JP3243198B2 - Disassembly apparatus and method for annular mold for V-belt - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for assembling and disassembling an annular mold for a V-belt, and more particularly, to an apparatus for disassembling an annular mold (ring mold) equipped with a V-belt. Separating and discharging while rolling, taking out the V-belt by setting it horizontally, applying a release agent to the annular mold, and a series of steps of installing the annular mold on the lifter can be performed continuously. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for disassembling an annular mold for a V-belt.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the step of vulcanizing a V-belt, a plurality of annular dies having an unvulcanized V-belt mounted on a lower lid are stacked manually, an upper lid is set, and a group of annular dies is bolted. After assembling, this was put into a vulcanizing can and vulcanized. And after vulcanization, after removing the bolts fixing the annular mold by the operator, remove the top lid with a hoist,
Thereafter, the V-belt and the annular mold were successively and alternately taken out by hand. However, since several tens of annular molds, which are heavy, are disassembled continuously, this causes low back pain to the operator, and also causes the productivity per unit time to fluctuate greatly within a day. There were problems such as becoming.

[0003] For this reason, an apparatus for automatically disassembling and assembling an annular mold has been conventionally improved. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-11010 discloses that a vulcanized V-belt located at an upper position in a plurality of annular dies is replaced with an unvulcanized V-belt, and then the vulcanized V-belt is moved toward a lower position. There has been proposed an apparatus for automatically disassembling and assembling an annular mold so that a belt is repeatedly replaced with an unvulcanized V-belt.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional apparatus, the mold that moves up and down can be automatically disassembled or assembled by the assembling claw or the separation claw. However, the step of setting the V-belt so that it can be taken out. No consideration is given to a series of steps such as a step of applying a release agent or a step of stacking dies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is intended to automatically separate a plurality of annular molds each having a V-belt from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds are stacked. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a belt, which can be set so as to be able to be taken out and then continuously moved to the next step to automatically stack the annular molds.

[0006]

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an annular mold having a plurality of stacked annular dies on which a vulcanized V-belt is mounted is separated into an annular mold from a stacked mold assembly. After taking out the V-belt from the annular mold, in a disassembling and assembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt in which a plurality of the annular molds are stacked, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and the front row is rotated while rotating the mold assembly. An automatic disassembling device that inserts a wedge at the boundary between the annular mold and an adjacent annular mold to separate the annular mold in the front row, and discharges the annular mold while rotating the mold.
The annular mold rolled out from the mold discharge member is temporarily accommodated in an inclined state, then swiveled to a horizontal state, and swivelable conveying means for conveying to the next step, and a mold release agent is applied to the annular mold. Mold application device that transports an annular mold, self-propelled transport means that transports the annular mold while moving forward and backward, and a lifter that can move up and down to install the annular mold. In the disassembly and assembly equipment.

In this apparatus, after the mold assembly is advanced by a push member, a separating member is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent mold to separate the annular mold in the front row. Then, after the annular mold is rolled out by the mold discharge member, the annular mold housed in an inclined state is swung in a horizontal state to take out a V-belt, the annular mold is conveyed, and a release agent is applied, Then, after advancing the transporting section on which the annular mold is set to completely cover the lifter and overlying the same, the annular mold is placed on the lifter while retreating the transporting section, and the annular molds are stacked and assembled. Can be.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mold support member comprising at least two mold supporting members arranged so that an automatic disassembling apparatus can overturn and mount a die assembly, and a mounted mold assembly having a predetermined pitch. A push member that pushes forward only, a movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the frontmost row of annular molds and a mold adjacent thereto, and separates the frontmost row of annular molds, and a dropped front ring in the front row And a mold discharge member that receives the mold and discharges it while rotating.
After moving the mold assembly with the push member, the separated member in the front row is rolled out of the mold discharge member by inserting the separating member at the boundary between the front row mold assembly member and the adjacent member. The process can be automatically shifted to the step of removing the V belt.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a conveying section having a plurality of drive rolls, a mold fixing section for clamping and fixing an installed annular mold, and rotating the inclined conveying section are provided. A swivel unit that swivels around an axis to change the body position to a horizontal state. In particular, a die fixing unit is fixed at the center of the transfer unit with a horizontally installed die, and the V-belt is turned into an annular die. , And the annular mold can be moved to the next step.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present application, since the stopper for stopping the movement of the rolled annular mold is fixed away from the rotatable transport means, the stopper absorbs the rotational movement of the annular mold. While you can stop.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between a mold discharging member and a rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. The annular mold can roll without falling down.

