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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05C5/00—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work
  • B05C5/02—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work the liquid or other fluent material being discharged through an outlet orifice by pressure, e.g. from an outlet device in contact or almost in contact, with the work
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05C5/00—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work

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• the present invention relates to an apparatus for discharging liquid quantitatively, and more specifically to a liquid material discharge apparatus having a mechanism for separating or combining a liquid contact part and a main body part.
• discharge refers to a discharge method in which the liquid material comes into contact with the work before being separated from the discharge portion, and a discharge method in which the liquid material is brought into contact with the work after being separated from the discharge portion. Is included.
• a technique for discharging a liquid material such as an adhesive onto a substrate for example, a screw having a spiral collar formed in the axial direction of the surface of a rod-shaped body is rotated, and the collar is rotated by the rotation of the screw.
• a method of discharging a liquid by conveying a liquid material is known as a screw type, and is widely used particularly for discharging a liquid material containing a high-viscosity liquid material or a filler.
• Examples of the screw-type discharge device include a supply device that supplies a highly viscous fluid, a nozzle that discharges the highly viscous fluid, and a supply device that is provided between the supply device and the discharge nozzle.
• a device including a pump that sends a high-viscosity fluid to a discharge nozzle and a pump control device that controls the discharge amount of the high-viscosity fluid from the discharge nozzle by controlling the pump (Patent Document 1).
• the pump includes a screw housing provided with a screw chamber having a circular cross-sectional shape, and a screw disposed in the screw housing so as to be substantially airtight and rotatable
• the pump control device includes: A pump driving device for rotating the pump and the wing and the screw relative to each other, the discharge nozzle extending coaxially from one end of the screw pump, and the supply device pressurizing the highly viscous fluid to This is a pressurized supply device that supplies the screw pump.
• the discharge device proposed by the applicant includes a screw having spiral wings from the tip to the longitudinal direction on the cylinder surface, a motor for rotating the screw, and a liquid material. It consists of a main body having a housing that covers the inlet of the liquid material to be supplied, a screw through-hole through which the screw passes, and a screw discharge port side tip, and a nozzle that is attached to the tip of the housing and communicates with the interior of the housing.
• a liquid material discharge device characterized in that there is a gap between the screw and the inner wall surface of the housing in a screw-type discharge device that discharges a liquid material by rotating the screw (Patent Document 2).
• Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-239433
• Patent Document 2 JP 2002-326715 A
• the liquid material discharge device is integrally formed with a part of the liquid material flow path and / or the part that fixes the motor or the like.
• the part that is in direct contact with the liquid material (the liquid contact part) and the part that is not in direct contact are closely related, so when working on the former, the work may extend to the latter.
• the liquid material discharge device is usually attached to an automatic machine (XY robot) for moving relative to the workpiece in order to apply a desired pattern to the workpiece.
• XY robot automatic machine
• the liquid material discharge device is usually attached to an automatic machine (XY robot) for moving relative to the workpiece in order to apply a desired pattern to the workpiece.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid material discharge device that can safely and easily remove only the liquid contact portion from the main body portion.
• the liquid material discharge device of the present invention is provided with a liquid contact portion in which a nozzle, a storage container, and a discharge member that require periodic maintenance work are integrally configured via a housing, and the liquid contact
• a liquid contact portion in which a nozzle, a storage container, and a discharge member that require periodic maintenance work are integrally configured via a housing, and the liquid contact
• a housing and a liquid contact portion having a housing in which a nozzle and a storage container are directly or indirectly fixed and a discharge member attached to the housing.
• a liquid material discharge device comprising a main body having a holding portion to be mounted and a drive for operating a discharge member, wherein the discharge member and the drive are configured to be detachable by a connecting member, and the housing
• a liquid material discharge device characterized in that the liquid contact portion and the main body portion are detachable by configuring the holding portion to be detachable.
• the holding portion is configured to be able to move up and down in a state where the housing is mounted.
• the holding portion has a plurality of guide pins
• the housing has a plurality of guide holes into which the guide pins are inserted
• the housing Is horizontally attached to and detached from the opening of the holding part.
