JPS5847653A - Article conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は循環式に構成した物品搬送装置、より詳しくは
循環路の一部にハンギングステーションを設けて１着分
の全パーツをハンガーに掛け、該ハンガーを下流側に配
設した複数の縫製ステーションへ順送シしながら各ステ
ーションでパーツを順次取シ付けて行き１、ハンガーが
循環路を〒巡する間に一部分の衣服を完成する形式の縫
製工場で使用する搬送装置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an article conveyance device configured in a circulation manner, more specifically, a hanging station is provided in a part of the circulation path, all parts of one garment are hung on a hanger, and the hanger is placed downstream. A transport system used in sewing factories in which parts are sequentially attached at each station while being sequentially transported to multiple sewing stations, and a part of the garment is completed while the hanger goes around the circulation path. Regarding equipment.

通常、単品種の衣服を大量生産する場合、無端状の搬送
路に沿って複数の縫製ステーションを配置し、搬送装置
で縫製物品を同時に間欠送）しなオ５、各縫製、、ｙ　
　’Ｓ’　”　ＡＡ宛□、□製工が衣服の一部分ずつを
縫い合せて行き、搬送路を縫製品が一周する間に一着の
衣服が完成される形式のものが多い。ところが一般に１
各縫製工の熟練１１［応じて縫製速度は著しく相違し、
従ってかかる方式を円滑かつ能率的に進めようと￥ると
、縫製工程を縫製工の経験に応じて割り振った後、最も
未熟な者の縫製速度に合わせて物品の搬送速度を設定せ
ねばならない。しかしながら、かかる設定は実際上完全
に行なうことは極めて難しく、ある程度の誤差は容認せ
ねばならず、時間的に余裕のある者や、逆に忙しく欠陥
品を作る虞れがある者が出るなど、効率的な生産は不可
能に近かった。Normally, when producing a single type of clothing in large quantities, multiple sewing stations are arranged along an endless conveyance path, and the conveyance device simultaneously feeds the sewn articles intermittently).
'S' ” To AA □, □In many cases, the fabricator sews each part of the garment together, and one garment is completed while the sewn product goes around the transport path once. However, in general, 1
The skill level of each seamstress 11 [sewing speed varies considerably depending on
Therefore, if such a system is to proceed smoothly and efficiently, it is necessary to allocate sewing steps according to the experience of the sewing workers, and then set the article conveyance speed to match the sewing speed of the most inexperienced worker. However, in practice, it is extremely difficult to make such settings perfectly, and a certain amount of error must be accepted.There are people who have plenty of time, and people who are busy and are at risk of producing defective products. Efficient production was nearly impossible.

本発明者は上記問題を解決すぺ〈種々研究を重ねた結果
、縫製工程を、同一人が作業した場合同一速度で行なえ
る工程に細分化し、該工程数かあるいはそれ以上の数の
縫製ステーションを設けるとと、各縫製ステージ冒ン毎
の物品送り機能を独立させること、各ステーションの送
り動作を自動および手動の切り換え可能とすること、各
ステーションに搬送物品の予備保管所を設けることＫよ
すなわち、未熟練者を１つの縫製ステーション宛て１人
ずつ配電する一方、熟練者は熟練度に応じた数のステー
ションを一度に担当させると共に１空きの生じ九ステー
ションを自動送り動作させるととにより、縫製工の交代
に即応できる態勢が可能となり九のである。The inventor of the present invention has solved the above problem by dividing the sewing process into steps that can be performed at the same speed when performed by the same person, and by setting up sewing stations equal to or larger than the number of steps. In addition, it is necessary to make the article feeding function independent for each sewing stage, to be able to switch between automatic and manual feeding operations at each station, and to provide a backup storage area for conveyed articles at each station. In other words, unskilled workers are assigned to one sewing station at a time, while skilled workers are assigned to take charge of a number of stations at once according to their level of skill, and the nine stations with one vacant space are automatically fed. This has enabled us to be ready to respond immediately to changes in sewing workers.