According to the invention of claim 6 of the present application, the release agent application device sends the release agent in a tank for collecting and storing the release agent to a spray nozzle by a pump, and the annular metal installed in the conveying section. The mold is sprayed on both upper and lower surfaces of the mold, so that the mold release agent can be applied while moving the annular mold set in the transport unit.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the self-propelled transport means, the transport section having a plurality of drive rolls is advanced to a position where the transport section completely covers the lifter and retreats. An annular mold is automatically set on the lifter.

According to the invention of claim 8 of the present application, the self-propelled transport means is mounted on the tip of the transport section in a state in which a drop buffer is projected forward, so as to reduce the collision noise when the annular mold falls. Prevents mold damage.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the lifter has a stopper at an end for stopping the movement of the annular mold, the annular mold is stopped while absorbing the impact.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, an annular mold having a vulcanized V-belt mounted thereon is separated into an annular mold from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds are stacked, and the V-belt is taken out from the annular mold. Then, in the method of disassembling the annular mold for a V-belt in which a plurality of annular molds are stacked, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and the annular mold adjacent to the frontmost annular mold is rotated while rotating. A step of inserting a wedge body at the boundary with the mold to separate the annular mold in the front row, discharging the annular mold while rotating the mold, temporarily storing the rolled annular mold in an inclined state, and then placing the mold in a horizontal state After turning, the vulcanized V-belt is taken out of the annular mold set at the center, and the step of transporting the annular mold, the step of applying a release agent to the annular mold installed in the transport unit, the step of annular mold Completely cover the transport section where the mold is installed with the lifter After advancing position to overlap, certain cyclic mold while retracting the conveying unit step of installing on the lifter, the V exploded methods belts annular mold made of.

In this disassembly and assembly method, the annular mold in the front row is separated, and the annular mold is rolled out by a mold discharge member. The belt is taken out, the annular mold fixed at the center of the transport section is transported to apply a release agent, and the transport section in which the annular mold is installed is completely covered with the lifter and advanced to a position where it overlaps with the lifter. The annular mold is placed on the lifter while retreating the transporting unit, and this is repeated to stack and assemble the annular molds, so that a series of steps can be automatically and continuously performed.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the height of the lifter is adjusted according to the weight and shape of the annular mold.
The annular molds can be sequentially stacked.

The twelfth aspect of the present invention is a method of disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt, wherein an uncured V-belt is attached to the annular mold after the annular mold is placed on a lifter.

[0020]

1 is a plan view of an apparatus for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to the present invention. V according to the present invention
The disassembly / assembly apparatus 100 for an annular mold for a belt includes (1) a mold assembly which is mounted in a state where the mold assembly is turned over, and which rotates the wedge body at the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold while rotating. Is inserted to separate the annular mold in the front row, and the automatic disassembling apparatus 1 that ejects the annular mold while rotating it, and (2) the annular mold that has rolled out from the mold discharge member are once housed in an inclined state. (3) a release agent applying device 7 for applying a release agent to an annular mold and transporting the same, and 1.) Self-propelled transfer means 8 for transferring the annular mold and moving back and forth by itself, and (5) a vertically movable lifter 9 for installing the annular mold. The automatic disassembling device 1, the rotatable transporting means 6, the release agent applying device 7, the self-propelled transporting device 8, and the lifter 9 are arranged continuously.

The automatic disassembly apparatus 1 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of annular dies equipped with a V-belt are separated into an annular mold from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular dies are stacked.
The annular mold is installed so that the belt can be taken out. The mold support member 2 basically mounts the mold assembly by overturning it, and the push member 3 moves the mounted mold assembly forward.
And a separating member 4 for separating the annular mold in the front row, and a mold discharging member 5 for receiving the separated annular mold and rotating and discharging the mold.

