JP2001191703A - Wheel cap sticking protective film rolling-in device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of rolling and sticking a part protruding from a wheel cap in and to the wheel cap outer peripheral part reverse simultaneously when easily cutting a protective film stuck to the wheel cap in a short time. SOLUTION: This wheel cap sticking protective film rolling-in device is composed of a stationary frame 10, a rotary member 12 rotatable around the axis of a wheel cap 40 stuck with a protective film 60, a roller 15 for rolling on the wheel cap 40 stuck with the protective film 60, a cutter unit 16 being installed on the rotary member 12 and cutting the protective film 60 in a position separate by a prescribed distance from the wheel cap outer periphery and a protective film rolling-in jig 19 for rolling a part protruding from the wheel cap outer peripheral end of the protective film 60 in the wheel cap outer peripheral part reverse. The protective film rolling-in jig 19 is energized and supported by the rotary member 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to simultaneous cutting of a protective film stuck to a wheel cap and winding and sticking of a portion of the protective film protruding from the outer edge of the wheel cap to the rear surface of the outer portion of the wheel cap. The present invention relates to a protective film winding device that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a method of applying a design to the surface of an automobile wheel cap by attaching a film on which a design is printed, a wheel to which the design film is attached for protecting the surface of the design film and performing sealing treatment. There is a case where a protective film is further pasted on the cap. In this case, conventionally, after attaching the protective film to the wheel cap, an operator cuts the protective film to a large size using a cutter, and further manually removes a portion of the protective film that protrudes from the outer edge of the wheel cap. The sealing process is performed by sticking to the back surface.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, a worker cuts the protective film and attaches the protective film to the outer peripheral surface of the wheel cap by hand. There has been a problem that the quality of the product is easily affected by the skill of the worker, for example, variation occurs for each product. In addition, in a step separate from the cutting operation, it is necessary to perform an operation of attaching a portion of the protective film protruding from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap to the back surface of the wheel cap. An object of the present invention is to cut a protective film stuck to a wheel cap in a short time and easily without being affected by the skill of an operator, and at the same time, to remove a portion of the protective film that protrudes from an outer peripheral end of the wheel cap. An object of the present invention is to provide a protective film winding device that can be wound and attached to the back surface of the outer peripheral portion.

[0004]

The present invention to achieve the above object is as follows. (1) A stationary frame, a rotatable member supported by the frame so as to be rotatable around the axis of the wheel cap to which the protective film is attached, and a rotatably attached to the rotatable member, and the protective film is attached. A roller that rolls on the worn wheel cap, a cutter unit that is attached to the rotating member and that cuts the protective film at a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap, and a cutter unit that is attached to the rotating member and A wheel cap sticking protection film winding device, comprising: a cap end back side protection film winding jig which winds a portion of the film protruding from the wheel cap outer peripheral edge to the wheel cap outer peripheral surface back surface. (2) The cutter unit, wherein the cutter unit is supported by the rotating member, and the cutter is supported by the cutter supporting member such that the cutter unit moves at a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap when the rotating member rotates. The wheel cap sticking protection film winding device according to (1), comprising: (3) The jig for winding the protective film on the back side of the cap end is moved along the outer periphery of the wheel cap when the jig support is supported by the rotating member and the rotatable member is rotated by the jig support. And a first spring that urges the protective film in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the wheel cap so as to press the wound portion against the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap; and 2. The wheel cap sticking protection film winding device according to (1), further comprising: a second spring that urges in a direction parallel to the axis of the wheel cap so as to press against the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion.

