ES1071193U - Plate feed device (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Plate feeding device, which facilitates the feeding of plates (4) of plastic, rubber, metal or other materials into a working cavity or reception area (8) of a machine such as a molding press, vulcanizing machine or others, the size of the plates (4) being such that manual feeding in that area (8) usually requires at least two operators; characterized in that it has a variable number of modules (1) that are mounted in vertical succession in a chassis or structure (2) with raising-lowering means (3) to adapt to the height of said reception area (8); so that each module (1) has lateral guides (6) provided with respective lower racks (10) in which the pinions (9) of an endless belt conveyor (7) engage, whose upper zone determines a tray ( 5) in which the plates (4) are loaded; whereby from a loading position (b) the conveyor (7) advances through the guides (6) to a forward limit position (d) in which the said sprockets (9) change the direction of their turn to push back to the conveyor (7) and simultaneously activate a movement in the endless band of the tray (5) that unloads the plate (4) in the reception area (8). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Plate feeder device.

Object of the invention

The present invention, as expressed in the statement of this specification refers to a plate feeder device whose purpose is to provide the means to feed various types of machines such as molding presses or vulcanizing machines with the plates that are arranged in their entrances in a totally automatic and with absolute safety for the operators, for what which the invention provides a structure with a series of modules in which the plates can be loaded and carried towards the reception area of the corresponding machine so automatic and without operator intervention, available in each one of said modules an endless belt conveyor.

Background of the invention

The various plates are known materials such as plastic, rubber, metal or others that have to be introduced into presses for molding and shaping, in vulcanizing machines and others, the size of said plates, in numerous cases, of dimensions such that advises the intervention of at least two operators who must insert your arms under the pressing plates in the case of the presses, which presents inconveniences related to the risk of accidents in these operators and the need for a hand of work that could be minimized if the feeding of the plates in the machines it was done through some automatism.

On the other hand, there are also machines in the that several vertical arrangement cavities have to act on a plurality of plates, in which case the corresponding ones Operators must manually place the plates, normally large and heavy in the corresponding cavities, which determines inconveniences related to high physical efforts What operators should do.

On the other hand, we do not know in the current state of the technique large plate feeder devices dimensions that facilitate automatic plate placement in the reception areas of the corresponding machines, according to The device of the present invention does so.

Description of the invention

To achieve the objectives and avoid drawbacks indicated in previous sections, the invention it consists of a plate feeder device that facilitates the feeding plates of plastic, rubber, metal or others materials towards a work cavity or reception area of a machine such as a molding press, vulcanizing machine or others, being the size of the plates that their manual feeding In that area it usually requires at least two operators.

Novelly, according to the invention, the device of the same account with a variable number of modules that are mounted in vertical succession on a chassis or structure with lifting-lowering means to adapt to the height of said reception area; so that each module has some lateral guides provided with respective lower zippers in which the pinions of a endless belt conveyor whose upper zone determines a tray in which the plates are loaded; with what from a loading position the conveyor moves along the guides to a forward limit position in which the referred sprockets change the direction of its rotation to reverse the conveyor and simultaneously activate a movement in the endless band of the tray that unloads the iron in the reception area.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, each module also has a manual locking mechanism that enables the suppression-enablement of their automated movements at any time, and that has a lever whose thrust or tilt-pull apply or release respectively a retention recess.

With the structure described on plate feeder device of the invention presents the key advantage that allows you to fully feed automatic and with absolute safety for the operators the plates large in the reception areas of the machines to be fed, which additionally determines a decrease in production cost and performance improvements when a less time to properly place the iron in your Location.

Then, to facilitate a better understanding of this descriptive report and being an integral part of the same, some figures are accompanied in which with character illustrative and not limiting the object of the invention.

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1.- Represents a perspective view. of a module of a plate feeder device made according to the present invention.

Figure 2.- Represents five profile views of the  module of the previous figure 1 in successive stages of functioning; showing from the top of the figure down: a) unloaded position, b) initial load position of the plate in the module, c) advance of the plate along the module, d) limit position of advance of the plate in the module and e) iron unloading situation in a reception area of a machine where you want to arrange the corresponding plate.

Figure 3.- Represents a perspective view. front of a plate feeder device that has a plurality of modules analogous to those of the previous figures in vertical succession.

Figure 4.- Represents a perspective view. of a detail of the device of the previous figure 3, for show an existing manual locking mechanism in each module said device.

Description of an embodiment of the invention

Following is a description of a example of the invention with reference to numbering Adopted in the figures.

Thus, the plate feeder device This example of the invention enables the feeding of some 4 plates that can be made of plastic, rubber, metal or others materials towards a reception area 8 or working cavity of a machine such as molding press, vulcanizer or other.

The device of the present example has a  plurality of modules 1 that are mounted in vertical succession in a chassis or structure 2 equipped with elevation-descent 3 to adapt to the referred reception area or zones 8; being able to see that vertical succession of modules 1 in structure 2 and the aforementioned means 3 in the figure 3.

Each module 1, as can be seen in the figure 1, it has some lateral guides 6 provided at its edges bottoms of a rack 10 in which the gears 9 of an endless belt conveyor 7.

The endless belt conveyor 7 has a upper part or tray 5 in which the plates are loaded 4.

As can be seen in figure 2, positions b), c), d), and e) show the operation of module 1 from the initial load of the plate 4, represented in b) to a limit position of advance represented in d) ; representing the intermediate position c) the feed of the plate 4 along the module 1 after being loaded into the
tray 5.

Once you have reached the d) position of the  figure 2, in that limit position of advance the change in the direction of rotation of the pinions 9, which makes the conveyor 7 and simultaneously activates a movement in the belt endless constituent of tray 5 which determines the discharge of the iron 4 in the reception area 8, as shown in the position e) of figure 2.

Position a) of the aforementioned figure 2 shows an intermediate situation of tray 5 in module 1 in which The position b) has not yet been reached for loading in the module 1 the corresponding plate 4.

In the device of the present example each module 1 has a manual locking mechanism 11 that can can be seen in figure 4. This mechanism 11 enables the suppression-enabling movements automated in module 1 at any time. As you can be seen in the mentioned figure 4 the locking mechanism 11 presents a lever whose thrust or tilt-pull apply or release respectively a retention recess; seeing in said figure 4 those lever and recess, as well as two modules in which the device 11 has its recess embedded and a module superior to the previous ones in which this recess is found unlocked

Claims (2)

1. Plate feeder device, which facilitates the feeding of plates (4) of plastic, rubber, metal or other materials into a working cavity or reception area (8) of a machine such as a molding press, vulcanizing machine or others, the size of the plates (4) being such that their manual feeding in that area (8) usually requires at least two operators; characterized in that it has a variable number of modules (1) that are mounted in vertical succession in a chassis or structure (2) with lifting-lowering means (3) to adapt to the height of said reception area (8); so that each module (1) has lateral guides (6) provided with respective lower zippers (10) in which the pinions (9) of an endless belt conveyor (7) whose upper area determines a tray ( 5) in which the plates are loaded (4); whereby from a loading position (b) the conveyor (7) moves along the guides (6) to a limit position of advance (d) in which the said pinions (9) change the direction of rotation to reverse to the conveyor (7) and simultaneously activate a movement in the endless band of the tray (5) that makes the plate (4) unload in the reception area (8). 2. Plate feeder device according to claim 1, characterized in that each module (1) has a manual locking mechanism (11) that enables the suppression-enabling of its automated movements at any time, and which has a lever whose thrust or tilt-pull applies or releases respectively a retention recess.