JP2009293064A - Workpiece holder for plating, and workpiece-carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a workpiece holder for plating, which does not waste an electric power used for plating and a plating solution, and has the extended life, and to provide a workpiece-carrying device therefor. <P>SOLUTION: The workpiece holder for plating has: a traveling part 7 which travels along a carrying track 1; a workpiece supporter which hangs from the traveling part 7; and also a slide contact element 17 which slides with a power-feeding rail 4 laid along the carrying track and collects an electric current. The workpiece-carrying device has the workpiece holder. The slide contact element 17 is provided so as to be capable of changing the position between an energizing position in which the slide contact element comes into contact with the power-feeding rail 4 and a non-energized position at which the slide contact element is detached from the power-feeding rail 4. To the slide contact element 4, a toggle mechanism 16 is preferably connected which has a spring means 19 and can toggle the slide contact element 17 between a state of being urged to the energizing position and a state of being urged to the non-energizing position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a workpiece holding jig for plating treatment that holds a workpiece to be plated and is immersed in a plating solution in a plating tank, and a workpiece transfer device having a workpiece holding jig, and in particular, holds a large number of workpieces on a transfer track. The present invention relates to a workpiece holding jig and a workpiece transfer device suitable for supporting a jig and continuously plating a large number of workpieces.

  FIG. 16 shows a general workpiece transfer device in which a large number of workpiece holding jigs M are supported on the transfer track 1. The transfer track 1 includes a traveling rail 2 and a power supply rail 4 that is separate from or integrated with the traveling rail 2. The power supply rail 4 is electrically connected to the cathode side of the DC power supply. On the traveling rail 2, the traveling portions 7 of the workpiece holding jigs M are continuously placed in the transport direction F at a predetermined interval, and the workpiece holding frames 9 are connected to the traveling portions 7 via connecting members 8. Is suspended. Each traveling unit 7 is provided with a traveling mechanism and has a built-in sliding contact 100 for current collection that is always in contact with the power supply rail 4, and is connected from the sliding contact 100 via a connecting member 8 and a work holding frame 9. Electrons are supplied to the workpiece W.

Although not shown, the transport track 1 is laid so as to travel from the work loading station to the top of each pretreatment tank, plating tank, and washing tank, and to return to the work loading station via the work unloading station. Yes. The workpiece W is mounted in each workpiece holding frame 9 at the above-described workpiece loading station, sequentially transported in the pretreatment tank and the plating tank, and a plating layer is formed on the workpiece surface by energization between the anode in the plating tank and the workpiece M. Form. After the processes such as plating and cleaning are completed, each workpiece holding jig M reaches the workpiece unloading station, and the workpiece is removed. There exists patent document 1 etc. as conventional technical literature.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-73895

  As shown in FIG. 16, in a workpiece transfer apparatus that continuously processes a plurality of workpieces, at the start and end of a lot of workpieces, the workpiece holding jig preceding the workpiece holding jig to which the first workpiece is attached and the last The workpiece holding frame following the workpiece holding jig to which the workpiece is attached is not held like the two workpiece holding jigs M on the left side of FIG. May pass.

  However, in the conventional workpiece holding jig M, the sliding contact 100 is always in contact with the power supply rail 4 regardless of whether or not the workpiece M is attached, so that the empty workpiece holding jig M passes through the plating solution. In this case, it cannot be avoided that a dummy plating layer is formed on the surface of the workpiece holding jig M. Therefore, power and plating solution are wasted. In addition, since the workpiece is not held, the plating layer formed on the surface of the workpiece holding jig M is formed thicker than the workpiece holding jig M holding the workpiece. It takes a long time to remove the plating layer to regenerate the jig M, and the work efficiency is lowered.

(Object of invention)
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to switch a current-collecting sliding contact that contacts a power supply rail between an energized position and a non-energized position, thereby wasteful to a work holding jig that is transported in an empty state. The purpose is to eliminate power supply and to save power and plating solution consumption in the continuous plating process. Another object of the present invention is to enable easy switching of the sliding contact state.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a traveling unit that travels along a transport track and a work holder that is suspended by the travel unit, and is slid on a power supply rail that is laid along the transport track. In the plating processing work holding jig having a sliding contact that contacts and collects current, the sliding contact is positioned at an energized position that contacts the power supply rail and a non-energized position that is separated from the power supply rail. It can be changed.

