JP2011073081A - Automatic taking-out/cutting device of mark material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate occurrence of the work error of taking out an incorrect mark material, by improving work capacity by eliminating reduction in the work capacity caused by a worker, by saving persons by automatic control, by automatically performing taking-out/cutting work of the mark material. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic taking-out/cutting device includes an automated warehouse 11 capable of storing a plurality of mark holders 103, and a mark material pulling-out/cutting mechanism 12 for cutting the mark material 100 by delivering and pulling out the mark material 100 from a roll 100a of the mark holder 103 taken out of the automated warehouse 11. The automated warehouse 11 includes a carrying mechanism 14 of the mark holder 103 and an arm mechanism 15 taking-out and storing the mark holder 103 in a storing part 17 of the carrying mechanism 14 to be carried out in a mark material pulling-out/cutting position 26. The mark material pulling-out/cutting mechanism 12 includes a catcher 27 for gripping and pulling out the mark material 100 and a mark cut part 28 for pressing and cutting the mark material 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic mark material take-out / cutting device for taking out from a warehouse a mark material on which a mark transferred to the surface of a belt constituent member adheres to a base material, and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length.

  Conventionally, various marks are transferred onto the surface of belt constituent members of various transmission belts. In the transfer of the mark to the surface of such a belt component member, a mark material formed by attaching the mark to the base material is used. As such a mark material, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a mark material for transferring a mark to a canvas as a belt constituent member is known. Note that Patent Document 1 discloses a mark material configured by attaching a mark made of an unvulcanized color rubber composition to a base made of a transparent synthetic resin film or release paper. Patent Document 2 discloses a mark material in which a rubber composition for printing having a color or brightness different from that of the rubber composition is printed and adhered as a mark on a base material impregnated with the rubber composition.

  When a mark is transferred to the surface of the belt component using the mark material as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, first, a setup operation for preparing the mark material to which the transferred mark is attached is required. . For this reason, as the setup work, the operator manually takes out a predetermined mark material from the warehouse and further cuts the mark material into a predetermined length.

JP-A-42754 JP-A-8-152048

  As described above, when a mark material with a predetermined mark attached is transferred to the surface of the belt component, the setup work for taking out the predetermined mark material from the warehouse and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length is performed manually. It is necessary to do in. Since the setup work is performed manually by the operator as described above, the work ability is limited, and the work ability varies depending on the worker. In addition, even the same worker may vary depending on the physical condition of the work day. As described above, conventionally, since a predetermined mark material is manually taken out from the warehouse by an operator and the mark material is further cut into a predetermined length, it is difficult to improve work capacity. There is a problem. In addition, since the operator takes out the target mark material from the warehouse, there is a possibility that an operation mistake that the operator takes out the wrong mark material is likely to occur.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can automatically take out a predetermined mark material from a warehouse and further cut the mark material into a predetermined length, and can save labor by automation. To provide an automatic mark material take-out / cutting device that eliminates the occurrence of work mistakes in which the work ability is improved by eliminating a reduction in work ability caused by the worker and that takes out the wrong mark material. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the mark material automatic take-off / cutting device according to the first aspect of the present invention has a mark material formed by printing a mark transferred onto the surface of a belt constituent member on a base material and wound in a roll shape. An automatic warehouse capable of storing a plurality of mark holders for holding a scroll, and a mark material drawer for pulling out the mark material from the scroll held by the mark holder taken out from the automatic warehouse and cutting the mark material A cutting mechanism, and the automatic warehouse has a plurality of shelves on which the mark holders are arranged, a housing unit that houses the mark holders that are taken out from the shelves, and a movement that can run while supporting the housing units. A transport mechanism that transports the mark holder, and is installed in the transport mechanism, and takes out the mark holder from the shelf and stores the mark holder And an arm mechanism for unloading the mark holder transported by the transport mechanism from the housing portion at a mark material drawing / cutting position, wherein the mark material drawing / cutting mechanism is at the mark material drawing / cutting position. A catcher that grips the tip of the mark material wound on the scroll held by the mer holder that is carried out to the mark holder, and pulls out the mark material while being drawn out from the scroll, and the mark material pulled out by the catcher And a mark cut portion that cuts and cuts.

  According to the present invention, in the automatic warehouse, the mark holder is taken out from the predetermined shelf by the transport mechanism and the arm mechanism, and is accommodated in the accommodating portion, and the moving body that supports the accommodating portion travels, so that the mark material is used together with the mark holder. Are conveyed to a mark material drawing and cutting position. Then, at the mark material drawing and cutting position, the tip end portion of the mark material wound around the scroll held by the mark holder is gripped and pulled out by the catcher. When the drawing operation by the catcher is finished, the mark cut portion is activated, and the pressed and held mark material is cut to a predetermined length. In this way, the work from taking out the scroll of mark material from a predetermined shelf in the warehouse, further pulling out the mark material and cutting it to a predetermined length is automatically performed by operating the automatic mark material take-out cutting device. Will be done. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the work of taking out the predetermined mark material from the warehouse by the operator's manual work and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length, and it is possible to save labor by automation. In addition, since the above work can be unmanned, the work capacity caused by the worker is not reduced, and the work speed is greatly improved by adjusting the operation speed of the apparatus. be able to. Furthermore, since the operator does not take out the target mark material from the warehouse, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of an operation error that causes the operator to take out an incorrect mark material.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform a work of taking out a predetermined mark material from the warehouse and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length, and it is possible to save labor by automation, resulting in the operator. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an automatic mark material take-out / cutting device capable of improving the work ability by eliminating a reduction in work ability and eliminating the occurrence of an error in taking out an erroneous mark material.

