JP2016089430A - Detachable rail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a detachable rail having a small number of fixed locations, capable of reducing the number of steps for rail extension work and facilitating the work.SOLUTION: A detachable rail 1 may be attached on/detached from a pair of foundation rails 6 laid beforehand, and a traveling body 7 may travel on the detachable rail in an extension direction. The detachable rail 1 includes: a pair of rail members 2 connected to the foundation rails 6 for extending a traveling track 62 on which the traveling body 7 travels; a fixing member 3 connecting and fixing one side in a width direction of the foundation rail 6 and the rail member 2; and a rail interval member 5 spanned over the pair of rail members 2 for maintaining an interval between the pair of rail members 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a detachable rail, and in particular, relates to a detachable rail that has fewer fixed portions than conventional ones, and can reduce the number of work steps related to rail extension and facilitate the work.

Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, a plate-like joint piece is sandwiched between rails, and can be extended by screwing through a contact plate formed in a shape along both side surfaces of the rail. In addition, a guide rail of a transfer device is known (claim 1, patent document 1, paragraphs [0024] to [0025], paragraphs [0042] to [0043], FIG. 1, FIG. 17, and FIG. 18). reference.).
Further, there is a traveling path in which all the extended guide rails are screwed to the sleepers anchored to the installation surface (claim 1, paragraph [0013] to paragraph [0013] of Patent Document 2). [0014], see FIGS.

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  However, conventionally, there are many fixing points for screwing, and it has been necessary to fix the rail for extending the anchor directly or indirectly to the installation surface. Thereby, the work man-hour concerning rail extension increased and the operation | work itself was also complicated.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a detachable rail that has a small number of fixing points and can reduce the number of work steps for rail extension and facilitate the work.

  As means for solving the above-described problems, the detachable rail according to the present invention is detachable from a pair of foundation rails laid in advance, and the detachable rail is capable of traveling along the extending direction. A pair of rail members capable of extending the travel path of the traveling body by connecting to the base rail, a fixing member for connecting and fixing one side in the width direction of the base rail and the rail member, and a pair of rails A rail spacing member that is passed to the member and maintains a spacing between the pair of rail members.

  Further, the detachable rail according to the present invention includes an engaging member that engages the rail member with the base rail, the fixing member is disposed on one side in the width direction of the base rail and the rail member, and the engaging member is engaged on the other side. It is preferable that a joint member is arranged.

  Further, the detachable rail according to the present invention is provided with a locking member for locking the rail spacing material to the pair of rail members at a contact portion between the rail spacing material and the pair of rail members. It is preferable to be locked by the locking member in a state of being passed to the pair of rail members.

  In the detachable rail according to the present invention, the locking member is a plurality of pins provided on both sides in the width direction of the rail spacing member, and the pair of rail members have a plurality of insertion holes into which the pins can be inserted. preferable.

  According to the present invention, only one side in the width direction between the base rail and the rail member may be used as the fixing portion, and the interval between the pair of rail members is maintained by the rail interval member. Therefore, it is possible to provide a detachable rail that has fewer fixed places and achieves reduction in work man-hours related to rail extension and easier work than before.

  Moreover, according to the preferable form of this invention, the improvement of the connection strength of a base rail and a rail member can be aimed at, without increasing the fixing location by screwing etc. by providing an engaging member.

  According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rail spacing member is passed to the pair of rail members and once attached, the state of maintaining the distance between the pair of rail members by the rail spacing member is easily released by the locking member. Not. Thereby, since one rail member will be in the state connected to the other rail member via the rail space | interval material, the space | interval of a pair of rail member does not spread or narrow by driving | running | working of a traveling body. Therefore, it is not necessary to anchor the pair of rail members and the rail spacing member to the installation surface.

  According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, by inserting a plurality of pins of the rail spacing member into a plurality of insertion holes of the pair of rail members, not only can the spacing between the pair of rail members be maintained, but also the rails When an oblique stress is applied to the extending direction of the member, it is possible to prevent the rail member from being displaced and deformed in the stress applying direction.

It is the schematic of the detachable rail which shows one Embodiment of this invention, FIG. 1 (A) is the plane schematic of a detachable rail, FIG. 1 (B) is the side schematic of a detachable rail. It is sectional drawing of the rail member in the attachment or detachment rail shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a connection portion between a base rail and a detachable rail shown in FIG. It is a front view of a pair of rail member and rail space | interval material which were shown to FIG. 1 (A).