  According to the above configuration, when transporting an empty workpiece holding jig to which no workpiece is attached, by switching the sliding contact to the non-energized position, power and plating solution are wasted when passing through the plating solution. Consumption can be eliminated. In addition, since the dummy plating layer can be prevented from being formed on the surface of the work holding jig, it is possible to shorten the plating layer peeling time during the work of regenerating the work holding jig.

  In the present invention, preferably, the sliding contact is connected with a toggle mechanism having a spring means that can be switched between a state in which the sliding contact is biased to the energized position and a state in which the slide contact is biased to the non-energized position. The

  According to the above configuration, the sliding contact can be easily switched between the energized position and the non-energized position, and during energization, the sliding contact is pressed against the power supply rail by the spring mechanism of the toggle mechanism. Thus, a stable power supply state can be maintained.

  Further, the present invention provides a plating processing work transport apparatus including the above-described plating processing work holding jig and a transport track, wherein a sliding contact is provided at a predetermined station on the transport track with a non-energized position and an energized position. A plating processing work transfer device is provided in which a position switching mechanism that can switch from at least one position to the other position is disposed.

  According to the above configuration, the position of the sliding contact can be switched without removing the workpiece holding jig on the conveyance track.

  According to the present invention, in the above-described plating processing work transfer device, as the position switching mechanism, the work loading station of the transfer track includes a first position switching mechanism for switching the sliding contact from the non-energized position to the energized position. A second position switching mechanism for switching the sliding contact from the energized position to the non-energized position can be disposed at the work unloading station on the transfer track.

  According to the above configuration, the sliding contact is switched to the energized position when the workpiece is mounted on the transport track, and is switched to the non-energized position when the workpiece is removed. Then, electricity can be cut off reliably, and the reliability and efficiency of the switching operation can be improved when a large number of workpieces are continuously plated.

  In the present invention, in the workpiece transfer apparatus for plating processing, as the position switching mechanism, the sliding contact can be switched from either the non-energized position to the energized position or from the energized position to the non-energized position. Directional position switching mechanisms can be arranged.

  According to the above configuration, one position switching mechanism can perform both switching from the non-energized position of the sliding contact to the energized position and switching from the energized position to the non-energized position. It can be made compact and the number of parts can be reduced.

  1 to 8 show a workpiece holding jig for plating treatment and a workpiece transfer apparatus according to the present invention, and an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on these drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a workpiece transfer apparatus showing a state in which a large number of workpiece holding jigs are supported on a transfer track, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing details of the workpiece holding jig of FIG. 1, and FIG. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the sliding contact portion of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a rear view of the sliding contact portion showing the state of the energized position, and Fig. 6 is a non-energized position. It is a rear view of the sliding contact which shows a state. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a part of the operation of the sliding contact at the work loading station, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing a part of the action of the sliding contact at the work unloading station.

(Overall configuration of work transfer device)
In FIG. 1, a workpiece transfer apparatus for continuously plating a large number of workpieces W has basically the same structure as in the case of FIG. 16, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals (numbers). The transport track 1 includes a traveling rail 2 and a power feeding rail 4 formed separately from the traveling rail 2 in parallel to each other, and the power feeding rail 4 is electrically connected to the cathode side of the DC power supply. . On the traveling rails 2, the traveling portions 7 of the workpiece holding jigs M are continuously placed at a predetermined interval in the conveyance direction F, and the workpiece holding frames are connected to the traveling portions 7 via connecting members 8. (Work holders) 9 are suspended. The transport track 1 travels from the work loading station (FIG. 7) to the top of the pretreatment tank, the plating tank, and the washing tank, and returns to the work loading station via the work unloading station (FIG. 8). It is laid.

