JP2009023046A - Valve assembling fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a fixture which brings about improvement in working efficiency, workability, and work load. <P>SOLUTION: The valve assembling fixture 20 is provided for press-fitting a packing 12 into a valve shaft portion 11 as a valve component member of a barrel-shaped container 1 in which sparkling drink is stored. The valve assembling fixture 20 has a fixture body 21 for holding the packing, and a pressing portion 22 for pressing one end of the valve shaft portion downward while the packing is abutted on the one end of the valve shaft portion, on which the other component members 13, 14, 16 are mounted. The pressing portion has a movable portion 24 vertically movable with respect to a bar member 23 vertically extending upward from the fixture body which keeps holding of the other end of the valve shaft portion, and an operating portion 25 for moving the movable portion vertically downward in a manner press-fitting the one end of the valve shaft portion into the packing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a valve assembly jig for press-fitting packing into a valve shaft portion as a valve component of a barrel-shaped container for storing a sparkling beverage such as beer.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a valve assembly device that automatically attaches a stem to a stem hole of a valve box of a ball valve. Patent Document 2 describes a jig for disassembling and repairing a valve while the line piping is in a pressurized state. Patent Document 3 describes a butterfly valve device in which a valve body is detachable from a case body without using a tool.
JP 05-057536 A JP 2003-097661 A JP 2000-257726 A

  It is necessary to periodically disassemble and maintain the gas valve of the barrel-shaped container, and there is an operation of press-fitting packing into the valve when the valve is reassembled. If the packing is not evenly mounted at the time of this assembly, the contents such as beer will be leaked later, which is an important operation. However, this assembly work is a force work in which other components such as a spring are mounted on the rod-shaped valve shaft and pushed into the packing placed on the floor while resisting the biasing force of the spring. The work efficiency is low, the work is unstable, and the work load is heavy.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, The objective is to implement | achieve the jig | tool which can improve work efficiency, workability | operativity, and work load.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a valve assembly jig according to the present invention has a packing 12 against a valve shaft portion 11 as a valve component of a barrel-shaped container 1 for storing a sparkling beverage. A valve assembly jig 20 for press-fitting, wherein the packing is brought into contact with a jig main body 21 for holding the packing and one end portion of the valve shaft portion on which the other parts 13, 14 and 16 are mounted. A pressing portion 22 that presses one end of the valve shaft portion downward, and the pressing portion holds the other end of the valve shaft portion vertically upward from the jig body. A movable portion 24 that is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the bar member 23 that extends in the vertical direction, and an operating portion 25 that moves the movable portion vertically downward so that one end of the valve shaft portion is press-fitted into the packing. Have.

  Preferably, the jig main body is provided with a first adapter 28 for holding the packing with respect to the jig main body, and the movable portion engages the other end portion of the valve shaft portion. A second adapter 29 having a groove 29a is provided.

  According to the present invention, the work of press-fitting packing is facilitated, and a jig that contributes to speeding up of the work can be realized.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment described below is an example as means for realizing the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to a modified or modified embodiment described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Configuration of barrel-shaped container]
1 is a side sectional view showing the overall configuration of a barrel-shaped container including a valve assembled by the valve assembly jig of the present embodiment, and shows a gas valve on the right side with respect to the central axis L in section. As shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical barrel container made of stainless steel is for storing a sparkling beverage such as beer, and an opening that can be opened and closed by a gas valve 10 on the upper part of the central axis L of the container body 1. Part 2 is formed.

  The gas valve 10 includes a hollow cylindrical valve shaft portion 11, a resin packing 12 that is press-fitted into the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 1, and an inner periphery portion of the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11. A hemispherical valve body 13 that abuts on the valve body, an inner peripheral spring 14 that urges the valve body 13 upward, and a packing 12 that is mounted on the opening 2 of the barrel-shaped container and mounted on the upper end of the valve stem 11. And an outer peripheral spring 16 which is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11 and biases the valve shaft portion 11 upward.

  The inner spring 14 is held at the upper end portion by the valve body 13 and at the lower end portion by the reduced diameter portion 11 a of the valve shaft portion 11. Further, the outer peripheral spring 16 is held by a flange portion 11 b whose upper end portion is fixed to the flange portion 11 b of the valve shaft portion 11 and a lower end portion thereof which is fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the valve shaft portion 11.

  The bush portion 15 is attached to the opening 2 of the container body 1 and includes a contact portion 15a that contacts the packing 12 and a cylindrical portion 15b that extends downward from the contact portion 15a. The bush portion 15 is connected to a gas injector (not shown) for pouring sparkling beverages into a glass or the like, and passes gas between the bush portion 15 and the packing 12 from the gas injector into the container body 1. Injected, the sparkling beverage in the container body 1 is pushed out by the gas, and is discharged from the lower end portion 11d of the valve shaft portion 11 through the hollow interior to the gas injector from between the valve body 13 and the packing 12 It has become.

  There are various types of barrel containers (for example, 10 liters and 19 liters), and there are gas valves corresponding to the respective capacities.