本発明は、上記縫製方法を実施するのに好適な搬送装置
を提供することを目的とする。An object of the present invention is to provide a conveyance device suitable for carrying out the above sewing method.

以下、図面に示す実施例に基づ勇、本発明を具体的に説
明する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

図面は、本発明Ｋかかる搬送装置を衣服の縫製工場に実
施した一例を示すものであって、第１図のごとく工場内
を一巡して戻る無端状の搬送路ｌを敷設し、該搬送路１
上を、第２図に示す様な上端に回転ローラ２を枢支し九
ハンガー３を間欠移行させる。搬送路ｌはその途中にハ
ンギングステーション４が１箇所配設されており、該ス
テーション４において前記７１ンガー３上に１着分の全
パーツ５を吊夛下けたあと順次下流側の縫製部６へ向は
送り出すと、縫製部６の各縫製ステーション７では予め
設定しておいた縫製工程にしたがって各パーツを縫い上
げて行き、全縫製ステーシヨン７をハンガー３が通過′
する間に１着分の衣服が完成される。完成した衣服は、
ハンガー３に吊り下げられたｔま縫製部６に続く回収ス
テーション８に送られて回収され、空のハンガー３だけ
がＩ・ンギングステーション４に戻されて、次の縫製サ
イクルに備えるのである。　　　　　−′”本発明は、
前記した縫製部６の構成にその特徴を有する。縫製部６
は、予め設定した縫製工程に対応する数の縫製ステーシ
ョン７を、搬送路ｌの直線部分に縦列配置したものであ
６が、各縫製ステーション７は全て略同−構成なので、
以下１箇所の縫製ステーション７についてのみ詳述する
。The drawing shows an example in which the conveyance device according to the present invention K is implemented in a clothing sewing factory, in which an endless conveyance path l is laid out and returned around the factory as shown in FIG. 1
A rotary roller 2 is pivotally supported at the upper end as shown in FIG. 2, and nine hangers 3 are moved intermittently. A hanging station 4 is disposed in the middle of the transport path 1, and after hanging all the parts 5 for one garment onto the 71 fingers 3 at the station 4, they are sequentially transferred to the sewing section 6 on the downstream side. When the parts are fed out, each sewing station 7 of the sewing section 6 sews each part according to a preset sewing process, and the hanger 3 passes through all the sewing stations 7.
In that time, one piece of clothing is completed. The finished garment is
They are sent to a collection station 8 following the sewing section 6 suspended from the hanger 3 and collected, and only empty hangers 3 are returned to the sewing station 4 in preparation for the next sewing cycle. −′”The present invention
The feature lies in the configuration of the sewing section 6 described above. Sewing section 6
6, the number of sewing stations 7 corresponding to preset sewing processes are arranged in tandem in a straight line portion of the conveyance path 16, but all the sewing stations 7 have approximately the same configuration.
Only one sewing station 7 will be described in detail below.

各縫製ステーシヨン７は第２図に示すごとく、前段の縫
製ステーション７から送られてき九Ｉ・ンガー３を、手
動或いは自動で１台ずつ次段の縫製ステーション７へ送
る搬送部９を挾んで両側に１電動オシンなどの作業用具
１０を装備した作業台１１と、ハンガー３を一時的に滞
留させておく予備吊下げ部１ｚとを具えてなる。As shown in FIG. 2, each sewing station 7 has a conveyor section 9 on both sides, which manually or automatically transports the sewing machine 3 sent from the previous sewing station 7 to the next sewing station 7. 1 includes a workbench 11 equipped with a work tool 10 such as an electric ossin, and a preliminary hanging part 1z for temporarily retaining a hanger 3.

