CN85104961A

CN85104961A - The equipment that is used for assembling toy wheels

Info

Publication number: CN85104961A
Application number: CN 85104961
Authority: CN
Inventors: 川道治雄
Original assignee: Takara Kk (jp) Katsushika Tokyoto Japan
Current assignee: Takara Kk (jp) Katsushika Tokyoto Japan; Takara Co Ltd
Priority date: 1985-06-29
Filing date: 1985-06-29
Publication date: 1987-01-07

Abstract

The objective of the invention is to be used for the wheel mounting equipment of toy (such as the miniature toy car).This equipment can be assembled wheel and axletree automatically, and these work are finished by manual before this.Equipment of the present invention has: a pair of wheel feeding passage is used to carry a pair of wheel with the arrangement parallel to each other of suitable state of orientation; A pair of wheel assembling device is used for shifting the wheel that transports onto precalculated position; One axletree feedway is used for carrying axletree by the direction vertical with the wheel throughput direction; An axletree positioner is used for and will carries the axletree of coming to be positioned between the two wheel assembling devices like this; And a control device is used for programme-control is carried out in the operation of different device.

Description

The equipment that is used for assembling toy wheels

A, TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION.

The present invention is relevant with the equipment that is used for assembling toy wheels, particularly automatically and continuously nicknack car wheel is assembled on its axletree two ends, thereby makes the equipment of wheel assembling match.

B, prior art.

In the past, wheel was assembled to axletree two brings in and finish by manual for the assembling match of toy car, the particularly wheel of miniature toy car.The automation that this has just hindered whole toy car assembling has also hindered the minimizing of built-up time.

Therefore, one of purpose of the present invention provides the equipment that a cover is used for assembling toy wheels, and this equipment can carry out assembly operation automatically and continuously, and this operation is for the toy car wheel of carrying with single part being fixed to the toy axletree two ends of also carrying with single part.

Another object of the present invention provides the equipment that a cover is used for assembling toy wheels, and this equipment can make toy vehicle sets process of assembling full automation.According to the present invention, provide a cover to be suitable for wheel is assembled to toy car wheel mounting equipment on the axletree automatically, wherein respectively left and right wheel and an axletree are transported to continuously and give allocation by means of a pair of wheel feedway and axletree feedway, under the programme-control of a control device, axletree is blocked and locatees, by a wheel assembling device axletree two ends are pushed to and be fixed to left and right wheel then by an axletree positioner.

The wheel feedway is designed to carry wheel by wheel feeding passage, makes wheel with the given pose orientation simultaneously.Wheel feeding passage is by installation parallel to each other, so that emit wheel in pairs from its exit.The wheel assembling device is arranged near the outlet separately of wheel feeding passage and is suitable for promoting wheel with the direction front and back perpendicular to wheel feeding passage.The axletree positioner can move forward and backward when the axletree of clamping from the axletree feed arrangement, thereby axletree is placed and is positioned between the wheel assembling device.Control device is at least to by wheel assembling device propulsion wheel, and makes the axletree assembling and positioning implement programme-control by the axletree positioner, thereby continuously wheel is fixed on the two ends of axletree.And then the matching wheel that will so assemble gives off.

According to the present invention, this work that toy car wheel is assembled to the axletree both ends can automatically be carried out with mechanical system at short notice, therefore can need not manual work and the consistent product of the automatic quality of production of interference-free.In addition, can also get rid of the full automatic obstacle of forenamed obstruction toy vehicle sets process of assembling.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of implementing the complete structure of toy car wheel mounting equipment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the local amplification view of wheel feedway;

Fig. 4 is the local amplification view of wheel feeding passage;

Fig. 5 is that curve is represented an output waveform that is used for the sensor of wheel feeding passage;

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are plan view, and each figure represents the operational circumstances of wheel assembling device and wheel positioning device.

Fig. 8 is a partial side view, expresses wheel feeding passage, the relation between wheel assembling device and the axletree positioner three.

With reference now to a description of drawings preferred embodiment of the present invention.

