JP2017061015A - Seal member assembling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal member assembling device capable of ensuring the stable speed and quality of assembling work of a seal member.SOLUTION: A seal member assembling device 1 assembling a ring-shaped seal member 53 to an annular groove 51a formed on a bottom surface side of a cylindrical filter 50 is equipped with a seal member storage body 2 which stores the seal member; a seal member supply mechanism 3 which supplies the seal member from the seal member storage body; a seal member placing body 4 on which the seal member supplied from the seal member supply mechanism is placed so as to regulate movement on an outer peripheral surface and a bottom surface; and a seal member taking-out assembling mechanism (5) which has holding members 18a and 18b capable of holding an inner peripheral side of the seal member, takes out the seal member from the seal member placing body while being held by the holding member, and disposes the holding member on the bottom surface side of the filter to assemble the seal member to the annular groove.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a seal member assembling apparatus, and more particularly to a seal member assembling apparatus for assembling a ring-shaped seal member in an annular groove formed on a bottom surface side of a cylindrical filter.

  As a conventional filter, a filter in which a filter element is accommodated in a case and a seal member is assembled in an annular groove formed on the bottom side thereof is generally known (for example, see Patent Document 1). The assembly work of the seal member is usually performed manually by the operator. For example, as shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b), by placing the seal member 153 in the annular groove 151a of the filter 150, the claws 151b rising from the bottom surface side of the filter 150 are bent to the outer peripheral side, A seal member 153 is assembled in the annular groove 151a. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, the seal member 253 is assembled into the annular groove 251 a of the filter 250 by pushing the seal member 253 into the outer peripheral side of the annular claw 251 b rising from the bottom surface side of the filter 250. ing.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-100309

  However, since the above-described conventional assembly work of the seal member is performed manually by the operator, the speed and quality of the assembly operation of the seal member depend on the skill level of the operator.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sealing member assembling apparatus that can ensure a stable speed and quality of the assembling work of the sealing member.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a seal member assembling apparatus for assembling a ring-shaped seal member in an annular groove formed on a bottom surface side of a cylindrical filter. A seal member containing body, a seal member supplying mechanism for supplying the seal member from the seal member containing body, and the seal member supplied by the seal member supplying mechanism can regulate the movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface. A seal member mounting body to be mounted; and a holding member capable of holding the inner peripheral side of the seal member; taking out the seal member from the seal member mounting body by holding the holding member; A gist is provided with a seal member take-out assembly mechanism for assembling the seal member in the annular groove by being arranged on the bottom side of the filter.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the seal member supply mechanism is inserted into a slit provided in the seal member container and takes out the seal member from the seal member container. The gist is to have a take-out member.
The gist of the invention described in claim 3 is that, in the invention described in claim 2, the take-out member has a support portion for supporting substantially half of the outer periphery of the seal member at the tip end side.
The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the seal member mounting body is provided one step below the lowermost surface of the seal member container. Is the gist.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism is mounted on the seal member mounting body by a plurality of the holding members. The gist of the invention is that the holding of the seal member and the assembly of the seal member to the annular groove of the filter are performed substantially simultaneously.
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the seal member take-out assembly mechanism has a rotating member that is rotatable with a plurality of the holding members attached thereto. This is the gist.
The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the holding member has an expansion / contraction portion that can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member and that can expand and contract. Is the gist.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the filter is supplied to a predetermined assembly position, and the filter having the seal member assembled therein is supplied to the predetermined filter. The gist of the present invention is to provide a filter supply / discharge mechanism for discharging from the assembly position.
The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, wherein the filter supply / discharge mechanism has a conveyor that can tilt between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter. The gist.

