CN101035703A

CN101035703A - Suspending conveyor device

Info

Publication number: CN101035703A
Application number: CN 200580033549
Authority: CN
Inventors: 中村次郎
Original assignee: Daifuku Co Ltd
Current assignee: Daifuku Co Ltd
Priority date: 2004-10-05
Filing date: 2005-09-09
Publication date: 2007-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 2025-09-09
Also published as: JP4086028B2; CN100427344C; JP2006103483A

Abstract

A support structure for a receiver (18) which is provided on a hanger arm for supporting an object to be conveyed and the position of which can be switched is simplified. A suspension conveyance apparatus has a long hole (31) provided at a shaft support section for a parallel link (24) that laterally movably supports a receiver (18) and permitting vertical movement of the receiver (18), a spring (28a) for urging the receiver (18) to a direction to pull down the receiver (18) on to a receiver support member (21a), an engagement member (33) provided on the receiver supporting member (21a) side, and two inner and outer engagement recesses (32a, 32b) arranged on the receiver (18) side so as to engage with the engagement member (33) when the receiver (18) is at both inner and outer positions (P1, P2), at a level at which the receiver (18) is supported by the receiver support member (21a). A receiver drive means (42) for laterally moving the receiver (18) between both inner and outer positions (P1, P2) is provided at a receiver switching position in a traveling route of a conveying traveling body (1).

Description

Suspending conveyor device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of suspending conveyor device, wherein, be suspended to transport and support the arm to be opened/closed that comprises pair of right and left with suspension bracket, in this inboard, bottom arm with the carried object on the driving body, bracket with carried object, and its tip side supports according to the mode that can swing.

Background technology

In suspending conveyor device as described above, also described in patent documentation 1, people know, above-mentioned each bracket is according to relative arm, the mode of carrying out switching the position between two positions inside and outside the switching direction constitutes, so that can be corresponding to the variation that is supported the spacing between the position (by the position of above-mentioned bracket supporting) on the limit, the left and right sides in the operated carried object.Specifically, above-mentioned bracket according to can be between two positions inside and outside the above-mentioned switching direction mode of side travel, can be supported on movably on the bracket support unit of arm side by straight line by slide rail, in this bracket side, liftable stop pin is set and makes the spring of this stop pin along the descent direction biasing, in above-mentioned bracket support unit side, the stop pin sliding guide piece is set, two ends at this stop pin sliding guide piece, has the buckle recess that the bias force of above-mentioned stop pin by above-mentioned spring descends chimeric, be set in the bracket switching position of transporting with in the lane of driving body, pushing mechanism on the stop pin is set, on this stop pin pushing mechanism will with the chimeric stop pin of above-mentioned buckle recess on push away, remove the locking of bracket; Bracket driver train, this bracket driver train make above-mentioned bracket cross motion along the position switching direction.

Patent documentation 1: Japanese kokai publication hei 4-153118 document

Summary of the invention

In the structure of above-mentioned patent documentation 1 described existing program, if do not passing through stop pin, bracket is locked in two positions inside and outside the above-mentioned switching direction respectively, then in the undetermined structure in the position of bracket, must be in the occasion that bracket is switched to outer fix from inner side, and both of occasion that in contrast to this bracket switched to inner side from outer fix, will push away on the stop pin, unlock.Have the slide rail that not only necessarily requires the mode support bracket that moves that can be between inside and outside two positions, and necessarily require liftable stop pin and the complex structure of the stop pin sliding guide piece of its guiding etc., the problem that bracket part single-piece size increases.

The object of the present invention is to provide the suspending conveyor device of the problem that can eliminate the past as described above, the back describe this scheme embodiment with reference to label by the filling bracket represent, the present invention relates to a kind of suspending conveyor device, in this suspending conveyor device, be suspended to transport and comprise pair of right and left arm to be opened/closed with suspension bracket with the supporting of the carried object on the driving body, the bracket of carried object is set in the inboard, bottom of this arm, and the mode axle supporting of the tip side of this arm swinging, two brackets are according to arm relatively, the mode of carrying out switching the position between inner side that opens and closes direction and outer fix constitutes, it is characterized in that bracket is according to passing through parallel rod, the mode of side travel is supported on the bracket support unit of arm side between two inside and outside positions, bearing portion at this parallel rod, the slotted hole of the up-and-down movement that allows bracket is set, and the biasing mechanism make this bracket pull down the direction biasing to the bracket support unit is set, transporting, the bracket driver train that makes bracket side travel between inner side and outer fix is set with the bracket switching position in the lane of driving body.

