CN106470921B - Parts feeder - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of parts feeder, the parts feeder includes: part transport path (24), is formed as linear and continuously transports the pawl of multiple slider for slide fastener (11)；And slide groove portion (25), it is continuous from part transport path (24) and be formed obliquely downwards；And posture sorting portion (26) is equipped in part transport path (24), posture sorting portion differentiates the posture of pawl (11), the conveying for allowing the pawl (11) of normal position excludes the pawl (11) of informal posture from part transport path (24).Thereby, it is possible to supply pawl (11) with defined stable posture with small-sized composition.Parts feeder can be made to minimize, and supply part with defined stable posture.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of parts feeders more particularly to one kind, and zipper (slide fastener) can be made to use pull head
(slider) parts feeder that pawl is supplied with defined stable posture.
Background technique
Conventionally, there is known following part transfer device: by parts such as the pulling-on piece of slider for slide fastener or slider bodies from zero
Part dispenser (parts feeder) is sent out neatly arrangedly, and the posture is kept to be transferred and supplied to automatic assembling
(for example, referring to patent document 1).The part transfer device of patent document 1 has: bowl (bowl) type parts feeder, by part
Proper alignment simultaneously transports；Sliding slot (chute) is continuously provided with the bowl-type parts feeder；Guiding elements, from sliding slot to certainly
The operation station of dynamic kludge extends；And conveying body, it is arranged along guiding elements.
Existing technical literature
Patent document
Patent document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open 7-51950 bulletin
Summary of the invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
In addition, part is sent out to sliding slot neatly arrangedly in the part transfer device recorded in the patent document 1
Parts feeder is bowl-type parts feeder, and therefore, parts feeder is large-scale, and the spiral conveying until sliding slot
Path is elongated, has part conveying to need prolonged problem.Moreover, a large amount of zero can be stored in long spiral transport path
Therefore part is suitable for mass production, but be not necessarily suitable for small batch production.
The present invention is completed in view of the situation, and its purpose is to provide a kind of parts feeders, can make zipper
The parts such as the pawl with pull head are supplied with defined stable posture and are small-sized.
Technical means to solve problem
The purpose of the invention is reached by following compositions.
(1) a kind of parts feeder transports part with defined posture, comprising:
Part transport path is formed as linear, and multiple parts is continuously transported；
Slide groove portion, it is continuous from part transport path and be formed obliquely downwards, part is transported；And
Posture sorting portion, set on the part transport path with narrow width part and wide width part, whether the posture to part is rule
Fixed posture is differentiated, the conveying of the part of normal position is allowed, and the part of informal posture is arranged from part transport path
It removes.
(2) parts feeder according to (1): on the part transport path (24), pass through the narrow width part
(41a) and the part of the informal posture by the center of gravity of part not in part transport path are excluded from part transport path,
The part that the center of gravity of part is located at the normal position in part transport path is transported from narrow width part to set on narrow
The wide width part in the downstream side in portion.
(3) parts feeder according to (1), comprising:
Part receiving portion accommodates part and has part foldback path, and part foldback path will be sorted by posture
The part foldback that portion is excluded from part transport path；And
(lift) device is gone up and down, the part for being contained in part receiving portion is made to rise and return to part transport path.
(4) parts feeder according to (3): part transport path is parallel and part with part foldback path to remove
Sending direction is opposite direction.
(5) parts feeder according to (3) or (4): the posture sorting portion set on part transport path includes
1st narrow width part transports the part of informal posture of the center of gravity of part not in part transport path from part
Path falls to part foldback path；
2nd narrow width part is set to side farther downstream compared with the 1st narrow width part, there is the center of gravity for all parts for making conveying not exist
Width in part transport path；And
Sorting groove falls the part transported with informal posture from part transport path in the side of the 2nd narrow width part
Down toward part foldback path.
(6) parts feeder according to (5): posture sorting portion has arm in turn, and the arm is set to the 2nd certainly
The wide width part in the downstream side of narrow width part extends to the upstream side, and to be shorter in length than the described 2nd narrow for the conveyance direction of part transport path
Width portion, and
Sorting groove is formed as L-shaped by the 2nd narrow width part and arm.