According to the seal member assembling apparatus of the present invention, the seal member container that houses the seal member, the seal member supply mechanism that supplies the seal member from the seal member container, and the seal member that is supplied by the seal member supply mechanism The seal member mounting body is placed so that the movement of the surface and the bottom surface can be regulated, and the holding member can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member, and the seal member is removed from the seal member mounting body by holding the holding member. A seal member extraction and assembly mechanism for assembling the seal member in the annular groove by taking out and disposing the holding member on the bottom surface side of the filter. Accordingly, the seal member is supplied from the seal member container to the seal member mounting body by the seal member supply mechanism, and the seal member is mounted on the seal member mounting body so that the movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface thereof can be regulated. . Then, the seal member is taken out from the seal member mounting body by holding the holding member by the seal member taking-out assembly mechanism, and the holding member is arranged on the bottom surface side of the filter so that the seal member is attached to the annular groove. As a result, a stable speed and quality of the assembly work of the seal member can be ensured.
Further, when the seal member supply mechanism has a take-out member that is inserted into a slit provided in the seal member container and takes out the seal member from the seal member container, the seal member is smoothly removed from the seal member container. And it can take out reliably.
Moreover, when the said taking-out member has the support part which supports substantially half of the outer periphery of the said sealing member in the front end side, a sealing member can be taken out from a sealing member container further smoothly and reliably.
When the seal member mounting body is provided one step below the lowermost surface of the seal member container, the seal member is dropped, so that the seal member is smoothly and reliably mounted on the seal member mounting body. it can.
Further, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism holds the seal member mounted on the seal member mounting body and attaches the seal member to the annular groove of the filter by a plurality of the holding members. When it is performed substantially simultaneously, the assembly work can be made more efficient.
Further, when the seal member take-out assembly mechanism has a rotating member that can be rotated with a plurality of holding members attached thereto, the rotating member rotates so that the plurality of holding members can take out and assemble the seal member. Repeatedly. Therefore, the efficiency of the assembly work can be further improved.
In addition, when the holding member has an expandable / contractible portion that can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member, the seal member placed on the seal member mounting body is held by the stretchable stretchable portion. The Furthermore, when the stretched stretchable part comes into contact with the bottom surface of the filter and is shortened, the holding of the seal member is released and the seal member is assembled in the annular groove.
When a filter supply / discharge mechanism for supplying the filter to the predetermined assembly position and discharging the filter with the seal member assembled from the predetermined assembly position is provided, the filter for the predetermined assembly position is provided. Supply and discharge can be automated.
Further, when the filter supply / discharge mechanism has a conveyor that can be tilted between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter, the filter is set in a predetermined state by the conveyor being in the horizontal state. Positioned at the attached position. Furthermore, a filter is supplied and discharged | emitted with respect to a predetermined | prescribed assembly position because a conveyor is made into an inclined state.

The present invention will be further described in the following detailed description with reference to the drawings referred to, with reference to non-limiting examples of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. Similar parts are shown throughout the several figures.
It is a perspective view of the seal member assembling apparatus (state in which a rotation member is located in a rising end position) concerning an example. It is a perspective view of the said sealing member assembly | attachment apparatus (state in which a rotation member is located in a falling end position). It is a perspective view of the seal member supply mechanism concerning an example. It is explanatory drawing of the said sealing member supply mechanism (state in which the taking-out member is located in a reverse end position), (a) shows a top view, (b) shows the sectional view on the aa line. It is explanatory drawing of the said sealing member supply mechanism (state in which the taking-out member is located in an advance end position), (a) shows a top view, (b) shows the aa sectional view. It is a principal part perspective view of the sealing member extraction assembly | attachment mechanism which concerns on an Example. FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6. It is an expanded view of the support cylinder which concerns on an Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the said sealing member extraction assembly | attachment mechanism, (a) shows the state in the middle of the descent | fall of a rotating member, (b) shows the state which the rotating member fell to the descent | fall position, (c) is rotation. The state in the middle of ascent of a member is shown. It is explanatory drawing of the holding member which concerns on an Example, (a) shows the state which descend | falls toward a sealing member mounting body, (b) shows the state which hold | maintained the sealing member. It is explanatory drawing of the said holding member, (a) shows the state which descend | falls toward the bottom face side of a filter, (b) shows the state which assembled | attached the sealing member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the filter and seal member which concern on an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the filter supply / discharge mechanism which concerns on an Example, (a) shows the conveyor of a horizontal state, (b) shows the conveyor of an inclination state. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly | attachment operation | work of the conventional seal member, (a) shows the state which mounted the seal member in the annular groove of a filter, (b) shows the state which bent the nail | claw. It is explanatory drawing of the assembly | attachment operation | work of the other conventional seal member.

  The items shown here are exemplary and illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and are the most effective and easy-to-understand explanations of the principles and conceptual features of the present invention. It is stated for the purpose of providing what seems to be. In this respect, it is not intended to illustrate the structural details of the present invention beyond what is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the present invention. It will be clear to those skilled in the art how it is actually implemented.

<Seal member assembly device>
The seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment is a seal member assembling apparatus (1) for assembling a ring-shaped seal member (53) in an annular groove (51a) formed on the bottom surface side of a cylindrical filter (50). The seal member container (2) for housing the seal member, the seal member supply mechanism (3) for supplying the seal member from the seal member container, and the seal member supplied by the seal member supply mechanism are provided on the outer peripheral surface. And a seal member mounting body (4) mounted so that the movement of the bottom surface can be regulated, and holding members (18a, 18b) capable of holding the inner peripheral side of the seal member (53), and holding the holding member The seal member is taken out from the seal member mounting body (4) by the above, and the seal member is assembled to the annular groove (51a) by disposing the holding member on the bottom surface side of the filter (50) ( ) And comprises a (e.g., see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2).

  As the seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the seal member supply mechanism (3) is inserted into the slits (12a, 12b) provided in the seal member container (2), and the seal member (53 ) From the seal member container (see FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, for example).

  In the case of the above-mentioned form, for example, the take-out member (14) is inserted from the slit (12a) provided on one end side of the seal member container (2), passes through the center of the seal member container, and seals. The seal member (53) can be slid so as to be pushed out of the seal member container from the slit (12b) provided on the other end side of the member container (see, for example, FIGS. 3 to 5). Thereby, a sealing member can be taken out more smoothly and reliably from a sealing member container.