  An automatic mark material picking and cutting device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the automatic mark cutting and cutting device of the first aspect, wherein the mark holder includes a shaft portion around which the mark material is wound, and the mark material around the shaft portion. A holding case that rotatably holds the scroll formed on the shaft, and a pair of rolls that are provided in the holding case and sandwich the leading end of the mark member wound around the scroll. It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, the scroll formed by winding the mark material around the shaft portion is rotatably held with respect to the holding case at the shaft portion, and the distal end portion of the scroll held rotatably is sandwiched between the pair of rolls. The For this reason, the tip of the mark material in the scroll sandwiched between the pair of rolls can be easily grasped by the catcher, and further, the mark material is fed out while the scroll rotates by pulling out the tip of the tip. Will be pulled out easily. Therefore, it is possible to realize a mark holder that can easily grasp the tip portion of the mark material by the catcher and that can be easily pulled out while feeding out the mark material from the scroll.

  A mark material automatic take-off / cutting device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the mark material automatic take-off / cut-off device according to the second invention, wherein the arm mechanism has an arm member protruding so as to extend toward the shelf, and The mechanism lifts the arm mechanism after the arm mechanism protrudes the arm member, scoops the mark holder by the arm member, and removes the mark holder from the shelf by the retracting operation of the arm member. It is characterized by enabling the operation.

  According to the present invention, the arm mechanism projects the arm member so as to extend toward the shelf, and the transport mechanism lifts the arm mechanism installed on the transport mechanism, thereby scooping up the mark holder from the shelf and further moving the arm member. By retracting, the mark holder can be removed from the shelf easily and quickly. Therefore, by providing an arm member that can project and retract from the shelf, a mechanism for easily and quickly removing the mark holder from the shelf can be realized.

  A mark material automatic take-off / cutting device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the mark material automatic take-off / cut-off device according to the third aspect, wherein the arm mechanism is positioned when the receiving portion reaches a side of the mark material drawing / cutting position. The arm member is projected so as to extend toward the mark material drawing / cutting position to carry out the mark holder, and the transfer mechanism carries the mark holder to the mark material drawing / cutting position. Then, the mark mechanism is disposed at the mark material drawing / cutting position by lowering or raising the arm mechanism.

  According to the present invention, the arm mechanism projects the arm member to the mark material drawing / cutting position and carries it out, and the conveyance mechanism lowers or raises the arm mechanism installed in the conveyance mechanism, whereby the mark holder is drawn and cut out by the mark material. The position can be easily and quickly moved. Therefore, it is possible to realize a mechanism in which the arm member used for taking out the mark holder from the shelf can also be used for carrying out the mark holder to the mark material drawing / cutting position. Also, the mark holder can be carried out easily and quickly.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform a work of taking a predetermined mark material from a warehouse and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length, which can save labor by automation, and work caused by an operator It is possible to provide an automatic mark material take-out / cutting device capable of improving the work ability without losing the ability and eliminating the occurrence of the mistake of taking out an erroneous mark material.

It is a perspective view which shows a mark material. It is a front view which shows a mark holder. It is a side view which shows a mark holder. It is a front view of the automatic taking-out cutting device of the mark material concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the mark material automatic take-out and cutting device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view showing a moving body in the automatic picking and cutting apparatus for a mark material shown in FIG. 4 together with a part of a traveling rail and a guide rail. It is a side view shown with a running rail and a guide rail about the moving body shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a mark material drawing / cutting mechanism in the automatic mark material drawing / cutting device shown in FIG. 5. It is a front view which shows the mark cut part in the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown with an upper press member, a lower press member, and a mark material about the cutter blade in the mark cut part shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a front view explaining the action | operation of the automatic picking_and-cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the action | operation of the catcher in the automatic taking-out cutting device of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the action | operation of the catcher in the automatic taking-out cutting device of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a top view explaining the action | operation of the automatic taking-out cutting apparatus of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the action | operation of the catcher in the automatic taking-out cutting device of the mark material shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the action | operation of the mark cut part in the automatic taking-out cutting device of the mark material shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the mark material automatic take-off / cutting device according to the embodiment of the present invention takes out the mark material with the mark transferred to the surface of the belt constituent member attached to the base material from the warehouse, and further removes the mark material to a predetermined length. The present invention can be widely applied as an apparatus for automatically taking out and cutting a mark material for cutting into two.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a part of the mark material 100. The mark material 100 is configured as a belt-like body in which a mark 101 transferred to the surface of a belt constituent member (not shown) configured as a canvas or the like of a power transmission belt is attached to a base material 102, for example. The mark 101 includes, for example, a rubber such as an unvulcanized color rubber composition (NR (natural rubber), CR (chloroprene rubber), SBR (styrene butadiene rubber)), a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanizing aid, and a pigment. Or a resin composition. Moreover, the base material 102 is comprised as transparent synthetic resin films, such as nylon, polyester, and acetate, or a release paper, for example.

