JP2015003806A - Article turnover device, article circulation and transportation device, article processing method using article circulation and transportation device, tire inspection processing method and tire print processing method - Google Patents

Article turnover device, article circulation and transportation device, article processing method using article circulation and transportation device, tire inspection processing method and tire print processing method Download PDF

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JP2015003806A
JP2015003806A JP2013130497A JP2013130497A JP2015003806A JP 2015003806 A JP2015003806 A JP 2015003806A JP 2013130497 A JP2013130497 A JP 2013130497A JP 2013130497 A JP2013130497 A JP 2013130497A JP 2015003806 A JP2015003806 A JP 2015003806A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article turnover device or the like capable of reducing the impact on an article to solve the problem of a conventional article turnover device in which: the article is dropped through an inclined transportation path and therefore impact at the time of the dropping is easily applied to the article since the conventional one has a configuration in which the article is transported from an upper side transportation path to the lower side via the inclined transportation path.SOLUTION: An article turnover device (turnover device 10) includes: a storage part 16 which has a carry-in port 14 for carrying an article (tire 5) in and a carry-out port 15 for carrying the article out and can store the article carried in through the carry-in port 14; turnover means 12 which turns over the article carried into the storage part 16 by turning over the storage part 16; elevating means 13 which vertically moves the storage part 16; and article holding and releasing means (tire holding and releasing means 19) which holds the article carried into the storage part 16 at the time of the turnover and releases the holding of the article after the turnover.

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本発明は、物品を反転及び昇降させることを可能とした物品反転装置等に関する。   The present invention relates to an article reversing device and the like that can flip and lift an article.

物品の検査ラインにおいて物品の上下を反転させる物品反転装置として、矩形立体箱状の物品の上面を下に向けて受取フレームに載置した後、物品の上面が横を向くように当該物品を横転させた状態にして上側搬送路に載せ、さらに当該物品を上側搬送路から傾斜搬送路経由で下方に搬送した後に当該物品の上面が上を向くように物品の姿勢を戻すことによって、物品の上下を反転させる物品反転装置が知られている（特許文献１等参照）。   As an article reversing device that flips the top and bottom of an article in the inspection line of the article, after placing the article in a rectangular three-dimensional box shape on the receiving frame with the upper surface facing down, the article is turned over so that the upper surface of the article faces sideways. The product is placed on the upper conveyance path in the state of being moved, and further, the article is conveyed downward from the upper conveyance path via the inclined conveyance path, and then returned to the upper position of the article so that the upper surface of the article faces upward. An article reversing device for reversing is known (see Patent Document 1).

特開平０８−１８２４８３号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-18283

上述した物品反転装置では、物品を上側搬送路から傾斜搬送路を介して下方に搬送する構成であるため、物品が傾斜搬送路を通って落下するので、物品に落下の際の衝撃が加わりやすい。
本発明は、物品に対する衝撃を小さくできる物品反転装置等を提供する。 In the article reversing device described above, since the article is conveyed downward from the upper conveyance path via the inclined conveyance path, the article falls through the inclined conveyance path, so that an impact is easily applied to the article when dropped. .
The present invention provides an article reversing device and the like that can reduce the impact on the article.

本発明に係る物品反転装置によれば、物品を搬入する搬入口と物品を搬出する搬出口とを有して搬入口より搬入された物品を収容可能な収容部と、収容部の上下を反転させることによって収容部内に搬入されている物品の上下を反転させる反転手段と、収容部を昇降させる昇降手段と、収容部内に搬入された物品を反転時において保持するとともに反転後において物品の保持を解除する物品保持解除手段とを備えたので、物品が収容された収容部を反転したり、昇降した場合でも、収容部に収容されている物品に衝撃が加わり難くなって物品に対する衝撃を小さくでき、物品に悪影響を与え難い物品反転装置を得ることができるとともに、収容部反転動作時における物品の落下を防止でできるとともに、収容部に収容された物品を搬出口から搬出できる。
収容部の搬入口には、物品を搬入するための搬入手段が設けられ、収容部の搬出口には、収容部内で上下反転された物品を搬出するための搬出手段が設けられたので、収容部外から収容部内への物品の搬入、及び、収容部内から収容部外への物品の搬出を確実に行える。
本発明に係る物品循環搬送装置によれば、上記物品反転装置と、物品を物品反転装置に搬送する搬送装置と、物品を搬送装置に搬送する昇降装置と、物品反転装置の収容部から搬出された物品を昇降装置に搬送するリターン搬送装置とを備えたので、物品を反転及び循環させることができる。
本発明に係る物品循環搬送装置によれば、上記物品反転装置と、物品が検査処理又は印刷処理される処理部と、当該処理部の所定の位置に物品を搬送する位置決め搬送装置と、物品を位置決め搬送装置に搬送する昇降装置と、処理部で検査処理又は印刷処理された物品を物品反転装置に搬送する搬送装置と、物品反転装置の収容部から搬出された物品を昇降装置に搬送するリターン搬送装置とを備えたので、検査処理又は印刷処理された物品を循環させることができ、物品を２回以上に分けて処理することが可能となるので、処理を容易かつ正確に行える。
昇降装置は、処理部で検査処理又は印刷処理された後にリターン搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる反転後の物品を搬入するためのリターン側搬入手段と未処理物品搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる未処理の物品を搬入するための未処理物品搬入手段とを有した昇降部と、当該昇降部をリターン搬送装置の搬出口及び未処理物品搬送装置の搬出口と位置決め搬送装置との間で昇降させる昇降手段とを備えたので、処理後の物品及び未処理の物品のいずれか一方を選択して位置決め搬送装置に順次搬送することが可能となるので、処理待ちの時間を減らすことが可能となり、物品の処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。
位置決め搬送装置は、物品を所定の状態に把持する把持装置と、物品を所定の状態に把持した把持装置を処理部まで搬送する搬送装置とを備え、把持装置で把持されて処理部まで搬送された物品は解放されて処理部の載台の所定位置に載置されるので、処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。
把持装置は、物品を物品の横方向両側から挟み付けて物品を把持する把持部材を備え、当該把持部材は、物品を把持した状態で上下方向に移動可能に構成された把持部を備えたので、物品を載台の所定の位置に正確に載せることができ、正確な処理を行える。
上述した物品循環搬送装置を用いた物品処理方法であって、未処理の物品を未処理物品搬送装置、昇降装置、位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送して処理部の載台の所定位置に載置された物品の上側半分を処理装置を用いて処理する上側半分処理ステップと、上側半分処理済の物品の上下を物品反転装置によって反転させるとともに、当該上下が反転された上側半分処理済の物品を、リターン搬送装置、昇降装置、位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送して処理部の載台の所定位置に載置された当該物品の下側半分を処理装置を用いて処理する下側半分処理ステップとを備えたので、物品の処理を物品の上下で分けて行うので、物品の処理をより正確に行うことができる。
上述した物品循環搬送装置を用いた物品処理方法であって、未処理物品搬送装置から昇降装置の昇降部に搬入された未処理の物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第１のステップと、昇降部を下降させる第２のステップと、未処理の物品の上側半分を処理部において処理装置で処理した後に当該上側半分処理済の物品を物品反転装置に搬送する第３のステップと、第２のステップで下降させた昇降部に未処理物品搬送装置から搬送されてくる次の未処理の物品を搬入して当該次の未処理の物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第４のステップと、昇降部を下降させる第５のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部に、物品反転装置によって反転されて上下が反転された上側半分処理済の物品がリターン搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる場合には当該上側処理済みの物品を搬入し、リターン搬送装置から上側処理済みの物品が搬送されてこない場合には未処理物品搬送装置から搬送されてくる未処理の物品を搬入する第６のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部に搬入された物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第７のステップと、第７のステップで処理部に搬送された物品が上側処理済みの物品であり、当該上側処理済みの物品の下側半分を処理部において処理装置で処理した後に当該処理済の物品を物品反転装置に搬送し、当該物品反転装置の上下を反転させて当該処理済の物品を物品反転装置の搬出口から物品循環搬送装置の外部に搬出する第８のステップとを備えたので、物品循環搬送装置内に複数個の処理対象の物品を入れることができるので、物品の処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。
タイヤの検査処理を、タイヤの赤道面を境界としたタイヤの一方側半分とタイヤの他方側半分とに対して行うようにしたので、当該タイヤの検査処理を容易にかつ正確に行えるようなる。
タイヤの印刷処理を、タイヤの赤道面を境界としたタイヤの一方側半分とタイヤの他方側半分とに対して行うようにしたので、当該タイヤの外面や内面に対する印刷処理を容易にかつ正確に行えるようなる。 According to the article reversing device according to the present invention, the container has a carrying-in port for carrying in the article and a carrying-out port through which the article is carried out and can accommodate the article carried in from the carrying-in port, and the top and bottom of the containing part are reversed. Reversing means for reversing the top and bottom of the article carried into the storage unit, raising and lowering means for raising and lowering the housing part, holding the article carried into the housing part at the time of reversing and holding the article after reversing Since the article holding release means for releasing is provided, it is difficult to apply an impact to the article accommodated in the accommodation part even when the accommodation part in which the article is accommodated is reversed or lifted, and the impact on the article can be reduced. It is possible to obtain an article reversing device that does not adversely affect the article, to prevent the article from falling during the container reversing operation, and to remove the article accommodated in the accommodating part from the carry-out port It can be out.
Since the carry-in means for carrying in the article is provided at the carry-in port of the containing part, and the carry-out means for carrying out the article that is turned upside down in the containing part is provided at the carry-out port of the containing part. It is possible to reliably carry in the article from the outside to the inside of the container and carry out the article from the inside of the container to the outside of the container.
According to the article circulation conveying apparatus according to the present invention, the article reversing apparatus, the conveying apparatus that conveys the article to the article reversing apparatus, the elevating apparatus that conveys the article to the conveying apparatus, and the container of the article reversing apparatus are carried out. Since the apparatus includes the return conveying device that conveys the article to the lifting device, the article can be reversed and circulated.
According to the article circulation and conveyance device according to the present invention, the article reversing device, a processing unit in which the article is inspected or printed, a positioning and conveying device that conveys the article to a predetermined position of the processing unit, and an article Elevating device for conveying to positioning conveying device, conveying device for conveying article inspected or printed by processing unit to article inverting device, and return for conveying article unloaded from storage unit of article inverting device to lifting device Since the article that has been subjected to the inspection process or the printing process can be circulated and the article can be processed in two or more times, the process can be performed easily and accurately.
The lifting device is transported via a return-side carry-in means for carrying a reversed article conveyed through the return conveying device after being inspected or printed by the processing unit and an untreated article conveying device. An elevating unit having unprocessed article carrying means for carrying an unprocessed article, and the elevating unit between the carry-out port of the return conveyance device and the carry-out port of the untreated article conveyance device and the positioning conveyance device. Since it is equipped with lifting and lowering means for moving up and down, it is possible to select one of the processed article and unprocessed article and sequentially convey it to the positioning and conveying device, thereby reducing the waiting time for processing. Thus, the cycle time of the article processing can be shortened.
The positioning / conveying device includes a gripping device that grips an article in a predetermined state and a transporting device that transports the gripping device that grips the article in a predetermined state to the processing unit, and is gripped by the gripping device and transported to the processing unit. The released article is released and placed at a predetermined position on the stage of the processing unit, so that the processing cycle time can be shortened.
The gripping device includes a gripping member that grips the article by sandwiching the article from both sides in the lateral direction of the article, and the gripping member includes a gripping portion configured to be movable in the vertical direction while gripping the article. The article can be accurately placed at a predetermined position on the stage, and accurate processing can be performed.
An article processing method using the above-described article circulation transfer apparatus, in which an unprocessed article is transferred to a processing section by an unprocessed article transfer apparatus, a lifting / lowering apparatus, and a positioning transfer apparatus, and is placed on a predetermined position on a stage of the processing section An upper half processing step for processing the upper half of the placed article using a processing device, and an upper part of the upper half processed article is turned upside down by an article inversion device, and the upper half processed article is turned upside down. The lower half process in which the lower half of the article is conveyed to the processing unit by the return conveyance device, the lifting device, and the positioning conveyance device, and the lower half of the article placed on the predetermined position of the processing unit is processed using the processing device. Since the processing of the article is performed separately on the top and bottom of the article, the article can be processed more accurately.
An article processing method using the above-described article circulation and conveyance device, in which an unprocessed article carried into an elevating unit of an elevating device from an unprocessed article conveying device is sent to a positioning and conveying device and conveyed to a processing unit by the positioning and conveying device A first step of lowering the lifting unit, a second step of processing the upper half of the unprocessed article by the processing unit in the processing unit and then transporting the upper half processed article to the article inverting device The next unprocessed article transported from the unprocessed article transport apparatus is carried into the elevating unit lowered in step 3 and the second step, and the next unprocessed article is sent to the positioning transport apparatus. The fourth step of conveying to the processing unit by the positioning and conveying device, the fifth step of lowering the lifting unit, and the lifting unit lowered by the fifth step are reversed by the article reversing device so When the upper half processed article is transferred via the return conveying device, the upper processed article is carried in, and when the upper processed article is not conveyed from the return conveying device. The sixth step of carrying in the unprocessed article conveyed from the unprocessed article conveyance device, and the article carried in the elevating part lowered in the fifth step are sent to the positioning conveyance device and processed by the positioning conveyance device And the article conveyed to the processing unit in the seventh step is an upper processed article, and the lower half of the upper processed article is processed by the processing unit in the processing unit Later, the processed article is transported to the article reversing device, the top and bottom of the article reversing device is turned upside down, and the processed article is carried out from the carry-out port of the article reversing device to the outside of the article circulation conveying device. Since a step of, it is possible to put an article of a plurality of processing target in an article circulating conveying device, it can be shortened cycle time of the processing of the article.
Since the tire inspection process is performed on one half of the tire and the other half of the tire with the equatorial plane of the tire as a boundary, the tire inspection process can be performed easily and accurately.
Since the printing process of the tire is performed on one half of the tire and the other half of the tire with the equator plane of the tire as a boundary, the printing process on the outer surface and inner surface of the tire can be performed easily and accurately. You can do it.

