JP2009083997A - Parts aligning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To convey various parts efficiently, to align them in a specific attitude, and to deliver them. <P>SOLUTION: This parts aligning device aligns asymmetrical parts P having different shapes of both end parts in specific direction by an attitude selection mechanism 50 and delivers them while transferring these parts P by a transfer mechanism 30. The attitude selection mechanism 50 is provided with a selection rotary body 51 rotated by the parts P in a transfer path for the parts P. The selection rotary body 51 is provided with a hooking part 52 hooked on the parts P being transferred and rotated by them and a selection recessed part 53 for guiding the parts P hooked in the hooking part 52 at its outer periphery. The selection recessed part 53 has an asymmetrical shape for guiding normal attitude parts P', transferring them through a transfer groove 4, and dropping abnormal attitude parts P" from the transfer groove 4. In this parts aligning device, the parts P being transferred rotate the selection rotary body 51 in the hooking part 52, and the selection recessed part 53 of the rotated selection rotary body 51 guides the normal attitude parts P' into the inside, transfers them through the transfer groove 4, and removes the asymmetrical attitude parts P" from the transfer groove 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an alignment apparatus that discharges directional parts such as a tapered roller in a specific posture.

The present inventor has developed an apparatus for sorting and discharging parts in a specific posture. (See Patent Document 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the parts aligning apparatus can align and discharge a directional part P such as a tapered roller in a specific direction. As shown in the figure, this apparatus arranges a plurality of grooves 94 parallel to the transfer direction, and transfers the parts P into the respective grooves 94. A posture selection mechanism 92 is provided in the transfer path of the parts P. The posture selection mechanism 92 pushes out the tapered roller that is transferred in the transfer path. The extruded part P does not fall from the transfer path in a normal posture, and the part that is not in a normal posture falls from the transfer path.
JP 2005-272114 A

  The apparatus of FIG. 1 can discharge the taper roller in a specific posture. However, this device has a specified posture for transferring parts. For example, in the case of a tapered roller, as shown in the figure, the central axis of the tapered roller needs to be set in a posture orthogonal to the transfer direction. An apparatus for transferring parts arranged in a specific posture has a drawback in that the efficiency of transferring the parts decreases, or the mechanism for arranging the parts in a specific posture is complicated.

  The present invention has been developed for the purpose of solving this drawback. An important object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for aligning parts capable of efficiently transferring various parts and discharging them in a specific posture.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the parts alignment apparatus of the present invention comprises the following arrangement.
The parts alignment apparatus detects a posture of the part P transferred by the transfer mechanism 30 and transfers the part P in the transfer direction, passes through the normal posture part P ′, and moves to the abnormal posture part P ″. And a posture selection mechanism 50 that drops the material from the transfer mechanism 30. The asymmetric parts P having different shapes at both ends are aligned and discharged in a specific direction. The sorting rotator 51 is rotated by the part P. The sorting rotator 51 is hooked on the part P transferred by the transfer mechanism 30 and rotated by the part P. A selection concave portion 53 for guiding the asymmetric part P to be hooked by the hook portion 52 is provided on the outer periphery.The selection concave portion 53 guides the normal posture part P ′ and transfers it by the transfer mechanism 30, and the abnormal posture par. It has an asymmetrical shape for dropping the P "from the transport mechanism 30. In this aligning device, the part P transferred by the transfer mechanism 30 rotates the sorting rotator 51 by the hook 52, and the sorting recess 53 of the rotating sorting rotator 51 guides the normal posture part P ′ to the inside. The normal posture part P ″ is removed from the transfer mechanism 30 and the normal posture part P ′ is discharged by the transfer mechanism 30.

  The parts aligning apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention includes an inner disk 1 in which the transfer mechanism 30 is arranged so as to be rotatable in a horizontal or substantially horizontal plane, and an inner disk 1 outside the inner disk 1. An outer ring plate 2 that is inclined with respect to the outer ring plate 2 and a drive mechanism 3 that rotates the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1. The outer ring plate 2 includes a supply unit 5 positioned at a lower part to which the parts P are supplied from the inner disk 1, and a rising and falling unit 6 disposed at a higher position than the inner disk 1. 6 is provided with a posture selection mechanism 50. The rotated outer ring plate 2 transfers the part P supplied from the inner disk 1 from the supply unit 5 to the ascending / falling unit 6 and also moves the abnormal posture part P ″ from the outer ring plate 2 by the posture selection mechanism 50. It is dropped on the inner disk 1, and only normal posture parts P ′ in a normal posture are selected and discharged to the outside by the outer ring plate 2.

  In the part aligning apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention, the transfer mechanism 30 includes the transfer groove 4 that is continuous in the transfer direction of the part P. The transport mechanism 30 transports the part P placed on the transport groove 4.

  In the parts aligning apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the part P to be sorted is a tapered roller, and the sorting concave part 53 for guiding the tapered roller in which the sorting rotating body 51 is in a normal posture is provided on the outer peripheral part.

  In the parts aligning device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the posture selection mechanism 50 has the braking mechanism 57 of the selection rotating body 51.

  The part aligning apparatus according to claim 6 of the present invention has a contact sorting unit 54 in which the posture sorting mechanism 50 is disposed above the transfer mechanism 30 and makes contact with and eliminates the abnormal posture part P ′. Yes.

  In the parts alignment apparatus according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the sorting rotating body 51 is provided with the pushing portion 53a for contacting the abnormal posture part P ′ and removing the abnormal posture part from the transfer mechanism 30 in the sorting recess 53. ing.

  In the part aligning apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the posture selection mechanism 50 removes the abnormal posture part P ′ from the transfer mechanism 30 by its own weight.