Can state the occasion of the present invention of scheme on the implementation, concrete as claimed in claim 2 such, inside at two engaging recessed parts, when bracket is positioned at outer fix at least, be with the chimeric inboard engaging recessed part of snap part and this snap part and stop this bracket shape of moving of position to the inside, in having the bracket switching position of above-mentioned bracket driver train, at least bracket is from the outer fix bracket switching position switched of position and establish pushing mechanism on the bracket to the inside, pushing mechanism pushes away bracket from the absolute altitude that is supported on the bracket support unit on this bracket, with the chimeric releasing of inboard engaging recessed part and snap part.

Can adopt aforesaid right to require the occasion of 2 described schemes, as claimed in claim 3 such, in two engaging recessed parts, when bracket is positioned at inner side, with the chimeric chimeric recess in the outside of snap part and this snap part when move the position laterally at bracket, this bracket can be more to snap part and the shape of passing through constitutes.

Adopting aforesaid right to require the occasion of 2 described schemes, as claimed in claim 4 such, the bracket support unit is according to a pair of and establish, on the bracket that is supported on the bracket support unit, be equipped with the pitman shaft support unit that is embedded in loosely between a pair of bracket support unit, parallel rod is situated between and is located between bottom side bolster and the top side bolster, this bottom side supporting pedestal is located between a pair of bracket support unit, this top side bolster is arranged on the pitman shaft support unit, the axis hole that the slotted hole of the bearing portion of this parallel rod connects as the top side bolster of parallel rod and being provided with, inside and outside 2 engaging recessed part is formed at the base of pitman shaft support unit, snap part is set up between a pair of bracket support unit, pushing mechanism can be according between a pair of bracket support unit on the bracket, and the mode that pushes away on the base with the pitman shaft support unit constitutes.Obviously, this scheme can be according to implementing with the combined mode of the described scheme of claim 3.

As claimed in claim 5 like that, above-mentioned biasing mechanism can be located at the bottom side bolster of supporting parallel rod and the tension spring between the bolster of top side constitutes by Jie.This scheme can according to claim 1～4 in the mode of at least 1 described scheme combination implement.In the occasion that adopts the described scheme of claim 5, as claimed in claim 6 like that, pitman shaft support unit and parallel rod can be respectively according to a pair of and establish, tension spring is arranged between the pair of links shaft supporting part; Can be as claimed in claim 7 such, tension spring is flats, at grade, is circular-arc bending two ends with the linearity spring wire and processes and form, and hangs with the circular-arc portion at two ends on bottom side bolster and top side bolster.In addition, can be as claimed in claim 8 such, tension spring is the S shape of the circular arc portion at two ends along opposite direction bending.

Suspending conveyor device of the present invention according to such scheme, owing to adopting bracket in two inside and outside positions, automatically the chimeric scheme of locating by engaging recessed part and snap part the time, this snap part needn't be the such movable part of the liftable stop pin in past, being fixed in bracket support unit side gets final product, so form the structure of bracket by the parallel rod supporting, in addition, the stop pin sliding guide piece that does not need the stop pin to the past to lead, follow this situation, bracket part single-piece structure can be according to very simple, and the mode of small-sized size constitutes.

Because above-mentioned bracket is in two inside and outside positions, chimeric state of locating by engaging recessed part and snap part can be by bracket being pulled down to bracket support unit side the bias force of biasing mechanism keep, so the mechanism at two inside and outside locking position brackets is a N/R basically, but, when this bracket is positioned at outer fix, in loading and unloading for carried object, make arm open the occasion of motion laterally, the bracket moving direction of position to the inside is the inclination above-below direction, gravity is along promoting the bracket directive effect that moves of position to the inside, thus, think following danger is arranged: because of above-mentioned bias forces of opposing such as counter-forces, engaging recessed part is more to snap part and break away from, bracket is because of the unexpected inner side of laterally shifting to, cause switching position, yet, so relatively problem, by adopting the described scheme of claim 2, when bracket is positioned at above-mentioned outer fix at least, owing to can stop engaging recessed part and snap part to shift to the inner side of bracket really, so can really bracket be remained on outer fix, improve safety.But, when the bracket that will be positioned at outer fix switches to inner side, the mode that can break away from snap part upward according to engaging recessed part, bracket is originally pushed away on one's body, so and as before, must from the seat part parts sidelong the occasion that pushes away of the outstanding little stop pin in side compare, be arranged at and transport simple in structure with the last pushing mechanism of the lane side of driving body.

In addition, according to the described scheme of claim 3, because when the bracket that will be positioned at inner side switches to outer fix, push away chimeric with engagement release recess and snap part on will bracket, can only directly bracket be forced to shift to outer fix gets final product, so will be arranged in the bracket switching position that is set in the lane that transports the usefulness driving body, the bracket that is positioned at inner side switches to the bracket switching position of outer fix, can omit latch-release mechanism, promptly, the setting of pushing mechanism on the bracket, simplified structure is sought the reduction of cost.In addition, since with bracket when above-mentioned inner side moves on to outer fix, must resist the bias force of biasing mechanism, from snap part more to engaging recessed part and break away from, so can increase the resistance of this moment fully, can eliminate because of reasons such as vibrations, bracket unexpectedly moves on to the danger of outer fix from inner side.