  The above-described mark material 100 is held by a mark holder 103, which will be described later, in the form of a roll wound in a roll shape, and is handled by the mark material automatic take-off / cutting device according to the present embodiment. The form of the mark material 100 shown in FIG. 1 and the material configuration of the mark 101 and the base material 102 described above are merely examples, and the mark transferred to the surface of the belt constituent member adheres to the base material. With respect to the various mark materials that are configured, the mark material automatic take-off and cutting device according to the present embodiment can be applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the mark holder 103, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the mark holder 103. The mark holder 103 is configured as a unit that holds a roll 100a in which the mark material 100 is wound in a roll shape. 2 shows only the mark holder 103, and FIG. 3 shows the mark holder 103 in a state where the scroll 100a is held.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mark holder 103 includes a shaft portion 104, a holding case 105, and a pair of rolls 106. The shaft portion 104 is configured as a member around which the mark material 100 configured as a belt-like body is wound. The shaft portion 104 includes a central shaft 104a formed as an elongated cylindrical member, and a winding shaft 104b formed as a cylindrical member fixed to the outer peripheral side surface of the central shaft 104a. It is configured. A roll 100a is formed by winding the mark material 100 in a roll shape around the outer periphery of the winding shaft 104b. The center shaft 104a and the winding shaft 104b are arranged so that the center lines coincide (that is, are concentric).

  The holding case 105 of the mark holder 103 is provided as a case for rotatably holding a scroll 100 a formed by winding the mark material 100 around the shaft portion 104 at the shaft portion 104. The holding case 105 includes at least a bottom member 105a and a pair of side wall members 105b, and is formed as a case in which the upper side and the front side are open. The pair of side wall members 105b are formed with rotation holding grooves 105c for rotatably holding both end portions of the central shaft 104a of the shaft portion 104, respectively.

  A pair of rolls 106 in the mark holder 103 are provided in a holding case 105, and an upper roll 106a and a lower roll 106b that hold (hold) the mark material 100 wound around the scroll 100a. It is configured with. Both ends of the upper roll 106a and both ends of the lower roll 106b are rotatably attached to the pair of side wall members 105b. And the upper roll 106a and the lower roll 106b are arrange | positioned in parallel with the bottom member 105a in the state located in a line with the up-down direction.

  The upper roll 106a is attached to the holding case 105 so as to be movable in a vertical position relative to the lower roll 106b. Thereby, the upper roll 106a is moved upward to widen the gap between the upper roll 106a and the lower roll 106b, and the tip of the mark material 100 of the scroll 100a is allowed to pass through this gap. Can do. Then, the upper roll 106 a can be moved downward until the mark material 100 is sandwiched between the lower roll 106 b and the tip of the mark material 100 can be sandwiched between the pair of rolls 106.

  Next, a description will be given of an automatic mark cutting and cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view of the mark material automatic take-off / cutting device 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “automatic take-off / cut device 1”) of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the automatic take-off / cutting device 1. The automatic take-off / cutting apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 includes an automatic warehouse 11 and a mark material drawing / cutting mechanism 12. As will be described later, the automatic warehouse 11 is configured as a warehouse capable of storing a plurality of mark holders 103 for holding the scroll 100a, and the mark material drawing and cutting mechanism 12 is held by the mark holder 103 taken out from the automatic warehouse 11. The mark material 100 is pulled out from the scroll 100a while being pulled out, and the mark material 100 is cut.

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the automatic warehouse 11 includes a pair of rack frames 13, a transport mechanism 14, an arm mechanism 15, and the like. The pair of rack frames 13 are provided with a rack frame 13a and a rack frame 13b that are arranged in parallel with respect to the transport mechanism 14 on both sides in the front-rear direction (the direction indicated by the double-ended arrow A in FIG. 5). In FIG. 4, the rack frame 13b is not shown. In FIG. 4, a part of a mark material drawing / cutting mechanism 12 to be described later is not shown. On the rack frame 13a and the rack frame 13b, a plurality of shelves 16 on which the mark holders 103 are arranged are arranged in a lattice shape in the vertical direction (the direction of the double-headed arrow B in FIG. 4) and the horizontal direction (the direction of the double-headed arrow C in FIG. Has been. Each mark holder 103 is placed and stored on each shelf 16.

  The transport mechanism 14 is provided as a mechanism for transporting the mark holder 103 taken out from the shelf 16, and includes a storage portion 17, a moving body 18, a pair of columnar frames 19, a travel rail 20, a travel guide 21, and the like. ing. The accommodating portion 17 is formed as a box-like body that is open on both sides in the front-rear direction and above, and is configured to accommodate the mark holder 103 taken out from the shelf 16.

  The pair of columnar frames 19 are installed so as to extend in the vertical direction on both sides of the pair of rack frames 13 in the left-right direction. A pair of traveling rails 20 and a guide rail 21 are installed between the pair of columnar frames 19. The pair of traveling rails 20 are disposed between the rack frame 13a and the rack frame 13b so as to extend in parallel in the left-right direction on the lower end side of the pair of columnar frames 19, and are provided as traveling rail members for the moving body 18. It has been. The guide rail 21 is arranged so as to extend in the left-right direction in a state of being spanned and fixed to the upper end sides of the pair of columnar frames 19 above the rack frame 13a and the rack frame 13b. It is provided as a guide member for traveling.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing the moving body 18 together with a part of the traveling rail 20 and the guide rail 21. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the moving body 18 together with the traveling rail 20 and the guide rail 21. In FIG. 7, the traveling rail 20 and the guide rail 21 are illustrated in cross section. The moving body 18 is provided as a mechanism that can travel while supporting the accommodating portion 17. 4 to 7, the moving body 18 includes a carriage 22 having a plurality of traveling wheels 22a, and a plurality of masts 23 installed so as to extend vertically upward on the carriage 22. The elevating drive unit 24 installed on the upper end side of the mast 23 and a plurality of guide blocks 25 attached to the upper end side of the elevating drive unit 24 are configured. In addition, in FIG. 5, illustration of the raising / lowering drive part 24 and the guide block 25 is abbreviate | omitted.