The detachable rail according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, an outline of a detachable rail 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a detachable rail 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (A) is a schematic plan view of the detachable rail 1, and FIG. 1 (B) is a schematic side view of the detachable rail 1. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the detachable rail 1 includes a rail member 2, a fixing member 3, an engaging member 4, and a rail spacing member 5.
The detachable rail 1 is a member that can be detachably attached to the foundation rail 6 previously laid on the installation surface G, and a traveling body (not shown in FIG. 1) can travel along the extending direction. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the base rail 6 is a long member having a side surface portion 61, a traveling path 62, and a guide member 63. A pair of foundation rails 6 are provided and arranged so as to be parallel to each other.

The rail member 2 is a long member that can extend a traveling path 62 of a traveling body 7 to be described later by connecting to the base rail 6. A pair of rail members 2 are provided and arranged so as to be parallel to each other.
Further, the rail member 2 includes an extended side surface portion 21, an extended traveling path 22, and an extended guide member 23. The base rail 6 and the rail member 2 are members having substantially the same size and the same shape in each part such as the side surface portion 61, the traveling path 62, and the guide member 63. Since the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 share the functions of the corresponding parts, the rail member 2 will be described in detail below as a representative.

  Here, FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the rail member 2 cut in a direction substantially orthogonal to the extending direction. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the rail member 2 on which the traveling body 7 is placed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the extended side surface portion 21 is two cylinders having a rectangular cross section, and is a portion that stands from the installation surface G. The extended side surface portions 21 are arranged so as to be parallel to each other along the extending direction of the rail member 2. The extended traveling path 22 is a flat plate-like member that is formed in parallel or substantially in parallel with the installation surface G, and is a part that is disposed so as to be passed between the two extended side surfaces 21. When the extending direction of the rail member 2 is curved instead of a straight line, the extended traveling path 22 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the traveling body 7 does not derail due to centrifugal force when moving. Sometimes. The extended guide member 23 is a convex portion that is erected along the extending direction of the rail member 2 at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the extended traveling path 22.

The traveling body 7 capable of traveling on the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 includes a drive unit 71, a drive shaft 72, wheels 73, a shaft body 74, and a sliding member 75 as shown in FIG.
The drive unit 71 is a leg portion of a traveling body main body (not shown) provided between the pair of base rails 6 and the pair of rail members 2. The drive unit 71 is a member that is disposed at a substantially central portion in the width direction of one base rail 6 and one rail member 2. Appropriate gears, brake members, and the like are disposed inside the drive unit 71, and a driving force generated by a prime mover such as an engine or an electric motor is transmitted.
The drive shaft 72 is a member that can be driven to rotate by being driven by the drive unit 71 through the drive unit 71 along the width direction thereof. The wheels 73 are tires or iron wheels attached to both ends of the drive shaft 72. The wheels 73 are placed on the extended travel path 22.
The shaft body 74 is a member that can be rotated by an appropriate bearing or the like, and protrudes from the lower end portion of the drive unit 71. The sliding members 75 are respectively attached to the lower ends of the two shaft bodies 74 provided, and are arranged with the extension guide member 23 interposed therebetween.

  The driving force received by the driving unit 71 is transmitted to the driving shaft 72. When the driving shaft 72 that receives the driving force rotates about the axis, the wheel 73 also rotates. Thereby, the traveling body 7 travels on the extended travel path 22. The sliding member 75 slides with respect to the extension guide member 23 while the extension guide member 23 is sandwiched by the traveling of the wheel 73. As long as the state in which the sliding member 75 sandwiches the extended traveling path 22 is not released, the traveling body 7 does not escape from the foundation rail 6 and the rail member 2.

  In the present invention, the shape, dimensions, number, position, and the like of each part of the rail member are not limited to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, the form of the installation surface G, the shape, dimensions, and the like of the traveling body 7 It can be determined appropriately according to the weight and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of plate-like fixing plates 8 formed by bending are attached to the side surface portion 61 of the foundation rail 6. The foundation rail 6 can be fixed to the installation surface G by driving anchor bolts into the installation surface G through the fixing plate 8. Since the foundation rail 6 is a member that is permanently installed on the installation surface G, it is preferable that the traveling body 7 is stationary relative to the installation surface G even when the traveling body 7 travels on the traveling path 62.

  The fixing member 3 is a member that connects and fixes the side portions in the width direction of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 as shown particularly in FIG. Specifically, the fixing member 3 is a member that connects and fixes the side surface portion 61 on the outer side in the width direction of the pair of base rails 6 and the extended side surface portion 21 on the outer side in the width direction of the pair of rail members 2.