• the housing has a convex portion or a concave portion on a side surface thereof, the holding portion includes an opening into which the housing is inserted, and the housing.
• a concave portion or a convex portion that fits with the convex portion or concave portion of the opening portion is provided on an inner surface of the opening portion, and the housing is horizontally attached to and detached from the opening portion of the holding portion.
• the end of the discharge member has a polygonal shape
• the connection member has a plurality of ends into which the discharge member is fitted. It has a square hole.
• a sixth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, a fixture for fixing the liquid contact part and the main body part is provided.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a liquid material discharge device according to Embodiment 1.
• FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fitting portion between a liquid contact part and a main body part.
• FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a fitting portion between a coupling and a screw.
• FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view in which a part of the holder portion is cut.
• FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the vertical movement when the wetted part is removed.
• FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the horizontal movement when the wetted part is removed.
• FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the horizontal movement when the wetted part is attached.
• FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the vertical movement when the wetted part is attached.
• FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fitting part between a liquid contact part and a main body part in the liquid material discharge device of Example 2
• FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a liquid material discharge device of Example 3.
• FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a fitting portion between a liquid contact part and a main body part in the liquid material discharge device of Example 3.
• FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing an example of a liquid material discharge device of Example 4.
• FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a fitting part between a liquid contact part and a main body part in the liquid material discharge device of Example 4.
• the liquid material discharge device of the present invention includes a nozzle 4, a storage container 5, and a discharge member 1 that are integrally configured via a housing 3 and that require periodic maintenance work. Only the liquid contact part 1 can be detached from the main body part 6 by making the discharge member and the drive part 7 detachable by a connecting member and the main body part 1 and the housing 3 being detachable.
• the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described by taking a screw-type liquid material discharge device as a specific example.
• the housing 3 has a flow path communicating with the nozzle 4 therein, and a screw 2 as a discharge member is inserted therein.
• Nozzle 3 has an extending portion 302, and the storage container 5 can be attached to the extending portion 302.
• the extending portion 302 has a flow path formed therein, and communicates the nozzle 4 attached to the housing 3 with the storage container 5.
• the shape and the like of the extended portion 302 are design matters, and can be appropriate for disposing the storage container 5 at an arbitrary location according to the specifications of the discharge device.
• the main body 6 includes a holding part to which the housing 3 is attached.
• the housing 3 when the housing 3 is attached to the holding portion, it is preferable that the housing 3 is attached while sliding in the horizontal direction. This is because by supporting the housing 3 with a slide member or the like provided in the holding part, it is possible to prevent the liquid contact part 1 from dropping when the liquid contact part 1 is attached or detached.
• a convex portion or a concave portion is provided on the side of the housing 3 and a concave portion or a convex portion facing the convex portion or the concave portion is provided in the opening of the holding portion, and these are fitted.
• the liquid contact unit 1 needs to be configured to be movable up and down.
• the housing 3 may be configured to be movable up and down with the holding unit mounted, or the drive unit 7 may be configured to be movable up and down. In the former case, it is preferable that a space for guiding the vertical movement of the housing 3 is provided in the holding portion.
• the holding portion has a fixing means for fixing the mounted housing 3, and for example, the housing 3 is fixed by screw holes 303 and 905 as shown in FIG. 2.
• the connecting member for connecting the screw 2 and the driving unit 7 incorporating the driving means such as a motor can be connected without using the screw means or the like.
• the screw means or the like For example, as shown in FIG. 3, by fitting a shaft end 201 having a hexagonal chamfered shape and a connection hole 801 having a shape matching the cross-sectional shape of the shaft end 201 being chamfered, screw means and the like can be obtained. The drive of the drive unit 7 can be transmitted to the wetted part 1 without using it.
• the combination of the shaft end 201 and the connection hole 801 is not limited to a hexagon.
• the wetted part 1 is preferably fixed at two or more locations at least a fixed distance from the main body part 6.