(7) parts feeder according to (2): part is preceding with the conveyance direction relative to part transport path
Afterwards and left and right is asymmetrical shape, and
Posture sorting portion has:
Supporting walls are erected from the left and right directions one end of the 1st narrow width part and the 2nd narrow width part and wide width part；
Plate is excluded, is protrusively provided in left-right direction in the midway of the 1st narrow width part from the 1st narrow width part, the surface with part
Or the back side is supported by supporting walls with the part interference that erected state transports, and part is excluded from part transport path to zero
Part foldback path；
Left and right sorting portion, using the 1st narrow width part, not with normal position by the posture of the left and right directions in part transport path
Same part is excluded from part transport path；And
Front and back sorting portion, using the 2nd narrow width part and sorting groove, by the posture in the front-back direction in part transport path and just
The different part of posture is advised to exclude from part transport path.
(8) parts feeder according to (1), it is characterised in that: and then including rotating conveying unit, the rotation is removed
The accommodating groove of the part transported using slide groove portion can be accommodated by sending portion to have in outer peripheral surface, and rotated and by part to advise
Fixed posture supply.
(9) parts feeder according to (3), it is characterised in that: and then including part sensor, the part passes
Sensor to be detected to whether there is or not the case where part transported in slide groove portion, and
Lifting device is run according to the detection signal of the part of part sensor.
(10) parts feeder according to any one of (1) to (9): part is the pawl of slider for slide fastener.
The effect of invention
Parts feeder according to the present invention, has: part transport path, is formed as linear and connects multiple parts
Continuous conveying；Slide groove portion, it is continuous from part transport path and be formed obliquely downwards；And posture is equipped in part transport path
Sorting portion, posture sorting portion differentiate the posture of part, allow the conveying of the part of normal position, by informal appearance
The part of gesture is excluded from part transport path, therefore, parts feeder can be made to minimize, and make part with defined posture
It is stably supplied.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of parts feeder of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the front view of parts feeder shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 3 is the plan view in posture sorting shown in FIG. 1 portion.
Fig. 4 is the VI-VI sectional view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is the amplification stereogram in posture sorting shown in FIG. 1 portion.
Fig. 6 is the plan view for indicating the pawl of the four kinds of postures transported in the sorting portion of left and right.
Fig. 7 (a) is the plan view of the pawl transported in the sorting portion of front and back with normal position, and Fig. 7 (b) is with informal posture
The plan view of the pawl transported in the sorting portion of front and back.
Fig. 8 (a) is the bottom view of rotation conveying unit shown in FIG. 1, and Fig. 8 (b) is the major part solid for rotating conveying unit
Figure.
Description of symbols:
10: parts feeder；
11: pawl (part)；
21: part receiving portion；
22: lifting device；
23: part foldback component；
24: part transport path；
25: slide groove portion；
26: posture sorting portion；
27: rotation conveying unit；
36: part foldback path；
39: left and right sorting portion；
40: front and back sorting portion；
41a: the 1 narrow width part (narrow width part)；
41b: the 2 narrow width part；
42: excluding plate；
44: sorting groove；
52: part sensor；
61: accommodating groove；
G: center of gravity.
Specific embodiment
Hereinafter, being described in detail based on parts feeder of the attached drawing to one embodiment of the present invention.In addition, with
In explanation afterwards, by the conveyance direction downstream side of part be set as front, upstream side is set as rear, will it is orthogonal with front-rear direction and
Width direction for part transport path is set as left and right directions, and the direction orthogonal with front-rear direction and left and right directions is set as up and down
Direction.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, the parts feeder 10 of present embodiment, which will be used as, will be set into slider for slide fastener
The pawl 11 of one part is suitable for transporting using the defined posture of the holdings such as manipulator to the device of supply position, and has part
Reservoir 20 and part conveying unit 60.In part reservoir 20 and the part conveying unit 60 in addition to aftermentioned rotation conveying unit 27
In, vibration excitor 12 (referring to Fig. 4) is built-in on shake table 13, shake table 13 is disposed in via four absorption of vibrations foots 14
In supporting table 15.Vibration as a result, from vibration excitor 12 for being blocked for the base station 17 that supporting table 15 is supported, and
Each component being configured in supporting table 15 is vibrated by the vibration come from the transmitting of vibration excitor 12.
