JP2013018091A - Device and method for assembling of component - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and method for assembling of components in which a working space is reduced.SOLUTION: The component assembling device includes: a first component inspection rotary table 14 for inspecting a first component; a second component inspection rotary table 18 for inspecting a second component; a component assembling rotary table 22 for assembling the first component to the second component and holding them; first and second component supply means 26, 28 for supplying the first and second components the inspection of which are completed to the component assembling rotary table 22; first, second and third rotation drive means 30, 32, 34 for rotating and driving the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the component assembling rotary table 22; and a control means 40 for controlling operations of the first and second component supply means 26, 28 and the first, second and third rotation driving means 30, 32, 34.

Description

  The present invention relates to a part assembling apparatus and a part assembling method, and more specifically to a part assembling apparatus and a part assembling method for assembling a plurality of parts to complete a product.

  As an assembling technique of an automobile license lamp, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 below can be cited. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the positional deviation of the packing between the lamp housing and the vehicle body panel is prevented to improve the sealing performance and the like, and the mounting can be performed with one touch to improve the workability. It is configured.

  The technique described in Patent Document 1 relates to the structure of a license lamp, but does not disclose any device to be used when the lamp is assembled. Therefore, for example, a configuration as shown in FIG.

  The apparatus shown in FIG. 10 is configured by arranging a plurality of work tables for inspecting and assembling parts in the horizontal direction. The parts are assembled along the process from A to E as shown by the arrows. Specifically, this will be described in detail. First, in A, a bulb, which is a part of the lamp, is set on the work table, and in B, the valve After the inspection is performed, the lens is press-fitted into the bulb at C, and the lamp is completed. Then, the date and the like are imprinted on the completed lamp in D, and after the appearance inspection is performed in E, the lamp is packed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-59065

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 10, since the work tables for inspecting and assembling the components are arranged in a horizontal row, there is a disadvantage that a large space is required in the horizontal direction.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a component assembling apparatus and a component assembling method that solve the above-described problems and reduce the work space.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the component assembling apparatus according to claim 1, a plurality of first component holding portions capable of holding the first component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. A rotary table for first component inspection that inspects the first component while intermittently rotating the first component, and a plurality of second component holding portions that can hold the second component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. And a second part inspection rotary table that inspects the second part while intermittently rotating the second part, and a plurality of parts that can be held by assembling the second part to the first part. A rotating table for assembling parts in which assembling parts are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, a first part supplying means for supplying the first part that has been inspected to the rotating table for assembling the parts, and inspection is completed The second part that has been prepared is used as the rotary table for assembling the part. Second component supply means for supplying the first component inspection rotary table, first rotary drive means for rotationally driving the first component inspection rotary table, second rotary drive means for rotationally driving the second component inspection rotary table, The third rotation driving means for rotating and driving the component assembling rotary table, and the first component that has been inspected are supplied to the component assembling unit before the first and second components are held. And controlling the operations of the first component supply means and the first and third rotation driving means, and the second component that has been inspected is supplied to the component assembly portion that holds the first component. As described above, the second component supplying means and the control means for controlling the operation of the second and third rotation driving means are provided.

  In the component assembling apparatus according to claim 2, the inspection performed on the rotary table for first component inspection includes, when the first component is a license lamp housing, inspection of a damaged portion of the housing, It is at least one of connector bending inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing, and when the first part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and printing on the bulb And when the first component is a lens of a license lamp, at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook defect inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens. Configured.

  In the component assembling apparatus according to claim 3, the inspection performed on the second component inspection rotary table is such that when the second component is a license lamp housing, a damaged portion inspection of the housing, It is at least one of connector bending inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing. When the second component is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and valve printing And when the second component is a lens of a license lamp, at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook defect inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens. Configured.

  In the component assembly method according to claim 4, the first component of the first component inspection rotary table in which a plurality of first component holding portions capable of holding the first component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. The first part is placed on a holding part, the first part held on the first part holding part is inspected while intermittently rotating the first part inspection rotary table, and the second part is checked. The second component holder is mounted on the second component holder of a rotary table for second component inspection in which a plurality of second component holders that can be held are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. A plurality of component assembling portions capable of inspecting the second component held on the first component while intermittently rotating the second component inspection rotary table, and assembling and holding the second component on the first component The part set of the rotary table for assembling parts formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction Placing said first component inspection is completed only part and to hold assembled the second component inspection in the first part being held in the assembling component part is completed.

