JP2002211706A - Storage width adjusting device for plate material storage rack and plate material storage system equipped therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack storage width adjusting device for simplifying storage width adjustment of a rack and achieving a small size and a plate material storage system having the rack storage width adjusting device for performing storage width adjustment of the rack and storage of plate materials in the rack in a continuous line and performing individually independent operation. SOLUTION: The storage width adjusting device 30 for the plate material storage rack comprises a moving device 41 for moving a movable part 70 forward or backward to a movable side plate 5, a supporting part 42 mounted on the movable part 70 for supporting the movable side plate 5 at its side face, a holding part 43 mounted on the movable part 70 for holding the movable side plate 5 together with the supporting part 42 and a first cylinder device 45 for putting an engagement part 44 engageable with a pivotal lever 32 in engagement with the pivotal lever 32 and moving the pivotal lever 32 to a lock or non-lock position. The plate material storage system 100 comprises the device 30 provided with a carrying device 40 for carrying the plate material storage rack 7 and a plate material storage device 50 for storing plate materials P in the plate material storage rack 7 with its storage width adjusted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a fixed side plate and a movable side plate which are disposed upright between upper and lower plates, and the storage width of a plate material storage rack in which the movable side plate moves facing the fixed side plate. The present invention relates to an adjusting device and a plate material storage system provided with the adjusting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various racks have been proposed for accommodating plate members typified by, for example, printed circuit boards.
Among these racks, there are a fixed side plate and a movable side plate which are arranged upright between upper and lower plates so that plate materials having various widths can be stored in one type of rack. Are arranged so as to face the fixed side plate, and the storage width can be adjusted by moving the movable side plate according to the width of the plate material to be stored.

As a method of adjusting the storage width of a rack of this type, for example, there are methods described in JP-A-63-205998 and JP-A-63-119297.
In these publications, after determining the position of the movable side plate,
A method of fixing the movable side plate by bolting the upper and lower plates from the outer surface is disclosed. Therefore, the start and end of the adjustment of the storage width of the rack require the bolting operation from the outer surfaces of both plates.

Accordingly, the applicant of the present invention has disclosed a technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-593.
No. 88 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-11577, the width of the rack for fixing the movable side plate is fixed by operating a pivoting lever from the inner surfaces of the upper and lower plates without performing the above-mentioned bolting. An adjustment method is disclosed.

[0005] The applicant of the present invention has disclosed Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2641282 proposes a method and an apparatus for adjusting the storage width of a rack of the kind disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 8 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-11577.

[0006]

However, in the method and apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2641282, a combination of a hydraulic cylinder and a link mechanism is used.
To operate the pivot lever and move the movable side plate,
The structure becomes complicated and it is difficult to reduce the size.

In addition, the arrangement of a large rack storage width adjustment device when combined with an unloader (plate material storage device) that stores plate materials in a rack is limited, and it has been difficult to install the device in an arbitrary location.

In addition, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-80221
No. 1 discloses a board storage machine with an automatic pitch / width / discharge setting function, but does not describe a specific configuration for adjusting the pitch and width of a rack. When a substrate is stored, the width of another rack is not adjusted by the rack storage width adjustment device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and it is possible to easily adjust the storage width of a rack as well as to achieve a reduced rack storage width. It is an object to provide an adjusting device.

[0010] The present invention also provides a rack storage width adjusting apparatus, which can adjust the storage width of the rack and store the plate materials in the rack in a continuous line, and can also perform independent and independent operations. It is intended to provide a storage system.

[0011]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention comprises a fixed side plate and a movable side plate which are arranged upright between upper and lower plates, and moves the movable side plate facing the fixed side plate. The movable side plate is provided with a pivoting lever for locking and unlocking the movable side plate, and the movable side plate is moved according to the width of the plate material to be stored. By operating the moving lever,
A device that adjusts the storage width for a plate material storage rack that adjusts the storage width by fastening the movable side plate, and a moving device that moves a moving unit toward and away from the movable side plate. A supporting portion attached to the moving portion and supporting an outer surface of the movable side plate; a holding portion attached to the moving portion and holding the movable side plate together with the support portion; Having a mating engagement portion,
A first cylinder device that engages the engaging portion with the pivoting lever to move the pivoting lever to a locked position and an unlocked position, and a rack storage width adjusting device for storing a plate material provided with the first cylinder device. It is.