The pawl 11 to supply position is transported also as shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 (a), Fig. 7 (b) using parts feeder 10, be
Be shaped generally as C font and with defined thickness plate part, have a pair of of foot 11a, foot 11b and by foot 11a,
The bending section 11c that foot 11b is connected to each other, and the conveyance direction and front and back and left and right that are formed as relative to part transport path are
It is asymmetric.That is, when the front-rear direction and left and right directions of pawl 11 are in part transport path with the conveying of aftermentioned normal position
Posture on the basis of, correspondingly provided with the front-rear direction and left and right directions of part transport path.
Part reservoir 20 has: part receiving portion 21, accommodates multiple pawls 11；And lifting device 22, zero will be contained in
The pawl 11 of part receiving portion 21 is supplied to part conveying unit 60.Moreover, part conveying unit 60 has: part transport path 24, by pawl
11 transport along straight line；Slide groove portion 25 is continuously formed from part transport path 24；Posture sorting portion 26, to the posture of pawl 11
Differentiated and sorted the pawl 11 of normal position；And rotation conveying unit 27, the posture of pawl 11 is transformed into defined posture.
Part receiving portion 21 is such as down space, that is, around by right side wall 31, left side wall 32a, front side wall 32b and rear wall
32c is surrounded, and bottom surface is by part foldback component 23, the lift component 33 of lifting device 22 and base plate member 34 is formed and top is opened
It puts, multiple pawls 11 can be accommodated in the space.
Part foldback component 23 is clipped between right side wall 31 and left side wall 32a and is arranged, and has upper surface from front direction
Rear slowly part foldback inclined downward path 36, by the pawl 11 excluded from part transport path 24 using gravity direction
Lift component 33 or base plate member 34 transport.
Moreover, lift component 33 and base plate member 34 are set to the rear of part foldback component 23, and leaned on base plate member 34
Nearly left side wall 32a, lift component 33 are arranged between right side wall 31 and left side wall 32a in left-right direction close to the mode of right side wall 31
It arranges and configures.Rear end position of the upper surface 34a of the upper surface 33a of lift component 33 and base plate member 34 compared with part foldback path 36
In lower position, and respectively become from the side left side wall 32a to 31 side of right side wall slowly inclined surface inclined downward.
In addition, the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31 also becomes inclined surface, with the inclined surface with aftermentioned part transport path 24
37 continuous modes slowly tilt downwards towards part transport path 24 in the lateral direction.
Lifting device 22 has: cylinder (cylinder) 35, has cylinder rod (not shown) flexible along the vertical direction
(cylinder rod)；And the lift component 33 of the plate, with cylinder rod connection along about 31 right side wall
It is mobile.The upper surface 33a of lift component 33 is continuous in the inclined upper surface 34a of lower position and base plate member 34 as a result,
Multiple pawls 11 are kept between the upper surface 33a and right side wall 31.Moreover, the position above the upper surface 33a of lift component 33
It is continuous with the inclined upper surface 31a of right side wall 31, multiple pawls 11 of holding are supplied from the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31 to zero
Part transport path 24.
Part transport path 24 across right side wall 31 and the side opposite with part reservoir 20, with part foldback path
36 are set in parallel.Part transport path 24 is constituted by being formed as section linear component generally L-shaped, and is had: being inclined
Inclined-plane 37, it is continuous from the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31, and tilted downwards with far from right side wall 31 in the lateral direction；
Supporting walls 38 bridge across aftermentioned 1st narrow width part 41a, the 2nd narrow width part 41b and wide width part 43 from inclined surface 37, from inclined surface 37,
The right part of 1st narrow width part 41a, the 2nd narrow width part 41b and wide width part 43 erects obliquely upward.
Therefore, if rising lift component 33, it is contained in upper table of the pawl 11 by lift component 33 of part receiving portion 21
It is lifted on the 33a of face, is moved on the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31 and inclined surface 37 and be connected to supporting walls 38, and utilize vibration excitor
12 vibration and transported forwards along part transport path 24.
