JP2011230884A - Conveyor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyor device which can improve a cleaning property, a dusting property and maintainability.SOLUTION: The conveyor device 100 includes: conveyor frames 11 each having an opening part 11C formed in an outer side face, and a closing plate 11D which is detachably provided in the outer side face and closes the opening part 11C; a driving rotors 12 and driven rotors 13 each rotatably provided in the conveyor frame 11; placing parts 14 each wound around the driving rotor 12 and the driven rotor 13, allowing placing of conveyed objects 1; a drive source 3 rotationally driving the driving rotors 12 to move the placing parts 14; a support part 20 formed by a hollow frame member, supporting the conveyor frames 11; a control part 60 controlling operation of the drive source 3; electric components 3, 61, 62 utilized for the operation control of the drive source 3; and electric wires 71-73 disposed inside the support part 20, connecting the control part 60 and the electric components 3, 61, 62.

Description

  The present invention relates to a conveyor device for conveying a conveyed product.

  Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 include a drive sprocket and a driven sprocket installed on a conveyor frame, a chain wound around these sprockets, and a drive motor that drives the drive sprocket. A conveyor device is disclosed that conveys a conveyed product placed on a chain by being rotationally driven.

  When such a conveyor device is used in a manufacturing process for pharmaceuticals or the like, it is necessary to periodically clean the conveyor device from the viewpoint of hygiene.

JP 2002-128250 A JP-A-11-263421

  In a conveyor apparatus as described in Patent Document 1, electrical wiring connected to electrical components such as a drive motor is generally arranged outside along a conveyor frame. Therefore, when the conveyor device is washed with water, an operation such as once disassembling the conveyor frame is necessary so that the electrical wiring does not get wet, and it is difficult to wash the conveyor device with water, and there is a problem that the washability is poor. Moreover, it is difficult to remove dust and dirt collected on the electric wiring, and there is a possibility that dust and dirt collected when the drive motor is operated may rise. Thus, the above-described conveyor device has a structure that easily generates dust.

  In the conveyor device described in Patent Document 2, electric wiring is arranged in the conveyor frame, but the conveyor frame is configured to close the inner side surface of the frame cover by a side plate that supports the roller. In order to clean the inside, it is necessary to disassemble the conveyor frame, and there is a problem that the maintainability of the rollers provided in the conveyor frame is poor.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of said problem, and it aims at providing the conveyor apparatus which can improve washing | cleaning property and dust generation property, and can improve maintenance property.

  The present invention relates to a conveyor device that conveys a conveyed product, a conveyor frame having an opening formed on an outer side surface, a closing plate that is detachably provided on the outer side surface and closes the opening, and rotates to the conveyor frame The drive rotator and the follower rotator provided in a possible manner, and the mounting portion on which the transported object can be placed, and the drive rotator are driven to rotate by being wound around the drive rotator and the driven rotator. A driving source for moving the mounting unit, a support unit formed of a hollow frame member and supporting the conveyor frame, a control unit for controlling the operation of the driving source, and an electrical component used for controlling the operation of the driving source. And an electrical wiring that is disposed inside the support portion and connects the control portion and the electrical component.

  According to the present invention, since the electric wiring connected to the electrical component is disposed inside the support portion, the electric wiring does not get wet even when the conveyor device is washed with water. Since it is not necessary to remove the electrical wiring at the time of water washing, it becomes easier to carry out water washing of the conveyor device, and the number of washing work steps can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. In addition, since dust or dust does not accumulate on the electrical wiring, dust or dust does not rise. In addition, since no electrical wiring is provided in the conveyor frame, the interior of the conveyor frame can be washed with water by removing the closing plate, and maintenance of the drive rotors provided in the conveyor frame is easy. Can be implemented.

  Therefore, the cleaning property and dust generation property of the conveyor device are improved, and the maintainability of the conveyor device is also improved.

It is a side view of the conveyor apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of a conveyor apparatus. It is a side view of the conveyor apparatus when it sees from a conveyance direction. It is an enlarged view of the drive motor vicinity. It is a side view of the conveyor apparatus in another aspect.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-4, the structure of the conveyor apparatus 100 by embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of the conveyor device 100 when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the conveyor apparatus 100. FIG. 3 is a side view of the conveyor device 100 when viewed from the transport direction. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the drive motor 3. In FIG. 1, the left side is the front of the conveyor device 100, and the left-right direction is the conveying direction of the conveyor device 100.

  The conveyor apparatus 100 is a conveying apparatus that conveys a receiver (conveyed object) 1 that stores a medicine manufactured by a medicine manufacturing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the conveyor apparatus 100 is provided with the conveyance part 10 which conveys the receiver 1, and the support part 20 which supports the conveyance part 10 horizontally.

