JP2022150159A - Can badge manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a can badge manufacturing apparatus capable of easily manufacturing can badges.SOLUTION: A can badge manufacturing apparatus includes: a rotary table including a plurality of lower dies in an annular form at predetermined pitches; a can badge body/shell carrying-in part disposed in the vicinity of the rotary table and carrying a can badge body and a shell into the two lower dies; draft sheet carrying-in means installed in the vicinity of the rotary table and carrying a draft sheet onto the shell; protective film carrying-in means installed in the vicinity of the rotary table and carrying a protective film onto the draft sheet; press means installed in the vicinity of the rotary table and completing a can badge by lifting up the protective film, the draft sheet and the shell and overlapping on the can badge body followed by caulking; product carrying-out means installed in the vicinity of the rotary table and carrying out the can badge completed by the press means; and control means for controlling the rotary table, the draft sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the press means and the product carrying-out means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a can badge manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus devised so that can badges can be easily manufactured.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a conventional tin badge manufacturing apparatus. The accessory manufacturing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is composed of an upper material, a lower material to which a safety pin is attached, a pattern board arranged on the front side of the upper material, and a cover film arranged on the upper side of the pattern board. It manufactures can badges that are made.

In the accessory manufacturing apparatus, a plate is rotatably installed on a substrate, and two receiving die assemblies are installed on both ends of the plate. The receiving die assembly comprises a base, a slide mounted on the base so as to be vertically movable within a predetermined range, and a spring interposed between the slide and the base. The upper material, the pattern board and the cover film are placed in a stacked state on the slide of one of the receiving mold assemblies, and the lower material is placed on the slide of the other receiving mold assembly. The slide is generally cylindrical and has the base disposed therein.

The above-mentioned accessory manufacturing apparatus includes a pressing die assembly comprising a ram which is moved vertically and provided with a piston portion at its tip, and a cylinder which is installed on the ram so as to be vertically movable. The cylinder is hollow and opened downward, and the upper end of the slide has a step with which the lower end of the cylinder is engaged. It is The piston portion is disposed within the cylinder and is relatively movable up and down within the cylinder. A projection is formed on the upper side of the piston portion of the ram, and the vertical movement of the cylinder is restricted by the projection and the piston portion. The accessory manufacturing apparatus has a switching member. By inserting this switching member between the upper end of the cylinder and the protrusion of the ram, the cylinder can be fixed while being moved to the lower end. It's like Two posts are erected on the plate, and when the plate is rotated, these posts move the switching member so that the states of the cylinder and the piston can be switched depending on the direction of the plate. It's like

When manufacturing the can badge, first, the plate is rotated, and the receiving mold assembly on the side where the upper material, the pattern mount and the cover film are sequentially laminated is moved to the lower side of the pressing mold assembly, The switching member is inserted between the upper end of the cylinder and the protrusion of the ram.
When the stamp assembly is then lowered, the cylinder pushes down the slide of the receiver assembly. At this time, since the piston portion has moved to the upper end side in the cylinder, the tip end side of the base enters into the cylinder, and the outer edge portions of the upper material, the pattern mount and the cover film are brought into contact with each other. It is in a bent state by the cylinder and the base.

Next, when the stamp assembly is raised, the top material, the pattern mount and the cover film are held inside the cylinder with the outer edges folded.
Next, the plate is rotated to move the receiving die assembly on which the lower material is placed to the lower side of the pressing die assembly, and the switching member is moved from between the upper end side of the cylinder and the protrusion of the ram. Make it evacuated.
Next, when the pressing die assembly is lowered, the tip of the cylinder first comes into contact with the slide, but since the switching member is retracted, the piston moves to the lower end side in the cylinder. . At this time, the upper material, the pattern board and the cover film are also moved downward. At this time, the leading ends of the outer edge portions of the upper material, the pattern mount and the cover film that are bent downward abut against the tapered surface of the slide and are bent inward. When the stamping die assembly is further lowered, the outer edges of the upper material, the pattern board, and the cover film are brought into contact with the edges of the lower material, rolled up and crimped, and the upper material, the pattern board, The cover film and the underlying material are integrated to complete the can badge.

JP-A-58-218906

The conventional configuration described above has the following problems. In other words, workers must manually perform operations such as placing materials, rotating plates, lowering the die assembly, collecting the completed tin badges, etc., which requires a lot of labor and takes a long time to manufacture the tin badges. There was a problem that it would hang.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made on the basis of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a can badge manufacturing apparatus capable of easily manufacturing can badges.

In order to achieve the above object, a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a rotary table provided with a plurality of lower dies at a predetermined pitch and rotatably installed; A can badge body/shell loading section for loading a can badge body and a shell respectively into two of the lower dies, and a design for loading a design sheet onto the shell, which is installed near the rotary table. sheet carrying-in means; protective film carrying-in means installed near the rotary table for carrying a protective film onto the design sheet; Pressing means for completing a can badge by crimping it over a can badge main body; Product carrying-out means installed near the rotary table for carrying out the can badge completed by the pressing means; and the rotary table and the design. The apparatus is characterized by comprising control means for controlling the sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the pressing means, and the product carrying-out means.
Further, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 is the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 comprises the can badge body/shell carrying-in section, the design sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the pressing means, and the product. The carry-out means is characterized in that it is installed close to the rotary table so as to surround it.
Further, a can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3 is the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein a switch for rotating the rotary table by a predetermined angle is installed, and the can badge body/shell loading section The manufacturing process proceeds by turning on the switch after the can badge main body and the shell are carried into the lower mold.
Further, the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4 is the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the number of the lower molds is eight, and the two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell loading section, By carrying in the can badge main body on one side and the shell on the other side and operating the switch, the rotary table was intermittently rotated twice by 45 degrees by a total of 90 degrees, and the second 45 degrees was rotated. The design sheet is carried in on the shell by the design sheet carrying-in means at the position, and the following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell carrying-in part, and the next can badge body is carried in one of them. The next shell is loaded on the other side, and by operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated twice by 45° for a total of 90°. The protective film is carried in on the design sheet, and the protective film, the design sheet, and the shell are lifted by the pressing means at the second 45° rotated position, and the can badge body/shell carrying-in section has the following: The next two lower molds are positioned, the next next tin badge body is carried in one and the next next shell is carried in the other, and the rotary table is intermittently rotated by 45 degrees by operating the switch. The protective film, the design sheet, and the shell lifted up at the position where the first 45° is rotated are overlaid on the can badge body and crimped to complete the can badge, 2 At the position rotated by 45° for the first time, the completed can badge is carried out by the product carrying-out means, and the following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell carrying-in section, one of which is next to the next. By carrying in the next can badge main body and the next next next shell on the other side, and operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated twice by 45 degrees by a total of 90 degrees, thereby rotating. It is characterized in that the table rotates 360 degrees and returns to its original state, and the same action is repeated thereafter.
Further, a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5 is the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a mark is provided on the lower mold into which the tin badge main body is carried, The can badge main body is characterized in that it is brought in in a direction that matches the mark.
Further, a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6 is the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the design sheet carrying-in means includes a design sheet for stacking and holding a plurality of design sheets. It is characterized by comprising a holding section and a design sheet loading device for taking out the uppermost design sheet from the design sheet holding section and loading it onto the shell.
Further, a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7 is the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising design sheet imaging means for imaging the uppermost design sheet held by the design sheet holding portion. The control means corrects the orientation of the design sheet based on the image data picked up by the design sheet imaging means.
Further, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8 is the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6 or claim 7, further comprising a mechanism for peeling off the second and subsequent design sheets from the top design sheet taken out. It is characterized by having
Further, a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 is the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the design sheet holding portion has a structure that can be disassembled and assembled by vertically splitting into two. It is characterized by having
Further, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 10 is the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the protective film carrying-in means comprises a protective film for laminating and holding a plurality of protective films. It is characterized by comprising a holding section and a protective film carrying-in device for taking out the uppermost film from the protective film holding section and carrying it onto the design sheet.
Further, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 11 is characterized in that, in the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 11, a mechanism is provided for peeling off the second and subsequent protective films from the uppermost protective film taken out. and
Further, a can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 12 is the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the pressing means includes a fork that can be retracted, and the fork is made to appear to make one step. By performing second pressing, the design sheet and the protective film stacked on the shell are lifted, the fork is retracted, and the second stage pressing is performed to remove the lifted shell, the design sheet and the protective film as a can badge. It is characterized in that it is completed by laying it on the main body and crimping it.