Fig. 5 is also referred to, in the conveyance direction middle part of part transport path 24, is provided with posture sorting portion 26.Posture point
Select portion 26 be by the way that inclined surface 37 is separated in the front of right side wall 31 with right side wall 31, and change inclined surface 37 shape and shape
At.Specifically, posture sorting portion 26 has: left and right sorting portion 39, as shown in Figure 6 as have narrow width part 41a, make center of gravity G not
The pawl 11 of posture in part transport path 24 falls to part foldback path 36 from the self weight of part transport path 24；And it is preceding
Sorting portion 40 afterwards has the 2nd narrow width part 41b and sorting groove 44 as shown in Fig. 7 (a), Fig. 7 (b), and the 2nd narrow width part is compared with narrow width part
41a is set to side farther downstream, and has the center of gravity G of all pawls 11 for the making conveying not width in part transport path 24,
Sorting groove falls the pawl 11 transported with informal posture self weight in the side of the 2nd narrow width part 41b.
That is, the narrow width part 41a in left and right sorting portion 39 have make foot 11a, foot 11b towards 38 side of supporting walls pawl 11 from
Left and right width W1 under flumping.Moreover, the 2nd narrow width part 41b in front and back sorting portion 40 has the left and right width W1 compared with narrow width part 41a
Narrower left and right width W2.In addition, the 2nd narrow width part 41b is by the broader wide width part of width W to left and right width compared with pawl 11
43, in L-shaped incised notch goes out sorting groove 44 and is formed when vertical view.That is, it is formed with arm 45 in the side of the 2nd narrow width part 41b, institute
It states arm rearward to extend from the wide width part 43 in front, and conveyance direction is shorter in length than the length of the 2nd narrow width part 41b, sorting groove
44 are formed as L-shaped by the 2nd narrow width part 41b and arm 45.In addition, the width W of pawl 11 refers to from by foot 11a, foot 11b
Front end connection line to farthest bending section 11c distance.
As shown in Fig. 7 (a), Fig. 7 (b), the length of arm 45, that is, the length L1 of sorting groove 44 is to set as follows:
When the foot 11a of the pawl 11 transported with informal posture leaves wide width part 43, foot 11b is located in sorting groove 44.Moreover, point
Selecting the groove width W3 of slot 44 is to set as follows: in the state that the bending section 11c of pawl 11 is connected to supporting walls 38, foot
The front end of 11b is located in sorting groove 44, and the front end of foot 11a is crossed sorting groove 44 and is located on arm 45.In turn, sorting groove
44 opening width L2 is to set as follows: when the foot 11b of the pawl 11 transported with normal position leaves wide width part 43,
Foot 11a is placed in arm 45, and when the foot 11a of the pawl 11 transported with informal posture leaves wide width part 43, pawl 11 is certainly
Arm 45 will not interfere with when foot 11a is fallen.
In addition, posture sorting portion 26, which has, excludes plate 42, the exclusion plate is narrow from the 1st in the midway of the 1st narrow width part 41a
Portion 41a is protrusively provided in left-right direction, with the surface of pawl 11 or the back side by supporting walls 38 support and with erected state conveying
11 interference of pawl and pawl 11 is excluded.Specifically, excluding plate 42 is so that the plate compared with pawl 11 is arranged between inclined surface 37 at it
The mode in the gap of thick T slightly larger up and down direction is fixed on part transport path 24.Moreover, in the rear side for excluding plate 42,
Be formed with inclined surface 42a, the inclined surface by with towards front and gradually from part transport path 24 it is outstanding in a manner of tilt.
Pawl 11 in part transport path 24 other than the state of flat lodging as a result, for example, utilizes foot 11a, foot
Portion 11b and the pawl 11 of state erected or the pawl 11 for the states that overlapping is multiple or winding is multiple are inclined with the conveying of pawl 11
Inclined-plane 42a is released from part transport path 24 and is excluded, and only individually makes the pawl 11 of the lodging state in part transport path 24
By excluding to be transported between plate 42 and part transport path 24.
In addition, as shown in fig. 6, can be narrow from the 1st with the pawl 11 of bending section 11c from the 1st narrow width part 41a posture conveying outstanding
Width portion 41a self weight falls, only bending section 11c be located at the posture on the 1st narrow width part 41a pawl 11 can by the 1st narrow width part 41a into
Row conveying.Bending section 11c is arranged from the pawl 11 of the 1st narrow width part 41a informal posture outstanding in left and right sorting portion 39 as a result,
It removes.