In the moving device, the position at which the movable side plate is moved so that the distance between the movable side plate and the fixed side plate is maximized is set as an origin, and the movable side plate is moved to a previously input plate material width based on the origin. A moving distance control device can be connected.

[0013] Further, the first cylinder device can be provided in the moving section.

Further, the holding portion can be further connected to a second cylinder device which can move the holding portion toward and away from the movable side plate.

The first cylinder device includes a first direction moving cylinder device for moving the engaging portion in a first direction;
A second direction moving cylinder device that moves the engagement portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

The first direction can form an angle α (α ≠ 0 and α ≠ 90) with respect to the movable side plate surface.

The plate storage rack storage width adjusting device according to the present invention may further include an automatic rack supply device for automatically supplying the plate storage rack to be adjusted in width.

Further, the present invention is a plate material storage system provided with the above-mentioned plate material storage rack storage width adjusting device, wherein the plate material storage rack is transported, and the transported plate material storage rack is provided with the plate material storage rack. A transfer device that can be stopped at a position where the moving portion and the engaging portion can enter the plate material storage rack, and a plate material storage rack whose storage width is adjusted by the plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device, The present invention is to provide a plate material storage system including a plate material storage device that automatically stores plate materials.

A plurality of transport devices for transporting the plate material storage racks can be connected to the plate material storage rack storage width adjusting device.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a plate storage system provided with the plate storage rack storage width adjusting device according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side view of the plate storage system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the plate material storage system shown in FIG.
Front view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1,
5 is a side view of the rack storing width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the rack storing width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1, holding a movable side plate of the rack. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where the movable side plate of the rack is held, and FIG. 8 is a view showing FIG. 9 is a front view showing a part of the plate storage rack storage width adjustment device shown in FIG.
10 is a side view showing the operation state of the device shown in FIG.
Is a perspective view of a plate material storage rack applied in the present embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view showing movement and locking of a movable side plate of the plate material storage rack shown in FIG. In addition, in these drawings, in order to make the description of each part easy to understand, some parts are omitted.

First, before describing in detail the plate material storage system provided with the plate material storage rack storage width adjusting device according to the present embodiment, a plate material storage rack applied in the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a plate material storage rack 7 applied in the present embodiment includes an upper plate 1, a lower plate 2 opposed to the upper plate 1, and a lower plate 2 and a lower plate 2. Board 2
A fixed side plate 4 and a movable side plate 5 which are arranged upright between them.

At the corners of the upper plate 1 and the lower plate 2 opposite to the side on which the fixed side plate 4 is arranged, the columns 3 are respectively arranged. In addition, the movable side plate 5 is provided on the inner side surfaces of the upper plate 1 and the lower plate 2.
Two rack rails 19 are provided on the upper plate 1 and two rack rails 19 on the lower plate 2 at right angles to the above. Outside each of the rack rails 19, an elongated hole 6 is formed in parallel with the rack rails 19.

Inside the fixed side plate 4, a plate material P
Are formed horizontally. The fixed side plate 4 is supported by the elongated member 14 having a groove shape.

Inside the movable side plate 5, a plate material P to be stored is provided.
Are formed horizontally. Like the fixed side plate 4, the movable side plate 5 has a groove-shaped long member 1.
4 supported. The movable side plate 5 includes the upper plate 1
And mesh with a rack rail 19 provided inside the lower plate 2, and move facing the fixed side plate 4.

A slider 20 is provided above and below the elongated member 14 provided on the movable side plate 5, respectively. Each of the sliders 20 has a pair of pinion 8
And 9 are arranged. The pinions 8 are arranged on both sides of the rotating longitudinal axis 11 and interlock with each other. Pinion 9
It is arranged on both sides of the rotating horizontal shaft 21 and interlocks with each other. Further, the slider 20 is provided with a pivot lever 32 for locking the movable side plate 5 and releasing the lock. That is, the operation of the pivot lever 32 causes the pivot lever 3 to move.
2, the movable side plate 5 is stopped by being engaged with a long hole 6 formed in the upper plate 1 and the lower plate 2.