  In the case of the above-described embodiment, for example, the take-out member (14) can have a support portion (14a) that supports substantially half of the outer periphery of the seal member (53) on the tip side (for example, FIG. 3 to FIG. 3). (See 5).

  As the seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the seal member mounting body (4) is provided one step below the lowermost surface of the seal member container (2) (for example, FIG. 3). To FIG. 5).

  In the case of the above-mentioned form, for example, the seal member mounting body (4) can have a recess (16) into which the seal member (53) supplied by the seal member supply mechanism (3) is dropped (for example, , See FIGS. 3 to 5). Thereby, a sealing member can be smoothly and reliably mounted in a sealing member mounting body because a sealing member is dropped in a recessed part.

  As the seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the seal member taking-out assembly mechanism (5) is placed on the seal member placing body (4) by a plurality of holding members (18a, 18b). Further, there can be mentioned a mode in which the holding of the sealing member (53) and the assembly of the sealing member to the annular groove (51a) of the filter (50) are performed substantially simultaneously (see, for example, FIG. 9).

  As the seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the seal member take-out assembling mechanism (5) has a rotating member (19) that is rotatable with a plurality of holding members (18a, 18b) attached thereto. The form (for example, see FIG. 9 etc.) can be mentioned.

  In the case of the above-mentioned form, the rotating member (19) can rotate around the vertical axis and can move up and down, and can rotate while rising and can move down non-rotating (for example, (See FIG. 9 etc.) As a result, the sealing member can be taken out and assembled by the plurality of holding members smoothly and reliably.

  In the case of the above-described embodiment, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism (5) supports the shaft portion (19b) of the rotating member (19) so that the shaft portion (19b) can rotate about the vertical axis and can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction. (20), and the support structure is formed on the support cylinder (24) into which the shaft portion of the rotating member is inserted, the protrusion (25) provided on the outer peripheral side of the shaft portion of the rotating member, and the support tube. A guide groove (26) for guiding the protrusion, and the guide groove is a plurality of vertical guide grooves (26a) extending in the vertical direction, and one of the plurality of vertical guide grooves adjacent to the circumferential direction in the circumferential direction. A plurality of spiral guide grooves (26b) connecting the intermediate side of the guide groove and the upper end side of the other vertical guide groove, and the intermediate side of the vertical guide groove (26a) and the spiral guide groove (26b) At the branch point, when the protrusion (25) rises from the lower end side of the vertical guide groove, the protrusion is guided to the spiral guide groove. Projections (25) can be one-way valve that does not lead to the spiral guide groove projections when descending from the upper end side of the vertical guide groove (28) is provided (see, for example, FIGS. 6 to 8). Thereby, a seal member extraction assembly mechanism can be simplified.

  As a sealing member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the holding members (18a, 18b) have a telescopic part (30) that can hold the inner peripheral side of the sealing member (53) and can be expanded and contracted. (For example, see FIGS. 10 and 11 etc.).

  As a seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the filter (50) is supplied to a predetermined assembling position (E), and a filter having the sealing member (53) is assembling as a predetermined assembling position. The form (For example, refer FIG. 13 etc.) provided with the filter supply / discharge mechanism (6) discharged | emitted from (E) can be mentioned.

  In the case of the above-described embodiment, for example, the filter supply / discharge mechanism (6) can include a conveyor (34) that can tilt between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter (50) ( For example, see FIG.

  In the case of the above-described embodiment, for example, the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism (5) and the filter supply / discharge mechanism (6) are connected to transmit the operating force of the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism to operate the filter supply / discharge mechanism. The power transmission mechanism (7) to be made can be provided (see, for example, FIG. 13). Thereby, the operation timing of each mechanism can be adjusted easily.

  As the seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism (5) and the seal member supply mechanism (3) are connected to transmit the operating force of the seal member take-out assembly mechanism. And a power transmission mechanism (8) for operating the seal member supply mechanism (see, for example, FIGS. 1 and 2). Thereby, the operation timing of each mechanism can be adjusted easily.

<Other sealing member assembly device>
Another seal member assembling apparatus according to the present embodiment is a seal member assembling apparatus for assembling a ring-shaped seal member (53) in an annular groove (51a) formed on the bottom surface side of a cylindrical filter (50). 1) A seal member mounting body (4) on which the seal member is mounted so that movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface can be regulated, and a holding member (18a, 18b) capable of holding the inner peripheral side of the seal member The sealing member (53) is taken out from the sealing member mounting body (4) by holding the holding member, and the holding member is arranged on the bottom surface side of the filter (50), so that the sealing member ( 53) and a seal member take-out assembly mechanism (5) (see, for example, FIGS. 1 and 2). Thereby, the seal member is taken out from the seal member mounting body by holding the holding member by the seal member taking-out assembly mechanism, and the holding member is arranged on the bottom surface side of the filter so that the seal member is attached to the annular groove. As a result, a stable speed and quality of the assembly work of the seal member can be ensured. In addition, each structure demonstrated with the sealing member assembly apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment is applicable to the other sealing member assembly apparatus which concerns on this embodiment, for example.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the parenthesis of each structure described in the said embodiment shows the correspondence with the specific structure as described in the Example mentioned later.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a vehicle oil filter is exemplified as the “filter” according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the cylindrical filter 50 according to this embodiment is configured by housing a filter element (not shown) in a case 51. On the bottom surface side of the filter 50, an annular groove 51a to which a ring-shaped seal member 53 is assembled is formed. The annular groove 51a is formed by an annular claw 51b that rises from the bottom surface side of the filter 50 toward the distal end side (see FIG. 11). The seal member 53 includes a main body 53a and a flange 53b extending from the bottom of the main body 53a to the inner peripheral side.