  The parts alignment apparatus of the present invention has a feature that various parts can be efficiently transferred and discharged in a specific posture. The parts alignment apparatus of the present invention includes a transfer mechanism for transferring parts in the transfer direction, a posture of the parts transferred by the transfer mechanism, passing through the normal posture parts, and a mechanism for transferring the abnormal posture parts. A posture selection mechanism for dropping from the device, and the posture selection mechanism includes a selection rotating body that is rotated by the parts in the transfer path of the parts to be transferred, and the selection rotating body is a hook portion that is rotated by the parts. A sorting recess for guiding the part to be hooked by the hook is provided on the outer periphery, and the sorting recess guides the normal posture part and transfers it by the transfer mechanism, and asymmetrically drops the abnormal posture part from the transfer mechanism. This is because it has a shape. In this aligning device, the parts transferred by the transfer mechanism rotate the sorting rotator at the hook, and the sorting recesses of the rotating sorting rotator guide the normal posture parts inside and transfer them by the transfer mechanism, The abnormal posture parts are excluded from the transfer mechanism, and asymmetric parts having different shapes at both ends are aligned and discharged in a specific direction. In particular, the parts alignment apparatus of the present invention has a simple structure in which a part is placed on a transfer mechanism that is continuous in the transfer direction without specifying a posture for transferring the part, and the transferred part is in a specific direction. Can be arranged and discharged. For this reason, it can arrange | position and discharge to a specific attitude | position, transferring various parts efficiently, without providing the complicated mechanism which arranges a part in a specific attitude | position.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the following embodiments exemplify parts aligning devices for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention does not specify the aligning devices as follows.

  Further, in this specification, for easy understanding of the scope of claims, numbers corresponding to the members shown in the embodiments are indicated in the “claims” and “means for solving problems” sections. It is added to the members. However, the members shown in the claims are not limited to the members in the embodiments.

  The parts aligning apparatus shown in the plan view of FIG. 2 and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 discharges asymmetric parts with different shapes at both ends aligned in a specific direction, such as a tapered roller used in a tapered roller bearing. To do. Hereinafter, the part P will be described in detail as a taper roller, but the apparatus of the present invention has, for example, a cylindrical shape, a columnar shape, a rectangular tube shape, a prismatic shape, or a shape obtained by connecting these parts. Those having different shapes at both ends can also be used.

  The alignment device includes a transfer mechanism 30 that carries the parts P and transfers them, and detects the posture of the parts P that are transferred by the transfer mechanism 30 and passes through the normal posture parts P ′ to transfer the abnormal posture parts P ″. And a posture selection mechanism 50 that drops from 30.

  The transfer mechanism 30 in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes an inner disk 1 disposed so as to be rotatable in a horizontal or substantially horizontal plane, an outer ring plate 2 disposed outside the inner disk 1, A drive mechanism 3 that rotates the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1 is provided. A posture selection mechanism 50 is disposed in the transfer path of the parts P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 of the transfer mechanism 30. The posture sorting mechanism 50 sorts the posture of the part P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 and transfers the normal posture part P ′ in a normal posture on the outer ring plate 2 to transfer it. The posture part P ″ is dropped from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1 and selected.

  The outer ring plate 2 is disposed in a posture inclined with respect to the inner disk 1. Further, a part of the outer ring plate 2 is arranged on the same plane as the inner disk 1 so that a directional part P can be supplied from the inner disk 1. The outer ring plate 2 includes a supply unit 5 to which the parts P are supplied from the inner disk 1 and a rising and falling unit 6 disposed at a higher position than the inner disk 1, and is supplied from the inner disk 1. The parts P are transferred from the supply unit 5 to the ascending / falling unit 6. The outer ring plate 2 is disposed to be inclined relative to the inner disk 1. To achieve this, as shown in FIG. 3, the inner disc 1 is leveled and only the outer ring plate 2 is tilted, or both the inner disc and the outer ring plate are tilted in the opposite direction, or alternatively Tilt the inner disc with the outer ring horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transfer mechanism 30 that inclines only the outer ring plate 2 has the inner disk 1 arranged in a horizontal plane so that the outer ring plate 2 is inclined upward from the supply unit 5 toward the rising and falling unit 6. The head is inclined and a drop is provided between the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1 at the rising and falling part 6. Although not shown, the transfer mechanism for inclining both the inner disk and the outer ring plate with respect to the horizontal plane inclines the outer ring plate from the parts supply part toward the ascending and falling part, and the inner disk is supplied to the supply part. From the outer ring plate toward the rising and falling part. This transfer mechanism can reduce the inclination angle between the inner disk and the outer ring plate and increase the drop between the outer ring plate and the inner disk at the rising and falling part. In addition, the transfer mechanism that horizontally arranges the outer ring plate inclines the inner disk from the supply unit toward the rising and falling part of the outer ring plate with a downward slope, and moves the outer ring plate and the inner disk at the rising and falling part. Make a head.

  The inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 can be manufactured by cutting a single metal plate into a circle with a laser or a press. This is because the outer peripheral edge of the inner disk 1 approaches the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2. However, it goes without saying that the inner disk and the outer ring plate can be made of separate metal plates. The inner disk 1 has an outer diameter of, for example, 10 to 80 cm so that a large number of supplied parts P can be stored. When the inner disk 1 is enlarged, a large number of large parts can be stored. The outer ring plate 2 is designed to have a sufficient width as compared with the outer shape of the part P so that the part P can be placed and transferred thereon.

  The inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 that are inclined with respect to each other are partly arranged on the same surface to serve as a supply unit 5 that supplies the parts P from the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2. Since the supply part of an outer ring plate is a part which supplies parts from an inner side disk, it can also be arrange | positioned in a position lower than an inner side disk. As the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 are separated from the supply unit 5, the difference between the upper and lower sides becomes larger, and the portion where the vertical difference is the largest or the vicinity thereof is the rising and falling part 6. A gap is formed between the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2 and the outer peripheral edge of the inner disk 1. This is because the outer ring plate 2 is inclined with respect to the inner disk 1. The transfer mechanism 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 fixes the connecting wall 11 to the lower surface of the outer ring plate 2 so that the part P does not leak from this gap. The connecting wall 11 is connected to a disk 12 that rotates the outer ring plate 2.

  The outer ring plate 2 is provided with a transfer groove 4 continuous in the transfer direction of the parts P on the upper surface thereof. The outer ring plate 2 rotates to transfer the part P to the circular orbit. Therefore, the transfer groove 4 is provided so as to be continuous with a circular orbit centering on the rotation center of the outer ring plate 2. The transfer groove 4 in FIG. 3 is a U groove. The transfer groove 4, which is a U groove, can be a groove having a smaller radius of curvature than the outer diameter of the part P. The transfer groove 4 can transfer parts on a locus along the center of the transfer groove 4. That is, the parts can be transferred in a straight line as an example so as not to be displaced laterally. However, the transfer groove may be a V-shaped groove or a U-shaped groove that contacts the lower surface of the part, and the parts may be transferred in a straight line so as not to be laterally displaced.

  The outer ring plate 2 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is provided with a transfer groove 4 extending in the transfer direction of the parts P extending in the circumferential direction of the outer ring plate 2. The outer ring plate 2 transfers the part P guided to the transfer groove 4 in a posture facing the tangential direction of the circumference.

