal from the sensor OP2 of the second storage chamber b, the first alignment The vertical movement of the plate 13 and the second alignment plate 14 is repeated.
【００１９】更に、貯蔵容器３の左側の側板３ｃの内壁
と傾斜板４Ａの端末と連なる垂直板４Ｂとの間にワーク
送り出し部材１７が垂直に設けられている。ワーク送り
出し部材１７は高さのそれぞれ異なる三枚の昇降板１８
Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃと、同じく高さの異なる二枚の固定
板１９Ｂ，１９Ｃとが、側板３ｃ側が高くなるように、
かつ、固定体１９Ｂと１９Ｃとの上端面の高さの差が昇
降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの移動量と等しい間隔の階
段状に交互に並列に配列されている。この三枚の昇降板
１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃにはそれぞれ複数個所に長穴１
８ａ，１８ｂ，１８ｃが垂直に穿設されており、固定板
１９Ｂ，１９Ｃにはこの長穴対応位置に複数の取付穴が
穿設されている。Further, a work delivery member 17 is vertically provided between the inner wall of the left side plate 3c of the storage container 3 and the vertical plate 4B connected to the end of the inclined plate 4A. The work feeding member 17 includes three lifting plates 18 having different heights.
A, 18B, 18C and two fixing plates 19B, 19C of different heights are arranged so that the side plate 3c side is higher.
Moreover, the height difference between the upper ends of the fixed bodies 19B and 19C is alternately arranged in parallel in a staircase pattern at intervals equal to the amount of movement of the lift plates 18A, 18B, 18C. Each of these three lifting plates 18A, 18B, 18C has a slot 1 at a plurality of locations.
8a, 18b, and 18c are vertically drilled, and a plurality of mounting holes are drilled in the fixing plates 19B and 19C at positions corresponding to the elongated holes.
【００２０】そして貯蔵容器３の側板３ｃに固着される
複数本の組付軸２１Ａと、側板３ｃに固着され先端が垂
直板４Ｂの穴に嵌挿されている複数本の組付軸２１Ｂと
により二枚の固定板１９Ｂ，１９Ｃが上述の高さと配列
とで階段状に固定されるとともに、階段状の三枚の昇降
板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの上下動が可能とされ、固定
板１９Ｂ，１９Ｃと昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの上
端面はそれぞれ傾斜板４Ａとほぼ同じ角度の傾斜面に形
成されている。The plurality of assembly shafts 21A fixed to the side plate 3c of the storage container 3 and the plurality of assembly shafts 21B fixed to the side plate 3c and having the tips fitted into the holes of the vertical plate 4B. The two fixing plates 19B and 19C are fixed in a stepped manner at the height and arrangement described above, and the three stepped lifting plates 18A, 18B and 18C can be moved up and down, and the fixing plates 19B and 19C are fixed. The upper end surfaces of the elevating plates 18A, 18B, and 18C are formed as inclined surfaces having substantially the same angle as the inclined plate 4A.
【００２１】フレーム１の上板１ａ上には昇降板１８
Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの真下に図示しない垂直方向の二本
のガイドポストに沿って上下動可能に昇降台２４が設け
られており、この昇降台２４上に三枚の昇降板１８Ａ，
１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの下端面が固着されていて、昇降台２４
はフレーム１の上板１ａの下面に固着されるエアシリン
ダ２３の、上板１ａの穴から上方に突出するピストンロ
ッド２３ａ先端とジョイントを介して連結されている。A lift plate 18 is provided on the upper plate 1a of the frame 1.
A lift table 24 is provided directly below A, 18B, and 18C so as to be vertically movable along two guide posts in the vertical direction (not shown), and on the lift table 24, three lift plates 18A,
The lower end surfaces of 18B and 18C are fixed, and the lift table 24
Is connected via a joint to the tip of a piston rod 23a of the air cylinder 23 fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 1a of the frame 1 and protruding upward from the hole of the upper plate 1a.
【００２２】このようにエアシリンダ２３により上下動
される階段状の三枚の昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃは
図５に示す下降端位置において、最下段の昇降板１８Ａ
の傾斜する上端面が傾斜板４Ａの端末部傾斜面と一致
し、中段の昇降板１８Ｂの傾斜する上端面が固定板１９
Ｂの傾斜する上端面と一致し、最上段昇降板１８Ｃの傾
斜する上端面が固定板１９Ｃの傾斜する上端面と一致し
て、１個又は複数個のワークＷをそれぞれの傾斜する上
端面で一列に受け取るようになっている。The three step-like lift plates 18A, 18B and 18C which are vertically moved by the air cylinder 23 in this manner are located at the lowermost end position shown in FIG.
The inclined upper end face of the inclined plate 4A coincides with the terminal inclined face of the inclined plate 4A, and the inclined upper end face of the middle lift plate 18B has the fixed plate 19A.