In addition, as shown in Fig. 7 (a), Fig. 7 (b), make a foot 11a towards front and with the pawl 11 of normal position conveying by
In before another foot 11b leaves wide width part 43, a foot 11a is placed in arm 45, so will not be fallen from sorting groove 44
And it is transported.However, if another foot 11b is made to be transported to a foot towards front with the pawl 11 that informal posture transports
11a leaves the position of wide width part 43, then another foot 11b can be fallen from sorting groove 44.As a result, in front and back sorting portion 40, only divide
Select bending section 11c be located in part transport path 24 and a foot 11a towards front (the ginseng of pawl 11 of normal position that transports
According to Fig. 7 (a)) further transport.
It, will part corresponding with posture sorting portion 26 be at least in the longitudinal direction in addition, in the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31
Compared with part transport path 24 lower surface lower incised notch and be formed with notch section 46.Moreover, in posture sorting portion 26 and notch
Between portion 46, recycling inclined surface 47 is being formed with compared with the lower position of part transport path 24.Recycling is used inclined surface 47 and is lacked
The upper surface 46a of oral area 46 becomes with towards part receiving portion 21 and slowly inclined surface inclined downward.As a result, by posture
Sorting portion 26 excludes from part transport path 24 and falls to the pawl 11 of recycling inclined surface 47 along recycling inclined surface 47
Inclination is transported to 21 side of part receiving portion using self weight, and falls along part foldback path 36 and be returned to lift component
33 or base plate member 34.
Slide groove portion 25 is continuous from part transport path 24 and is formed obliquely downwards, and has U-shaped groove 51 in upper surface.
The pawl 11 of the normal position sub-elected through posture sorting portion 26 is delivered to U-shaped groove 51 from part transport path 24 and utilizes self weight
And it is transported to rotation conveying unit 27.
Slide groove portion 25 has: top slide groove portion 25a, continuous from the front end of part transport path 24；And lower part sliding slot
Portion 25b separates small gap and continuous with top slide groove portion 25a, and extends obliquely to rotation conveying unit 27 downwards
Side；And U-shaped groove 51 is all had in upper surface.In addition, lower part slide groove portion 25b due at it between the slide groove portion 25a of top
It is provided with gap, so the vibration of part transport path 24 will not be transferred to lower part slide groove portion 25b.It is sorted through posture sorting portion 26
The pawl 11 of normal position out is delivered to U-shaped groove 51 from part transport path 24, and using self weight and to rotation conveying unit 27
Conveying.
In the top of slide groove portion 25, it is configured with part sensor 52, whether there is or not the pawls 11 transported in slide groove portion 25
Situation is detected.If sending the signal that pawl is not detected from part sensor 52, transport lifting device 22 and vibration excitor 12
It goes and transports pawl 11 to slide groove portion 25 from the supply of part transport path 24.Time control is carried out to lifting device 22, is being passed through
Make its stopping after the defined time.In addition, detect the signal of pawl if sending from part sensor 52, lifting device 22 and
Vibration excitor 12 stops.Pawl 11 is constantly supplied to slide groove portion 25 as a result,.
As shown in Fig. 2, rotation conveying unit 27 is fixed on the support pillar (stay) 16 erected on base station 17, and have:
Swivel plate 62, the accommodating groove 61 of pawl 11 can be accommodated by being provided with as shown in Fig. 8 (a), Fig. 8 (b) in outer peripheral surface；And rotary pneumatic
Cylinder (rotary cylinder) 63 makes swivel plate 62 carry out 90 ° of round-trip rotations.Swivel plate 62 includes to have axially to extend
Accommodating groove 61 plectane portion 64, and compared with the bottom plate plectane portion closer to the front with the outer diameter big compared with plectane portion 64, plectane portion 64
65, and the lower side side of accommodating groove 61 is formed by bottom plate plectane portion 65.
Swivel plate 62 by when accommodating groove 61 is towards transverse direction with the U-shaped groove 51 of slide groove portion 25 it is consistent in a manner of be configured at cunning
The lower end of groove portion 25.