In the mold supporting member 2, the rolls 21 are rotatably mounted by bearings on two steps 22 each having a step arranged in parallel with each other, and a shaft 23 connected to one of the rolls 21 controls the transmission belt 24. The roller 21 is connected to the motor 25 via the motor 21, and the roll 21 rotates by driving the motor 25.
Of course, the other roll 21 may similarly be connected to the prime mover via a transmission belt. When the prime mover 25 starts operating,
The mold assembly 10 which is mounted on the two rolls 21 by being overturned is held by the rotation of the rolls 21, 21.

The mold assembly 10 is formed by stacking a plurality of annular molds 12 each having an unvulcanized V-belt 11 on the lower lid, and installing the upper lid.
3. The one in which the annular mold 12, and the upper lid 14 are each separable. The annular mold 12 also includes a lower lid 13 and an upper lid 14.

In the push member 3, a U-shaped push plate 31 disposed on the back of the mold assembly 10 is fixed on a support 32, and the support 32 is laid in parallel on two rails 3.
3 slide on. In this sliding means, a long toothed belt 34 to which the support base 32 is mechanically fixed is hung on two pulleys 35 and 35 and arranged horizontally, and one pulley 35 is attached to another short toothed belt 36. To a prime mover 37 such as a geared motor with a brake. When the prime mover 31 operates, the drive path moves from the short toothed belt 36 to the long toothed belt 34, and the support 32 moves by a fixed pitch to advance the mounted mold assembly 10. Of course, the push plate 31 can be moved backward.
The sliding means is not limited to this, and a cylinder for moving the support base 32 back and forth may be used.

When the prime mover 37 is operated to move the push plate 31 of the push member 3 to advance the mold assembly 10, the photoelectric sensor (FIG. (Not shown) to stop the positioning.

In the separating member 4, the wedge body 41 which rotates idly
Is attached to the tip of an elevator 43 that moves up and down on a support column 42. The wedge body 41 is a round blade-shaped rotating body having a thinned tip portion. When the wedge body 41 is inserted between the annular molds 12 while being swung by the rotation of the mold assembly 10, as shown in FIG. The distance between the molds 12 is increased to facilitate separation.

The wedge body 41 can be moved not only vertically but also in the axial direction of the roll 21 of the mold support member 2, so that the operator can adjust the insertion position of the wedge body 41. Of course, the insertion position of the wedge body 41 is automatically set.

The elevator 43 fixes a handle 44 at a right angle to an air cylinder 45 attached to the column 42, and connects a weight 46 to the handle 44 by a wire 48.
Is moved up and down with a light load. Further, a locking member 47 is provided at the tip of the handle 44, and projects in a direction perpendicular to the handle 44 by operation of a cylinder (not shown), abuts the annular mold 12 in the front row to stop its movement, and The insertion of the body 41 assists in separating the annular mold 12. When the annular mold 12 in the front row is separated, the locking member 47 is
It turns in the horizontal direction with 4 and is in the original position.

The mold discharging member 5 is disposed to face the push member 3 and comprises a locking plate 51 for receiving the separated and fallen annular mold 12 and a bottom plate 52 for rolling the annular mold 12 by its own weight. I have. The locking plate 52 is formed by inclining a rectangular plate with respect to the advance direction of the mold assembly 10. This inclination angle is a maximum of 20 degrees, and if it exceeds this, the rolled-out annular mold 12 becomes easily overturned. The bottom plate 52 is mounted at right angles to the locking plate 51 and
It protrudes in an inclined state toward one end. As shown in FIG. 3, the mold discharge member 5 is entirely inclined in one direction, and
Is inclined. This inclination angle can be adjusted up to 5 degrees, and if it exceeds this, there is a risk that the rolling speed will be too fast and will strongly collide with the rotatable transport means 6.

FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the transporting means 6 which can be turned. The automatic disassembling device 1
And the annular mold 1 rolled from the mold discharge member 5
2 is temporarily stored in an inclined state, then turned to a horizontal state,
And it has a function of transporting to the next step. The interval between the revolvable transfer means 6 and the mold discharging member 5 is
Is a distance of 0.5 to 2 rotations, and a traveling platform 110 having an inclined surface 111 is arranged in order to smoothly roll the annular mold 12 therebetween. In addition, the transfer means 6
The mold passage 113 between the mold discharge member 5 and the mold discharge member 5 has an inclined surface, so that the annular mold 12 can roll without falling down. In addition, in order to prevent the damage to the rear surface of the V-belt, the rubber,
A cushioning sheet made of urethane, canvas, nonwoven fabric, etc.
It is preferable to lay on the bottom plate 52, the inclined surface 111 of the traveling platform 110, and a pair of mold fixing bars 56, 56 described below.