The upper end surface of the uppermost elevating plate 18C coincides with the upper end surface of the fixed plate 19C, and one or a plurality of works W are respectively inclined. It is designed to receive in line.
【００２３】また、階段状の三枚の昇降板１８Ａ，１８
Ｂ，１８Ｃは図６の仮想線で示す上昇端位置において、
昇降板１８Ａの傾斜する上端面が固定板１９Ｂの傾斜す
る上端面と一致し、昇降板１８Ｂの傾斜する上端面が固
定板１９Ｃの傾斜する上端面と一致して１個又は複数個
のワークＷを載せ換え、昇降板１８Ｃの傾斜する上端面
は側板３ｃに開口するワーク送り出し用の窓３ｄの下面
より僅かに高くなって１個又は複数個のワークを窓３ｄ
から貯蔵器外の後述するシュート板２６に送り出すよう
になっている。Further, three step-like lift plates 18A, 18
B and 18C are at the rising end position shown by the phantom line in FIG.
One or a plurality of works W in which the inclined upper end surface of the lift plate 18A matches the inclined upper end surface of the fixed plate 19B, and the inclined upper end surface of the lift plate 18B matches the inclined upper end surface of the fixed plate 19C. And the inclined upper end surface of the elevating plate 18C is slightly higher than the lower surface of the work delivery window 3d opening to the side plate 3c, and one or a plurality of works are opened in the window 3d.
It is designed to be sent out from the reservoir to a chute plate 26 described later outside the reservoir.
【００２４】エアシリンダ２３には図示しないエア源か
ら図示しない電磁切換弁を介してエアが供給されるよう
になっていて、昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃの上下動
は下降端位置を基準とし後述のワークコンベア４０上に
設けられているワーク確認用のセンサＯＰ３からワーク
Ｗが最小限以下になったことを知らせる信号が出たとき
揺動シャッタ３２と連動して作動し、１サイクルずつ確
認を取りながら上下動を繰り返すようになっている。Air is supplied to the air cylinder 23 from an air source (not shown) through an electromagnetic switching valve (not shown). The vertical movement of the lift plates 18A, 18B, 18C will be described with reference to the lower end position. When a signal for notifying that the work W has become below the minimum is output from the work confirmation sensor OP3 provided on the work conveyor 40, the work is performed in conjunction with the swing shutter 32, and the confirmation is performed one cycle at a time. It is designed to repeat vertical movements while taking.
【００２５】図３の貯蔵容器外のワーク搬送部材を示す
拡大図において、貯蔵容器３の側板３ｃの外壁にはワー
ク送り出し用の窓３ｄの下側にワークＷをワークコンベ
ア４０に転送するためのシュート板２６が固着され、窓
３ｄの上側にワークＷの外径に合わせて窓の上下幅を調
整する扉２７が上下位置調整可能に取着されている。In the enlarged view of the work transfer member outside the storage container shown in FIG. 3, the work W is transferred to the work conveyor 40 on the outer wall of the side plate 3c of the storage container 3 below the work delivery window 3d. A chute plate 26 is fixed, and a door 27 that adjusts the vertical width of the window according to the outer diameter of the work W is attached to the upper side of the window 3d so that the vertical position can be adjusted.
【００２６】更に側板３ｃの両側に図２に示す支え２８
Ａ，２８Ｂが固着され、支え２８Ａ，２８Ｂの先端部に
軸２９が回転可能に支持されており、軸２９に固着され
る二個の角駒３１Ａ，３１Ｂの下面に断面がＬ形の揺動
シャッタ３２が固着されている。更に側板３ｃの突起部
３ｅにＬ形のブラケット３３が固着され、このブラケッ
ト３３と軸２９の一方の端部に一端が固定されているア
ーム３４の他端との間にエアシリンダ３５が旋回可能に
設けられている。Further, supports 28 shown in FIG. 2 are provided on both sides of the side plate 3c.
A and 28B are fixed to each other, and a shaft 29 is rotatably supported on the tip end portions of the supports 28A and 28B. Oscillations having an L-shaped cross section are formed on the lower surfaces of two square pieces 31A and 31B fixed to the shaft 29. The shutter 32 is fixed. Further, an L-shaped bracket 33 is fixed to the protrusion 3e of the side plate 3c, and the air cylinder 35 can be swung between the bracket 33 and the other end of the arm 34 whose one end is fixed to one end of the shaft 29. It is provided in.