  The carriage 22 is provided with a traveling motor (not shown) for driving the moving body 18. This travel motor is provided as a servo motor, is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), and is configured to rotate on the travel rail 20 to rotationally drive the travel wheels 22a. Yes. Thereby, the moving body 18 travels on the rail 20 along the longitudinal direction of the rail 20 (that is, along the direction indicated by the double-ended arrow D in FIG. 6). In FIG. 6, the moving body 18 that has traveled and moved on the rail 20 with respect to the moving body 18 illustrated by a solid line is also illustrated by a two-dot chain line. Further, for example, a rotary encoder is installed in one of the traveling wheels 22a. In the automatic warehouse 1, the position of the moving body 18 on the traveling rail 20 is determined based on the detection result of the rotary encoder. It is configured to be controlled. Thereby, based on a command from a control device (not shown), the moving body 18 is controlled to stop at a position corresponding to the predetermined shelf 16 where the predetermined mark holder 103 to be taken out is stored. .

The raising / lowering drive part 24 is provided as a drive mechanism which suspends and supports the accommodating part 17 so that raising / lowering is possible. The lifting / lowering drive unit 24 includes a lifting / lowering motor (not shown) provided as a servo motor, and a wire (not shown) for supporting the housing 17 by suspending the lifting / lowering motor. . Then, when the lifting motor is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), the wire winding or lowering operation is performed, and the accommodating portion 17 is lifted or lowered along the longitudinal direction of the mast 23. become. Thereby, the accommodating part 17 performs the raising / lowering operation | movement to an up-down direction along the longitudinal direction of the mast 23 (namely, along the direction shown by the double-headed arrow E in FIG. 6). In addition, in FIG. 6, the accommodating part 17 lowered | hung with respect to the accommodating part 17 illustrated with the continuous line is also illustrated with the dashed-two dotted line. Further, for example, a rotary encoder is installed in the lifting motor, and in the automatic warehouse 1, the vertical position along the mast 23 of the housing portion 17 is controlled based on the detection result of the rotary encoder. It is configured. Thus, based on a command from a control device (not shown), the storage unit 17 is controlled to stop at a position corresponding to the predetermined shelf 16 where the predetermined mark holder 103 to be taken out is stored. .

  The guide block 25 is installed on the upper end side of the mast 23 and the raising / lowering drive unit 24, and is arranged in sliding contact with the guide rail 21 on both side surfaces perpendicular to the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. ing. When the carriage 22 travels on the travel rail 20, the moving body 18 is restricted from tilting in a direction perpendicular to the travel rail 20 and the guide rail 21. Thereby, the mobile body 18 is configured to be able to travel on the traveling rail 20 stably while being guided by the guide rail 21 in the traveling direction as the carriage 22 travels without falling down.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the arm mechanism 15 is installed in the accommodating portion 17 in the transport mechanism 14. The arm mechanism 15 takes out the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 and stores the mark holder 103 in the storage unit 17, and also stores the mark holder 103 transported by the transport mechanism 14 at the mark material drawing and cutting position 26 (see FIG. 5). 17 is provided as a mechanism for unloading.

  The arm mechanism 15 includes an arm member 15a that protrudes toward the shelf 16, and a slide drive unit 15b that drives the arm member 15a to be slidable. In the arm mechanism 15 illustrated in this embodiment, two arm members 15a are provided, and are arranged so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the rack frame (13a, 13b).

  The slide drive unit 15b is provided as, for example, an electric cylinder or a linear motor, and is configured to slide-drive each arm member 15a in a direction protruding from the rack 16 of the rack frame (13a, 13b) and a direction retracting. Has been. In addition, by slidingly driving in the direction shown by the double-ended arrow F in FIG. 7, the protruding operation and the retracting operation of the arm member 15a with respect to the shelf 16 (not shown in FIG. 7) of the rack frame 13a are performed. Further, when the arm member 15a is driven to slide in the direction indicated by the double-ended arrow G in FIG. 7, the protruding operation and the retracting operation of the arm member 15a with respect to the shelf 16 (not shown in FIG. 7) of the rack frame 13b are performed. In FIG. 7, the arm member 15 a that protrudes toward the shelf 16 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  When the arm mechanism 15 takes out the mark holder 103 and accommodates it in the accommodating portion 17, first, the slide driving portion 15b is activated based on a command from a control device (not shown), and the two arms The member 15a protrudes toward the shelf 16 at the same time. The mark holder 103 is supported with respect to the shelf 16 at both sides in the left-right direction on the lower end side, and a space region is formed below the center portion. As described above, the two arm members 15 a protruding toward the shelf 16 protrude toward the space region and are inserted below the mark holder 103.