  The drive mechanism 3 rotates the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1. The drive mechanism 3 of FIG. 3 rotates the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 together at the same rotational speed. The drive mechanism 3 includes a reduction motor 9 connected to a rotating shaft 8 fixed at the center of the inner disk 1. The reduction motor 9 rotates the inner disk 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The outer ring plate 2 is connected to the frame 10 so as to be rotatable. In the illustrated outer ring plate 2, a disk 12 is fixed to the lower surface via a connecting wall 11, and a cylindrical rotating shaft 13 is fixed to the center of the disk 12. A cylindrical rotary shaft 13 is connected to the frame 10 via a bearing 14 so as to be rotatable, and is connected to the frame 10 so that the outer ring plate 2 can be rotated. Since the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1 are disposed in an inclined posture, the rotation centers of the outer ring plate 2 and the inner disk 1 are relatively inclined.

  The drive mechanism 3 shown in the figure is a single reduction motor 9 that rotates the outer ring plate 2 together with the inner disk 1. In order to rotate the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 together with the speed reduction motor 9, the inner disk 1 has a drive pin 15 that protrudes from the lower surface fixed thereto. A pair of parallel pins 16 that guide the drive pins 15 are fixed to the outer ring plate 2, and a sliding slit is provided between the parallel pins 16. The parallel pin 16 is fixed toward the center on the upper surface of the rotating shaft 13 to which the disk 12 fixed to the outer ring plate 2 is fixed. The drive pins 15 are inserted into the sliding slits between the parallel pins 16 so as to move in and out along the parallel pins 16, that is, along the sliding slits. In this drive mechanism 3, the reduction motor 9 rotates the drive pin 15, and the drive pin 15 rotates the outer ring plate 2 via the parallel pin 16. Since the center of rotation of the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 is inclined with respect to each other, the drive pin 15 rotates the outer ring plate 2 while sliding the sliding slit between the parallel pins 16. Although not shown, the drive mechanism is provided with a sliding slit extending in the radial direction on the inner disk, and a driving pin guided by the sliding slit is fixed to the rotation shaft of the outer ring plate, so that the inner disk and the outer ring plate are connected. You can also rotate together.

  The transfer mechanism 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 blocks the gap between the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 with a blocking wall 7 in order to prevent the parts P from leaking between the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2. is doing. The blocking wall 7 is fixed so as not to rotate. The blocking wall 7 includes a falling wall portion 7A provided in a portion including the rising and falling portion 6 and guide wall portions disposed on both sides of the falling portion 7A and the outer ring plate 2 where the vertical difference is low. 7B. The falling wall portion 7A is used in combination with a drop guide 17 that causes the part P to drop from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1 at the rising and falling portion 6. The falling wall portion 7 </ b> A in the drawing in which the dropping guide 17 is used in combination is an inclined surface having a downward slope from the outer ring plate 2 toward the inner disk 1. The drop guide 17 allows the part P to drop with little impact and further reduce damage due to the impact. The falling wall portion 7A, which is the dropping guide 17, is made of a synthetic resin such as a fluororesin. The fluororesin drop guide 17 can drop the parts P very smoothly.

  In the part aligning apparatus shown in the figure, an outer peripheral wall 18 is disposed along the outer peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2. The outer ring plate 2 having the outer peripheral wall 18 can increase the rotation speed and prevent the parts P from jumping out of the outer ring plate 2 due to centrifugal force and falling. For this reason, this part aligning device can rotate the outer ring plate 2 quickly and discharge a large amount of parts P per unit time. However, the outer peripheral wall is not necessarily provided. This is because the parts aligning device that rotates the outer ring plate slowly does not cause the parts placed on the outer ring plate to fall outward due to acceleration.

  Further, the parts aligning apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 arranges the parts guide 40 in order to smoothly supply the parts P supplied on the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2 in the lower supply part 5. Has been established. The parts guide 40 is above the inner disk 1 and contacts the parts P transferred by the rotated inner disk 1 to change the transfer direction of the parts P. The parts guide 40 has a plate shape whose lower surface is shaped along the surface of the inner disk 1, with one end extending to the center of the inner disk 1 and the other end extending to the boundary between the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2. Has been established. The parts guide 40 is inclined with respect to the radial direction of the inner disk 1 so that the parts P transferred on the inner disk 1 can be transferred in the outer circumferential direction. The part guide 40 shown in FIG. 2 is inclined in the rotational direction of the inner disk 1 from the center toward the outer periphery. The parts P transferred by the inner disk 1 are transferred in the outer circumferential direction along the parts guide 40 and supplied from the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2.

  Furthermore, the parts guide 40 shown in the figure is rotatably arranged in a predetermined angle range so that it can move along the surface of the inner disk 1. The parts guide 40 is disposed so that one end on the center side of the inner disk 1 can be rotated via a rotation shaft 42 in a vertical posture. In order to arrange the rotating shaft 42 at a predetermined position, the alignment device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is positioned above the inner disk 1 and the outer ring plate 2 and has a fixed frame 27 extending in the diametrical direction. Is arranged. Both ends of the fixed frame 27 are supported by support columns 28. The lower end of the support column 28 is fixed to the upper surface of the base frame 10, and the fixed frame 27 is disposed at a predetermined position. A bearing base 43 that supports the rotating shaft 42 of the parts guide 40 is fixed to the central portion of the fixed frame 27. The bearing stand 43 is provided with a bearing portion that supports the rotating shaft 42 at a position protruding from the fixed frame 27. The rotating shaft 42 is supported so that the upper part can be inserted into the bearing base 43 and rotated, and the parts guide 40 is fixed to the lower part in a vertical posture. The parts guide 40 rotates along the surface of the inner disk 1 around the rotation shaft 42.

  The above parts guide 40 is driven by a cam 41 rotated by a rotating shaft 8 protruding upward from the inner disk 1 and moves along the surface of the inner disk 1. The inner disk 1 has a rotating shaft 8 fixed at the center protruding upward, and a cam 41 is fixed to the protruding portion of the rotating shaft 8. The cam 41 has an outer peripheral portion formed in a concavo-convex shape, and the parts guide 40 is moved by bringing the parts guide 40 into contact with the surface of the concavo-convex. The illustrated part guide 40 fixes an arm 44 that contacts the surface of the cam 41, and the tip of the arm 44 is moved along the outer peripheral surface of the cam 41 to rotate around the rotation shaft 42. Then, it moves along the inner disk 1. The arm 44 shown in the drawing is provided with a contact roller 45 at the tip so that it can move smoothly along the unevenness of the cam 41.