As described above, according to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, there is provided a rotary table on which a plurality of lower dies are rotatably arranged in an annular manner at a predetermined pitch, and a rotary table provided in the vicinity of the rotary table. A can badge body/shell loading section for loading a can badge body and a shell respectively into two of the lower dies, and a design for loading a design sheet onto the shell, which is installed near the rotary table. sheet carrying-in means; protective film carrying-in means installed near the rotary table for carrying a protective film onto the design sheet; Pressing means for completing a can badge by crimping it over a can badge main body; Product carrying-out means installed near the rotary table for carrying out the can badge completed by the pressing means; and the rotary table and the design. Since the sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the pressing means, and the control means for controlling the product carrying-out means are provided, the can badge can be easily manufactured.
Further, according to a can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, in the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, the can badge body/shell carrying-in section, the design sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the pressing means, and the Since the product carry-out means is installed close to the rotary table so as to surround it, it is possible to easily manufacture tin badges with a simple structure.
Further, according to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 3, the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 1 or claim 2 is further provided with a switch for rotating the rotary table by a predetermined angle, and the can badge body/shell carrying-in is provided. After the can badge main body and shell are carried into the lower die at the part, the manufacturing process proceeds by turning on the switch, so that the can badge can be easily manufactured with a simple structure.
According to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 4, in the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 3, the number of the lower molds is eight, and two of the lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell loading section. , the can badge main body is carried in one side and the shell is carried in the other side, and by operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated twice by 45 degrees for a total of 90 degrees, and the second 45 degrees is rotated. At this position, the design sheet is carried in on the shell by the design sheet carrying-in means, and the following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell carrying-in part, and the next can badge body is carried in one of them. On the other hand, the next shell is carried in, and by operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated twice by 45° for a total of 90°. The protective film is carried in on the design sheet by, and the protective film, the design sheet, and the shell are lifted by the pressing means at the position where the second 45 ° is rotated, and the can badge body / shell loading section is as follows. The next two lower molds are positioned, one of which carries the next next tin badge body and the other the next next shell, and by operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated by 45 degrees. The protective film, design sheet, and shell lifted up at the first 45° rotated position are placed on the can badge body and crimped to complete the can badge. At the second 45° rotated position, the completed can badge is carried out by the product carry-out means, and the following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell carry-in section, and the following two lower molds are placed on one side. The next tin badge body is carried in, and the next next shell is carried in the other, and the switch is operated to intermittently rotate the rotary table by 45 degrees twice in total of 90 degrees. The rotary table rotates 360 degrees to return to its original state, and the same action is repeated thereafter, so that can badges can be automatically manufactured with a simple structure.
Further, according to a tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5, in the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a mark is provided on the lower mold into which the tin badge main body is carried. Since the can badge main body is carried in in the direction corresponding to the mark, the orientation of the can badge main body can be easily aligned.
Further, according to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6, in the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the design sheet carrying-in means stacks and holds a plurality of design sheets. Since it is composed of a sheet holding part and a design sheet carrying-in device for taking out the uppermost design sheet from the above-mentioned design sheet holding part and carrying it onto the above-mentioned shell, carrying-in of the design sheet can be automated and easily carried into the can. You can make badges.
According to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 7, the tin badge manufacturing apparatus of claim 6 further comprises design sheet imaging means for imaging the uppermost design sheet held by the design sheet holding portion. Since the control means corrects the orientation of the design sheet on the basis of the image data picked up by the design sheet imaging means, the pin badge can be produced in such a way that the orientation of the pin and the orientation of the design sheet match. Easy to manufacture.
Further, according to the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6 or claim 7 is provided with a mechanism for peeling off the second and subsequent design sheets from the top design sheet taken out. Therefore, the production of defective products can be prevented and the yield can be improved.
Further, according to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9, in the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8, the design sheet holding part has a structure that can be disassembled and assembled by vertically splitting into two. Therefore, assembly and maintenance are easy.
Further, according to the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 10, in the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the protective film carrying-in means includes a protective film for laminating and holding a plurality of protective films. Since it is composed of a film holding part and a protective film carrying device for taking out the uppermost film from the protective film holding part and carrying it onto the design sheet, carrying in of the protective film is automated and the can can be easily manufactured. You can make badges.
Further, according to the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 11, the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 10 is provided with a mechanism for peeling off the second and subsequent protective films from the uppermost protective film to be taken out. The production of defective products can be prevented and the yield can be improved.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tin badge manufacturing apparatus as set forth in any one of the first to eleventh aspects, wherein the pressing means includes a fork that can be retracted, and the fork is made to appear. By performing the first press, the design sheet and the protective film are lifted on the shell, and the fork is retracted, and the second press is performed to remove the lifted shell, the design sheet and the protective film from the can. Since it is completed by being crimped over the badge body, the can badge can be easily manufactured with a simple structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a can badge. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the whole can badge manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the entire can badge manufacturing apparatus from another angle. FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a top view which shows the whole tin badge manufacturing apparatus. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a front view which shows the whole tin badge manufacturing apparatus. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a side view which shows the whole can badge manufacturing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a lower mold|type rotation part. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view of the indexing portion of the lower mold rotating portion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Fig.9 (a) is a top view of a lower mold|type unit, FIG.9(b) is sectional drawing of a lower mold|type unit. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lower die unit, showing the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of FIG. 4 viewed in the XI direction, and is an enlarged perspective view of design sheet carrying-in means of the can badge manufacturing apparatus and its vicinity. 1 is a diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a design sheet holding portion. FIG. 13(a) is a diagram showing a reference image of a design sheet acquired in advance by design sheet imaging means, and FIG. 13(b) is an illustration obtained by design sheet imaging means. FIG. 13(c) is a diagram showing a monitor displaying an image of the current design sheet at the top of the design sheet holding unit that has been drawn, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how the holding portion main body of the design sheet holding portion is rotated to obtain a reference image in which the positional deviation of the design sheet holding portion is eliminated; FIG. 5 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of FIG. 4 viewed in the XIV direction, and is an enlarged perspective view of protective film carrying-in means and its vicinity of the can badge manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of FIG. 4 viewed in the XV direction, and is an enlarged perspective view of press means and its vicinity of the can badge manufacturing apparatus. 1 is a diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, an enlarged cross-sectional view of the press means and its vicinity of the can badge manufacturing apparatus, showing a state in which the upper die is raised and the forks are advanced. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of pressing means and its vicinity of a can badge manufacturing apparatus, in which the upper die is lowered while the fork is advanced, and the shell, design sheet, And, it is a diagram showing a state in which the outer edge of the protective film is bent. A diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, a cross-sectional view enlarging the press means and its vicinity of the can badge manufacturing apparatus, raising the upper mold holding the shell, the design sheet, and the protective film, It is a figure which shows the state which made the fork retreat. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of pressing means and its vicinity of a can badge manufacturing apparatus, in which the upper die is lowered with the fork retracted, and the shell, design sheet, And, it is a diagram showing a state in which the bent tip side of the protective film is bent inward. FIG. 1 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the press means and its vicinity of the can badge manufacturing apparatus. , and a state in which the bent tip side of the protective film is crimped on the side surface side of the can badge main body 3. FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of FIG. 4 viewed in the XXI direction, and is an enlarged perspective view of the product unloading means of the can badge manufacturing apparatus and its vicinity. It is a figure which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is an exploded perspective view of a design sheet holding|maintenance part.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21. FIG. First, the can badge 1, which is a product, will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the can badge 1 includes a can badge main body (commonly referred to as a "pinback") 3 made of metal and in the shape of a substantially bottomed container, and a metallic can badge covering the upper side of the can badge main body 3. a shell 5, a design sheet 7 placed on the shell 5, and a protective film 9 placed on the design sheet 7 to protect the design sheet 7. - 特許庁The tin badge main body 3 has a safety pin 4 on the back side thereof, which is used when the tin badge 1 is attached to an object (for example, clothes). Various types of design sheets 7 are conceivable, but in the present embodiment, printing paper on which an arbitrary image is printed is assumed.