  In FIG. 2, the transport track 1 is provided with a transport chain 3 for transporting the workpiece holding jig M. The transport chain 3 is wound around a drive sprocket or the like (not shown) and is along the transport track 1. Move around.

(Schematic configuration of traveling unit 7)
The traveling unit 7 of the workpiece holding jig M includes a traveling unit main body 13 slidably mounted on the upper end surface of the traveling rail 2, and a sprocket gear supported on the upper end of the traveling unit main body 13 via a support shaft 14a. 14, a pair of upper guide wheels 15 provided at both ends in the conveying direction F of the upper end portion of the traveling unit main body 13, and a pair of lower guides provided at both ends of the lower end portion of the traveling unit main body 13 in the conveying direction F. A side guide wheel 16 and a current-collecting sliding contact 17 that can contact the power supply rail 4 from above are provided. The sprocket gear 14 meshes with the transport chain 3 and is provided with a one-way clutch that enables rotation only in the direction of the arrow R1, and the rotation in the direction of the arrow R2 is locked. That is, when the transport chain 3 moves in the transport direction F, the rotation of the sprocket gear 14 is locked, so that the travel unit 7 moves in the transport direction F together with the transport chain 3, and conversely, the transport chain 3 moves to the sprocket gear. When moving in the direction opposite to the conveying direction F relative to the sprocket 14, the sprocket gear 14 is idled in the direction of the arrow R1.

(Configuration of work holding frame 9)
The work holding frame 9 includes an upper horizontal beam 31 that extends substantially horizontally in the conveying direction F, and a lower horizontal beam that is disposed substantially parallel to the upper horizontal beam 31 at a position spaced downward from the upper horizontal beam 31. 32 and a pair of vertical bars 33, 33 that connect the ends of both horizontal bars 31, 32 are formed in a vertically long rectangular shape. The upper horizontal rail 31 and the vertical rails 33 and 33 are made of conductive metal such as copper or stainless steel, and the lower horizontal rail 32 is made of a non-conductive material such as hard vinyl chloride resin ( CVPC) or the like. The upper side rail 31 is provided with three upper clamps 40 that protrude downward from the center and both ends in the frame width direction (conveying direction F) by gripping the upper end of the work W and supplying power to the work W. The upper clamps 40 are electrically connected to the power feeding slide contact 17 via the upper lateral rail 31. The lower horizontal rail 32 is provided with a pair of left and right lower clamps 41 that project power by gripping the lower end of the workpiece W1 at both ends in the workpiece holding frame width direction. 41 is electrically connected to the vertical rail 33 via the power supply plate 42.

  In FIG. 3, the suspension member 8 extends from the traveling unit body 13 substantially at a right angle to the traveling rail 2 and substantially horizontally, and has a tip portion bent downward, and the bent portion is a lower end portion of the portion. A work holding frame 9 is connected to the frame. The upper clamp 40 is configured such that a pair of clamp levers 40a are rotatably connected by a support shaft 40b, and both clamp levers 40a are biased to a closed state (clamped state) by a spring 40c. 40a is being fixed to the upper side crosspiece 31, and it can open by pushing the upper end part of the clamp lever 40a of the front side back. Note that the lower clamp 41 in FIG. 2 has the same structure as the upper clamp 40, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Detailed configuration of traveling unit 7)
In FIG. 3, the traveling rail 2 and the power supply rail 4 are supported by a track base 5 having a U-shaped cross section via a connecting member. Chain guides 5a and 5b are respectively provided on the upper surfaces of the upper and lower walls of the track base 5. The upper and lower portions of the transport chain 3 are guided by the chain guides 5a and 5b, respectively. ing. The sprocket gear 14 of the traveling unit 7 meshes with the upper conveyance chain 3 and moves together with the conveyance chain 3.

  The upper guide wheel 15 contacts the upper end of the traveling rail 2 from the side opposite to the connecting member 8 side, and the lower guide wheel 16 contacts the lower end of the traveling rail 2 from the connecting member 8 side. .

