JP2002193436A - Right angle transfer equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a right angle transfer equipment capable of reducing the equipment cost and having durability by providing one motor as a driving source to perform rectilinear transfer and right angle transfer. SOLUTION: This right angle transfer equipment is formed by a rectilinear conveyer main body 2 driven by a driving motor, a right angle conveyer main body 3 and a lifter mechanism. The rectilinear conveyer main body is constructed by carry-in belts 6 arranged at designated spaces on a fixed frame 5 and always rotated. The right angle conveyer main body is formed by upper and lower frames installed in the fixed frame and moved up and down by a lifter, and rollers facing between the carry-in belts, rotating in the direction right-angled to the advancing direction of the carry-in belt, and arranged so that the right angle transfer surface 9' is freely projected and recessed above the placing surface 6' of the carry-in belt. The lifter mechanism rotates an eccentric lifter wheel through a one-revolution clutch wheel operated by a limit switch 11 to be intermittently stopped in the most upper limit and most lower limit positions, so that the rollers are freely moved up and down above and below the placing surface of the carry-in belt.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for sticking a bar code or the like on four sides such as a cardboard packaging box, reading characters and symbols, and printing characters and symbols. The present invention relates to a device for transferring at right angles without changing the initial posture of the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional right-to-right transfer apparatus, a motor which drives a conveyor in a direction perpendicular to a traveling direction by each motor and further raises and lowers one conveyor is provided. A device for transferring a cardboard box or the like in the right angle direction, or laying a large number of rollers on the outer periphery of a number of rotating bodies incorporating small rollers with diagonally changing angles, and turning the rollers on the rollers toward the rollers Transfer in the right angle direction (roller method).

However, in the former case, it is necessary to provide a plurality of motors as driving sources each time the transfer direction changes at a right angle, that is, for each conveyor, which increases equipment cost, and the roller of the roller type has a complicated structure. Therefore, there are drawbacks such as that the roller itself is expensive, the equipment cost is high, and the durability is poor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a durable motor which can perform straight-line transfer and right-angle transfer by using a single motor as a driving source, thereby reducing equipment costs and durable. It is assumed that.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a straight-moving conveyor body, a right-angle conveyor body, and a lifter mechanism driven by one drive motor. The right-angle conveyor body is installed in a fixed underframe and moves up and down by a lifter. The roller is always rotated in the direction, and the right-angle transfer surface is arranged side by side so that it can freely move up and down above the mounting surface of the carry-in belt.The lifter mechanism has a pressing plate provided at the end position of the carry-in belt and this pressing plate. It consists of a limit switch that can be switched by pressing and releasing the plate, and a lifter that is operated by the limit switch. The lifter is operated by the limit switch. This is a right-angle transfer device that rotates an eccentric lifter wheel intermittently at the uppermost and lowermost positions via a one-rotation clutch vehicle, and allows the rollers to move up and down above and below the loading surface of the carry-in belt. .

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. Consist of carrying belts 6, 6... Which are arranged side by side on the fixed frame 5 at predetermined intervals and are always rotating. The carry-in belts 6, 6,... Use V-belts, and are wound around belt wheels 22, 22 'of a drive shaft 20 and a tail shaft 21.

The right-angle conveyor body 3 includes an upper and lower frame 8 installed in a fixed underframe 5 and moved up and down by a lifter 7 described below.
It faces between the carry-in belts 6, 6 and
6 are rollers which are always rotated in the direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the rollers 6 and are arranged side by side so that the right-angle transfer surface 9 'can be moved up and down above the mounting surface 6' of the carry-in belts 6, 6. I have.

The rollers 9, 9,... Are connected by connecting the drive shaft 20 and the transmission shaft 23 via transmission wheels 24, 24 and a transmission belt 25.
Drive shaft 26, drive wheels 27, 27, drive belt 2
8, the roller drive wheel 29 and the roller drive belt 30 wound around the roller drive recess 31 are transmitted.

The lifter mechanism 4 has a pressing plate 10 provided at the end position of the carry-in belts 6, 6,..., A limit switch 11 which can be switched by pressing and releasing the pressing plate 10, and is operated by the limit switch 11. The lifter 7 is configured such that the eccentric lifter wheel 13 is half-turned by a one-turn clutch wheel 12 operated via a clutch 14 to the limit switch 11 so that the limit switch 11 can be intermittently stopped at the uppermost and lowermost positions. Are movable up and down at positions above and below the mounting surface 6 'of the carry-in belts 6, 6,....