The outer edges of the shell 5, the design sheet 7, and the protective film 9 are crimped to the outer periphery of the can badge body 3 by a crimping process, which will be described later. 7 and protective film 9 are integrated.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the can badge manufacturing apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment comprises a base 13, a lower die rotating portion 15, a can badge body/shell loading portion 17, a design sheet loading means 19, a protective film It has a configuration in which a carrying-in means 21, a pressing means 23, a product carrying-out means 25, a control panel 24, and an operating panel 26 are installed. The control panel 24 and the operation panel 26 constitute control means. The configuration of each unit will be described in detail below.

The base 13 includes a rectangular substrate 27, four posts 29, 29, 29, 29 erected at the four corners of the substrate 27, and upper ends of the four posts 29, 29, 29, 29. It is composed of a rectangular top plate 30 installed.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the lower die rotating portion 15 includes a table rotating shaft 33 rotatably supported by a bearing 32 installed on the top plate 30, and the table rotating shaft 33. There is a rotary table 35 affixed to. The table rotating shaft 33 passes through a through hole 35 a of the rotating table 35 and its upper end side protrudes upward from the rotating table 35 . The rotary table 35 is fixed to the table rotary shaft 33 via a fixture (not shown). A rotary table cover 37 is installed on the upper side of the rotary table 35 . The rotary table cover 37 is placed on the upper end surface of the table rotary shaft 33 and is fixed by screwing a bolt 39 through the through hole 37a of the rotary table cover 37 to the table rotary shaft 33 .

An indexing mechanism 41 is installed in the lower die rotating portion 15 . As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the indexing mechanism 41 has a cam 43 fixed to the table rotating shaft 33 and arranged between the rotating table 35 and the top plate 30 of the base 13. . The outer peripheral surface of the cam 43 is formed with a number of recesses 45 corresponding to the number of steps required for one rotation of the rotary table 35 . In the case of this embodiment, the rotation angle of one step of the rotary table 35 is 45°, and eight concave portions 45 are formed. The indexing mechanism 41 has an indexing arm 47 mounted on the top plate 30 of the base 13 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 46. One end of the indexing arm 47 has a A cam follower 49 engaged with the concave portion 45 of the cam 43 is attached. An air cylinder 51 is connected to the other end of the indexing arm 47 so that the cam follower 49 biases the indexing arm 47 toward the cam 43 . An air supply/discharge pipe (not shown) is connected to the air cylinder 51 .

Further, the lower die rotating section 15 has a rotating table driving section 53 . A motor 55 is installed in the rotary table driving portion 53, and a motor-side timing pulley 59 is fixed to an output shaft 57 of the motor 55. As shown in FIG. A table rotating shaft side timing pulley 61 is fixed to the lower end side of the table rotating shaft 33 , and a timing belt 63 is wound around the motor side timing pulley 59 and the table rotating shaft side timing pulley 61 .
When the output shaft 57 of the motor 55 rotates, the rotation of the output shaft 57 is transmitted to the table rotating shaft 33 by the timing belt 63, and the rotary table 35 rotates. The motor 55 is controlled to intermittently rotate the rotary table 35 by one step (45°). accurately positioned.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lower die rotating section 15 has eight lower die units 71 . The lower mold units 71 are installed on the outer peripheral side of the rotary table 35 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lower die unit 71 is provided on a lower die substrate 73 placed on the rotary table 35 and vertically movable within a predetermined range with respect to the lower die substrate 73. It is composed of a lower mold movable part 75 . The lower mold movable portion 75 is constructed by stacking two lower mold movable plates 77 and 79 . A convex portion 81 is formed in the center of the front side of the lower mold movable plate 77, and a concave portion 83 is formed in the back side of the lower mold movable plate 79, and the convex portion 81 and the concave portion 83 are engaged with each other. Thereby, the positions of the lower mold movable plates 77 and 79 are determined. The lower mold movable plates 77 and 79 are integrated by screwing four bolts 85 into the female screw portions 78 of the lower mold movable plate 77 through the through holes 80 of the lower mold movable plate 79 .

A lower mold 91 is installed on the lower mold movable portion 75 . The lower mold 91 is composed of an inner lower mold 93 placed on the lower mold movable plate 79 and an outer lower mold 95 installed on the outer peripheral side of the inner lower mold 93 so as to be vertically movable. A plurality of (three in this embodiment) through-holes 97 are formed in the lower die movable plate 79, and a plurality of (in this one embodiment) the bottom surface of the inner lower die 93 are formed. In the case of , three recesses 99 are formed, and the inner lower die 93 is positioned with respect to the lower die movable plate 79 by the through holes 97 and pins 101 inserted into the recesses 99 . In addition, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) recesses 103 are formed in the lower die movable plate 79, and a plurality of (in this one embodiment) recesses 103 are formed on the bottom side of the outer lower die 95 as well. The outer lower die 93 is urged upward against the lower die movable plate 79 by the recesses 103 and the coil springs 107 inserted in the recesses 105 . It is

In addition, there are two types of the lower mold 91. One is the lower mold 91 into which the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are carried, and the other is the lower mold 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is carried. It is the lower die 91 . A lower mold 91 into which the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are carried has a shape as shown in FIGS. A stepped portion 313 is formed on which the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are placed, and the shell 5 is crowned on the upper end side of the inner lower mold 93 (upper side in FIG. 16). . On the other hand, the lower die 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is carried has a shape as shown in FIGS. In the case of the lower die 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is carried, the tapered portion 315 is formed on the inner edge of the stepped portion 313 of the outer lower die 95, and the inner lower die 93 is formed with the can badge body. A circular recess 312 is formed to accommodate the three pins 4 . Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the can badge main body 3 placed on the inner lower mold 93 is placed on the upper end surface of the outer lower mold 95 of the lower mold 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is carried. A mark L indicating the direction of the safety pin 4 is displayed.
The two types of lower molds 91 are alternately arranged on the rotary table 35 .

