TWM244146U - Inspecting apparatus for thread rolling machine - Google Patents

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TWM244146U
TWM244146U TW92212196U TW92212196U TWM244146U TW M244146 U TWM244146 U TW M244146U TW 92212196 U TW92212196 U TW 92212196U TW 92212196 U TW92212196 U TW 92212196U TW M244146 U TWM244146 U TW M244146U
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M244146 捌、新型說明: 【新型所屬之技術領域】 本新型是有關於-種檢測裳置設計,特別是指一種即 5 10 15 20 時檢測不良品,以便能將不良品排除的螺絲握牙機之檢測 裝置。 【先前技術】 一般螺絲1之成型過程,大致是如第—圖所示,而係 先裁切出設定尺寸之螺絲胚料10,再進行打頭步驟成型出 頭。P 12’之後再依螺絲i形狀,而決定是否成型出有鑽尾籲 之夹尾步驟,鑒於圖中所示該螺絲1係以尖尾表示,故該 螺絲1直接進行搓牙步驟而成型出螺牙16。 當進行搓牙步驟時,必須利用第二圖所示之搓牙機2 來對螺絲胚料10進行搓牙,該搓牙機2具有-機座2卜: 叹於機座21上並可將螺絲胚料1〇整列輸出之振動盤 22’可將振動盤22輸出之螺絲胚料1〇頂推至搓牙板也 中之頂推裝置24;其中,該搓牙板組23具有一活動牙板 及與該活動牙板23M目對應之固定牙板跳;如第三 圖所示’當振動盤22將螺絲胚料1◦經由輸送槽道25輸 送出來時,頂推裝置24會將螺絲胚料1〇自輸送槽道Μ 推出,同活動牙板23〇會如圖中假想線所示被驅動作直 線位移因此备頂推裂置24將螺絲胚料頂出時,該螺 絲胚料10被移動中之活動牙板23〇帶動,並配合該活動 牙板230的輔助,使螺絲胚料1 〇受到活動牙板23〇與固 定牙板232相互失制’而於搓牙通道234上移動,即由圖 4 M244146 中實線位置移動至假想線位置, 漸成形出螺牙16。 進而將螺絲胚料 10上逐 …用者要求成形之螺牙16必須緊貼於蟬 5 ::::在Γ絲胚料10的握牙過程當中,實易受到』 、、·糸胚枓财成型„ 12之過料,多少會 12產生偏斜的不良品,以及該螺絲胚㈣由輸送槽 被丁請裝i 24頂推進給㈣㈣素,均會造隸牙成型 過知中,均會形成朗牙16無法緊貼成型於頭部Μ下方 10 的不良一且伴隨著良品一同進入集料桶(圖中未示出) 中,造成該完成握牙之螺絲卜並需再經過一道筛檢不良 品作業’除因篩檢作業造成品管成本相對提高外,並且雲 於檢測係湘投影方式為之,實㈣單_角度因素影響, 故篩檢作業亦無法完全檢測出該不良品的螺絲丨,對業者 造成相當大困擾。 15 【新型内容】 因此,本新型之目的,是在提供一種螺絲搓牙機之檢 測裝置,使其能於製程中即時檢測出不良品,有效降低品 管成本功效。 20 於是,本新型螺絲搓牙機之檢測裝置,該檢測裝置設 置於該螺絲搓牙機之機座上,該檢測裝置包括一本體,一 °又於本體上之感應片,以及一與該感應片電性連接之馨示 驅動部等構件,並令該感應片之設置高度恰位在搓牙通道 之出口端緣上方處,且該感應片相對於搓牙通道處並形成 有一延伸部’俾當完成搓牙作業之螺絲搓牙通道上移動, 5 M244146 、J “螺、’、糸不良σσ之頭部碰觸該感應片之延伸部時,該警示 驅動部會即時輪出一驅動訊號警示,以利操作人員針對該 不良品螺絲進行排除作業,避免該不良品螺絲落入集料桶 中藉以節省後續之篩檢作業進行,進而有效降低品管成 5 本。 【實施方式】 為期對於本新型之目的、功效及構造特徵有更詳盡明 確的瞭解,茲舉本新型較佳實施例並配合圖式說明如后。 芩閱第四圖,本新型螺絲搓牙機3主要包含有一機座鲁 ° 3〇,一設於該機座30上並可將螺絲胚料40整列輸出之振 動盤32,一連設於該振動盤32上之輸送槽道34,一設於 該輸送槽道34 —端之搓牙板组36,以及可將輸送槽道34 輸出之螺絲胚料40頂推至搓牙板組36中之頂推裝置等 構件;其中,該搓牙板組36具有一固定板模36〇,以及一 5 被驅動作直線位移之活動板模362,而該固定板模360與 活動板模362呈平行設置,且於固定板模36〇與活動板模 362間形成一供螺絲胚料4〇移動之搓牙通道364,並且該鲁 搓牙通道364具有一與輸送槽道34相接之入口端367,以 及一相反於入口端367方向之出口端368。 10 特別是,該檢測裝置5設置於該機座30上,該檢測裝 置5主要包括有一本體50,一設於本體50上之感應片51, 以及一與該感應片51電性連接之警示驅動部52等構件, 並令該感應片51之a又置馬度恰位在握牙通道364之出口端 367上方處,且該感應片51相對於搓牙通道364處並形成 6 M244146 5 有:延伸部515,該延伸部515不會受到碰觸而產生歪斜 裕篁產生,將有效維持感應片51的精準度,以確實檢測不 良品,且當該不良品之螺絲胚料4〇之頭部41碰觸到該感 應片5!之延伸部515時,該警示驅動部52會即時輸出一 驅動訊號警示,·再者,配合參閱第五圖,該感應片Η上另 可再開設有一長槽孔511,且藉一鎖合元件53穿過該長槽 ::1’而將該感應片51定位於本體5。上,此時繁於該 =胚枓40之頭部41隨著尺寸而有所變化,故該鎖合元 10 的緊控制,即可隨時調整該感應片Η與該搓牙通 3 6 4的局度。 15 兹麥閱第四、五圖,當螺絲搓牙機3之振動盤32將螺 經由輸送槽道34整列輸送,再藉頂推裝置犯 ==頂推至活動板模⑽上,此時利用活動板 」I舌動,以及活動板模362與固定板模編相 叫’而使螺絲轉40於搓牙通道364上 =螺广絲胚料4G上成型_42,且賴牙42緊抵於= &面為止’且該螺絲胚料4()完成搓牙作業的同時,即 20 搓牙364之出口端368處輸出’此時,針對未能 ::42底面之螺絲不良品’其高度—定會較良品 成頭部41搓牙過程中一定會碰觸到感應片Η, 進而使該感應片5 1電性造έ士 + y敢-庄广名 發 之該誓不驅動部62受到觸 " 發出—驅動訊號驅動該螺絲握牙機3停止作動,俾 人^進行將該螺絲不良品予以排除,避免該不良品 ―、洛入集料桶(圖中未示出)中,藉以節省後續之篩檢作 7 業進行,進而有效降低品管成本。 田然’針對螺絲良品在經過搓牙通道3以之出口端%8 處時’其頭部41便不會碰觸到感應片51,而能順利地通 5 過担牙通道364,且自然地掉落至集料桶(圖中未顯示)内 ^ 收集。 Π 由上述之說明,而將本新型與習知作一比較當可知, 本新里利用機座上設置有一檢測裝置,且該檢測裝置之感 應片的設置高度恰位在搓牙通道之出口端上方處,同時該 1〇 《應片相對於搓牙通道處並形成有-延伸部,故可針對完φ 成搓牙作業之螺絲即時予以檢測,由於未能搓牙至頭部底 面之螺絲’其凸出高度一定會較良品者為高,故該螺絲之 頭部若碰觸到該感應片,即屬不良品,因此與該感應片電 連接^警示驅動部受_發,便會即時輸出-驅動訊號 誓示,藉以提醒作業者將該螺絲不良品予以排除後,再繼 5 、續進W搓牙作業,因此本新型便能在螺絲搓牙成型完成之 初即同步檢測是否有搓牙不良品產生,實較習知必須在事 後連同良品-起作篩檢之品管作業,更具有降低品管成本鲁 功效之增進。 歸納上述,本新型螺絲搓牙機之檢測裝置,係確實能 20 於製程中即時檢測出不良品’有效降低品管成本功效,是 以本新型誠為一進步之設計,爰依法提出新型專利之申請。 惟,以上所述者,僅係本新型之較佳實施例而已,故 舉凡應用本新型說明書及申請專利範圍所為之等效結構 變化,理應包含在本新型之專利範圍内。 8 M244146 【圖式簡單說明】 第一圖是一般螺絲成型過程示意圖; 第二圖是習知搓牙機之立體示意圖; 第二圖是習知搓牙機之搓牙動作示意圖; 第四圖是本新型一較佳實施例之立體示意圖,·及 第五圖是本新型一較佳實施例與固定板模、活動板模 間之示意圖。 