The limit switch 11 is connected to the carry-in belt 6,
At 6 ..., the baggage A going straight on is pressed against the pressing plate 10 and becomes an arrival signal. As shown in FIG. 5, the clutch 14 is engaged, the one-turn clutch wheel 12 is rotated once, and the eccentric lifter wheel 13 is rotated half a turn for each rotation to set the lifter 7 to the uppermost position. When the pressing of the pressing plate 10 is released, the pressing plate 10 and the limit switch 11 are separated to generate a discharge signal, the one-turn clutch wheel 12 is rotated once, the eccentric lifter wheel 13 is rotated half a turn, and the lifter 7 is finally moved. It is set to come to the lower limit position.

[0011]

The operation of the present invention is as described above. To explain the operation, first, the drive motor 1 is turned on, and the straight-moving conveyor body 1 and the right-angle conveyor body 2 are rotated. Luggage A carried by a separate conveyor etc. (not shown)
Are placed on the carry-in belts 6, 6,... Of the straight-moving conveyor main body 1, move straight and press the pressing plate 10, and by this pressing, the arrival signal of the limit switch 11 is sent, the clutch is engaged, and the one-turn clutch is engaged. The car 12 is rotated once.

When the load A is transferred on the rollers, the pressing of the pressing plate 10 and the load A is released. When the pressing is released, the discharge signal of the limit switch 11 is sent, the clutch is turned on, and the clutch is turned once. The clutch wheel 12 is rotated once. One rotation of the one-turn clutch wheel 12 causes the eccentric lifter wheel 13 to rotate.
Makes a half turn, and the lifter 7 stops from the uppermost position to the lowermost position. When the lowermost position of the lifter 7 is stopped, the rollers 9, 9,... Move down to a position below the loading surface 6 'of the carry-in belts 6, 6, and then the load A is transferred onto the carry-in belts 6, 6,. Come. The following is repeated in order.

The eccentric lifter wheel 13 makes a half turn by one rotation of the one-turn clutch wheel 12, and the lifter 7 stops at the uppermost limit position. When the lifter 7 stops at the uppermost limit position, the load A is lifted in contact with the rollers 9, 9 and so on, and is transferred in the rotation direction of the rollers.

[0014]

As described above, the present invention comprises a straight conveyor body, a right-angle conveyor body, and a lifter mechanism driven by one drive motor. The right angle conveyor body is installed in a fixed underframe and moves up and down by a lifter. The lifting mechanism comprises a roller which is always rotated and has a right angle transfer surface juxtaposed so as to be able to protrude and retract above the loading belt mounting surface, and a lifter mechanism and a pressing plate provided at the end position of the loading belt. It consists of a limit switch that can be switched by pressing and releasing the plate, and a lifter that is operated by this limit switch. The eccentric lifter wheel is rotated via the latch wheel to intermittently stop at the uppermost and lowermost positions. Since it can be driven, it can be inexpensive and has excellent durability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a right-angle transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view of the apparatus when it is carried in by a carry-in belt;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view of the apparatus when transferring by rollers.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of power transmission in the present device.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a one-rotation clutch vehicle and an eccentric lifter vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is a driving motor 2 is a straight conveyor body 3 is a right angle conveyor body 4 is a lifter mechanism 5 is a fixed underframe 6, 6 ... a carrying belt 6 'is a mounting surface 7 is a lifter 8 is an upper and lower frame 9, 9 is a roller 9 Is a right-angled transfer surface 10 is a pressing plate 11 is a limit switch 12 is a one-turn clutch car 13 is an eccentric lifter car 14 is a clutch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A straight conveyor body, a right-angle conveyor body, and a lifter mechanism driven by one motor, wherein the straight conveyor body is arranged side by side at predetermined intervals on a fixed underframe and is always rotating. The right-angle conveyor body is made of a belt, and the right-angle conveyor body is installed in a fixed underframe and moves up and down by a lifter. The right-angle conveyor surface faces the space between the carry-in belts and constantly rotates in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the carry-in belt. Consists of rollers arranged side by side so that they can move up and down above the loading belt mounting surface.The lifter mechanism can be switched by pressing the plate provided at the end position of the loading belt and pressing and releasing this pressing plate. A limit switch and a lifter operated by the limit switch. The lifter is driven by a one-turn clutch car operated by the limit switch. A right-angle transfer device in which a rotary wheel is rotated to intermittently stop at the uppermost and lowermost positions, and the rollers can be vertically moved to positions above and below the loading surface of the carry-in belt.