After the arm mechanism 15 protrudes the arm member 15a as described above, the transport mechanism 14 raises the arm mechanism 15 together with the accommodating portion 17 on the basis of a command from a control device (not shown). The operation of scooping the mark holder 103 is performed by the arm member 15a. As a result, the transport mechanism 14 is in a state in which the operation of taking out the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 by the retracting operation of the arm member 15a is possible. Thereafter, the slide drive unit 15b is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), and the two arm members 15a are simultaneously retracted toward the storage unit 17, and the mark holder 103 is taken out of the shelf 16 and stored in the storage unit. 17 will be accommodated.

  Further, when the arm mechanism 15 performs the operation of carrying the mark holder 103 out of the storage portion 17 at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, the arm mechanism 15 causes the storage portion 17 to be pulled out by the operation of the transport mechanism 14. When reaching the side of the cutting position 26, the arm member 15a is protruded so as to extend toward the mark material extraction cutting position 26. As a result, the arm mechanism 15 carries out the mark holder 103. In this case, first, the slide drive unit 15b is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), and the two arm members 15a simultaneously project toward the mark material drawing / cutting position 26.

  In the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, a pair of support members are provided on both sides in the left-right direction and on which the mark holder 103 is placed, and a space region is formed between the pair of support members. Yes. As described above, the two arm members 15a protruding toward the mark material drawing / cutting position 26 protrude toward the space area and carry the mark holder 103 out of the accommodating portion 17. Then, based on a command from a control device (not shown), the transport mechanism 14 lowers the arm member 15a of the arm mechanism 15 together with the mark holder 103 after the arm mechanism 15 carries the mark holder 103 to the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. By doing so, the operation of placing the mark holder 103 on the pair of support members is performed. As a result, the mark holder 103 is carried out and arranged at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. Thereafter, the slide drive unit 15b is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), and the two arm members 15a are simultaneously retracted toward the housing unit 17.

  FIG. 8 is a side view showing the mark material drawing / cutting mechanism 12. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8, the mark material drawing and cutting mechanism 12 includes a catcher 27, a mark cut portion 28, and the like. In FIG. 8, the mark cut portion 28 is indicated by a two-dot chain line and is not specifically shown. The catcher 27 serves as a mechanism for holding the tip of the mark material 100 wound around the scroll 100a held by the mark holder 103 carried to the mark material drawing / cutting position 26 and pulling out the mark material 100 while being fed out of the scroll 100a. Is provided. The catcher 27 includes a clamp unit 29, a slider 30, a slide guide 31, and the like.

  A plurality of clamp units 29 (three in this embodiment) are provided, arranged in parallel with the left-right direction of the automatic warehouse 11, and supported by sliders 30 described later. Each clamp unit 29 is provided with a clamp body 29a, a pair of clamp members 29b supported by the clamp body 29a and supported so as to be movable toward and away from each other. For example, the pair of clamp members 29b are configured to operate by compressed air supplied to and discharged from the clamp main body 29a, and to grip the tip of the mark member 100 by moving in a direction approaching each other in the vertical direction. ing. When the gripping operation of the tip end portion of the mark member 100 by the pair of clamp members 29b is performed, the tip end portion of the mark member 100 is inserted into an open region between the pair of clamp members 29b at the separated positions. The clamp unit 29 is moved and arranged so as to be in the state. Then, as described above, the gripping operation of the mark material 100 by the pair of clamp members 29b is performed based on a command from a control device (not shown).

The slider 30 supports a plurality of clamp units 29 and is slidably supported with respect to a plurality of slide guides 31 arranged vertically and in parallel along the horizontal direction. The plurality of slide guides 31 are arranged so as to extend in parallel to the front-rear direction of the automatic warehouse 11, and the slider 30 moves along the slide guides 31 in the front-rear direction. The slider 30 and the slide guide 31 are configured using, for example, an electric cylinder or a linear motor. The slider 30 slides from the position shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 toward the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, and the tip of the mark material 100 is disposed between the pair of clamp members 29b in the open state. Stop at position. Then, the gripping operation of the mark material 100 by the pair of clamp members 29b is performed at that position. When the gripping operation of the mark material 100 is performed, the slider 30 slides back to the position shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, and thereby the mark material 100 is pulled out from the scroll 100a.

  FIG. 9 is a front view showing the mark cut portion 28. The mark cut portion 28 shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 is provided as a mechanism for pressing and cutting the mark material 100 pulled out by the catcher 27. The mark cut portion 28 includes a lower pressing member 32, an upper pressing member 33, a pressing drive portion 34, a cutter blade 35, a cutter cylinder 36, and the like, as well shown in FIG.

  The lower pressing member 32 includes a plate-like member that extends vertically upward with respect to the base portion 28a of the mark cut portion 28 and is spread in the left-right direction. It is fixed to the part 28a. Further, a groove 32 a is formed on the upper end side of the lower pressing member 32 at a position facing each clamp unit 29. Thereby, when the gripping operation of the mark material 100 by the clamp unit 29 described above is performed, the pair of clamp members 29b in each clamp unit 29 can pass through the groove 32a and grip the mark material 100, respectively. Has been.