In the wheel cap sticking protection film wrapping device of (1) and (2), the cutter unit and the protection film wrapping jig are respectively supported by rotating members, and the rotating members are arranged around the axis of the wheel cap. When the rotating member is turned, the cutter cuts the protective film at a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap, and the protective film winding jig protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the wheel cap of the protective film. Roll the part around the outer periphery of the wheel cap and paste it. In this way, it is possible to simultaneously perform the cutting of the protective film and the winding and sticking of the portion of the protective film that protrudes from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap onto the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap in a short time. In addition, since the work of cutting the protective film using the above-described protective film winding device and attaching the protective film to the back surface of the wheel cap, compared to the conventional work performed manually, the work is not affected by the skill of the worker. In addition, uniform product quality can be ensured. In addition, the working time can be shortened, and labor can be saved. In the wheel cap sticking protection film winding device of the above (3), since the protection film winding jig is further urged and supported, in addition to the operation of the above (1), even if the wheel cap end face is rotated by the rotating member axis. , The protective film wrapping device always hits the wheel cap end surface, and smoothly wraps the protective film part protruding from the outer edge of the wheel cap along the wheel cap end surface at the wheel cap outer diameter position. be able to.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wheel cap sticking protection film winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The protective film wrapping device 1 uses the film bonding device 30 of FIG. 5 to bond the design film 50 to the wheel cap 40, and furthermore, after bonding the protective film 60 thereon, This is a device which is detachably mounted on the box 31 and is used for simultaneously cutting the protective film 60 and winding and attaching the protective film portion protruding from the wheel cap 40 to the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap.

As shown in FIG. 5, a film sticking device 30 includes a box 31 and a table 32 which supports a wheel cap 40 and is vertically movable with respect to the box 31.
And a compressed air box 34 which is detachably set in the box 31 and into which the table 32 can enter. The table 32 is moved up and down by a vertically moving device 33 with respect to the box 31, and holds the wheel cap 40 with the wheel cap 40 having the design film 50 and the protective film 60 adhered on the upper surface. The vertical movement device 33 is
An air cylinder and / or a gear handle device 35 that can move and stop the table 32 at any position in the vertical direction.

The wheel cap 40 is made of resin, steel, or aluminum. Wheel cap 40
Include a center cap that covers the hub hole of the disk and its vicinity, and a full cap that covers the entire or almost entire disk. The wheel cap 40 is attached to an automobile wheel. The surface seen from the outside of the wheel cap 40 constitutes a design surface,
The design surface is provided with a design film 50 attached thereto. The design film 50 includes, for example, a printing layer on which a design (including a pattern, a character, a photograph, and the like) is printed, and an adhesive layer that forms a sticking surface.

The protective film 60 is composed of, for example, a transparent resin thin film layer and an adhesive layer forming an attachment surface. The protective film 60 is used by sticking the adhesive layer on the design film 50 with the adhesive layer facing the design film 50. The protective film 60 is used for protecting the surface of the design film 50 and for preventing the peeling from the outer edge of the wheel cap and preventing the penetration of moisture. It is intended for sealing of the outer peripheral end of the forty.

As shown in FIG. 1, the protective film winding device 1 has a frame 10 removably set in a box 31 (the same as the box 31 of the film sticking device 30) and a protective film 60 stuck thereto. Rotating member 12 supported by the frame 10 so as to be rotatable about the axis of the wheel cap 40, a roller 15 rotatably mounted on the rotating member 12 about a horizontal axis, and a cutter mounted on the rotating member 12. The unit 16 and a protective film winding jig 19 attached to the rotating member 12
And consisting of The frame 10 is a stationary member, and has a pin 11 protruding downward from a lower end surface of the frame 10. The frame 10 is positioned and set in the box 31 by inserting the pin 11 into, for example, a hole formed to open on the upper surface of the box 31.

When the rotating member 12 is supported by the frame 10, the rotation axis of the rotating member 12 and the wheel cap 40
Coincides with the center. A handle 13 is attached to a portion of the rotating member 12 radially separated from the rotation axis, and by rotating the handle 13, the rotation member 12 rotates around the axis of the wheel cap 40.
A bracket 14 is detachably attached to the other end of the rotating member 12. The bracket 14 is a rotating member 1
Part 2 of FIG. Roller 1 supported by rotating member
5 is to rotate the handle 13 of the rotating member 12 when the table 32 is lifted and the tip of the roller hits the upper surface of the wheel cap 40 to which the protective film 60 supported on the table 32 is stuck. While rotating around the core, it rolls on the wheel cap 40 to which the protective film 60 is adhered.