タイヤ循環搬送装置全体の概要を示す図。The figure which shows the outline | summary of the whole tire circulation conveyance apparatus. 位置決め搬送装置と検査処理部との関係を示す平面図。The top view which shows the relationship between a positioning conveyance apparatus and an inspection process part. 反転装置を示す斜視図。The perspective view which shows an inversion apparatus. 位置決め搬送装置の把持部の構成及び動作を示す図。The figure which shows the structure and operation | movement of the holding part of a positioning conveyance apparatus.

以下、発明の実施形態を通じて本発明を詳説するが、以下の実施形態は特許請求の範囲に係る発明を限定するものではなく、また実施形態の中で説明される特徴の組合せのすべてが発明の解決手段に必須であるとは限らず、選択的に採用される構成を含むものである。   Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included in the invention. It is not necessarily essential to the solution, but includes a configuration that is selectively adopted.

図１に示すように、物品処理装置は、物品循環搬送装置の一例としてのタイヤ循環搬送装置１と、タイヤ処理装置２と、図外の制御装置とを備える。後述する各駆動源の起動及び停止は当該制御装置により制御される。
タイヤ循環搬送装置１は、物品反転装置の一例としての反転装置１０と、処理部２０と、リターン搬送装置３０と、昇降装置４０と、位置決め搬送装置５０とを備える。 As shown in FIG. 1, the article processing apparatus includes a tire circulation / conveyance apparatus 1 as an example of an article circulation / conveyance apparatus, a tire processing apparatus 2, and a control device (not shown). The starting and stopping of each drive source described later is controlled by the control device.
The tire circulation transport device 1 includes a reversing device 10 as an example of an article reversing device, a processing unit 20, a return transport device 30, a lifting device 40, and a positioning transport device 50.

反転装置１０は、昇降部１１と、反転手段１２と、昇降手段１３とを備える。   The reversing device 10 includes a lifting unit 11, a reversing unit 12, and a lifting unit 13.

昇降部１１は、処理部２０から搬送されてくる検査処理後のタイヤ５を搬入する搬入口１４とタイヤ５を搬出する搬出口１５とを有して搬入口１４より搬入されたタイヤ５を収容可能な収容部１６と、処理部２０から搬送されてくる検査処理後のタイヤ５を収容部１６に搬入するとともにタイヤ循環搬送装置１外に搬出する搬入搬出手段１７と、反転された収容部１６からリターン搬送装置３０にタイヤ５を搬出する搬出手段１８と、物品保持解除手段としてのタイヤ保持解除手段１９とを備える。   The elevating unit 11 has a carry-in port 14 for carrying in the tire 5 after the inspection process conveyed from the processing unit 20 and a carry-out port 15 for carrying out the tire 5 and accommodates the tire 5 carried in from the carry-in port 14. A possible accommodating portion 16, a loading / unloading means 17 for loading the tire 5 after the inspection process conveyed from the processing portion 20 into the accommodating portion 16 and out of the tire circulation conveying device 1, and the inverted accommodating portion 16. The vehicle is provided with a carry-out means 18 for carrying the tire 5 to the return conveyance device 30 and a tire holding release means 19 as an article holding release means.

収容部１６は、例えば図３に示すように、直方体の辺部を形成する複数の棒材１９ｃ；１９ｃ…が組み合わされて形成された直方枠体１６ａと、ローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂを形成する複数のローラ１６ｃとを備えた構成である。
直方枠体１６ａを構成する互いに平行に対向する三対の四角枠のうちの第１の一対の四角枠の一方の四角枠で囲まれた四角の開口により搬入口１４が形成され、第１の一対の四角枠の他方の四角枠で囲まれた四角の開口により搬出口１５が形成される。第２の一対の四角枠の内側には、当該四角枠の四角の開口を塞ぐように、ローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂの複数のローラ１６ｃが回転可能に設けられている。収容部１６を反転させる際の回転中心となる収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘが、第３の一対の四角枠と平行な面を直交する軸により形成される。ローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂを構成する複数の円柱状のローラ１６ｃ；１６ｃ…は、搬入口１４から搬出口１５に向かう方向に沿って並べられて設置され、ローラ１６ｃの回転中心軸が収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘと同一方向に延長するように設けられる。 For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the accommodating portion 16 forms a rectangular frame 16 a formed by combining a plurality of bar members 19 c; 19 c... Forming a side portion of the rectangular parallelepiped, and a roller conveyor device 16 A; It is the structure provided with the some roller 16c.
A carry-in port 14 is formed by a square opening surrounded by one square frame of the first pair of square frames among the three pairs of square frames facing each other in parallel and constituting the rectangular frame 16a. The carry-out port 15 is formed by a square opening surrounded by the other square frame of the pair of square frames. Inside the second pair of square frames, a plurality of rollers 16c of the roller conveyor devices 16A; 16B are rotatably provided so as to close the square openings of the square frames. The accommodating portion rotation center axis 16X serving as a rotation center when the accommodating portion 16 is reversed is formed by an axis orthogonal to a plane parallel to the third pair of square frames. The plurality of cylindrical rollers 16c; 16c,... Constituting the roller conveyor device 16A; 16B are arranged side by side along the direction from the carry-in port 14 toward the carry-out port 15, and the rotation center axis of the roller 16c rotates the accommodating portion. It is provided so as to extend in the same direction as the central axis 16X.

搬入搬出手段１７は、例えば上述した第２の一対の四角枠のうち、処理部２０から搬送されてくるタイヤ５を搬入する際に下側に位置される四角枠の四角の開口を塞ぐように設けられた複数のローラ１６ｃと、これら複数のローラ１６ｃを一方方向（正方向）に回転させる図外の回転駆動機構とを備えたローラコンベア装置１６Ａにより構成される。
搬出手段１８は、例えば上述した第２の一対の四角枠のうち、処理部２０から搬送されてくるタイヤ５を搬入する際に上側に位置され、かつ、収容部１６が反転されて収容部１６内のタイヤ５をリターン搬送装置３０に搬出する際に下側に位置される四角枠の四角の開口を塞ぐように設けられた複数のローラ１６ｃと、これら複数のローラ１６ｃを他方方向（逆方向）に回転させる図外の回転駆動機構とを備えたローラコンベア装置１６Ｂにより構成される。
つまり、搬入搬出手段１７を構成するローラコンベア装置１６Ａの複数のローラ１６ｃと搬出手段１８を構成するローラコンベア装置１６Ｂの複数のローラ１６ｃとが互いに逆方向に回転するように制御装置によって回転制御される。
ローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂの回転駆動機構は、例えば、モータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を複数のローラ１６ｃを回転させるための回転力に変換して当該複数のローラ１６ｃに伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
即ち、収容部１６が、タイヤ５を搬入するための搬入用コンベア装置の一例としてのローラコンベア装置１６Ａと、当該ローラコンベア装置１６Ａと対向するように設けられ収容部１６内で上下反転されたタイヤ５を搬出するための搬出用コンベア装置の一例としてのローラコンベア装置１６Ｂとを備えたので、収容部１６外から収容部１６内へのタイヤ５の搬入、及び、収容部１６内から収容部１６外へのタイヤ５の搬出を確実に行える。 The carry-in / carry-out means 17 closes the square opening of the square frame located on the lower side when carrying the tire 5 conveyed from the processing unit 20 out of the second pair of square frames described above, for example. The roller conveyor device 16A includes a plurality of rollers 16c provided and a rotation driving mechanism (not shown) that rotates the plurality of rollers 16c in one direction (forward direction).
The carry-out means 18 is positioned on the upper side when the tire 5 conveyed from the processing unit 20 is carried in, for example, of the second pair of square frames described above, and the storage unit 16 is inverted when the storage unit 16 is inverted. When the inner tire 5 is carried out to the return conveying device 30, a plurality of rollers 16c provided so as to close the rectangular opening of the rectangular frame located on the lower side, and the plurality of rollers 16c in the other direction (reverse direction) ) Is rotated by a roller conveyor device 16B provided with a rotation driving mechanism (not shown).
That is, the plurality of rollers 16c of the roller conveyor device 16A constituting the carry-in / out means 17 and the plurality of rollers 16c of the roller conveyor device 16B constituting the carry-out means 18 are rotationally controlled by the control device so as to rotate in opposite directions. The
The rotation drive mechanism of the roller conveyor devices 16A and 16B is, for example, a drive source such as a motor and a force for rotating the plurality of rollers 16c using a force transmission means such as a gear or a belt. Any configuration that includes a power transmission mechanism that converts and transmits to the plurality of rollers 16c may be used.
That is, the storage unit 16 is a roller conveyor device 16A as an example of a carry-in conveyor device for carrying the tire 5, and a tire that is provided so as to face the roller conveyor device 16A and is turned upside down in the storage unit 16. 5 is provided with a roller conveyor device 16B as an example of a carry-out conveyor device for carrying out the tire 5, so that the tire 5 is carried into the housing portion 16 from the outside of the housing portion 16 and the housing portion 16 from the inside of the housing portion 16 The tire 5 can be reliably carried out to the outside.