【００２７】エアシリンダ３５には図示しないエア源か
ら電磁切換弁を介してエアが供給され、揺動シャッタ３
２は後述のワークコンベア４０上に設けられているワー
ク確認用のセンサＯＰ３からワークＷが最小限以下にな
ったことを知らせる信号が出たとき、エアシリンダ３５
の上室にエシが供給されてピストンロッド３５ａが下降
して図５及び図７（ａ）に示す待機位置から時計方向に
旋回し、左側の屈曲部３２ａがシュート板２６から上方
に離れ、左側の屈曲部３２ａで阻止していたワークＷを
図６及び図７（ｂ）に示すように開放した後、左側の屈
曲部３２ａが時計方向の旋回端に達したときエアシリン
ダ３５の下室にエシが供給されて反時計方向に旋回し、
揺動シャッタ３２は図５及び図７（ａ）に示す待機位置
に戻る。Air is supplied to the air cylinder 35 from an air source (not shown) via an electromagnetic switching valve, and the rocking shutter 3
2 is an air cylinder 35 when a signal for informing that the work W has become below a minimum is output from a work confirmation sensor OP3 provided on a work conveyor 40 described later.
Is supplied to the upper chamber, the piston rod 35a descends and turns clockwise from the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a), and the left bent portion 32a moves upward from the chute plate 26, After opening the work W that has been blocked by the bent portion 32a of the air cylinder 35 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7B, when the left bent portion 32a reaches the turning end in the clockwise direction, The feed is supplied and turns counterclockwise,
The swing shutter 32 returns to the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a).
【００２８】前述の昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃは、
揺動シャッタ３２の左側の屈曲部３２ａが図５及び図７
（ａ）に示す待機位置に戻ると略同時にそれぞれの傾斜
する上端面にワークＷを載せて上昇し、図６及び７
（ｂ）の仮想線で示す上昇端位置でワークＷは貯蔵容器
３の窓３ｄからシュート２６に沿って図５及び図７
（ａ）に示す待機位置にある左側の屈曲部３２ａに向か
って転落する。そして、ワークＷは左側の屈曲部３２ａ
で一旦阻止された後、後述のワークコンベア４０上に転
送することによりワークＷのオーバーランを防止してい
る。The above-mentioned lifting plates 18A, 18B, 18C are
The bent portion 32a on the left side of the swing shutter 32 is shown in FIGS.
When returning to the standby position shown in FIG. 6A, the work W is placed on the inclined upper end surfaces at substantially the same time, and the work W is lifted.
At the rising end position shown by the phantom line in (b), the work W is moved from the window 3d of the storage container 3 along the chute 26 in FIGS.
It falls toward the left bent portion 32a at the standby position shown in (a). Then, the work W is the left bent portion 32a.
The work W is prevented from being overrun by transferring the work W onto the work conveyor 40 described later.
【００２９】更に、貯蔵容器外にはワークコンベア４０
が図４に示す脚４１Ａ，４１Ｂを介して側板３ｂに対し
て平行に床上に設置され、シュート板２６の先端部の下
面にこのワークコンベア４０との間に、ワークＷの外径
に合わせてワークＷの落下位置を調整する補助シュート
板３６が位置調整可能に固着されている。ワークコンベ
ア４０は図４に示すようにコンベアフレーム４２の両端
部に回転可能に支持されるローラ４３Ａ，４３Ｂ間にコ
ンベアベルト４４が張設され、コンベアベルト４４の幅
方向中央の図３に示す円弧状の溝４４ａ上にワークＷを
載せ、図４で左から右方向へ搬送する。コンベアフレー
ム４２にはワーク飛び出し防止用のカバー４５がワーク
Ｗの外径に合わせて位置調整可能に固着されている。Further, a work conveyor 40 is provided outside the storage container.
Is installed on the floor in parallel with the side plate 3b through the legs 41A and 41B shown in FIG. 4, and is attached to the lower surface of the tip of the chute plate 26 between the work conveyor 40 and the outer diameter of the work W according to the outer diameter. An auxiliary chute plate 36 for adjusting the dropping position of the work W is fixedly positionally adjustable. As shown in FIG. 4, the work conveyor 40 has a conveyor belt 44 stretched between rollers 43A and 43B that are rotatably supported at both ends of a conveyor frame 42, and a circle shown in FIG. The work W is placed on the arc-shaped groove 44a and is conveyed from left to right in FIG. A cover 45 for preventing the work from popping out is fixed to the conveyor frame 42 so that the position can be adjusted according to the outer diameter of the work W.
【００３０】図４において、コンベアフレーム４２の右
端に隣接して次工程の作業タイミングに合わせてワーク
Ｗを一個ずつ受け取るワーク受け取り用の円板４８が回
転可能に設けられており、コンベアベルト４４上右端の
ワークＷはコンベアフレーム４２に取着された補助台４
ｂを経て円板４８の穴４８ａ内に送り込まれたワークＷ
自体により、又は円板４８が時計方向に回転した後は円
板４８の外周により移動が阻止され、コンベアフレーム
４２には最小限のワークＷを検出することのできる位置
にワーク確認用のセンサＯＰ３が取り付けられている。
なお、円板４８の穴４８ａ内にワークＷが送り込まれた
後、円板４８が時計方向に回転するとき穴４８ａ内のワ
ークＷと隣接するワークＷが上方へ持ち上げられないよ
うに、コンベアフレーム４２にストッパ４７が取着され
ている。In FIG. 4, a disk 48 for receiving the work W one by one is rotatably provided adjacent to the right end of the conveyor frame 42 at the work timing of the next process, and on the conveyor belt 44. The work W at the right end is the auxiliary table 4 attached to the conveyor frame 42.