• the storage container 5 and the drive unit 7 are fixed by the storage container fixture 11, and the housing 3 is fixed by the holder 9 that is a holding unit.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a liquid material discharge device of the present embodiment
• FIG. 2 shows a liquid contact part 1 and a main body part.
• FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fitting portion with 6.
• FIG. 1 the nozzle 4 side may be referred to as the downward direction, and the base 10 side as the back direction.
• the apparatus of the present embodiment is a screw-type liquid material discharge apparatus, and has a liquid contact part 1 and a main body part 6 as main elements.
• the wetted part 1 includes a screw 2 having a spiral spiral in the axial direction on the surface of the rod-like body, a housing 3 in which the screw 2 is rotatably housed, a nozzle 4 for discharging the liquid material, and a liquid material. And a storage container 5 for storing.
• the main body 6 holds a drive unit 7 having a motor 14 (not shown) for rotating the screw 2, a coupling 8 that transmits the rotational force of the drive unit 7 to the screw 2, and a housing 3.
• the holder 9 is a holding portion to be fixed, and the drive portion 7 and a base 10 for attaching the holder so as to maintain a certain distance.
• the housing 3 is provided with protrusions 301 on two parallel sides, and has a substantially T shape when viewed from the front.
• a nozzle 4 is fixed on the lower surface of the housing 3.
• An extension portion 302 having a flow path formed therein is fixed to the rear end portion 304 of the housing 3, and the storage container 5 is fixed to the extension portion 302.
• the holder 9 is a member to which the housing 3 is attached, and an inner surface thereof includes a holder upper inner surface 902 and a holder lower inner surface 903.
• the holder upper inner surface 902 is an upper portion of the inner wall surface, the inner portion is shaped along the outer periphery of the protruding portion 301 of the housing 3, and the front portion is formed with a convex portion. With this configuration, the housing 3 inserted into the holder 9 can move in the vertical direction along the inner wall surface at the back, and the rear end 304 is protruded from the front by the rear end. Limited by.
• the vertical dimension of the holder upper inner surface 902 is configured to be the same as or slightly larger than the vertical dimension (thickness) of the protruding portion 301 of the housing 3 and more than the depth of the connection hole 801 (not present) Or more than the length of the shaft end 201).
• the lower inner surface 903 of the holder is a lower portion of the inner wall surface adjacent to the lower upper inner surface 902 of the holder, and the inner portion is formed along the outer periphery of the protruding portion 301 of the housing 3 like the upper inner surface 902 of the holder.
• the direction is formed to be approximately the same width as the protrusion 301.
• the vertical dimension of the inner surface 903 of the lower portion of the holder is configured to be the same as or slightly larger than the thickness of the protruding portion 301 of the housing 3.
• a stopper 901 which is a substantially U-shaped convex portion adjacent to the holder lower inner surface 903, is provided.
• the stopper 901 serves as a rail means when the housing 3 is attached to and detached from the holder 9 and also functions as a fall prevention means.
• An upper surface 904 having a substantially U-shaped cut is formed at the uppermost end of the holder 9.
• the upper surface 904 also functions as a vertical positioning means when the housing 3 is mounted.
• the screw 2 has a spiral wing, and has a shaft end 201 formed by chamfering the side surface over a certain length from the end on the drive unit 7 side.
• the coupling 8 has a connection hole 801 having a shape matching the cross-sectional shape of the shaft end 201.
• the rotational force can be transmitted only by fitting the shaft end 201 into the connection hole 801, so that the liquid contact part 1 and the main body part 6 can be easily separated and combined.
• the storage container fixture 11 that connects the storage container 5 (hereinafter referred to as “syringe 5”) and the main body 6 is removed.
• syringe 5 the storage container fixture 11 that connects the storage container 5
• main body 6 the main body 6
• the wetted part 1 is moved in the vertical line direction along the holder upper inner surface 902 until the protruding portion 301 of the housing 3 is detached from the holder upper inner surface 902.
• the vertical dimension of the holder upper inner surface 902 is configured to be equal to or greater than the vertical dimension of the protrusion 301 and equal to or greater than the depth of the connection hole 801 (or greater than the length of the shaft end 201). Therefore, when the housing 3 is moved until it is disengaged from the upper inner surface 902 of the holder, The shaft end 201 is completely removed from the connection hole 801.
