JP2006008336A - Simple aligning hanger for overhead conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light and low-costed simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor having a mechanism capable of easily aligning with manual operation. <P>SOLUTION: This simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor is provided with a rotation preventing mechanism structured of a support frame 9 suspended by a carrier going round in the overhead conveyor, a pole member 1 formed of a bar supported by the support frame 9 in both ends thereof and having holes 8 opened in the axial direction of the bar with the predetermined interval, a slider 2 sliding in the axial direction on the peripheral surface of the pole member 1, a stopper 3 fixed to the slider 2 and having a slide preventing pin to be fitted in the hole 8 and capable of putting the slide preventing pin in/out of the hole 8 with one operation of a worker, a work suspending part 6 fixed to the slider 2 to suspend the work 7, a slit 5 formed in the slider 2 and having a long side in the slide direction, and a rotation preventing pin 4 fitted in the slit 5 and fixed to the pole member 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor, and it is possible to align the center of gravity of a suspended load suspended from a hanger and the suspension point where the hanger is suspended so that the hanger does not tilt. The present invention relates to a simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor.

  The hanger used for the overhead conveyor is used by suspending multiple workpieces so that the center of gravity of the suspended load suspended from the hanger is located at the suspension point where the hanger is suspended so that the hanger does not tilt. Yes.

  When removing a suspended workpiece for reasons such as failure, the center of gravity of the suspended load may deviate from the suspension point depending on the number of workpieces to be removed or the position of the workpiece to be removed. It was necessary for the worker to hang the workpiece again and align it, which deteriorated the production efficiency.

  There are many overhead conveyor hangers configured as a complex mechanism using gears and counterweights as described in Patent Document 1.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, as a hanger for hanging clothes, not for an overhead conveyor, a string made of nylon is passed through the hanging parts on the four sides of the hanger body so as to form a loop on the diagonal line of the hanger body. What is connected to is disclosed.

JP-A-10-175715 (page 3-4, FIGS. 1 and 2) JP 2002-346294 A (page 1-4, FIG. 1)

  Since the overhead conveyor hangers are used by being suspended in one conveyor, they are required to be lightweight and inexpensive.

  In addition, since the operator operates so that the center of gravity of the suspended load comes to the suspension point, a mechanism that can perform the alignment operation in a short time without stopping the conveyor is required.

  However, the conventional overhead conveyor hanger as described in Patent Document 1 is a complicated mechanism and thus becomes expensive and difficult to reduce in weight.

  Further, the hanger described in Patent Document 2 is lightweight and can be manufactured at low cost. However, when the center of gravity of the suspended load deviates, the hanging point moves at the same time in order to balance the conveyor. When it is applied to, the problem of protruding from the conveyor arises, so it is not suitable for an overhead conveyor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above demands and problems, and provides a simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor that has a mechanism that is lightweight and inexpensive and that allows an operator to easily perform alignment operations. is there.

A simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor according to the present invention is a support frame that is suspended from a carrier that circulates in the overhead conveyor,
A heel member comprising a member having a predetermined length supported at both ends by the support frame, and having holes opened at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the member;
A slider capable of sliding in the longitudinal direction on the outer peripheral surface of the flange member;
A stopper that is fixed to the slider and has an anti-slide pin that enters the hole, and allows the operator to insert and remove the anti-slide pin with respect to the hole with one touch;
A workpiece suspension part that is fixed to the slider and suspends the workpiece,
An anti-rotation mechanism for preventing the slider from rotating about the axis of the flange member;
It is equipped with.

  According to the simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor according to the present invention, a lightweight and inexpensive hanger having a mechanism that allows an operator to easily perform aligning operations is obtained.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view (a), (c) and a sectional view (b) showing a first embodiment of a simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a simple alignment hanger for an overhead conveyor according to Embodiment 1 includes a support frame 9 that is suspended from a carrier that circulates in the conveyor, and an elongated metal cage that is supported at both ends by the support frame 9. A desired position in the longitudinal direction on the collar member 1 is fixed to the semi-cylindrical metal slider 2 and the slider 2 that can slide in the longitudinal direction of the collar member 1 on the outer peripheral surface of the member 1 and the collar member 1. A stopper 3 for stopping the slider 2, a workpiece suspension 6 fixed to the slider 2, a workpiece suspension 6 for hanging the workpiece 7, and a rotation prevention pin 4 for preventing the slider 2 from rotating in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction An anti-rotation mechanism including a slit 5 into which the anti-rotation pin 4 is fitted is provided.

  Holes 8 are formed in the eaves member 1 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and anti-rotation pins 4 are fixed to both sides of the row of holes 8 formed at predetermined intervals. The slider 2 is formed with a slit 5 having a long side in the sliding direction. Further, as will be described later (the second embodiment described below), the stopper 3 usually has a protruding anti-sliding pin, and the operator can attach the anti-sliding pin to the hole 8 by one-touch operation such as simple button operation. It is a structure that can be taken in and out.

  The anti-rotation pin 4 can be fitted into the slit 5 to prevent the slider 2 from rotating about the shaft center of the flange member 1. Further, since the slit 5 is formed so as to have a long side in the sliding direction, the slider 2 is guided by the rotation prevention pin 4 to slide on the outer peripheral surface of the flange member 1 in the longitudinal direction of the flange member 1. it can.