Work W fed into hole 48a of disk 48 through b
The movement is blocked by itself or by the outer circumference of the disk 48 after the disk 48 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and the conveyor frame 42 is provided with a work confirmation sensor OP3 at a position where a minimum work W can be detected. Is attached.
In addition, after the work W is fed into the hole 48a of the disk 48, the work W adjacent to the work W in the hole 48a cannot be lifted upward when the disk 48 rotates clockwise, so that the conveyor frame does not move upward. A stopper 47 is attached to 42.
【００３１】そして、ワークコンベア４０により搬送さ
れるワークＷの数が最小限以下になるとワーク確認用の
センサＯＰ３から信号が出力され、この出力信号で前述
の揺動シャッタ３２の揺動と昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１
８Ｃの上下動とが行われるようになっている。When the number of the works W conveyed by the work conveyor 40 becomes the minimum or less, a signal is output from the work confirmation sensor OP3, and the output signal causes the swing of the swing shutter 32 and the lift plate. 18A, 18B, 1
Up and down movement of 8C is performed.
【００３２】センサＯＰ３は前述のセンサＯＰ１，ＯＰ
２と同様接触式又は非接触式センサを使用することがで
きるが、ワークＷが軟質の場合には光学式接触センサの
方が望ましい。また、第１整列板１３と第２整列板１４
及び昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃと固定板１９Ｂ，１
９Ｃは軽い材料で形成することが望ましい。本施例では
化粧合板が用いられている。The sensor OP3 is the above-mentioned sensors OP1 and OP.
Although a contact type or non-contact type sensor can be used as in the case of 2, the optical type contact sensor is preferable when the work W is soft. In addition, the first alignment plate 13 and the second alignment plate 14
And lifting plates 18A, 18B, 18C and fixed plates 19B, 1
9C is preferably formed of a light material. In this embodiment, a decorative plywood is used.
【００３３】続いて、本実施例の作用を図８のフローチ
ャートに従い図１，図５，図６，図７，図９の動作説明
図を参照して説明する。ステップＳ１において次工程の
装置とともに図示しないメインスイッチがＯＮされる
と、ステップＳ２においてワーク確認用のセンサＯＰ１
により第１貯蔵室ａ内にワークＷが最小限以上有るかを
確認する。そしてＹＥＳの場合には、ステップＳ３にお
いてエアシリンダ１５の上室と下室に図示しないタイマ
設定時間ごとに交互にエアを送って、第１整列板１３を
連続的に上下動してワークＷを傾斜板４Ａ上を転動可能
な方向に分離整列させる（図６）。Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. 8 and with reference to the operation explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 1, 5, 6, 7, and 9. When the main switch (not shown) is turned on together with the device for the next process in step S1, the sensor OP1 for confirming the workpiece is operated in step S2.
It is confirmed whether there is at least the work W in the first storage chamber a. In the case of YES, in step S3, air is alternately sent to the upper chamber and the lower chamber of the air cylinder 15 every timer setting time (not shown), and the first aligning plate 13 is continuously moved up and down to move the work W. The inclined plate 4A is separated and aligned in a rollable direction (FIG. 6).
【００３４】次いでステップＳ４において、ワーク確認
用のセンサＯＰ２により第２貯蔵室ｂ内にワークＷが最
小限以上有るかを確認する。そしてＹＥＳの場合にはス
テップＳ５において、エアシリンダ１６の上室と下室に
タイマ設定時間ごとに交互にエアを送って第２整列板１
４を連続的に上下動してワークＷを分離整列させる（図
６）。Next, in step S4, it is confirmed by the work confirmation sensor OP2 whether or not there is a minimum of work W in the second storage chamber b. If YES, in step S5, the air is alternately sent to the upper chamber and the lower chamber of the air cylinder 16 at every timer setting time, and the second aligning plate 1 is sent.
4 is continuously moved up and down to separate and align the work W (FIG. 6).