【圖式之主要元件代表符號說明】 3 螺絲握牙機 38 頂推裝置 5 檢測裝置 40 螺絲胚料 30 機座 51 感應片 32 振動盤 52 警示驅動部 34 輸送槽道 511 長槽孔 36 搓牙板組 53 鎖合元件 360 固定板模 50 本體 362 活動板模 515 延伸部 364 搓牙通道M244146 新型 Description of the new model: [Technical field to which the new model belongs] The new model is related to a design for detecting clothes, especially a screw gripper that detects defective products at 5 10 15 20 so that the defective products can be eliminated. The detection device. [Previous technology] The forming process of the general screw 1 is generally as shown in the first figure, and the screw blank 10 of a set size is cut first, and then the heading step is performed to form the head. After P 12 ', the shape of the screw i is used to determine whether a tail-clamping step is formed. In view of the fact that the screw 1 is shown as a pointed tail, the screw 1 is directly formed by rubbing the teeth.螺牙 16。 Spiral teeth 16. When performing the tooth rubbing step, the tooth blank 10 must be rubbed with the tooth rubbing machine 2 shown in the second figure. The tooth rubbing machine 2 has-the machine base 2: Sigh on the machine base 21 and can The screw blanks 10 'output by the screw blank 10 can push the screw blanks 10 output from the vibration tray 22 to the pushing device 24 in the rubbing plate; wherein the rubbing plate group 23 has a movable tooth Plate and the fixed tooth plate corresponding to the movable tooth plate 23M mesh; as shown in the third figure, 'When the vibrating plate 22 feeds the screw blank 1◦ through the conveying channel 25, the pushing device 24 will transfer the screw blank The material 10 is pushed out from the conveying channel M, and the movable tooth plate 23, as shown by the imaginary line, will be driven for linear displacement. Therefore, when the screw blank 24 is ejected, the screw blank 10 is ejected. The movable dental plate 23 is moved and cooperates with the assistance of the movable dental plate 230, so that the screw blank 10 is subject to the mutual disengagement of the movable dental plate 23 and the fixed dental plate 232 and moves on the rubbing channel 234. That is, from the position of the solid line in M244146 in FIG. 4 to the position of the imaginary line, the screw 16 is gradually formed. Then screw the screw blank 10 one by one ... The user requires that the formed screw teeth 16 must be closely attached to the cicada 5 :::: In the process of holding the teeth of the Γ silk blank 10, it is very easy to receive ", ... Molding „12 passes, how many will produce 12 skewed defective products, and the screw blank is pushed from the conveying groove to be installed i 24 top to advance to the element, all will be formed in the molding process, will form a long The teeth 16 cannot be formed close to the defects of the head 10 and the bad products enter the collecting bucket (not shown) with the good products, which causes the screw that completes the holding of the teeth and needs to go through another screening for defective products. In addition to the relatively high cost of quality control caused by the screening operation, and the Yunyu detection system is based on the projection method, it is affected by the single angle factor, so the screening operation cannot completely detect the screws of the defective product 丨, It causes considerable distress to the industry. 