  Further, the engaging member 4 is a member that engages the rail member 2 with the base rail 6. Specifically, the engaging member 4 maintains the connection state by engaging the side surface portion 61 on the inner side in the width direction of the pair of base rails 6 and the extended side surface portion 21 on the inner side in the width direction of the pair of rail members 2. be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the rail spacing member 5 is a member that is passed to the pair of rail members 2 and maintains the distance between the pair of rail members 2. The rail spacing member 5 is formed of a plate-like member having a size that can cross the pair of rail members 2 in the width direction, and has locking members at both ends.

  Here, the fixed form and engagement form of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a connection portion between the base rail 6 and the detachable rail 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing member 3 includes a fastening member 31 such as a bolt and a plate-like connection plate 32 that passes from the rail member 2 to the foundation rail 6. In order to attach the fixing member 3 in the present embodiment, screw holes that can be screwed into the fastening member 31 are provided in advance in the side surface portion 61 and the extended side surface portion 21 on one side in the width direction of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2. . In the present invention, the fixing member is not particularly limited as long as it is a member that can be firmly fixed in order to make the detachable rail detachable from the base rail and can be removed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the engagement member 4 includes an engagement pin 41, an engagement plate 43 having a through hole 42, a mounting plate 44, and a fastening member 45. The engagement pin 41 is a member protruding from the extended side surface portion 21 on the other side in the width direction of the rail member 2. The engagement plate 43 is a plate-like member that is positioned and fixed so that a portion where the through hole 42 is provided projects to the rail member 2 side. As the attachment plate 44 and the fastening member 45, the same members as the fastening member 31 and the connection plate 32 in the fixing member 3 can be used.
The engagement plate 43 is fixed by sandwiching the engagement plate 43 between the two attachment plates 44, and by the fastening member 45 penetrating all of the engagement plate 43 and the attachment plate 44, the side surface portion 61 in the width direction of the foundation rail 6. This is achieved by fixing with screws.
In addition, the site | part which provides the fixing member 3 and the engaging member 4 may be either the one side and the other side in the width direction of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2.

  In order to connect the detachable rail 1 to the base rail 6 in the present embodiment, first, the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 are brought into an engaged state by the engaging member 4, and then the base rail 6 and the rail are fixed by the fixing member 3. The member 2 is fixed.

  The engagement between the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 is performed by fixing the engaging plate 43 to the side surface portion 61 of the base rail 6 in advance using the mounting plate 44 and the fastening member 45, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. This is achieved by inserting an engagement pin 41 protruding from the extended side surface portion 21 of the rail member 2 into the through hole 42 of the engagement plate 43.

  Further, the connection and fixing between the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 is performed by arranging a connection plate 32 so as to pass between the side surface portion 61 of the base rail 6 and the extended side surface portion 21 of the rail member 2. As indicated by a chain line, the connection plate 32 is screwed to the side surface portion 61 and the extended side surface portion 21 with a plurality of fastening members 31, respectively.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing member 3 is provided on the extended side surface portion 21 on one side of the rail member 2. Even if it is only on one side of the rail member 2, the rail member 2 is detached from the base rail 6 even if the traveling body 7 travels on the rail member 2 as long as the fixed state is realized by the fixing member 3. Absent. Therefore, compared with the conventional case where one side and the other side of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2 are fixed by a large number of screws or the like via appropriate connection members, the number of fixing points is reduced in this embodiment. Yes.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the fixing member 3 is provided on the extended side surface portion 21 on one side in the width direction of the rail member 2, and the engaging member 4 is provided on the extended side surface portion 21 on the other side in the width direction of the rail member 2. Is provided. Accordingly, not only the foundation rail 6 and the detachable rail 1 are firmly connected and fixed, but also the rail member 2 and the like are caused by the engaged state even if stress in the width direction acts on the rail member 2, for example. It will not easily deform. Thereby, the space | interval of a pair of rail member 2 spreads, for example, and a clearance gap etc. do not arise in the contact part of the base rail 6 and the rail member 2, or it is hard to produce.
That is, since the connection strength is improved as compared with the case where only the fixing member 3 is provided, it is possible to obtain the connection strength equivalent to the conventional case where one side and the other side are fixed by a number of screws. Thereby, for example, even when stress is applied to the rail member 2 in a direction deviating from the extending direction of the detachable rail 1 when the traveling body 7 is traveling, the connection state between the base rail 6 and the detachable rail 1 is easy. It is preferable because it is not released.

  In this embodiment, the fixing member 3 is provided on the outer side in the width direction of the pair of rail members 2 as shown in FIG. Thereby, even if some structure is arrange | positioned in the area | region inside the width direction of a pair of rail member 2, for example, the connection fixation state of the foundation rail 6 and the rail member 2 is implement | achieved without a problem.