In addition,, not only can constitute the integral body of the bracket of inboard, bottom and its supporting structure of arm very compactly, and be arranged at that pushing mechanism also can constitute compactly on the bracket of conveying channel side according to the described scheme of claim 4.In this occasion, according to the described scheme of claim 5, the supporting structure of the bracket of the inboard, bottom of arm is further simple.In addition, according to the described scheme of claim 6, can improve the stability of bracket.

Have again, according to the described scheme of claim 7, the tension spring that constitutes biasing mechanism is processed into circular-arc flat and open-and-shut structure for the bending two ends that only is the spring wire of linearity, with the past, at the helical spring two ends of stretch-draw, the parts that form the hook portion of circular arc are compared as the occasion of biasing mechanism, not only can seek the reduction of cost, if can guarantee slightly gap greater than the diameter of spring wire, then biasing mechanism can be assembled on the bracket supporting structure part, like this, the transverse width of this bracket supporting structure part is narrowed down.In this occasion, if according to the described scheme of claim 8, can increase the effective length of this tension spring, in addition, can install according to the shape that can be not easy to throw off.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 has the transport lateral plan of using driving body of carried object supporting with suspension bracket for expression;

Fig. 2 is the above-mentioned front view that transports with driving body;

Fig. 3 is the bracket driver train of expression bracket switching position and the birds-eye view of bracket;

Fig. 4 is the birds-eye view of pushing mechanism and bracket on the bracket in the expression bracket switching position;

Fig. 5 is the back view of pushing mechanism and bracket on the bracket driver train of the side in the expression bracket switching position, the bracket;

The lateral plan that Fig. 6 vertically cuts open for the part of pushing mechanism and bracket on the bracket driver train, bracket of watching the side the bracket switching position from the inboard;

Fig. 7 remains in the front view of vertically cutting open of the main portion of pushing mechanism on bracket, bracket driver train and the bracket of inner side for expression;

Fig. 8 for expression by the bracket driver train, make bracket shown in Figure 7 move to the front view of vertically cutting open of main portion of the state of outer fix;

Fig. 9 will be positioned at the front view of vertically cutting open of the main portion of the state that pushes away on the bracket of outer fix by pushing mechanism on the bracket for expression;

Figure 10 is vertical lateral plan of Fig. 7 or Fig. 8;

Figure 11 is the lateral plan of vertically cutting open of the exploded of the thin portion of expression bracket supporting structure;

Figure 12 is the lateral plan of vertically cutting open of the snap part position of bracket supporting structure.

The specific embodiment

Below with reference to the accompanying drawings, specific embodiment of the present invention is described, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, label 1 expression is transported and is used driving body, and it is made of following, is supported on a pair of

loading chassis

3,4 in front and back on the chassis guide rail 2; Load lever 5 by these two chassis, 3,4 suspentions;

Load chassis

3,4 by

pipe link

6,7 with each and be connected, and the free chassis 9 of anterior free chassis 8 and rear portion that is supported on the above-mentioned chassis guide rail 2 constitutes.Above-mentioned transporting with the driving of driving body 1 undertaken by following manner, this mode is: be arranged at impeller 12 on the chain drive-belt 11 and will be arranged at the main jaw of advancing and retreat 13 pushers on the anterior free chassis 8, this chain drive-belt 11 is suspended to along chassis guide rail 2 by chassis and is set up on the chain drive-belt guide rail 10 of its top side, and by the outer drive mechanism of figure.

Transport with on the driving body 1 above-mentioned, suspention has carried object supporting suspension bracket 14 on load lever 5.This suspension bracket 14 is made of front side pair of right and left arm 15 and rear side pair of right and left arm 16, in each pair of right and

left arm

15,16, be laterally connected in the left and right directions parts 5a of the rear and front end of load lever 5, the two ends, the left and right sides of 5b about the edge, bracket 18 is set, the top of this bracket 18 is according to passing through fore-and-aft direction horizontal supporting axle 17, the mode that opens and closes along left and right directions supports, in the inboard, bottom, and the bottom on the limit, the left and right sides of supporting carried object W.

In the suspension bracket 14 in the present embodiment, rear side pair of right and left hanger arm 16 is divided into arm top 16a, with arm bottom 16b with bracket 18, arm top 16a is by above-mentioned bolster 17 supportings, and be integral with the top of front side pair of right and left hanger arm 15 by fore-and-aft direction link 19a, the 19b of pair of right and left respectively and be connected, arm bottom 16b is according to can be in range L, and the mode that changes the fore-and-aft direction position is supported on above-mentioned link 19a, the 19b.So the fore-and-aft direction position of the arm bottom 16b by changing rear side pair of right and left arm 16 can be corresponding to the kind of carried object W etc., change the fore-and-aft direction spacing of the bracket 18 of the bracket 18 of front side pair of right and left arm 15 and rear side pair of right and left arm 16.In addition, by being arranged at the operating mechanism of lane flank, start behaviour's arm of action 20a, the 20b that are arranged on the fore-and-aft direction link 19a of pair of right and left are pushed away on upward, can start front side pair of right and left arm 15 and rear side pair of right and left arm 16 integratedly.