15 [New content] Therefore, the purpose of this new model is to provide a testing device for a screw rubbing machine, which can detect defective products in the manufacturing process in real time, effectively reducing the cost and efficiency of quality control. 20 Therefore, this new type of screw rubs A detection device for a dental machine, the detection device is arranged on the base of the screw rubbing machine, the detection device includes a body, an induction piece on the body, and a sweet display electrically connected to the induction piece. The driving part and other components, and the setting height of the induction piece is just above the exit edge of the rubbing channel, and the induction piece is formed with an extension portion relative to the rubbing channel, which is a screw for completing the rubbing operation. When moving on the rubbing channel, when the head of 5 M244146, J "screw, ', 糸 σσσ touches the extension of the sensor sheet, the warning driving part will immediately launch a driving signal warning, so that the operator can respond to the problem. Defective screws are eliminated to prevent the defective screws from falling into the collecting bucket to save subsequent screening and inspection operations, thereby effectively reducing the cost of quality control. [Embodiment] In order to have a more detailed and clear understanding of the purpose, efficacy and structural features of the present invention, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Looking at the fourth figure, the new type screw tooth rubbing machine 3 mainly includes a machine base 30 °, a vibration plate 32 provided on the machine base 30 and capable of outputting the entirety of the screw blank 40 in a row. A conveying channel 34 on the tray 32, a rubbing plate group 36 provided at the end of the conveying channel 34, and a screw blank 40 capable of pushing the output of the conveying channel 34 to the top of the rubbing plate group 36 Components such as a pushing device; wherein the rubbing plate group 36 has a fixed plate mold 36 and a movable plate mold 362 which is driven for linear displacement, and the fixed plate mold 360 and the movable plate mold 362 are arranged in parallel, A rubbing channel 364 for moving the screw blank 40 is formed between the fixed die 36 and the movable die 362, and the rubbing tooth channel 364 has an entrance end 367 connected to the conveying channel 34, and An outlet end 368 opposite the direction of the inlet end 367. 10 In particular, the detection device 5 is disposed on the base 30. The detection device 5 mainly includes a body 50, an induction piece 51 provided on the body 50, and a warning drive electrically connected to the induction piece 51. The components 52 and other components, and the sensor piece 51 a is placed at a position just above the exit end 367 of the grip channel 364, and the sensor piece 51 is formed relative to the rubbing channel 364 and forms 6 M244146 5 has: extension The part 515, the extension part 515 will not be touched to produce skew, and it will effectively maintain the accuracy of the sensor piece 51 to reliably detect the defective product, and when the defective part of the screw blank 40 head 41 When it touches the extension part 515 of the sensor piece 5 !, the warning driving part 52 will output a driving signal warning in real time. Furthermore, with reference to the fifth figure, another long slot can be opened on the sensor piece Η. 511, and the sensing piece 51 is positioned on the body 5 by a locking element 53 passing through the long slot :: 1 '. At this time, the head 41 that is too busy at this time = the embryo 40 changes with the size, so the tight control of the lock element 10 can adjust the sensor blade Η and the rubbing teeth 3 6 4 at any time. Locality. 