On the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the rack rail 19,
Racks 22 and 25 are respectively formed, and the pinion 8 meshes with the rack 22 and the pinion 9 meshes with the rack 25, respectively.

Reference numeral 28 denotes an enlarged portion of a tension rod protruding from the fixing piece 26 inscribed in the upper plate 1 and the lower plate 2 through the elongated hole 6. Be dismissed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the plate storage system 100 including the plate storage rack storage width adjusting device 30 according to the present embodiment transports the plate storage rack 7,
And a transport device 40 capable of stopping the transported plate material storage rack 7 at a predetermined position, a plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device 30 for adjusting the storage width of the plate material storage rack 7 transported by the transport device 40. A plate material storage device 50 that automatically stores the plate material P is provided in the plate material storage rack 7 whose storage width is adjusted by the plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device 30.

The rack storage width adjusting device 30 for storing plate materials is
A moving device 41 for moving the moving portion 70 toward and away from the movable side plate 5 of the plate material storage rack 7; and a supporting portion 42 attached to the moving portion 70 and supporting an outer surface of the movable side plate 5.
And two holding portions 43 attached to the moving portion 70 and holding the movable side plate 5 from both sides together with the support portion 42, and an engaging portion 44, which can be engaged with the pivoting lever 32 at the distal end, includes a pivoting lever 32.
And a first cylinder device 45 for moving the pivoting lever 32 to the locked position and the unlocked position.

The moving device 41 has a uniaxial movement mechanism using a motor 41A and a ball screw 41B. The moving device 41 uses the position at which the movable side plate 5 is moved so that the distance between the movable side plate 5 and the fixed side plate 4 is maximized, and moves the movable side plate 5 to a previously input plate width with reference to the origin. , A moving distance control device for controlling the driving of the moving device 41 is connected. Further, the moving device 41 is provided in the moving unit 70, and receives data from a sensor (not shown) that searches the outer surface of the movable side plate 5.
Control movement to zero.

The moving section 70 is mounted on the gantry 60 as an assembly that reciprocates toward the plate material storage rack 7 whose width is to be adjusted. The moving device 41 is housed in the gantry 60, whereby the moving unit 70 reciprocates. By the movement of the moving unit 70, the support unit 42 can come into contact with the movable side plate 5.

The holding portion 43 has a claw portion 46 formed at the tip thereof for supporting the inner surface of the movable side plate 5. Nipping part 4
3 is connected to a second cylinder device 47 capable of moving the holding portion 43 toward and away from the movable side plate 5. The second cylinder device 47 is driven by a hydraulic cylinder (which may be pneumatic or hydraulic). That is, the holding portion 4
3 is moved in the moving direction of the movable side plate 5 by the forward and backward movement of the moving device 41, and is moved in the direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable side plate 5 by the forward and backward movement of the second cylinder device 47.

By the movement of the support portion 42 and the holding portion 43, the movable side plate 5 is supported and held by these members and becomes movable.

The first cylinder device 45 is driven by a fluid pressure cylinder (which may be pneumatic or hydraulic).
In particular, as shown in FIGS. 1, 8 and 9, a first direction moving cylinder device 48 for moving the engaging portion 44 in the first direction.
And a second direction moving cylinder device 49 for moving the engaging portion 44 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
In the first cylinder device 45, the engagement portion 44 is engaged with the pivot lever 32 by the first direction movement cylinder device 48, and the engagement portion 44 is engaged by the second direction movement cylinder device 49. The pivot lever 32 is depressed to release the lock of the movable side plate 5. The first direction forms an angle α (α ≠ 0 and α ≠ 90) with respect to the surface of the movable side plate 5.

The transport device 40 transports the plate material storage rack 7 to a predetermined position by a conveyor. This transport device 40
The support portion 42 and the engagement portion 44 are provided with the plate material storage rack 7.
A control device (not shown) for controlling the transport device 40 is connected to a position where the sheet material storage rack 7 can be stopped at a position where it can enter the inside. Further, the transport device 40 is controlled by the control device (not shown) and transports the plate storage rack 7 whose storage width is adjusted to the plate storage device 50.