  Furthermore, the parts guide 40 urges the outer peripheral end of the inner disk 1 in a predetermined direction via the elastic body 46. The elastic body 46 urges the part guide 40 in a direction in which the inclination angle with respect to the radial direction becomes smaller, in other words, the tip of the part guide 40 in the direction opposite to the transfer direction of the part P. The elastic body 46 shown in the figure is a coil spring that is a tension spring. Furthermore, the alignment apparatus shown in the figure is provided with a stopper 47 so that the parts guide 40 biased by the elastic body 46 stops at a predetermined position. The stopper 47 abuts on the tip of the part guide 40 urged by the elastic body 46 and stops the part guide 40 at a predetermined stop position. The alignment apparatus shown in the figure prevents the tip of the arm 44 from contacting the cam 41 when the parts guide 40 is in the stop position.

  The above parts guide 40 can reliably transfer the part P of the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2. However, the alignment device does not specify the mechanism for transferring the part P of the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2 in the supply guide 40 shown in the drawing. It is possible to transfer parts from the inner disk to the outer ring plate by air flow, or to transfer parts made of magnetic material from the inner disk to the outer ring plate using magnetic attraction and repulsion. It is.

  Further, the parts aligning apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a supply guide 19 in the supply unit 5 for smoothly supplying the parts P supplied from the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2 to the transfer groove 4. Yes. The supply guide 19 is a guide wall provided along the outer side of the transfer groove 4. One end is fixed to the outer peripheral wall 18, and the other end is gradually approached to the transfer groove 4 in the transfer direction of the parts P. Is arranged. The supply guide 19 is fixed to the outer peripheral wall 18 so as not to rotate. The supply guide 19 aligns the direction of the parts P supplied to the outer ring plate 2 in the direction along the transfer groove 4, and promptly guides the parts P to the transfer groove 4.

  Further, the transfer mechanism 30 in FIG. 2 is provided with a one-row guide 21 for arranging parts P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 in a row. The one-row guide 21 is arranged in the transfer path of the parts P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 and transfers the parts P transferred in a row in two or more rows. The one-row guide 21 discharges the parts P, which are transferred in two or more rows at the tip, from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. Therefore, the distance between the front edge of the one-line guide 21 and the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2 is adjusted so that only one line of parts P can be transferred.

  Furthermore, the parts P transferred to the outer ring plate 2 may be transferred in a standing posture or an overlapping posture. In the illustrated part aligning apparatus, the destacking material 20 is disposed in the transfer path of the outer ring plate 2 so that the part P is in a predetermined posture, that is, the central axis of the part P is along the center of the transfer groove 4. I am trying to transport it. In the delamination material 20, the distance between the lower edge and the upper surface of the outer ring plate 2 is a gap through which only one part P along the center of the transfer groove 4 can pass. Further, the destacking material 20 transfers the part P of the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1 in a posture inclined with respect to the radial direction. In other words, the part P is inclined with respect to the radial direction in a direction in which the part P can be transferred from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. Therefore, when the parts P in the standing posture or the overlapping posture are transferred by the outer ring plate 2, only the first-stage part P transferred in a posture in which the central axis is along the center of the transfer groove 4 is allowed to pass. The parts placed on the part P and the parts in the standing posture are discharged from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. Therefore, the part P transferred on the outer ring plate 2 passes through the destacking material 20 and is always a part whose posture is along the center of the transfer groove 4. This mechanism is a simple mechanism and can put the parts P stacked and transferred on the outer ring plate 2 in a correct posture. However, parts that are stacked and transferred on the outer ring plate can be detected by an optical sensor, and parts that are in a standing posture or overlapped posture can be removed by an air flow or the like. .

  The transfer mechanism 30 shown in the drawing passes the parts P supplied from the inner disk 1 to the outer ring plate 2 through the one-line guide 21 to form one line, and further passes through the destacking material 20 so that the central axis is the transfer groove 4 It is transferred to the rising and falling part 6 as a correct posture along the center. In the ascending / falling section 6, the posture selection mechanism 50 detects the direction of the part P and drops the abnormal posture part P ″ in the reverse posture from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. The normal posture part P ′ in the normal posture is allowed to pass from the outer ring plate 2 without being dropped, and is discharged to the outside by the discharge mechanism 25.

  In the parts alignment apparatus, a posture selection mechanism 50 is disposed in the ascending / falling portion 6 of the outer ring plate 2 which is a transfer path of the parts P transferred by the transfer mechanism 30. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the alignment device is positioned above the rotated outer ring plate 2 and has a posture selection mechanism 50. In the posture selection mechanism 50, the base plate 55 is disposed so as not to contact the outer ring plate 2, and the selection rotating body 51 is connected to the upper surface of the base plate 55 via a rotation shaft 56 so as to be rotatable.

  The sorting rotator 51 is rotated by the parts P to be transferred, and sorts the normal posture parts P ′ and the abnormal posture parts P ″. That is, the normal posture parts P ′ are separated by the transfer groove 4 of the outer ring plate 2. Then, the abnormal posture part P ″ is discharged from the transfer groove 4 and dropped from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the sorting rotator 51 is hooked on the parts P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 of the transfer mechanism 30, and is hooked on the hooks 52 rotated by the parts P, and the hooks 52. A sorting recess 53 for guiding the asymmetric part P is provided on the outer periphery. The sorting rotator 51 shown in the figure has eight sets of sorting recesses 53 at a constant pitch on the outer periphery.

  The sorting rotator 51 is rotated by this part P by bringing the part P guided to the sorting recess 53 into contact with the hooking part 52. In other words, the part P to be hooked on the hook 52 is guided to the sorting recess 53 and rotates the sorting rotator 51. Accordingly, the sorting rotator 51 is provided with a hooking portion 52 at one end of the sorting recess 53 and in front of the sorting recess 53 in the rotation direction. 4 is pushed by the part P moving in the transfer groove 4 and rotated to the left. Therefore, a hooking portion 52 is provided at the left end in the drawing of the selection recess 53 in the portion overlapping with the transfer groove 4. Yes.