The cutter unit 16 includes a cutter support (bracket) 17 movably or fixedly attached to the bracket 14 of the rotating member 12, and a cutter 18 fixedly supported by the cutter support 17. .
The cutter 18 is supported by the cutter support 17 such that the cutting edge thereof is substantially perpendicular to the protective film 50, and is supported so as to cut the protective film 50 at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the outer edge of the wheel cap.
When the rotating member 12 rotates, the cutter 18 moves in a circular arc at a position spaced a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap, and cuts the protective film 50 into a circular shape having a diameter larger than the diameter of the wheel cap 40. .

The protective film winding jig 19 is a jig for moving and chasing immediately after the cutter 18 and winding and bonding the portion of the cut protective film that protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the wheel cap to the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap. is there. The protective film winding jig 19 includes the rotating member 1.
Jig support 20 attached to the second bracket 14
, The convoluted portion 21 and at least one (for example, 2
) First springs 22 and at least one (eg,
(Two) second springs 25. Entangling part 21
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a vertical wall 21 a parallel to the axis of the wheel cap 40, an upper wall 21 b extending from the upper end of the vertical wall toward the wheel cap, and a wheel cap from the lower end of the vertical wall And a lower wall portion 21c that extends to the side and is tapered in the rotation direction of the rotating member. At least one (for example, two) long holes 24 are formed in the vertical wall portion 21a. At least one (for example, two) screw holes 27 are formed in the upper wall portion 21b. On the upper surface of the lower wall portion 21c of the winding portion 21, an inclined surface 21d which is inclined downward in the rotation direction of the rotating member 12 is formed. By this inclined surface 21d, the winding process of the protection film 60 on the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap can be performed more smoothly.

The winding jig 19 is further inserted into the elongated hole 24 and screwed into the bracket 14 of the rotating member 12.
And a second bolt 26 that is inserted into the jig support 20 and screwed into the screw hole 27. Vertical wall 21
The elongate hole 24 formed in “a” has an oval shape in the vertical direction, and enables the winding part 21 to move vertically and horizontally with respect to the first bolt 23.

The first spring 22 is composed of, for example, a compression coil spring and is wound around a first bolt 23, and is interposed between the vertical wall 21 a of the jig support 20 and the bracket 14 of the rotating member 12. Be mounted. The second spring 25 is made of, for example, a compression coil spring, is wound around the second bolt 26, and is interposed between the head of the second bolt 26 and the jig support 20 via a washer. Be mounted.

By the urging force of the first spring 22 and the second spring 25, the winding portion 2 of the protective film winding jig 19
1 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the wheel cap 40,
By rotating the rotating member 12,
Moves along the outer peripheral edge of the wheel cap 40,
The portion of the protective film 60 protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the wheel cap 40 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the wheel cap 40. With the adhesive layer of the protective film 60, the entrained protective film 60 is attached to the outer peripheral back surface of the wheel cap 40.

Next, a method for cutting / wrapping / attaching a protective film, which is carried out using the wheel cap sticking / protecting film winding apparatus 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. This method is also an operation of the protective film winding device 1 of the embodiment of the present invention. The method performed using the protective film winding device 1 is to cut the protective film 60 at a position separated from the outer periphery of the wheel cap 40 by a predetermined distance, and at the same time, to cut the protective film 6.
In this method, the part of the wheel cap protruding from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap is wound around the rear surface of the outer peripheral part of the wheel cap 40 and attached. The cutting, winding and sticking steps of the protective film 60 are performed by the film sticking device 30 shown in FIG.
This is performed after the completion of the design film sticking step of sticking the design film 50 to the design surface of the wheel cap 40, which is performed by using

Cutting and wrapping of the protective film 60
In the design film sticking step performed prior to the sticking step, first, the table 32 is lifted by the air cylinder (or the gear mechanism 35) of the vertical movement device 33, and the wheel cap 40 is placed on the table 32. Set to. Next, the table 32 holding the wheel cap 40 is moved up and down until the table 32 enters the inside of the box 31.
3 is lowered by the air cylinder, and the design film 50
Is set on the upper end of the box 31. Next, the design film 50 is heated by, for example, an infrared heater (not shown) provided inside the compressed air box 34. The design film 50 has a printed layer on which a pattern or the like is printed, and an adhesive layer forming an adhesive surface. The adhesive layer cures and loses viscosity at room temperature, and softens when heated to have an adhesive force. Activate.