The plate material storage device 50 receives the plate material P received from the plate material supply unit 61, for example, a printed circuit board or the like on which the mounting and soldering processes have been completed, in the parallel groove 10 of the plate material storage rack 7 whose storage width is adjusted. Automatically store in order. The plate material storage rack 7 is moved downward (indicated by an arrow X in FIG. 2) as the plate material P is stored. Rack 7 for storing the plate material in which the storage of the desired plate material P is completed
Is transported to a desired position by another transport device 80.

Next, a specific operation of the plate material storage system 100 including the above-described plate material storage rack storage width adjusting device 30 will be described.

The plate material storage rack 7 to be width-adjusted and conveyed by the conveyance device 40 is positioned at a position desired by the plate material storage rack adjustment device 30 (the support portion 42 and the engaging portion) in accordance with a signal from a control device (not shown). 44 is stopped at a position where it can enter the plate material storage rack 7).

Next, a rack storage width adjusting device 3 for storing a plate material
In the case of 0, the moving device 41 is driven by the motor 41A and the ball screw 41B to move the moving portion 70 into the plate material storage rack 7. At this time, the outer surface of the movable side plate 5 is searched by a sensor (not shown), and the moving position (stop position) of the moving unit 70 is controlled. Next, the first cylinder device 45 is driven. In the first cylinder device 45,
The second direction moving cylinder device 49 is driven to bring the engagement portion 44 close to the pivot lever 32 (see FIG. 9A). Next, the first direction moving cylinder device 48 is driven, and the engaging portion 4 is moved.
4 is engaged with the pivot lever 32 (see FIG. 9 (2)).
Next, the second direction moving cylinder device 49 is driven to move the engaging portion 44 in the direction opposite to the above, and the pivoting lever 32 is depressed (see FIG. 9 (3)). Thus, the lock of the movable side plate 5 by the pivot lever 32 is released. After that, the engagement portion 44 is returned to the original position by the first cylinder device 45.

Further, by driving the moving device 41,
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Abuts the outer surface of the At the same time, the holding portion 43 moves to a position where it can reach the inner surface of the movable side plate 5. Next, the second cylinder device 47 is driven to bring each of the holding portions 43 close to both ends of the movable side plate 5, and the inner surface of the movable side plate 5 is supported by the claw portions 46 as shown in FIG. In this way, the support 4
The movable side plate 5 is supported and clamped by the clamp 2 and the clamping portion 43.

Next, the moving device 41 is driven to move the movable side plate 5 to a position where the distance between the movable side plate 5 and the fixed side plate 4 is maximum, and this position is set as an origin (as a reference) to a plate material width inputted in advance. The movable side plate 5 is moved. This moving distance is controlled by a moving distance control device.

Next, the first cylinder device 45 is driven again, the engaging portion 44 is engaged with the pivot lever 32, and the pivot lever 32 is pivoted in the reverse manner to move the movable side plate. 5 is locked by a pivoting lever 32.

Thus, the storage width is adjusted. Thereafter, the moving unit 70 is returned to the original position by the moving device 41.

The plate material storage rack 7 whose storage width has been adjusted is transferred by the transfer device 40 to the plate material storage device 50. The plate material storage device 50 automatically and sequentially stores the plate materials P received from the plate material supply unit 61 into the parallel grooves 10 of the plate material storage rack 7 whose storage width is adjusted. The plate material storage rack 7 is moved downward (indicated by an arrow X in FIG. 2) as the plate material P is stored, and the plate material storage rack 7 in which the storage of the plate material P has been completed is transferred to another transport device. At 80,
It is transported to a desired position.

As described above, the plate storage system 100 according to the present embodiment can automatically and continuously carry the plate storage rack 7, adjust the storage width, and store the plate. In addition, since the holding unit 43 and the engagement unit 44 are moved by the cylinder devices 45 and 47,
Not only can the storage width be easily adjusted, but also miniaturization can be achieved.