【００３５】そしてステップＳ２においてＮＯの場合
は、第１整列板１３を再起動して上下動させる必要がな
いのでステップＳ４に飛ぶ。またステップＳ４において
ＮＯの場合は、第２貯蔵室ｂにワークＷを補充する必要
があるのでステップＳ６において、第１貯蔵室ａにもワ
ークＷが無いかを確認する。そしてＮＯの場合は第１貯
蔵室にはまだワークＷがあるのでステップＳ７におい
て、ダブル形エアシリンダ部材８のうち、上側のエアシ
リンダ８Ａの上室又は下側のエアシリンダ８Ｂの下室に
エアを送り、仕切り板６が上段に位置している場合は中
段へ（図９のイ）、又は中段に位置している場合は下段
へ（図９のロ）１段下降させ、これにより仕切り板６が
１段下降した高さの分だけワークＷが崩れ落ちるので、
第１貯蔵室ａから第２貯蔵室ｂへワークＷを送り込み、
ステップＳ２に戻る。If NO in step S2, it is not necessary to restart the first aligning plate 13 to move it up and down, so the process jumps to step S4. If NO in step S4, it is necessary to replenish the second storage chamber b with the work W, so it is confirmed in step S6 whether or not there is a work W in the first storage chamber a. In the case of NO, there is still the work W in the first storage chamber, so in step S7, the air is transferred to the upper chamber of the upper air cylinder 8A or the lower chamber of the lower air cylinder 8B of the double type air cylinder member 8. When the partition plate 6 is located in the upper stage, the partition plate 6 is lowered to the middle stage (a in FIG. 9) or to the lower stage (b in FIG. 9) when it is located in the middle stage. Since the work W collapses by the height of 6 lowered by one step,
The work W is sent from the first storage chamber a to the second storage chamber b,
Return to step S2.
【００３６】また、ステップＳ６においてＹＥＳの場合
には、第１貯蔵室ａ，第２貯蔵室ｂ共にワークＷが最小
限以下なので、ステップＳ８において第１整列板１３，
第２整列板１４ともに上下動を停止し、ステップＳ９に
おいて、ダブル形エアシリンダ部材８の上側のエアシリ
ンダ８Ａの下室と下側のエアシリンダ８Ｂの上室とに同
時にエアが送られ、仕切り板６が最下段から最上段まで
一気に上昇する（図９のハ）。If YES in step S6, the work W in both the first storage chamber a and the second storage chamber b is below the minimum, so in step S8 the first alignment plate 13,
The vertical movement of both the second aligning plates 14 is stopped, and in step S9, air is simultaneously sent to the lower chamber of the air cylinder 8A above the double type air cylinder member 8 and the upper chamber of the lower air cylinder 8B, and the partitioning is performed. The plate 6 rises at a stretch from the lowermost stage to the uppermost stage (C in FIG. 9).
【００３７】ステップＳ１０において、図示しないシグ
ナルタワー上に設置した表示ランプを点灯して作業者に
ワーク投入を要請する。次いでステップＳ１１におい
て、作業者が手動で第１貯蔵室ａ内にワークＷを投入す
る。このときのワーク投入量は図５に示すように仕切り
板６を越えて第２貯蔵室ｂに所定量のワークＷが転入す
る程度が望ましい。ワークＷの投入が終わるとセンサＯ
Ｐ１若しくはセンサＯＰ１及びセンサＯＰ２の信号によ
って自動復帰してステップＳ２に戻され、ステップＳ２
〜Ｓ４において第１整列板１３と第２整列板１４との上
下動による整列動作が繰り返される。In step S10, a display lamp installed on a signal tower (not shown) is turned on to request the operator to load the work. Next, in step S11, the worker manually inputs the work W into the first storage chamber a. At this time, it is preferable that the work input amount is such that a predetermined amount of work W is transferred into the second storage chamber b over the partition plate 6 as shown in FIG. When the work W has been charged, the sensor O
P1 or the signals of the sensor OP1 and the sensor OP2 are automatically returned to return to step S2, and then step S2
At S4, the alignment operation by the vertical movement of the first alignment plate 13 and the second alignment plate 14 is repeated.
【００３８】次いで、ステップＳ１２において、ワーク
確認用のセンサＯＰ３によりワークコンベア４０上に最
小限のワークＷが有るかが確認され、ＮＯの場合にはス
テップＳ１３において、図５及び図７（ａ）に示すエア
シリンダ３５の上室にエアが送られ、揺動シャッタ３２
が時計方向に旋回して（図９のニ）、図６及び図７
（ｂ）に示す如く左側の屈曲部３２ａによりシュート板
２６上に阻止されていた１個又は複数個の一列状のワー
クＷが開放されてコンベアベルト４４上に転送される。Next, in step S12, it is confirmed by the work confirmation sensor OP3 whether or not the minimum work W is present on the work conveyor 40, and if NO, in step S13, FIG. 5 and FIG. Air is sent to the upper chamber of the air cylinder 35 shown in FIG.
Turns clockwise (FIG. 9D), and FIG. 6 and FIG.
As shown in (b), one or a plurality of rows of works W blocked on the chute plate 26 by the left bent portion 32a are released and transferred onto the conveyor belt 44.