搬送部９は、丸パイプを屈曲成形して、なだらかな下シ
傾糾の導入路１３を前段の搬送部９・から作業台１１の
側方上部Ｋまで延したあと、該導入路１３の下端１４か
ら、意表上り傾斜の上昇路１５を延し、該上昇路１５の
上端１６と次段の導入路１３とを繋いで一連の搬送路１
ｍを形成すると共に１導入路１３の途中には、導入路１
３を自重で走行してき九）・ンガー３の移行を一時規制
するゲート部１７を、上昇路１５には、導入路１３の下
端１４に達し７’ｌ：、／’ンガー３を次段の導入路１
３へ吊シ上げる手段１８を夫々配設している。The conveyance section 9 is formed by bending a round pipe to extend an introduction path 13 with a gentle downward slope from the previous conveyance section 9 to the upper side K of the workbench 11. 14, a rising path 15 with an unexpectedly upward slope is extended, and the upper end 16 of the rising path 15 is connected to the next stage introduction path 13 to form a series of conveyance paths 1.
m, and in the middle of the 1 introduction path 13, the introduction path 1
3) The gate part 17 that temporarily restricts the transition of the Ngar 3 is passed through the gate part 17 that temporarily restricts the migration of the Ngar 3, and the gate 17 reaches the lower end 14 of the introduction path 13 and the Ngar 3 is introduced into the next stage. Road 1
Means 18 for hoisting up to 3 is provided respectively.

ゲート部１７は、第３図（１）および（ｂ）に示すごと
く、導入路１３と直交して配設したシリンダ１９のロッ
ド２０先端に第１停止棒２１を固定し、シリンダロッド
２０の央出時に停止棒２１が導入路１３を越えて臨出可
能とすると共に、第２停止棒２２を水平面内で回動可能
に枢支５４し、第１停止棒２１の先端と第２停止棒２２
の一端とを接続棒２３で連結枢支するととＫより、第３
図（ａ）のごとく、シリンダロッド２０の突出時には第
１停止棒２１が、四ツドゼ０の後退時忙は第２停止−２
２が夫々ハンガー３の吊下げ棒２４の移行路を横断して
臨出し、ハンガー゛３の下方移行を阻止可能としている
。As shown in FIGS. 3(1) and 3(b), the gate part 17 is constructed by fixing a first stop bar 21 to the tip of a rod 20 of a cylinder 19 disposed orthogonally to the introduction path 13, and When exiting, the stop bar 21 can extend beyond the introduction path 13, and the second stop bar 22 is pivotally supported 54 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane, so that the tip of the first stop bar 21 and the second stop bar 22
When the one end is connected and pivoted with the connecting rod 23, the third
As shown in FIG.
2 extend across the transition path of the hanging rod 24 of the hanger 3, respectively, and can prevent the hanger 3 from moving downward.