タイヤ保持解除手段１９は、例えば図３に示すように、搬出口１５を囲む四角枠を形成する２対の互いに平行な棒材１９ｃ；１９ｃの対のうちの一方の対の棒材１９ｃ；１９ｃ間を跨るように設けられた止め部材１９ａと、当該止め部材１９ａを一方の対の棒材１９ｃ；１９ｃに沿って移動させる図外の駆動機構とを備える。
止め部材１９ａは、例えば搬出口１５の左の側縁側と搬出口１５の中央側との間を往復移動可能に設けられた左側止め部材１９Ａと、搬出口１５の右の側縁側と搬出口１５の中央側との間を往復移動可能に設けられた右側止め部材１９Ｂとを備えて構成される。
タイヤ保持解除手段１９の駆動機構は、例えば、モータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を止め部材１９Ａ；１９Ｂを左右方向に移動させる力に変換して当該止め部材１９Ａ；１９Ｂに伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
処理部２０から搬送されてきたタイヤ５が収容された収容部１６を収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘを回転中心として１８０°回転させることでタイヤ５の上下を反転させる際において、駆動機構を作動させて止め部材１９ａを搬出口１５の中央側に移動させることによりタイヤ止め状態に設定しておくことで、搬出口１５が下向きとなった場合に当該搬出口１５からタイヤ５が落下しないようにタイヤ５を支えることができる。
収容部１６に収容されたタイヤ５を搬出口１５から搬出する際においては、駆動機構を作動させてタイヤ止め部材１９ａを搬出口１５の中央側から側縁側に移動させることによりタイヤ搬出可能状態に設定されて搬出口１５が開放され、収容部１６に収容されたタイヤ５を搬出口１５経由で収容部１６外に搬出できる。
即ち、収容部１６は、収容部１６内に搬入されたタイヤ５を反転時において保持するとともに反転後においてタイヤ５の保持を解除するタイヤ保持解除手段１９を備え、当該タイヤ保持解除手段１９は、収容部１６の上下反転時において収容部１６内に収容されたタイヤ５が下方を向く搬出口１５から落下することを防止するために止め部材１９ａを搬出口１５に位置させてタイヤ５を保持するとともに、収容部１６の上下反転により収容部１６内で上下反転されたタイヤ５が搬出口１５を介して搬出可能となるよう止め部材１９ａを搬出口１５から搬出口１５の外に移動させてタイヤ５の保持を解除する構成の手段である。
このように、反転装置１０がタイヤ保持解除手段１９を備えたので、収容部反転動作時におけるタイヤ５の落下を防止でできるとともに、収容部１６に収容されたタイヤを搬出口１５から搬出できる。 For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the tire holding release means 19 is a pair of rods 19c; 19c out of a pair of two pairs of parallel rods 19c; 19c forming a square frame surrounding the carry-out port 15. A stop member 19a provided so as to straddle between and a drive mechanism (not shown) that moves the stop member 19a along one pair of bar members 19c; 19c.
The stop member 19a includes, for example, a left-side stop member 19A provided so as to reciprocate between the left side edge side of the carry-out port 15 and the center side of the carry-out port 15, and the right side edge side of the carry-out port 15 and the carry-out port 15 And a right-side stop member 19B provided so as to be capable of reciprocating between the center side thereof.
The drive mechanism of the tire holding release means 19 uses, for example, a drive source such as a motor and force transmission means such as a gear or a belt to stop the force from the drive source and convert it into a force that moves the members 19A and 19B in the left-right direction. The power supply mechanism for transmitting to the stop members 19A and 19B may be used.
When the storage unit 16 storing the tire 5 transported from the processing unit 20 is rotated 180 ° around the storage unit rotation center axis 16X to rotate the tire 5 upside down, the drive mechanism is operated. By setting the tire stopping state by moving the stopper member 19a toward the center of the carry-out port 15, the tire 5 is prevented from dropping from the carry-out port 15 when the carry-out port 15 faces downward. Can support.
When the tire 5 accommodated in the accommodating portion 16 is unloaded from the carry-out port 15, the drive mechanism is operated to move the tire stopping member 19 a from the center side to the side edge side of the carry-out port 15 so that the tire can be unloaded. The carry-out port 15 is opened and the tire 5 accommodated in the accommodation unit 16 can be carried out of the accommodation unit 16 via the carry-out port 15.
That is, the storage unit 16 includes a tire holding release unit 19 that holds the tire 5 carried into the storage unit 16 at the time of reversal and releases the holding of the tire 5 after the reversal. In order to prevent the tire 5 accommodated in the accommodating portion 16 from falling downward from the carry-out port 15 when the accommodating portion 16 is turned upside down, the stop member 19a is positioned at the carry-out port 15 to hold the tire 5. At the same time, the stop member 19a is moved from the carry-out port 15 to the outside of the carry-out port 15 so that the tire 5 which is turned upside down in the containing unit 16 by the upside down of the containing unit 16 can be carried out through the carry-out port 15. 5 is a means of releasing the holding of 5.
As described above, since the reversing device 10 includes the tire holding release means 19, the tire 5 can be prevented from dropping during the accommodating portion reversing operation, and the tire accommodated in the accommodating portion 16 can be carried out from the carry-out port 15.

反転手段１２は、上述した収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘを回転中心として収容部１６を回転させて収容部１６の上下を反転させることによって収容部１６内に収容されているタイヤ５の上下を反転させる手段であり、例えば、図外のモータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘを回転させるための回転力に変換して当該収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘに伝達する図外の動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
当該反転手段１２を備えたので、止め部材１９ａを搬出口１５の中央側に移動させたタイヤ止め状態に設定しておいて、処理部２０から搬送されてきたタイヤ５を収容した収容部１６を、収容部回転中心軸１６Ｘを回転中心として１８０°回転させることでタイヤ５の上下を反転させることができる。 The reversing means 12 reverses the top and bottom of the tire 5 housed in the housing portion 16 by rotating the housing portion 16 around the housing portion rotation center axis 16X as described above to turn the housing portion 16 upside down. For example, by using a drive source such as a motor (not shown) and force transmission means such as a gear or a belt, the force from the drive source is converted into a rotational force for rotating the housing rotation center shaft 16X. Any configuration including a power transmission mechanism (not shown) that transmits to the housing rotation center shaft 16X may be used.
Since the reversing means 12 is provided, the retaining member 19a is set in a tire retaining state in which the retaining member 19a is moved to the center of the carry-out port 15, and the accommodating portion 16 that accommodates the tire 5 conveyed from the processing portion 20 is provided. The upper and lower sides of the tire 5 can be reversed by rotating 180 degrees about the housing rotation center axis 16X.

昇降手段１３は、収容部１６を上下垂直方向に昇降させる手段であり、例えば、図外のモータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を収容部１６を上下垂直方向に移動させる力に変換して当該収容部１６に伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
このように、反転装置１０が収容部１６を上下垂直方向に移動させる昇降手段１３を備えた構成であるため、当該反転装置１０では、特許文献１のような傾斜搬送路を備えた物品反転装置と比べて、設置に必要な占有床面積を小さくできる。 The elevating means 13 is a means for elevating the accommodating portion 16 in the vertical direction. For example, the elevating means 13 uses a driving source such as a motor (not shown) and force transmission means such as a gear or a belt to receive the force from the driving source. Any structure may be used provided that it includes a power transmission mechanism that converts the force 16 into a vertical and vertical movement force and transmits the force to the accommodating portion 16.
As described above, since the reversing device 10 includes the lifting and lowering means 13 that moves the accommodating portion 16 in the vertical direction, the reversing device 10 includes an article reversing device including an inclined conveyance path as in Patent Document 1. Compared with, the floor space required for installation can be reduced.

反転装置１０によれば、収容部１６と、収容部１６の上下を反転させることによって収容部１６内に搬入されているタイヤ５の上下を反転させる反転手段１２と、収容部１６を昇降させる昇降手段１３とを備えているので、タイヤ５を収容した収容部１６が反転したり、昇降した場合でも、収容部１６に収容されているタイヤ５に衝撃が加わり難くなってタイヤ５に対する衝撃を小さくでき、タイヤ５に悪影響を与え難い反転装置１０となる。   According to the reversing device 10, the housing portion 16, the reversing means 12 for reversing the top and bottom of the tire 5 carried in the housing portion 16 by reversing the top and bottom of the housing portion 16, and the lifting and lowering that moves the housing portion 16 up and down. The means 13 is provided, so that even if the housing portion 16 housing the tire 5 is reversed or lifted, it is difficult for the tire 5 housed in the housing portion 16 to be impacted and the impact on the tire 5 is reduced. Thus, the reversing device 10 that does not adversely affect the tire 5 is obtained.

処理部２０は、タイヤ５が検査処理又は印刷処理されるように構成された部分であり、タイヤ５を載せる載台（ステージ）２１と、載台２１を回転させる載台回転駆動機構２３と、処理後のタイヤ５を反転装置１０の収容部１６に搬送するための搬送装置２２と、搬送装置２２の図外の駆動機構と、搬送装置２２の搬送面２２ｔを上下垂直方向に移動させる搬送面昇降機構２４とを備える。
載台２１は、例えば上方から見た平面視において十字形状に形成された構成である（図２参照）。
載台回転駆動機構２３は、載台２１の十字の回転中心２１ａを回転中心として当該載台２１を回転させる機構であり、例えば、図外のモータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を載台２１を回転させるための回転力に変換して当該載台２１に伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
そして、図２に示すように、搬送装置２２を構成する例えばローラコンベア装置の複数の各ローラ２２ａは、十字形状の載台２１の周囲に配置される。
搬送面昇降機構２４は、搬送面２２ｔを形成する各ローラ２２ａの周面の最上位置を上下垂直方向に変更するための機構であり、例えば、モータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を搬送面２２ｔを垂直方向に移動させるための力に変換してローラコンベア装置に伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。
搬送装置２２の駆動機構は、上述したローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂの回転駆動機構と同様な構成であればよい。 The processing unit 20 is a part configured so that the tire 5 is subjected to an inspection process or a printing process, and a stage (stage) 21 on which the tire 5 is placed, a stage rotation drive mechanism 23 that rotates the stage 21, A transport device 22 for transporting the processed tire 5 to the accommodating portion 16 of the reversing device 10, a drive mechanism (not shown) of the transport device 22, and a transport surface that moves the transport surface 22t of the transport device 22 in the vertical direction. Elevating mechanism 24 is provided.
The mounting table 21 is configured to have a cross shape when viewed from above, for example (see FIG. 2).
The platform rotation drive mechanism 23 is a mechanism for rotating the platform 21 around the rotational center 21a of the cross of the platform 21. For example, a drive source such as a motor (not shown) and a force such as a gear or a belt are used. Any power transmission mechanism may be used as long as the force from the driving source is converted into a rotational force for rotating the mounting base 21 and transmitted to the mounting base 21 using the transmission means.
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, a plurality of rollers 22 a of a roller conveyor device that constitutes the transport device 22 are arranged around a cross-shaped mounting base 21.
The transport surface elevating mechanism 24 is a mechanism for changing the uppermost position of the peripheral surface of each roller 22a forming the transport surface 22t in the vertical direction. For example, a drive source such as a motor and a force such as a gear or a belt Any power transmission mechanism that transmits the force from the drive source to the force for moving the conveying surface 22t in the vertical direction by using the transmission means and transmits the force to the roller conveyor device may be used.
The drive mechanism of the conveyance apparatus 22 should just be the structure similar to the rotational drive mechanism of roller conveyor apparatus 16A; 16B mentioned above.