In addition, in the suspension bracket 14 of present embodiment, the bracket 18 of the arm 16 of rear side pair of right and left is according to constituting along the mode that the switching direction of this arm 16 (about laterally) changes the position.In the explanation of following concrete structure and effect, the bracket 18 of rear side pair of right and left arm 16 is called the position and switches object bracket 18.

In the bottom of rear side pair of right and left arm 16, as Fig. 3～shown in Figure 5, be provided with the bracket supporting arm 16a that stretches out towards the inboard, at the leading section of this bracket supporting arm 16a, and establish towards inboard and outstanding a pair of bracket support unit 21a, 21b.Switch in the object bracket 18 in above-mentioned position, top side at substrate 18a, carried object bearing support 18b is set, this substrate 18a is supported on bracket support unit 21a according to opening and closing the mode that direction moves along arm, on the 21b, bottom side at aforesaid substrate 18a, be equipped with pair of links

shaft supporting part

22a, 22b, this is to pitman

shaft support unit

22a, 22b and above-mentioned

bracket support unit

21a, 21b is parallel, be embedded in this bracket support unit 21a loosely, between the 21b, this pitman

shaft support unit

22a, 22b and above-mentioned

bracket support unit

21a, 21b is by being listed in pair of links

shaft supporting part

22a, 2 groups of parallel rods 23 between the 22b, 24 connect.

The bottom that constitutes a pair of connecting rod 25a, the 25b that is parallel to each other of each

parallel rod

23,24 is supported on bottom side bolster 26a, the 26b that is erected between a pair of bracket support unit 21a, the 21b, and the top of connecting

rod

25a, 25b is supported on top side bolster 27a, the 27b that is erected between pair of links shaft supporting part 22a, the 22b.So the parallel swing that object bracket 18 can be followed 2 groups of

parallel rods

23,24 is switched in the position, open and close direction along arm, between inner side P1 and outer fix P2, carry out parallel moving.During parallel mobile between this inner side P1 and outer fix P2, the substrate 18a that object bracket 18 is switched in the position floats from a pair of

bracket support unit

21a, 21b, but the inner side P1 of at both ends and outer fix P2 support by a pair of

bracket support unit

21a, 21b.

Switch in the position between a pair of bracket support unit 21a, the 21b of pair of links shaft supporting part 22a, the 22b of object bracket 18 sides and arm 16 sides, being situated between according to 2 groups is provided with a pair of

tension spring

28a, 28b, and this a pair of

tension spring

28a, 28b are as the position being switched the spring installation that object bracket 18 is pulled down to

bracket support unit

21a, 21b side.This

tension spring

28a, 28b carries out bending machining according to S shape to spring wire and forms, its two

ends arc sections

29,30 pass through following manner, be situated between and be located at pair of links shaft supporting part 22a, between the 22b, this mode is: be embedded in pitman shaft support unit 22a outward, the top side bolster 27a of 22b side, 27b and bracket support unit 21a, the bottom side bolster 26a of 21b side, on the 26b, at this moment, two ends arc sections 29, pass through opposing two ends arc sections 29 between 30,30 elastomeric distortion, prolong slightly, according at

top side bolster

27a, 27b and bottom side bolster 26a, the mode of working tension is set tension spring 28a between the 26b, the initial length of 28b.

In addition, in the present embodiment, in order to obtain the pulling force of necessary strength, between

top side bolster

27a, 27b and

bottom side bolster

26a, 26b, be situated between respectively and be provided with 2

tension spring

28a, 28b, but, also can be by the design of

tension spring

28a, 28b, between

top side bolster

27a, 27b and

bottom side bolster

26a, 26b, 1

tension spring

28a, 28b are set respectively, also can be according to circumstances, only between top side bolster 27a (or 27b) and bottom side bolster 26a (or 26b), be situated between and establish 1 or 2 tension spring 28a (or 28b) arranged side by side.In addition, also can be independent of

top side bolster

27a, 27b and bottom side bolster 26a, the 26b of axle supporting parallel rod, on a pair of bracket support unit 21a, the 21b of pair of links shaft supporting part 22a, the 22b of bracket 18 sides and arm 16 sides, clamp button of the spring portion is set, between two clamp button of the spring portions, be situated between and establish tension spring.Obviously, as spring installation, also can adopt tension spring 28a, the 28b general coil spring in addition of said structure, leaf spring etc.