  The transport unit 10 is driven by a conveyor frame 11, a drive sprocket (drive rotator) 12 provided at the rear end of the conveyor frame 11, a driven sprocket (driven rotator) 13 provided at the front end of the conveyor frame 11, A chain (mounting portion) 14 that is wound around the sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13 and on which the receiver 1 can be mounted is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor frame 11 is formed by a hollow rectangular frame member extending in the transport direction. A pair of conveyor frames 11 are provided, and these conveyor frames 11 are arranged in parallel. Through holes 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the front end portion and the rear end portion of the conveyor frame 11.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the rectangular opening part 11C is formed in the outer side surface of the conveyor frame 11 along a conveyance direction. The opening 11C is closed by a closing plate 11D. The closing plate 11D is detachably attached to the side surface of the conveyor frame 11 via a plurality of screws 17 having knurled knobs. Since the screw 17 having the knurled knob is used, the closing plate 11D can be attached to and detached from the conveyor frame 11 without using a tool. This closing plate 11D is removed when the inside of the conveyor frame 11 is washed with water or during internal inspection. In addition, the water which wash | cleaned the inside of the conveyor frame 11 is discharged | emitted outside through the through-holes 11A and 11B of the conveyor frame 11. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drive sprocket 12 is a position where the through hole 11 </ b> B is provided, and is rotatably installed inside the conveyor frame 11. The drive sprocket 12 is provided such that the upper part of the sprocket is exposed upward from the through hole 11B of the conveyor frame 11. The drive sprocket 12 provided in each conveyor frame 11 is connected by a single drive shaft 2. The drive shaft 2 is rotationally driven by a drive motor 3 to be described later, and the pair of drive sprockets 12 rotate in synchronization.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the driven sprocket 13 is a position where the through hole 11 </ b> A is provided, and is rotatably installed inside the conveyor frame 11. The driven sprocket 13 is provided such that the upper part of the sprocket is exposed upward from the through hole 11 </ b> A of the conveyor frame 11. The driven sprocket 13 rotates as the drive sprocket 12 rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the chain 14 wound around the drive sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13 is an endless chain. The upper portion 14 </ b> A of the chain 14 is disposed so as to be movable along the upper surface of the conveyor frame 11 through a resin guide 15 installed on the upper surface of the conveyor frame 11. The lower part 14 </ b> B of the chain 14 is disposed so as to be movable along the inner bottom surface of the conveyor frame 11 via a resin guide 16 installed on the inner bottom surface of the conveyor frame 11.

  Next, the support part 20 which supports the conveyance part 10 is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the support part 20 is provided with the conveyor base 30 which supports the conveyor frame 11 from the lower side, and the guide part 40 which is provided in the conveyor base 30 and guides the receiver 1 conveyed. .

  As shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the conveyor mount 30 is formed of the square pipe which is a hollow rectangular frame member. The conveyor base 30 includes a pair of straight bars 31 extending in the transport direction, a pair of connecting bars 32 that connect the straight bars 31 so that the pair of straight bars 31 are parallel, and the straight bars 31 are horizontal. The leg part 33 provided in the front-end part and rear-end part of the linear crosspiece 31 is provided.

  The inside of the straight beam 31 and the connecting beam 32 are in communication with each other through a connection portion, and the inside of the straight beam 31 and the leg portion 33 are in communication with each other through a connection portion. On the upper surface of the straight bar 31, the conveyor frame 11 of the transport unit 10 is placed. The straight bar 31 is provided with a guide unit 40 that guides the receiver 1 during conveyance.

  The guiding portion 40 is formed by a square pipe that is a hollow rectangular frame member. The guide portion 40 includes an arm 41 formed at the front end portion and the rear end portion of the straight rail 31 and a guide 42 provided on the upper portion of the arm 41 and extending in the transport direction.

  The arm 41 extends from the outer side surface of the straight rail 31 to a position higher than the conveyor frame 11 through the side of the conveyor frame 11. The inside of the straight rail 31 and the arm 41 are in communication with each other through a connection portion, and the inside of the arm 41 and the guide 42 are in communication with each other through a connection portion. The receiver 1 is placed on the chain 14 between the guides 42 provided on each of the straight bars 31 and moves while being guided by the guides 42 during conveyance.

  Next, with reference to FIG.1 and FIG.4, the drive motor 3 which rotationally drives the drive sprocket 12 is demonstrated.

  The drive motor 3 is installed at the rear end of one of the conveyor frames 11 while being housed in the housing box 50. The drive motor 3 has a speed reduction mechanism 3A, and is coupled to the drive shaft 2 via the speed reduction mechanism 3A.