  The upper pressing member 33 is disposed so as to face the lower pressing member 32 in the upper direction, and the pressing drive unit 34 is disposed on the support column 28b installed so as to extend vertically upward from the base unit 28a. And is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction. In the state shown in FIG. 9, the upper pressing member 33 is located at a position spaced upward from the lower pressing member 32. Thereby, the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32 are in an open state, and a space through which the mark material 100 can pass is formed between them. From the state shown in FIG. 9, the pressing drive unit 34 is operated based on a command from a control device (not shown), so that the upper pressing member 33 is driven to move downward toward the lower pressing member 32, and the catcher The mark member 100 pulled out by the member 27 is pressed and clamped. Moreover, the press drive part 34 is installed in the support | pillar 28b, for example, is comprised as an air cylinder mechanism. And the press drive part 34 is comprised so that the upper press member 33 may be driven to an up-down direction by supplying and discharging | emitting compressed air through the compressed air supply / discharge system which is not shown in figure.

  FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the cutter blade 35 together with the upper pressing member 33, the lower pressing member 32, and the mark material 100. As well shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cutter blade 35 is provided as a blade for cutting the mark material 100 pressed and sandwiched between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32 from the upper side to the lower side. ing. The cutting edge formed on the lower end side of the cutter blade 35 moves downward as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10, whereby the mark material 100 held between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32. Will be disconnected.

Further, the cutter blade 35 is held with respect to the cutter holder 35a on the upper end side thereof. The cutter holder 35a is formed of, for example, two plate members fixed by a plurality of bolts, and is configured so that the blade replacement work of the cutter blade 35 can be easily performed. The cutter holder 35a is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to a cutter support frame 35b disposed above the cutter holder 35a. The cutter support frame 35b is attached to the pressing drive unit 34, and is provided so as to move in the vertical direction together with the upper pressing member 33 in accordance with the operation of the pressing drive unit 34.

  The cutter cylinder 36 is provided as a mechanism for moving the cutter holder 35a holding the cutter blade 35 relative to the cutter support frame 35b in the vertical direction. For example, the cutter cylinder 36 is configured as an air cylinder mechanism. The cutter cylinder 36 is provided with a cylinder portion 36a whose lower end is fixed to the cutter support frame 35b, and a rod portion 36b arranged so as to protrude downward with respect to the cylinder portion 36a. ing. The lower end side of the rod portion 36b is fixed to the cutter holder 35a. Then, the rod portion 36b protrudes downward from the cylinder portion 36a, so that the cutter blade 35 held by the cutter holder 35a together with the rod portion 36b protrudes downward and is sandwiched between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32. The marked material 100 is cut by the cutter blade 35.

  Next, the operation of the automatic take-off / cutting device 1 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. In the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, the operation from taking out a predetermined mark holder 103 from the automatic warehouse 11, pulling out the mark material 100 from the mark holder 103 and cutting it to a predetermined length is performed by an operator (not shown). This operation is started, and thereafter, all operations are automatically performed based on a command from a control device (not shown).

  When the operation of the automatic take-off / cutting device 1 is started, the transport mechanism 14 is operated, and the moving body 18 travels along the travel rail 20 and the guide rail 21. Then, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 11, a predetermined shelf 16 (which is also referred to as “mark holder 103a” for the sake of distinction from other mark holders 103 for description) is stored. Hereinafter, the moving body 18 stops at a position opposite to the “shelf 16 a” for the purpose of distinguishing from the other shelves 16. In addition, when the elevating drive unit 24 is also operated, an operation of driving the elevating unit 17 up and down to a height position opposite to the predetermined shelf 16 to stop is also performed.

  When the accommodating portion 17 is located at a position facing the shelf 16a, the arm mechanism 15 is subsequently operated, and the two arm members 15a simultaneously project toward the shelf 16a as shown in the plan view of FIG. become. Then, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 13 and the front view of FIG. 14, two arm members 15a are inserted into the space area below the central portion of the mark holder 103a arranged on the shelf 16a, and the arm members 15a The mark holder 103a is disposed above the mark. In this state, the lifting / lowering drive unit 24 is operated, and the arm mechanism 15 is lifted together with the housing unit 17, whereby the mark holder 103a is scooped up from the shelf 16a by the two arm members 15a.

  When the mark holder 103a is scooped up by the arm member 15a, the arm mechanism 15 is subsequently operated, and the arm member 15a is retracted as shown in the plan view of FIG. Then, the mark holder 103 a moves together with the arm member 15 a from the shelf 16 a toward the accommodating portion 17. As a result, the mark holder 103a is removed from the shelf 16a and accommodated in the accommodating portion 17. When the mark holder 103 a is accommodated in the accommodating portion 17, the transport mechanism 14 is activated and the moving body 18 travels along the travel rail 20 and the guide rail 21. Then, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 16, the moving body 18 stops at a position where the accommodating portion 17 faces the mark material drawing and cutting position 26. Further, when the height position of the storage portion 17 is shifted from the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, the elevation drive unit 24 is also operated, and the height position at which the storage portion 17 is located beside the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. The raising / lowering drive operation of the accommodating part 17 is performed.