As shown in Figure 11, top at each connecting

rod

25a, 25b of

parallel rod

23,24, for make

top side bolster

27a, 27b runs through and the axis hole that is provided with when switching object bracket 18 and be positioned at outer fix P2 (with reference to Fig. 8) as the position, the slotted hole 31 that stretches out to vertical direction from top side bolster 27a, 27b.So, at inner side P1 (with reference to Fig. 7) or outer fix P2 (with reference to Fig. 8), be positioned at by a pair of

bracket support unit

21a, 21b, object bracket 18 is switched in the position at the absolute altitude place of supporting substrates 18a can be along the length direction of this slotted hole 31, the stretching force of

opposing tension spring

28a, 28b, upwards motion in the scope of this slotted hole 31.

Switch the midway location of

parallel rod

23,24 on base of pair of links supporting shaft part 22a, the 22b of object bracket 18 sides in the position, at 2 positions of this base length direction (arm opens and closes 2 inside and outside positions of direction), engaging

recessed part

32a, 32b are set.On the other hand, between a pair of bracket support unit 21a, the 21b of arm 16 sides, set up snap part 33, when position switching object bracket 18 is positioned at outer fix P2 (with reference to Fig. 8), this snap part 33 is chimeric with inboard engaging recessed part 32a, when position switching object bracket 18 is positioned at inner side P1 (with reference to Fig. 7), this snap part 33 is chimeric with outside engaging recessed part 32b.This snap part 33 is made of pole-timber, and this pole-timber is at the midway location of

parallel rod

23,24, and its two ends are fixed on a pair of bracket support unit 21a, the 21b by modes such as welding, and vertical card buckle side 34 forms by the cutting of pole-timber side face.Switch object bracket 18 in the position and be positioned at outer fix P2, snap part 33 and the chimeric state of inboard engaging recessed part 32a, the vertical card buckle side 34 of this snap part 33 contacts with the inboard vertical surface of the side of this inboard engaging recessed part 32a, stops the position to switch the situation that object bracket 18 is shifted to inner side P1.In addition, constitute in the following manner, this mode is: when the position switching object bracket 18 that is positioned at inner side P1 shown in Figure 7 is shifted to outer fix P2, relatively and the chimeric snap part 33 of outside engaging recessed part 32b, the position is switched object bracket 18 (bases of pair of links

shaft supporting part

22a, 22b) and is adopted the end of outside engaging recessed part 32b one side to expand the round bar spare side face of inclined side and snap part 33, realize going up more, relatively the chimeric releasing of the outside engaging recessed part 32b of snap part 33.Relatively going up more of object bracket 18 (bases of pair of links

shaft supporting part

22a, 22b) switched in the position of the snap part 33 of this moment, and the position of following the upward movement of

top side bolster

27a, 27b in the above-mentioned slotted hole 31 and following the swing of

parallel rod

23,24 to erect interlock is switched the upward movement of object bracket 18 (pair of links

shaft supporting part

22a, 22b) and carried out.

Understand according to such scheme, as shown in Figure 7, because by tension spring 28a, the pulling force of 28b, outside engaging recessed part 32b and snap part 33 are chimeric, the position switching object bracket 18 that is positioned at inner side P1 remains in this inner side P1, if so have to a certain degree above operating effort, then the position can be switched object bracket 18 and shift to outer fix P2 forcibly, but, as shown in Figure 8, passing through by tension spring 28a, the pulling force of 28b, the mode that inboard engaging recessed part 32a and snap part 33 are chimeric, the position switching object bracket 18 that is positioned at outer fix P2 remains in this outer fix P2, simultaneously, contacting of the inboard vertical surface of the side by inboard engaging recessed part 32a and the vertical card buckle side 34 of snap part 33 fully stops moving of position P1 to the inside.That is,, object bracket 18 locking is switched in the position, can not as-is condition object bracket 18 be switched in the position and force to shift to inner side P1 at outer fix P2.

As Fig. 3～shown in Figure 6,,

pushing mechanism

35A, 35B and

bracket driver train

36A, 36B on the bracket are set being set in the bracket switching position of transporting with in the lane of driving body 1.Pushing mechanism 35A on this bracket, 35B and

bracket driver train

36A, 36B is pair of right and left ground and establishing respectively in the following manner, this mode is: transporting when stopping at assigned position with driving body 1, transport each bracket 18 of using the rear side pair of right and left arm 16 of suspension bracket 14 with the carried object supporting of driving body 1 with this, promptly, it is corresponding that object bracket 18 is switched in the position, but, because as described in, rear side pair of right and left arm 16 with position switching object bracket 18 can change the position in range L, so corresponding to the current location of transporting the rear side pair of right and left arm 16 when stopping at assigned position with driving body 1, before and after the travel direction that transports with driving body 1, pushing mechanism 35A on the automatic compensation bracket, the position of 35B.