(1) Configuration of Seal Member Assembly Device As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seal member assembly device 1 according to the present embodiment has a ring in an annular groove 51 a formed on the bottom side of a cylindrical filter 50. The seal member 53 is assembled. The seal member assembling apparatus 1 includes a seal member container 2, a seal member supply mechanism 3, a seal member mounting body 4, a seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5, a filter supply / discharge mechanism 6, and a first power transmission mechanism described below. 7 and a second power transmission mechanism 8.

  The said sealing member container 2 has the base part 10 and the cylinder part 11 which stands | starts up from the base part 10, as shown in FIGS. The base 10 is formed with an inlet-side slit 12a and an outlet-side slit 12b into which a later-described take-out member 14 is inserted at both ends of the seal member 53 along the supply direction A. In addition, the base portion 10 is formed with an accommodation hole 10a continuous with the internal space of the cylindrical portion 11 and the slits 12a and 12b. In this accommodation hole 10a, the sealing member 53 thrown from the upper end opening of the cylinder part 11 is accommodated. In this embodiment, each time the seal member 53 is taken out from the seal member container 2, one seal member 53 is inserted into and accommodated in the seal member container 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the seal member supply mechanism 3 supplies a seal member 53 in a predetermined supply direction A from the seal member container 2. The seal member supply mechanism 3 includes a plate-like extraction member 14 that is inserted into the slits 12 a and 12 b of the seal member container 2 and extracts the seal member 53 from the seal member container 2. The take-out member 14 is inserted from the slit 12a on one end side of the seal member container 2, passes through the center of the seal member container 2, and removes the seal member 53 from the slit 12b on the other end side of the seal member container 2. It slides and moves between the forward end position B1 and the backward end position B2 so as to be pushed out of the seal member housing 2. Further, the take-out member 14 has a support portion 14 a that supports substantially half of the outer periphery of the seal member 53 on the tip side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the seal member mounting body 4 is mounted such that the seal member 53 supplied by the seal member supply mechanism 3 can regulate the movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface. The seal member mounting body 53 is provided one step below the lowermost surface of the seal member container 2 (specifically, the lowermost surface of the base portion 10). Further, the seal member mounting body 4 has a recess 16 into which the seal member 53 supplied by the seal member supply mechanism 3 is dropped. Then, the seal member 53 is placed at a predetermined placement position C by being dropped into the recess 16.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 has a plurality (two in the drawing) of holding members 18 a and 18 b that can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member 53. The seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 takes out the seal member 53 from the seal member mounting body 4 by holding the holding members 18a and 18b, and removes the holding members 18a and 18b from the bottom surface side of the filter 50 at a predetermined assembly position E. The seal member 53 is assembled to the annular groove 51a by disposing them. The seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 holds the seal member 53 mounted on the seal member mounting body 4 and attaches the seal member 53 to the annular groove 51a of the filter 50 by the plurality of holding members 18a and 18b. Are performed substantially simultaneously (see FIG. 9B).

  The seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 is capable of rotating a rotating member 19 to which a plurality of holding members 18a and 18b are attached and a shaft portion 19b of the rotating member 19 around an axis in the vertical direction and ascending and descending in the vertical direction. And a support structure 20 for supporting. The rotating member 19 includes a long main body 19a and a shaft portion 19b extending downward from the center of the main body 19a. Holding members 18a and 18b are attached to both ends of the main body 19a. In addition, a support portion 22 that pivotally supports an intermediate portion of the operation lever 21 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body 19a. Then, by pushing up the operation lever 21, the rotating member 19 has one holding member 18a (18b) positioned above the seal member mounting body 4 and the other holding member 18b (18a) positioned above the filter 50. It raises to the rising end position D1 located (refer FIG. 1). Further, when the operation lever 21 is pushed down, the rotating member 19 has one holding member 18 a (18 b) holding the seal member 53 of the seal member mounting body 4 and the other holding member 18 b (18 a) of the filter 50. It is lowered to the lowered end position D2 where the seal member 53 is assembled in the annular groove 51a (see FIG. 2).