吊上げ手段１８は、第２図および第４図（ａ）（ｂ）で
示した様に１上昇路１５の上方にシリンダ２５を具え、
該シリンダ２５のロッド２６の先端に爪片２７を取シ付
けたものであって、シリンダ２５の作動によ）、ロッド
先端の爪片２７は上昇路１５の上下端１４・１６間を往
復動される。水片２７は、一端をロッド２６の下端Ｉ／
ｃ繊支し、他端を上昇路１５に向けて延し、更に１第４
図の正面視において、ロレド２６と直角位置から反時計
方向にのみ回動可能とすると共に１ばね体２ｉで時耐方
向に゛附勢している。従って一能４図（ａ）のどと〈ノ
〜ン一−３が上昇路１５の下端の切欠き５５上に位置し
ている時、シリンダ２５の作動により爪片２７が下降し
て回゛転ｐ−ラ２の回転軸２９に当ると、゛爪片２７の
先端３ｏが回転軸２９を通過し終えると再び、直角位置
に戻夛、爪片先端３ｏは回□転軸２９の下方に回）込む
。′ことでシリンダ２５を上昇移行させ−と、−・ンガ
ー３は爪片２７の先端３゜で回転軸２″９が支持されな
がら上昇路１５に沿って持ち上けられ、第４図（ｂ）の
ごとく、上昇路１５の上端１６に爪片２７が達すると回
転軸２９は爪片光ｇｌＡ３０から滑シ落ち、次鹸の導入
路１３上へ回転ローラ２は移行するのである。The lifting means 18 includes a cylinder 25 above the first ascending path 15 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4(a) and (b),
A claw piece 27 is attached to the tip of the rod 26 of the cylinder 25, and when the cylinder 25 is operated, the claw piece 27 at the rod tip moves back and forth between the upper and lower ends 14 and 16 of the ascending path 15. be done. The water piece 27 has one end connected to the lower end I/of the rod 26.
C, the other end extends toward the ascending path 15, and the first and fourth
In the front view of the figure, it can be rotated only counterclockwise from a position perpendicular to the loredo 26, and is biased in the time-resistant direction by one spring body 2i. Therefore, when the throat 1-3 of Fig. 4 (a) is located above the notch 55 at the lower end of the ascending path 15, the claw piece 27 descends due to the operation of the cylinder 25 and rotates. When the tip 3o of the claw piece 27 hits the rotating shaft 29 of the p-ra 2, it returns to the right angle position again after passing through the rotating shaft 29, and the tip 3o of the claw piece 27 rotates below the rotating shaft 29. ) into. ' By moving the cylinder 25 upward, the engine 3 is lifted along the ascending path 15 with the rotating shaft 2''9 supported by 3 degrees of the tip of the claw piece 27, and as shown in Fig. 4(b). ), when the claw piece 27 reaches the upper end 16 of the ascending path 15, the rotating shaft 29 slides down from the claw piece light glA30, and the rotating roller 2 moves onto the next soap introduction path 13.

更に上記シリンダーツド２ｇ’、！−平行に案内ロッド
３１が配設される。該案内ロッド３！は、上昇路１５の
上端１６よ）稍上方に配備された摺動筒３ｉ恢装して摺
動自在とすると共に、下端３３と前記爪片２７の稍上方
を押え板３′４で連結することｋよル、シリンダロッド
２６の出没と連繋して上下動ｉれ、吋ド２６の下降時に
押え板３４で回転ローラ２の細面ｉ上方がら押えてロー
ラ２のｉ動を親制し、縫製工の作業時にハンガー３がぐ
らつくのを防止している。In addition, the above cylinder is 2g'! - a guide rod 31 is arranged in parallel; The guide rod 3! The sliding cylinder 3i is arranged slightly above the upper end 16 of the ascending path 15 to make it slidable, and the lower end 33 and the claw piece 27 are connected slightly above the claw piece 27 by a presser plate 3'4. In this case, the cylinder rod 26 moves up and down in conjunction with the protrusion and retraction of the cylinder rod 26, and when the second door 26 is lowered, the pressing plate 34 presses down the narrow surface of the rotating roller 2 from above to control the movement of the roller 2 and sew. This prevents the hanger 3 from wobbling during construction work.