Next, the lower end portion of the compressed air box 34 and the upper end portion of the box 31 are sealed together to form a sealed space, and then the inside of the box 31 is depressurized. Thereby, the design film 50 is sucked to the bottom side of the box 31 and is brought into close contact with the design surface of the wheel cap 40.
Next, the table 32 is raised, the table 32 is put into the compressed air box 34, and then the inside of the compressed air box 34 is pressurized. The design film 50 is adapted to the outer periphery of the wheel cap 40 by the aerodynamic force. Next, the design film 5 is passed through the adhesive layer whose adhesive force has been activated by heating.
0 is firmly attached to the design surface of the wheel cap 40.

The design film 50 is used for the wheel cap 40.
After that, the compressed air box 34 is lifted and removed from the box 31, and the portion of the design film 50 protruding from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap 40 is manually operated using a cutter or using a trimming device. And remove it.

Subsequent to the above-described design film sticking step, the trimming device is removed from the box 31, and the cutting, winding and sticking steps of the protective film 60 are performed. First, a protective film 60 composed of a transparent thin film layer and an adhesive layer is placed on the design film 50 adhered to the wheel cap 40 with the adhesive layer facing the design film side, and the adhesive film is interposed therebetween. It is stuck on the surface of the design film 50. Next, as shown in FIG.
The table 32 supporting the wheel cap 40 on which the protective film 60 is further adhered, is moved up and down
Is lowered by the gear / handle device 35. At this time,
The end of the protective film 60 is bonded to the upper surface of the box 31 of the film sticking device 30 in a bent state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the protective film winding device 1 is set in a box 31. In this case, by inserting the pin 11 provided on the lower end surface of the frame 10 on the upper surface of the box 31 of the design film sticking device 30, for example, by fitting it into a hole, the protection film winding device 1 is connected to the design film sticking device. Attach to 30. At this time, the rotation axis of the rotation member 12 and the center of the wheel cap 40 match.

The wheel cap 40 and the winding jig 19
In order to avoid interference with the winding portion 21, the winding jig 19 is pushed by hand in a direction away from the axis of the wheel cap against the first spring 22, and the winding jig 19 is pressed against the second spring 25. In opposition, the table 32 supporting the wheel cap 40 is pushed down by hand at the same time,
It is raised by the gear / handle device 35 of the up / down movement device 33. Wheel cap 40 supported on table 32
When the roller hits the roller 15, the ascent of the table 32 is stopped. At this time, the cutter 18 is attached to the protective film 6.
At 0, the protection film 60 is partially cut in the circumferential direction at a position away from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap.

The tip of the roller 15 is the wheel cap 4
When the hand is released from the winding jig 19 at the time of hitting the protective film 60 stuck to 0, the winding part 21 of the winding jig 19 is attached in the direction of the wheel cap 40 by the urging force of the first spring 22. And the second spring 25
The urging force urges the winding part 21 upward, and the winding part 21 of the winding jig 19 is
0 is pressed against the outer peripheral edge and the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion. As a result, the protective film 60 is partially wrapped around and adhered to the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap in the circumferential direction.