A plurality of (three in the first embodiment) sliding bushes 111 are embedded in the lower die substrate 73, and a plurality of sliding bushes 111 are embedded in the lower die movable plate 77 of the lower die movable portion 75. Lower mold movable part shafts 113 (three in the case of the first embodiment) project downward, and the lower mold movable part shafts 113 are inserted into the sliding bushes 111 . A plurality of (three in the first embodiment) coil springs 115 are interposed between the lower die movable portion 75 and the lower die substrate 73. urges the lower mold movable portion 75 upward with respect to the lower mold substrate 73 .

An end member support shaft 117 projects downward from the center of the lower mold movable plate 77 . A through hole 119 is formed in the lower die substrate 73, and a through hole 121 is also formed in the rotary table 35. The end member support shaft 117 passes through the through hole 119 and the through hole 121. and protrudes below the rotary table 35 . An end member 125 is fixed to the lower end side of the end member support shaft 117 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, eight through holes 127 are formed in the rotary table cover 37, and the lower mold unit 71 is installed so as to pass through the through holes 127. 91 is exposed above the rotary table cover 37 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the base 13 serves as the can badge body/shell carrying-in portion 17 . Two of each of the eight lower molds 91 are sequentially arranged in the can badge body/shell carrying-in section 17 . An operator carries the shell 5 into the lower die 91R positioned on the right side of the front side of the base 13, and inserts the can badge main body into the lower die 91L positioned on the left side of the front side of the base 13. Bring in 3. Further, a feed switch 133 is installed on the right side of the can badge body/shell carrying-in portion 17, and the operator operates the operation lever 133a of the feed switch 133 to rotate the rotary table 35 in the counterclockwise direction ( In the direction of the arrow a in FIG. 2), it is intermittently rotated by 45° in two steps, for a total of 90°.

As shown in FIG. 2, the design sheet carrying-in means 19 is installed on the outer peripheral side of the lower mold rotating part 15 on the base 13 and in front of the can badge body/shell carrying-in part 17 in the counterclockwise direction. It is The design sheet carrying-in means 19 comprises a design sheet holding section 141 and a design sheet carrying-in device 143, as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the design sheet carrying-in means 19, a design sheet imaging means 146 is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the design sheet holding portion 141 is provided with a turntable support portion 144 fixed to the base 13, and a turntable 145 rotates on the turntable support portion 144. installed as possible. The turntable 145 is composed of an upper substantially disk-shaped holder main body installation portion 147 and a shaft portion 149 formed so as to protrude downward from the holder main body installation portion 147 . The lower end side of the shaft portion 149 penetrates the turntable support portion 144 and the top plate 30 of the base 13 and protrudes below the top plate 30 .

A recessed portion 151 is formed in the holding portion main body setting portion 147 of the turntable 145, and a holding portion main body setting plate 153 is engaged with and fixed to the recessed portion 151. As shown in FIG. A holding portion main body 155 is installed on the holding portion main body installation plate 153 . The holding portion main body 155 is a hollow cylindrical body with an upper side opened. The holding portion main body 155 has a vertically split structure and is composed of a pair of holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 . A magnet (not shown) is embedded flush with the holding portion main body element 157 side, and a magnetic body (not shown) is embedded flush with the holding portion main body element 259 side. The pair of holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 are attracted and fixed via the magnet and the magnetic body.

An engagement projection (not shown) is formed on the bottom surface 161 of the holder body element 157 so as to protrude, and the holder body installation plate 153 is formed with an engagement recess 163 . The holding portion main body element 157 is fixed by a bolt (not shown) in a state in which the engaging projection (not shown) is engaged with the engaging concave portion 163 of the holding portion main body installation plate 153 . An engagement protrusion 167 is also formed on the bottom surface 165 of the holder body element 159 , and the holder body element 159 engages the engagement protrusion 167 with the engagement recess 163 of the holder body installation plate 153 . By combining them, they are combined with the holding portion main body element 157 to constitute the holding portion main body 155 .

A spacer 169 is installed on the bottom side inside the holding portion main body 155 , and a lift 171 is installed above the spacer 169 . A plurality of design sheets 7 are stacked on the lift 171 and inside the holding portion main body 155 . A shaft 175 is installed below the lift 171 . This shaft 175 is connected to the spacer 169 . An actuator 177 is installed on the lower side of the top plate 30 of the base 13 , and the tip of the rod 179 of the actuator 177 rises to pass through the bottom of the holding portion main body 155 and hit the spacer 169 . Upon contact, the lift 171 integrated with the spacer 169 and thus the design sheet 7 are lifted upward (in the Z1 _- axis direction) within the holding portion main body 155 . When the rod 179 is moved downward, the lift 171 integrated with the spacer 169 and thus the design sheet 7 are lowered within the holding portion main body 155 .

A peeling member 181 is installed on the upper end surface of the holding portion main body element 157 , and a peeling member 183 is installed on the upper end surface of the holding portion main body element 159 . By combining the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159, a design sheet passage portion 185 is formed by the peeling members 181 and 183. As shown in FIG. The peeling member 181 is fixed by screwing a bolt 188 through the through hole 181a of the peeling member 181 and into the holding portion main body element 157 . Further, the peeling member 183 is fixed by screwing a bolt 189 through the through hole 183a of the peeling member 183 to the holding portion main body element 159 .

The inside diameter of the holding portion main body 155 is set to be slightly larger than the outside diameter of the design sheet 7 . On the other hand, the inner diameter of the design sheet passing portion 185 is set slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the design sheet 7 . The design sheets are taken out from the holding portion main body 155 by being vacuum-sucked by the design sheet carrying-in device 143. At that time, the second and subsequent design sheets are pulled under the uppermost design sheet 7 due to static electricity or the like. The design sheet 7 may be attached. In this case, the second and subsequent design sheets 7 are peeled off and dropped by the design sheet passing section 185 . The uppermost design sheet 7 has a diameter larger than that of the design sheet passing portion 185, but is taken out as it is due to the superior vacuum adsorption force.

A motor 191 is installed under the top plate 30 of the base 13, and a pulley 193 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 191. As shown in FIG. A pulley 195 is also fixed to the lower end of the shaft portion 149 of the turntable 145 , and a timing belt 197 is wound around the pulleys 193 and 195 . As a result, the holding portion main body 155 and thus the design sheet 7 are rotated by the motor 191 .

As shown in FIG. 11, the design sheet loading device 143 includes an actuator 203 supported by posts 201, 201 erected on the base 13, and an air cylinder 207 installed on a slider 205 of the actuator 203. , and a suction head 213 installed via a bracket 211 on the tip side of the piston 209 of the air cylinder 207 . The suction head 213 is composed of a lifting cylinder 215 and a suction pad 217 . An air supply/discharge pipe (not shown) is connected to the air cylinder 207 , and a suction air tube (not shown) is connected to the lifting head 215 .