次に第５図において、上述した吊上げ手段１８を手動あ
ゐいは自動運転させる制御部３５の構成訃よび動作を説
明する。制御部３５は、主エアー回路３６および制御エ
アー回路３７から構成され、制御エアー回路３７で発生
される制御エアーで切換えバルブ３８を切り換えて、該
バルブ３８と連通するゲート部１７および吊上げ手段１
８のシリンダ１９・２５を作動させる。制御エアー回路
３７は、自動および手動運転の切換えを行なう三方六ル
ブ３９と、作業台１１の下部壜どに配設して縫製工の踏
操作で切り換わる手動バルブ４０と、ゲート部１７およ
び上昇路１５の下端１４とに夫々１組ずつ具えて、ハン
ガー３の到達を検知すると切夛換わる検知バルブ４１・
４２と、導入路１３の上端近傍に具えて、導入路１３上
に必要以上の数のハンガー３かたまると検知して切り換
わる規制バルブ４３と、案内ロッド３１の摺動筒３２の
近傍に具えて案内ロッド３１の上下端に夫々取）付けた
スイッチ片４５・４６の押圧によりシリンダロッド２６
の上昇あるいは下降状態を検知して切夛換わるバルブ４
４とを、第５図のごとく接続してなる。゛ 上記接続図における各バルブの切シ換え位置は、自動運
転時の待機状態を示しており、吊上げ手段１８の爪片２
７は上昇路１５の上端に位置し、ゲート部１７の第１停
止棒２１が後退して第２停止棒２２が臨出している。ζ
こで前段の縫製ステーション７かもハンガー３が送られ
てくると、該ハンガー３は導入路１３を自重で下降しゲ
ート部１１の第２停止棒２２で止まる。それど同時に検
知バルブ４１が働き、制御エアーが検知パルプ４１から
規制バルブ４３を通シ、更に検知バルブ４４を介して切
換バルブ３８に印加され、該バルブ３８を切〕換える。Next, referring to FIG. 5, the configuration and operation of the control section 35 for manually or automatically operating the above-mentioned lifting means 18 will be explained. The control section 35 is composed of a main air circuit 36 and a control air circuit 37, and uses control air generated by the control air circuit 37 to switch a switching valve 38 to connect the gate section 17 and the lifting means 1 that communicate with the switching valve 38.
8 cylinders 19 and 25 are operated. The control air circuit 37 includes a three-way valve 39 that switches between automatic and manual operation, a manual valve 40 that is disposed in the lower part of the workbench 11 and is switched by the sewing worker's pedal operation, and a gate section 17 and a lift valve 39 that switches between automatic and manual operation. One set of detection valves 41 are provided at each of the lower ends 14 of the passages 15, and are switched when the arrival of the hanger 3 is detected.
42, a regulating valve 43 which is provided near the upper end of the introduction path 13 and switches when it detects that an excessive number of hangers 3 have accumulated on the introduction path 13, and a regulation valve 43 which is provided near the sliding tube 32 of the guide rod 31. The cylinder rod 26 is pressed by switch pieces 45 and 46 attached to the upper and lower ends of the guide rod 31, respectively.
Valve 4 switches when detecting rising or falling state of
4 are connected as shown in FIG.゛The switching position of each valve in the above connection diagram shows the standby state during automatic operation, and the claw piece 2 of the lifting means 18
7 is located at the upper end of the ascending path 15, and the first stop bar 21 of the gate portion 17 is retreated and the second stop bar 22 is exposed. ζ
When the hanger 3 is sent to the previous sewing station 7, the hanger 3 moves down the introduction path 13 under its own weight and stops at the second stop bar 22 of the gate section 11. At the same time, the detection valve 41 operates, and control air is passed from the detection pulp 41 through the regulation valve 43 and further applied to the switching valve 38 via the detection valve 44 to switch the valve 38.