Next, by turning the handle 13 attached to the rotating member 12, the rotating member 12 is rotated around the axis of the wheel cap 40. This allows
The roller 15 rotatably supported by the rotating member 12 and in contact with the wheel cap 40 rotates around the roller axis and rolls on the wheel cap 40. At the same time, the rotating member 12 is
The cutter 18 supported by the bracket 14 moves at a position separated from the outer periphery of the wheel cap 40 by a predetermined distance, and the winding portion 21 attached to the bracket 14 of the rotating member 12 via the jig support 20 18
And move along the outer edge of the wheel cap. Thereby, the protection film 60 is cut by the cutter 18 to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the wheel cap 40, and at the same time, the portion protruding from the outer edge of the wheel cap is entangled into the outer surface of the outer portion of the wheel cap by the winding jig 19, The adhesive layer of the protective film 60 is attached to the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap.

[0026]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the cutter unit and the protective film winding jig are each supported by a rotating member, and the rotating member is a shaft center of the wheel cap. Since it is rotatable around, when turning the rotating member, the cutter cuts the protective film at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap, and the protective film winding jig starts from the outer edge of the protective film wheel cap. The protruding part is wrapped around the outer surface of the wheel cap and attached. In this way, it is possible to simultaneously perform the cutting of the protective film and the winding and sticking of the portion of the protective film that protrudes from the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap onto the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap in a short time. In addition, since the work of cutting the protective film using the above-described protective film winding device and attaching the protective film to the back surface of the wheel cap, compared to a conventional operation performed manually,
Uniform product quality can be ensured without being affected by the skills of workers. In addition, the working time can be shortened, and labor can be saved. According to the wheel cap sticking protection film winding device of claim 3, since the protection film winding jig is further urged and supported, in addition to the effect of claim 1, even if the end surface of the wheel cap is the rotating member axis. , The protective film wrapping device always hits the wheel cap end surface, and smoothly wraps the protective film part protruding from the outer edge of the wheel cap along the wheel cap end surface at the wheel cap outer diameter position. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial front view of a protective film winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a protective film winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view of the winding part of a protection film winding jig.

FIG. 3 shows the protective film winding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a top view of the winding part of a protective film winding jig.

FIG. 4 shows a protective film winding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the winding part of a protective film winding jig.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the film sticking device to which the protective film wrapping device according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached. The air pressure box is removed from the box, and the table supporting the wheel cap having the protective film adhered on the design film is lowered. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which made it done.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Protective film wrapping device 10 Frame 11 Pin 12 Rotating member 13 Handle 14 Bracket 15 Roller 16 Cutter unit 17 Cutter support 18 Cutter 19 Protective film wrapping jig 20 Jig support 21 Rolling part 21a Vertical wall part 21b Upper wall part 21c Lower wall 21d Inclined surface 22 First spring 23 First bolt 24 Long hole 25 Second spring 26 Second bolt 27 Screw hole 30 Film sticking device 31 Box 32 Table 33 Vertical movement device 34 Compressed air box 35 Gear・ Handle device 40 Wheel cap 50 Design film 60 Protective film

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A stationary frame, a rotating member supported by the frame so as to be rotatable around a wheel cap axis to which a protective film is attached, and a rotatably attached to the rotating member, and the protective film A roller that rolls on the wheel cap on which is adhered, a cutter unit that is attached to the rotating member, and that cuts the protective film at a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the wheel cap, and that is attached to the rotating member, A wheel cap sticking protection film winding device, comprising: a cap end back side protection film winding jig which winds a portion of the protection film protruding from the wheel cap outer peripheral end on the rear surface of the wheel cap outer peripheral portion. 2. The cutter unit, wherein the cutter unit is supported by the rotating member, and the cutter unit is supported by the cutter support so as to move at a predetermined distance from an outer periphery of a wheel cap when the rotating member rotates. The wheel cap sticking protection film winding device according to claim 1, further comprising: a cutter. 3. A jig supporting member supported by the rotating member, the jig supporting the cap end back side protective film, and an outer peripheral end of the wheel cap supported by the jig supporting member when the rotating member rotates. And a first spring that urges the protective film in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the wheel cap so as to press the roll against the outer peripheral end of the wheel cap. The wheel cap sticking protection film winding device according to claim 1, further comprising: a second spring that urges the cap in a direction parallel to the axis of the wheel cap so as to press the cap against the outer peripheral portion rear surface.