  6 and 7, the support structure 20 includes a support cylinder 24 through which the shaft portion 19b of the rotating member 19 is inserted, a protrusion 25 provided on the outer peripheral side of the shaft portion 19b of the rotating member 19, and a support. And a guide groove 26 that is formed in the cylinder 24 and guides the protrusion 25. On the outer peripheral side of the support cylinder 24, an outer cylinder 27 in which a window portion 27a is formed is disposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the guide groove 26 includes a plurality of (two in the figure) vertical guide grooves 26a extending in the vertical direction and one of the plurality of vertical guide grooves 26a adjacent in the circumferential direction. A plurality of (two in the drawing) spiral guide grooves 26b that connect the intermediate side of the guide groove 26a and the upper end side of the other vertical guide groove 26a are provided. A one-way valve 28 is provided at the branch point between the intermediate side of the vertical guide groove 26a and the spiral guide groove 26b so as to be swingable around a fulcrum 28a. The one-way valve 28 is held in a state of crossing the vertical guide groove 26a by its own weight and / or a biasing force of a spring (not shown).

  The one-way valve 28 guides the protrusion 25 to the spiral guide groove 26b when the protrusion 25 rises from the lower end side of the vertical guide groove 26a, while the protrusion 25 moves when the protrusion 25 descends from the upper end side of the vertical guide groove 26a. Is not guided to the spiral guide groove 26b. Therefore, when the rotating member 19 is lifted from the descending end position D2, the protrusion 25 is guided to the spiral guide groove 26b by the one-way valve 28, so that the rotating member 19 is rotated within a predetermined angular range (180 degrees in the figure) and lifted. It rises to the end position D1 (see FIGS. 9B and 9C). Further, when the rotating member 19 descends from the ascending end position D1, the protrusion 25 is not guided to the spiral guide groove 26b by the one-way valve 28, so that the rotating member 19 descends to the descending end position D2 without rotation (FIG. 9 ( a) (b)).

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the holding members 18 a, 18 b have a columnar expansion / contraction part 30 that can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member 53 and expand / contract on the outer peripheral side thereof. The holding members 18a and 18b include a main body 31 that slidably supports the expansion / contraction part 30 and an urging part 32 that is provided in the main body 31 and urges the expansion / contraction part 30 in the extending direction (for example, a spring, an elastic material, etc. ) And. Then, when the rotating member 19 (that is, the holding members 18a and 18b) is lowered to the lower end position D2, the seal member 53 placed on the seal member placing body 4 is held by the stretchable portion 30 in the extended state. (See FIG. 10). Further, the rotating member 19 (that is, the holding members 18a and 18b) is lowered to the descending end position D2, so that the expanded / contracted portion 30 is brought into contact with the bottom surface side of the filter 50 (specifically, the claw 51b) and shortened. As a result, the holding of the seal member 53 is released, and the seal member 53 is assembled in the annular groove 51a (see FIG. 11).

  As shown in FIG. 13, the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 supplies the filter 50 to a predetermined assembly position E and discharges the filter 50 with the seal member 53 assembled from the predetermined assembly position E. is there. The filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 includes a conveyor 34 (for example, a roller conveyor, a ball conveyor, or the like) that can be tilted between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter 50. The front end of the conveyor 34 is supported by the support frame 35 of the apparatus 1 so as to be tiltable, and the rear end thereof is connected to a link mechanism 37 described later. On the conveyor 34 in the horizontal state, a plurality of filters 50 are arranged with the bottom side facing upward, and each filter 50 is positioned at a predetermined position (see FIG. 13A). From this state, the foremost filter 50 (filter 50 with the seal member 53 assembled) whose transfer is restricted by the stopper 36 is taken out from the conveyor 34. When the conveyor 34 is inclined, the filter 50 located at a predetermined assembly position E is discharged and the next filter 50 is supplied to the predetermined assembly position E (see FIG. 13B). .