Promptly, constitute in the following manner, this mode is: corresponding to the current location of transporting the rear side pair of right and left arm 16 when stopping at assigned position with driving body 1, pushing mechanism 35A on the bracket, 35B is installed on the movable part 37a of pair of right and left respectively, on the 37b, the movable part 37a of this pair of right and left, the position of 37b is followed and is transported with automatic compensation before and after the travel direction of driving body 1, pushing mechanism 35A on this bracket, 35B is made of lifting supporting arm 40 and the impeller 41 that is installed on the front end top side of this lifting supporting arm 40, this lifting supporting arm 40 is by lifting guide pillar 38, liftably be supported on movable part 37a, the inner of 37b, and by fluid pressure cylinder 39, realize that within the specific limits lifting drives, as shown in Figure 8, switch object bracket 18 in the position and remain in transporting of outer fix P2 when stopping at assigned position with driving body 1, as Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 10, impeller 41 is positioned at parallel rod 23, under between the connecting rod 25a of 24 inboard and the snap part 33, at this state, by fluid pressure cylinder 39, lifting supporting arm 40 is risen, thus, impeller 41 enters pair of right and left bracket support unit 21a from the bottom side, between the 21b, as shown in Figure 9, can be by the pitman shaft support unit 22a of pair of right and left, 22b switches the position on the object bracket 18 and to push away.

Bracket driver train 36A, the channel member 42 that 36B comprises and the bottom side of above-mentioned range L equal length is open, where, this channel member 42 all can be chimeric with the carried object bearing support 18b that switch in the object bracket 18 position of the inboard, bottom of this arm 16 in range L for the current location of no matter transporting the rear side pair of right and left arm 16 when stopping at assigned position with driving body 1.Pass through the outer end respectively, support the movable part 43 of the pair of right and left of this channel member 42 separately, by slide rail 45 and the sliding part 46 chimeric with it, along about laterally (the switching direction of arm 16) but cross motion ground be supported on and be arranged at the carried object supporting about with the mobile path bottom side of suspension bracket 14 on the horizontal pallet 44, be located at pair of right and left fluid-powered cylinder 47 and back and forth driving between this pallet 44 and each channel member 42 by Jie.

In the conveyer of said structure, if switching object bracket 18, the position remains in transporting of outer fix P2 with driving body 1 arrival bracket switching position, then by transporting position adjustment with

movable part

37a, 37b before or after driving body 1 this bracket switching position of arrival, as Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 10, make to be positioned at the position and to switch that

pushing mechanism

35A, 35B move on the bracket that just descend assigned position of object bracket 18.Promptly, by by fluid pressure cylinder 39, lifting supporting arm 40 is risen, as shown in Figure 9, the impeller 41 that enters between pair of right and left bracket support unit 21a, the 21b from the bottom side passes through pair of right and left pitman

shaft support unit

22a, 22b, the position is switched on the object bracket 18 push away.Consequently, as shown in Figure 8, relatively and the chimeric snap part 33 of inboard engaging recessed part 32a on the base of pair of right and left pitman

shaft support unit

22a, 22b, as shown in Figure 9, in the scope of the length of slotted hole 31, to push away on pitman shaft support unit 22a, the 22b, inboard engaging recessed part 32a breaks away from snap part 33 upward, removes the locking of the position switching object bracket 18 of outer fix P2.

On the other hand, when transporting with driving body 1 arrival bracket switching position, no matter the position of rear side pair of right and left arm 16 is positioned at which position of setting range L, no matter location object carriage 18 is arranged in which position of inner side P1 and outer fix P2 in addition, the position switch object bracket 18 all as Fig. 7 or shown in Figure 9, be in the bottom side opening channel member 42 in-to-in states of waiting in the initial position of bracket driver train 36A, 36B.So, can be as described above, pushing

mechanism

35A, 35B on by bracket, switch after the locking of object bracket 18 position that releasing is positioned at outer fix P2, make fluid pressure cylinder 47 actions of this

bracket driver train

36A, 36B, as the imaginary line among Fig. 9, by making above-mentioned channel member 42 from the initial position, (the midway location side of the left and right sides Width of conveying channel) side travel to the inside, to be positioned at outer fix P2's, object bracket 18 is switched by this carried object bearing support 18b in the position that unlocks, and shifts to inner side P1.

In order to unlock, the impeller 41 that the position is switched

pushing mechanism

35A, 35B on the bracket that pushes away on the object bracket 18 is just gone up the position according to inboard engaging recessed part 32a from snap part 33, the mode of leaving to the inside moves, then, position switching object bracket 18 can descend before arriving inner side P1.Consequently, when switching object bracket 18 arrival side position P1 in the position, as shown in Figure 7, pulling force by

tension spring

28a, 28b, it is drop-down that object bracket 18 is switched in the position, thus, outside engaging recessed part 32b and snap part 33 are chimeric, and the position is switched object bracket 18 and remained in inner side P1.