  Next, how the rail spacing member 5 is attached to the rail member 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the pair of rail members 2 and the rail spacing member 5 when the end portions of the pair of rail members 2 shown in FIG. It is.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rail spacing member 5 has a plurality of pins 9 protruding downward at each contact portion with the rail member 2 on both sides in the width direction. Further, the rail member 2 has a plurality of insertion holes 10 extending in the vertical direction at the contact portion with the rail spacing member 5. The insertion hole 10 is formed in a hole diameter, number and shape into which the pin 9 of the rail spacing member 5 can be inserted.
The plurality of pins 9 is an example of a locking member that locks the rail spacing member to the pair of rail members 2 in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rail spacing member 5 is installed by simply inserting the pin 9 into the insertion hole 10 so as to cover the pair of rail members 2 from above. As a result, the rail spacing member 5 is engaged with the pair of rail members 2, and the distance between the pair of rail members 2 is maintained. That is, even if stress is applied to the pair of rail members 2 in the direction in which the rail members 2 approach or separate from each other, the rail spacing member 5 functions to stretch the pair of rail members 2 outward in the width direction and in the width direction. As a result, the gap between the pair of rail members 2 is prevented from being widened and narrowed, and the gap between the pair of rail members 2 is maintained.

  Therefore, the rail member 2 can be installed even if it is not fixed to the installation surface G by fixing the connection of the rail member 2 to the base rail 6 by the fixing member 3 and maintaining the interval between the pair of rail members 2 by the rail interval member 5. There is little or no deviation from the area. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the rail member 2 and the base rail 6 are also engaged by the engaging member 4, it can be said that the rail member 2 is substantially fixed to the installation region. Thereby, the rail member 2 does not need to be anchored to the installation surface G.

  Further, since a plurality of pins 9 of the rail spacing member 5 and a plurality of insertion holes 10 of the pair of rail members 2 are respectively provided, the traveling direction of the rail member 2 is caused by the traveling of the traveling body 7 and the like. When an oblique stress is applied, it is possible to prevent the rail member 2 from being deformed by shifting from the extending direction in the stress acting direction.

  In the present invention, the rail spacing member has a dimension passed to the pair of rail members in addition to the form formed by the plate-like members as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and the direction in which the pair of rail members approach and If it is a form which has a resistance with respect to the stress of the direction to leave, it will not restrict | limit in particular.

  In addition, when the extension distance of the rail member 2 is large, it is preferable to provide a plurality of rail spacing members 5 along the extension direction of the rail member 2. In this case, it is preferable to provide a rail spacing member having a shape that does not protrude above the rail member 2 even if attached to the rail member 2. Specifically, for example, by providing a rail spacing member that is laid and arranged below the rail member 2 and from which the locking member protrudes upward from below, it is appropriately provided on the lower surface of the extended side surface portion 21 of the rail member 2. The form etc. which are inserted and inserted in the insertion hole provided in the are included. Thereby, the space | interval of a pair of rail member 2 can be maintained without trouble in driving | running | working of the traveling body 7. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied the invention made | formed by this inventor was described, this invention is not limited by the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Detachable rail, 2: Rail member, 21: Extension side surface part, 22: Extension travel path, 23: Extension guide member, 3: Fixing member, 31 and 45: Fastening member, 32: Connection board, 4: Engagement member , 41: engagement pin, 42: through hole, 43: engagement plate, 44: mounting plate, 5: rail spacing material, 6: foundation rail, 61: side surface, 62: travel path, 63: guide member, 7: Traveling body, 71: drive unit, 72: drive shaft, 73: wheel, 74: shaft body, 75: sliding member, 8: anchor for fixing, 9: pin, 10: insertion hole, G: installation surface

Claims (4)

A detachable rail that is detachable with respect to a pair of foundation rails laid in advance and is capable of traveling along the extending direction of the traveling body,
By connecting to the foundation rail, a pair of rail members capable of extending the traveling path of the traveling body,
A fixing member for connecting and fixing one side in the width direction of the foundation rail and the rail member;
A rail spacing material that is passed to the pair of rail members and maintains the spacing between the pair of rail members;
Detachable rail. An engagement member for engaging the rail member with the base rail;
The fixing member is disposed on one side in the width direction of the foundation rail and the rail member, and the engaging member is disposed on the other side;
The detachable rail according to claim 1. At the contact portion between the rail spacing member and the pair of rail members, a locking member for locking the rail spacing member to the pair of rail members is provided,
The rail spacing member is locked by a locking member in a state of being passed to the pair of rail members.
The detachable rail according to claim 1 or 2. The locking member is a pin provided in plural on both sides in the width direction of the rail spacing member,
The pair of rail members have a plurality of insertion holes into which the pins can be inserted.
The detachable rail according to claim 3.

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