The suction head 213 is moved in the horizontal X2 direction between the _lower die 91 and the design sheet holding portion 141 by the slider 205 of the actuator 203 . The actuator 203 is, for example, of a ball screw shaft/ball nut type, and the ball nut is moved in the X2 direction by rotationally driving the ball screw _shaft by a drive motor, and is fixed to the ball nut. _The slider 205 also moves in the X2 direction. The suction head 213 is moved up and down in the vertical _Z2 direction by the air cylinder 207 . As a result, the design sheet 7 held by the design sheet holding portion 141 is sucked by the suction pad 217 to be moved to the lower mold 91 and placed in the lower mold 91 in the can badge body/shell carrying-in portion 17. The design sheet 7 is carried in on the shell 5 placed.
By raising the lift 171 by the actuator 177, the design sheet 7 is lifted to a height where it can be sucked by the suction pad 217. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, columns 221 and 223 are erected on the top plate 30 of the base 13 on the outer peripheral side of the holding portion main body 155, and a laser sensor 225 is mounted on the column 221. is installed, and a reflecting mirror 227 is installed on the post 223 . Laser passage recesses 229 and 231 are formed in the holding portion main body 155 , and by rotating the holding portion main body 155 , the laser passage recesses 229 and 231 are formed between the laser sensor 225 and the reflecting mirror 227 . 229 and 231 are arranged in a straight line. A laser is emitted from a light emitting portion (not shown) of the laser sensor 225 to the reflecting mirror 227, and the laser reflected by the reflecting mirror 227 is detected by a light receiving portion (not shown) of the laser sensor 225. It is determined whether or not the design sheet 7 in the holding portion main body 155 is at a height position that can be sucked by the suction pad 217 and whether or not the design sheet 7 is present in the holding portion main body 155 .
The detection by the laser sensor 225 is performed within a certain width, for example, a width that can cover about 10 to 20 design sheets 7 . Therefore, when about 10 to 20 design sheets 7 are taken out, the height position of the uppermost design sheet 7 falls below the predetermined height position. raise.

A static elimination air nozzle 235 is installed on the post 221 and an air tube (not shown) is connected to the static elimination air nozzle 235 . The static elimination air nozzle 235 is bellows-shaped, and is deformed so that its ejection port has a predetermined height and direction. The predetermined height and direction are the height and direction of the design sheet 7 adsorbed by the adsorption pad 217, and by blowing air there, the uppermost design sheet 7 is adsorbed by static electricity. The second and subsequent design sheets 7 are peeled off and dropped from the uppermost design sheet 7.例文帳に追加

As shown in FIG. 11, the design sheet imaging means 146 includes a support 241 installed on the base 13 and a support arm 243 arranged from the upper end of the support 241 to straddle the design sheet loading device 143. , the XY table 245 installed on the tip side of the support arm 243, the suspension arm 247 installed so as to be movable in the X3 and _Y3 directions by the XY table 245 _, and the tip side of the suspension arm 247. It is composed of a CCD camera 249 as an imaging means installed in the . The horizontal position of the CCD camera 249 is manually adjusted by the XY table 245 .

The uppermost design sheet 7 held in the design sheet holding section 141 is imaged by the CCD camera 249 and compared with reference image data previously imaged and stored to calculate the positional deviation in the circumferential direction. . Based on the calculated positional deviation in the circumferential direction, the holding portion main body 155 of the design sheet holding portion 141 is rotated to eliminate the positional deviation in the circumferential direction.

The reference image data is as shown in FIG. 13(a), and is acquired in the following procedure. There is a monitor 250 that shows the image taken by the CCD camera 249, and a reference line ML is displayed at the top of this monitor 250. FIG. On the other hand, the reference line ml is also displayed on the vertex of the outer peripheral side of the design sheet 7 . For example, assume that the design sheet 7 at the top is photographed by the CCD camera 249 and the image is as shown in FIG. 13(b). In this case, the reference line ml of the design sheet 7 is displaced from the reference line ML of the monitor 250 in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the holder body 155 of the design sheet holder 141 is manually rotated to bring the reference line ml of the design sheet 7 closer to the reference line ML of the monitor 250 as shown in FIG. The state shown in a) is assumed. The image data at that time is stored as reference image data.

As shown in FIG. 2, the protective film carrying-in means 21 is installed in front of the pattern sheet carrying-in means 19 in the counterclockwise direction on the outer peripheral side of the lower mold rotating part 15 on the base 13. . As shown in FIG. 14, the protective film carrying-in means 21 comprises a protective film holding section 261 and a protective film carrying-in device 263 .

The protective film holding portion 261 is not provided with a mechanism for rotating the holding portion main body 155, and the holding portion main body 155 has the laser passing concave portions 229 and 231 aligned between the laser sensor 225 and the reflecting mirror 227. The configuration is the same as that of the design sheet holding portion 141 except that it is fixed in a state where it is arranged in the same position.
The protective film loading device 263 has substantially the same configuration as the design sheet loading device 143, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals in the figure, and the description thereof will be omitted.
The design sheet 7 in which the uppermost protective film 9 among the protective films 9 held by the protective film holding portion 261 is placed on the shell 5 in the lower mold 91 by the protective film carrying-in means 21. is carried on top of

Also, as shown in FIG. 14, a static elimination air nozzle 265 is installed. An air tube (not shown) is connected to the static elimination air nozzle 265 . The charge-removing air nozzle 265 is fixed so as to blow static-free air onto the upper side of the holding portion main body 155 of the protective film holding portion 261, and the second and subsequent protective films 9 to be taken out by the suction nozzle 213 are electrostatically charged. When the protective film 9 of (1) adheres, the protective film 9 is peeled off and dropped by blowing air.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pressing means 23 is installed on the outer peripheral side of the lower die rotating portion 15 on the base 13 and in front of the protective film carrying-in means 21 in the counterclockwise direction. As shown in FIG. 15, the press means 23 is provided with a support table 271 and a servo press machine 273 is provided on the support table 271 . The servo press machine 273 is composed of a drive motor (not shown), a ball screw (not shown) rotated by the rotation of the drive motor through a rotation transmission means, and a ram 276 which is screwed into the ball screw and moves up and down. ing. An upper die 281 is attached to the ram 276 . The upper mold 281 is composed of an inner upper mold 283 installed at the tip of the ram 276 and an outer upper mold 285 installed on the outer peripheral side of the inner upper mold 283 so as to be vertically movable. A stopper 287 that moves up and down together with the inner upper mold 283 is fixed to the base end side of the inner upper mold 283 .

Moreover, the press means 23 has a mold switching mechanism 291 . The die switching mechanism 291 is moved toward the inner upper die 283 by an air cylinder 293 which is connected to the stopper 287 via a bracket 288 and moves up and down together with the stopper 287 and the inner upper die 283 . and a fork 295 that moves horizontally forward and backward. The bracket 288 moves up and down along guide members 290,290.

A state in which the fork 295 is advanced and interposed between the outer upper mold 285 and the stopper 287, and a state in which the fork 295 is retracted and removed from between the outer upper mold 285 and the stopper 287 are performed. The operation of the upper mold 281 and the lower mold 91 is switched.