One cover set of wheels installing of present embodiment has been got everything ready: a pair of wheel feedway 10,10 a pair of wheel assembling

devices

30,30, an axletree feedway 50, one axletree positioner 70 and a control device 90 that is used to control cited device running, these devices all are arranged in compactly on the base 91 and (its part only are shown) in the accompanying drawing.

Each

wheel feedway

10,10 comprise: a part feeder 11, one wheel feeding passage, one part accumulator 13 is used to store wheel 1 in its inside, and this wheel is transported to part feeder 11 in batches, and these paired parts are arranged symmetrically the different both sides on base 91, and part feeder 11 has the base part 14 of a band vibrator (not shown), this vibrator is contained in base part 14 inside, also has a basin shape feeding part 15 that is installed on the base part 14.The vibrator of base part 14 can be a conventionally form.For example, vibrator may be so promptly by the electromagnet order many elasticity iron bars to be returned to its initial position toward drop-down release, repeats these operations to produce a kind of given vibration frequently of shaking.One chute 16 that spirals and rise is arranged on the inwall of feeding part 15.Wheel 1 is subjected to the vibration that base part 14 produces and runs and go up chute 16 and be used to make the highest point passage 17 that wheel is directed or regulate until arrival, and wheel is transported to wheel feeding passage 12 there.

Thereby the most significant end at chute 16 is formed for making wheel passage 17 directed or that regulate to have step portion, and this part partly is made up of the 17a part of the lug boss 1a of support wheel and the 17b of the 1b of support tire portion.Like this, if a wheel 1 has been raised, its lug boss 1a is provided with towards feeding part 15 is inner, that not this wheel will disequilibrium on the passage 17 that is used for orientation or adjusting and falls into feeding part 15.On the other hand, the wheel that raises with suitable state of orientation is transported to wheel feeding passage 12 through the opening 18 that the connecting portion between feeding part 15 and wheel feed path constitutes, drop to the opening 19 that wheel constitutes for the lower portion of passage then, therefore, when equipment operation of the present invention, filled wheel 1 in the wheel feed path 12.Wheel 1,1st in wheel feeding passage 12 separately, that orientation is its lug boss 1a like this, 1a faces one another face and arranges.

Though do not describe in detail in the accompanying drawings, feeding part 15 and wheel feeding passage 12 firmly are not fixed together, but throw off some mutually a little to avoid along with feeding part 15 resonance.

Constitute wheel feed path 12 by the synthetic rectangle of the plate in two L shaped cross sections, and be installed in obliquely between part feeder 11 and the wheel assembling device 30.Sensor 20 is made up of a photocell and a photodetector, this sensor 20 is arranged on the middle part at each wheel feeding passage 12 two ends and is connected on the control device 90 so that the moving situation of monitoring wheel 1 is unusual in order to what may occur in the checkout equipment operation process through an optoelectronic switch 21.A test point CP who passes sensor 20 is than wheel 1,1 lug boss 1a in wheel feeding passage 12, and the line of 1a is low slightly, as shown in Figure 4.Therefore, when this equipment was in the normal operation condition, signal from photodetector repeated the on-off waveform as shown in Fig. 5 (a) regularly.If but some fault of equipment, so that wheel 1 remains on that motionless or wheel feeding passage 12 is drained in the wheel feeding passage 12, and then signal is continuously for opening or closing as shown in Fig. 5 (b) or Fig. 5 (C).If these state continuances several seconds, control device 90 just drives the base part 14 of part feeder 11, and if after this signal still keep the state of opening or closing, then install 90 and measure these signals for unusual and send alarm signal.

Wheel feeding passage 12 its lower portion have one cut part in case at wheel 1 if can wheel 1 be unloaded from this incision during passage 12, incision is equipped with a cover plate 22 and is used to prevent that wheel 1 from jumping out passage 12.

