JP2502214Y2 - Hanger-conveying device and hanger used for the device-Automatic sorting device for merchandise - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for transporting hangers on which products are hung, and a device for automatically unloading hangers from the devices according to the sorting conditions of the products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a transporting device for transporting a hanger on which goods are hung has been designed to simply hang the hanger on a trolley to transport the product.

[0003]

However, such a carrier has a problem that it is difficult to hang the hanger on the trolley and it is difficult to remove the hanger.
There is also a problem in that there is no device for automatically sorting hangers according to sorting conditions of products hung on the hangers, and the sorting is time-consuming because it depends on human labor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is , firstly, to provide an independent transport trolley which runs on a transport rail and the transport trolley.
Connection that connects the front and rear traveling frames of the lorry in a rotatable manner
A bar and pointing the bar in the direction of travel of the trolley, etc.
Ha that is installed at intervals and is urged to rotate to the hanger suspension position.
Hanger hanging hook and the hook formed on the bottom of the hook.
Release cam surface and hook release protruding from the side of the hook
Secondly, by means of a device having a lever,
Hanger receiving along the hook running direction
A plurality of branch chutes each of which is provided with a branch chute
Hook solution that is provided on the board and protrudes to the side of the hook.
The hanger product automatic sorting device comprising a hanger Datsuni means for rotating the release lever on the hanger Datsuni direction of the hook, and is obtained by solving the above problems.

[0005]

[Operation] To suspend the hanger on which the product is suspended, to suspend the hanger suspension hook, push up the hook opening cam surface with the hanger, rotate the hanger suspension hook once, and then
Hanging the hanger on the hanger suspension hook. While the hanger is suspended and passes over the branch chute,
Unloading is performed on the designated branch chute by the hanger unloading means that operates according to the sorting condition of the products. In this way, each hanger is automatically sorted on the designated branch chute.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Hanger product automatic sorting system (see Fig. 9) 20
Is a system that automatically sorts the products 28 hung on the hanger 21 together with the hanger 21. The hanger product automatic sorting system 20 includes a transfer trolley (hanger transfer device) 22 and a hanger stockyard 23.
And each floor transfer device 24 and transfer trolley input device 25
, Sorting line 26, and transport trolley stockyard 2
7 and are hierarchically provided in a building (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the transport trolley 22 includes a traveling frame 30 and a hanger suspension hook 31.
, Spring (elastic body, see FIG. 4) 32, and hook open
It has a release cam surface 33 and a hook release lever 34. The traveling frame 30 (see FIG. 2) is provided with a transport rail 35.
A pair of fronts with traveling rollers 36, 36 traveling above,
The rear traveling frames 37 and 38 and the connecting bar 39 that rotatably connects the front and rear traveling frames 37 and 38 are provided. The connecting bar 39 has a plurality of cuts 4 at substantially equal intervals.
0 is formed. The front traveling frame 37 is provided with a bar code 41 indicating the content of the product to be conveyed.

The hanger suspension hook 31 (see FIG. 4) is
The transport trolley 22 is rotatably provided near the notch 40 in the traveling direction of the transport trolley 22 so that the hanger 21 can be hung. The spring 32 biases the hanger suspension hook 31 to rotate in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4, and is provided between the connecting bar 39 and the hanger suspension hook 31. The hook opening cam surface 33 is an arcuate surface formed on the lower end of the hanger suspension hook 31, and imparts a turning force in the direction of arrow B to the hanger suspension hook 31 against the spring 32 to hanger suspension hook. This is a surface for allowing the hanger 21 to be received by the 31. The hook release lever 34 is provided so as to project from the hanger suspension hook 31 and projects from the side surface of the connecting bar 3 (see FIG. 5). Also, the hook release lever 3
4 is in contact with the notch 40 to regulate the turning angle of the hanger suspension hook 31.