  By inserting the slide prevention pin of the stopper 3 into the hole 8 of the flange member 1, the slider 2 is fixed at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the flange member 1, and the stopper 3 is released from the hole 8 by button operation. By being pulled in, the slider 2 can slide on the flange member 1 in the axial direction.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation performed by an operator when a defective product is taken out and the center of gravity of the suspended load moves from the suspension point. The saddle member 1 is made of metal and has a suspension point 10 at the apex of the roof. Is supported by a support frame 9 having

  In FIG. 2 (a), when the right end work 7 is removed as shown by the white arrow, the center of gravity of the suspended load moves to the left side of the suspension point 10, so that the operator can press the button of the stopper 3 shown in FIG. An operation is performed so that the slider 2 can slide on the flange member 1, and the slider 2 is slid as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 2B, and as shown in FIG. The slider 2 is fixed to the eaves member 1 by releasing the button operation when the center of gravity of the suspended load comes to the position of the suspension point 10.

  According to the first embodiment, a simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor that has a mechanism that is lightweight and inexpensive and that can be easily aligned by an operator can be obtained.

  In the first embodiment, the slider 2 has a semi-cylindrical example. However, as shown in FIG. 3, it may be cylindrical.

  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the eaves member 1 and the slider 2 may be various shapes such that the eaves member 1 is a square bar, and the slider 2 is also formed in a square tube shape or a half angle tube shape corresponding to the square eave member 1. Can do. When the eaves member 1 has a square shape, no rotation prevention mechanism is required. Moreover, the eaves member 1 may be a pipe or the like, as long as it has a predetermined length.

  Moreover, although the example which made the support frame 9, the eaves member 1, and the slider 2 metal was shown, various materials, such as resin, can be used as needed.

  In addition, as a mechanism for preventing the slider 2 from rotating, a slit 5 is formed in the slider 2 and the rotation prevention pin 4 is fixed to the flange member 1. You may form the slit into which a pin fits.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
4 and 5 are views showing examples of the stopper in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 (a) is a perspective view, FIG. 4 (b) is a front view, and FIG. 5 is a partially broken view. It is a front view (a) and a side view (b).

  FIG. 4 shows a stopper of the ball plunger structure 11, which has an operation button 11 a and a slide prevention pin 11 b that normally protrudes. When the operation button 11 a is pushed as shown by an arrow, the slide prevention pin 11 b is 1 is pulled out of the hole 8 of the hook member shown in FIG. 1 and pulled into the ball plunger structure 11, and the slider 2 can slide on the hook member 1. When the operation button 11a is released, the slide prevention pin 11b becomes the ball plunger structure. 11 projects into the hole 8 of the flange member shown in FIG. 1, and the slider 2 is fixed at a predetermined position on the flange member 1.

  FIG. 5 is a stopper of the ratchet structure 12, and includes a slide prevention pin 12b, a knob 12a connected to the slide prevention pin 12b, a compression spring 12c that pushes the slide prevention pin 12b downward, and a knob 12a that slides up and down. Usually, the slide prevention pin 12b is pushed down by the compression spring 12c and is fitted into the hole 8 of the flange member 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the knob 12a is pushed up to slide the prevention pin 12b. The slide prevention pin 12b is pulled out from the hole 8 of the collar member shown in FIG. 1 by pushing up upward, so that the slider 2 can slide on the collar member 1. When the knob 12a is released, the slide prevention pin 12b is depressed. 1 is inserted into the hole 8 of the flange member shown in FIG. It is.

  According to the second embodiment, since the stopper 3 has a structure such as the ball plunger structure 11 or the ratchet structure 12, the operator can slide the anti-slide pins 11b and 12b into the hole 8 of the eaves member 1 with a simple one-touch operation. Can be put in and out.

  A simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor according to the present invention is used for a hanger in an overhead conveyor that circulates a plurality of processes such as assembly and inspection.

They are a perspective view (a) which shows Embodiment 1 of the simple alignment hanger for overhead conveyors concerning this invention, (c), and a sectional view (b). It is a schematic diagram explaining the operation | movement which an operator performs when taking out inferior goods and the gravity center of a hanging load moves from a suspension point. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the fastener in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the fastener in Embodiment 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 竿 member, 2 slider, 3 stopper, 4 rotation prevention pin, 5 slit,
6 Work suspension, 7 Work, 8 holes, 9 Support frame, 10 Hanging points,
11 Ball plunger structure, 11a operation button,
11b, 12b Slide prevention pin, 12 ratchet structure, 12a knob,
12c Compression spring.

Claims (5)

A support frame suspended from a carrier that circulates in an overhead conveyor,
A heel member comprising a member having a predetermined length supported at both ends by the support frame, and having holes opened at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the member;
A slider capable of sliding in the longitudinal direction on the outer peripheral surface of the flange member;
A stopper that is fixed to the slider and has a slide prevention pin that enters the hole, and a stopper that allows an operator to put the slide prevention pin into and out of the hole with a single touch,
A workpiece suspension part that is fixed to the slider and suspends the workpiece,
An anti-rotation mechanism for preventing the slider from rotating about the axis of the elongated member;
A simple alignment hanger for overhead conveyors. The said rotation prevention mechanism consists of the slit which is formed in the said slider and has a long side in the said longitudinal direction, and the rotation prevention pin fixed to the said collar member, and it fits in the said slit. Simple alignment hanger for overhead conveyor. The said rotation prevention mechanism consists of a slit which is formed in the said collar member, has a long side in the said longitudinal direction, and is fixed to the said slider, The rotation prevention pin fitted in the said slit is characterized by the above-mentioned. Simple alignment hanger for overhead conveyor. The stopper has an operation button for operating the slide prevention pin, and has a ball plunger structure in which the slide prevention pin can be taken in and out of the hole by pressing and releasing the operation button. The simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor according to claim 1. The stopper is connected to the anti-sliding pin and has a knob that slides in the vertical direction of the hole on the hole, and the sliding prevention with respect to the hole by sliding the knob in the vertical direction of the hole. 2. A simple aligning hanger for an overhead conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the pin has a ratchet structure in which pins can be taken in and out.

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