As described above, can be by pushing mechanism 35A on the bracket, 35B, the position that is locked in outer fix P2 is switched the latch-release of object bracket 18, and by

bracket driver train

36A, 36B, make it shift to inner side P1, carry out the position switching that object bracket 18 is switched in this position, but, as shown in Figure 7, when the position of the position switching object bracket 18 that will remain in inner side P1 switches to outer fix P2, do not make pushing mechanism 35A on the bracket, the 35B action can make bracket driver train 36A, the channel member 42 of 36B is at once from the initial position, laterally side travel.In this occasion, as described, by the carried object bearing support 18b chimeric with channel member 42, the side travel of object bracket 18 by this channel member 42 switched in the position, and forcibly from inner side P1, position P2 moves toward the outer side, at this moment, follow the position of the pulling force of

opposing tension spring

28a, 28b to switch moving up of object bracket 18, outside engaging recessed part 32b crosses snap part 33, and outwards square tube is crossed and moved.In addition, when switching object bracket 18 arrival outer fix P2 in the position, as shown in Figure 8, pulling force by

tension spring

28a, 28b, it is drop-down that object bracket 18 is switched in the position, inboard engaging recessed part 32a is chimeric with snap part 33, and the position switching object bracket 18 of the state by

bracket support unit

21a, 21b supporting locks by snap part 33 (vertical card buckle side 34) and the inboard engaging recessed part 32a chimeric with it.

In addition, as carried object supporting suspension bracket 14, provide the example that has the rear side pair of right and left arm 16 that constitutes in the mode that can change the position in order to adjust the spacing between the front side pair of right and left arm 15, but, the carried object supporting suspension bracket 14 that the spacing between the

arm

15,16 before and after also can be is certain and fixing.In addition, provide the example of the carried object supporting of

arm

15,16, still, also can be, have the carried object supporting suspension bracket of front side bracket and rear side bracket at the pair of right and left arm with suspension bracket 14 with 2 groups of front and back.In addition, 2 groups amount in 4 brackets 18 before and after the pair of right and left, the bracket 18 of rear side pair of right and left constitutes according to opening and closing the mode of carrying out switching the position between two inside and outside positions of direction at arm, still, also can constitute whole bracket 18 according to the mode of changeable position.

In addition, to being set in the bracket switching position of transporting with in the lane of driving body 1, be provided with that the example of

pushing mechanism

35A, 35B and

bracket driver train

36A, 36B is described on the bracket, but, only realize object bracket 18 is switched from inner side P1 in the position if having, when switching to the bracket switching position of effect of outer fix P2, in this bracket switching position,

pushing mechanism

35A, 35B are N/Rs on the bracket.But, outside engaging recessed part 32b and snap part 33 are according to identical with the relation of inboard engaging recessed part 32a and snap part 33, stop the position remain in inner side P1 switch object bracket 18 laterally the shape of position P2 situation about moving constitute, even and the top side bolster 27a of slotted hole 31 when switching object bracket 18 and remain in inner side P1 according to relative position, 27b, still to directly over to the shape of stretching out (so, be fan-shaped) constitute, thus, according to also can be at inner side P1, when the mode of latched position switching object bracket 18 constitutes, no matter, necessarily require pushing mechanism 35A on the bracket in which bracket switching position, 35B.

Utilize possibility on the industry

Suspending conveyor device of the present invention can for assembling parts on the vehicle body of automobile The assembly line of automobile, efficient, flexible ground is for the vehicle body that suspends in midair, transports with suspension bracket to be opened/closed Suspension bracket operates along 2 kinds of different vehicle bodies of left and right sides horizontal direction being supported the position at least Occasion.

Label declaration

Label 1 expression is transported and is used driving body;

Label 14 expression carried object supporting suspension brackets;

Label 15 expression front side pair of right and left arms;

Label 16 expression rear side pair of right and left arms;

Label 18 expression brackets;

Label

21a, 21b represent a pair of bracket support unit;

Label

22a, 22b represent the pair of links shaft supporting part;

Label

23,2 groups of parallel rods of 24 expressions;

Label

25a, 25b represent connecting rod;

Label

26a, 26b represent the bottom side bolster;

Label

27a, 27b represent the top side bolster;

Label

28a, 28b represent tension spring;

Label 31 expression slotted holes;

Label

32a, 32b represent inside and outside 2 engaging recessed parts;

Label 33 expression snap parts;

Label 34 expression vertical card buckle sides;

Label

35A, 35B represent pushing mechanism on the bracket;

Label

36A, 36B represent the bracket driver train;

Label

37a, 37b represent the pair of right and left movable part;

Label 38 expression lifting guide pillars;

Label 39 expression fluid pressure cylinders;

Label 40 expression lifting supporting arms;

Label 41 expression impellers;

The open channel member in label 42 expression bottom sides;

Label 43 expression pair of right and left movable parts;

Label 45 expression slide rails;

Label 46 expression sliding parts;

Label 47 expression pair of right and left fluid pressure cylinders;

Symbol P1 represents the inner side of position switching object bracket;

Symbol P2 represents the outer fix of position switching object bracket;

Symbol W represents carried object.