As shown in FIG. 16, a space 301 is formed inside the outer upper mold 285 so that the inner upper mold 283 can move up and down relatively. A concave portion 303 is formed on the lower side of the inner upper mold 283 . A space 311 in which the outer lower mold 93 can move relatively is formed in the outer lower mold 95 . Further, the upper end side of the space 311 is enlarged in diameter to form a stepped portion 313 .
As described above, in the lower mold 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is carried, as shown in FIGS. A tapered portion 315 is formed, and a circular concave portion 312 is formed in the upper end surface of the inner lower mold 93 to accommodate the safety pin 4 of the can badge main body 3 .

First, as shown in FIG. 16, the fork 295 is advanced to be interposed between the outer upper mold 285 and the stopper 287, and the relative movement of the inner upper mold 283 and the outer upper mold 285 is restricted. do. In this state, as shown in FIG. 17, when the upper die 281 is lowered by the servo press 273, the outer lower die 95 is largely urged downward by the outer upper die 285, and the outer lower die 95 is pushed downward. The inner lower die 93 protrudes above the stepped portion 313 in the die 95 . As a result, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are deformed along the shape of the shell 5 in the lower mold 91, and the peripheral edges of the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are bent downward in FIG.
After that, as shown in FIG. 18, when the upper mold 281 is raised, the shell 5, the design sheet 7, and the protective film 9 are held in a laminated state inside the outer upper mold 285. .

After that, when the rotary table 35 is rotated by 45° and the lower die 91 into which the can badge main body 3 is loaded is placed under the upper die 281, the fork 295 is positioned as shown in FIG. is retracted and removed from between the outer upper mold 285 and the stopper 287 . As a result, the inner upper mold 283 and the outer upper mold 285 are allowed to move relative to each other.
As shown in FIG. 19, when the upper die 281 is again lowered to the lower die 91 by the servo press machine 273, the tip of the outer upper die 285 is brought into contact with the stepped portion 313 of the outer lower die 95. The inner outer mold 283 is moved upward to a position where it abuts against the stopper 287 .

As shown in FIG. 19, when the upper mold 281 is lowered, the inner upper mold 283 is pushed out from the outer upper mold 285 downward in FIG. , the outer peripheral edge of the protective film 9 is bent inward by the tapered surface 315 of the outer lower mold 95, and the tip side of the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 (lower side in FIG. 19) is on the inner lower mold 93. It will be in a state of riding on the outer peripheral edge of the can badge main body 3 placed on.
After that, when the upper mold 281 is further lowered, the inner lower mold 93 rises relative to the outer lower mold 95, and as shown in FIG. 7. It enters the inside of the bent outer peripheral edge of the protective film 9, and the outer peripheral edge of the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 wraps around the lower end side of the shell 5. As shown in FIG. Then, the outer edges of the shell 5, the design sheet 7, and the protective film 9 are crimped to the outer peripheral side of the outer edge of the can badge main body 3 to be integrated with the can badge main body 3, thereby forming the can badge 1 as a finished product. Become.
In FIG. 20, the diameter of the can badge main body 3 is made smaller than in FIGS. It makes it easy to understand the state of being wrapped around.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product unloading means 25 is installed on the outer peripheral side of the lower die rotating portion 15 on the base 13 and in front of the pressing means 23 in the counterclockwise direction. As shown in FIG. 21, the product carry-out means 25 comprises a product carry-out device 401 installed on the base 13 and a product carry-out conveyor 403 installed on the left side of the base 13. . The product unloading device 401 includes an actuator 413 supported by a column 311 erected on the base 13, an air cylinder 417 installed on a slider 415 of the actuator 413, and a tip of a piston 419 of the air cylinder 417. It is composed of a suction head 423 installed via a bracket 421 on the side. An air supply/discharge pipe (not shown) is connected to the air cylinder 417 , and an air tube (not shown) is connected to the suction head 423 .

The suction head 423 is moved in the X4 _- axis direction between the lower die 91 and the product unloading conveyor 403 by the slider 415 of the actuator 413 . The actuator 413 is, for example, of a ball screw shaft/ball nut type, and the ball nut is moved in the _X4 direction by rotating the ball screw shaft by a drive motor, and is fixed to the ball nut. Slider 415 also moves in the _X4 direction. Also, the suction head 423 is moved up and down in the Z4 _- axis direction by the air cylinder 417 . As a result, the can badge 1 held by the lower mold 91 is sucked by the suction head 423 and carried out to the product carry-out conveyor 403 . The can badge 1 placed on the product carrying-out conveyor 403 is moved to the front side of the base 13 and dropped and stored in a product storage box (not shown).

Next, the operation of this first embodiment will be described.
First, the design sheet 7 is set in the design sheet holding portion 141 and the protective film 9 is set in the protective film holding portion 261 .
The holding portion main body element 159 of the holding portion main body 155 of the design sheet holding portion 141 is removed. Next, the stacked design sheets 7 are set on the lift 171 with the surface on which the design is displayed facing upward. Next, the retainer body element 159 is installed. This completes the setting of the design sheet 7 in the design sheet holding portion 141 .

Also, the setting of the protective film 9 to the protective film holding portion 261 is performed in the same manner as the setting of the design sheet 7 to the design sheet holding portion 141 .

Next, the reference image data shown in FIG. 13(a) is acquired. The procedure for acquiring the reference image data is as described above.
This completes the preparatory work for activating the tin badge manufacturing apparatus 11 .

Next, the tin badge manufacturing operation by the tin badge manufacturing apparatus 11 is started.
First, in the can badge body/shell loading section 17, an operator loads the shell 5 into the lower mold 91R located on the right side, and carries the can badge body 3 into the lower mold 91L located on the left side. When the can badge main body 3 is placed on the lower mold 91, the direction of the mark L displayed on the upper end surface of the outer lower mold 95 and the safety pin 4 of the can badge main body 3 are aligned.
Next, the operator operates the operation lever 133a of the feed switch 133. As shown in FIG. As a result, the rotary table 35 intermittently rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2 by 45° in two steps, for a total of 90°.
When the rotary table 35 is intermittently rotated by two steps of 45° each by a total of 90°, the next two empty lower molds 91 and 91 are positioned at the position of the can badge body/shell loading section 17 .
The operator carries a new shell 5 and a tin badge main body 3 into the two lower dies 91, 91, respectively, and operates the operating lever 133a of the feed switch 133. As shown in FIG.
After that, the same operation is repeated.

The lower die 91 into which the shell 5 has been introduced by the first 90° rotation of the rotary table 35 is positioned at the design sheet carrying-in position by the design sheet carrying-in means 19 . In this state, the uppermost design sheet 7 in the design sheet holding section 141 is imaged by the design sheet imaging means 146 to obtain actual image data.
Next, the actual image data and the reference image data obtained in advance are compared to calculate the positional deviation of the uppermost design sheet 7 in the circumferential direction. Based on the calculated positional deviation in the circumferential direction, the holder main body 155 of the design sheet holder 141 is rotated by a predetermined angle. As a result, the positional deviation of the uppermost design sheet 7 in the circumferential direction is eliminated.