  Furthermore, the rotating sorting rotator 51 is connected to the base plate 55 via a braking mechanism 57 so that rotation due to inertia is suppressed. The sorting rotator 51 is rotated in a state where the part P transferred through the transfer groove 4 presses the hooking portion 52. At this time, if the sorting rotator 51 rotates too quickly, the tip of the supplied part P is rotated. The part P cannot be supplied to the sorting recess 53 while the hook 52 is surely pressed and rotated on the surface. For this reason, the braking mechanism 57 is provided so that the sorting rotator 51 can be rotated with some resistance. In the posture selection mechanism 50 shown in FIG. 5, a rotation shaft 56 is disposed through a friction member 59 in a through portion provided at the center of a rotary body 58 fixed to the center of the selection rotary body 51. The friction member 59 is adjusted so that the frictional force of the rotating body 58 with respect to the rotating shaft 56 suppresses the rotation of the sorting rotating body 51 due to inertia, but can rotate smoothly while being pressed against the part P. ing. The sorting rotating body 51 is rotated without difficulty in a state in which the leading end surface of the supplied part P presses the hooking portion 52. However, the braking mechanism is not necessarily specified as a friction member disposed between the sorting rotating body and the rotating shaft. In the braking mechanism, for example, the friction member can be disposed between the sorting rotating body and the base plate. Further, the braking mechanism is not limited to the friction member, and other mechanisms that can brake the rotation of the sorting rotating body can be employed.

  Further, the sorting rotator 51 is arranged so that the hooking portion 52 and the sorting recess 53 are positioned above the transfer groove 4 in the transfer path of the parts P. As shown in FIG. 5, the sorting rotating body 51 is arranged so that the height of the outer peripheral portion having the hooking portion 52 and the sorting concave portion 53 is the height of the central portion of the part P to be transferred on the transfer groove 4. is doing.

  The hook 52 protrudes from the outer periphery of the sorting rotator 51, contacts the tip of the part P transferred by the transfer groove 4, and rotates the sorting rotator 51. Therefore, the hooking portion 52 is provided so as to protrude into the transfer path of the parts P transferred by the transfer groove 4.

  The sorting recess 53 guides the part P transferred in the transfer groove 4 and transfers the abnormal posture part P ″ without dropping from the transfer groove 4, and moves the abnormal posture part P ″ outside the transfer groove 4. And dropped from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. The alignment apparatus of the present invention selects the direction of the asymmetric part P having different shapes at both ends, discharges only the part in a specific direction, and removes the part in the reverse direction. The selection concave portion 53 has an extruding portion 53a for extruding the non-normal posture part P ″ from the transfer groove 4. The selection concave portion 53 is deep in a portion other than the extruding portion 53a. The posture part P ′ and the non-normal posture part P ″ are not extruded. As shown in the figure, the sorting recess 53 has a bottom surface where the side surface abuts in a state where the normal posture part P ′ is transferred, from a small diameter part Px where the outer diameter of the part P becomes smaller, to a large diameter part where the outer diameter of the part P becomes larger. The inclined surface gradually becomes deeper toward Py, and the portion where the large-diameter portion Py of the non-normal posture part P ″ comes into contact is the extruded portion 53a. However, the sorting recess does not necessarily have to have the bottom surface of the recess as the inclined surface. Alternatively, a protruding portion may be provided at a portion where the large-diameter portion Py of the non-normal posture part P ″ contacts to form an extruded portion. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 17, the extruding part 53a contacts the small-diameter portion Px in which the outer diameter of the part P becomes smaller and transfers the normal posture part P ′ without removing it from the transfer groove 4. The non-normal posture part P ″ is pushed out from the transfer groove 4 by contacting the large-diameter portion Py where the outer diameter increases, and the tapered roller has a small outer diameter at one end and a large outer diameter at the other end. A portion having a small outer diameter becomes a small-diameter portion Px, and a portion having a large outer diameter becomes a large-diameter portion Py Even if the pushing portion 53a contacts the small-diameter portion Px, the normal posture part P ′ is not excluded from the transfer groove 4. When the abnormal posture part P ″ is transferred to the transfer groove 4, the pushing portion 53 a presses the large-diameter portion Py of the part P and removes it from the transfer groove 4.

  6 to 12 show a state where the normal posture part P ′ is transferred by the transfer groove 4, and FIGS. 13 to 17 show a state where the abnormal posture part P ″ is removed from the transfer groove 4 and dropped. As shown in these drawings, the normal posture part P ′ has its center of gravity inside the transfer groove 4 even if the small diameter portion Px contacts the pushing portion 53a. Since the pushing portion 53a contacts the large-diameter portion Py having a large outer diameter and is pushed out from the transfer groove 4, its center of gravity is outside the transfer groove 4 and is excluded from the outside to be transferred from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. Be dropped. In the part P having both ends asymmetrical, the position of the small-diameter portion Px is an end on the opposite side between a normal posture and an abnormal posture. Therefore, the sorting concave portion 53 of the sorting rotating body 51 is moved in the opposite direction while pressing the portion that becomes the small diameter portion Px in a specific posture with the pushing portion 53a of the sorting concave portion 53 and transferring the part P to the transfer groove 4. The processed part P is processed into a shape that excludes it from the transfer groove 4. Since the tapered roller shown in FIGS. 6 to 17 has a small-diameter portion Px at one end, the normal posture part P ′ is transferred by the transfer groove 4 even if the small-diameter portion Px is pressed by the pushing portion 53a. Although it is possible, the non-normal posture part P ″ is processed so as to be excluded from the transfer groove 4 by the pushing portion 53a.