Claims

1. suspending conveyor device, in this suspending conveyor device, be suspended to transport and comprise pair of right and left arm to be opened/closed (16) with suspension bracket (14) with the supporting of the carried object on the driving body (1), the bracket (18) of carried object (W) is set in the inboard, bottom of this arm (16), and the mode axle supporting of the tip side of this arm (16) swinging, two brackets (18) are according to arm (16) relatively, the mode of carrying out switching the position between inner side (P1) that opens and closes direction and outer fix (P2) constitutes, it is characterized in that bracket (18) is according to passing through parallel rod (23,24), at two inside and outside position (P1, P2) mode of side travel is supported on the bracket support unit (21a of arm (16) side between, 21b), at this parallel rod (23,24) in the bearing portion, the slotted hole (31) of the up-and-down movement that allows bracket (18) is set, and being provided with pulls down to bracket support unit (21a this bracket (18), biasing mechanism (the 28a of the direction biasing 21b), 28b), transporting, the bracket driver train (42) that makes bracket (18) side travel between inner side (P1) and outer fix (P2) is set with the bracket switching position in the lane of driving body (1).

2. suspending conveyor device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that at two engaging recessed part (32a, inside 32b), when bracket (18) is positioned at outer fix (P2) at least, inboard engaging recessed part (32a) and this snap part (33) chimeric with snap part (33) are this bracket of prevention (18) mobile shape in position (P1) to the inside, in bracket switching position with above-mentioned bracket driver train (42), at least bracket (18) is from outer fix (P2) position (P1) bracket switching position of switching and establish pushing mechanism on the bracket (41) to the inside, pushing mechanism on this bracket (41) is from being supported on bracket support unit (21a, absolute altitude 21b) will push away on the bracket (18), with the chimeric releasing of inboard engaging recessed part (32a) and snap part (33).

3. suspending conveyor device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that in two engaging recessed parts (32a, 32b), when bracket (18) is positioned at inner side (P1), with the chimeric chimeric recess in the outside (32b) of snap part (33) and this snap part (33) when position (P2) is mobile laterally at bracket (18), this bracket (18) can be more gone up and the shape that pass through constitutes to snap part (33).

4. suspending conveyor device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that bracket support unit (21a, 21b) according to a pair of and establish, be supported on bracket support unit (21a, on the bracket 21b) (18), be equipped with and be embedded in a pair of bracket support unit (21a loosely, pitman shaft support unit (22a 21b), 22b), parallel rod (23,24) Jie is located at bottom side bolster (26a, 26b) with top side bolster (27a, 27b), this bottom side bolster (26a, 26b) be set up in a pair of bracket support unit (21a, 21b), this top side bolster (27a, 27b) be arranged at pitman shaft support unit (22a, 22b), this parallel rod (23, the slotted hole (31) of bearing portion 24) is as parallel rod (23,24) top side bolster (27a, 27b) the axis hole of Guan Tonging and being provided with, inside and outside 2 engaging recessed part (32a, 32b) be formed at pitman shaft support unit (22a, base 22b), snap part (33) is set up in a pair of bracket support unit (21a, 21b), pushing mechanism on the bracket (41) is according at a pair of bracket support unit (21a, 21b), with pitman shaft support unit (22a, the mode that pushes away on base 22b) constitutes.

5. suspending conveyor device according to claim 2 is characterized in that above-mentioned biasing mechanism is made of bottom side bolster (26a, 26b) and the tension spring (28a, 28b) between the top side bolster (27a, 27b) that Jie is located at supporting parallel rod (23,24).

6. suspending conveyor device according to claim 5, it is characterized in that pitman shaft support unit (22a, 22b) and parallel rod (23,24) respectively according to a pair of and establish, tension spring (28a, 28b) is arranged between the pair of links shaft supporting part (22a, 22b).

7. suspending conveyor device according to claim 5, it is characterized in that tension spring (28a, 28b) is flats, at grade, be circular-arc bending two ends and process and form, on bottom side bolster (26a, 26b) and top side bolster (27a, 27b), hang with circular-arc (29,30) at two ends the linearity spring wire.

8. suspending conveyor device according to claim 7 is characterized in that tension spring (28a, 28b) is the S shape of the circular arc portion (29,30) at two ends along opposite direction bending.