Next, the uppermost design sheet 7 of the design sheet holding portion 141 is carried onto the shell 19 in the lower mold 91 by the design sheet carrying-in means 19 . At that time, the second and subsequent design sheets 7 attracted by static electricity under the uppermost design sheet 7 are peeled off and dropped from the uppermost design sheet 7 by blowing air from a static eliminating air nozzle 235.例文帳に追加After that, the holder main body 155 of the design sheet holder 141 is rotated so that the laser passage concave portions 229 and 231 of the holder main body 155 are aligned between the laser sensor 225 and the reflecting mirror 227 of the design sheet holder 141. , and the laser sensor 225 confirms the height of the design sheets 7 stacked in the holding portion main body 155 . If the height of the design sheets 7 stacked in the holding portion main body 155 is lower than the height that can be sucked by the suction pad 217, the lift 171 inside the holding portion main body 155 is raised. If the remaining amount of the design sheets 7 in the holding portion main body 155 is small, the holding portion main body 155 is replenished with the design sheets 7 as required.

The lower mold 91 on which the shell 5 and the design sheet 7 are placed is positioned at the protective film carrying-in position by the protective film carrying-in means 21 by the first half of the 45° rotation of the next 90° rotation of the rotary table 35 . . The uppermost protective film 9 of the protective film holding portion 261 is carried onto the design sheet 7 in the lower mold 91 by the protective film carrying-in means 21 . At this time, air is blown from the static elimination air nozzle 265 to separate and drop the protective film 9 adhered by static electricity to the protective film 9 to be taken out by the suction nozzle 213 .
After that, the laser sensor 225 of the protective film holding portion 261 confirms the height of the protective film 9 laminated inside the holding portion main body 155 of the protective film holding portion 261 . If the height of the protective film 9 laminated inside the holding portion main body 155 is lower than the height that can be sucked by the suction pad 217, the lift 171 inside the holding portion main body 155 is raised. If the remaining amount of the protective film 9 in the holding portion main body 155 is small, the holding portion main body 155 is replenished with the protective film 9 as necessary.

Next, the lower die 91 into which the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 have been introduced is moved to the pressing position by the pressing means 23 by the second 45° rotation of the next 90° rotation of the rotary table 35. Located in In this state, the fork 295 is advanced as shown in FIG.
Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the upper die 281 is lowered to deform the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 along the outer diameter of the shell 5 to integrate them.
Next, as shown in FIG. 18, the upper mold 281 is raised. Inside the outer upper mold 285 of the upper mold 281, the integrated shell 5, design sheet 7 and protective film 9 are held.

Next, the rotary table 35 rotates by 45° in the first half of the subsequent 90° rotation, and the lower die 91 with the tin badge main body 3 carried therein is positioned at the pressing position by the pressing means 23 . In this state, the fork 295 is retracted as shown in FIG.
Next, the upper die 281 is lowered, and as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 are crimped and integrated with the can badge main body 3 to form a finished can badge. 1.
Next, when the upper mold 281 is lifted, the tin badge 1 is left inside the lower mold 91 .

Next, the lower mold 91 on which the can badge 1 is placed is positioned at the unloading position by the product unloading means 25 by the latter half of the 90° rotation of the rotary table 35 . The can badge 1 is taken out from the lower mold 91 by the product take-out device 301 and carried out onto the product carry-out conveyor 403 .
The can badge 1 placed on the product carrying-out conveyor 403 is carried out to the front side of the base 13 .
Similar operations are repeated thereafter.

Next, the effects of this first embodiment will be described.
First, the can badge 1 can be easily manufactured. This is because the can badge 1 is manufactured by the can badge manufacturing apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment, and all other work is automated except for manual work by workers in the can badge body/shell loading section 17. for it was done.

Further, the tin badge manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes the tin badge body/shell loading section 17, the design sheet loading means 19, the protective film loading means 21, the pressing means 23, and the product unloading means 25. are arranged in sequence on the outer peripheral side of the rotary table 35, so that the configuration is also simplified and compact.
In addition, since a feed switch 133 for rotating the rotary table 35 at a predetermined angle to proceed with the manufacturing process is installed in the can badge body/shell carrying-in portion 17, the worker can adjust the work speed to his or her own speed. At the same time, the operation lever 133a of the feed switch 133 is operated, and the can badge 1 can be manufactured at the operator's pace.

Also, the can badge 1 can be easily manufactured in which the direction of the safety pin 4 and the direction of the design sheet 7 are matched. This is because a mark L indicating the orientation of the safety pin 4 of the can badge main body 3 placed on the inner lower mold 93 is displayed on the upper end surface of the outer lower mold 95, so that the can badge can be When the main body 3 is set in the outer lower mold 95, it can be set at an accurate position by setting the safety pin 4 in alignment with the mark L, and the design sheet is held by the design sheet imaging means 146. The image of the uppermost design sheet 7 of the unit 141 is compared with the reference image taken in advance to detect the deviation in the circumferential direction, and the deviation is eliminated by rotating the design sheet 7. is.

Further, the holding portion main body 155 of the design sheet carrying-in means 19 for holding the laminated design sheets 7 and the holding portion main body 155 of the protective film carrying-in means 21 for holding the protective film 9 laminated are formed of holding portion main body elements 157. , 159, it is easy to disassemble and assemble, and easy to maintain.
In particular, during assembly, the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 are attracted via magnets and magnetic bodies, so that the assembled state can be held firmly. By pulling out, the suctioned/fixed state of the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 can be eliminated.

Further, since the design sheet passing portion 185 for separating the design sheets 7 one by one is provided in the holding portion main body 155 of the design sheet holding portion 141, the second and subsequent design sheets 7 can be taken out. can be effectively regulated.
Even if the second and subsequent design sheets 7 adhere to the uppermost design sheet 7 and are taken out, they can be peeled off and dropped by jetting air from the static elimination air nozzle 235.例文帳に追加
This is the same for the protective film 9 as well. Since the protective film passing portion 185 for separating the protective films 9 one by one is provided in the holding portion main body 155 of the protective film holding portion 261, the second and subsequent protective films 9 can be taken out effectively. can be regulated.
Even if the second and subsequent protective films 9 adhere to the uppermost protective film 7 and try to be taken out, they can be peeled off and dropped by jetting air from the static elimination air nozzle 265.例文帳に追加
In addition, since the laser sensor 225 detects whether or not the uppermost design sheet 7 is at a predetermined height position and adjusts the level, the design sheet 7 can be reliably taken out and carried in. Further, it is possible to detect that the design sheet 7 has run out and prompt the user to replenish it.
The same applies to the protective film 9, and the laser sensor 225 detects whether the top protective film 9 is at a predetermined height and adjusts the level. In addition, it is possible to detect that the protective film 9 has run out and prompt its replenishment.
In addition, since the design sheet 7 can be replenished by removing only the holding portion main body element 159, the work is also easy. This is the same when the protective film 7 is replenished.
In addition, by moving the fork 295 between the outer upper die 285 and the stopper 287 of the pressing means 23, the vertical position of the outer upper die 285 with respect to the inner upper die 283 can be appropriately switched. A single press means 23 performs both molding of the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 and caulking work of the shell 5, the design sheet 7 and the protective film 9 to the can badge main body 3. be able to.

Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described.
Also in this second embodiment, the holding portion main body 155 has a vertically split structure and is composed of a pair of holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 . A plurality of engaging protrusions 501 (in this embodiment, two on each side, four in total) are projected from the dividing surface 161 of the holding portion main body element 157 . Four engaging concave portions 503 corresponding to the engaging convex portions 501 are formed in the dividing surface 165 of the holding portion main body element 159 . The holding portion main body 155 is configured by combining the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 and engaging the engaging convex portion 501 with the engaging concave portion 503 . The engaging protrusion 501 is made of a ferromagnetic material, and a magnet (not shown) is installed at the bottom of the engaging recess 503 so that the engaging protrusion 501 and the engaging recess 503 are engaged with each other. When they are put together, they are attracted to each other and fixed.