  The apparatus of the present invention does not specify the asymmetric part to be sorted as a tapered roller. As shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the postures of the asymmetric parts P having different shapes at both ends can be aligned and discharged. In the sorting rotating body 51 for sorting the postures of the parts P shown in these drawings, the pushing portion 53a provided in the sorting recess 53 presses the small diameter portion Px of the parts P to transfer the normal posture parts P ′, The abnormal posture part P ″ is excluded. The part P in FIG. 18 is provided with a ring groove Pr at one end. The sorting rotary body 51 for sorting this part P is a normal posture part guided by the sorting recess 53. An extruding portion 53 a that contacts or approaches the ring groove Pr of P ′ and moves the normal posture part P ′ through the transfer groove 4 and pushes the abnormal posture part P ″ out of the transfer groove 4 is provided in the sorting recess 53. Further, the part P of FIG. 19 has one end as a small diameter portion Px. The sorting rotating body 51 for sorting the parts P is provided with a pushing portion 53 a in the sorting recess 53 that contacts or approaches the small diameter portion Px of the normal posture part P ′ guided by the sorting recess 53. In the sorting rotator 51, when the normal posture part P ′ is guided to the sorting recess 53, the pushing portion 53a comes into contact with or approaches the small diameter portion Px, and the part P is transferred by the transfer groove 4. However, when the abnormal posture part P 'is guided to the sorting recess 53, the sorting recess 53 does not contact the small diameter portion Px but contacts the outer diameter portion Py larger than the small diameter portion Px. In this state, the abnormal posture part P ″ is pushed out of the transfer groove 4 and removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 15, the position of the part P that is guided and transferred to the sorting recess 53 varies between the normal posture and the non-normal posture. The normal posture part P ′ is transferred without being pushed out from the transfer groove 4, but the non-normal posture part P ″ is transferred to a position where the normal posture part P ″ is pushed out from the transfer groove 4. 15, the center of gravity of the part P is located outside the transfer groove 4 so that the balance of the part P is lost due to the weight of the part P. Thus, the part P is pushed out of the outer ring plate 2. Fall on the inner disk 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, the posture sorting mechanism 50 sorts the normal posture part P ′ and the abnormal posture part P ″, which are transferred to different positions, by the contact sorting unit 54, so that the abnormal posture part P "Can be pushed out of the transfer groove 4 and eliminated. 12 shows a state in which the contact sorting unit 54 transfers the normal posture part P ′ without removing it from the transfer groove 4, and FIG. 17 shows a state in which the contact sorting unit 54 excludes the abnormal posture part P ″ from the transfer groove 4. The normal posture part P ′ is transferred on the transfer groove 4 while the abnormal posture part P ″ is transferred to the push-out portion 53a so as to protrude from the transfer groove 4. The Accordingly, the normal posture part P ′ and the non-normal posture part P ″ are transferred at different positions. Therefore, the contact selection unit 54 is disposed above the transfer path, and the contact selection unit 54 is abnormal. Only the posture part P ″ can be disposed so as to be excluded from the transfer groove 4. That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, the contact selection unit 54 is disposed on the opposite side of the highest part in the normal posture part P ′ and the abnormal posture part P ″.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, the contact sorting portion 54 is located at a position farther from the pushing portion 53a than the highest portion (on the center line of the large diameter portion Py) of the normal posture part P ′, and FIG. 17, it is disposed closer to the pushing portion 53a than the highest portion (on the center line of the large-diameter portion Py) of the abnormal posture part P ″. Disposed outside the highest portion. The contact sorting unit 54 does not push out the part P in the direction of removing the part P from the transfer groove 4, so that the normal posture part P ′ is not removed from the transfer groove 4 even if it contacts the contact sorting unit 54. Since the posture part P ″ is in contact with the contact sorting portion 54 at the inner side than the highest part, it is pushed out from the transfer groove 4 as shown in FIG. Precisely, the abnormal posture part P ″ is pushed out of the transfer groove 4 by the rotating sorting rotating body 51 in a state where the inner side is in contact with the contact sorting unit 54 with respect to the highest part, and the outer part P ″ is outside by its own weight. Drop from the ring plate 2.

  As described above, in the part aligning device of the present invention, the posture selection mechanism 50 allows the normal posture part P ′ to pass through the transfer groove 4 without being excluded, and the abnormal posture part P ″ is transferred from the transfer groove 4. It is removed and dropped from the outer ring plate 2, and only the normal posture part P ′ is transferred by the transfer groove 4 and discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the posture selection mechanism 50 of the alignment apparatus of the above embodiment aligns the parts P transferred with the front as the small diameter portion Px and the rear as the large diameter portion Py as the normal posture part P ′. However, as shown in FIG. 20, the posture selection mechanism 50 may be configured to select the part P to be transferred as the normal posture part P ′, with the front being the large-diameter portion Py and the rear being the small-diameter portion Px. As shown in the drawing, the posture sorting mechanism 50 reverses the shape of the sorting recess 53 of the sorting rotator 51 with respect to the transfer direction of the part P to the shape of the sorting recess 53 of the sorting rotator 51 shown in FIG. In other words, the sorting rotator 51 includes an extruding portion 53a that contacts the large-diameter portion Py located behind the abnormal posture part P ″ and removes the abnormal posture part P ″ from the transfer groove 4. Is provided behind the sorting recess 53. The sorting rotator 51 guides the normal posture part P ′, which is transported as the small-diameter portion Px in the rear, into the sorting recess 53 and transports it in the transport groove 4, but is transported in the rear as the large-diameter portion Py. The normal posture part P ″ pushes the rear large-diameter portion Py by the pushing portion 53a, pushes it out from the transfer groove 4, and drops it from the outer ring plate 2. Therefore, the sorting rotating body 51 is provided in the sorting recess 53. The pushing portion 53a excludes the abnormal posture part P ″ from the transfer groove 4, but the normal posture part P ′ is guided to the inside of the sorting recess 53 and can be transferred by the transfer groove 4.

  In the aligning device having the above structure, since the transfer mechanism 30 includes the transfer groove 4 continuous in the transfer direction of the parts P on the upper surface of the outer ring plate 2, the side surface has a curved surface like a tapered roller. The parts P can be guided in the transfer groove 4 and transferred in a straight line so as not to be laterally displaced. However, the transfer mechanism does not necessarily need to be provided with a transfer groove continuous in the part transfer direction. The transfer mechanism can also transfer parts placed on top without providing a transfer groove. The alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 has a structure in which the part P is transferred on the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2 without providing a transfer groove on the upper surface of the outer ring plate 2. For example, the transfer mechanism 30 can transfer parts having flat side surfaces in a straight line.

  Further, the alignment apparatus of the above-described embodiment sorts the postures of the asymmetric parts P having different shapes at both ends into the normal posture parts P ′ and the abnormal posture parts P ″ from the shapes before and after in the transfer direction. Therefore, this alignment device is optimal for selecting parts that can distinguish between the normal posture part P ′ and the abnormal posture part P ″ from the front and rear shapes, such as a tapered roller. However, the alignment apparatus of the present invention can select not only the front and back postures of asymmetric parts having different shapes at both ends, but also the front and back postures. For example, as shown in FIG. 22, this aligning device is a plate-like or block-like part, in addition to the shape of both ends, detects the posture of an asymmetric part P having different shapes on both sides, Select and discharge parts in a specific posture. The asymmetric part P shown in FIG. 22 has a wedge shape that is an elongated trapezoidal shape as a whole. This part P has a narrow part Pa that becomes narrower and a wide part Pb that becomes wider at both ends, and a tapered part Pt that inclines toward the wide part Pb from the narrow part Pa on both sides. And a non-tapered portion Ps opposite to the tapered portion Pt.