【００３９】揺動シャッタ３２は、左側の屈曲部３２ａ
で阻止していたワークＷを図６及び図７（ｂ）に示すよ
うに開放した後、左側の屈曲部３２ａが時計方向の旋回
端に達したときエアシリンダ３５の下室にエアが供給さ
れて反時計方向に旋回し、揺動シャッタ３２は図５及び
図７（ａ）に示す待機位置に戻る。The swing shutter 32 has a left bent portion 32a.
After opening the work W that has been blocked by the procedure shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 (b), when the left bent portion 32a reaches the clockwise turning end, air is supplied to the lower chamber of the air cylinder 35. And swings counterclockwise, and the swing shutter 32 returns to the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a).
【００４０】次いで、ステップ１４において昇降板１８
Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃは、前述の揺動シャッタ３２の左側
の屈曲部３２ａが図５及び図７（ａ）に示す待機位置に
戻ると略同時に、エアシリンダ２３の下室にエアが送ら
れて昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃはそれぞれの傾斜す
る上端面にワークＷを載せて上昇し、図６及び図７
（ｂ）の仮想線で示す上昇端位置でワークＷを、昇降板
１８Ａから固定板１９Ｂへ、昇降板１８Ｂから固定板１
９Ｃへとそれぞれ移載するとともに、昇降板１８Ｃから
は貯蔵容器３の窓３ｄからシュート２６に沿って図５及
び図７（ａ）に示す待機位置にある左側の屈曲部３２ａ
に向かって転落させる。そして昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，
１８Ｃは、図５及び図７（ａ）に示す待機位置に戻り、
ワークＷの移載とコンベアベルト４４への転送動作との
１サイクルが終わる。Next, in step 14, the lifting plate 18
In A, 18B, and 18C, air is sent to the lower chamber of the air cylinder 23 almost at the same time when the left bent portion 32a of the swing shutter 32 returns to the standby position shown in FIGS. The lift plates 18A, 18B, and 18C are mounted on the inclined upper end surfaces of the work W and lifted up, as shown in FIGS.
The work W is moved from the lift plate 18A to the fixed plate 19B and from the lift plate 18B to the fixed plate 1 at the rising end position shown by the phantom line in (b).
9C, and the left bent portion 32a at the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 7A along the chute 26 from the window 3d of the storage container 3 from the lift plate 18C.
Fall toward. And the lift plates 18A, 18B,
18C returns to the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a),
One cycle of the transfer of the work W and the transfer operation to the conveyor belt 44 is completed.
【００４１】この送り出し部材１７によるワークＷの送
り出し量は次工程に必要な量以上の能力を有している
が、万一上述の１サイクル動作でワークＷが必要な量送
り出されない場合には、ステップＳ１２においてＮＯの
状態が続いているので、ステップＳ１３，１４における
上述のワークＷの送り出し動作が繰り返されることにな
る。。The delivery amount of the work W by the delivery member 17 is more than the amount required for the next process, but in the unlikely event that the work W is not delivered in the required amount in the above-mentioned one cycle operation. Since the state of NO continues in step S12, the above-described work W delivery operation in steps S13 and S14 is repeated. .
【００４２】そしてステップＳ１２においてＹＥＳとな
るとステップＳ１５において、昇降板１８Ａ，１８Ｂ，
１８Ｃ及び揺動シャッタ３２が停止されたまま待機し、
ステップＳ１６において例えば次工程からの機械停止信
号が出ているかを確認し、ＮＯの場合はステップＳ２に
戻り、ＹＥＳの場合にはステップＳ１７において、メイ
ンスイッチが自動的にＯＦＦとなり、終了する。Then, if YES in step S12, in step S15, the lift plates 18A, 18B,
18C and the swing shutter 32 stand by while stopped,
In step S16, for example, it is confirmed whether or not a machine stop signal from the next process is output. If NO, the process returns to step S2, and if YES, the main switch is automatically turned OFF in step S17, and the process ends.
【００４３】なお、第１整列板１３と第２整列板１４と
の下降端位置での停止をステップ８のＹＥＳによって停
止させている上述の実施例の他、第１整列板１３はステ
ップ２のＮＯと第２整列板１４はステップ４のＮＯとの
別々のステップで、それぞれの下降端位置で停止をさせ
る場合も本発明に含まれるものである。In addition to the above-described embodiment in which the stop of the first aligning plate 13 and the second aligning plate 14 at the descending end position is stopped by YES in step 8, the first aligning plate 13 is set in step 2. The present invention also includes the case where the NO and the second alignment plate 14 are stopped at the respective descending end positions in the separate steps of NO in step 4.
【００４４】また、本発明はステップ６のＹＥＳによっ
てワークＷを投入する構成であるが、ステップ６のＹＥ
Ｓの判定がでる前のステップで適宜ワークＷを補充投入
する場合も何ら制限はないものである。In the present invention, the work W is put in by YES in step 6, but YE in step 6
There is no limitation in the case where the work W is appropriately replenished in the step before the determination of S is made.