When the holding portion main body 155 is installed, the spacer 169 and the lift 171 are inserted into one of the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159, and the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 are combined in advance to form the holding portion. After assembling the main body 155 , the engaging convex portion 501 is engaged with the engaging concave portion 503 of the holding portion main body setting plate 153 .
The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts in the figure, and the description thereof is omitted.

In the case of the second embodiment, by engaging the engaging convex portion 501 and the engaging concave portion 503, the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 can be combined and assembled into a positioned state easily. At least the engaging projection 501 of the holding portion main body element 157 is made of a magnetic material, and a magnet is installed in the engaging recess 503, so that the holding portion main body elements 157 and 159 are prevented from being unintentionally disassembled. can be easily assembled.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
First, in the first and second embodiments, the shell and the main body of the tin badge were manually carried in by the worker, but it is configured so that they are carried in automatically in the same manner as the design sheet. It is also conceivable to As a specific configuration thereof, it is conceivable that it is composed of a holding section and a carry-in device, similar to the design sheet carry-in means.
Next, in the case of the first and second embodiments, a circular concave portion for accommodating the safety pin was provided in the inner lower mold of the lower mold into which the tin badge main body was carried. It is conceivable to make the shape elongated along the shape of the safety pin. In this case, the direction of the safety pin and thus the direction of the can badge body is inevitably regulated, so the mark provided on the outer lower mold becomes unnecessary.
As a uniaxial actuator used in various places, the ball screw shaft/ball nut type was explained as an example, but there are various other types such as pulley/belt type, rack/pinion type, linear guide type, etc. configuration can be considered.
Also, various driving methods are conceivable.
In addition, the illustrated configuration is merely an example.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tin badge manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus devised to facilitate the manufacture of tin badges, and is suitable for space-saving automatic or semi-automatic tin badge manufacturing apparatuses, for example.

1 can badge 3 can badge main body 5 shell 7 design sheet 9 protective film 11 can badge manufacturing apparatus 13 base 15 lower mold rotating section 17 can badge main body/shell loading section 19 design sheet loading means 21 protective film loading means 23 pressing means 24 Control means 25 Product carry-out means 133 Feed switch (switch)
141 design sheet holding unit 143 design sheet loading device 146 design sheet imaging means 181 peeling member (a part of the mechanism for peeling the design sheet)
183 Peeling member (part of the mechanism for peeling off the design sheet)
235 static elimination air nozzle (part of the mechanism for peeling off the design sheet)
261 protective film holding part 263 protective film loading device 265 static elimination air nozzle (part of the mechanism for peeling the protective film)
295 Fork

Claims (12)

a rotary table on which a plurality of lower dies are provided in an annular manner at a predetermined pitch and are rotatably installed;
a can badge body/shell loading unit provided near the rotary table for loading the can badge body and the shell into two of the lower dies, respectively;
design sheet loading means installed in the vicinity of the rotary table for loading the design sheet onto the shell;
a protective film carrying-in means installed near the rotary table for carrying a protective film onto the design sheet;
a pressing means installed near the rotating table for completing the can badge by lifting the protective film, the design sheet, and the shell and crimping them over the can badge main body;
product carrying-out means for carrying out the tin badges which are installed in the vicinity of the rotating table and which have been completed by the pressing means;
a control means for controlling the rotary table, the design sheet loading means, the protective film loading means, the pressing means, and the product carrying-out means;
A tin badge manufacturing device comprising: In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1,
A can characterized in that the can badge body/shell carrying-in portion, the design sheet carrying-in means, the protective film carrying-in means, the pressing means, and the product carrying-out means are installed close to each other so as to surround the rotary table. Badge making equipment. In the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2,
A switch for rotating the rotary table by a predetermined angle is installed, and after the can badge body and shell are carried into the lower die at the can badge body/shell loading section, the manufacturing process is advanced by turning on the switch. A can badge manufacturing device characterized by: In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3,
There are eight lower molds,
Two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell carrying-in part, one carrying the can badge body and the other carrying the shell,
By operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated by 45° twice in total of 90°,
The design sheet is loaded onto the shell by the design sheet loading means at the second 45° rotated position,
The following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge body/shell loading section, one of which carries in the next can badge body, and the other carries in the next shell,
By operating the switch, the rotary table is intermittently rotated by 45° two times by a total of 90°,
At the position where the first 45° is rotated, the protective film carrying-in means carries the protective film onto the design sheet,
The protective film, the design sheet and the shell are lifted by the pressing means at the second 45° rotated position,
The following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge main body/shell carrying-in part, one of which carries in the next next can badge main body, and the other one carries in the next next shell,
By operating the switch, the rotary table intermittently rotates by 45° two times by a total of 90°,
The protective film, design sheet and shell lifted up at the first 45° rotated position are overlaid on the can badge body and crimped to complete the can badge.
The completed can badge is carried out by the product carrying-out means at the position rotated by 45° for the second time,
The following two lower molds are positioned in the can badge main body/shell loading section, one of which carries in the next next next can badge body, and the other one carries in the next next next shell,
By operating the switch, the rotary table intermittently rotates by 45° two times by a total of 90°,
As a result, the rotary table rotates 360 degrees and returns to its original state,
Hereafter, the can badge manufacturing apparatus characterized by repeating the same action. In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A can badge manufacturing apparatus, wherein a mark is provided on a lower mold into which the can badge main body is carried, and the can badge main body is carried in in a direction corresponding to the mark. In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The design sheet carrying-in means includes: a design sheet holding section for stacking and holding a plurality of design sheets; a design sheet carrying-in device for taking out the uppermost design sheet from the design sheet holding section and carrying it onto the shell; A can badge manufacturing device characterized by comprising: In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6,
A design sheet imaging means for imaging the uppermost design sheet held in the design sheet holding section is provided, and the control means controls the design sheet based on the image data imaged by the design sheet imaging means. A tin badge manufacturing apparatus characterized by correcting an orientation. In the tin badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6 or claim 7,
1. A can badge manufacturing apparatus, characterized by being provided with a mechanism for peeling off the second and subsequent design sheets from the top design sheet taken out. In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
The can badge manufacturing apparatus is characterized in that the design sheet holding portion has a vertically split structure that can be disassembled and assembled. In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The protective film carrying-in means includes: a protective film holding unit for stacking and holding a plurality of protective films; a protective film carrying-in device for taking out the topmost film from the protective film holding unit and carrying it onto the design sheet; A can badge manufacturing device characterized by comprising: In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to claim 10,
1. A tin badge manufacturing apparatus, comprising a mechanism for peeling off the second and subsequent protective films from the uppermost protective film to be taken out. In the can badge manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The pressing means has a retractable fork, and by performing the first stage pressing with the fork appearing, the design sheet and the protective film overlaid on the shell are lifted, the fork is retracted, and the second stage is pressed. A can badge manufacturing apparatus characterized in that the lifted shell, the design sheet and the protective film are stacked on the can badge main body and crimped to complete by performing a stitch press.

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