  In the component assembling method according to claim 5, the inspection performed on the first component inspection rotary table includes, when the first component is a license lamp housing, an inspection of a damaged portion of the housing, It is at least one of connector bending inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing, and when the first part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and printing on the bulb When the first component is a lens of a license lamp, at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook chip inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens is used.

  In the component assembling method according to claim 6, the inspection performed on the second component inspection rotary table includes, when the second component is a license lamp housing, an inspection of a damaged portion of the housing, It is at least one of connector bending inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing. When the second component is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and valve printing When the second component is a license lamp lens, at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook defect inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens is used.

  In the component assembling apparatus according to claim 1, the first component inspection rotary table for inspecting the first component, the second component inspection rotary table for inspecting the second component, and the first component A parts assembly rotary table capable of assembling and holding the second part; first and second parts supply means for supplying the first and second parts that have been inspected to the part assembly rotary table; The first, second, and third rotation driving means for rotating the second component inspection rotary table and the component assembly rotary table, and the first component that has been inspected are held by the first and second components. The operation of the first component supply means and the first and third rotation driving means is controlled so that the first component is supplied to the component assembling part before the inspection, and the second component that has been inspected is held by the first component. The second component supply means and the second and third rotations are supplied to the component assembly portion Owing to this configuration and a control means for controlling the operation of the motion means, by performing the inspection or assembly of parts rotating table, it is possible to reduce the working space.

  Further, since the operation of the plurality of turntables to be inspected and assembled and the parts supply means for delivering the parts between the turntables are performed using the control means, the work efficiency can be improved.

  In the component assembling apparatus according to claim 2, the inspection performed on the rotary table for first component inspection includes inspection of a damaged portion of the housing and bending of the connector when the first component is a housing of a license lamp. It is at least one of inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing. When the first part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and character printed on the bulb When it is at least one of recognition inspection and the first part is composed of a lens of a license lamp, since it is configured to be at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens, In addition to the above-mentioned effects, all necessary inspections of each part can be performed on one rotary table, further reducing the work space. Both can be further improved work efficiency.

  In the component assembling apparatus according to claim 3, the inspection performed on the second component inspection rotary table includes inspection of a damaged portion of the housing and bending of the connector when the second component is a license lamp housing. It is at least one of inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing, and when the second part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and character printed on the bulb When it is at least one of recognition inspection and the second part is composed of a lens of a license lamp, since it is configured to be at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens, In addition to the above-mentioned effects, all necessary inspections of each part can be performed on one rotary table, further reducing the work space. Both can be further improved work efficiency.

  In the component assembling method according to claim 4, the first component is placed on the first component holding portion of the first component inspection rotary table, and the first component held by the first component holding portion is Inspection is performed while intermittently rotating the first component inspection rotary table, the second component is placed on the second component holding portion of the second component inspection rotary table, and the second component holding portion is held by the second component holding portion. The part is inspected while intermittently rotating the second part inspection rotary table, the first part that has been inspected is placed on the part assembly part of the part assembly rotary table, and held in the part assembly part Since the second part that has been inspected is assembled and held in the first part that has been inspected, the work space can be further reduced and the work efficiency can be further improved.

  In the component assembling method according to claim 5, the inspection performed on the rotary table for first component inspection includes the inspection of the damaged portion of the housing and the bending of the connector when the first component is a license lamp housing. It is at least one of inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing. When the first part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and character printed on the bulb When it is at least one of recognition inspection and the first part is made of a license lamp lens, it has at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens. In addition, since all necessary inspections of each part can be performed on one rotary table, the work space can be further reduced and the work efficiency can be reduced. It is possible to further improvement.

  In the part assembling method according to claim 6, the inspection performed on the second part inspection rotary table includes inspection of a damaged part of the housing and bending of the connector when the second part is a housing of a license lamp. It is at least one of inspection and character recognition inspection printed on the housing, and when the second part is a license lamp bulb, bead color inspection, lead wire bending inspection, and character printed on the bulb When it is at least one of recognition inspection and the second part is composed of a lens of a license lamp, it is at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens. In addition, since all necessary inspections of each part can be performed on one rotary table, the work space can be further reduced and the work efficiency can be reduced. It is possible to further improvement.