  The alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 detects the posture of the asymmetric part P shown in FIG. 22 and selects and discharges the part in a specific posture. A state in which the posture selection mechanism 50 of this alignment device sorts the parts P is shown in FIGS. The alignment apparatus shown in these figures discriminates and sorts the front and back postures in addition to the front and back postures of the parts P. The posture selection mechanism 50 shown in these drawings has a posture in which the first surface (A surface in the drawing) that is one flat surface of the part P is an upper surface, with the wide portion Pa as the front and the wide portion Pb as the rear. The parts transferred in the posture are selected as normal posture parts P ′. Note that. 21 and FIGS. 23 to 26, the same components as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The posture selection mechanism 50 shown in the figure is configured so that the shape of the selection recess 53 can be transferred without dropping the normal posture part P ′ in order to select the front / back posture and the front / back posture of the transferred part P. The posture selection mechanism 50 shown in the figure is configured to drop the normal posture part P ″. In order to determine the front and back of the part P, the non-tapered portion Ps is set to the selection recess 53 side, and the tapered portion Pt is set to the outer ring 2. The parts P to be transferred in a posture with the center side guided to the sorting recess 53, but the parts P to be transferred in a posture with the tapered portion Pt as the sorting recess 53 side and the non-tapered portion Ps as the center side of the outer ring 2. Is dropped without being guided to the sorting recess 53. To achieve this, the attitude sorting mechanism 50 sets the opening width (W) of the sorting recess 53 provided in the sorting rotator 51. The posture selection mechanism 50 is shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, which is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the width (L2) of the non-tapered portion Ps of the part P and smaller than the width (L1) of the tapered portion Pt. Thus, the part P transferred with the non-tapered portion Ps as the sorting recess 53 side is guided deeply into the sorting recess 53. The width (L2) of the non-tapered portion Ps of the part P is equal to the opening width (W) of the sorting recess 53. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the posture selection mechanism 50 does not guide the parts P transferred with the tapered portion Pt as the selection recess 53 side to the selection recess 53 as shown in FIGS. This is because the width (L1) of the tapered portion Pt of the part P is larger than the opening width (W) of the sorting recess 53. The abnormal posture part P "that is not guided deeply by the sorting recess 53 is shown in FIGS. I'll show you , The fall is extruded so as to protrude from the inner periphery of the outer ring plate 2 inside the disk 1. As described above, the parts P transferred in a posture with the second surface (B surface in the drawing) being the upper surface of the abnormal posture part P ″ as the upper surface are excluded as the abnormal posture part P ″.

  Further, the posture selection mechanism 50 selects the rotary body in order to determine the front and rear postures of the parts P transferred in a posture with the first surface (A surface in the figure) being the upper surface of the normal posture part P ′ as the upper surface. An extruding portion 53a for extruding the abnormal posture part P ″ is provided in the sorting concave portion 53 of 51. The sorting concave portion 53 is formed into a shape that does not extrude the part P by deeply processing portions other than the extruding portion 53a. The selection concave portion 53 shown in the drawing has the bottom surface of the concave portion that contacts the non-tapered portion Pt of the normal posture part P ′ as an inclined surface that gradually becomes deeper from the narrow portion Pa side toward the wide portion Pb side. The portion where the end portion on the narrow portion Pa side contacts is the extrusion portion 53a, however, the sorting recess does not necessarily need to have the bottom surface of the recess as an inclined surface, and the end portion on the narrow portion side of the non-tapered portion contacts. Protruding part As shown in Fig. 23, the pushing portion 53a is in contact with the narrow portion Pa side of the non-tapered portion Pt in the state in which the normal posture part P 'is guided. P ′ is transferred from the outer ring plate 2 without dropping, but in the state of guiding the abnormal posture part P ″, the non-normal posture part P ″ is brought into contact with the wide portion Pb side of the non-tapered portion Pt. Extrude from plate 2 and eliminate.

  As described above, the alignment device discriminates both the front and back postures of the parts P to be transferred and the front and rear postures by the posture selection mechanism 50 and drops the abnormal posture parts P ″ from the outer ring plate 2. The normal posture part P ′ is transferred and discharged without dropping.

  Furthermore, the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 arranges the destacking material 20 in the transfer path of the outer ring plate 2 to prevent the parts P from being transferred in a stacked state. As shown in FIG. 22, the plate-like parts are transferred in a posture in which a flat surface having a large area is set up and down, so that a plurality of parts P are easily transferred in a stacked state. The delamination material 20 makes the space | interval of a lower end edge and the upper surface of the outer side ring board 2 the clearance gap through which only one-stage parts P can pass. Further, the destacking material 20 is configured to drop the part P of the outer ring plate 2 onto the inner disk 1 in a posture inclined with respect to the radial direction. Therefore, when the part P in the standing posture or the overlapping posture is transferred by the outer ring plate 2, only the first-stage part P is allowed to pass, and the parts placed on the first-stage part P or the parts in the standing posture are Then, the outer ring plate 2 is excluded to the inner disk 1. That is, the parts P transferred on the outer ring plate 2 pass through the destacking material 20 and are arranged in one step.

  Furthermore, the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 is provided with a one-line guide 21 that passes through the destacking material 20 and arranges the parts P arranged in one row in a line and supplies them to the selection recess 53 of the attitude selection mechanism 50. . The one-row guide 21 is arranged in the transfer path of the parts P transferred by the outer ring plate 2 and transfers the parts P transferred in a row in two or more rows. The one-line guide 21 in the figure is a guide wall provided along the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2, and its front end portion gradually approaches the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2 in the transfer direction of the parts P. It is arranged. This one-line guide 21 excludes the parts P that are transferred in two or more lines from the outer ring plate 2 to the inner disk 1. Therefore, the one-line guide 21 is adjusted so that the distance between the inner edge of the front end portion and the inner peripheral edge of the outer ring plate 2 is an interval at which only one line of parts P can be transferred. A transfer space 22 for transfer is provided. The one-row guide 21 shown in the figure extends at the tip thereof to the vicinity of the opening of the sorting recess 53 of the posture sorting mechanism 50. The one-line guide 21 can reliably guide the part P transferred along the transfer space 22 to the sorting recess 53.