すると、シリンダー１９および２５が作動し、ゲート部
１７の嬌１停止棒２１が突出すると同時忙第２停止棒２
２が旋回してゲートが開くのでハンガー３はゲート部１
７を通過して上昇路１５の下端１４に向かう一方、吊上
げ手段１８の爪片２７本該下端１４４Ｃ向は下降し、爪
片２７を回転−−ラ２の回転軸２９に引掛ける。この時
検知パルプ４４の上端が案内ロッド３１上端のスイッチ
片４５で押圧されて該パル、ブ４４は切り換わるので、
爪片２７は下降から上昇に変わりハンガー３を吊り上げ
て次段に送るのである。なお、ゲート部１７ｔＣ続けて
ハンガー３が数組下降して停止している場合には、上記
動作を繰り返すことＫよシ各ハンガー３を１台ずつ上昇
路１５の下端１４に送シ、吊上げ手段１８によって次段
の縫製ステージ璽ン７に順次自動運搬される。この動作
は、ゲート部１７および上昇路下端１４の何れＫもハン
ガー３がなくなるまで続けられ、次のハンガー３が到達
す今まで待機する。Then, the cylinders 19 and 25 operate, and when the first stop bar 21 of the gate part 17 protrudes, the second stop bar 2
2 rotates and the gate opens, so the hanger 3 is connected to the gate part 1.
7 toward the lower end 14 of the ascending path 15, the lower end 144C of the 27 claws of the lifting means 18 descends, and the claws 27 are hooked onto the rotating shaft 29 of the rotating roller 2. At this time, the upper end of the detection pulp 44 is pressed by the switch piece 45 at the upper end of the guide rod 31, and the pulse and valve 44 are switched.
The claw piece 27 changes from descending to ascending, lifting the hanger 3 and sending it to the next stage. Note that if several sets of hangers 3 have descended and stopped in succession at the gate 17tC, repeat the above operation. 18, they are automatically conveyed to the next sewing stage 7 in sequence. This operation continues until there are no more hangers 3 at either the gate portion 17 or the lower end K of the ascending path, and waits until the next hanger 3 arrives.

次に、縫製工の作業が伴なう手動運転時の動作を説明す
る。三方パルプ３−９を、前記また自動運転位置から手
動位置に切シ換えると、ゲート部１７の第２停止棒２２
が開き、１台のバンダー３が下降して上昇路１５の下端
１４に達すると同時に吊上げ手段１８の爪片２７が下降
してきて、回転ローラ２の回転軸２９の下方竺嵌まると
共に１．押え板３４の下面で回転目−２２の周面を押え
た状態要なパーツを取シ外し、所定の手順に従って加工
した後、再びハンガー３に加工品を取シ付け、作業台１
１下方に配した手動パルプ４１を踏むと、制御エアーは
検知パルプ４２、規制パルプ４３から手動パルプ４０を
通シ、更に三方パルプ３９を通じて切換えパルプ３８に
加えられ、該パルプ３８を切シ換えて爪片２７を上昇さ
せ、ハンガー３を次段に送る。かかる送シ動作と連繋し
て、第３図（ａ）のごとくゲート部１７の第１停止棒２
１に係止されていた次のハンガー３は第３開缶）のごと
く第２停止棒２２に移し換えられ、更に爪片２７が下降
に転じると同時に第２停止棒２２がら解放されて、上記
した待機状態に戻る。なお導入路１３上に多数のハンガ
ー３が位置して、規制パルプ４３の配設位置に−１，で
！すると、制御エアー回路３７を開き、吊上げ手シ８の
動作を強制的に停止してハンガー３の送シを一時停止さ
れる。この場合、搬送部９に並設した予備量シ下げ部１
２に１次段に送るべきハンガー３を吊シ下げ保管できる
ので、次段の停滞時に４何ら支障なく縫製作業が進めら
れる０又、各縫製ステーション７の制御部３５は夫々独
立しているため、前段の送り動作には何ら影響を与える
ことはない。Next, the operation during manual operation, which involves the work of a sewing worker, will be explained. When the three-way pulp 3-9 is switched from the automatic operation position to the manual position, the second stop rod 22 of the gate part 17
opens, and at the same time one bander 3 descends and reaches the lower end 14 of the ascending path 15, the claw piece 27 of the lifting means 18 descends and fits below the rotating shaft 29 of the rotating roller 2, and 1. While holding down the circumferential surface of the rotating eye 22 with the lower surface of the presser plate 34, remove the necessary parts and process them according to the prescribed procedure.
When the manual pulp 41 disposed below 1 is stepped on, control air is passed through the manual pulp 40 from the detection pulp 42 and the regulation pulp 43, and then is applied to the switching pulp 38 through the three-way pulp 39, which switches the pulp 38. The claw piece 27 is raised and the hanger 3 is sent to the next stage. In conjunction with this feeding operation, the first stop bar 2 of the gate portion 17 is moved as shown in FIG. 3(a).
The next hanger 3, which was locked to the first can, is transferred to the second stop bar 22 like a third can opener, and at the same time as the claw piece 27 starts to descend, the second stop bar 22 is released, and the above-mentioned Return to standby state. Note that a large number of hangers 3 are located on the introduction path 13, and the regulating pulp 43 is placed at -1! Then, the control air circuit 37 is opened, the operation of the lifting hand 8 is forcibly stopped, and the feeding of the hanger 3 is temporarily stopped. In this case, the reserve quantity lowering section 1 installed in parallel with the conveying section 9
2. Since the hanger 3 to be sent to the first stage can be hung and stored, the sewing work can proceed without any hindrance when the next stage is stagnant. 0. Also, since the control section 35 of each sewing station 7 is independent, , it does not affect the feeding operation of the previous stage in any way.