It is a top view of the component assembly apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a front view of the component assembly apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the rotation table for components assembly | attachment shown in FIG. 1, and a 1st, 2nd component supply apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of the rotation table for a 2nd components inspection shown in FIG. 1, the rotation table for components assembly, and the 2nd component supply apparatus. It is a flowchart regarding control of the turntable shown in FIG. It is a flowchart regarding control of the 1st component supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart regarding control of the 2nd component supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining a license lamp. It is process drawing of the components assembly | attachment method which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the conventional component assembly apparatus.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment for implementing a component assembling apparatus according to the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, a license lamp which is an assembly target of the component assembly apparatus according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The license lamp 60 is a lamp for illuminating a license plate of an automobile or the like, and includes a housing 60a, a bulb 60b and a lens 60c as shown in the figure. As a procedure for assembling the license lamp 60, first, the bulb 60b is assembled to the housing 60a, and then the lens 60c is press-fitted.

  Based on the above-described license lamp 60, the component assembling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described. FIG. 1 is a top view of a component assembling apparatus according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a component assembling apparatus. The component assembling apparatus 10 includes a device main body 12, a first component inspection rotary table 14 that inspects the housing 60a, a valve inspection table 24 that inspects the valve 60b, and a second component inspection that inspects the lens 60c. The rotary table 18 and the rotary table 22 for assembling components that can hold the lens 60c in the housing 60a are provided.

  The component assembly apparatus 10 also includes a first component supply device 26 that supplies the housing 60a that has been inspected to the component assembly rotary table 22 from the first component inspection rotary table 14, and a lens 60c that has been inspected. A second component supply device 28 for supplying the component assembly rotary table 22 from the two-component inspection rotary table 18 is provided.

  Further, the component assembling apparatus 10 rotationally drives the motor 30 that rotates the first component inspection rotary table 14, the motor 32 that rotates the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the component assembly rotary table 22. And an electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as “ECU”) 40 that controls the operation of the first component supply device 26, the second component supply device 28, and the motors 30, 32, and 34. The ECU 40 is composed of a microcomputer equipped with a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like.

  The apparatus main body 12 includes a first component inspection rotary table 14, a second component inspection rotary table 18, a component assembly rotary table 22 and the like on the upper surface, and a plurality of legs for supporting the apparatus main body 12 on the lower surface. It has a portion 12a (see FIG. 2). In addition, the apparatus main body 12 includes motors 30, 32, 34 and an ECU 40.

  The first component inspection rotary table 14 is a circular table for inspecting the first component, specifically, the housing 60a, and is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 12. The first component inspection rotary table 14 has a first component holding portion 14a for holding the housing 60a.

  The first component holding portion 14a is formed as a recess for fitting the housing 60a, and a plurality of (for example, 8) recesses are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction (for example, 45 degrees in the circumferential direction around the rotation axis). )It is formed.

  The housing 60a is held by the first component holding portion 14a, and various inspections are performed. Examples of inspections performed here include inspection of damaged portions of the housing 60a, connector bending inspection, and recognition of characters printed on the housing 60a. There are inspections.

  The first component inspection rotary table 14 is connected to a motor 30 via a rotary shaft, and is driven to rotate intermittently by a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees) by the motor 30.

  A housing 60 a is placed on the first component inspection rotary table 14, and the housing 60 a is transported by the transport device 16 a of the housing alignment supply device 16.

  The second component inspection rotary table 18 is used for inspecting the second component, specifically, the lens 60c. Like the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18 is a circular table. The upper surface is rotatably supported.

  The second component inspection rotary table 18 has a second component holding portion 18a for holding the lens 60c. The second component holding portion 18a is formed as a concave portion for fitting the lens 60c, and a plurality of (for example, eight) concave portions are provided at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction (for example, an interval of 45 degrees in the circumferential direction around the rotation axis). )It is formed.

  The lens 60c is held by the second component holding portion 18a, and various inspections are performed. Examples of inspections performed here include gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection.

  The second component inspection rotary table 18 is connected to a motor 32 via a rotary shaft, and is driven to rotate intermittently by a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees) by the motor 32. The lens 60 c is placed on the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the lens 60 c is transported by the lens transport device 20.

  The valve inspection table 24 is a table for inspecting the valve 60b, and includes a tray 24a for storing the valve 60b and an inspection table 24b for inspecting the valve 60b. The valve inspection table 24 is installed at a substantially center of a line connecting the first component inspection rotary table 14 and the second component inspection rotary table 18 and in a direction perpendicular to the line (downward in FIG. 1). Examples of the inspection of the valve 60b performed here include a bead color inspection, a lead wire bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the valve 60b.