リターン搬送装置３０は、例えば図１に示すように、複数の各ローラ３０ａを備えたローラコンベア装置により構成される。
リターン搬送装置３０は、処理部２０の下に配置される。
リターン搬送装置３０は、上下反転された収容部１６の搬出口１５から搬出された反転後のタイヤ５を受け取って昇降装置４０に搬送する。
リターン搬送装置３０を構成するローラコンベア装置の駆動機構は、上述したローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂの回転駆動機構と同様な構成であればよい。
よって、処理部２０で検査処理又は印刷処理されたタイヤ５が反転装置１０に搬送され、反転装置１０の収容部１６に搬入されたタイヤ５が反転後に収容部１６から搬出されてリターン搬送装置３０により昇降装置４０に搬送される。 For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the return conveyance device 30 is configured by a roller conveyor device including a plurality of rollers 30 a.
The return conveyance device 30 is disposed below the processing unit 20.
The return conveying device 30 receives the inverted tire 5 carried out from the carry-out port 15 of the storage unit 16 that is turned upside down and conveys it to the lifting device 40.
The drive mechanism of the roller conveyor device that constitutes the return conveying device 30 may be the same as the rotation drive mechanism of the roller conveyor devices 16A and 16B described above.
Therefore, the tire 5 that has been inspected or printed by the processing unit 20 is transported to the reversing device 10, and the tire 5 carried into the housing unit 16 of the reversing device 10 is transported out of the housing unit 16 after reversing and is returned to the return transporting device 30. Is conveyed to the lifting device 40.

昇降装置４０は、昇降部４１と、当該昇降部４１を昇降させる図外の昇降手段とを備える。
昇降部４１は、例えば図１に示すように、複数の各ローラ４０ａを備えたローラコンベア装置により構成される。
昇降部４１は、処理部２０で検査処理又は印刷処理された後にリターン搬送装置３０により搬送されてくる上側処理済のタイヤ５（反転後のタイヤ５）を搬入するためのリターン側搬入手段と、未処理物品搬送装置１００により搬送されてくる未処理のタイヤ５を搬入するための未処理物品搬入手段とを備える。
リターン側搬入手段は、例えば、リターン搬送装置３０により搬送されてくる上側処理済のタイヤ５を制御装置からの指令に基づいて昇降部４１のローラコンベア装置の複数のローラ４０ａ上に取り込む方向に複数のローラ４０ａを回転させる回転駆動機構により構成される。
未処理物品搬入手段は、例えば、未処理物品搬送装置１００により搬送されてくる未処理のタイヤ５を制御装置からの指令に基づいて昇降部４１のローラコンベア装置の複数のローラ４０ａ上に取り込む方向に複数のローラ４０ａを回転させる回転駆動機構により構成される。尚、未処理物品搬送装置１００は、例えば図１に示すように、複数の各ローラ１００ａを備えたローラコンベア装置により構成される。
リターン側搬入手段や未処理物品搬入手段を構成する回転駆動機構は、上述したローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂの回転駆動機構と同様な構成であればよい。
昇降手段は、昇降部４１をリターン搬送装置３０の搬出口３１及び未処理物品搬送装置１００の搬出口１０１と位置決め搬送装置５０との間で昇降させるように動作する機構であり、例えば、図外のモータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を昇降部４１を上下垂直方向に移動させる力に変換して当該昇降部４１に伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。 The elevating device 40 includes an elevating part 41 and elevating means (not shown) for elevating the elevating part 41.
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the elevating part 41 is configured by a roller conveyor device including a plurality of rollers 40 a.
The elevating unit 41 includes a return side carry-in means for carrying in the upper processed tire 5 (the inverted tire 5) conveyed by the return conveyance device 30 after being inspected or printed by the processing unit 20. Unprocessed article carrying means for carrying in the untreated tire 5 conveyed by the untreated article conveying apparatus 100 is provided.
For example, the return side carry-in means includes a plurality of upper-side processed tires 5 conveyed by the return conveyance device 30 in a direction to take in the plurality of rollers 40a of the roller conveyor device of the elevating unit 41 based on a command from the control device. It is comprised by the rotational drive mechanism which rotates the roller 40a.
The unprocessed article carry-in means, for example, takes in the unprocessed tire 5 conveyed by the unprocessed article conveyance device 100 onto the plurality of rollers 40a of the roller conveyor device of the elevating unit 41 based on a command from the control device. And a rotational drive mechanism for rotating the plurality of rollers 40a. Note that the unprocessed article conveyance device 100 is configured by a roller conveyor device including a plurality of rollers 100a as shown in FIG. 1, for example.
The rotation drive mechanism that constitutes the return side carry-in means and the unprocessed article carry-in means may be the same as the rotation drive mechanism of the roller conveyor devices 16A and 16B described above.
The elevating means is a mechanism that operates to elevate and lower the elevating unit 41 between the carry-out port 31 of the return conveyance device 30 and the carry-out port 101 of the unprocessed article conveyance device 100 and the positioning conveyance device 50. A power transmission mechanism for converting a force from the driving source into a force for moving the elevating unit 41 in the vertical direction by using a driving source such as a motor and force transmitting means such as a gear and a belt, and transmitting the converted force to the elevating unit 41 It is sufficient if the configuration includes the above.

位置決め搬送装置５０は、昇降装置４０により上方に搬送されてきたタイヤ５を処理部２０の所定の位置に搬送する装置であって、把持装置５１と、当該把持装置５１を処理部２０まで搬送する搬送手段５２とを備える。
把持装置５１は、タイヤ５を処理部２０の載台２１上の所定位置に位置決めするための装置であって、タイヤ５の回転中心軸が上下方向に垂直に延長するように位置されるタイヤ５、即ち、横置き状態のタイヤ５をタイヤ５の外周面の横方向両側から挟み付けてタイヤ５を把持する把持部材５３と、把持部材５３をタイヤ把持状態とタイヤ解放状態とに動作させる把持機構５４とを備える。
搬送手段５２は、把持装置５１を処理部２０に搬送する手段であって、把持装置５１を昇降装置４０の上方側と処理部２０との間を往復移動可能なように移動させる把持装置移動機構により構成される。把持装置移動機構は、例えば、図外のモータ等の駆動源と、歯車やベルト等の力伝達手段を用いて駆動源からの力を把持装置５１を移動させる力に変換して当該把持装置５１に伝達する動力伝達機構とを備えた構成であればよい。尚、搬送手段５２は、コンベア装置でタイヤ５を搬送する場合と比べて高速にタイヤ５を搬送できる移動機構により構成される。
即ち、位置決め搬送装置５０は、タイヤ５を所定の横置き状態に把持する把持装置５１と、タイヤ５を所定の横置き状態に把持した把持装置５１を処理部２０まで搬送する搬送手段５２とを備え、把持装置５１で把持されて処理部２０まで搬送されたタイヤ５を解放して処理部２０の載台２１の所定位置に載置する装置である。よって、タイヤ５を処理部２０に搬送する前に昇降装置４０により上方に搬送されてきたタイヤ５を把持装置５１で把持してタイヤ５の検査処理のためのタイヤ５の所謂センタリング処理を行ってから当該把持装置５１で把持されてセンタリングされたタイヤ５を処理部２０まで搬送するので、処理部２０の載台２１の上方でセンタリング処理を行う必要が無くなり、例えば、タイヤ５の外観検査処理やタイヤ５の印刷処理等の処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。 The positioning and conveying device 50 is a device that conveys the tire 5 conveyed upward by the lifting device 40 to a predetermined position of the processing unit 20, and conveys the gripping device 51 and the gripping device 51 to the processing unit 20. A conveying means 52.
The gripping device 51 is a device for positioning the tire 5 at a predetermined position on the platform 21 of the processing unit 20, and the tire 5 is positioned so that the rotation center axis of the tire 5 extends vertically in the vertical direction. That is, a gripping member 53 that grips the tire 5 by sandwiching the horizontally placed tire 5 from both lateral sides of the outer peripheral surface of the tire 5, and a gripping mechanism that operates the gripping member 53 between the tire gripping state and the tire releasing state. 54.
The conveying means 52 is means for conveying the gripping device 51 to the processing unit 20, and moves the gripping device 51 so that it can reciprocate between the upper side of the lifting device 40 and the processing unit 20. Consists of. The gripping device moving mechanism converts the force from the drive source into a force for moving the gripping device 51 using a driving source such as a motor (not shown) and force transmission means such as a gear and a belt, for example, and converts the gripping device 51 into the force. Any power transmission mechanism may be used as long as it has a power transmission mechanism. In addition, the conveyance means 52 is comprised by the moving mechanism which can convey the tire 5 at high speed compared with the case where the tire 5 is conveyed with a conveyor apparatus.
That is, the positioning / conveying device 50 includes a gripping device 51 that grips the tire 5 in a predetermined lateral state, and a transport unit 52 that transports the gripping device 51 that grips the tire 5 in a predetermined lateral state to the processing unit 20. And a device that releases the tire 5 gripped by the gripping device 51 and transported to the processing unit 20 and places the tire 5 on a predetermined position of the mounting base 21 of the processing unit 20. Therefore, before the tire 5 is transported to the processing unit 20, the tire 5 that has been transported upward by the lifting device 40 is gripped by the gripping device 51, and so-called centering processing of the tire 5 for the inspection processing of the tire 5 is performed. Since the tire 5 gripped and centered by the gripping device 51 is transported to the processing unit 20, it is not necessary to perform the centering process above the platform 21 of the processing unit 20. The cycle time of processing such as printing processing of the tire 5 can be shortened.