If foot 11a, the foot 11b of the pawl 11 transported using the U-shaped groove 51 of slide groove portion 25 are received to swivel plate 62
Accommodating groove 61 in, then rotate conveying unit 27 using rotary cylinder 63 and 90 ° are rotated clockwise into Fig. 8 (a), by pawl 11
Posture be transformed to erected state from horizontality.Pawl 11 becomes bending section 11c from the shape outstanding upwards of accommodating groove 61 as a result,
State.Therefore, the back side of the bending section 11c of holding claws 11 can be easily adsorbed using robot (not shown), and is moved out to not scheming
The set station shown.
Next, being illustrated to the operation of the parts feeder 10 of present embodiment.Firstly, as shown in Figure 1, by more
To part receiving portion 21 and by after run switch connection (ON) (not shown), vibration excitor 12 runs and removes part for a receiving of pawl 11
Path 24 and its surrounding member is sent to vibrate.At the same time, lifting device 22 is run, so that lift component 33 rises.It is contained in zero
The pawl 11 of part receiving portion 21 is above pushed away by the upper surface 33a of lift component 33, and crosses the upper surface 31a of right side wall 31, along inclining
Inclined-plane 37 is supplied to part transport path 24.Supply the vibration applied to the pawl 11 of part transport path 24 using vibration excitor 12
It moves and is transported along linear part transport path 24.
If pawl 11 is transported to posture sorting portion 26, as shown in figure 5, the state for erecting, being overlapped or winding is informal
The pawl 11 of state is connected to the inclined surface 42a for excluding plate 42, is pushed out from part transport path 24 and is self-possessed and falls to recycling use
On inclined surface 47, only individually make to lodge further by the lower section for excluding plate 42 in the pawl 11 of the state in part transport path 24
It is transported.
Moreover, the 1st narrow width part 41a in left and right sorting portion 39, as shown in fig. 6, bending section 11c is from part transport path 24
Pawl 11 outstanding is fallen on recycling inclined surface 47 using self weight and from part transport path 24, is only located at bending section 11c
Pawl 11 in part transport path 24 is transported by the 1st narrow width part 41a.The pawl 11 transported by the 1st narrow width part 41a
It is mixed with the pawl 11 of foot 11a towards pawl 11 and foot 11a towards the informal posture at rear of the normal position in front
State sorting forwards, backwards portion 40 transport.
If pawl 11 is further transported the position of the sorting groove 44 to front and back sorting portion 40 by conveying, such as Fig. 7 (a), Fig. 7
(b) shown in, make a foot 11a towards front and the pawl 11 that transports due to before foot 11b leaves wide width part 43, a foot
11a is placed in arm 45, so will not fall from sorting groove 44 and be transported by sorting groove 44.
However, even if the pawl 11 for transporting a foot 11a towards rear is transported to a foot 11a and leaves wide width part 43
Position, also due to another foot 11b is located in sorting groove 44, so fallen on recycling inclined surface 47 from sorting groove 44 and
It is excluded.Only bending section 11c is located at the regular appearance that in part transport path 24 and a foot 11a is transported towards front as a result,
The pawl 11 (referring to Fig. 7 (a)) of gesture is sorted in front and back sorting portion 40, further progress conveying.
Plate 42, left and right sorting portion 39 and front and back sorting portion 40 is excluded to exclude and fall to back from part transport path 24
The recycling inclined surface 47 that pawl 11 on receipts inclined surface 47 is vibrated along the effect using vibration excitor 12 is tilted towards part
The conveying of 21 side of receiving portion, and then is moved downwards along part foldback path 36, and foldback and is accommodated to part receiving portion 21.So
Afterwards, it is supplied again using lifting device 22 to part transport path 24.
On the other hand, the U-shaped groove being self-possessed in slide groove portion 25 is utilized by the pawl 11 of the normal position in front and back sorting portion 40
Direction rotation conveying unit 27 transports in 51, and as shown in Fig. 8 (a), Fig. 8 (b), in state (horizontality) lower claw 11 towards transverse direction
Foot 11a, foot 11b be received to the accommodating groove 61 of swivel plate 62.Then, swivel plate 62 is revolved
Turn 90 °, the posture of pawl 11 is transformed to erected state from horizontality.Later, robot absorption (not shown) is kept from storage
The back side of the bending section 11c of the pawl 11 outstanding of slot 61, and moved out with defined posture to assembling station.
