JP2007062761A - Plug attaching device and attaching method for drum - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plug attaching device which has a simple structure and allows a plug to be attached certainly to a drum even if a mouth piece of the drum is inclined or shifted in position, and a plug attaching method. <P>SOLUTION: The plug attaching device has a shaft 12 which can transmit a torque produced by a rotary driving means and move vertically. The lower end side of the shaft 12 keeps a support member 19 disposed. The lower end face of the shaft 12 keeps a plug holding part 27 connected to a slidable member 28, which extends perpendicular to the axis of the plug holding part 27, via a spherical bearing 26. The outer peripheral side of the plug holding part 27 and slidable member 28 keeps a plug rotating member 25 disposed, which has a ring slot allowing the slidable member 28 to slide along it on the inner peripheral side of the plug rotating member 25. Between the plug rotating member 25 and the support member 19, a rotation transmitting member 23 is disposed, which transmits the torque of the support member 19 to the plug rotating member 25. The plug rotating member 25 can be tilted around the spherical bearing 26 together with the plug holding part 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drum can plug mounting apparatus and mounting method used for closing a base portion formed on a top plate of a drum can.

In general, drums are widely used as large-capacity liquid containers. The drum can is configured by a top plate and a base plate being fastened to upper and lower openings of a cylindrical body. The top plate is formed with an inlet for injecting liquid and a ventilation port for discharging the gas in the drum can. A base part is formed at the inlet and the ventilation port, and a plug is attached to the base part. And closed.
The plug generally has a cylindrical side wall portion and a bottom surface, and a male screw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the side wall portion.

A female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the base part. When the plug is attached to the base part, the female screw formed on the base part and the male screw formed on the plug are screwed together to screw the plug. It will be. Here, if the plug is forcibly screwed into the base part while the plug is inclined or displaced with respect to the base part, problems such as leakage of the filler or alteration may occur due to poor mounting. was there. In addition, the female screw of the base and the male screw of the plug are deformed, and there is a problem that opening and closing by the plug cannot be repeated.
Therefore, in order to securely attach the plug, it is necessary to match the axis of the base and the axis of the plug, and conventionally, alignment using a position sensor has been performed (see Patent Document 1). .

  By the way, for example, when filling a drum can with a highly viscous liquid such as resin raw material or ink, the filling is performed at a temperature higher than room temperature in order to reduce the viscosity of the liquid and perform the filling operation efficiently and reliably. Is done. When the plug is mounted in such a state that it is filled at a high temperature, when the drum can and the contents are lowered to room temperature, the pressure inside the drum can be lowered and the drum can may be contracted and deformed. In order to prevent this, the temperature at which the liquid is filled is lowered, or the plug is attached after the temperature is lowered to room temperature after filling. However, these methods have a problem that work efficiency is lowered. there were.

In order to prevent this shrinkage deformation, after filling the contents, gas is injected into the drum can so that the pressure inside the drum can be higher than atmospheric pressure, and when the drum can drops to room temperature, the pressure inside the drum can be increased. There is known a method of attaching a plug that is balanced with the atmospheric pressure.
However, when the gas is injected into the drum can in this manner, the top plate of the drum can be deformed so as to swell upward when the gas is filled, and the base portion is inclined. Then, the plug cannot be stably attached to the base part.

  In general, a drum can is used repeatedly and may be deformed by long-term use or transportation. Due to the deformation of the drum can, the base portion is inclined or the position of the base portion from the side surface of the drum can is shifted. Then, it is difficult to screw the plug with the axis of the plug being aligned with the axis of the base, and there is a problem that the plug cannot be mounted stably.

Therefore, Patent Document 2 discloses a plug mounting device that can mount a plug even when the drum can is deformed and the base portion is inclined and displaced.
The plug mounting device includes a rotatable upper rotating shaft, and a lower rotating shaft connected to the upper rotating shaft by a universal joint, an outer cylinder that supports the lower rotating shaft, and the outer cylinder. And a plug guide having an inclined surface that is in contact with the outer periphery of the base at the lower end of the inner cylinder, and a plug holding part that sucks and holds the plug is provided. It is what was done.