  As shown in FIG. 13, the first power transmission mechanism 7 connects the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism 5 and the filter supply / exhaust mechanism 6 to transmit the operating force of the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism 5 to supply the filter. The discharge mechanism 6 is operated. The first power transmission mechanism 7 includes a link mechanism 37 that links the operation lever 21 and the conveyor 34. The link mechanism 37 includes a first link 37a that is supported by the support frame 35 of the apparatus 1 so as to be movable up and down, a second link 37b that is pivotally supported on the rear end portion of the conveyor 34, and first and second links 37a, And intermediate links 37c that are respectively supported by the shafts 37b. When the operation lever 21 is pushed down, the rear end side of the operation lever 21 moves away from the upper end side of the first link 37a, and the conveyor 34 is brought into a horizontal state by the displacement of the intermediate link 37c and the second link 37b (FIG. 13 ( a)). Further, when the operation lever 21 is pushed up, the rear end side of the operation lever 21 comes into contact with the upper end side of the first link 37a, the first link 37a is pushed down, and the conveyor 34 is inclined by the displacement of the intermediate link 37c and the second link 37b. The state is set (see FIG. 13B).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second power transmission mechanism 8 transmits the operating force of the seal member extraction / assembly mechanism 5 by connecting the seal member extraction / assembly mechanism 5 and the seal member supply mechanism 3. The seal member supply mechanism 3 is operated. The second power transmission mechanism 8 includes a rope mechanism 40 that links the shaft portion 19 b of the rotating member 19 and the takeout member 14. The rope mechanism 40 includes a lifting body 41 that is supported by the support frame 35 of the apparatus 1 so as to be lifted and lowered, a rope 42 that connects the lifting body 41 and the take-out member 14, and a guide tool that changes the direction of the rope 42 and guides the rope 42. 43 (for example, a guide roller). The upper end side of the elevating body 41 is formed in a bifurcated shape in which the large diameter portion 44 provided on the shaft portion 19b of the rotating member 19 can be locked. Further, a rope 46 with a weight 45 is connected to the rear end side of the take-out member 14. When the rotary member 19 is lifted by pushing up the operating lever 21, the large diameter portion 44 is locked to the lift body 41 in the middle of the lift of the rotary member 19, and the lift body 41 is lifted. The rope 42 is pulled against this, and the take-out member 14 is advanced (see FIG. 1). Further, when the rotary lever 19 is lowered by pushing down the operation lever 21, the elevating body 41 is lowered, the rope 42 is pulled by the weight of the weight 45, and the takeout member 14 is retracted (see FIG. 2).

(2) Operation of Seal Member Assembly Device Next, the operation of the seal member assembly device 1 having the above configuration will be described. In the state where the operating lever 21 is pushed up and the rotating member 19 is positioned at the rising end position D1 (see FIG. 1), in the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5, one holding member 18a faces the seal member mounting body 4. The other holding member 18 b faces the filter 50. Further, in the seal member supply mechanism 3, the takeout member 14 is located at the forward end position B1.

  From the above state, when the operating lever 21 is pushed down to lower the rotating member 19, the rotating member 19 is not rotated and descends to the lower end position D2, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). At this time, one holding member 18 a holds the seal member 53 mounted on the seal member mounting body 4, and the seal member 53 held by the other holding member 18 b is assembled in the annular groove 51 a of the filter 50. Further, as the rotating member 19 is lowered, the take-out member 14 is retracted to the retracted end position B2 in the seal member supply mechanism 3 by the power transmission of the second power transmission mechanism 8 (see FIG. 4).

  Next, when the operating lever 21 is pushed up to raise the rotary member 19 from the lowered end position D2, as shown in FIG. 9C, the seal member mounting body 4 and the seal member 53 are held by holding one of the holding members 18a. Is taken out. Thereafter, the rotating member 19 is rotated 180 degrees around the vertical axis in the process of further rising, and reaches the rising end position D1 (see FIG. 1). At this time, in the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5, one holding member 18 a faces the filter 50, and the other holding member 18 b faces the seal member mounting body 4. Further, as the rotating member 19 is lifted, in the seal member supply mechanism 3, the take-out member 14 is advanced to the forward end position B <b> 1 by the power transmission of the second power transmission mechanism 8, and from the seal member container 2 to the seal member mounting body 4. A seal member 53 is supplied and placed (see FIG. 5). Further, as the rotating member 19 is raised, the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 causes the conveyor 34 to be inclined by the power transmission of the first power transmission mechanism 7, and the filter 50 is supplied to and discharged from the predetermined assembly position E. (See FIG. 13). Thereafter, the above-described operation is repeated, and the removal and assembly of the seal member 53 are repeated.

(3) Effects of Example According to the seal member assembling apparatus 1 of this example, the seal member container 2 that accommodates the seal member 53, and the seal member supply mechanism 3 that supplies the seal member 53 from the seal member container 2. A seal member mounting body 4 on which the seal member 53 supplied by the seal member supply mechanism 3 is placed so that movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface can be regulated, and a holding member capable of holding the inner peripheral side of the seal member 53 18a, 18b and holding the holding members 18a, 18b, the seal member 53 is taken out from the seal member mounting body 4, and the holding members 18a, 18b are arranged on the bottom surface side of the filter 50 so that the annular groove 51a has a seal member. And a seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 for assembling 53. Thereby, the seal member 53 is supplied from the seal member container 2 to the seal member mounting body 4 by the seal member supply mechanism 3, and the seal member 53 can regulate the movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface thereof. 4 is placed. Then, the seal member take-out and assembling mechanism 5 takes out the seal member 53 from the seal member mounting body 4 by holding the holding members 18a and 18b, and arranges the holding members 18a and 18b on the bottom surface side of the filter 50 to form an annular shape. A seal member 53 is assembled in the groove 51a. As a result, the stable speed and quality of the assembling work of the seal member 53 can be ensured.

  Further, in this embodiment, the seal member supply mechanism 3 includes the takeout member 14 that is inserted into the slits 12 a and 12 b provided in the seal member container 2 and takes out the seal member 53 from the seal member container 2. Thereby, the sealing member 53 can be smoothly and reliably taken out from the sealing member container 2.