  In FIG. 4, a sliding contact support plate 21 projecting downward is fixed to the lower surface of the rear end portion of the suspension member 8 in parallel with the traveling unit main body 13. The rotating support shaft 18 is fixed by a nut 29, and the sliding contact 17 is rotatably supported on the rotating support shaft 18.

  In FIG. 5, which is a rear view, the sliding contact 17 includes an arm portion 17 a that extends from the rotation support shaft 18 in the direction opposite to the conveying direction F, and a tip sliding contact that is fixed to the tip portion of the arm portion 17 a by a bolt 22. The portion 17b is generally L-shaped and swings up and down around the pivot shaft 18 so that the tip sliding contact portion 17b contacts the upper surface of the power supply rail 4 (see FIG. 5). Position) and the tip sliding contact portion 17b can be switched between a non-energized position (position in FIG. 6) separated from the upper surface of the power supply rail 4 by a certain distance. Further, on the side of the sliding contact 17 opposite to the tip sliding contact portion 17b side, an operation piece 23 extending to the side opposite to the tip sliding contact portion 17b is provided.

  The sliding contact 17 is provided with a toggle mechanism 16 having a coil spring 19. The toggle mechanism 16 urges the sliding contact 17 to the energized position in FIG. Switching between the energized position and the energized position is possible.

  The structure of the toggle mechanism 16 will be described in detail. A first spring locking pin 25 parallel to the rotation support shaft 18 is disposed at a lower position on the conveyance direction F side with respect to the rotation support shaft 18. 21, a second spring locking pin 26 parallel to the first spring locking pin 25 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 17 a of the sliding contact 17. The coil spring 19 is stretched between the pins 25 and 26. In addition, a first stopper 27 that locks the sliding contact 17 at the non-energized position is disposed at an upper position opposite to the conveyance direction F side with respect to the rotation support shaft 18 and is fixed to the support plate 21. ing. Further, a second stopper 28 is provided at a lower position opposite to the conveyance direction F side with respect to the rotation support shaft 18 and opposed to the sliding contact 17 at the energization position with a gap d therebetween. Yes.

  When the state of the toggle mechanism 16 changes, the urging direction of the straight extension line A connecting the axis O1 of the first spring locking pin 25 and the axis O3 of the rotation support shaft 18 changes with the coil spring 19. It is a boundary line. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the sliding contact 17 descends and the axis O2 of the second spring locking pin 26 crosses the boundary A, the coil spring 19 moves the sliding contact 17 to the arrow. It is urged toward the B1 direction, that is, the energization position side, and the tip sliding contact portion 17b of the sliding contact 17 is brought into contact with the power supply rail 4 with a constant pressure. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sliding contact 17 rises and the axis O2 of the second spring locking pin 26 exceeds the boundary line A, the coil spring 19 moves the sliding contact 17 over. The arm 17a is urged in the direction of the arrow B2, that is, in the non-energized position side, and the arm portion 17a is pressed against the first stopper 27 and maintained in the non-energized position. It should be noted that the second stopper 28 is provided when the sliding contact 17 is biased toward the energization position in the open section of the power supply rail 4 (sections 4a, 4b, etc. in FIGS. 7 and 8). Prevent over-rotation downward.

(Configuration of the position switching mechanism of the sliding contact 17)
In FIG. 7, in the work loading station of the transfer track 1, the first position switching is performed in which the sliding contact 17 is switched from the non-energized position indicated by the solid line to the energized position indicated by the phantom line in conjunction with the attaching operation by the work attaching device. A mechanism 49 is provided. The first position switching mechanism 49 includes an upward push member 52 disposed below the open section 4 a of the power supply rail 4 and a cylinder device 50 that raises and lowers the push member 52. The push member 52 is disposed at a position corresponding to the operation piece 23 of the sliding contact 17 when the work holding jig M is stopped at the work loading station. The cylinder device 50 includes a rod 50a that can protrude upward, and supports the push member 52 via a support member 51 on the rod 50a. The cylinder device 50 operates in conjunction with an automatic workpiece attachment device (not shown). When the workpiece is attached, the rod 50a is protruded upward, and the push member 52 is raised. As a result, the push member 52 pushes up the operation piece 23 of the sliding contact 17 and rotates the sliding contact 17 in the arrow B1 direction. That is, it is lowered to the energization position, and the tip sliding contact portion 17b is brought into four contact with the power supply rail. The open section 4a of the power supply rail 4 is electrically connected by another electric wire (not shown).