When the accommodating portion 17 reaches the side of the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, the arm mechanism 15 is subsequently operated, and the two arms are moved toward the mark material drawing / cutting position 26 as shown in the plan view of FIG. The member 15a protrudes at the same time, and the mark holder 103a is carried out from the accommodating portion 17. Then, the two arm members 15a are inserted into the space region between the pair of support members at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, and the mark holder 103a is disposed above the pair of support members. In this state, the elevation drive unit 24 is operated and the arm mechanism 15 is lowered together with the mark holder 103a, so that the mark holder 103a is placed on the pair of support members, and the mark material extraction cutting position 26 is marked. The holder 103a is placed.

  When the mark holder 103a is unloaded and arranged at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 18, the arm mechanism 15 operates to retract the arm member 15a. The catcher 27 of the drawer cutting mechanism 12 operates. Then, the slider 30 of the catcher 27 moves along the slide guide 31 toward the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, and the mark material of the scroll 100 a held by the mark holder 103 a between the pair of clamp members 29 b in the clamp unit 29. The slider 30 stops in a state in which the leading end portion of 100 is inserted.

  FIG. 19A is a front view showing the mark cut portion 28 in a state in which the tip portion of the mark material 100 is disposed between the pair of clamp members 29b. Moreover, Fig.20 (a) is a side view which shows the catcher 27 in the state. In this state, as well shown in FIG. 19 (a), the clamp member 29b disposed below the pair of clamp members 29b passes through the groove 32a without interfering with the lower pressing member 32. Has stopped. In FIG. 19, the clamp unit 29 and the pair of clamp members 29b are indicated by broken lines, and the mark cut portion 28 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 19A and 20A in which the tip of the mark member 100 is disposed between the pair of clamp members 29b, the clamp unit 29 subsequently operates, and FIG. And as shown in FIG.20 (b), the holding | grip operation | movement of the mark material 100 by a pair of clamp member 29b is performed.

  When the gripping operation of the mark material 100 by the pair of clamp members 29b is performed, the mark material 100 is moved by the clamp unit 29 as shown in the plan view of the automatic take-off / cutting device 1 in FIG. 21 and the side view of the catcher 27 in FIG. While being held, the slider 30 moves to a predetermined position away from the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. As a result, the mark material 100 wound around the scroll 100a held by the mark holder 103a is pulled out by a predetermined length while being fed out of the scroll 100a. When the mark material 100 is pulled out, in the mark holder 103a, the shaft portion 104 rotates in the direction in which the mark material 100a is fed out, and the pair of rolls 106 are fed out in the opposite directions to feed out the mark material 100a. It will be. The drawn mark material 100 is arranged in a state of being inserted between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32 in the mark cut portion 28.

  When the drawing operation of the mark material 100 by the catcher 27 is completed, the mark material 100 is cut by the mark cut portion 28 as shown in the front view of the mark cut portion 28 in FIG. In this cutting operation, first, as shown in FIG. 23A, the pressing drive unit 34 is operated, and the upper pressing member 33 moves toward the lower pressing member 32. Then, the upper pressing member 33 stops in a state where the mark member 100 is pressed against the lower pressing member 32, and the mark member 100 is sandwiched between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32. From this state, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), the cutter cylinder 36 is further operated, and the cutter blade 35 cuts the mark material 100 sandwiched between the upper pressing member 33 and the lower pressing member 32. become. Thereby, the mark material 100 is cut into a predetermined length.

When the cutting operation of the mark material 100 by the mark cut unit 28 is completed, the gripping operation of the mark material 100 by the clamp unit 29 is released. The mark material 100 cut to a predetermined length is moved by the operator from the automatic take-off / cutting device 1 to another device or the like for use in the next step. After that, in the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, the steps shown in FIGS. 19 to 23 are repeated in the same manner, and the mark material 100 is pulled out from the scroll 100a of the mark holder 103a and cut to a predetermined length. Will be repeated.

  As described above, according to the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, in the automatic warehouse 11, the mark holder 103 is taken out from the predetermined shelf 16 by the transport mechanism 14 and the arm mechanism 15 and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 17. When the moving body 18 that supports the travel travels, the scroll 100a of the mark material 100 is conveyed together with the mark holder 103, and is further carried out to the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. Then, at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26, the catcher 27 pulls the tip end portion of the mark material 100 wound around the scroll 100 a held by the mark holder 103 while being fed out. When the drawing operation by the catcher 27 is finished, the mark cut portion 28 is activated, and the pressed and held mark material 100 is cut into a predetermined length. In this way, the operation of taking out the scroll 100a of the mark material 100 from the predetermined shelf 16 in the warehouse, further pulling out the mark material 100 and cutting it to a predetermined length, operates the automatic take-off and cutting device 1 for the mark material 100. This will be done automatically. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the work of taking out the predetermined mark material from the warehouse by the operator's manual work and further cutting the mark material into a predetermined length, and it is possible to save labor by automation. In addition, since the above work can be unmanned, the work ability is not lowered due to the worker. By adjusting the operation speed of the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, the work ability can be greatly reduced. Can be improved. Furthermore, since the operator does not take out the target mark material from the warehouse, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of an operation error that causes the operator to take out an incorrect mark material.

  Therefore, according to the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, it is possible to automatically take out a predetermined mark material from the warehouse and further cut the mark material into a predetermined length, and it is possible to save labor by automation. It is possible to improve the work ability by eliminating the deterioration of the work ability caused by the worker, and to eliminate the occurrence of the work mistake of taking out the wrong mark material.