In the rotatable transport means 6, a plurality of rollers 61 are arranged in parallel to the frame, and each roller 61 is connected to a chain 62.
The transport unit 64 moves the annular mold 12 in the direction of the arrow in the figure by driving each roller 61 by operating the motor 63, and the roller 61 (drive roller) moves in the axial direction of the drive roller 61. ) A pair of mold fixing rods 65, 65 for holding and fixing the annular mold 12 installed thereon, and the inclined conveying portion 64 are turned by the operation of the cylinder 68 about the rotating shaft 67 fixed to the table 68. And a turning part 69 for changing the body position to a horizontal state. At one end of the transport section 64, a pillar-shaped stopper 80 made of a cushioning material such as rubber, urethane, canvas, or nonwoven fabric is fixed to the floor away from the rotatable transport means 6 and rolled. The annular mold 12 is stopped while absorbing the impact.

The release agent application device 7 is disposed continuously to the rotatable transport means 6 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, and is provided below the transport portion 73 in which a plurality of drive rollers 71 are installed on a support base 72. Tank 74 for collecting and storing a release agent such as soapy water
And a release agent in a tank 74 is sprayed by a pump 75 from a spray nozzle 77 provided at the upper and lower portions of a transport section 73 through a pipe 76 onto both upper and lower surfaces of the annular mold 12 which has entered the application chamber 78. A shielding film (not shown) is applied to the entrance and exit of the coating chamber 78 so as not to prevent the lower lid 13 and the annular mold 12 from being transported, so that the release agent is not scattered.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the self-propelled conveying means 8 is arranged continuously to the release agent applying device 7, and a conveying section 82 having a plurality of driving rollers 81 runs on a rail 83. The trolley 84 is driven by the prime mover 85 to move forward and backward by itself. The transporting unit 82 on which the annular mold 12 is installed advances to a position where it completely covers the lifter 9 described later, and then moves backward while retreating.
Is set on the lifter 9. A drop buffer 87 made of rubber, urethane, canvas, non-woven fabric, or the like is attached to the leading end of the transporting unit 12 in a state of protruding forward.
The impact sound of the fall of 2 is alleviated.

The lifter 9 is a place where the lower lid 13 and the annular mold 12 are installed and stacked as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, and the transport unit 92 having a plurality of idlers or drive rollers 91 is vertically moved. It is installed on a resilient leg 93 that can extend and retract. The elastic leg 93 moves downward in accordance with the number of stacks (height) of the annular molds 12 installed thereon, and always advances to a position where the transport section 82 of the self-propelled transport means 8 completely covers the lifter 9. I can do it. A stopper 95 made of a protruding cushioning material is arranged at an end of the transport section 92 to stop the lower lid 13 and the annular mold 12.

The operation of the apparatus 100 for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to the present invention will be described below. A mold assembly 10 in which a plurality of annular molds 12 with a V-belt 11 are interposed between an upper lid 14 and a lower lid 13 and fixed by bolts.
Is mounted on a pair of rolls 21 of the mold supporting member 2 in such a manner that the lower lid is at the top. An operator removes a bolt fixing the upper lid and the lower lid.

The operation of the prime mover 25 drives the roll 21 to rotate the mold assembly 10. Thereafter, the pressing plate 31 of the push member 3 is moved to advance the mold assembly 10, and the lower lid end of the front row is positioned at the end of the roll 21.
This positioning is performed by a photoelectric sensor.

The wedge 41 of the separating member 4 is lowered by the operation of the air cylinder 45, and the rotating V-belt 11 is rotated.
Between the pair of rolls 21 of the mold support member 2 and the mold discharge member 5 from the pair of rolls 21 of the mold support member 2. After dropping on the bottom plate 52 and abutting on the locking plate 51, it is rolled and discharged from the inclined bottom plate 52 and abuts on the stopper 80 of the transfer means 6 which can be turned via the mold passage 113,
It is installed in an inclined state on the transport section 64 of the revolvable transport means 6.