In the present invention, in addition to the transport device 40, the transport device 4
0 is connected to another transport device, and when the plate material P is stored in the storage rack 7 whose width has been adjusted, the plate material storage device 5
Instead of 0, the width adjustment of the storage rack 7 to be transported to another line may be performed by the plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device 30.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the above-described movement of the support portion, the holding portion, and the engagement portion is performed by the cylinder device, the accommodation width can be easily adjusted, and the size can be reduced.

Further, according to the plate material storage system provided with the rack storage width adjusting device, the rack storage width can be adjusted and the plate material can be stored in the rack in a continuous line.
Individual and independent operations can also be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a plate material storage system including a plate material storage rack storage width adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the plate material storage system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the plate material storage system shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where the movable side plate of the rack is not held.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the rack storage width adjusting device for storing plate materials shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where a movable side plate of the rack is held.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a part of the plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device shown in FIG. 1;

9 is a side view showing an operation state of the device shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a plate material storage rack applied in the embodiment according to the present invention.

11 is a partial perspective view showing movement and locking of a movable side plate of the plate material storage rack shown in FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 4 fixed side plate 5 movable side plate 7 plate material storage rack 30 plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device 32 pivot lever 40 transport device 41 moving device 42 support portion 43 clamping portion 44 engagement portion 45 first cylinder device 46 claw portion 47 Second cylinder device 48 First direction moving cylinder device 49 Second direction moving cylinder device 50 Plate material storage device 70 Moving unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Rin Kawaguchi 3-5-1-5 Hashimotodai, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa F-term in Knicks Sagamihara Plant (reference) 3E096 AA06 BA15 BB03 CA08 CB03 DA30 FA23 GA01 3F022 CC02 EE05 JJ14 MM01 MM02 MM11 5E348 AA21 BB01 CC02 EE10 EE18

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A fixed side plate and a movable side plate which are arranged upright between upper and lower plates, wherein the movable side plate is configured to move so as to face the fixed side plate, and the movable side plate is locked to the movable side plate. And a pivot lever for unlocking is provided, the movable side plate is moved according to the width of the plate material to be stored, and by operating the pivot lever from the inner surfaces of the upper and lower plates,
A device for adjusting the storage width with respect to a plate material storage rack that adjusts the storage width by fastening the movable side plate, and a moving device that moves a moving unit toward and away from the movable side plate. A support unit attached to the moving unit and supporting an outer surface of the movable side plate; a holding unit attached to the moving unit and holding the movable side plate together with the support unit; A first cylinder device having an engaging portion engageable with the pivoting lever to move the pivoting lever to a locked position and an unlocked position. Rack storage width adjustment device. 2. The moving device according to claim 1, wherein the position at which the movable side plate is moved so that the distance between the movable side plate and the fixed side plate is maximized is set as an origin, and the movable side plate is moved to a plate width previously input with reference to the origin. 2. The rack storage width adjusting device according to claim 1, further comprising a moving distance control device connected to the rack. 3. The rack storage width adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the first cylinder device is provided in the moving portion. 4. The plate material according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is further connected to a second cylinder device capable of moving the holding portion toward and away from the movable side plate. Rack width adjustment device for storage rack. 5. The first cylinder device comprises: a first direction moving cylinder device for moving the engaging portion in a first direction; and moving the engaging portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. And a second direction moving cylinder device for causing the cylinder to move.
The rack storage width adjusting device according to any one of claims 4 to 4. 6. The rack storage width adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein the first direction forms an angle α (α ≠ 0 and α ≠ 90) with respect to the movable side plate surface. 7. The rack storage width adjustment according to claim 1, further comprising a rack automatic supply device that automatically supplies the plate storage rack to be adjusted in width. apparatus. 8. A plate storage system provided with the plate storage rack storage width adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the plate storage rack is transported and transported. A transport device capable of stopping the plate material storage rack at a position where the moving portion and the engaging portion can enter the plate material storage rack; and a storage width adjusted by the plate material storage rack storage width adjustment device. A plate storage device that automatically stores plate materials in a plate storage rack. 9. The plate storage system according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of transfer devices for transferring the plate storage rack are provided in the plate storage rack storage width adjustment device.