In the plug mounting device having this configuration, the lower rotary shaft, the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder, and the plug holding part connected by the universal joint are connected to the base part by the inclined surface of the plug guide being in contact with the outer peripheral part of the base part. In accordance with the inclination and position, the axis of the cap and the axis of the plug coincide. A plug is attached to the base portion of the drum that has been deformed in this manner.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-203689 JP 2003-312779 A

  However, in the plug mounting device described in Patent Document 2, the portions inclined and moved by the universal joint are the lower rotating shaft, the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder, the plug guide, and the plug holding portion, and the weight and size thereof are As the joint is large and the distance between the universal joint and the base part is large, the followability to the inclination and misalignment of the base part is not sufficient, and the axis of the plug and the axis of the base part cannot be accurately matched. In some cases, the plug could not be installed stably.

In addition, since the plug holding portion and the like are guided by the sliding of the outer peripheral surface of the base portion and the inclined surface of the plug guide, there are deposits on the outer peripheral portion of the base portion and the outer peripheral portion is deformed. In some cases, the plug could not be attached.
Further, since the structure of the apparatus itself is very complicated, there are problems that the manufacturing cost of the plug mounting apparatus is high, and that the maintenance work has a lot of time and labor and is difficult to handle.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the apparatus itself has a simple configuration, and the base portion formed on the top plate of the drum can is inclined or misaligned. It is another object of the present invention to provide a drum can plug mounting apparatus and a plug mounting method capable of securely mounting a plug on the base.

  The plug mounting apparatus according to the present invention is a drum can plug mounting apparatus for mounting a plug on a base portion formed on a drum can. The plug mounting apparatus includes a rotation driving unit, and is capable of transmitting a rotational force by the rotation driving unit. A shaft member that is movable in a direction, and a lower end side of the shaft portion is provided with a receiving member that extends substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft portion and rotates together with the shaft portion. A plug holding portion that holds the plug and a sliding member that extends at right angles to the axis of the plug holding portion are connected to the lower end surface via a spherical bearing. A plug rotating member for rotating the plug forward and backward, and a ring groove in which the sliding member is slidable is formed on an inner peripheral side of the plug rotating member portion. Between the members, the receiving part A rotation transmitting member for transmitting the rotational force of the plug to the plug rotating member is disposed, and the plug rotating member can be tilted around the spherical bearing together with the plug holding portion and the sliding member. It is said.

  Further, the plug mounting method according to the present invention is a drum can plug mounting method for mounting a plug to a base portion formed on a drum can, and the shaft portion is held in the state where the plug is held by the plug holding portion. While rotating in the direction opposite to the screwing direction of the plug, it is lowered toward the base part, and the plug is brought into contact with the base part so that the axis of the plug and the axis of the base part coincide with each other, and After aligning the screw cutting position of the female screw portion formed on the base portion and the screw cutting position of the male screw portion formed on the plug, the plug is rotated by rotating the plug in the screwing direction. It is characterized by being attached to the base part.

According to the plug mounting device of the present invention, since the plug holding portion and the sliding member are connected to the lower end surface of the shaft portion via the spherical bearing, the plug holding portion is inclined so as to follow the inclination of the base portion. It will be.
Here, the parts tilting around the spherical bearing are the plug holding part, the sliding member and the plug rotating member, and their weight and size are small, and the distance between the spherical bearing and the base part is small, so the inclination of the base part Therefore, the inclination angle of the base part and the inclination angle of the plug holding part can be made to coincide with each other with high accuracy.

Further, since the sliding member is slidably engaged with the ring groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of the plug rotating member, the plug holding portion moves together with the sliding member with respect to the misalignment of the base portion. It will be.
Here, the part that slides and moves in the ring groove is the plug holding part and the sliding member, and its weight and size are small, and the distance between the ring groove and the base part is small, so the position of the base part is shifted. The position of the base part and the position of the plug holding part can be matched with high accuracy.

  In this way, the plug holding part is inclined and moved with respect to the inclination and displacement of the base part, and the axis line of the plug and the axis line of the base part can be made to coincide with each other with high accuracy. Therefore, the plug can be securely attached to the base part.

Further, since the configuration of the device itself is relatively simple, the plug mounting device can be manufactured at low cost, and the time and labor required for maintenance work can be greatly reduced. Moreover, handling of this apparatus becomes easy.
In addition, since there is no portion to be brought into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the base portion, the plug can be securely attached even when there is an adhering substance on the outer peripheral portion of the base portion or when the outer peripheral portion is deformed. .