  The component assembling rotary table 22 is a circular table for assembling the housing 60a, the valve 60b, and the lens 60c, and is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 12. The rotary table 22 for assembling the components is a component assembly for assembling and holding the lens 60c in the housing 60a, more specifically, in the housing 60a and the valve 60b (a state where the valve 60b is assembled to the housing 60a). Part 22a.

  The component assembling portion 22a is formed as a recess for fitting the housing 60a, and a plurality of (for example, 12) recesses are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction (for example, intervals of 30 degrees in the circumferential direction around the rotation axis). It is formed.

  In the rotary table 22 for assembling the parts, in addition to assembling the parts, contact inspection of the valve 60b performed after the valve 60b is assembled to the housing 60a, lighting / flickering inspection of the valve 60b, character recognition printed on the lens 60c, etc. Inspection etc. are performed.

  The component assembly rotary table 22 is installed between the first component inspection rotary table 14 and the second component inspection rotary table 18 and at a position facing the valve inspection table 24. That is, the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the valve inspection table 24 are arranged around the component assembly rotary table 22. Therefore, each component that has been inspected can be efficiently supplied to the component assembling turntable 22.

  The component assembling rotary table 22 is connected to a motor 34 via a rotary shaft, and is rotationally driven by the motor 34 at intervals of a predetermined angle (for example, 30 degrees). The finished product (lamp 60) that has been assembled and inspected on the parts assembling turntable 22 is transported on the finished product transporting conveyor 36, and is housed in the finished product storage box 38.

  The first component supply device 26 is for supplying the housing 60a from the first component inspection rotary table 14 to the component assembly rotary table 22, and the first component inspection rotary table 14 and the component assembly rotary table. 22 is installed.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the component assembly rotary table 22 and the first and second component supply devices 26 and 28. As shown in the figure, the first component supply device 26 includes a component transport rail 26b that connects between the first component inspection rotary table 14 and the component assembly rotary table 22, and a housing 60a that is movable on the rail 26b. A hand 26a is provided for gripping.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the second component inspection rotary table 18, the component assembly rotary table 22, and the second component supply device 28. The second component supply device 28 is for supplying the lens 60c from the second component inspection rotary table 18 to the component assembly rotary table 22, and as shown in FIG. It is installed between the attaching rotary tables 22.

  The second component supply device 28 grips a component conveying rail 28b that connects between the second component inspection rotary table 18 and the component assembly rotary table 22, and a lens 60c that can move on the rail 28b. Hand 28a.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the first component supply device 26 and the second component supply device 28 are arranged so that one end thereof is positioned above the component assembly holding portion 22 a of the component assembly rotary table 22.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 1, the motor 30 is connected to the rotary shaft of the first component inspection rotary table 14 and rotationally drives the first component inspection rotary table 14. Specifically, the first component inspection rotary table 14 is intermittently driven around the vertical axis at a predetermined angle (for example, 45 degrees), and is constituted by a stepping motor, for example.

  The motor 32 is connected to the rotary shaft of the second component inspection rotary table 18 and rotationally drives the second component inspection rotary table 18. The basic configuration of the motor 32 is the same as the motor 30 described above. The motor 34 is connected to the rotary shaft of the component assembly rotary table 22 and rotationally drives the component assembly rotary table 22. This is also the same configuration as the motor 30 and is therefore more than that. Description of is omitted.

  The ECU 40 controls the first component supply device 26, the second component supply device 28, and the motors 30, 32, and 34. Specifically, the opening and closing of the hands 26a and 28a of the first component supply device 26 and the second component supply device 28, the movement of the rails 26b and 28b of the hands 26a and 28a, or the rotation control of the motors 30, 32 and 34 are performed. .

  Next, the operation of the component assembling apparatus 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart relating to the control of the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the component assembling rotary table 22, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart relating to the control of the first component supply device 26. FIG. 7 is a flowchart relating to the control of the second component supply device 28. A flow chart such as FIG. 5 is executed by the ECU 40.

  First, the control of the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the component assembly rotary table 22 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The ECU 40 controls the motors 30, 32, and 34 to rotate the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, and the component assembly rotary table 22. The same applies to the rotary tables 14, 18, and 22. Therefore, the first part inspection rotary table 14 will be described below as an example.