  In FIG. 8, the work unloading station on the transfer track 1 has a second position at which the sliding contact 17 is switched from the energized position indicated by the solid line to the non-energized position indicated by the phantom line in conjunction with the removal operation by the work removal device. A switching mechanism 55 is provided. The second position switching mechanism 55 includes a push member 56 disposed below the open section 4b of the power supply rail 4 and a cylinder device 57 that moves the push member 56 up and down. The push member 56 is disposed at a position corresponding to the tip sliding contact portion 17b of the sliding contact 17 when the workpiece holding jig M is stopped at the workpiece unloading station. The cylinder device 57 includes a rod 57a that can protrude upward, and the push member 56 is supported by the rod 57a via a support member 58. At times, the rod 57a is protruded upward, and the push member 56 is pushed up. As a result, the push member 56 pushes up the tip sliding contact portion 17b of the sliding contact 17 and rotates the sliding contact 17 in the arrow B2 direction. That is, the tip sliding contact portion 17 b is separated from the power supply rail 4 by being raised to the non-energized position. The open section 4b of the power supply rail 4 is electrically connected by another electric wire (not shown).

(Plating work)
(1) In the work loading station shown in FIG. 7, the first position switching mechanism 49 operates in conjunction with the work of attaching the work to the work holding jig M. As a result, the sliding contact 17 is switched to the energization position and is urged downward by the toggle mechanism 16 as shown in FIG. 5, and the state in which the sliding contact 17 is in contact with the power supply rail 4 with a constant pressure is maintained. After the work attachment work is completed, the work holding jig M is transported in the transport direction F.

  Further, in the work loading station shown in FIG. 7, when the work is not attached to the work holding jig M, the first position switching mechanism 49 does not operate, and the work holding jig M is in an empty state, and The sliding contact 17 is transported in the transport direction F in a state where the sliding contact 17 is maintained at the non-energized position as shown in FIG.

(2) The work W held by the work holding frame 9 as shown in FIG. 2 is immersed to a level of about L1 in a plating solution such as copper sulfate accommodated in the plating tank, and is disposed opposite to the plating tank. By being conveyed between the anodes (anode members) in the conveying direction F, electricity flows between the anode and the workpiece W, and a plating layer is formed on the surface of the workpiece W. On the other hand, since the workpiece holding jig M carried into the plating tank in an empty state, like the two workpiece holding jigs M on the left side in FIG. No plating layer is formed.

(3) When the work holding jig M is returned to the unloading station shown in FIG. 8 after the plating process and the cleaning process are completed, the second position switching mechanism 55 interlocks the sliding contact 17 with the work removal work. Is switched to the non-energized position and is urged upward by the toggle mechanism 16 as shown in FIG. 6 and maintained at the non-energized position locked by the first stopper pin 27. And it returns to the work loading station of FIG. 7 again.

  When an empty workpiece holding jig M to which no workpiece is attached returns to the unloading station, the automatic workpiece removal device does not operate, and the second position switching mechanism 55 does not operate. That is, since the sliding contact 17 has returned to the work unloading station in the non-energized position, the workpiece holding jig M is returned to the work loading station in the non-energized position.

(Effect of embodiment)
(1) According to this embodiment, the sliding contact 17 that contacts the power supply rail 4 and energizes the work holding jig M and the work is energized at a position where it contacts the power supply rail 4 and is not energized away from the power supply rail 4. For example, when the workpiece holding jig M is transported in an empty state where no workpiece is mounted, the sliding contact 17 is switched to the non-energized position. In addition, useless consumption of electric power and plating solution when passing through the plating solution can be eliminated. In addition, since the dummy plating layer can be prevented from being formed on the surface of the workpiece holding jig M, the plating layer peeling time can be shortened when the workpiece holding jig M is regenerated.