As mentioned above, parts feeder 10 according to the present embodiment, has: part transport path 24, is formed
Linearly and by multiple pawls 11 continuously to transport；And slide groove portion 25, it is continuous from part transport path 24 and downwards obliquely
It is formed；And posture sorting portion 26, the appearance are equipped in the part transport path 24 with the 1st narrow width part 41a and wide width part 43
Gesture sorting portion differentiates the posture of pawl 11, allows the conveying of the pawl 11 of normal position, by the pawl 11 from zero of informal posture
Part transport path 24 excludes, and therefore, supplies that pawl 11 with defined stable posture using the parts feeder 10 of miniaturization
It gives.
In addition, parts feeder 10 has: part receiving portion 21 accommodates pawl 11 and has part foldback path 36,
11 foldback of pawl that part foldback path will be excluded by posture sorting portion 26 from part transport path 24；And lifting device
22, so that the pawl for being contained in part receiving portion 21 11 is risen and is returned to part transport path 24, therefore, can make through posture sorting portion 26
The pawl 11 of exclusion expeditiously returns to part transport path 24.In turn, even if the pawl 11 for being stored in part receiving portion 21 be it is a small amount of,
Also part transport path 24 can be certainly returned to the short time, to be suitable for as small batch production parts feeder
10。
In addition, part transport path 24 is parallel with part foldback path 36 and the conveyance direction of pawl 11 is opposite direction, because
This can be such that parts feeder 10 substantially minimizes compared with the existing device for using bowl-type parts feeder.
In addition, the posture sorting portion 26 for being set to part transport path 24 includes the 1st narrow width part 41a, make the center of gravity G of pawl 11
The pawl 11 of informal posture not in part transport path 24 falls to part foldback path 36 from part transport path 24；The
2 narrow width part 41b are set to side farther downstream compared with the 1st narrow width part 41a, and have the center of gravity G for all pawls 11 for making conveying not zero
Width in part transport path 24；And sorting groove 44 makes the pawl transported with informal posture in the side of the 2nd narrow width part 41b
11 fall to part foldback path 36 from part transport path 24.It as a result, can be certainly by the pawl 11 of informal posture from part
Transport path 24 excludes.
In addition, posture sorting portion 26 has arm 45 in turn, the arm is set to the downstream side of the 2nd narrow width part 41b certainly
Wide width part 43 extends to the upstream side, and the conveyance direction of part transport path 24 is shorter in length than the 2nd narrow width part 41b, sorting
Slot 44 is formed as L-shaped by the 2nd narrow width part 41b and arm 45, therefore, can be certainly by the pawl 11 of informal posture from L-shaped
Sorting groove 44 exclude, and the pawl 11 of normal position is certainly transported using the 2nd narrow width part 41b and arm 45.
In addition, posture sorting portion 26 has: supporting walls 38, from the 1st narrow width part 41a and the 2nd narrow width part 41b and wide width part 43
Right part erect；Plate 42 is excluded, the surface of pawl 11 or the back side are supported by supporting walls 38 and with the pawl 11 of erected state conveying
It is excluded from part transport path 24；And left and right sorting portion 39 and front and back sorting portion 40, make the pawl 11 transported with informal posture
Self weight falls to part foldback path 36, therefore, certainly can only sub-elect and be supplied with the pawl 11 of normal position conveying, be fitted
Preferably it is used as the parts feeder 10 of the pawl 11 with the slider for slide fastener that front and back and left and right are asymmetrical shape.
In addition, having rotation conveying unit 27 in turn, the rotation conveying unit has to accommodate in outer peripheral surface utilizes sliding slot
Portion 25 and the accommodating groove 61 of pawl 11 transported, and rotated and supply pawl 11 to supply position with defined posture, therefore,
Pawl 11 can be transformed to defined posture and be surely fed to supply position one by one.
In addition, having part sensor 52, whether there is or not the pawls 11 transported in slide groove portion 25 for the part sensor
Situation is detected and runs lifting device 22, therefore, can make not interrupt to the component delivery of automatic assembling and certainly
It is supplied.
In addition, not departing from purport of the invention the present invention is not limited to content illustrated by the embodiment
It can be suitably changed in range.