  Further, in this embodiment, the take-out member 14 is inserted from the slit 12 a provided on one end side of the seal member container 2, passes through the center of the seal member container 2, and the other end of the seal member container 2. The seal member 53 is slid so as to be pushed out of the seal member container 2 from the slit 12b provided on the side. Thereby, the seal member 53 can be further smoothly and reliably taken out from the seal member housing 2.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the take-out member 14 has a support portion 14a that supports substantially half of the outer periphery of the seal member 53 on the distal end side thereof. Thereby, the seal member 53 can be further smoothly and reliably taken out from the seal member housing 2.

  In this embodiment, the seal member mounting body 4 is provided one step below the lowermost surface of the seal member housing 2. Thereby, the seal member 53 can be smoothly and reliably placed on the seal member mounting body 4 by dropping the seal member 53.

  In this embodiment, the seal member mounting body 4 has the recess 16 into which the seal member 53 supplied by the seal member supply mechanism 3 is dropped. Thereby, the seal member 53 can be placed on the seal member mounting body 4 smoothly and reliably by dropping the seal member 53 into the recess 16.

  In this embodiment, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 holds the seal member 53 mounted on the seal member mounting body 4 and the annular groove 51a of the filter 50 by the plurality of holding members 18a and 18b. The assembly of the seal member 53 is performed substantially simultaneously. Thereby, further efficiency improvement of the assembly work can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 includes a rotating member 19 that can be rotated with a plurality of holding members 18a and 18b attached thereto. Thereby, when the rotating member 19 rotates, the sealing member 53 is repeatedly taken out and assembled by the plurality of holding members 18a and 18b. Therefore, the efficiency of the assembly work can be further improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotating member 19 can rotate about the vertical axis and can move up and down in the vertical direction, and rotates during the ascent and descends without rotation. Thereby, the taking-out and assembling of the sealing member 53 by the plurality of holding members 18a and 18b are smoothly and reliably performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, the seal member take-out assembly mechanism 5 has a support structure 20 that supports the shaft portion 19b of the rotating member 19 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis and to be vertically movable. The structure 20 includes a support cylinder 24 into which the shaft portion 19 b of the rotating member 19 is inserted, a protrusion 25 provided on the outer peripheral side of the shaft portion 19 b of the rotating member 19, and a guide formed on the support tube 24 to guide the protrusion 25. A plurality of vertical guide grooves 26a extending in the vertical direction, and an intermediate side of one vertical guide groove 26a adjacent in the circumferential direction among the plurality of vertical guide grooves 26a. A plurality of spiral guide grooves 26b communicating with the upper end side of the other vertical guide groove 26a, and the projection 25 is provided at the branch point between the intermediate side of the vertical guide groove 26a and the spiral guide groove 26b. When raising from the lower end of 26a, Guided in the guide groove 26b, and the one-way valve 28 is provided not lead to projections 25 on the spiral guide groove 26b when descending from the upper end side of the protrusion 25 is a vertical guide groove 26a. Thereby, the seal member extraction assembly mechanism 5 can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the holding members 18 a and 18 b have the expansion / contraction portions 30 that can hold the inner peripheral side of the seal member 53 and can be expanded and contracted. Accordingly, the seal member 53 placed on the seal member placement body 4 is held by the stretchable portion 30 in the extended state. Furthermore, when the stretchable portion 30 in the expanded state is shortened by coming into contact with the bottom surface side of the filter 50, the holding of the seal member 53 is released and the seal member 53 is assembled in the annular groove 51a.

  In the present embodiment, the filter 50 is supplied to the predetermined assembly position E, and the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 that discharges the filter 50 with the seal member 53 assembled from the predetermined assembly position E is provided. Thereby, supply and discharge of the filter 50 with respect to the predetermined assembly position E can be automated.

  In this embodiment, the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 includes a conveyor 34 that can be tilted between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter 50. Thereby, the filter 50 is positioned in the predetermined assembly position E by making the conveyor 34 into a horizontal state. Furthermore, the filter 50 is supplied to and discharged from the predetermined assembly position E by the conveyor 34 being inclined.

  In this embodiment, the power transmission mechanism for operating the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 by linking the seal member extraction / assembly mechanism 5 and the filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 to transmit the operating force of the seal member extraction / assembly mechanism 5. 7 is provided. Thereby, the operation timing of each mechanism 5 and 6 can be adjusted easily.

  Further, in this embodiment, the power transmission mechanism that operates the seal member supply mechanism 3 by connecting the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism 5 and the seal member supply mechanism 3 to transmit the operating force of the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism 5. 8 is provided. Thereby, the operation timing of each mechanism 5 and 3 can be match | combined easily.

