JP2005075593A - Conveyor apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyor apparatus enabling a conveyor body to be easily brought into a horizontal state. <P>SOLUTION: This conveyor apparatus 1 comprises the conveyor body 2 having a rotating center hole and an arc-shaped elongated hole 26. A body support leg 3 rotatingly adjustable by using the arc-shaped elongated hole 26 is formed in the conveyor body 2. A first horizontal hole and a second horizontal hole for positioning the body support leg 3 at a horizontal support position are formed in the conveyor body 2 continuously with the rotating center hole and the arc-shaped elongated hole 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a conveyor device that can easily level a conveyor body.

Conventionally, for example, a conveyor main body provided with a leg fixing plate in which a rotation center hole and an arc-shaped arc-shaped long hole centering on the rotation center hole are formed, and an arc-shaped long hole provided in the conveyor body. 2. Description of the Related Art A conveyor device such as a roller conveyor provided with a main body support leg that can be rotated and adjusted by use is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-238526

  However, the conventional conveyor device has a problem that it takes time to position the main body support leg at the horizontal support position, and it is difficult to make the conveyor main body horizontal.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the conveyor apparatus which can level a conveyor main body easily.

  The conveyor device according to claim 1 comprises a conveyor body and a body support leg that supports the conveyor body, and one of the conveyor body and the body support leg has an arc-shaped elongated hole, A horizontal hole for positioning the main body support leg at the horizontal support position is formed in a state of being continuous with the arc-shaped elongated hole.

  And since the horizontal hole for positioning a main body support leg in a horizontal support position is formed in the state which followed the circular arc-shaped long hole, it is possible to make a conveyor main body into a horizontal state easily.

  The conveyor device according to claim 2 is a conveyor main body provided with a leg fixing plate, and is adjustable with respect to the leg fixing plate of the conveyor main body fixed by a first fixing tool and a second fixing tool. The leg support plate includes a rotation center hole serving as a rotation center when the rotation of the body support leg is adjusted, and an arc-shaped circle centered on the rotation center hole. An arc-shaped elongated hole; a first horizontal hole continuous with the rotation center hole; and a second horizontal hole corresponding to the first horizontal hole and continuous with the arc-shaped elongated hole; In the inclined state, the first fixing tool is located in the rotation center hole, and the second fixing tool is located in the arc-shaped elongated hole. When the conveyor body is in the horizontal state, the first fixing tool is located. The tool is located in the first horizontal hole, and the second fixing tool is in the second horizontal hole. It is intended to location.

  And it is possible to make a conveyor main body into a horizontal state easily by utilizing the 1st horizontal hole and 2nd horizontal hole of a leg fixing plate.

  A conveyor device according to a third aspect is the conveyor device according to the second aspect, wherein each of the first horizontal hole and the second horizontal hole is formed so as to bulge upward.

  And since both the 1st horizontal hole and the 2nd horizontal hole are formed in the upward bulging shape, it is possible to make a conveyor main body into a horizontal state still more easily with dead weight of a conveyor main body.

  According to the conveyor device of claim 1, since the horizontal hole for positioning the main body support leg at the horizontal support position is formed in a state continuous to the arc-shaped elongated hole, the conveyor main body can be easily placed in a horizontal state. it can.

  According to the conveyor apparatus of Claim 2, a conveyor main body can be easily made into a horizontal state by utilizing the 1st horizontal hole and 2nd horizontal hole of a leg fixing plate.

  According to the conveyor apparatus of Claim 3, since both the 1st horizontal hole and the 2nd horizontal hole are formed in the upward bulging shape, the conveyor main body is more easily leveled by the weight of the conveyor main body. Can be.

  An embodiment of the conveyor apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a roller-type conveyor device. The conveyor device 1 includes a longitudinal conveyor body 2 that transports articles W in the transport direction (X direction in the drawing), and both longitudinal ends of the conveyor body 2. A plurality of, for example, two main body support legs 3 that are provided in the section and that support the conveyor main body 2 and that can be rotated are provided.

  The conveyor body 2 is provided with a pair of left and right longitudinally opposed conveyor frames 5 that are spaced apart from each other and have a substantially C-shaped cross section.

  A leg fixing plate (leg mounting plate) 6 is detachably fixed by a fixture 7 at both longitudinal ends of both conveyor frames 5. The fixture 7 includes, for example, a bolt (special corner round head bolt) 8 and a nut (hexagon nut) 9 screwed into the bolt 8.

  A plurality of rotatable transport rollers 10 for placing and transporting the article W in the transport direction are disposed between the two conveyor frames 5. Each transport roller 10 is rotated by power from a driving means such as a motor (not shown).