  Further, since the shaft portion is movable up and down, when the plug held by the plug holding portion is brought into contact with the base portion, the plug is pressed against the base portion by the weight of the shaft portion. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deformation of the base part and the plug without pressing the plug against the base part with an excessive force. Further, even when the height of the side wall portion of the base portion changes, the force with which the plug is pressed against the base portion does not change greatly, and the plug can be mounted stably.

In addition, according to the plug mounting method of the present invention, the plug can be screwed into the base part in a state where the axis of the plug and the axis of the base part coincide with each other, so that the plug can be securely and stably mounted.
Furthermore, the plug is brought into contact with the base part while rotating the plug in the direction opposite to the screwing direction, so that the screw cutting position of the male screw part formed on the plug and the screw cutting of the female screw part formed on the base part Position alignment is performed, and the plug can be more reliably attached.

In the plug mounting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, a cylindrical member is disposed so as to cover the periphery of the plug rotating member, and a packing material that is in close contact with the top plate portion of the drum can is provided on a lower end surface of the cylindrical member. And an air supply mechanism for injecting gas toward the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member.
In the plug mounting device of this configuration, the pressure in the drum can is made higher than the atmospheric pressure by injecting gas into the inner peripheral portion of the tubular member in the state where the periphery of the base portion is covered with the tubular member, and the drum can It is possible to prevent deformation due to a decrease in temperature. Moreover, even if the top of the drum can be deformed so as to swell upward due to an increase in the internal pressure of the drum, the plug can be securely attached even if the base portion is inclined.

In the plug mounting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cylindrical member is lowered and brought into close contact with the top plate portion so as to cover the periphery of the base portion, and to the inner peripheral side of the cylindrical member by the air supply mechanism. After injecting the gas toward the inside and filling the gas inside the drum can through the base part, the plug is attached to the base part.
In the plug mounting method of this configuration, gas can be reliably injected into the drum can, and the plug can be securely mounted to the base even when the top plate is deformed so as to swell.

Hereinafter, a plug mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3 show a plug mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a disk-like member provided in this plug mounting device. 5 and 6 show a part of a drum can filling line provided with the plug mounting device according to the present embodiment.
A plug mounting apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment mounts a plug 1 having a bottom surface 1A and a cylindrical side wall portion 1B on a base portion 3 formed on a top plate 2A of a drum can 2. A male screw is formed on the outer periphery of the side wall 1 </ b> B of the plug 1, and the plug 1 is mounted on the base 3 by screwing with a female screw formed on the inner peripheral surface of the base 3. .

The plug mounting device 10 is supported by a support frame 11 disposed above a base portion 3 formed on the top plate 2A of the drum can 2, and the support frame 11 has a spline shaft 12 movable in the vertical direction. The housing part 13 that pivotally supports is fixed.
As shown in FIG. 6, the plug mounting device 10 is configured such that the support frame 11 is supported by the guide shaft 7, and the entire plug mounting device 10 can be moved up and down by lifting means (not shown). .

Above the support frame 11, rotational drive means 8 for rotationally driving the spline shaft 12 is disposed, and a torque limiter 14 for controlling the rotational torque of the spline shaft 12 is provided.
Further, a stopper 15 is provided on the upper end side of the spline shaft 12 to restrict the range of movement of the spline shaft 12 downward.

The spline shaft 12 is inserted into a through hole 16 provided inside the housing portion 13, and is supported by a shaft support ring 17 and a bearing portion 18 disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 16.
A disc-like member 19 extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of the axis O of the spline shaft 12 is fixed to the lower side of the spline shaft 12 protruding from the lower end surface of the housing portion 13. A spring 20 is disposed between the lower end surface of the portion 13. An upper ring member 21 and a lower ring member 22 are disposed on the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the spring 20.

The disk-like member 19 has a plurality of cutout grooves 19A that are open on the outer peripheral surface and extend radially inward at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, four cutout grooves 19A are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
The rotation transmission rods 23 are inserted into the plurality of cutout grooves 19A, respectively, and the four rotation transmission rods 23 are movable in the cutout grooves 19A extending in the radial direction.

An upper end surface of the rotation transmission rod 23 is brought into contact with a lower end surface of the lower ring member 22 via a sliding member 24 and is pressed downward by a spring 20.
On the lower end side of the rotation transmission rod 23, a plug rotating member 25 having a tapered surface 25A that gradually decreases in diameter as it goes downward is fixed. The tapered surface 25A is a contact surface that contacts the inner peripheral surface of the side wall 1B of the plug 1.