(2) The sliding contact 17 is provided with a toggle mechanism 16 having a coil spring 19 that can be switched between a state in which the sliding contact 17 is biased to the energized position and a state in which it is biased to the non-energized position. Therefore, the sliding contact 17 can be easily switched between the energized position and the non-energized position. In addition, since the sliding contact 17 is pressed against the power supply rail 4 by the coil spring 19 of the toggle mechanism 16 at the energization position, a stable power supply state can be maintained during conveyance.

(3) A first position switching mechanism 49 for switching the sliding contact 17 from the non-energized position to the energized position is disposed in the work loading station on the transfer track 1. Since the second position switching mechanism 55 for switching the contactor 17 from the energized position to the non-energized position is arranged, the work piece is switched to the energized position when the work is attached, and is switched to the non-energized position when the work is removed. Power can be reliably supplied in the state, and electricity can be reliably cut off when the workpiece is not attached. Thereby, when many workpieces are continuously plated, the reliability and efficiency of the switching operation can be improved.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the first embodiment, the first position switching mechanism 49 is disposed at the work loading station of the transport track 1, and the second position switching mechanism 55 is disposed at the work unloading position of the transport track 1. However, any of the position switching mechanisms 49 and 55 can be disposed at a desired station on the transport track 1. For example, the first position switching mechanism 49 is disposed in the vicinity of the upstream side or the downstream side of the work loading station of the transport track 1, and the second position switching mechanism 55 is transported in the work unloading station of the transport track 1. It can also be arranged near the upstream side or near the downstream side.

(2) FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which includes an L-shaped sliding contact 17 and a toggle mechanism 16 composed of a pin 50 and a coil spring 51. A substantially horizontal pin support plate 21a is fixed to the sliding contact support plate 21 of the work holding jig, and the pin 50 is inserted into a pin insertion hole 54 formed in the pin support plate 21a so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Has been. The lower end portion of the pin 50 projecting downward from the pin support plate 21a is rotatably supported by a portion near the one end portion 17a of the sliding contact 17 via a substantially horizontal rotation support shaft 52. The coil spring 51 is contracted between the upper end flange portion 50a of the pin 50 and the upper surface of the pin support plate 21a, and the pin 50 and the rotation support shaft 52 are moved upward (arrow D) by the elastic force of the coil spring 51. Direction).

  FIG. 9 shows a state in which the sliding contact 17 is in the energized position. The sliding contact 17 is in a posture that opens in a V shape substantially downward, and the corner portion 17b contacts the lower surface of the pin support plate 21a. The other end portion 17 c is in pressure contact with the upper surface of the power supply rail 4. At this energized position, the coil spring 51 urges the pin 50 and the support shaft 52 upward, so that the other end 17c of the sliding contact 17 is in the direction of arrow B1 with the contact point P1 of the corner 17b as a fulcrum. It is biased (downward) and is in contact with the power supply rail 4 with a constant pressure.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the sliding contact 17 is in a non-energized position. The sliding contact 17 rotates to the opposite side to the state of FIG. 9 and opens in an upward V shape. Both end portions 17a and 17c are in contact with the lower surface of the pin support plate 21a, and the corner portion 17b is spaced upward from the power supply rail 4. In this non-energized position, the coil spring 51 urges the pin 50 and the rotation support shaft 52 upward, so that the other end portion 17c of the sliding contact 17 has the contact point P2 of the one end portion 17a as a fulcrum. It is urged in the direction of the arrow B2 and is in contact with the lower surface of the pin support plate 21a with a constant pressure. Further, the corner portion 17 b is maintained in a state of being separated upward from the power supply rail 4.