第６図は制御部３５の他や実施例であって、切換パルプ
３８の切シ換えを、↓アーを用いるのに代えて電気的に
制御している。すなわち、切換パルプ３８を電磁パルプ
４７に取り代える一方、手動パルプ４Ｇ、検知パルプ４
１−４２に代えて常開のリミットスイッチ４８・４９・
５０を用いている。更に検知パルプ４４に代えて配備し
た切換スイッチ５１の上昇側接点と直列に１規制パルプ
４３に代わる常閉スイッチ５２を繋ぎ、並列接続した検
知スイッチ４９・５０を介して電磁パルプ４７の一方の
制御コイルに接続する一方、切換スイッチ５１の下降側
接点には、並列接続した手動スイッチ４８および自動と
手動の切換スイッチ５３を介して他方の制御コイルが繋
がれている。なお係る電気回路を使用したものにおいて
も、その動作は前記したものとほぼ同一であるので、説
明は省略する。FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the control section 35, in which the switching of the switching pulp 38 is electrically controlled instead of using the ↓-ar. That is, while the switching pulp 38 is replaced with the electromagnetic pulp 47, the manual pulp 4G and the detection pulp 4
Normally open limit switches 48, 49, in place of 1-42
50 is used. Furthermore, a normally closed switch 52 instead of the 1 regulation pulp 43 is connected in series with the rising side contact of a changeover switch 51 installed instead of the detection pulp 44, and one side of the electromagnetic pulp 47 is controlled via the detection switches 49 and 50 connected in parallel. On the other hand, the other control coil is connected to the lowering side contact of the changeover switch 51 via a manual switch 48 and an automatic/manual changeover switch 53 connected in parallel. Note that even in the case where such an electric circuit is used, the operation thereof is almost the same as that described above, so a description thereof will be omitted.

なお、ゲート部１７および吊上げ手段１８は、上記のも
のに限定されるものではなく、同様の動作をする本ので
あ、れば、適宜変更して実施できることは勿論である。Note that the gate portion 17 and the lifting means 18 are not limited to those described above, and as long as they perform similar operations, it is of course possible to modify them as appropriate.

たとえば、エアーシリンダーに代えて、油圧あるいは電
磁シリンダーを用い、あるいは又、吊上げ手段１８とし
てチェンコンベアを使用するなどの変更は本発明の範囲
Ｋｉ！ｒｌれる。For example, changes such as using a hydraulic or electromagnetic cylinder instead of an air cylinder, or using a chain conveyor as the lifting means 18 are within the scope of the present invention. rl.