把持部材５３は、円弧上において互いに向かい合うように配置された一対の弧状の把持アーム５５；５５と、把持アーム５５の両方の端部にそれぞれ設けられた把持部５６；５６とを備えた構成である。
把持アーム５５は、２つの弧状の連動アーム５７；５７により構成される。
把持アーム５５は、２つの連動アーム５７；５７の各一端が図外の支持部に回転中心軸５７ａ；５７ａを回転中心として回転可能に取り付けられて当該２つの連動アーム５７；５７の各他端５７ｂ；５７ｂが互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に移動可能に形成された構成である。
例えば図４に示すように、把持部５６は、把持体５８と、把持体支持部５９と、支柱６０とを備える。
把持体５８は、例えば、２個の円柱６１；６１と、円柱６１の中心軸を構成する円柱支持体６２とを備える。
２個の円柱６１；６１は、各円柱支持体６２；６２が垂直に延長して互いに平行に位置されるように把持体支持部５９に取り付けられる。
把持体支持部５９は、各円柱支持体６２；６２の一端部が取り付けられた上ベース板６３と各円柱支持体６２；６２の他端部が取り付けられた下ベース板６４と、上ベース板６３と下ベース板６４とを連結する連結部６５と、連結部６５に設けられたスライダー６６とを備える。
尚、円柱６１は、中心軸を構成する円柱支持体６２を回転中心として回転可能に構成されたものであってもよいし、中心軸を構成する円柱支持体６２が上ベース板６３と下ベース板６４とに固定されて回転不能に構成されたものであってもよい。また、円柱６１の外周面は、ゴム以外の材料、例えば、タイヤ離れを良くするためにタイヤ５と密着しにくいナイロン６（例えばＭＣナイロン（登録商標））等の材料で形成されていることが好ましい。尚、ゴムは内部に各種添加剤を含み当該添加剤が表面に溶出してタイヤ５に付着する懸念があったり、ゴムがタイヤ表面の化学物質を吸収してタイヤの耐久性に影響を及ぼす可能性があるので、円柱６１の外周面をゴムで形成することは好ましくない。
支柱６０は、把持アーム５５の両端部の上面よりそれぞれ上方に突出して中心軸が垂直に延長するように設けられた例えば円柱により構成される。スライダー６６は、支柱６０が貫通する孔６７を備えた構成である。
スライダー６６の孔６７に支柱６０を通して当該支柱６０の上端にスライダー６６の抜止め部材６８が設けられた構成により、スライダー６６が支柱６０をガイドとして垂直方向に移動可能に設けられ、各把持体５８；５８…がタイヤ５の外周面に接触してタイヤ５を把持した状態で垂直方向に移動可能となった把持体上下移動機構が構成される。 The gripping member 53 includes a pair of arc-shaped gripping arms 55 and 55 disposed so as to face each other on a circular arc, and gripping portions 56 and 56 respectively provided at both ends of the gripping arm 55. is there.
The gripping arm 55 is composed of two arcuate interlocking arms 57; 57.
The grip arm 55 has one end of each of the two interlocking arms 57; 57 attached to a support portion (not shown) so as to be rotatable about the rotation center shaft 57a; 57a as the center of rotation, and the other end of each of the two interlocking arms 57; 57b; 57b is configured to be movable in a direction toward each other or in a direction away from each other.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the grip portion 56 includes a grip body 58, a grip body support portion 59, and a support column 60.
The grip body 58 includes, for example, two cylinders 61; 61 and a column support body 62 that constitutes the central axis of the cylinder 61.
The two cylinders 61; 61 are attached to the holding body support portion 59 so that the column support bodies 62; 62 extend vertically and are positioned in parallel to each other.
The holding body support 59 includes an upper base plate 63 to which one end of each columnar support 62; 62 is attached, a lower base plate 64 to which the other end of each columnar support 62; 62 is attached, and an upper base plate. 63 and a lower base plate 64, and a slider 66 provided on the connecting portion 65.
The column 61 may be configured to be rotatable about a column support 62 that constitutes the center axis, or the column support 62 that constitutes the center axis is composed of the upper base plate 63 and the lower base. It may be configured to be fixed to the plate 64 so as not to rotate. In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 61 is formed of a material other than rubber, for example, a material such as nylon 6 (for example, MC nylon (registered trademark)) that is difficult to be in close contact with the tire 5 in order to improve tire separation. preferable. In addition, rubber contains various additives inside and there is a concern that the additive may elute on the surface and adhere to the tire 5, or the rubber may absorb the chemical substance on the tire surface and affect the durability of the tire. Therefore, it is not preferable to form the outer peripheral surface of the column 61 with rubber.
The support column 60 is configured by, for example, a cylinder provided so as to protrude upward from the upper surfaces of both end portions of the grip arm 55 so that the central axis extends vertically. The slider 66 includes a hole 67 through which the support column 60 passes.
With the structure in which the retaining member 68 of the slider 66 is provided at the upper end of the support column 60 through the support column 60 through the hole 67 of the slider 66, the slider 66 is provided to be movable in the vertical direction with the support column 60 as a guide. 58... Are configured to move vertically in a state where 58... Contacts the outer peripheral surface of the tire 5 and grips the tire 5.

把持機構５４は、一対の把持アーム５５；５５を互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に移動させるとともに、把持アーム５５を構成する２つの連動アーム５７；５７をそれぞれ回転中心軸５７ａ；５７ａを回転中心として回転させることにより２つの連動アーム５７；５７の各他端にそれぞれ設けられた把持部５６；５６を互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に移動させる機構である。
把持機構５４は、例えば図２に示すように、一対の把持アーム５５；５５が互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に移動可能なように取り付けられたベース７２と、駆動源としてのモータ７３と、モータ７３の回転力を一対の把持アーム５５；５５が互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に移動させる力に変換して一対の把持アーム５５；５５に伝達するリンク機構７４と、歯車伝達機構７５とを備えた構成である。
歯車伝達機構７５は、リンク機構７４を介して把持アーム５５の一方の連動アーム５７に伝達された力により当該一方の連動アーム５７が回転中心軸５７ａを回転中心として回転した場合に、当該回転力を他方の連動アーム５７の回転中心軸５７ａに伝達することによって、把持アーム５５を構成する一対の連動アーム５７；５７を互いに近づく方向又は互いに離れる方向に同じ角度だけ回転中心軸５７ａを回転中心として回転させるように構成される。
ベース７２は、搬送面２２ｔの上方に搬送面２２ｔと平行な面を備えた板材により形成される。
リンク機構７４は、例えば、タイヤ搬送方向に沿った方向Ｘに移動可能なように設けられた入力側リンク８１と、入力側リンク８１の両端に設けられて一対の把持アーム５５；５５の一方の連動アーム５７；５７にそれぞれ連結された出力側リンク８２；８２と、入力側リンク８１をタイヤ搬送方向に沿った方向Ｘに移動させる押圧軸８３と、モータ７３の回転力を押圧軸８３を移動させる力に変換して当該押圧軸８３に伝達する伝達機構８４とを備える。
入力側リンク８１は、ベース７２の上方に配置されてタイヤ搬送方向に沿った方向Ｘと直交する方向に延長するように設けられている。入力側リンク８１の延長方向の中央側には入力側リンク８１の延長方向に長い長孔８５が設けられている。ベース７２上に設けられた伝達機構８４により移動可能に設けられた押圧軸８３が、下方から長孔８５を貫通して長孔８５から抜けないように、かつ、長孔８５内を移動可能なように設けられる。
押圧軸８３は、長孔８５の延長方向に対して斜め方向に移動するように構成される。押圧軸８３の移動方向と長孔８５の延長方向とのなす角は鋭角に設定される。 The gripping mechanism 54 moves the pair of gripping arms 55; 55 toward or away from each other, and the two interlocking arms 57; 57 constituting the gripping arm 55 are respectively set with the rotation center axis 57a; 57a as the rotation center. This is a mechanism for moving the gripping portions 56; 56 provided at the other ends of the two interlocking arms 57; 57 in a direction approaching or separating from each other by rotating.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the gripping mechanism 54 includes a base 72 attached so that a pair of gripping arms 55; 55 can move in a direction toward or away from each other, a motor 73 as a drive source, a motor A link mechanism 74 that converts the rotational force of 73 into a force that moves the pair of gripping arms 55; 55 in a direction toward or away from each other and transmits the force to the pair of gripping arms 55; 55, and a gear transmission mechanism 75 are provided. It is a configuration.
When the one interlocking arm 57 rotates about the rotation center axis 57a by the force transmitted to one of the interlocking arms 57 of the gripping arm 55 via the link mechanism 74, the gear transmission mechanism 75 rotates the rotational force. Is transmitted to the rotation center shaft 57a of the other interlocking arm 57, so that the pair of interlocking arms 57; 57 constituting the gripping arm 55 are rotated around the rotation center shaft 57a by the same angle in the direction approaching or away from each other. Configured to rotate.
The base 72 is formed of a plate material having a surface parallel to the conveyance surface 22t above the conveyance surface 22t.
The link mechanism 74 is, for example, an input side link 81 provided so as to be movable in the direction X along the tire conveyance direction, and one of a pair of gripping arms 55; 55 provided at both ends of the input side link 81. The output side links 82; 82 respectively connected to the interlocking arms 57; 57, the pressing shaft 83 that moves the input side link 81 in the direction X along the tire conveying direction, and the rotational force of the motor 73 is moved along the pressing shaft 83. A transmission mechanism 84 that converts the force to be transmitted and transmits the force to the pressing shaft 83.
The input side link 81 is provided above the base 72 so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction X along the tire conveyance direction. A long hole 85 that is long in the extending direction of the input side link 81 is provided at the center side in the extending direction of the input side link 81. A pressing shaft 83 movably provided by a transmission mechanism 84 provided on the base 72 passes through the long hole 85 from below and does not come out of the long hole 85 and can move within the long hole 85. It is provided as follows.
The pressing shaft 83 is configured to move in an oblique direction with respect to the extending direction of the long hole 85. An angle formed by the moving direction of the pressing shaft 83 and the extending direction of the long hole 85 is set to an acute angle.

把持装置５１が昇降装置４０の真上に位置されて昇降装置４０により上方に搬送されてくるタイヤ５が一対の把持アーム５５；５５の内側に位置された状態となった場合に、制御装置がモータ７３を駆動して押圧軸８３を一方方向に移動させる。これにより、入力側リンク８１が把持アーム５５に近づく方向に移動するとともに、出力側リンク８２；８２を介して一対の把持アーム５５；５５が互いに近づく方向に移動し、さらに、一対の把持アーム５５；５５の各一方の連動アーム５７；５７が一端側の回転中心軸５７ａ；５７ａを回転中心として回転するとともにこの回転力が歯車伝達機構７５を介して一対の把持アーム５５；５５の各他方の連動アーム５７；５７の回転中心軸５７ａ；５７ａに伝達される。これにより、把持アーム５５の両方の連動アーム５７；５７は、両方の連動アーム５７；５７の他端５７ｂ；５７ｂが互いに近づく方向に同じ角度だけ回転し、一対の把持アーム５５；５５の両端に設けられた円柱６１；６１がタイヤ５の外周面に接触してタイヤ５を把持する。   When the gripping device 51 is positioned directly above the lifting device 40 and the tire 5 conveyed upward by the lifting device 40 is positioned inside the pair of gripping arms 55; The motor 73 is driven to move the pressing shaft 83 in one direction. As a result, the input side link 81 moves in a direction approaching the gripping arm 55, the pair of gripping arms 55; 55 moves in a direction approaching each other via the output side link 82; 82, and the pair of gripping arms 55. Each of the 55 interlocking arms 57; 57 rotates around the rotation center shaft 57a on one end side; and 57a rotates around the rotation center shaft 57a, and this rotational force is transmitted through the gear transmission mechanism 75 to the other of the pair of gripping arms 55; This is transmitted to the rotation center shaft 57a; 57a of the interlocking arm 57; Thereby, both the interlocking arms 57; 57 of the gripping arm 55 rotate by the same angle in the direction in which the other ends 57b; 57b of both the interlocking arms 57; 57 approach each other, so that both ends of the pair of gripping arms 55; The provided cylinder 61; 61 contacts the outer peripheral surface of the tire 5 and grips the tire 5.