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the leg fixed plate 6 of the conveyor main body 2 has a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section composed of, for example, a horizontal plate portion 11 and a vertical plate portion 12. The horizontal plate portion 11 has a plurality of (for example, four) fixing holes 14 formed therein. Then, the bolts 8 of the fixture 7 are inserted into the holes 15 in the bottom surface of the conveyor frame 5 and the fixing holes 14 in the leg fixing plate 6 that are aligned vertically.

  In addition, a rotation center hole 21 serving as a rotation center when the rotation of the main body support leg 3 is adjusted is formed in the lower portion of the vertical plate portion 12, and substantially half continuous with the rotation center hole 21. A circular first horizontal hole 22 is formed so as to bulge upward from the rotation center hole 21.

  That is, at the lower part of the vertical plate portion 12 of the leg fixing plate 6, an upper bulging shape for positioning the main body support leg 3 at a horizontal support position where the main body support leg 3 supports the conveyor main body 2 in a horizontal state. A substantially elliptical elliptical hole portion 23 including the first horizontal hole 22 is formed so as to be slightly elongated in the vertical direction.

  Further, an arc-shaped elongated hole 26 is formed in the substantially central portion of the vertical plate portion 12 in an arc shape centering on the rotation center hole 21 and extending in the left-right direction, and in the first horizontal hole 22. Correspondingly, a substantially semicircular second horizontal hole (horizontal hole) 27 continuous to the arc-shaped long hole 26 is formed in a bulging shape upward from the center in the longitudinal direction of the arc-shaped long hole 26.

  That is, at the substantially central portion of the vertical plate portion 12 of the leg fixed plate 6, the main body support leg 3 is bulged upward to position the main body support leg 3 at a horizontal support position where the main body support leg 3 supports the conveyor body 2 in a horizontal state. An arcuate elongated hole portion 28 with a bulging hole including a second hole for horizontal use 27 is formed above the elliptical hole portion 23.

  In addition, a substantially semicircular notch-like recess 29 is formed at a lateral position of the elliptical hole 23 at the tapered lower end edge of the vertical plate portion 12. The conveyor body 2 is composed of a conveyor frame 5, a leg fixing plate 6, a transport roller 10, a driving means, and the like.

  On the other hand, the main body support leg 3 can be pivotally adjusted with respect to the conveyor main body 2 using an arc-shaped long hole 26 of the leg fixing plate 6. And a horizontal connecting portion 32 that integrally connects the intermediate portions of both leg pillar portions 31 to each other.

  Each pedestal portion 31 is a vertically long member composed of a leg material having an approximately U-shaped cross section, an adjustment base, an adjustment fitting, and the like, and the height can be adjusted. In addition, two upper and lower holes, that is, a lower first hole 33 and an upper second hole 34 are formed in the upper end portion of each pedestal column portion 31, respectively.

  The main body support legs 3 are detachably fixed to the leg fixing plates 6 of the conveyor main body 2 by first and second fixing tools 41 and 42. The first fixture 41 includes, for example, a first bolt (hexagonal bolt) 43 and a first nut (hexagonal nut) 44 screwed into the first bolt 43. Similarly to the first fixture 41, the second fixture 42 is constituted by, for example, a second bolt (hexagonal bolt) 45 and a second nut (hexagonal nut) 46 screwed into the second bolt 45.

  For example, when the conveyor main body 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is in a horizontal state, that is, when the conveyor main body 2 is supported in a horizontal state by the main body support legs 3 positioned at a horizontal support position orthogonal to the conveyor main body 2, A first bolt 43 inserted through the first horizontal hole 22 and the first hole 33, a first nut 44 screwed into the first bolt 43, and a second horizontal hole that matches the left and right. 27 and the second bolt 45 inserted into the second hole 34, and the second nut 46 screwed into the second bolt 45, the main body support leg 3 is attached to the leg fixing plate 6 of the conveyor main body 2. Is fixed. When the conveyor body 2 is in a horizontal state, the article W is transported in the horizontal transport direction by the transport roller 10 that is rotated by the power from the driving means of the conveyor body 2.

  When positioning the main body support leg 3 at the horizontal support position, the first bolt 43 enters the first horizontal hole 22 and the second bolt 45 is used for the second horizontal, based on the weight of the conveyor main body 2. Since it penetrates into the hole 27, it is possible to position the main body support leg 3 very easily.

  Further, when the conveyor body 2 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is in an inclined state, that is, when the conveyor body 2 is supported in a desired inclined state by the body support legs 3 positioned at the inclined support position, they coincide with each other. The desired position of the first bolt 43 inserted into the rotation center hole 21 and the first hole 33, the first nut 44 screwed into the first bolt 43, and the arc-shaped elongated hole 26 aligned with each other on the left and right sides. The main body support leg 3 is fixed to the leg fixed plate 6 of the conveyor main body 2 by the second bolt 45 inserted through the second hole 34 and the second nut 46 screwed into the second bolt 45. Has been. When the conveyor body 2 is tilted, the article W is transported in the tilted transport direction by the transport roller 10 that is rotated by the power from the driving means of the conveyor body 2.