本発明は上記の如く、各縫製ステーション７の送）機能
を独立させると共に、縫製工の有無に応じて自動送）或
いは自動送シの切り換えを可能としたので、縫製工の交
代に即応した物品送〕動作が可能とな）、工程管理およ
び品質管理が容易となる利点を有する。As described above, the present invention makes the feeding function of each sewing station 7 independent, and also makes it possible to switch between automatic feeding and automatic feeding depending on the presence or absence of a sewing worker, so that articles can be easily adapted to changes in sewing workers. It has the advantage of facilitating process control and quality control.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図ないし第４図は本発明Ｋかかる搬送装置を示し、
第１図は全体の構成を示す概略図、第２図は縫製ステー
ションの一例を示す斜視図、第３図−）および伽）はゲ
ート部の動作を示す斜視図、第４図（ａ）および伽）は
第２図に示す縫製ステージ冒ン正面図である。第５図は
各縫製ステーションの制御部、第６図は制御部の他の実
施例である。 １・・・搬送路、　　３・・・搬送物品（ハンガー）、
７・・・加工ステージョン（縫製ステーション）、１２
・・・予備吊下げ部、　　１３・・・導入路、１４・・
・上昇路下端、　　　　１５・・・上昇路、１６・・・
上昇路上端、　　　　１７・・・ゲート部、１８・・・
吊上げ手段、　　　　１９・・・シリンダ、２７・・・
爪片、　　　　　　　３１・・・案内ロッド、３４・・
・押え板、　　　　　３５・・・制御部。1 to 4 show a conveying device according to the present invention,
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the sewing station, Figs. 3-) and 3) are perspective views showing the operation of the gate section, and Figs. Fig. 2) is an open front view of the sewing stage shown in Fig. 2; FIG. 5 shows a control section of each sewing station, and FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the control section. 1... Conveyance path, 3... Conveyed article (hanger),
7...Processing station (sewing station), 12
...Preliminary hanging part, 13...Introduction path, 14...
・Lower end of the ascending road, 15... Ascending road, 16...
End of the rising road, 17... Gate section, 18...
Lifting means, 19... cylinder, 27...
Claw piece, 31... Guide rod, 34...
- Holding plate, 35...control unit.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] （１）　　無端状の搬送路１に沿って複数の加工ステー
ジョン７を縦列配置した物品搬送装置に於いて、各加工
ステージョン７が、 （ａ）　　なだらかな下り傾斜の導入路１３を作業場所
の近傍にまで延し、該導入路１３の下端１４から急な上
り傾斜の上昇路１５を連接すると共に、上端１６を次段
の導入路１３に繋いで形成した一連の搬送路１ａと、 （ｂ）　　上昇路１５４Ｃ配備されて、上昇路下端１４
から次段の導入路１３上へ物品３を持ち上げ移行する吊
上げ手段１８と、 （ｃ）　　導入路１３の途中に配備され、前記移行動作
と連繋して受は渡し物品３を１組ずつ上昇路１１の下端
１４へ送るゲート部１７と、（め　手動および自動運転
の切換えスイッチと手動スイッチとを具え、手動運転時
には、作業者による手動スイッチ操作でゲート部１７お
よび吊上げ手段１８を単発動作させて物品３を１回送り
させ、自動運転時には、ゲート部１７および吊上げ手段
１８を連続動作させて物品３を自動送りさせる制御部３
１とから構成されることを特徴とする物品搬送装置。(1) In an article conveyance device in which a plurality of processing stations 7 are arranged in tandem along an endless conveyance path 1, each processing station 7 (a) connects a gentle downward slope inlet path 13 to a work area; A series of conveyance paths 1a formed by extending to the vicinity of the introduction path 13, connecting a steep upward slope ascending path 15 from the lower end 14 of the introduction path 13, and connecting the upper end 16 to the next stage introduction path 13; b) Ascending path 154C is installed and the ascent path lower end 14
(c) Lifting means 18 that lifts and transfers the articles 3 from the introduction passage 13 to the next stage introduction passage 13; It is equipped with a gate part 17 for sending the feed to the lower end 14 of 11, and a manual switch and a manual switch for switching between manual and automatic operation, and in manual operation, the gate part 17 and the lifting means 18 are actuated by a single operation of the manual switch by an operator. A control unit 3 that causes the article 3 to be fed once and, during automatic operation, continuously operates the gate portion 17 and the lifting means 18 to automatically feed the article 3.
1. An article conveyance device comprising: 1.