Curved boom 23 is fixed on the sidepiece of part bank 13, and the end slightly that detector 24 is contained in this curved boom 23 is used for detecting the minimizing situation of feeding part 15 wheels 1.Tongue tray 26 from detector 24 hang feeder 15 downwards from above in case when wheel 1 quantity reduces to lower swing.When these tongue tray 26 bottoms to give when deciding angle, detector 24 just is switched on and sends a signal and gives control device 90.According to the signal that receives, the dump device (not shown) that control device 90 starts in the part bank 13 is transported to the storage wheel 1 in the bank 13 in the feeder 15 through a charge chute 27.

Wheel assembling device 30 has: air cylinder 31, one directed displacement box 32, one connecting rods 33 and securing members 34.Two these parts of cover are housed mutually on T font base plate 37 symmetrically.Air cylinder 31 has parts, and these parts are by advancing it perpendicular to the driving air on the direction (direction of arrow X among Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) of wheel feeding passage 12 or retreat, and is inserted in the directed displacement box 32.Directed displacement box 32 transmits the motion of cylinder 31 and connecting rod 33 is passed in this motion with parallel direction.Connecting rod 33 has one by the tip in the income through hole 35, this through hole forms in securing member 34, connecting rod is suitable for advance or retreats according to the running of air cylinder 31, securing member 34 is positioned at the lower end position of contiguous wheel feeding passage 12 and is suitable for receiving along wheel feeding passage 12 fallen wheels 1, and this wheel is fixed on one gives allocation.A pair of securing member 34 is arranged on the base plate 37 symmetrically.Assembling position is located on the axle B extended line of through hole 35 of securing member 34.The top of securing member 34, bottom or its sidepiece are equipped with elastic component 36, are used to guard against wheel 1 to fall.

Wheel feedway 50 has: a part feeder 51 is similar to the part feeder 11 of wheel feedway 10 with an axletree feed path 52 part feeders 51, and it comprises the base part 53 of a band vibrator (not shown), this vibrator is contained within the base part, also has a basin shape feeder part 54 that is installed on the base part 53.Have chute 55 to be used for making axletree 2 tops go up chute 55 by the vibration that base part 53 produces on the inwall of feeder part 54, the charging position 56 through being arranged on this chute highest point is transported to axletree feeding passage 52 again.Axletree feeding passage 52 is made channel.It has the width and that is suitable for axletree 2 diameters and is contained in slab above it.Certainly, the axletree parts of supply can be made other forms of such as adopting cylindrical or rectangular elements.The explanation though do not illustrate in the accompanying drawings, axletree feed path 52 needn't be fastened on the feeder part 54, but throws off a little a bit to avoid resonance.Though by diagram, do not have detector on the axletree feed path 52 in the present embodiment, can a detector be set like that by wheel feeding passage 12.

Axletree positioner 70 has: parts 71 and an air cylinder 72 that is installed on the base plate 37 that is used to block and make axletree 2 location.T font base plate 37 is that wheel assembling device 30 uses jointly.The front end of clamping keeper 71 has an end difference 73 that is used to block axletree 2, and its rear end is connected on the connecting rod 72a of air cylinder 72.The elastic component 74 of a front end bending is fixed on the clamping keeper 71, so that cover end difference 73, thereby axletree 2 can be stuck in the end difference 73 really, air cylinder 72 along wheel feeding passage 12 at the length direction clamping keeper 71 that moves around.Or rather, this clamping keeper 71 the axletree receiving position that is provided with along the axis A of axletree feeding passage 52 with along reciprocating between the assembling position of axle B setting.This clamping keeper 71 is sandwiched in a pair of guide 75, thereby make it can straight ahead or retreat between 75, there is a guide 75 of directly linking axletree feed path 52 to make and has through hole 76 so that form the continuation prolongation of axletree feed path, its other effect simultaneously is a retainer that is used to guarantee axletree 2 location.

Be set up the elastic component 74 that covers on end difference 73 and just axletree 2 pressed against step portion 73, be subjected to the masterpiece time spent that certain applies, can easily bump out so that discharge this axletree 2 but work as it.Further be provided with a retainer 78 to block clamping keeper 71 in the center of assembling position, be used to make the axletree 2 that carries by these parts 71 accurately to locate.Retainer 78 is made the hook shape in the present embodiment as shown in the figure, but also can make other shape.