A plug suction portion 27 is disposed on the lower end surface of the spline shaft 12 via a spherical bearing 26. The spline shaft 12 communicates with the plug suction portion 27 and passes through the exhaust hole (up to the upper end portion). (Not shown) is formed, and an exhaust device (not shown) is connected to the upper end opening 12A of the spline shaft 12.
A disk portion 28 extending at a right angle to the axis of the plug suction portion 27 is formed above the plug suction portion 27. The plug suction portion 27 and the disk portion 28 are integrated to form a spherical bearing. 26 is configured to be tiltable about 26.

A plug rotating member 25 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the plug suction part 27 and the disk part 28. A ring groove 29 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the plug rotating member 25, and the diameter of the circle formed by the bottom surface of the ring groove 29 is larger than the outer diameter of the disk portion 28. The part 28 is slidably fitted.
The upper end portions of the disk-shaped member 19, the spring 20, the upper ring member 21, the lower ring member 22, the rotation transmission rod 23, and the plug rotation member 25 are accommodated in a casing portion 30 connected to the lower end surface of the housing portion 13. The taper surface 25A portion of the plug rotating member 25 protrudes from the lower end surface of the casing portion 30.

A cylindrical member 31 is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the casing part 30 so as to be movable up and down, and two O-rings 32 are fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the casing part 30. A packing 33 made of a soft urethane material is disposed on the lower end surface of the cylindrical member 31.
An air supply port 34 that supplies gas to the inside of the casing portion 30 and the cylindrical member 31 is formed on the side surface of the casing portion 30.

Next, a method for attaching the plug 1 to the base portion 3 of the drum 2 using the plug attachment device 10 will be described.
The drum can 2 is filled with the contents in the previous step, and the drum 2 in which the plug 1 is temporarily placed on the base 3 of the drum can 2 is transferred by the conveyor 4.
The drum 2 transferred to a predetermined position is rotated by a rotating roll 5 in contact with the body of the drum 2, the base 3 is detected by the position sensor 6, and the base 3 is positioned below the plug mounting device 10. In this manner, the drum can 2 is placed.

  The entire plug mounting device 10 is lowered toward the base part 3 by the lifting means 8. At this time, suction from the plug adsorbing portion 27 is performed by the exhaust device, and the spline shaft 12 is rotated by the rotation driving means 8 in the direction opposite to the screwing direction of the plug 1. Then, the disk-shaped member 19 rotates and the side wall of the notch groove is pressed to rotate the rotation transmission rod 23 and the plug rotation member 25 fixed to the lower end side of the rotation transmission rod 23 is rotated.

  The taper surface 25A of the plug rotating member 25 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the plug 1 temporarily placed on the base 3. Then, the plug rotating member 25 is inclined and moved by being guided by the tapered surface 25 </ b> A, and the plug adsorbing portion 27 comes into contact with the bottom surface 1 </ b> A of the plug 1 to adsorb the plug 1. Further, since the taper surface 25A of the plug rotating member 25 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the plug 1, the plug 1 itself is also rotated in the direction opposite to the screwing direction.

  While the plug 1 is held by the plug suction portion 27, the plug mounting device 10 itself is raised, and the plug 1 is separated from the base portion 3. Then, the plug adsorbing portion 27 and the plug rotating member 25 are moved so that the axis of the spline shaft 12 and the axis of the plug adsorbing portion 27 are parallel due to its own weight and the pressure from the spring 20. That is, the spring 20 is an auxiliary means for returning the inclination of the plug adsorbing portion 27 and the plug rotating member 25 to the original state.

  Next, the cylindrical member 31 disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the casing portion 30 is lowered toward the drum can 2 top plate 2A and pressed so that the packing 33 and the top plate 2A are in close contact with each other. As a result, the periphery of the base part 3 is covered in a sealed state inside the cylindrical member 31 and the casing part 30. Here, pressurized gas, for example, nitrogen gas, is injected from the air supply port 34 formed on the side surface of the casing part 30 to increase the pressure in the internal space of the casing part 30 and the cylindrical member 31 from atmospheric pressure. Then, the pressure gauge arranged in the casing part 30 confirms that the predetermined atmospheric pressure has been reached, and the nitrogen gas injection is stopped. Since the base part 3 is opened, nitrogen gas is also injected into the drum can 2, and the air pressure inside the drum can 2 becomes equal to the air pressure in the internal space of the casing part 30 and the cylindrical member 31.