• the stopper 901 is provided at the lowermost part of the holder 9, even if a force is applied in the vertical direction when removing the shaft end 201 from the connection hole 801, the protrusion 301 of the housing 3 is not attached to the stopper 901. There is no risk of dropping the wetted part 1 because the movement is limited by hitting.
• the liquid contact part 1 can be removed from the main body part 6 by horizontally moving the housing 3 toward the front opening side along the holder lower inner surface 903.
• the removed liquid contact part 1 is attached to the main body part 6 according to an attachment procedure described later after maintenance and inspection of the syringe 5 and the nozzle 4 are performed.
• the wetted part 1 is held so that the syringe 5 faces the front, the horizontal position of the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 is set to the position of the holder lower inner surface 903, and the holder lower inner surface 903 is Push it in until you hit it. During this time, the movement of the housing 3 in the vertical direction is limited by the stopper 901, so that the wetted part 1 does not fall.
• the wetted part 1 is raised vertically until the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 hits the upper surface 904 of the holder 9.
• the shaft end 201 is inserted into the connection hole 801 of the coupling 8. If the shape of the shaft end 201 and the shape of the connection hole 801 do not match the direction of rotation when squeezing, rotate the coupling 8 to match the shape and align the surfaces.
• the position of the screw hole 303 provided on the side surface of the housing 3 is aligned with the screw hole 905 provided on the side surface of the holder 9. Tighten the screw 13 with the knob to fix the wetted part 1 to the main unit 6.
• Example 2 As shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus of the present embodiment is a screw-type liquid material discharge apparatus in which the configurations of the housing 3 and the holding unit are different from those of the first embodiment.
• the main body 6 includes a drive unit 7, a coupling 8 that transmits the rotational force of the drive unit 7 to the screw 2, two guide pins 906 that are holding units, and a base 10 to which the drive unit 7 is attached. 10, two guide pins 906 are provided in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the screw 2, and two screw holes 905 for fixing the housing 3 are provided in the lower part thereof.
• the wetted part 1 includes a screw 2 having a spiral spiral in the axial direction on the surface of the rod-like body, a housing 3 in which the screw 2 is rotatably housed, a nozzle 4 for discharging the liquid material, and a liquid material. And a storage container 5 for storing.
• the housing 3 is provided with two elongated hole-like guide holes 305 into which two guide pins 906 are inserted, and two screw holes 303 for fixing the housing are similarly provided at the lower portions thereof.
• the nozzle 4 is fixed to the lower surface of the housing 3, the extension part 302 is fixed to the rear end part 304, and the storage container 5 is fixed to the extension part 302.
• the liquid contact portion 1 is lowered until the guide pin 906 hits the upper end of the guide hole 305.
• the guide pin 906 can be removed by moving it horizontally until the side surface (curved surface portion) of the guide pin 906 is along the inner surface of the upper end of the guide hole 305 until the guide pin 906 is removed from the guide hole 305.
• the vertical dimension of the guide hole 305 is configured such that the distance that the guide pin 906 moves in the guide hole 305 is equal to or greater than the depth of the connection hole 801 or the length of the shaft end 201.
• FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the liquid material discharge device of the present embodiment
• FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fitting portion between the liquid contact portion 1 and the main body portion 6.
• the apparatus of the present embodiment is a plunger-type liquid material discharge apparatus that moves and discharges a plunger 15 that is in close contact with the inner surface of a storage container 5 having a nozzle 4 at the tip, and discharges the plunger 15.
• the wetted part 1 and the main part 6 are the main elements.
• the wetted part 1 includes a plunger 15 that is a discharge member, a storage container 5 that is housed in the plunger 15, a nozzle 4 that discharges a liquid material, and a nozzle 4 and the storage container 5 that are fixedly provided. Consists of Uzing 3
• the main body portion 6 includes a driving portion 7 provided with a plunger moving means 16 for moving the plunger 15 forward and backward, and a holder 9 as a holding portion for holding the housing 3.