Constitute an opening 37a near assembling position on the base plate 37, this opening 37a is equipped with the below skewed slot 38 in order to unloading complete wheel, this complete wheel by axletree 2 be contained in that left and right wheels on the axle forms.Thus, notice that the part of the securing member 34 of wheel assembling device 30 is suspended in opening 37a top, block so that will assemble complete wheel, and this cover wheel does not retreat along with clamping keeper 71 by this securing member.

The process of carrying out that wheel 1 is installed on the axletree 2 according to the present invention is as follows:

When axletree receiving position A receives and secures axletree 2 by end difference 73, by air cylinder 72 clamping keeper 71 is advanced, till this end difference 73 or axletree 2 reach assembling position B.Then, start a position detector (not shown) and give the

air cylinder

31,31 that is used to drive wheel 1,1 to send a signal that begins to advance.On the other hand, tighten in the firmware 34,34 (this moment axletree 2 just position) in assembling position B both sides, carry the wheel 1,1 of coming through

wheel feeding passage

12,12 respectively, be fixed with fastening by its center of aiming at assembling position B.Therefore, when the signal that begins to advance passed to air cylinder at 31,31 o'clock, 31 of air cylinders begin to advance, and promote wheel 1,1 simultaneously from two outside portions up to this wheel 1,1, be assembled on the wheel till.Meanwhile because the propelling of wheel is opened elastic component 36, wheel by after this elastic component return to initial position again, thereby prevented that wheel 1 subsequently from dropping out.

Thereby when air cylinder 31 advanced certain distance to be assembled to wheel 1,1 on the axletree 2, the position detector (not shown) just was activated so that send a signal that air cylinder 31 is recalled.When air cylinder 31 was got back to it respectively and given allocation, position detector was activated once more, to send signal the air cylinder 72 of clamping keeper 71 is recalled equally.According to this signal, clamping keeper 71 is retracted into axletree receiving position A, meanwhile, owing to be fixed on the axletree 1 at axletree 2 two ends, 1 partly rests on the securing member 34, so this cover wheel is dropped into the skewed slot 38 and is discharged out this equipment from opening 37a by itself weight not along with clamping keeper 71 recession but when parts 34 are recalled.The air cylinder 72 that clamping keeper 71 has been retracted into wheel receiving position A approximately stops to be pushed into once more after the second according to the programme-control of control device 90 on the other hand, and will repeat the operation that carried out the front.When suspending, just can finish parts the ladder parts that the axletree that makes reception enters clamping keeper 71.As a circulation, a series of this operations were carried out in about 2.5 to 4 seconds.

The present invention is not only limited to embodiment as shown in the figure, and to carry wheels from a wheel feedway to two wheel feeding passages be feasible.And then, can change behaviour behaviour order.Such as, wheel driver has been recalled the air cylinder of back clamping keeper and just can have been dropped back, and perhaps these air cylinders can be dropped back simultaneously.In addition, other forms of drive unit can be used to replace air cylinder.

Claims

One cover is used for wheel is assembled to toy car wheel mounting equipment on the axletree, and this equipment has:

(a) a pair of wheel feedway is used for deciding posture after wheel feeding passage is carried wheel it being taken and given for the wheel orientation, and described wheel feeding passage is by setting parallel to each other:

(b) a pair of wheel assembling device is separately positioned on the exit position of contiguous wheel feeding passage, and mobile wheel before and after being suitable on perpendicular to the direction of wheel feeding passage.

(c) a wheel feedway is used for carrying an axletree from axletree feeding passage again after making itself and wheel feeding passage perpendicular for the axletree orientation.

(d) an axletree positioner is suitable for advancing or retreats and clamp from the axletree feedway and carry the axletree of coming, in order to axletree is positioned between the two wheel assembling devices.

(e) control device is used for control at least and is pushed wheel, supplies with axletree and made operation such as axletree location by the axletree positioner by the wheel assembling device, so that continuously wheel is assembled on the axletree.