The inclined conveying section 64 is turned around the rotating shaft 67 by the operation of the cylinder 68 to change its position to a horizontal state, and the lower lid is held between the pair of mold fixing rods 65, 65.
The operator takes out the V-belt 11. Thereafter, the lower cover is moved by rotating the drive roller 61 of the transport section 64.
When the lower lid is transported, the transport unit 64 is tilted again.

While the lower lid 13 is moved by the drive roller 71 of the release agent applying device 7, the release agent in the tank 74 is applied by a pump 75 through a pipe 76 from a spray nozzle 77 provided at the upper portion of the transport section 73 to an application chamber 78. It is sprayed on the upper surface of the lower lid 13 that has entered and applied.

Then, as shown in FIG.
Is transported by the drive roller 81 of the self-propelled transport means 8, moved on the roller 91 of the lifter 9, and stopped by the stopper 95. At the same time, the rotation of the roller 91 is stopped, and the roller is installed on the lifter 9. At this time, the lifter 9 descends.

Subsequently, the push member 3 of the automatic disassembling apparatus 1
Operates to advance the mold assembly 10 to position the annular mold 12 at the end of the roll 12. Wedge body 4 as above
1 is lowered and inserted between the rotating V-belt 11 and the annular mold 12, the annular mold 12 with the second V-belt 11 is removed, dropped on the bottom plate 52 and the locking plate 51 And then rolled and discharged with the bottom plate 51 as a starting position, abut the stopper 80 of the revolvable transport means 6 via the mold passage 73, and set the transport unit 64 in an inclined state. . The inclined conveying portion 64 is turned around the rotation shaft 67 by the operation of the cylinder 68 to change the posture to a horizontal state, and after the annular mold 12 is sandwiched between the pair of mold fixing rods 65, 65, the operator moves the V-belt. Remove 11.

While the annular mold 12 is moved by the driving roller 71 of the release agent applying device 7, the release agent in the tank 74 is supplied from the upper and lower spray nozzles 77 by the pump 75 to the application chamber 7.
The upper and lower surfaces of the annular mold 12 that has entered the mold 8 are simultaneously sprayed and applied.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG.
, The transport unit 82 is advanced to a position where the transport unit 82 completely covers and overlaps the lifter 9, and FIG. 14, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the annular mold 12 is placed on the lower cover 13 while the tip of the annular mold 12 is grounded to the lower cover 13 and retreated. At this time, the fall buffer 87 alleviates the collision sound when the annular mold 12 falls. When the annular mold 12 is installed, the unvulcanized V
Attach the belt.

The above operation is repeated until the last annular mold 12 is set on the lifter 9. When this is completed, FIG.
Then, the upper lid 14 is set by the hoist 97, and bolts are inserted to finish the mold assembly 10 as shown in FIG.

[0045]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and while the mold assembly is rotated, the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold are rotated. An automatic disassembling device that inserts a wedge body at the boundary to separate the annular mold in the front row and discharges the annular mold while rotating the mold.
The annular mold rolled out from the mold discharge member is temporarily accommodated in an inclined state, then swiveled to a horizontal state, and swivelable conveying means for conveying to the next step, and a mold release agent is applied to the annular mold. Of a V-belt annular mold comprising: a release agent application device for transporting the mold, a self-propelled transport means for carrying the annular mold and moving forward and backward, and a vertically movable lifter for installing the annular mold. In the disassembly and assembly device, after the mold assembly is advanced by the push member, the separation member is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent mold to separate the annular mold in the front row. After the annular mold is rolled out by the mold discharge member, the annular mold housed in an inclined state is swung horizontally to take out the V-belt, the annular mold is conveyed, and a release agent is applied, and The transfer section with the annular mold is completely set on the lifter After advancing to cover overlapping position while retracting the conveyor unit is placed an annular die on the lifter, it can be assembled by stacking the annular mold.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic disassembling apparatus comprising at least two mold supporting members arranged so that a mold assembly can be turned over and mounted, and a mounted mold assembly having a predetermined pitch. A push member that pushes forward only, a movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the frontmost row of annular molds and a mold adjacent thereto, and separates the frontmost row of annular molds, and a dropped front ring in the front row And a mold discharge member that receives the mold and discharges it while rotating.
After moving the mold assembly with the push member, the separated member in the front row is rolled out of the mold discharge member by inserting the separating member at the boundary between the front row mold assembly member and the adjacent member. The process can be automatically shifted to the step of removing the V belt.