15 Zimai read the fourth and fifth pictures. When the vibrating disc 32 of the screw rubbing machine 3 conveys the screws in a row through the conveying channel 34, and then pushes the pushing device to the top of the movable plate mold. The "movable plate" is moved by the tongue, and the movable plate mold 362 and the fixed plate mold are called ', so that the screw is turned 40 on the rubbing tooth channel 364 = the wide fiber blank 4G is molded _42, and the lying tooth 42 is tightly against = & so far 'and the screw blank 4 () finishes the tooth rubbing operation, that is, the output end 368 of the 20 tooth rubbing 364 outputs' At this time, for the defective screw that fails to :: 42 the bottom surface' its height -It will definitely touch the sensor piece 搓 during the tooth rubbing process of the good product Cheng 41, which will make the sensor piece 5 1 electrical manufacturing + y dare-Zhuang Guangming ’s vow not to drive the unit 62. Touch " send out—the drive signal drives the screw gripper 3 to stop, and the person ^ performs to eliminate the defective product of the screw, to prevent the defective product from being put into the bin (not shown in the figure), thereby The subsequent screening and inspection work can be saved, which can effectively reduce the cost of quality control. Tian Ran "for the good screw when passing through the toothbrushing channel 3 to the exit end% 8", its head 41 will not touch the sensor sheet 51, but can pass through the tooth-bearing channel 364 smoothly, and naturally Drop it into a collection bin (not shown) ^ Collect. Π From the above description, when comparing the new model with the conventional one, it can be seen that Benxinli uses a detection device set on the machine base, and the height of the sensing piece of the detection device is located exactly at the exit end of the rubbing channel. At the top, at the same time, the "10" should be opposite to the rubbing channel and formed with an -extension, so it can be detected immediately for the screw that completes the rubbing operation, because the screw that cannot be rubbed to the bottom of the head ' Its protruding height must be higher than that of the good product, so if the head of the screw touches the induction piece, it is a defective product, so it is electrically connected to the induction piece ^ The driver will receive the _, and it will output immediately. -The driving signal vowed to remind the operator to eliminate the defective screw and then continue with the W rubbing operation. Therefore, the new model can simultaneously detect whether there is a rubbing when the screw rubbing is completed. The production of defective products is actually better than the conventional quality control operation that must be followed by screening of good products-which has the effect of reducing the cost of quality control. To sum up, the testing device of this new type of screw tooth rubbing machine can indeed detect the defective products in real time during the manufacturing process. It effectively reduces the quality control cost and is based on the design of this new model. Application. However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the new model. Therefore, any equivalent structural changes applied to the description of the new model and the scope of patent application should be included in the patent scope of the new model. 