(3) FIGS. 11 and 12 show a third embodiment of the present invention, which includes an arrowhead-shaped sliding contact 17 and a toggle mechanism 16 having a cylindrical elastic body 55 made of rubber or the like. The sliding contact 17 is rotatably supported by a sliding contact support plate 21 via a rotation support shaft 18, and a first circle for locking an energization position is provided on the lower side on the wide end surface. An arcuate recess 56 is formed, and a second arcuate recess 57 for locking the non-energized position is formed on the upper side. The cylindrical elastic body 55 is disposed at an upper position on the wide side of the sliding contact 17 with respect to the rotation support shaft 18 and is fixed to the sliding contact support plate 21. 57 is engaged in a press-contact state in a switchable manner.

  FIG. 11 shows a state in which the sliding contact 17 is in the energization position, and the elastic body 55 engages with the first arcuate recess 56 for locking the lower energization position, and the elastic contact force causes the sliding contact. 17 is urged around the rotation support shaft 18 in the direction of the arrow B1. Thereby, the front-end | tip part 17d of the sliding contact 17 is press-contacted to the upper surface of the electric power feeding rail 4 with fixed pressure.

  FIG. 12 shows a state in which the sliding contact 17 is in the non-energized position, and the elastic body 55 is engaged with the upper second arcuate recess 57 for locking the non-energized position. As a result, the sliding contact 17 is held so that the tip end portion 17 d is separated upward from the upper surface of the power supply rail 4.

(4) FIG. 13 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which has a structure in which the traveling section 7 of the work holding jig is supported on the transport track 1 in which the traveling rail 2 also serves as the power supply rail 4. In FIG. 13, the lower surface of the traveling rail 2 is a power supply surface 4 a, and an L-shaped sliding contact support member 60 that extends downward from the power supply surface 4 a is connected to the suspension member 8. A sliding contact 17 and a toggle mechanism 16 that can be pressed against the power supply surface 4 a are provided at the rear lower end of the contact support member 60. The sliding contact 17 and the toggle mechanism 16 of the embodiment are attached in the state that the structure described in FIGS. 5 and 6 of the first embodiment is turned upside down. A detailed description will be omitted.

(5) FIG. 14 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As the position switching mechanism of the sliding contact 17, either switching from the non-energized position to the energized position or switching from the energized position to the non-energized position is performed. This is an example provided with a bidirectional position switching mechanism 49a. Needless to say, the bidirectional type position switching mechanism 49a can be arranged at a work loading station, a work unloading station, or a station that can perform loading and unloading of work in one place. It is also possible to place it in a station without any. In FIG. 14, the same components as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the bidirectional type switching mechanism 49a shown in FIG. 14, the cylinder device 50 for moving the push member 52 up and down is supported on a rail 61 substantially parallel to the transport track 1 so as to be movable in the length direction of the rail, and also for lateral movement. Is connected to the rod 62a of the cylinder device 62, and the rod member 62a of the cylinder device 62 for movement is expanded and contracted to bring the push member 52 into sliding contact with the loading position H1 facing the operation piece 23 from below. The position can be changed between an unloading position H2 facing the tip 17b of the child 17 from below.

  That is, at the loading position H1, the operating member 23 is pushed up by raising the push member 52 in conjunction with the attaching work by the work attaching device, and the sliding contact 17 is indicated by a virtual line from a non-energized position indicated by a solid line. On the other hand, at the unloading position H2, the push member 52 is raised in conjunction with the unloading operation by the workpiece removal device, so that the tip end portion 17b is pushed up, and the sliding contact 17 is moved. It has a structure capable of switching from the energization position indicated by the phantom line to the non-energization position indicated by the solid line.

  When such a bidirectional position switching mechanism 49a is provided, any one of the switching of the sliding contact from the non-energized position to the energized position and the switching from the energized position to the non-energized position can be performed by one position switching mechanism. The space for arranging the position switching mechanism 49a can be made compact and the number of parts can be reduced.

(6) FIG. 15 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention, which includes a conveyance track 1 in which the lower surface of the traveling rail 2 serves as a power feeding surface 4a, and a work holding frame 9 is disposed immediately below the power feeding surface 4a. The sliding contact 17 and the toggle mechanism 16 are provided on the support plate 21 provided on the upper surface of the upper horizontal rail 31 of the work holding frame 9. The suspension member 8 is formed of an insulating material and extends substantially straight below the traveling portion 7 to suspend the work holding frame 9 directly below the power feeding surface 4a.