  As described above, in the conveyor apparatus 1, when the conveyor body 2 is tilted, the first bolt 43 of the first fixture 41 is positioned in the rotation center hole 21 and the second bolt 45 of the second fixture 42 is arc-shaped. When the conveyor body 2 is in the horizontal state, the first bolt 43 of the first fixture 41 is located in the first horizontal hole 22 and the second bolt 45 of the second fixture 42 is second horizontal. Since the first horizontal hole 22 and the second horizontal hole 27 are used, the main body support leg 3 can be easily positioned at a predetermined horizontal support position by using the first horizontal hole 22 and the second horizontal hole 27. Can be easily leveled.

  Further, by using the first horizontal hole 22 and the second horizontal hole 27, it is possible to prevent the position of the main body support leg 3 from being displaced due to vibration during transportation of the conveyor device 1, and the article W by the conveyor device 1 can be prevented. It is possible to prevent the main body support leg 3 from falling due to vibration during the conveyance of the body.

  Further, the lower first horizontal hole 22 is formed in an upward bulging shape continuously above the rotation center hole 21, and the upper second horizontal hole 27 is continuous above the arc-shaped elongated hole 26. Therefore, the weight of the conveyor main body 2 can be utilized, the main body support leg 3 can be easily positioned at the horizontal support position, and the main body support leg 3 can be prevented from being displaced from the horizontal support position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the main body support leg 3 is folded at the folding position parallel to the conveyor main body 2, a part of the head 45 a of the second bolt 45 is placed in the recess 29 of the leg fixing plate 6. By positioning the head 45a and the recess 29 in contact with each other, the main body support leg 3 can be fixed to the conveyor main body 2 with two bolts 43 and 45, and the main body support leg 3 is unintentionally rotated. Can be prevented appropriately.

  In addition, the conveyor apparatus 1 is not limited to the roller conveyor provided with the some conveyance roller 10, For example, a belt conveyor provided with an endless conveyance belt etc. may be sufficient, and it does not ask whether it is a drive type or a non-drive type. .

  Moreover, the fixing tool 7, the 1st fixing tool 41, and the 2nd fixing tool 42 are not limited to what consists of a volt | bolt and a nut, For example, what consists only of a male screw etc. may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, the conveyor apparatus 1 is not limited to the one in which the conveyor body 2 has the arc-shaped long hole 26 and the horizontal hole (second horizontal hole 27) continuous to the arc-shaped long hole 26. 3 may have a circular hole 26 and a horizontal hole continuous with the circular hole 26.

It is a schematic side view which shows one Embodiment of the conveyor apparatus of this invention. It is a schematic front view of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part side view of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is front view sectional drawing of the principal part of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the principal part of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a front view of the leg fixing plate (leg attachment plate) of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the leg fixing plate of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a schematic side view at the time of the inclination state of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part side view of a conveyor apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part side view at the time of leg folding of a conveyor apparatus same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor apparatus 2 Conveyor main body 3 Main body support leg 6 Leg fixed plate
21 Rotation center hole
22 1st horizontal hole
26 Arc-shaped slot
27 Second horizontal hole which is a horizontal hole
41 First fixture
42 Second fixture

Claims (3)

A conveyor body and a body support leg for supporting the conveyor body;
Either one of the conveyor body and the body support leg has an arc-shaped elongated hole,
A conveyor device, wherein a horizontal hole for positioning the main body support leg at a horizontal support position is formed in a state of being continuous with the arc-shaped elongated hole. A conveyor body provided with leg fixing plates;
A main body support leg which is adjustable with respect to the leg fixing plate of the conveyor main body and is adjustable by a first fixing tool and a second fixing tool;
The leg fixing plate is
A rotation center hole serving as a rotation center when the rotation of the body support leg is adjusted;
An arc-shaped elongated hole centered on the rotation center hole;
A first horizontal hole continuous to the rotation center hole;
A second horizontal hole corresponding to the first horizontal hole and continuing to the arc-shaped elongated hole;
When the conveyor body is in an inclined state, the first fixture is located in the rotation center hole, and the second fixture is located in the arc-shaped slot.
When the conveyor body is in a horizontal state, the first fixture is located in the first horizontal hole, and the second fixture is located in the second horizontal hole. The conveyor device according to claim 2, wherein both the first horizontal hole and the second horizontal hole are formed to bulge upward.

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