  First, it is determined in S (step) 10 whether or not there is a rotation instruction. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S12, and the first component inspection rotary table 14 is moved from the current position (hereinafter referred to as “P”) to the next P. Move to. On the other hand, when the result in S10 is negative, the above determination is repeated (waiting for a rotation instruction).

  Whether or not there has been a rotation instruction is determined based on a signal sent from the outside. For example, when there is a rotation instruction from the worker (for example, the worker turns on a specific switch), when there is an instruction from the worker (when a switch-on signal is received), or there are various rotation instructions. When there is a sensor (for example, when the sensor detects that a component has been placed or inspection has been completed and transmits a signal), it is determined that a rotation instruction has been received when the signal from the sensor is received. To do.

  In order to move the current P of the first component inspection rotary table 14 to the next P, the motor 30 is controlled, and the first component inspection rotary table 14 is rotated 45 degrees clockwise. In the case of the second component inspection rotary table 18, the motor 32 is controlled to rotate the second component inspection rotary table 18 45 degrees counterclockwise. In the case of the component assembly rotary table 22, the motor 34 is operated. The rotating table 22 for assembling the components is rotated 30 degrees counterclockwise by controlling.

  As described above, each of the rotary tables 14, 18, 22 repeats the above operation in accordance with an instruction from the ECU 40.

  Next, the control of the first component supply device 26 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in S20, the hand 26a is moved to the position P17 of the first component inspection rotary table 14. The movement is performed by moving the hand 26a on the rail 26b.

  Next, in S22, it is determined whether or not the housing 60a is placed on P17. If the result is affirmative, the process proceeds to S24, and the hand 26a grips the housing 60a. On the other hand, when the result in S22 is negative, the above determination is repeated (waiting until the housing 60a is placed on P17).

  Next, in S26, the hand 26a holding the housing 60a is moved to the position P31 of the component assembling rotary table 22.

  Next, in S28, it is determined whether or not the housing 60a is placed on P31. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S30, and the housing 60a is placed on P31. On the other hand, when the result in S28 is negative, the above determination is repeated (waiting with the housing 60a held until the component assembly portion 22a at the position P31 is empty).

  The above is the operation of the first component supply device 26. Next, the control of the second component supply device 28 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in S40, the hand 28a is moved to the position P27 of the second component inspection rotary table 18. The movement is performed by moving the hand 28a on the rail 28b.

  Next, in S42, it is determined whether or not the lens 60c is placed on P27. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S44, and the hand 28a holds the lens 60c. On the other hand, when the result in S42 is negative, the above determination is repeated (waiting until the lens 60c is placed on P27).

  Next, in S46, the hand 28a holding the lens 60c is moved to the position P37 of the component assembling rotary table 22.

  Next, in S48, it is determined whether or not the housing 60a is placed on P37. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to S50, and the lens 60c is assembled to the housing 60a in P37. On the other hand, when the result in S48 is negative, the above determination is repeated (waiting with the lens 60c held).

  The operation of the second component supply device 28 has been described above. As described above, in this embodiment, not only the rotary table is used, but the control of the respective rotary tables 14, 18, and 22, and further the component supply device. The ECUs 26 and 28 are controlled by the ECU 40 while being interlocked with each other. Therefore, efficient work can be realized.

  Next, a component assembling method according to this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a process diagram of the component assembling method.

  In the process diagram shown in FIG. 9, the processes from S100 to S106 are processes performed on the first component inspection rotary table 14, and are processes related to the inspection of the housing 60a. In addition, the steps from S110 to S116 are performed on the valve inspection table 24, and are steps related to the inspection of the valve 60b. Further, the steps from S120 to S126 are performed on the second component inspection rotary table 18, and are steps related to the inspection of the lens 60c. The processes from S130 to S140 are performed on the turntable 22 for assembling the parts.

  The process will be described below. First, the inspection process of the housing 60a will be described.

  In S100, the housing 60a is placed on the first component holding portion 14a of the first component inspection rotary table 14. Specifically, the housing 60a is placed on the first component holding portion 14a at the position P11 of the first component inspection rotary table 14.

  Next, in S102, a hook missing inspection is performed to determine whether or not the hook of the housing 60a is missing.

  When the hook inspection is completed, the first component inspection rotary table 14 is rotated, and a connector bending inspection is performed to determine whether or not the connector of the housing 60a is bent in S104.

  Next, the first component inspection rotary table 14 is further rotated, and character recognition inspection is performed to determine whether there is a problem with the model number, date, or the like printed on the housing 60a in S106.