把持装置５１がタイヤ５を把持してタイヤ５のセンタリング処理が終了したことを図外のセンサから制御装置が検出した場合に、制御装置が搬送手段５２を駆動してタイヤ５を把持した把持装置５１を処理部２０の上方に移動させ、制御装置が把持装置５１で把持されたタイヤ５の回転中心と処理部２０の載台２１の回転中心２１ａとが一致したことを図外のセンサから検出して搬送手段５２を停止させる。この際、処理部２０の搬送装置２２の搬送面２２ｔは、載台２１の上面よりも上方に位置されていて、タイヤ５の下面が搬送面２２ｔ上に接触するように位置され、かつ、タイヤ５を把持している把持体５８も最下位置よりも上方に位置している（図４（ａ）参照）。その後、制御装置が処理部２０の搬送面昇降機構２４を駆動して搬送面２２ｔを載台２１よりも下方に移動させる。この搬送面２２ｔの下方への移動に追従して把持体５８もタイヤ５を把持した状態のまま下方に移動することによって（図４（ｂ）参照）、タイヤ５の下面が載台２１の上面に接触し、タイヤ５の回転中心と載台２１の回転中心２１ａとが一致するように載台２１の所定の位置にタイヤ５が正確に載置されるようになる。制御装置は、タイヤ５が載台２１に載せられたことを図外のセンサから検出した後、タイヤ処理装置２を作動させるとともに載台回転駆動機構２３を駆動して載台２１の回転中心２１ａを回転中心としてタイヤ５を回転させる。
このように、一対の把持アーム５５；５５の内側に位置されるように昇降装置４０により上方に搬送されてくるタイヤ５が把持装置５１でセンタリングされた状態で処理部２０まで搬送されるので、ローラコンベア装置等で処理部２０の上に搬送されてくるタイヤ５をセンタリング装置でセンタリングする場合と比べて、タイヤ５のセンタリング処理に要する時間、および、タイヤ５を処理部２０に搬送するまでに要する時間を短縮でき、サイクルタイムを短くできる。
また、把持装置５１が把持体上下移動機構、即ち、タイヤ５をタイヤ５の横方向両側から挟み付けてタイヤ５を把持する一対の把持アーム５５；５５を備え、当該一対の把持アーム５５；５５は、タイヤ５を把持した状態で上下方向に移動可能に構成された把持部５６を備えたので、処理部２０の上方に移動させたタイヤ５を載台２１に載せる際にタイヤ５が傾いてタイヤの回転中心と載台２１の回転中心２１ａとが一致しないようなことを防止でき、タイヤ５を載台２１の所定の位置に正確に載せることができるので、正確な処理を行える。
また、載台２１が上方から見た平面視において十字形状に形成された構成としたことにより、様々な異なる径サイズのタイヤ５を載置でき、様々な異なる径サイズのタイヤ５の処理を行えるようになる。 When the control device detects from the sensor (not shown) that the gripping device 51 grips the tire 5 and the centering process of the tire 5 is completed, the gripping device that drives the conveying means 52 and grips the tire 5 51 is moved above the processing unit 20, and the control device detects from the sensor (not shown) that the rotation center of the tire 5 gripped by the gripping device 51 and the rotation center 21a of the mounting base 21 of the processing unit 20 coincide. Then, the conveying means 52 is stopped. At this time, the conveying surface 22t of the conveying device 22 of the processing unit 20 is positioned above the upper surface of the mounting table 21, and the lower surface of the tire 5 is positioned so as to contact the conveying surface 22t. 5 is also located above the lowest position (see FIG. 4A). Thereafter, the control device drives the conveyance surface raising / lowering mechanism 24 of the processing unit 20 to move the conveyance surface 22 t below the mounting table 21. Following the downward movement of the conveying surface 22t, the gripping body 58 also moves downward while gripping the tire 5 (see FIG. 4B), so that the lower surface of the tire 5 becomes the upper surface of the mounting base 21. The tire 5 is accurately placed at a predetermined position of the mounting table 21 so that the rotation center of the tire 5 and the rotation center 21a of the mounting table 21 coincide with each other. The control device detects that the tire 5 is placed on the platform 21 from a sensor (not shown), and then operates the tire processing device 2 and drives the platform rotation drive mechanism 23 to rotate the rotation center 21a of the platform 21. The tire 5 is rotated about the rotation center.
Thus, since the tire 5 conveyed upward by the lifting device 40 so as to be positioned inside the pair of gripping arms 55; 55 is transported to the processing unit 20 while being centered by the gripping device 51, Compared to the case where the tire 5 conveyed on the processing unit 20 by the roller conveyor device is centered by the centering device, the time required for the centering process of the tire 5 and the time until the tire 5 is conveyed to the processing unit 20 The time required can be shortened and the cycle time can be shortened.
The gripping device 51 includes a gripping body vertical movement mechanism, that is, a pair of gripping arms 55; 55 that grips the tire 5 by sandwiching the tire 5 from both lateral sides of the tire 5, and the pair of gripping arms 55; 55 Is provided with a gripping portion 56 configured to be movable in the vertical direction while gripping the tire 5, the tire 5 is inclined when the tire 5 moved above the processing portion 20 is placed on the mounting table 21. Since the rotation center of the tire and the rotation center 21a of the mounting table 21 can be prevented from being coincident with each other, and the tire 5 can be accurately placed at a predetermined position of the mounting table 21, accurate processing can be performed.
Further, by adopting a configuration in which the mounting base 21 is formed in a cross shape in a plan view seen from above, it is possible to place tires 5 having various different diameter sizes and to process the tires 5 having various different diameter sizes. It becomes like this.

以上説明したように、反転装置１０と、処理部２０と、位置決め搬送装置５０と、リターン搬送装置３０と、昇降装置４０とを備えたタイヤ循環搬送装置１を構成したので、横置きされたタイヤ５の上側処理済みタイヤ５を循環させることができ、タイヤ５を２回以上に分けて処理することが可能となり、タイヤ５の処理を容易かつ正確に行える。
即ち、タイヤ循環搬送装置１は、物品としてのタイヤ５が、位置決め搬送装置５０を介して処理部２０に搬送されて処理部２０で検査処理又は印刷処理された後に反転装置１０に搬送され、当該タイヤ５を収容した状態で反転するとともに下降する収容部１６から搬出された反転後のタイヤ５がリターン搬送装置３０、昇降装置４０、位置決め搬送装置５０を介して処理部２０に搬送され、当該反転後のタイヤにおける未だ検査処理又は印刷処理されていない部分が処理部２０で検査処理又は印刷処理されるように構成されたので、タイヤ５を２回以上に分けて処理することが可能となり、タイヤ５の処理を容易かつ正確に行える。
また、昇降装置４０は、処理部２０で検査処理又は印刷処理された後にリターン搬送装置３０を介して搬送されてくる反転後のタイヤ５を搬入するためのリターン側搬入手段と未処理物品搬送装置１００を介して搬送されてくる未処理のタイヤ５を搬入するための未処理物品搬入手段とを有した昇降部４１と、当該昇降部４１をリターン搬送装置３０の搬出口及び未処理物品搬送装置１００の搬出口と位置決め搬送装置５０との間で昇降させる昇降手段とを備えたので、処理後のタイヤ５及び未処理のタイヤ５のいずれか一方を選択して位置決め搬送装置５０に順次搬送することが可能となり、タイヤ循環搬送装置１内に処理対象のタイヤ５を多く入れることができて、処理待ちの時間を減らすことが可能となるので、タイヤ５の検査処理又は印刷処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。 As described above, the tire circulating and conveying device 1 including the reversing device 10, the processing unit 20, the positioning and conveying device 50, the return conveying device 30, and the lifting and lowering device 40 is configured. Therefore, the tire 5 can be processed in two or more times, and the tire 5 can be processed easily and accurately.
That is, the tire circulation conveyance device 1 is conveyed to the reversing device 10 after the tire 5 as an article is conveyed to the processing unit 20 via the positioning conveyance device 50 and inspected or printed by the processing unit 20. The inverted tire 5 that has been reversed from the accommodating portion 16 that is inverted and lowered while accommodating the tire 5 is conveyed to the processing unit 20 via the return conveying device 30, the lifting device 40, and the positioning conveying device 50. Since the portion that has not yet been inspected or printed in the subsequent tire is configured to be inspected or printed in the processing unit 20, the tire 5 can be processed in two or more times. 5 can be easily and accurately performed.
Further, the lifting device 40 includes a return side carry-in means for carrying in the inverted tire 5 that is carried through the return carrying device 30 after being inspected or printed by the processing unit 20 and an unprocessed article carrying device. Elevating unit 41 having an unprocessed article carrying means for carrying in unprocessed tire 5 conveyed via 100, and the elevating unit 41 as a carry-out port for return conveying device 30 and an untreated article conveying device Since the lifting / lowering means for moving up and down between the unloading port 100 and the positioning / conveying device 50 is provided, either the processed tire 5 or the untreated tire 5 is selected and sequentially conveyed to the positioning / conveying device 50. This makes it possible to place a large number of tires 5 to be processed in the tire circulating and conveying apparatus 1 and reduce the waiting time for processing. The cycle time of the printing process can be shortened.

タイヤ処理装置２は、例えばタイヤ外観検査処理装置やタイヤ印刷処理装置である。
タイヤ処理装置２がタイヤ外観検査処理装置であれば、制御装置は、タイヤ５の外観を撮像するための図外のカメラを所定の位置に移動させ、その後、載台回転駆動機構２３を駆動して載台２１の回転中心２１ａを回転中心としてタイヤ５を回転させることにより、タイヤ５の回転中にカメラで撮像された画像が図外の解析装置で解析され、タイヤ５の外観に欠陥があるか否かを検査できる。
タイヤ処理装置２がタイヤ印刷処理装置であれば、制御装置は、タイヤ５の表面に印刷を行う図外の印刷ヘッドを所定の位置に移動させ、その後、載台回転駆動機構２３を駆動して載台２１の回転中心２１ａを回転中心としてタイヤ５を回転させることにより、印刷ヘッドからタイヤ５の表面に印刷処理が行われる。 The tire processing device 2 is, for example, a tire appearance inspection processing device or a tire printing processing device.
If the tire processing device 2 is a tire appearance inspection processing device, the control device moves a camera (not shown) for imaging the appearance of the tire 5 to a predetermined position, and then drives the platform rotation drive mechanism 23. Thus, by rotating the tire 5 about the rotation center 21a of the mounting base 21, the image captured by the camera during the rotation of the tire 5 is analyzed by an analysis device (not shown), and the appearance of the tire 5 is defective. Whether or not.
If the tire processing device 2 is a tire print processing device, the control device moves a print head (not shown) that performs printing on the surface of the tire 5 to a predetermined position, and then drives the platform rotation drive mechanism 23. By rotating the tire 5 around the rotation center 21 a of the mounting base 21, the printing process is performed on the surface of the tire 5 from the print head.

タイヤ外観検査処理やタイヤ印刷処理においては、横置きされたタイヤ５の赤道面を境界とした当該タイヤ５の一方側半分である上側半分と当該タイヤ５の他方側半分である下側半分とに対して行うようにする。
即ち、未処理物品搬送装置１００、昇降装置４０、位置決め搬送装置５０により処理部２０に搬送されて載台２１の所定位置に載置されて横置きされたタイヤ５の上側半分をタイヤ処理装置２を用いて処理する上側半分処理ステップと、上側半分処理済のタイヤ５の上下を反転装置１０によって反転させるとともに、当該上下が反転された上側半分処理済のタイヤ５を、リターン搬送装置３０、昇降装置４０、位置決め搬送装置５０により処理部２０に搬送して載台２１の所定位置に載置された当該タイヤ５の下側半分をタイヤ処理装置２を用いて処理する下側半分処理ステップとを備えたタイヤ処理方法を行うようにすれば、タイヤ５の処理を横置き状態のタイヤ５の上下で分けて行うので、タイヤ５の処理をより正確に行うことができる。 In the tire appearance inspection process and the tire printing process, an upper half that is one half of the tire 5 and a lower half that is the other half of the tire 5 with the equator plane of the horizontally placed tire 5 as a boundary. To do.
That is, the upper half of the tire 5 that is transported to the processing unit 20 by the unprocessed article transporting device 100, the lifting device 40, and the positioning transporting device 50 and placed at a predetermined position on the mounting table 21 and placed horizontally is used as the tire processing device 2. The upper half processing step of processing using the upper and lower sides of the upper half processed tire 5 is reversed by the reversing device 10, and the upper half processed tire 5 that has been turned upside down is returned to the return conveying device 30. A lower half processing step of processing the lower half of the tire 5 which is transported to the processing unit 20 by the device 40 and the positioning transport device 50 and placed at a predetermined position of the mounting table 21 using the tire processing device 2; If the tire processing method provided is performed, the processing of the tire 5 is performed separately on the upper and lower sides of the horizontally placed tire 5, so that the processing of the tire 5 can be performed more accurately.