  The storage box 50 includes a storage portion 51 formed so as to be able to store the lower portion of the drive motor 3, and a lid portion 52 that is provided on the upper portion of the storage portion 51 and stores the upper portion of the drive motor 3. The lid portion 52 is fixed to the housing portion 51 by fitting the lower end inner circumferential portion 52 </ b> A of the lid portion 52 to the upper end outer circumferential portion 51 </ b> A of the housing portion 51. The accommodating part 51 is fixed to the inner side surface of one conveyor frame 11 with a bolt.

  A communication pipe (communication portion) 53 is disposed between the storage portion 51 of the storage box 50 and the straight rail 31 on the side where the storage box 50 is installed. The interior of the storage box 50 and the straight beam 31 communicates with each other through the communication pipe 53.

  The drive shaft 2 is connected to the pair of drive sprockets 12 while penetrating the fitting portion between the lid portion 52 and the accommodating portion 51 and the inner side surface of the conveyor frame 11. Seal members 54 and 55 are provided in a portion through which the drive shaft 2 passes. The seal member 54 is provided between the conveyor frame 11 and the storage box 50 so as to surround the periphery of the drive shaft 2. The seal member 55 forms a labyrinth structure inside by covering the disc flange 55A externally fitted to the drive shaft 2 with a cover portion 55B installed on the lid portion 52 of the storage box 50.

  Since the drive motor 3 is accommodated in the storage box 50 as described above, the drive motor 3 does not get wet with water even if the conveyor device 100 is washed with water. The operation of the drive motor 3 is controlled by a controller 60 disposed outside.

  A controller 60 shown in FIG. 1 includes a microcomputer having a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and an input / output interface (I / O interface).

  The controller 60 is electrically connected to a terminal box 70 provided at the lower part of the front end of one straight bar 31. The controller 60 and the terminal box 70 constitute a control unit.

  The terminal box 70 is electrically connected to the drive motor 3. The electrical wiring 71 from the terminal box 70 is disposed rearward in the straight bar 31 as shown in FIG. 1, and is led into the housing box 50 through the communication pipe 53 as shown in FIG. To the drive motor 3.

  The terminal box 70 is electrically connected to a first position detection sensor 61 provided inside the front end of the guide 42 of the guide portion 40 and a second position detection sensor 62 provided inside the rear end of the guide 42 of the guide portion 40. Yes. The first position detection sensor 61 and the second position detection sensor 62 are sensors that detect the position of the receiver 1, and are provided in each guide 42 via a seal member (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the terminal box 70 and the first position detection sensor 61 provided in each guide 42 are connected by an electrical wiring 72. The electrical wiring 72 from the terminal box 70 is disposed rearward in the straight beam 31 and branches into two at the portion where the front connection beam 32 is connected. One branched electric wiring 72 passes through the inside of the arm 41 and the guide 42 and is connected to one first position detection sensor 61, and the other branched electric wiring 72 is connected to the front connecting bar 32, the arm 41, and the guide 42. Is connected to the other first position detection sensor 61.

  Similarly, the terminal box 70 and the second position detection sensor 62 provided in each guide 42 are connected by an electrical wiring 73. The electrical wiring 73 from the terminal box 70 is disposed rearward in the straight beam 31 and branches into two at the portion where the rear connection beam 32 is connected. One of the branched electric wires 73 passes through the inside of the arm 41 and the guide 42 and is connected to one of the second position detection sensors 62, and the other branched electric wire 73 is connected to the rear connecting beam 32, the arm 41, and the guide. 42 is connected to the other second position detection sensor 62 through the inside of 42.

  In addition, the electrical wiring 71-73 is arrange | positioned via the inspection ports 31A and 32A formed in the lower surface of the linear crosspiece 31 and the connection crosspiece 32, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. These inspection ports 31A and 32A are normally closed by closing plates 31B and 32B via seal members (not shown).

  The controller 60 controls the operation of the drive motor 3 based on signals from the first position detection sensor 61 and the second position detection sensor 62.

  When the receiver 1 is confirmed by the second position detection sensor 62 when the receiver 1 is received from an automatic guided vehicle (not shown) or the like, the controller 60 drives the drive motor 3 to rotate forward. When the drive motor 3 rotates in the forward direction, the drive sprocket 12 is driven to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1, and the receiver 1 placed on the chain 14 moves forward along the guide 42. When the receiver 1 is confirmed by the first position detection sensor 61, the controller 60 stops the operation of the drive motor 3 to stop the movement of the receiver 1.