  If the above inspection is completed and it is determined that there is no problem, the housing 60a that has been inspected in S130 is placed on the component assembly portion 22a at the position P31 of the component assembly rotary table 22.

  The above-described hook chip inspection, connector bending inspection, and character recognition inspection are performed at any position between P11 and P16. If an abnormality is found in the inspections from S102 to S106, the housing 60a is removed as a defective product from the first component holding part 14a and removed from the first component inspection rotary table 14.

  Next, the inspection process of the valve 60b will be described.

  In S110, the valve 60b is placed on the valve inspection table 24. Next, in S112, the bead color, that is, the welded portion is inspected. In S114, the lead wire is inspected for bending of the lead wire of the valve 60b. In S116, the model number printed on the valve 60b is checked. A character recognition test is performed to check if there are any problems with the date.

  If the inspection is completed and it is determined that there is no problem, the valve 60b is transported to the component assembly rotary table 22 and assembled to the housing 60a held by the component assembly part 22a at the position P34 in S132. . After assembly of the valve 60b, a contact inspection of the valve 60b is performed in S134.

  If an abnormality is found in the inspections from S112 to S116, the valve 60b is excluded from the valve inspection table 24 as a defective product.

  Next, the inspection process of the lens 60c will be described.

  In S120, the lens 60c is placed on the second component holding portion 18a of the second component inspection rotary table 18. Specifically, the lens 60c is placed on the second component holding portion 18a at the position P21 of the second component inspection rotary table 18.

  Next, in S122, a gasket inspection is performed to check whether there is any abnormality in the fixing sealing material used for providing airtightness and watertightness.

  When the gasket inspection is completed, the second component inspection rotary table 18 is rotated, and a hook chip inspection is performed to determine whether or not the hook of the lens 60c is chipped in S124.

  Next, the second component inspection rotary table 18 is further rotated, and character recognition inspection is performed to determine whether there is a problem with the model number, date, or the like printed on the lens 60c in S126.

  The above gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection are performed at any position between P21 and P26.

  If the above inspection is completed and it is determined that there is no problem in all the inspections, the lens 60c is transferred to the component assembly rotary table 22, and is held by the component assembly unit 22a at the position P37 in S136. It is assembled to the housing 60a and the valve 60b.

  If an abnormality is found in the inspections from S122 to S126, the lens 60c is removed as a defective product from the second component holder 18a and removed from the second component inspection rotary table 18.

  Next, the final inspection of the lamp 60 that has been assembled in S138 is performed at any position from P38 to P41. If there is no problem in the final inspection, the inspected lamp 60 is carried out from the position P42 as a finished product.

  Carrying out is performed by placing the finished product on the finished product conveyor 36. The finished product is transported by the finished product transporting conveyor 36 and stored in the finished product storage box 38 as it is. If there is a problem in the final inspection, the lamp 60 is eliminated at that time.

  In this embodiment, as described above, a plurality of first component holding portions 14a capable of holding the first component (housing 60a) are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the first component is rotated while the first component is rotated intermittently. A first component inspection rotary table 14 for inspecting one component and a plurality of second component holders 18a capable of holding a second component (lens 60c) are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. The second component inspection rotary table 18 that inspects the second component while rotating the component intermittently, and a plurality of component assembly parts 22a that can hold the second component assembled to the first component are predetermined in the circumferential direction. The component assembly turntable 22 formed at intervals, the first component supply means (first component supply device) 26 that supplies the first component that has been inspected to the component assembly turntable 22, and the inspection is completed. Used for assembling the second part Second component supply means (second component supply device) 28 for supplying to the rotary table 22, first rotation drive means (motor) 30 for rotationally driving the first component inspection rotary table 14, and second component inspection rotation The second rotation driving means (motor) 32 for rotating the table 18, the third rotation driving means (motor) 34 for rotating the component assembling rotation table 22, and the first component that has been inspected are the first The operation of the first component supply means 26 and the first and third rotation driving means 30 and 34 is controlled so that the second parts are supplied to the component assembly portion 22a before being held, and the inspection is completed. Control means for controlling the operation of the second part supply means 28 and the second and third rotation drive means 32 and 34 so that the second part is supplied to the part assembly portion 22a holding the first part. ECU 40. S10, S12, 20~S30, S40~S50) since the was composed as comprising a reduction of the working space by performing the inspection or assembly of parts rotating table can be reduced.