【００４５】[0045]
【発明の効果】本発明のワーク整列供給装置は上述のと
おり構成されているので、次に記載する効果を奏する。
一段ずつ段階的に下降する仕切り板により仕切られた第
１貯蔵室と第２貯蔵室とにそれぞれ上下動可能な整列板
を設けてワークの分離整列を行うようにしたので、比較
的大量のワークを方向性を考慮することなく無造作に投
入することができるようになり、ワーク補給の手間が少
なくなり省人化が可能となる。更に、複数の昇降板と固
定板とを階段状に配列してなる送り出し部材を用いてワ
ークの送り出しを行うようにしたので、ワークの外径差
が２０ｍｍ程度であれば部品交換を行うことなく供給可
能で汎用性が高い。Since the work aligning and feeding apparatus of the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.
Since the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber, which are partitioned by the partition plate that descends step by step, are provided with vertically movable alignment plates for separating and aligning the works, a relatively large amount of works Can be randomly input without considering the directionality, and the labor of the work replenishment can be reduced and the labor can be saved. Further, since the work is sent out by using the sending-out member in which a plurality of lifting plates and the fixed plate are arranged in a stepwise manner, if the outer diameter difference of the work is about 20 mm, there is no need to replace the parts. It can be supplied and is highly versatile.
【００４６】また、ワークコンベア上のワーク確認用の
センサの信号により次工程の必要量以上の供給能力を有
する送り出し部材と揺動シャッタとを制御して供給量を
調整するようにしたので、難搬送性の軽量で動きやすい
ワークを常時必要量整列供給することが可能となる。ま
た、従来の振動式供給装置に比べて騒音がなく小形かつ
安価な経済性に高い供給装置となる。Further, the feed amount is adjusted by controlling the feeding member and the oscillating shutter, which have the feeding ability more than the required amount in the next process, by the signal of the sensor for confirming the workpiece on the work conveyor. It is possible to constantly feed the work in a required amount in a lightweight and mobile manner. Further, compared to the conventional vibrating type feeding device, there is less noise, and the feeding device is small in size, inexpensive, and highly economical.
【図１】本発明の一実施例のワーク整列供給装置の横断
面図で、図２のＡ−Ａ矢視断面図である。1 is a cross-sectional view of a work aligning and feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
【図２】同じくワーク整列供給装置の上視図である。FIG. 2 is a top view of the work aligning and supplying device.
【図３】図１の仮想線にて囲んだＢ部分の拡大図であ
る。FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a B portion surrounded by an imaginary line in FIG.
【図４】ワーク整列供給装置と次工程とを結ぶワークコ
ンベアの正面図である。FIG. 4 is a front view of a work conveyor that connects the work aligning and supplying apparatus and the next process.
【図５】ワーク整列供給装置の動作説明図で、送り出し
部材の昇降板及び整列板が下降端位置にあるときの状態
を示す図である。FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the work aligning and feeding device and is a view showing a state when the elevating plate and the aligning plate of the feeding member are at the lower end position.
【図６】同じく動作説明図で、送り出し部材の昇降板及
び整列板が上昇端位置にあるときの状態を示す図であ
る。FIG. 6 is also an operation explanatory view showing a state when the elevating plate and the aligning plate of the feeding member are at the rising end position.
【図７】同じく動作説明図で、（ａ）は昇降板が下降端
位置での揺動シャッタの姿勢を示す図で、（ｂ）は昇降
板の上昇途中位置及び上昇端位置（仮想線）での揺動シ
ャッタの姿勢を示す図である。7A and 7B are also explanatory diagrams of the operation, FIG. 7A is a view showing the posture of the rocking shutter when the lifting plate is at the lower end position, and FIG. 7B is a rising middle position and a rising end position of the lifting plate (phantom line). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the posture of the swing shutter in FIG.
【図８】本実施例のワーク整列供給装置の作用のフロー
チャートである。FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the operation of the work aligning and feeding apparatus of this embodiment.
【図９】同じく作用のタイミングチャートである。FIG. 9 is a timing chart of the same operation.
【図１０】従来の技術の材料供給装置の側面図である。FIG. 10 is a side view of a conventional material supply device.