• the housing 3 is provided with protrusions 301 on two parallel sides, and is substantially T-shaped when viewed from the front.
• the configuration of the holder 9 is the same as that in the first embodiment. That is, the holder 9 includes a stopper 901, a honorder upper collar inner surface 902, a honorder lower collar inner surface 903, and an upper surface 904.
• the removal procedure is the same as in Example 1. First, the plunger fixture 17 that connects the plunger 15 and the main body 6 is removed. Next, loosen the screw 13 with the knob, move the wetted part 1 in the vertical direction until the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 is disengaged from the part of the inner surface 902 of the upper part of the holder, and open the front of the housing 3 along the inner surface 903 of the lower part of the holder. The wetted part 1 can be removed from the main body part 6 by moving horizontally to the side.
• the attachment procedure is the same as that of the first embodiment.
• the horizontal position of the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 is the position of the inner surface 903 of the lower part of the holder, and while pushing along the inner surface 903 of the lower part of the holder, it is pushed in as far as it hits. Align the position of the screw hole 303 with the screw hole 905 provided on the side of the holder 9 and have knobs on the two sides. Tighten the screw 13 to fix the wetted part 1 to the main unit 6.
• FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the liquid material discharge device of the present embodiment
• FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a fitting portion between the liquid contact portion 1 and the main body portion 6.
• the apparatus of the present embodiment is a jet-type liquid material discharge apparatus that causes the valve element 18 to collide with the valve seat and fly and discharge the liquid material from the tip of the nozzle 4.
• Parts 1 and 6 are the main elements.
• the liquid contact portion 1 includes a valve body 18 that is a discharge member, a housing 3 that houses the valve body 18 therein, a nozzle 4 that discharges the liquid material, and a storage container 5 that stores the liquid material.
• the main body 6 includes a drive unit 7 having a switching valve that switches air supply to the air chamber, the spring chamber, and the air chamber, a chuck 19 that is a connecting member that connects the drive unit 7 and the valve body 18, and a housing.
• 3 is composed of a holder 9 that is a holding portion for holding 3 and a base 10 to which the drive portion 7 and the holder are attached so as to maintain a certain distance.
• a storage container fixing tool 11 may be provided.
• the valve body 18 has a shaft end 201 formed by chamfering the side surface over a certain length from the end on the drive unit 7 side.
• the chuck 19 has a connection hole 801 having a shape matching the cross-sectional shape of the shaft end 201, and is configured so that the fitted valve body 18 can be fixed from the side surface with a screw (not shown).
• the shaft end 201 of the valve body 18 may be a curved surface, but it is preferable to perform chamfering or the like because the fixing strength is reduced!
• the housing 3 is provided with protrusions 301 on two parallel sides, and has a substantially T-shape when viewed from the front.
• the configuration of the holder 9 is the same as that in the first embodiment. That is, the holder 9 is connected to the stopper 901.
• the removal procedure is the same as in Example 1. First, remove the adapter tube 12 from the storage container 5. Next, loosen the screw 13 with the knob, move the wetted part 1 in the vertical direction until the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 is disengaged from the upper inner surface 902 of the holder, and move the housing 3 to the front along the inner lower surface 903 of the holder. Remove the wetted part 1 from the main unit 6 by moving horizontally to the opening side. Can be removed.
• the attachment procedure is the same as that of the first embodiment.
• the horizontal position of the protruding part 301 of the housing 3 is the position of the inner surface 903 of the lower part of the holder. Align the position of the screw hole 303 with the screw hole 905 provided on the side surface of the holder 9, and tighten the screw 13 with the knob from two sides to fix the wetted part 1 to the main body part 6.
• connection hole 801 When the shaft end 201 is inserted into the connection hole 801, if the shape of the shaft end 201 and the shape of the connection hole 801 do not match the rotation direction, the chuck 19 is rotated to match the shape and the surfaces are aligned. do.
• the present invention can be implemented in various apparatuses for discharging a liquid material.
• the disclosed force is not limited to screw type, plunger type, and jet type discharge devices.

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