  Then, the top plate 2A of the drum can 2 is deformed so as to swell upward, and the base portion 3 is inclined. Although the cylindrical member 31 is in close contact with the top plate 2A, the deformation of the top plate 2A is absorbed by the packing 33, and the cylindrical member 31, the casing portion 30 and the like are combined with the deformation of the top plate 2A. Will not tilt.

With the spline shaft 12 rotated in the direction opposite to the screwing direction, the plug mounting device 10 is lowered to bring the plug 1 into contact with the base part 3. When the plug 1 held by the plug suction part 27 and the base part 3 are in contact with each other, if the angle of the axis of the plug 1 and the base part 3 does not match, the plug suction part 27 is centered on the spherical bearing 26. By inclining, the inclination angle of the axis of the plug 1 and the inclination angle of the axis of the base part 3 are matched.
Further, when the axis of the plug 1 and the base portion 3 are misaligned, the disk portion 28 that moves integrally with the plug suction portion 27 slides and moves within the ring groove 29 of the plug rotating member 25. Thus, the axis of the plug 1 and the position of the base part 3 are matched.

Moreover, the position of the screw cut-out position of the female screw formed in the base part 3 and the screw cut-out position formed in the plug 1 is brought into contact with the base part 3 while rotating the plug 1 in the direction opposite to the screwing direction. Matching is done.
By rotating the spline shaft 12 in the screwing direction in this state, the plug 1 is screwed into the base part 3, and the plug 1 is mounted on the base part 3 with a predetermined torque by the torque limiter 14.

  After confirming that the screwing of the plug 1 is finished, the exhaust device is stopped and the suction of the plug 1 is released. Further, the injection of nitrogen gas is stopped, the cylindrical member 31 is raised, and the cylindrical member 31 is separated from the top plate 2A. Then, the plug mounting device 10 is moved upward to complete the plug mounting work on the cap portion 3 of the drum 2 and transferred to the next step.

  In the plug mounting device 10 having this configuration, the plug suction portion 27 and the disk portion 28 are connected to the lower end surface of the spline shaft 12 via the spherical bearing 26, and the disk portion 28 is formed in a ring groove formed in the plug rotating member 25. 29, when the plug 1 is brought into contact with the base part 3, the plug suction part 27 is inclined and moved in accordance with the inclination and position of the base part 3, and the axis of the plug 1 The axis of the base part 3 matches. Therefore, the plug 1 can be securely attached to the base 3.

  In addition, since the weight and size of the portion that tilts around the spherical bearing 26 and the portion that moves together with the disk portion 28 are small, and the distance between the spherical bearing 26 and the disk portion 28 and the base portion 3 is small, the inclination of the base portion 3 can be reduced. The followability of the plug suction portion 27 with respect to displacement is good, and the axis line of the plug 1 and the axis line of the base portion 3 can be made to coincide with each other with high accuracy.

  In addition, by injecting nitrogen gas into the cylindrical member 31 and the casing portion 30 in a state where the periphery of the base portion 3 of the drum can 2 is covered with the cylindrical member 31, the nitrogen gas is injected into the drum can 2 and the drum can The plug 1 can be mounted in a state where the pressure in the chamber 2 is higher than the atmospheric pressure, and deformation of the drum can 2 due to a temperature drop can be prevented. Even if the top plate 2A of the drum can 2 is deformed so that the top plate 2A of the drum can 2 swells upward due to the increase of the internal pressure due to the gas injection, the plug mounting device 10 according to the present embodiment ensures that the plug is securely plugged. 1 can be installed.

Further, since the spline shaft 12 can be moved up and down, when the plug 1 sucked and held by the plug sucking portion 27 is brought into contact with the base portion 3, the weight of the spline shaft 12 and the spring 20 are pushed. The plug 1 is pressed against the base 3 by the pressure.
Therefore, the plug 1 is not pressed against the base part 3 with an excessive force, and deformation of the base part 3 and the plug 1 can be prevented. Further, even when the height of the side wall portion of the base portion 3 changes, the force with which the plug 1 is pressed against the base portion 3 does not change greatly, and the plug 1 can be mounted stably.