For example, being by pawl 11 in said embodiment with the conveying of defined posture, but by suitably changing posture sorting
The shape in portion 26 and the conveying for applying also for the other parts such as slider body or pulling-on piece, and it is asymmetric for applying also for front and back
Shape part or left and right be asymmetrical shape part.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of parts feeder (10) transports part (11) with defined posture, the parts feeder (10)
Be characterized in that include:
Part transport path (24) is formed as linear, and multiple parts (11) are continuously transported；
Slide groove portion (25), it is continuous from the part transport path (24) and be formed obliquely downwards, to the part (11) into
Row conveying；
Posture sorting portion (26) is set to the part transport path (24) with narrow width part (41a) and wide width part (43), to institute
Whether the posture for stating part (11) is that defined posture is differentiated, allows the conveying of the part (11) of normal position, will
The part (11) of informal posture is excluded from the part transport path (24)；And
Part receiving portion (21) accommodates the part (11) and has part foldback path (36), part foldback path
The part (11) foldback that will be excluded by posture sorting portion (26) from the part transport path (24)；
Wherein included set on the posture sorting portion (26) of the part transport path (24)
1st narrow width part (41a) keeps the center of gravity (G) of the part (11) not informal on the part transport path (24)
The part (11) of posture falls to part foldback path (36) from the part transport path (24)；
2nd narrow width part (41b), the 1st narrow width part (41a) are set to side farther downstream, and all described with making to transport
The center of gravity (G) of part (11) the not width on the part transport path (24)；
Sorting groove (44) makes the part (11) transported with informal posture certainly in the side of the 2nd narrow width part (41b)
The part transport path (24) falls to part foldback path (36)；
The wide width part (43) of arm (45), the arm from the downstream side for being set to the 2nd narrow width part (41b) prolongs to the upstream side
It stretches, and conveyance direction length the 2nd narrow width part (41b) of the part transport path (24) is short, and
The sorting groove (44) is formed as L-shaped by the 2nd narrow width part (41b) and the arm (45).
2. parts feeder (10) according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: in the part transport path (24)
On, it is by the narrow width part (41a) that the center of gravity (G) of the part (11) is not non-on the part transport path (24)
The part (11) of normal position is excluded from the part transport path (24), and
The center of gravity (G) of the part (11) is located to the part (11) of the normal position on the part transport path (24)
From the narrow width part (41a) conveying to the wide width part (43) in the downstream side set on the narrow width part (41a).
3. parts feeder (10) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:
Lifting device (22) makes the part (11) for being contained in the part receiving portion (21) rise and return to the part and remove
Send path (24).
4. parts feeder (10) according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the part transport path (24) and institute
State that part foldback path (36) is parallel and the conveyance direction of the part (11) is opposite direction.
5. parts feeder (10) according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the part (11) has relative to institute
State the conveyance direction of part transport path (24) and front and back and left and right are asymmetrical shape,
Posture sorting portion (26) has:
Supporting walls (38), from the 1st narrow width part and the left and right directions of the 2nd narrow width part (41a, 41b) and the wide width part (43)
One end erects；
Exclude plate (42), the midway of the 1st narrow width part (41a) from the 1st narrow width part (41a) in left-right direction highlightedly
Setting is supported with the surface of the part (11) or the back side by the supporting walls (38) and with the part of erected state conveying
(11) interference, and the part (11) is excluded from the part transport path (24) to part foldback path (36)；
Left and right sorting portion (39), using the 1st narrow width part (41a), by the left and right directions in the part transport path (24)
The posture part (11) different from the normal position excluded from the part transport path (24)；And
Front and back sorting portion (40), using the 2nd narrow width part (41b) and the sorting groove (44), by the part transport path
(24) posture in the front-back direction in the part (11) different from the normal position is from the part transport path (24)
It excludes.
6. parts feeder (10) according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: and then including rotating conveying unit (27),
The rotation conveying unit has the receipts that can accommodate the part (11) transported using the slide groove portion (25) in outer peripheral surface
It receives slot (61), and is rotated and supply the part (11) with defined posture.
7. parts feeder (10) according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: and then including part sensor (52),
The part sensor to be detected to whether there is or not the case where part (11) transported in the slide groove portion (25), and
Run the lifting device (22) according to the detection signal of the part (11) of the part sensor (52).
8. parts feeder (10) according to any one of claim 1 to 7, it is characterised in that: the part (11)
It is the pawl (11) of slider for slide fastener.
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