8 M244146 [Schematic description of the diagram] The first diagram is a schematic diagram of a general screw forming process; the second diagram is a perspective diagram of a conventional dental rubbing machine; the second diagram is a schematic diagram of a dental rubbing action of a conventional dental rubbing machine; the fourth diagram is The three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the fifth figure are schematic diagrams of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a fixed die and a movable die. [Description of the main symbols of the drawings] 3 Screw gripper 38 Push device 5 Detection device 40 Screw blank 30 Machine base 51 Inductive piece 32 Vibration plate 52 Warning drive unit 34 Conveying channel 511 Long slot hole 36 Rub teeth Plate group 53 Locking element 360 Fixed plate mold 50 Body 362 Movable plate mold 515 Extension 364 Rubbing channel

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1VU44146 欢、申請專利範圍: 1 · 一種螺絲搓牙機之檢測裴置,該螺絲搓牙機主要包含有 供檢測裳置設置之機座,一設於該機座上並可將螺絲 胚料整列輸出之振動盤,一連設於該振動盤上之輸送槽 道’一设於該輸送槽道一端之搓牙板組,以及可將輸送 槽道輸出之螺絲胚料頂推至搓牙板組中之頂推裝置等 構件’其中,該搓牙板組具有一固定板模,以及一被驅 動作直線位移之活動板模,而該固定板模與活動板模呈 平行設置,且於固定板模與活動板模間形成一搓牙通馨 道’並且該搓牙通道具有一與輸送槽道相接之入口端, 以及一相反於入口端方向之出口端;其特徵在於: 該檢測裝置包括一本體,一設於本體上之感應片, 以及一與該感應片電性連接之警示驅動部等構件,並令 該感應片之设置南度恰位在握牙通道之出口端緣上方 處,且該感應片相對於搓牙通道處並形成有一延伸部, 俾當該螺絲胚料之頭部碰觸到該延伸部時,該警示驅動 部會適時輸出一驅動訊號警示。 儀 2 ·依據申請專利範圍第1項所述螺絲搓牙機之檢測裝置, 其中’該感應片上開設有一長槽孔,且藉一鎖合元件穿 過長槽孔,俾便該感應片得以調整位於搓牙通道之出口 端的南度位置。 101VU44146 The scope of the patent application: 1 · A Pei Zhi of a screw rubbing machine, the screw rubbing machine mainly includes a base for testing clothes, one is installed on the base and the screw blank can be arranged in a row The output vibrating plate, a conveying channel arranged on the vibrating plate, a rubbing plate group provided at one end of the conveying channel, and the screw blank material output from the conveying channel can be pushed into the rubbing plate group Among the components of the pushing device, the rubbing plate group has a fixed plate mold and a movable plate mold driven for linear displacement, and the fixed plate mold and the movable plate mold are arranged in parallel and fixed on the fixed plate mold. A rubbing channel is formed between the movable plate mold and the rubbing channel has an inlet end connected to the conveying channel and an outlet end opposite to the direction of the inlet end; the detection device includes: A body, an induction piece provided on the body, and a warning driving part and the like electrically connected to the induction piece, and the south of the induction piece is positioned just above the exit edge of the grip channel, and the Induction phase Roll in the passage and formed with an extension portion to serve as the head of the screw touches the billet of the extension portion, the alarm driving section outputs a driving signal when appropriate warning. Instrument 2 · According to the detection device of the screw rubbing machine according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, where 'the induction sheet has a long slot, and a locking element is passed through the long slot, the induction sheet can be adjusted. Located south of the exit end of the rubbing channel. 10
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