  Further, according to the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, a scroll 100 a formed by winding the mark material 100 around the shaft portion 104 is rotatably held with respect to the holding case 105 at the shaft portion 104, and the scroll is held rotatably. The front end portion of 100 a is sandwiched between a pair of rolls 106. For this reason, the tip end portion of the mark member 100 in the scroll 100a sandwiched between the pair of rolls 106 can be easily gripped by the catcher 27, and the tip end portion is pulled out by the catcher 27, whereby the scroll 100a rotates. However, the mark material 100 is drawn out and easily pulled out. Therefore, the catch holder 27 can easily realize the mark holder 103 that can easily grasp the tip portion of the mark material 100 and can easily pull out the mark material 100 from the scroll 100a while being drawn out.

  Moreover, according to the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, the arm mechanism 15 projects the arm member 15a so as to extend toward the shelf 16, and the transport mechanism 14 raises the arm mechanism 15 installed on the transport mechanism 14, By scooping up the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 and further retracting the arm member 15a, the operation of taking out the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 can be performed easily and quickly. Therefore, by providing the arm member 15a that can project and retract from the shelf 16, a mechanism for easily and quickly removing the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 can be realized.

  Further, according to the automatic take-off / cutting device 1, the arm mechanism 15 projects the arm member 15 a at the mark material drawing / cutting position 26 and carries it out, and the transport mechanism 14 lowers the arm mechanism 15 installed in the transport mechanism 14. Thus, the mark holder 103 can be easily and quickly moved to the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. Therefore, it is possible to realize a mechanism in which the arm member 15a used for taking out the mark holder 103 from the shelf 16 can also be used for carrying out the mark holder 103 to the mark material drawing / cutting position 26. Also, the unloading operation of the mark holder 103 can be performed easily and quickly.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made as long as they are described in the claims. In other words, the forms of the mark holder, the shelf, the transport mechanism, the arm mechanism, the catcher, and the mark cut portion may be variously changed as long as they are described in the claims. In the present embodiment, the arm mechanism is moved to the mark material drawing / cutting position and then the arm mechanism is moved down to arrange the mark holder at the mark material drawing / cutting position. The transport mechanism may perform the reverse operation. In other words, the arm mechanism may be a transport mechanism that places the mark holder at the mark material drawing / cutting position by raising the arm mechanism after the mark mechanism is transported to the mark material drawing / cutting position. In this case, for example, a mechanism capable of holding the mark holder in a suspended state at the mark material drawing and cutting position may be provided.

  The present invention is widely applied as a mark material automatic take-off and cutting device that takes out from a warehouse a mark material with a mark transferred to the surface of a belt component member adhered to the base material, and further cuts the mark material to a predetermined length. Is something that can be done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mark material automatic take-out cutting device 11 Automatic warehouse 12 Mark material drawing / cutting device 14 Transport mechanism 15 Arm mechanism 16 Shelf 17 Storage unit 18 Moving body 26 Mark material extraction cutting position 27 Catcher 28 Mark cut unit 100 Mark material 100a Scroll 101 Mark 102 Base material 103 Mark holder

Claims (4)

An automatic warehouse capable of storing a plurality of mark holders for holding a roll in which a mark material formed by attaching a mark transferred to the surface of the belt component member to the base material is rolled,
While drawing out the mark material from the scroll held by the mark holder taken out from the automatic warehouse, a mark material drawer cutting mechanism for cutting the mark material,
With
The automatic warehouse is
A plurality of shelves on which the mark holders are arranged;
A storage unit for storing the mark holder taken out from the shelf and a movable body that can travel while supporting the storage unit; and a transport mechanism for transporting the mark holder;
An arm mechanism that is installed in the transport mechanism and takes out the mark holder from the shelf and stores the mark holder in the storage unit, and also unloads the mark holder transported by the transport mechanism from the storage unit at a mark material drawing and cutting position; ,
Have
The mark material drawer cutting mechanism is
A catcher that grips the tip of the mark material wound around the scroll held by the mer holder carried to the mark material drawing and cutting position and pulls out the mark material while being fed out of the scroll;
A mark cut part for pressing and cutting the mark material drawn by the catcher;
An apparatus for automatically taking out and cutting a mark material, comprising: An automatic take-off and cutting device for a mark material according to claim 1,
The mark holder is provided on the holding case, a shaft portion around which the mark material is wound, a holding case that rotatably holds the scroll formed by winding the mark material around the shaft portion, and the shaft portion. And a pair of rolls that sandwich the tip of the mark material wound around the scroll, and automatically removing and cutting the mark material. An automatic take-off and cutting device for a mark material according to claim 1 or 2,
The arm mechanism has an arm member protruding so as to extend toward the shelf,
The transport mechanism lifts the arm mechanism after the arm mechanism protrudes the arm member, scoops the mark holder by the arm member, and removes the mark holder from the shelf by the retracting operation of the arm member. An apparatus for automatically taking out and cutting a mark material, wherein the take-out operation is enabled. An automatic take-off and cutting device for a mark material according to claim 3,
The arm mechanism unloads the mark holder by projecting the arm member so as to extend toward the mark material drawing / cutting position when the accommodating portion reaches a side of the mark material drawing / cutting position. And
The transport mechanism is configured to place the mark holder at the mark material drawing / cutting position by lowering or raising the arm mechanism after the arm mechanism carries the mark holder to the mark material drawing / cutting position. Automatic marking material cutting and cutting device.

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