  In the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. That is, in the above embodiment, each time the seal member 53 is taken out from the seal member container 2, one seal member 53 is put in and stored in the seal member container 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of seal members 53 may be stacked and stored in the seal member container 2. In this case, the seal member 53 positioned at the lowest of the plurality of seal members 53 accommodated in the seal member accommodating body 2 is sequentially taken out by the seal member supply mechanism 3.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the sealing member extraction assembly | attachment mechanism 5 which has the two holding members 18a and 18b was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, the sealing member extraction which has one or three or more holding members An assembly mechanism may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the holding members 18a and 18b are displaced and the seal member 53 is taken out and assembled. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of or in addition to the displacement of the holding members 18a and 18b. Then, the seal member mounting body 4 and the filter 50 may be displaced so that the seal member 53 is taken out and assembled. As the displacement mode, for example, one type or a combination of two or more types among rotation, elevation, horizontal movement, and the like can be adopted.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although holding of the sealing member 53 in the sealing member mounting body 4 and the assembly | attachment of the sealing member 53 to the filter 50 were performed substantially simultaneously, it is not limited to this, For example, a sealing member 53 may be held and assembled at different timings. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the lowering operation and the raising operation of the rotating member 19 are continuously performed, the removal of the sealing member 53 from the sealing member mounting body 4 and the assembly of the sealing member 53 to the filter 50 are substantially omitted. Done at the same time.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the seal member extraction assembly | attachment mechanism 5 act | operated by operation of the operation lever 21 was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, seal member extraction act | operated by drive sources, such as a motor and a cylinder, is taken. The assembly mechanism 5 may be used. Furthermore, for example, a seal member supply mechanism 3 or a filter supply / discharge mechanism 6 that is operated by a drive source such as a motor or a cylinder may be used.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the 1st power transmission mechanism 7 provided with the link mechanism 37 and the 2nd power transmission mechanism 8 provided with the rope mechanism 40 were illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, a link mechanism, a cam mechanism, a rope A power transmission mechanism including one or a combination of two or more of a mechanism, a belt mechanism, a gear mechanism, and the like may be used.

  Furthermore, although the oil filter 50 for vehicles was illustrated in the said Example, it is not limited to this, For example, for polymer industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical / food industry, aircraft / ship / machine industry, fuel oil and lubrication It may be a filter for oil, hydraulic fluid, cutting oil, and measuring / instrumentation equipment. Further, in the above embodiment, the shape, size, assembling place and the like of the seal member 53 can be appropriately selected.

  The foregoing examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Although the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the language used in the description and illustration of the invention is illustrative and exemplary rather than limiting. As detailed herein, changes may be made in its form within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Although specific structures, materials and examples have been referred to in the detailed description of the invention herein, it is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosure herein, but rather, the invention is claimed. It covers all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses within the scope.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above, and various modifications or changes can be made within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

  The present invention is widely used as a technique for assembling a ring-shaped seal member into an annular groove formed on the bottom side of a cylindrical filter.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Seal member assembly apparatus, 2; Seal member container, 3; Seal member supply mechanism, 4; Seal member mounting body, 5; Seal member taking-out assembly mechanism, 6; Filter supply / discharge mechanism, 12a, 12b; Slit, 14; take-out member, 14a; support part, 18a, 18b; holding member, 19; rotating member, 30; telescopic part, 34; conveyor, 50; filter, 51a; annular groove, 53; Assembly position.

Claims (9)

A seal member assembling apparatus for assembling a ring-shaped seal member in an annular groove formed on the bottom side of a cylindrical filter,
A seal member housing for housing the seal member;
A seal member supply mechanism for supplying the seal member from the seal member container;
A seal member mounting body on which the seal member supplied by the seal member supply mechanism is mounted so that movement of the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface can be regulated;
The holding member capable of holding the inner peripheral side of the seal member, and taking out the seal member from the seal member mounting body by holding the holding member, and arranging the holding member on the bottom surface side of the filter A seal member assembling mechanism for assembling the seal member in the annular groove.   The seal member assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seal member supply mechanism includes a takeout member that is inserted into a slit provided in the seal member container and takes out the seal member from the seal member container.   The seal member assembling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the take-out member has a support portion that supports a substantially half of the outer periphery of the seal member on a tip end side thereof.   The said sealing member mounting body is a sealing member assembly | attachment apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 provided in the lower stage of the lowermost surface of the said sealing member accommodating body.   The seal member take-out assembly mechanism substantially simultaneously holds the seal member mounted on the seal member mounting body and the assembly of the seal member into the annular groove of the filter by the plurality of holding members. The sealing member assembling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sealing member assembling apparatus is performed.   The seal member assembling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the seal member extraction and assembly mechanism includes a rotating member to which a plurality of the holding members are attached to be rotatable.   The seal member assembling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the holding member has an expansion / contraction portion that can hold and stretch the inner peripheral side of the seal member.   The filter supply mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a filter supply / discharge mechanism that supplies the filter to a predetermined assembly position and discharges the filter having the seal member assembled from the predetermined assembly position. Sealing member assembly apparatus.   The seal member assembling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the filter supply / discharge mechanism includes a conveyor that can tilt between a horizontal state and an inclined state in order to intermittently transfer the filter.

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