  Also, parts inspection and assembly may be performed while rotating the rotary table on the rotary table, and the worker can perform a plurality of operations on the spot. Therefore, for example, as in the configuration shown in FIG. 10, it is not necessary to arrange a worker for each work (process), and it is only necessary to arrange a worker for each rotary table, thereby reducing the number of workers and improving work efficiency. Can be achieved.

  Further, since the operation of the parts supplying means for transferring parts between the rotating tables to be inspected and assembled and the parts between the rotating tables is performed using the control means, the work efficiency can be further improved. .

  Further, the inspection performed on the first component inspection rotary table 14 includes, when the first component is a license lamp housing, an inspection of a damaged portion of the housing, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing. When the first component is a license lamp bulb, the first component is at least one of a bead color test, a lead wire bending test, and a character recognition test printed on the bulb, When the component consists of a lens of a license lamp, it is configured to be at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens. Can perform all necessary inspections of each part, further reducing work space and improving work efficiency. Door can be.

  Further, the inspection performed on the second component inspection rotary table 18 includes an inspection of a damaged portion of the housing, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing when the second component is a license lamp housing. And when the second part is a license lamp bulb, it is at least one of a bead color test, a lead wire bending test, and a character recognition test printed on the bulb; When the component consists of a lens of a license lamp, it is configured to be at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens. Because all necessary inspections can be performed on each part, work space can be further reduced and work efficiency can be further improved. Door can be.

  Further, the first component is placed on the first component holding portion 14a of the first component inspection rotary table 14 in which a plurality of first component holding portions 14a capable of holding the first component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. (S100), the first component held by the first component holding portion 14a is inspected while intermittently rotating the first component inspection rotary table 14 (S102 to S106), and a plurality of components capable of holding the second component. The second component holding portion 18a is placed on the second component holding portion 18a of the second component inspection rotary table 18 formed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction (S120), and the second component holding portion 18a is placed. The second component held in the first part is inspected while intermittently rotating the second part inspection rotary table 18 (S122 to S126), and a plurality of parts sets that can be held by attaching the second part to the first part The attaching portion 22a is formed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction. The first component that has been inspected is placed on the component assembling portion 22a of the component assembling turntable 22 (S130), and the first component held in the component assembling portion 22a is inspected. Since the two parts are assembled and held (S136), the work space can be further reduced and the work efficiency can be further improved.

  In addition, the inspection performed on the first component inspection rotary table 14 is performed when the first component includes a license lamp housing, a damaged portion inspection of the housing (S102), a connector bending inspection (S104), and a housing. When at least one of the printed character recognition inspection (S106) and the first part is a license lamp bulb, the bead color inspection (S112), the lead wire bending inspection (S114), and the bulb When at least one of the printed character recognition inspection (S116) and the first part is made of a lens of a license lamp, the gasket inspection (S122), the hook chip inspection (S124), and the characters printed on the lens Since at least one of the recognition tests (S126), in addition to the effects described above, on one rotating table For necessary inspections of parts can be performed all together a working space can be further reduced, it is possible to further improve the working efficiency.

  In addition, the inspection performed on the second component inspection rotary table 18 includes, when the second component is a license lamp housing, an inspection of a damaged portion of the housing (S102), a connector bending inspection (S104), and a housing. When at least one of the printed character recognition inspection (S106) and the second component is a license lamp bulb, a bead color inspection (S112), a lead wire bending inspection (S114), and a bulb When it is at least one of the printed character recognition inspection (S116) and the second part is composed of a lens of a license lamp, a gasket inspection (S122), a hook defect inspection (S124), and a character printed on the lens Since at least one of the recognition tests (S126), in addition to the effects described above, on one rotating table For necessary inspections of parts can be performed all together a working space can be further reduced, it is possible to further improve the working efficiency.

  The various inspection methods performed on the first component inspection rotary table 14, the second component inspection rotary table 18, the valve inspection table 24 or the component assembly rotary table 22 are not limited to the illustrated examples. For example, optical inspection using a camera or visual inspection by an operator may be used. Similarly, the inspection may be an automatic inspection using a camera or the like, a manual inspection by an operator, or a combination thereof.

  Further, the inspection of the valve 60b is performed not on the rotary table like the housing 60a or the lens 60c but on the inspection table 24b, but the valve 60b is also performed on the rotary table like the housing 60a or the lens 60c. Also good. When the inspection is performed using the rotary table, the configuration and the inspection method are the same as those of the housing 60a and the lens 60c.