It is a schematic plan view of the parts alignment apparatus developed previously by the present inventors. It is a top view of the parts alignment apparatus concerning one Example of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the part alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 2. It is a top view of the attitude | position selection mechanism of the parts alignment apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the posture selection mechanism shown in FIG. 4 taken along the line AA. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism selects a normal attitude | position part. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the posture selection mechanism shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism classifies an abnormal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism classifies an abnormal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism classifies an abnormal attitude | position part. It is a top view which shows the state which an attitude | position selection mechanism classifies an abnormal attitude | position part. It is AA sectional view taken on the line of the attitude | position selection mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a plan view of a posture sorting mechanism that sorts parts of other shapes, which is an apparatus for aligning parts according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a plan view of a posture sorting mechanism that sorts parts of other shapes, which is an apparatus for aligning parts according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the attitude | position selection mechanism of the parts alignment apparatus concerning the other Example of this invention. It is a top view of the parts alignment apparatus concerning the other Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the part sorted out with the parts alignment apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a state in which the posture selection mechanism of the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 selects normal posture parts. FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a state in which the posture selection mechanism of the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 selects abnormal posture parts. FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a state in which the posture selection mechanism of the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 selects abnormal posture parts. FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a state in which the posture selection mechanism of the alignment apparatus shown in FIG. 21 selects abnormal posture parts.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Inner disk 2 ... Outer ring board 3 ... Drive mechanism 4 ... Transfer groove 5 ... Supply part 6 ... Ascending drop part 7 ... Blocking wall 7A ... Falling wall part
7B ... Guide wall part 8 ... Rotary shaft 9 ... Deceleration motor 10 ... Frame 11 ... Connecting wall 12 ... Disk 13 ... Rotating shaft 14 ... Bearing 15 ... Drive pin 16 ... Parallel pin 17 ... Drop guide 18 ... Outer wall 19 ... Supply guide DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Destacking material 21 ... Single row guide 22 ... Transfer space 25 ... Discharge mechanism 27 ... Fixed frame 28 ... Supporting frame 30 ... Transfer mechanism 40 ... Parts guide 41 ... Cam 42 ... Rotary shaft 43 ... Bearing stand 44 ... Arm 45 ... Contact roller 46 ... Elastic body 47 ... Stopper 50 ... Posture sorting mechanism 51 ... Sorting rotating body 52 ... Hooking portion 53 ... Sorting recess 53a ... Extruding portion 54 ... Contact sorting portion 55 ... Base plate 56 ... Rotating shaft 57 ... Braking mechanism 58 ... Rotating body 59 ... Friction member 92 ... Posture selection mechanism 94 ... Groove P ... Parts P '... Normal posture parts
P ”… Unusual posture parts
Pr ... Ring groove
Px: Small diameter part
Py ... large diameter part
Pa ... Narrow part
Pb ... Wide part
Pt ... Taper part
Ps: Non-tapered part

Claims (8)

The transfer mechanism (30) that transfers the part (P) in the transfer direction, and the posture of the part (P) transferred by this transfer mechanism (30) is detected and passes through the normal posture part (P '), which is abnormal. This is an alignment device that includes a posture selection mechanism (50) that drops the posture parts (P ") from the transfer mechanism (30), and arranges and discharges asymmetric parts (P) with different shapes at both ends in a specific direction. There,
The posture selection mechanism (50) is in the transfer path of the parts (P) to be transferred, and includes a selection rotation body (51) rotated by the parts (P). The selection rotation body (51) is a transfer mechanism. Selection that guides the hook part (52) that is hooked to the part (P) transferred in (30) and rotated by the part (P) and the asymmetric part (P) hooked to this hook part (52) A recess (53) is provided on the outer periphery, and this sorting recess (53) guides the normal posture part (P ') and transfers it by the transfer mechanism (30), and transfers the abnormal posture part (P "). It has an asymmetric shape that drops from (30),
The part (P) transferred by the transfer mechanism (30) rotates the sorting rotator (51) by the hooking part (52), and the sorting recess (53) of the rotating sorting rotator (51) is a normal posture part. (P ′) is guided inside and transferred by the transfer mechanism (30), the abnormal posture part (P ″) is excluded from the transfer mechanism (30), and the normal posture part (P ′) is transferred by the transfer mechanism ( A device for aligning parts to be discharged in 30). The transfer mechanism (30) is disposed inside the horizontal disk (1) so as to be able to rotate in a horizontal or substantially horizontal plane, and is outside the inner disk (1) and inclined with respect to the inner disk (1). An outer ring plate (2), an outer ring plate (2) and a drive mechanism (3) for rotating the inner disk (1),
The outer ring plate (2) is provided at a lower position where the parts (P) are supplied from the inner disk (1), and at a higher position than the inner disk (1). With a falling part (6), and a posture selection mechanism (50) is arranged in the rising and falling part,
The outer ring plate (2) to be rotated transports the parts (P) supplied from the inner disk (1) from the supply unit (5) to the ascending / falling unit (6), and also has a posture selection mechanism (50). Drop the abnormal posture part (P ") from the outer ring plate (2) to the inner disc (1), select only the normal posture part (P ') in the normal posture, and use the outer ring plate (2) 2. The parts aligning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parts aligning apparatus is configured to be discharged to the outside.   The transfer mechanism (30) is provided with a transfer groove (4) continuous in the transfer direction of the parts (P), and the parts (P) are placed on the transfer groove (4) and transferred. Parts alignment device.   4. The part alignment according to claim 3, wherein the part to be sorted (P) is a tapered roller, and a sorting concave part (53) for guiding the tapered roller in which the sorting rotating body (51) is in a normal posture is provided on the outer peripheral part. apparatus.   The parts aligning device according to claim 1, wherein the posture selecting mechanism (50) has a braking mechanism (57) for the selecting rotating body (51).   The posture selection mechanism (50) is provided above the transfer mechanism (30), and has a contact selection section (54) that contacts and rejects the abnormal posture part (P "). Parts alignment device.   The sorting rotator (51) contacts the sorting recess (53) with an extruding part (53a) that contacts the non-normal posture part (P ") and removes the non-normal posture part (P") from the transfer mechanism (30). The parts alignment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parts alignment apparatus is provided.   2. The part aligning device according to claim 1, wherein the posture selection mechanism (50) removes the abnormal posture part (P ") from the transfer mechanism (30) by its own weight.

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