  The sliding contact 17 and the toggle mechanism 16 of the present embodiment are both ends of the upper horizontal rail 31 in the traveling direction in the state where the structure described in FIGS. 5 and 6 of the first embodiment is turned upside down. The same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(7) The work holding body suspended from the traveling unit is configured in a rectangular frame shape in each of the above embodiments, and has a structure for holding the work in the frame, but a hanger type that holds only the upper end of the work. The present invention can be applied to a workpiece holding jig having a workpiece holding body.

(8) As the spring mechanism of the toggle mechanism, a tension coil spring or the like is used in the illustrated embodiment, but various spring means such as a compression coil spring or a leaf spring may be employed.

(9) The present invention includes a work holding jig that does not include a toggle mechanism that urges the sliding contactor to switch between the energized position and the non-energized position.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a workpiece transfer apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a number of workpiece holding jigs according to the present invention are supported on a transfer track. It is an enlarged front view which shows the detail of the workpiece holding jig of FIG. FIG. 3 is a III-III cross-sectional view of the workpiece holding jig of FIG. 2. It is an enlarged view of the sliding contact part of FIG. It is a rear view of the sliding contact which shows the state of an electricity supply position. It is a rear view of the sliding contact which shows the state of a non-energization position. It is a front view which shows the effect | action of the sliding contact in a workpiece loading station in a partial cross section. It is a front view which shows the effect | action of the sliding contact in a workpiece | work unloading station in a partial cross section. It is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a rear view of the sliding contact in an electricity supply position. It is a rear view of the sliding contact in the non-energized position in the second embodiment. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and is a rear view of the sliding contact in an electricity supply position. It is a rear view of the sliding contact in the non-energized position in 3rd Embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a workpiece holding jig similar to FIG. 3 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, and is a front view of the upper end part of the workpiece holding jig similar to FIG. It is the 6th Embodiment of this invention and is a front view of the upper end part of a workpiece holding jig. It is the front schematic of the conventional workpiece holding jig.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transfer track 2 Traveling rail 4 Feeding rail 7 Traveling part 9 Work holding frame (an example of a work holding body)
16 Toggle mechanism 17 Sliding contact 19 Coil spring (spring means of toggle mechanism)
25, 26 First and second spring locking pins (components of a toggle mechanism)
49 First position switching mechanism 49a Bidirectional position switching mechanism 55 Second position switching mechanism

Claims (5)

A traveling unit that travels along the transport track, and a work holder suspended by the travel unit, and has a sliding contact that slidably contacts a power supply rail laid along the transport track and collects current. In the plating processing work holding jig
The work holding jig for plating treatment, wherein the sliding contact is provided so that the position can be changed between an energization position in contact with the power supply rail and a non-energization position away from the power supply rail.   2. The plating processing work holding jig according to claim 1, wherein the sliding contact is switchable between a state in which the sliding contact is biased to the energizing position and a state in which the sliding contact is biased to the non-energizing position. A workpiece holding jig for plating treatment to which a toggle mechanism having means is connected. In the plating processing work transport device comprising the plating processing work holding jig according to claim 1 or 2, and a transport track,
Plating characterized in that a position switching mechanism capable of switching the sliding contact from at least one position to the other position between the non-energized position and the energized position is disposed at a predetermined station on the transport track. Processing work transfer device. In the workpiece transfer apparatus for plating treatment according to claim 3,
As the position switching mechanism,
A first position switching mechanism for switching the sliding contact from the non-energized position to the energized position is disposed at the work loading station on the transfer track,
A workpiece transfer apparatus for plating processing, wherein a second position switching mechanism for switching a sliding contact from an energized position to a non-energized position is disposed at a work unloading station on a transfer track. In the workpiece transfer apparatus for plating treatment according to claim 3,
As the position switching mechanism, a bidirectional position switching mechanism capable of switching the sliding contact from either the non-energized position to the energized position and from the energized position to the non-energized position is arranged. Plating processing work transfer device.

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