１ フレーム ３ 貯蔵容器 ３ｄ 窓 ４Ａ 傾斜板 ６ 仕切り板 ８ ダブル形シリンダ部材 ８Ａ，８Ｂ，１５，１６，２３，３５ エアシリンダ １３ 第１整列板 １４ 第２整列板 １７ 送り出し部材 １８Ａ，１８Ｂ，１８Ｃ 昇降板 １９Ｂ，１９Ｃ 固定板 ２６ シュート板 ３２ 揺動シャッタ ４０ ワークコンベア Ｗ ワーク ＯＰ１，ＯＰ２，ＯＰ３ センサ 1 frame 3 storage container 3d window 4A inclined plate 6 partition plate 8 double type cylinder member 8A, 8B, 15, 16, 23, 35 air cylinder 13 first alignment plate 14 second alignment plate 17 delivery member 18A, 18B, 18C lift Plate 19B, 19C Fixed plate 26 Chute plate 32 Swing shutter 40 Work conveyor W Work OP1, OP2, OP3 Sensor
Claims (1)
柱形状の多数のワークを整列して次工程が必要とする量
を供給する装置であって、前記貯蔵容器のワーク貯蔵室
の底板となる傾斜板のほぼ中央部に傾斜面を横切るよう
に穿設された長穴からほぼ垂直に突出する上下動可能な
仕切り板と、該仕切り板の上昇と前記仕切り板を段階的
に下降させる第１駆動手段と、前記傾斜板に前記仕切り
板の前後平行に穿設された二つの長穴からそれぞれほぼ
垂直に突出する上下動可能な第１整列板及び第２整列板
と、該第１整列板及び第２整列板をそれぞれ連続的に上
下動させる第２駆動手段及び第３駆動手段と、前記傾斜
板の端末と前記貯蔵容器の内壁との間にほぼ垂直に設け
られ前記傾斜板とほぼ同じ傾斜角を上端面に有する複数
枚の昇降板と複数枚の固定板とを前記貯蔵容器の内壁側
が高くなるように並列に交互に配列し前記固定板の上端
面を前記昇降板の移動量に等しい間隔で階段状に固定
し、前記移動量に等しい間隔の段階状の前記昇降板の下
方への移動で傾斜する上端面が前記傾斜板及び前記固定
板の傾斜する上端面と一致してワークを受け取り前記昇
降板の上方への移動で前記昇降板の傾斜する上端面が前
記固定板の傾斜する上端面と一致してワークを載せ換え
るとともに前記貯蔵容器の内壁と接する昇降板からは前
記内壁に設けられた窓から貯蔵容器外に搬出する送り出
し部材と、該送り出し部材の昇降板を上下動させる第４
駆動手段と、前記窓から貯蔵容器外に搬出されたワーク
をコンベアに誘導するシフト板上に設けられワークを一
列にせき止めて間欠的に送る揺動シャッタと、該揺動シ
ャッタを前記送り出し部材と連動させて駆動する第５駆
動手段と、前記コンベア上の送り出し端側で次工程への
移送のために待機しているワークの最低保有量を検出で
きる位置に設けられたセンサと、該センサの信号により
前記第４駆動手段と第５駆動手段との各アクチュエータ
を入・切する制御手段とからなることを特徴とするワー
ク整列供給装置。1. An apparatus for aligning a large number of cylindrical or columnar workpieces placed in a storage container to supply an amount required for the next step, which is a bottom plate of a work storage chamber of the storage container. A vertically movable partition plate that projects substantially vertically from an elongated hole that is formed in the substantially central portion of the inclined plate so as to cross the inclined surface; and a partition plate that rises and that lowers the partition plate stepwise. 1 driving means, a first alignment plate and a second alignment plate which are vertically movable and project substantially vertically from two elongated holes formed in the inclined plate in parallel with the front and rear of the partition plate, and the first alignment Second driving means and third driving means for continuously moving the plate and the second aligning plate up and down, respectively, and substantially vertically provided between the end of the inclined plate and the inner wall of the storage container. Multiple lift plates with the same inclination angle on the upper end surface and multiple plates And the fixing plates of the storage container are alternately arranged in parallel so that the inner wall side of the storage container is higher, and the upper end surface of the fixing plate is fixed stepwise at an interval equal to the moving amount of the elevating plate, and an interval equal to the moving amount. The upper end surface inclined by the stepwise downward movement of the elevating plate coincides with the inclined upper end surfaces of the inclined plate and the fixed plate to receive a work, and the elevating plate moves by the upward movement of the elevating plate. The work is re-placed so that the inclined upper end face matches the inclined upper end face of the fixed plate, and the elevating plate that is in contact with the inner wall of the storage container is sent out from the storage container through a window provided in the inner wall. A fourth member for moving the member and the lifting plate of the sending member up and down
Driving means, a swing shutter provided on a shift plate for guiding the work carried out from the storage container to the conveyor through the window, and a work shutter for intermittently sending the work in a row, and the swing shutter serving as the sending member. Fifth driving means for driving in conjunction with each other, a sensor provided at a position on the delivery end side of the conveyor that can detect the minimum holding amount of the work waiting for transfer to the next process, and a sensor of the sensor. A work aligning and feeding device comprising: a control means for turning on and off each actuator of the fourth driving means and the fifth driving means in response to a signal.
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