[Configuration of valve assembly jig]
FIG. 2 is a side view (a) and a top view (b) showing the configuration of the valve assembly jig of the present embodiment, and shows the valve components in cross section. FIG. 3 is a plan view (a), a side view (b), and a back view (c) of the first adapter. FIG. 4 is a plan view (a), a side view (b), and a back view (c) of the second adapter.

  The valve assembly jig 20 of the present embodiment is a jig for press-fitting the packing 12 into the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11 which is a component of the gas valve 10 of FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 1 and the upper end (flange 11c side) of the valve shaft 11 on which other parts such as the valve body 13, the inner peripheral spring 14 and the outer peripheral spring 16 shown in FIG. And a pressing portion 22 that presses the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11 downward.

  The pressing portion 22 includes a movable portion 24 that is movable in the vertical direction with respect to a bar member 23 that extends vertically upward from the jig body 21 while holding the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11, and the valve shaft portion 11. And a lever portion 25 for performing an operation of moving the movable portion 24 vertically downward so that the lower end portion (the upper end portion in FIG. 1) is press-fitted into the packing 12.

  A spring 27 is mounted between the upper end portion 24 a of the movable portion 24 and a support portion 26 fixed to the bar member 23 below the movable portion 24. One end portion 25a of the lever portion 25 is rotatably supported by the support portion 26, and a long hole 25b formed in a portion spaced apart from the one end portion 25a of the lever portion 25 in the axial direction is formed in the movable portion 24. The protrusion 24b is rotatably fitted.

  The jig main body 21 is provided with a first adapter 28 that holds the packing 12 against the upper surface of the jig main body 21, and the upper end of the valve stem 11 (in FIG. A second adapter 29 for engaging the lower end portion is provided.

  Then, by pushing down the lever portion 25, the upper end portion 24a of the movable portion 24 resists the upward biasing force by the spring 27, and the projection portion 24b of the movable portion 24 moves along the elongated hole 25b. The movable part 24 is pushed down by the lever principle.

  By the downward pressing by the movable portion 24, the packing 12 is press-fitted into the lower end portion (upper end portion in FIG. 1) of the valve shaft portion 11.

  In addition, the support part 26 which supports the one end part 25a of the lever part 25 can change arbitrarily the vertical position with respect to the bar member 23 with fastening parts 26a, such as a screw. When the length of the valve stem portion 11 differs depending on the liter), adjustment according to the length of the valve stem portion 11 is possible.

  The first adapter 28 to be mounted on the jig main body 21 has a concave portion 28a having a shape matching the packing 12 formed on the upper surface portion thereof, and a protruding portion that fits on the jig main body 21 on the lower surface portion. 28b is formed. Further, the second adapter 29 attached to the movable portion 24 has a groove portion 29a for engaging the upper end portion of the valve shaft portion 11 on the lower surface portion, and the upper surface portion of the movable portion 24. A convex portion 29b that can be attached to and detached from the grip opening 24d by a fastening component 24c such as a screw is formed. Further, the first adapter 28 and the second adapter 29 are respectively attached to the jig body 21 and the movable portion 24 so as to be coaxial in the vertical direction.

  The length of the long hole 25 b defines the movable range of the movable portion 24, while the support portion 26 defines the upper limit position of the movable portion 24.

  According to the above configuration, the conventional unstable and inefficient force work is abolished, and the press-fitting work of the packing can be easily performed with a small force, so that the work can be speeded up.

It is a sectional side view which shows the whole barrel-shaped container structure containing the valve | bulb assembled by the valve | bulb assembly jig | tool of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the side view (a) and top view (b) which show the structure of the valve assembly jig | tool of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the top view (a), side view (b), and back view (c) of a 1st adapter. It is the top view (a), side view (b), and back view (c) of a 2nd adapter.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 2 Opening part 10 Gas valve 11 Valve shaft part 12 Packing 13 Valve body 14 Inner peripheral spring 15 Bush part 16 Outer spring 20 Valve assembly jig 21 Jig main body 22 Press part 23 Bar member 24 Movable part 25 Lever part 26 Support portion 27 Spring 28 First adapter 29 Second adapter

Claims (2)

A valve assembly jig for press-fitting packing against a valve stem as a valve component of a barrel-shaped container for storing sparkling beverages,
A jig body for holding the packing;
A pressing portion that presses one end of the valve shaft portion downward in a state in which the packing is in contact with one end portion of the valve shaft portion on which another component is mounted;
The pressing portion includes a movable portion movable in a vertical direction with respect to a bar member extending vertically upward from the jig main body while holding the other end portion of the valve shaft portion, and one end portion of the valve shaft portion. An operation unit that moves the movable unit vertically downward so as to be press-fitted into the packing.   The jig body is provided with a first adapter for holding the packing with respect to the jig body, and the movable part is formed with a groove part for engaging the other end of the valve shaft part. The jig according to claim 1, further comprising a second adapter.

Images