  The first component supply device 26 and the second component supply device 28 move the hands 26a and 28a on the rails 26b and 28b. However, the first component supply device 26 and the second component supply device 28 are not necessarily limited to the embodiments. For example, a robot hand or a first component inspection rotary table 14 or a second component inspection rotary table 18 and a component assembly rotary table 22 are installed, and a robot hand Alternatively, the parts may be conveyed by a conveyor. That is, the delivery method is not particularly limited as long as parts can be delivered between the first part inspection rotary table 14 or the second part inspection rotary table 18 and the part assembly rotary table 22. Absent.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 component assembly apparatus, 12 apparatus main body, 14 1st component inspection rotary table, 14a 1st component holding part, 18 2nd component inspection rotary table, 18a 2nd component holding part, 22 component assembly rotary table, 22a component assembly unit, 26 first component supply device (first component supply means), 28 second component supply device (second component supply means), 30, 32, 34 motor (first, second, third rotation) Drive means), 40 ECU (electronic control unit; control means), 60a housing (first part), 60c lens (second part)

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  A plurality of first component holding portions capable of holding the first component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and for inspecting the first component while intermittently rotating the first component. A rotary table and a plurality of second component holding portions capable of holding the second component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the second component is inspected while intermittently rotating the second component. A rotary table for inspection of two parts, a rotary table for part assembly in which a plurality of part assembly parts capable of assembling and holding the second part to the first part are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and inspection First component supply means for supplying the completed first component to the component assembly rotary table; and second component supply means for supplying the second component that has been inspected to the component assembly rotary table; Rotating the first component inspection rotary table The first rotary drive means that moves, the second rotary drive means that rotationally drives the second component inspection rotary table, the third rotational drive means that rotationally drives the component assembly rotary table, and the inspection is completed Control the operations of the first component supply means and the first and third rotation drive means so that the first component is supplied to the component assembly portion before the first and second components are held. At the same time, the second component supply means and the second and third rotation driving means are supplied so that the second component that has been inspected is supplied to the component assembling portion where the first component is held. A component assembling apparatus comprising: control means for controlling operation.   When the first part is composed of a license lamp housing, the inspection performed on the first part inspection rotary table includes a housing damaged portion inspection, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing. And when the first component is a license lamp bulb, it is at least one of a bead color inspection, a lead wire bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the bulb, 2. The component assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when one component is composed of a lens of a license lamp, the component assembly device is at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook chip inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens.   When the second part is composed of a license lamp housing, the inspection performed on the second part inspection rotary table includes a housing damaged portion inspection, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing. And when the second part is a license lamp bulb, it is at least one of a bead color test, a lead wire bending test, and a character recognition test printed on the bulb; 3. The assembly of parts according to claim 1, wherein when the two parts are composed of a lens of a license lamp, at least one of a gasket inspection, a hook chip inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the lens. apparatus.   The first component is placed on the first component holding portion of the first component inspection rotary table in which a plurality of first component holding portions capable of holding the first component are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, A plurality of second component holding portions capable of holding the second component in the circumferential direction are inspected while intermittently rotating the first component inspection rotary table. The second part is placed on the second part holding part of the second part inspection rotary table formed at a predetermined interval, and the second part held by the second part holding part is replaced with the second part. Inspecting while rotating the rotary table for inspection intermittently, and for assembling a plurality of component assembling portions that can be held by assembling the second component to the first component at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction Place the first part that has been inspected on the part assembly part of the rotary table , Parts assembling method characterized in that it holds assembled the second component inspection in the first part being held in the assembling component part is completed.   When the first part is composed of a license lamp housing, the inspection performed on the first part inspection rotary table includes a housing damaged portion inspection, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing. And when the first component is a license lamp bulb, it is at least one of a bead color inspection, a lead wire bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the bulb, 5. The method of assembling a component according to claim 4, wherein when one component is a lens of a license lamp, at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens.   When the second part is composed of a license lamp housing, the inspection performed on the second part inspection rotary table includes a housing damaged portion inspection, a connector bending inspection, and a character recognition inspection printed on the housing. And when the second part is a license lamp bulb, it is at least one of a bead color test, a lead wire bending test, and a character recognition test printed on the bulb; 6. The component assembly according to claim 4 or 5, wherein when the two components are composed of a lens of a license lamp, at least one of gasket inspection, hook chip inspection, and character recognition inspection printed on the lens. Method.

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