In the invention according to claim 3 of the present application, the rotating transport means has a plurality of drive rolls, a mold fixing section for clamping and fixing the installed annular mold, and the inclined transport section is rotated. A swivel unit that swivels around an axis to change the body position to a horizontal state. In particular, a die fixing unit is fixed at the center of the transfer unit with a horizontally installed die, and the V-belt is turned into an annular die. , And the annular mold can be moved to the next step.

In the invention according to claim 4 of the present application, since the stopper for stopping the movement of the rolled annular mold is fixed away from the rotatable transport means, the stopper absorbs the rotational movement of the annular mold. While you can stop.

In the invention according to claim 5 of the present application, a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between the mold discharge member and the rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. The annular mold can roll without falling down.

In the invention according to claim 6 of the present application, the release agent applying device sends the release agent in the tank for collecting and storing the release agent to the spray nozzle by the pump, and the annular metal installed in the transport section. The mold is sprayed on both upper and lower surfaces of the mold, so that the mold release agent can be applied while moving the annular mold set in the transport unit.

According to the invention described in claim 7 of the present application, in the self-propelled transport means, the transport section having a plurality of drive rolls is advanced to the position where it completely covers the lifter and retracts, so that it is installed in the transport section. An annular mold is automatically set on the lifter.

According to the invention described in claim 8 of the present application, the self-propelled conveyance means is mounted on the tip of the conveyance section with the drop buffer protruding forward, so as to reduce the collision sound when the annular mold falls. Prevents mold damage.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the lifter is provided with a stopper for stopping the movement of the annular mold at the end, the annular mold is stopped while absorbing the impact.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and the wedge is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold while rotating. Separating the annular mold in the front row, discharging the annular mold while rotating the mold, rotating the annular mold once accommodated in an inclined state, and then turning the horizontal mold to a horizontal state, and thereafter, being set at the center. Removing the vulcanized V-belt from the annular mold and transporting the annular mold, applying a mold release agent to the annular mold installed in the transport unit, and completely transferring the transport unit with the annular mold to the lifter A process of disposing and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt, comprising: Separate and roll this annular mold with a mold discharge member. After taking out, the annular mold housed in an inclined state is swung in, the horizontal state is taken out, the V belt is taken out, the annular mold fixed at the center of the carrying section is carried, a release agent is applied, and the annular mold is applied. After moving the transfer section where the mold is set up to the position where the transfer section completely covers the lifter, the transfer section is retracted, and the annular mold is set on the lifter. , A series of steps can be automatically and continuously performed.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the height of the lifter is adjusted according to the weight of the annular mold, the annular molds can be sequentially stacked.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, after the annular mold is set on the lifter, the unvulcanized V-belt is attached to the annular mold, and the mold assembly is immediately put into the vulcanizing can. And continuous work becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an apparatus for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic disassembling apparatus used in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2 as viewed from the AA direction.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2 as viewed from the BB direction.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view of FIG. 1 viewed from an X direction in the figure.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the self-propelled transfer means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lifter shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a model diagram showing a state before the lower lid is installed on the lifter.

FIG. 12 is a model diagram showing a state in which an annular mold set on a self-propelled transfer means is traveling toward a lifter.

FIG. 13 is a model diagram showing a state in which an annular mold set in the self-propelled transfer means is advanced to a position where the annular mold covers the lifter and overlaps the lifter.

FIG. 14 is a model diagram showing a state in which the self-propelled conveyance means has started to retreat.

FIG. 15 is a model diagram showing a state in which an annular mold is set on a lifter while retreating a self-propelled transfer means.

FIG. 16 is a model diagram showing a state where an annular mold is installed on a lifter.