Further, since the configuration of the device itself is relatively simple, the plug mounting device 10 can be manufactured at a low cost, and the time and labor required for maintenance work can be greatly reduced.
Further, since there is no portion to be brought into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 3, the plug 1 can be securely attached even when there is an adhering substance on the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 3 or when the outer peripheral portion is deformed. can do.

  Further, the plug 1 is brought into contact with the base portion 3 while rotating the plug 1 in the direction opposite to the screwing direction, so that the screw cutting position of the male screw portion formed on the plug 1 and the female portion formed on the base portion 3 The screw portion is aligned with the screw cutting position, and the plug 1 can be securely attached.

As mentioned above, although the plug mounting apparatus by the Example of this invention was demonstrated, it is not limited to this, It can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.
For example, although it has been described that the plug is mounted after injecting nitrogen gas into the drum, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the plug may be mounted without gas injection. Even if the drum is deformed due to transportation or the like, the plug can be securely attached, which is effective.
In addition, although the plug mounting method of the drum can temporarily placed on the base portion has been described, the plug may be taken out from the stock portion or the like and mounted on the base portion.

In addition, the spline shaft is used as the shaft portion that can transmit the rotational force by the rotation driving means and can move in the vertical direction, but includes a round shaft having a key portion, a polygon shaft, and a pair of spur gears. It may be.
Furthermore, although it demonstrated with what has arrange | positioned the spring, it is not limited to this, You may not have a spring.

It is side surface fragmentary sectional view of the plug mounting apparatus which is an Example of this invention. In the plug mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 1, it is a side view which shows the state which pressed the cylindrical member on the top plate of the drum can. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a plug suction portion of the plug mounting device shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view of the disk-shaped member with which the plug mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was equipped. It is a top view which shows a part of drum can filling line provided with the plug mounting apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plug 2 Drum can 3 Base part 8 Rotation drive means 10 Plug mounting apparatus 12 Spline shaft (shaft part)
19 Disc-shaped member (receiving member)
23 Rotation transmission rod (Rotation transmission member)
25 Plug rotation member 26 Spherical bearing 27 Plug suction part (plug holding part)
28 Disc part (sliding member)
29 Ring groove 31 Cylindrical member 34 Air supply port

Claims (4)

A drum can plug mounting device for mounting a plug on a base formed on a drum can,
A rotation driving means, and having a shaft portion capable of transmitting a rotational force by the rotation driving means and movable in the vertical direction;
The lower end side of the shaft portion is provided with a receiving member that extends substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft portion and rotates together with the shaft portion,
A plug holding part that holds the plug and a sliding member that extends perpendicular to the axis of the plug holding part are connected to the lower end surface of the shaft part via a spherical bearing,
A plug rotating member for rotating the plug forward and backward is provided on the outer peripheral side of the plug holding portion and the sliding member, and a ring groove in which the sliding member can slide is provided on the inner peripheral side of the plug rotating member portion. Is formed,
Between the plug rotating member and the receiving member, a rotation transmitting member for transmitting the rotational force of the receiving member to the plug rotating member is disposed, and the plug rotating member includes the plug holding portion and the sliding member. A drum can plug mounting device characterized by being tiltable about the spherical bearing.   The drum can plug mounting device according to claim 1, further comprising a cylindrical member that covers the base portion of the drum can, and an air supply mechanism that injects gas toward an inner peripheral side of the cylindrical member. A drum can plug mounting method for mounting a plug on a base formed on a drum can,
With the plug held by the plug holding portion, the shaft portion is lowered toward the base portion while rotating in the direction opposite to the screwing direction of the plug,
The plug is brought into contact with the base part so that the axis of the plug follows the axis of the base part, and the screw threading position of the female screw part formed in the base part is formed in the plug. After aligning with the screw cutting position of the male screw part,
A drum can plug mounting method, wherein the plug is mounted on the base by rotating the plug in a screwing direction. A drum can plug mounting method using the drum can plug mounting apparatus according to claim 2,
The cylindrical member is lowered and covered with the top plate portion to cover the periphery of the base portion, the gas is injected toward the inner peripheral side of the cylindrical member by the air supply mechanism, and the base portion is The drum can plug mounting method according to claim 3, wherein the plug is mounted on the base after the gas is filled in the drum can.

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