タイヤ外観検査処理を行う場合、載台２１上に横置きされたタイヤ５の例えば上側のビード部分、当該タイヤ５の上側のサイド部分の外面及び内面、当該タイヤ５の上側の外周面及び内周面等を個別に撮像する複数のカメラを用い、当該タイヤ５を反転前に１回転させ、かつ、当該タイヤ５を反転後に１回転させることによって、当該タイヤ５の外観検査処理を容易にかつ正確に行えるようになる。
タイヤ印刷処理を行う場合、載台２１上に横置きされたタイヤ５の上側部分に印刷を行う印刷ヘッドを用い、当該タイヤ５を反転前に１回転させ、かつ、当該タイヤ５を反転後に１回転させることによって、当該タイヤ５の外面や内面に対する印刷処理を容易にかつ正確に行えるようになる。 When the tire appearance inspection process is performed, for example, the upper bead portion of the tire 5 placed horizontally on the mounting base 21, the outer surface and the inner surface of the upper side portion of the tire 5, the outer peripheral surface and the inner periphery of the upper side of the tire 5 By using a plurality of cameras that individually capture surfaces, etc., the tire 5 is rotated once before reversing, and the tire 5 is rotated once after reversing, so that the appearance inspection processing of the tire 5 can be performed easily and accurately. Will be able to do.
When the tire printing process is performed, a print head that performs printing on the upper portion of the tire 5 that is placed horizontally on the mounting table 21 is used, and the tire 5 is rotated once before reversing, and the tire 5 is rotated 1 after reversing. By rotating, the printing process on the outer surface and the inner surface of the tire 5 can be performed easily and accurately.

タイヤ外観検査処理やタイヤ印刷処理等のタイヤ処理方法において、未処理物品搬送装置１００から昇降装置４０の昇降部４１に搬入された未処理のタイヤ５を位置決め搬送装置５０に送って位置決め搬送装置５０により処理部２０に搬送する第１のステップと、昇降部４１を下降させる第２のステップと、未処理のタイヤ５の上側半分を処理部２０においてタイヤ処理装置２で処理した後に当該上側半分処理済のタイヤ５を反転装置１０に搬送する第３のステップと、第２のステップで下降させた昇降部４１に未処理物品搬送装置１００から搬送されてくる次の未処理のタイヤ５を搬入して当該次の未処理のタイヤ５を位置決め搬送装置５０に送って位置決め搬送装置５０により処理部２０に搬送する第４のステップと、昇降部４１を下降させる第５のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部４１に、反転装置１０によって反転されて上下が反転された上側半分処理済のタイヤ５がリターン搬送装置３０を介して搬送されてくる場合には当該上側処理済みのタイヤ５を搬入し、リターン搬送装置３０から上側処理済みのタイヤ５が搬送されてこない場合には未処理物品搬送装置１００から搬送されてくる未処理のタイヤ５を搬入する第６のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部４１に搬入されたタイヤ５を位置決め搬送装置５０に送って位置決め搬送装置５０により処理部２０に搬送する第７のステップと、第７のステップで処理部２０に搬送されたタイヤ５が上側処理済みのタイヤ５であり、当該上側処理済みのタイヤ５の下側半分を処理部２０においてタイヤ処理装置２で処理した後に当該処理済のタイヤ５を反転装置１０に搬送し、当該反転装置１０の収容部１６の上下を反転させて当該処理済のタイヤ５を未処理物品搬送装置１００から当該タイヤ循環搬送装置１に入ってきたときの状態に戻した後に搬出口１５からタイヤ循環搬送装置１の外部に搬出する第８のステップとを備えれば、タイヤ循環搬送装置１内に複数個の処理対象のタイヤ５を入れることができるので、タイヤ５の処理のサイクルタイムを短くできる。
尚、上側半分が処理されて不良となったタイヤ５が反転装置１０の収容部１６に搬入された場合や、処理対象タイヤ以外のタイヤ５が当該タイヤ循環搬送装置１に入ってきた場合等は、反転装置１０を反転させずに、これらタイヤ５をタイヤ保持解除手段１９により開放された搬出口１５を介してそのままタイヤ循環搬送装置１外に搬出する。 In a tire processing method such as a tire appearance inspection process or a tire printing process, the unprocessed tire 5 carried into the elevating unit 41 of the elevating device 40 from the unprocessed article conveying device 100 is sent to the positioning and conveying device 50 and the positioning and conveying device 50. The first step of transporting to the processing unit 20, the second step of lowering the lifting unit 41, and processing the upper half of the unprocessed tire 5 by the tire processing apparatus 2 in the processing unit 20 The third unprocessed tire 5 transported from the unprocessed article transport apparatus 100 is carried into the elevating unit 41 lowered in the second step and the third step of transporting the completed tire 5 to the reversing device 10. The fourth step of sending the next unprocessed tire 5 to the positioning and conveying device 50 and conveying it to the processing unit 20 by the positioning and conveying device 50, and descending the elevating unit 41 The upper half-finished tire 5 that has been inverted by the reversing device 10 and inverted upside down is conveyed via the return conveying device 30 to the fifth step and the elevating part 41 that has been lowered in the fifth step. In the case of coming, the upper processed tire 5 is carried in, and when the upper processed tire 5 is not conveyed from the return conveying device 30, the untreated tire 5 conveyed from the untreated article conveying device 100. And a seventh step of sending the tire 5 carried into the elevating unit 41 lowered in the fifth step to the positioning and conveying device 50 and conveying the tire 5 to the processing unit 20 by the positioning and conveying device 50; The tire 5 transported to the processing unit 20 in the seventh step is the upper processed tire 5, and the lower half of the upper processed tire 5 is tapped in the processing unit 20. The processed tire 5 is transported to the reversing device 10 after being processed by the processing device 2, and the storage unit 16 of the reversing device 10 is turned upside down to remove the processed tire 5 from the untreated article transporting device 100. If it is provided with an eighth step of returning to the outside of the tire circulation / conveyance device 1 from the carry-out port 15 after returning to the state when entering the tire circulation / conveyance device 1, a plurality of items are provided in the tire circulation / conveyance device 1. Therefore, the processing cycle time of the tire 5 can be shortened.
In addition, when the tire 5 in which the upper half is processed and becomes defective is carried into the housing portion 16 of the reversing device 10, or when a tire 5 other than the processing target tire enters the tire circulation transport device 1, etc. Without reversing the reversing device 10, these tires 5 are carried out of the tire circulation conveying device 1 as they are through the carry-out port 15 opened by the tire holding release means 19.

上述した反転装置１０は、収容部１６の搬入口１４に、タイヤ５を搬入するための搬入手段が設けられ、収容部１６の搬出口１５に、収容部１６内で上下反転されたタイヤ５を搬出するための搬出手段が設けられた構成であればよい。
上述した反転装置１０の昇降手段１３は、収容部１６を上下方向に傾斜するように昇降させる手段であってもよい。
上述した反転装置１０は、処理後のタイヤ５を収容した状態で反転するとともに下降する構成のものを例示したが、処理後のタイヤ５を収容した状態で反転するとともに上昇する構成のものであってもよい。
また、昇降装置４０は、タイヤ５を上昇させて位置決め搬送装置５０に搬送する構成のものを例示したが、タイヤ５を下降させて位置決め搬送装置５０に搬送する構成のものであってもよい。
コンベア装置として上述したローラコンベア装置の代わりにベルトコンベア装置を用いてもよい。
上述したタイヤ保持解除手段１９は、搬出口１５を開閉する扉状のものを用いてもよいし、収容部１６の反転中に収容部１６に収容されている物品を落下しないように保持する手段を用いてもよいし、収容部１６を反転させる際に収容部１６のローラコンベア装置１６Ａ；１６Ｂ等の一対のコンベア装置の互いに対向するローラで物品を挟んで物品を落下しないように保持する手段等を用いてもよい。
また、上記では、収容部１６の上下反転時に搬出口１５が下方を向くように反転させる構成を示したが、収容部１６の上下反転時に搬入口１４が下方を向くように反転させる構成としてもよい。この場合、タイヤ保持解除手段１９は、収容部１６の反転時において収容部１６内に収容されたタイヤ５が下方を向く搬入口１４から落下することを防止するためにタイヤ５を保持する構成とすればよい。
即ち、タイヤ保持解除手段１９は、収容部１６の反転時において収容部１６内に収容された物品としてのタイヤ５が下方を向く搬出口１５又は搬入口１４から落下することを防止するためにタイヤ５を保持するとともに、収容部１６の上下反転により収容部１６内で上下反転されたタイヤ５が搬出口１５を介して搬出可能となるようタイヤ５の保持を解除する手段であればよい。
把持部材５３の把持体５８が、１個の円柱６１と、当該円柱６１の中心軸を構成する円柱支持体６２とを備えた構成であってもよい。 The reversing device 10 described above is provided with a carrying-in means for carrying the tire 5 in the carry-in port 14 of the housing part 16, and the tire 5 that is turned upside down in the housing part 16 is placed in the carry-out port 15 of the housing part 16. What is necessary is just the structure provided with the carrying-out means for carrying out.
The raising / lowering means 13 of the reversing device 10 described above may be means for raising and lowering the accommodating portion 16 so as to be inclined in the vertical direction.
The reversing device 10 described above exemplifies a configuration that reverses and descends in a state in which the treated tire 5 is accommodated, but has a configuration that inverts and rises in a state in which the treated tire 5 is accommodated. May be.
In addition, the lifting device 40 has a configuration in which the tire 5 is lifted and transported to the positioning transport device 50, but may be configured to lower the tire 5 and transport it to the positioning transport device 50.
A belt conveyor device may be used instead of the roller conveyor device described above as the conveyor device.
The above-mentioned tire holding release means 19 may be a door-like one that opens and closes the carry-out port 15, or means for holding articles stored in the storage section 16 so as not to fall during the reversal of the storage section 16. And means for holding the article so as not to fall by sandwiching the article with the rollers facing each other of a pair of conveyor devices such as the roller conveyor device 16A; 16B of the accommodation unit 16 when the accommodation unit 16 is reversed. Etc. may be used.
Further, in the above description, the structure in which the carry-out port 15 is turned over so as to face downward when the storage unit 16 is turned upside down is shown. Good. In this case, the tire holding release means 19 holds the tire 5 in order to prevent the tire 5 housed in the housing portion 16 from falling from the carry-in entrance 14 facing downward when the housing portion 16 is reversed. do it.
That is, the tire holding release means 19 is used to prevent the tire 5 as an article housed in the housing portion 16 from dropping from the carry-out port 15 or the carry-in port 14 facing downward when the housing unit 16 is reversed. 5, and a means for releasing the holding of the tire 5 so that the tire 5 that is turned upside down in the housing portion 16 by turning the housing portion 16 upside down can be carried out through the carry-out port 15.
The grip body 58 of the grip member 53 may include a single column 61 and a column support 62 that forms the central axis of the column 61.

また、タイヤ循環搬送装置は、上述した処理部２０及び位置決め搬送装置５０を備えない構成であってもよい。
即ち、上述した反転装置１０と、タイヤ５を反転装置１０に搬送する搬送装置と、タイヤ５を搬送装置に搬送する昇降装置と、反転装置１０の収容部１６から搬出された物品を昇降装置に搬送するリターン搬送装置とを備え、反転装置１０の収容部１６がタイヤ５を収容した状態で反転するとともに下降又は上昇する収容部１６から搬出された反転後のタイヤがリターン搬送装置、昇降装置、搬送装置を介して反転装置１０に戻るように構成されたタイヤ循環搬送装置としてもよい。当該タイヤ循環搬送装置によれば、タイヤ５を反転及び循環させることができる。当該タイヤ循環搬送装置は、例えば、タイヤ５の目視検査において、タイヤ５を反転装置１０で上下反転させるとともに循環させることが可能となる。 Moreover, the structure which is not provided with the processing part 20 and the positioning conveyance apparatus 50 which were mentioned above may be sufficient as a tire circulation conveyance apparatus.
That is, the reversing device 10 described above, the transporting device that transports the tire 5 to the reversing device 10, the lifting device that transports the tire 5 to the transporting device, and the article carried out from the accommodating portion 16 of the reversing device 10 as the lifting device. A reversing tire transported from the housing portion 16 that is reversed and raised while the housing portion 16 of the reversing device 10 is reversed in a state in which the tire 5 is housed. It is good also as a tire circulation conveyance apparatus comprised so that it might return to the inversion apparatus 10 via a conveyance apparatus. According to the tire circulation transport device, the tire 5 can be reversed and circulated. For example, in the visual inspection of the tire 5, the tire circulation / conveyance device can turn the tire 5 upside down by the reversing device 10 and circulate the tire 5.