FIG. 17 is a model diagram showing a state in which a plurality of annular molds are stacked on a lifter and then an upper lid is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 disassembly apparatus 1 automatic disassembly apparatus 2 mold support member 3 push member 4 release member 5 mold discharge member 6 revolvable transport means 7 release agent coating device 8 self-propelled transport means 9 lifter 10 mold assembly 11 V belt 12 annular mold 13 lower lid 14 upper lid 110 traveling platform

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page Examiner Shogo Oshima (56) References JP-A-61-177212 (JP, A) JP-A-10-264164 (JP, A) Jiko 35-32688 (JP, Y2) 45-8791 (JP, Y2) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B29D 29/10 B29C 33/30

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. An annular mold having a plurality of vulcanized V-belts mounted thereon is separated into an annular mold from a mold assembly in which a plurality of the annular molds are stacked, and the V-belt is taken out from the annular mold. In a disassembly apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt in which a plurality of stacks are stacked, a mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and a wedge is formed at a boundary between an annular mold in the front row and an adjacent annular mold while rotating the mold assembly. An automatic disassembling device that separates the annular mold in the front row by inserting the mold and discharges the annular mold while rotating, and the annular mold that has rolled out from the mold discharging member is temporarily stored in an inclined state and then moved to a horizontal state. A swivelable conveying means that swivels and conveys to the next process, a release agent coating device that applies the release agent to the annular mold and transports it, and transports the annular mold and moves itself forward and backward Self-propelled transport means and an annular mold Downward freely lifters and, exploded device of the V-belt for an annular mold, characterized in that consist. 2. An automatic disassembling apparatus comprising: a mold support member comprising at least two mold members arranged so that a mold assembly can be overturned and mounted; and a push member for pushing the mounted mold assembly forward by a predetermined pitch. , A movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the front-end annular mold and the adjacent mold and separates the front-end annular mold, and receives and rotates the dropped front-end annular mold. 2. The disassembling and assembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 1, further comprising: a mold discharging member for discharging while discharging. 3. A swiveling conveying means, comprising: a conveying unit having a plurality of drive rolls; a mold fixing unit for holding and fixing the installed annular mold; and a slanting conveying unit swiveling about a rotation axis. 2. The disassembly and assembly device for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 1, further comprising: a turning portion for changing a body position to a horizontal state. 4. The disassembling and assembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 3, wherein a stopper for stopping the movement of the rolled annular mold is fixed away from the rotatable transport means. 5. The V-belt annular mold according to claim 1, wherein a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between the mold discharging member and the rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. Disassembly and assembly equipment. 6. The release agent applying device sends a release agent in a tank for collecting and storing the release agent to a spray nozzle by a pump, and sprays the release agent on the upper and lower surfaces of an annular mold installed in a transport unit. Item 4. An apparatus for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to Item 1. 7. The disassembling and assembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 1, wherein in the self-propelled conveying means, a conveying section having a plurality of drive rolls advances and retreats to a position completely covering the lifter. 8. An apparatus for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 7, wherein the self-propelled transfer means is mounted with a drop buffer at a tip end of the transfer section so as to protrude forward. 9. The disassembly and assembly apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 1, wherein the lifter has a stopper at an end for stopping the movement of the annular mold. 10. An annular mold separated from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds equipped with a vulcanized V-belt are stacked,
After taking out the V-belt from the annular mold, in the method of disassembling and assembling the annular mold for the V-belt in which a plurality of the annular molds are stacked, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and rotated while rotating. Inserting a wedge into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold to separate the annular mold in the front row, discharging the annular mold while rotating the annular mold, and removing the rolled annular mold. After storing in a tilted state and then turning to a horizontal state, removing the vulcanized V-belt from an annular mold set at the center and transporting the annular mold, separating the V-belt from the annular mold installed in the transport unit A step of applying a mold agent, a step of moving the transporting section on which the annular mold is installed to completely cover the lifter and advancing it to a position where the transporting section is retracted, and then installing the annular mold on the lifter while retracting the transporting section. Characteristic ring for V belt Mold disassembly and assembly method. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the height of the lifter is adjusted according to the weight and shape of the annular mold. 12. After installing the annular mold on the lifter,
The method for disassembling and assembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 10, wherein the unvulcanized V-belt is attached to the annular mold.