  On the other hand, when the receiver 1 is confirmed by the first position detection sensor 61 when the receiver 1 is delivered to the automatic guided vehicle or the like, the controller 60 drives the drive motor 3 in the reverse direction. When the drive motor 3 rotates in the reverse direction, the drive sprocket 12 is driven to rotate clockwise in FIG. 1, and the receiver 1 placed on the chain 14 moves rearward along the guide 42. The controller 60 stops the operation of the drive motor 3 when the receiver 1 is loaded on the automatic guided vehicle or the like and the second position detection sensor 62 does not confirm the receiver 1.

  According to the conveyor device 100 described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  In the conveyor device 100, electrical wiring 71 to electrically connect the electrical components such as the drive motor 3, the first position detection sensor 61, and the second position detection sensor 62 used for operation control of the transport unit 10 and the controller 60. 73 is disposed inside the straight beam 31, the connecting beam 32, the arm 41, and the guide 42. The conveyor frame 11 is detachably provided with a closing plate 11D that closes an opening 11C formed on the outer side surface of the conveyor frame 11.

  Therefore, even when the conveyor device 100 is washed with water, the electrical wires 71 to 73 do not get wet, and it is not necessary to remove the electrical wires 71 to 73 during the water washing. Man-hours can be reduced. Further, no dust or dirt accumulates on the electric wirings 71 to 73, and no dust or dirt rises even when the drive motor 3 operates. Furthermore, since no electrical wiring 71-73 etc. are provided in the conveyor frame 11, the interior of the conveyor frame 11 can be easily washed with water by removing the closing plate 11D. Maintenance of the drive sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13 provided in the can be easily performed. Thereby, the cleaning property and dust generation property of the conveyor device 100 are improved, and the maintainability of the conveyor device 100 is also improved.

  Since the drive motor 3 is stored in the storage box 50, the drive motor 3 does not get wet even if the conveyor device 100 is washed with water. Therefore, the water washing of the conveyor apparatus 100 can be performed in a state where the drive motor 3 is installed, and the cleaning performance of the conveyor apparatus 100 can be further improved.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is obvious that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

  Although the conveyor apparatus 100 supports the one conveyance part 10 with the one support part 20, it is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the conveyor device 100 may be configured to support a plurality of conveying units 10 (three in FIG. 5) connected in the conveying direction by a single supporting unit 20.

  The conveyor device 100 is a device that transports medicines in the pharmaceutical field, but may be a device that transports chemicals, foods, and the like.

  Further, in the conveyor device 100, the chain 14 is wound around the drive sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13, but a belt may be wound instead of the chain 14.

  Furthermore, in the conveyor apparatus 100, although the controller 60 was arrange | positioned outside, you may make it accommodate in the terminal box 70. FIG.

  The present invention can be applied to a conveyor device such as a chain conveyor or a belt conveyor that conveys a conveyed product.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Conveyor apparatus 1 Receptor 3 Drive motor 10 Conveyance part 11 Conveyor frame 11C Opening part 11D Closure board 12 Drive sprocket 13 Driven sprocket 14 Chain 20 Support part 30 Conveyor mount 40 Guide part 50 Storage box 60 Controller 61 1st position detection sensor 62 Second position detection sensor 70 Terminal box 71 Electrical wiring 72 Electrical wiring 73 Electrical wiring

Claims (5)

In a conveyor device that conveys a conveyed product,
A conveyor frame having an opening formed on the outer side surface and a closing plate that is detachably provided on the outer side surface and closes the opening;
A drive rotator and a driven rotator that are rotatably provided on the conveyor frame;
A mounting portion wound around the drive rotating body and the driven rotating body and capable of mounting the transported object;
A drive source for rotationally driving the drive rotator to move the placement unit;
A support part formed by a hollow frame member and supporting the conveyor frame;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the drive source;
Electrical components used for operation control of the drive source;
An electrical wiring disposed inside the support and connecting the controller and the electrical component;
A conveyor device comprising: The support part is
A conveyor base that supports the conveyor frame from below;
A guiding unit that is provided on the conveyor base and guides the transported object;
The conveyor apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: A storage box for storing the drive source;
A communication portion that communicates the conveyor frame and the inside of the storage box; and
The electrical component is the drive source,
3. The conveyor device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical wiring from the control unit is guided into the storage box through the conveyor frame and the communication path and connected to the driving source. The electrical component is a position detection sensor that is provided in the guide portion and detects the position of the transported object,
The conveyor device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical wiring from the control unit is connected to the position detection sensor through the conveyor base and the guide unit.   The conveyor device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support unit supports a plurality of the transport units that are provided in series.

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