本願発明の対象とする処理は、上述したタイヤ外観検査処理やタイヤ印刷処理以外であってもよい。また、処理対象の物品は、タイヤ以外の物品でもよい。   The processing targeted by the present invention may be other than the tire appearance inspection processing and the tire printing processing described above. Further, the article to be processed may be an article other than a tire.

１ タイヤ循環搬送装置（物品循環搬送装置）、２ タイヤ処理装置（処理装置）、
５ タイヤ（物品）、１０ 反転装置（物品反転装置）、１２ 反転手段、
１３ 昇降手段、１４ 搬入口、１５ 搬出口、１６ 収容部、
１９ タイヤ保持解除手段（物品保持解除手段）、２０ 処理部、２１ 載台、
２２ 搬送装置、３０ リターン搬送装置、４０ 昇降装置、４１ 昇降部、
５０ 位置決め搬送装置、５１ 把持装置、５２ 搬送手段、５３ 把持部材、
５６ 把持部、１００ 未処理物品搬送装置。 1 tire circulation conveyance device (article circulation conveyance device), 2 tire processing device (treatment device),
5 tire (article), 10 reversing device (article reversing device), 12 reversing means,
13 Lifting means, 14 carry-in port, 15 carry-out port, 16 accommodating part,
19 tire holding release means (article holding release means), 20 processing section, 21 mounting stage,
22 transport device, 30 return transport device, 40 lift device, 41 lift unit,
50 positioning conveyance device, 51 gripping device, 52 conveying means, 53 gripping member,
56 Grasping part, 100 Unprocessed article transport device.

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物品を搬入する搬入口と物品を搬出する搬出口とを有して搬入口より搬入された物品を収容可能な収容部と、収容部の上下を反転させることによって収容部内に搬入されている物品の上下を反転させる反転手段と、収容部を昇降させる昇降手段と、収容部内に搬入された物品を反転時において保持するとともに反転後において物品の保持を解除する物品保持解除手段とを備えたことを特徴とする物品反転装置。   An accommodation unit having an entrance for carrying in an article and an exit for carrying out the article and capable of accommodating the article carried in from the entrance, and an article carried into the accommodation unit by reversing the upper and lower sides of the accommodation unit Reversing means for reversing the upper and lower sides, elevating means for raising and lowering the accommodating portion, and article holding releasing means for retaining the article carried into the accommodating portion at the time of reversing and releasing the holding of the article after reversing. An article reversing device characterized by the above. 収容部の搬入口には、物品を搬入するための搬入手段が設けられ、収容部の搬出口には、収容部内で上下反転された物品を搬出するための搬出手段が設けられたことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の物品反転装置。   A carry-in means for carrying in articles is provided at the carry-in port of the storage section, and a carry-out means for carrying out articles that are turned upside down in the storage section is provided at the carry-out port of the storage section. The article reversing device according to claim 1. 請求項１又は請求項２に記載の物品反転装置と、物品を物品反転装置に搬送する搬送装置と、物品を搬送装置に搬送する昇降装置と、物品反転装置の収容部から搬出された物品を昇降装置に搬送するリターン搬送装置とを備えたことを特徴とする物品循環搬送装置。   An article reversing device according to claim 1, a conveying device that conveys an article to an article reversing device, an elevating device that conveys an article to a conveying device, and an article carried out from a container of the article reversing device. An article circulating and conveying apparatus, comprising: a return conveying apparatus that conveys the lifting apparatus. 請求項１又は請求項２に記載の物品反転装置と、物品が検査処理又は印刷処理される処理部と、当該処理部の所定の位置に物品を搬送する位置決め搬送装置と、物品を位置決め搬送装置に搬送する昇降装置と、処理部で検査処理又は印刷処理された物品を物品反転装置に搬送する搬送装置と、物品反転装置の収容部から搬出された物品を昇降装置に搬送するリターン搬送装置とを備えたことを特徴とする物品循環搬送装置。   The article reversing device according to claim 1, a processing unit in which the article is inspected or printed, a positioning transport device that transports the article to a predetermined position of the processing unit, and a positioning transport device for the article A lifting device that transports the article that has been inspected or printed by the processing unit to the article reversing device, and a return transport device that transports the article unloaded from the storage unit of the article reversing device to the lifting device. An article circulation conveying apparatus comprising: 昇降装置は、処理部で検査処理又は印刷処理された後にリターン搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる反転後の物品を搬入するためのリターン側搬入手段と未処理物品搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる未処理の物品を搬入するための未処理物品搬入手段とを有した昇降部と、当該昇降部をリターン搬送装置の搬出口及び未処理物品搬送装置の搬出口と位置決め搬送装置との間で昇降させる昇降手段とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項４に記載の物品循環搬送装置。   The lifting device is transported via a return-side carry-in means for carrying a reversed article conveyed through the return conveying device after being inspected or printed by the processing unit and an untreated article conveying device. An elevating unit having unprocessed article carrying means for carrying an unprocessed article, and the elevating unit between the carry-out port of the return conveyance device and the carry-out port of the untreated article conveyance device and the positioning conveyance device. The article circulating and conveying apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising elevating means for elevating and lowering. 位置決め搬送装置は、物品を所定の状態に把持する把持装置と、物品を所定の状態に把持した把持装置を処理部まで搬送する搬送手段とを備え、把持装置で把持されて処理部まで搬送された物品は解放されて処理部の載台の所定位置に載置されることを特徴とする請求項４又は請求項５に記載の物品循環搬送装置。   The positioning / conveying device includes a gripping device that grips an article in a predetermined state and a transport unit that transports the gripping device that grips the article in a predetermined state to a processing unit, and is gripped by the gripping device and transported to the processing unit. 6. The article circulating and conveying apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the article is released and placed at a predetermined position on the stage of the processing unit. 把持装置は、物品を物品の横方向両側から挟み付けて物品を把持する把持部材を備え、当該把持部材は、物品を把持した状態で上下方向に移動可能に構成された把持部を備えたことを特徴とする請求項６に記載の物品循環搬送装置。   The gripping apparatus includes a gripping member that grips the article by sandwiching the article from both sides in the lateral direction of the article, and the gripping member includes a gripping portion configured to be movable in the vertical direction while gripping the article. The article circulation conveying device according to claim 6. 請求項５乃至請求項７のいずれか一項に記載の物品循環搬送装置を用いた物品処理方法であって、
未処理の物品を未処理物品搬送装置、昇降装置、位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送して処理部の載台の所定位置に載置された物品の上側半分を処理装置を用いて処理する上側半分処理ステップと、上側半分処理済の物品の上下を物品反転装置によって反転させるとともに、当該上下が反転された上側半分処理済の物品を、リターン搬送装置、昇降装置、位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送して処理部の載台の所定位置に載置された当該物品の下側半分を処理装置を用いて処理する下側半分処理ステップとを備えたことを特徴とする物品処理方法。 An article processing method using the article circulation transport device according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
An upper side in which an unprocessed article is transported to a processing unit by an unprocessed article transporting device, an elevating device, and a positioning transporting device, and an upper half of the article placed at a predetermined position on a mounting table of the processing unit is processed using the processing device. The half processing step and the upper half processed article are turned upside down by the article reversing device, and the upper half processed article which is turned upside down is turned to the processing unit by the return transport device, the lifting device, and the positioning transport device. An article processing method comprising: a lower half processing step for transporting and processing a lower half of the article placed at a predetermined position on a stage of a processing unit using a processing device. 請求項５乃至請求項７のいずれか一項に記載の物品循環搬送装置を用いた物品処理方法であって、
未処理物品搬送装置から昇降装置の昇降部に搬入された未処理の物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第１のステップと、昇降部を下降させる第２のステップと、未処理の物品の上側半分を処理部において処理装置で処理した後に当該上側半分処理済の物品を物品反転装置に搬送する第３のステップと、第２のステップで下降させた昇降部に未処理物品搬送装置から搬送されてくる次の未処理の物品を搬入して当該次の未処理の物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第４のステップと、昇降部を下降させる第５のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部に、物品反転装置によって反転されて上下が反転された上側半分処理済の物品がリターン搬送装置を介して搬送されてくる場合には当該上側処理済みの物品を搬入し、リターン搬送装置から上側処理済みの物品が搬送されてこない場合には未処理物品搬送装置から搬送されてくる未処理の物品を搬入する第６のステップと、第５のステップで下降させた昇降部に搬入された物品を位置決め搬送装置に送って位置決め搬送装置により処理部に搬送する第７のステップと、第７のステップで処理部に搬送された物品が上側処理済みの物品であり、当該上側処理済みの物品の下側半分を処理部において処理装置で処理した後に当該処理済の物品を物品反転装置に搬送し、当該物品反転装置の上下を反転させて当該処理済の物品を物品反転装置の搬出口から物品循環搬送装置の外部に搬出する第８のステップとを備えたことを特徴とする物品処理方法。 An article processing method using the article circulation transport device according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
A first step of sending an unprocessed article carried from the unprocessed article transport apparatus to the lifting / lowering section of the lifting apparatus to the positioning transport apparatus and transporting it to the processing section by the positioning transport apparatus, and a second step of lowering the lifting section And a third step in which the upper half of the unprocessed article is processed by the processing unit in the processing unit, and then the upper half processed article is conveyed to the article reversing device, and a lifting unit lowered in the second step. A fourth step of carrying in the next unprocessed article transported from the unprocessed article transport apparatus, sending the next unprocessed article to the positioning transport apparatus, and transporting it to the processing section by the positioning transport apparatus; The upper half-finished article that has been inverted by the article reversing device and inverted up and down by the fifth step for lowering the part and the elevating part lowered in the fifth step via the return conveying device When the article is transported, the upper processed article is carried in, and when the upper processed article is not conveyed from the return conveying apparatus, the untreated article conveyed from the untreated article conveying apparatus is carried in. 6th step, 7th step of sending the article carried in the elevating part lowered in the 5th step to the positioning and conveying device and conveying it to the processing unit by the positioning and conveying device, and processing in the seventh step The article conveyed to the section is an article that has been processed on the upper side, and after the lower half of the article that has been processed on the upper side is processed by the processing unit in the processing unit, the processed article is conveyed to the article reversing device, and the article An article processing method comprising: an eighth step of inverting the top and bottom of the reversing device to carry out the treated article from the carry-out port of the article reversing device to the outside of the article circulation transport device. タイヤの検査処理を、タイヤの赤道面を境界としたタイヤの一方側半分とタイヤの他方側半分とに対して行うようにしたことを特徴とするタイヤの検査処理方法。   A tire inspection processing method, wherein the tire inspection processing is performed on one half of the tire and the other half of the tire with the equator plane of the tire as a boundary. タイヤの印刷処理を、タイヤの赤道面を境界としたタイヤの一方側半分とタイヤの他方側半分とに対して行うようにしたことを特徴とするタイヤの印刷処理方法。   A tire print processing method, wherein the tire print processing is performed on one half of the tire and the other half of the tire with the equator plane of the tire as a boundary.
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