[0009] suspending the hanger 21 to the transport trolley 22, the hook solution hook 42 of the hanger 21 (see FIG. 4)
It is pressed from below onto the cam surface 33 (the position of the imaginary line in FIG. 4) and moved upward. Since the hook release cam surface 33 has an arc shape, the hanger suspension hook 31 has an arrow B.
After being rotated in the direction to receive the hook 42 of the hanger 21, the spring 42 returns it to the initial position. As a result, the hanger 21 is suspended from the hanger suspension hook 31. Hanging hangers 21
Is unloaded from the hanger suspension hook 31 by pressing the hook release lever 34 in the B direction in FIG. 4 and rotating the hanger suspension hook 31 in the arrow B direction. The operation of the hook release lever 34 is performed by the operator M or an electromagnetic solenoid 68 (see FIG. 1) described later.

Hanger stockyard 23 (see FIG. 9)
Is a place to stock the hangers 21 on which the products are suspended. The floor transfer device 24 (see FIG. 9) is a device that moves up and down each floor and transfers the transfer trolley 22 between the floors.

Transfer trolley loading device 25 (see FIG. 7)
Is a device for feeding the transport trolley 22 to the sorting line 26 with good timing, and is a U-shaped timing lever 4 rotatably provided above an inclined transport rail 351.
3, an air cylinder 44 that tilts the timing lever 43, and a stopper 45 that stops the transport trolley 22 at a predetermined position.

Next, the operation of the transport trolley charging device 25 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the preceding transport trolley 22
Is stopped at a predetermined position by the stopper 45, and a pair of dogs 64, 64 of the sorting line 26 described later are provided.
When waiting for the engagement of the timing lever 43
Lowers the left end (the left side in FIG. 7) to regulate the entry of the subsequent transport trolley 22. Leading transport trolley 2
2 is the withdrawal of the stopper 45 and the pair of dogs 64, 6
When the timing lever 43 is pulled into the sorting line 26 by the engagement of No. 4, the timing lever 43 rotates from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the imaginary line, and permits the entrance of the transport trolley 22 which has been restricted so far. At this time, the right end of the timing lever 43 further restricts entry of a subsequent transport trolley (not shown). In this way, the transport trolley charging device 25
Can sequentially feed the transport trolley 22 at a timing matched with the pair of dogs 64, 64 that are cyclically moving.

The sorting line 26 (see FIG. 9) is provided with a bar code reader 60, a drive chain 61 for pulling and moving the transport trolley 22, and the hanger 21 automatically according to sorting conditions of the products 28 hung on the hanger 21. And a hanger automatic sorting device (a hanger product automatic sorting device) 62 for performing sorting as desired. The drive chain 61 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) includes rollers 63, 63 and a pair of dogs 64, 64 that circulate and move, and a guide rail 65 that guides the travel of the chain 69. . The pair of dogs 64, 64 are designed to tilt in a direction in which they approach each other. A transport rail 35 on which the transport trolley 22 travels is laid below the guide rail 65 (see FIG. 1). Below the transport rail 35, a guide plate 66 for preventing the transport trolley 22 from swinging is provided along the transport rail 35. The transport rail 35
The chain 69 and the chain 69 must be shown to be overlapped with each other in FIG. 9, but they are shown in a shifted position for easy understanding of the structure.

Automatic hanger sorting device 62 (see FIG. 1)
Is a plurality of branch chutes 67 arranged below the hanger suspension hook 31 and a hook release lever 34 of the transport trolley 22 provided for each branch chute 67 to rotate the hanger suspension hook 31. Unloading means 4
6 and 6. Hanger unloading means 46 (see FIG. 8)
Is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid 68 and a rotating piece 70. The portion of the branch chute 67 directly below the transport rail 35 is substantially parallel to the transport rail 35 and is in the hook traveling direction.
Forming a hanger receiving portion extending along the line, and a portion away from the transport rail 35 is curved in a direction intersecting the transport rail 35 at a substantially right angle as the distance from the transport rail 35 increases. That is, the branch chute 67 is a rod-shaped member that is curved in a C shape and is inclined downward.

Next, the operation of the sorting line 26 will be described.
The transport trolley 22 sent from the transport trolley input device 25 (see FIG. 7) is engaged with the pair of dogs 64, 64, and travels on the transport rail 35 by the pulling of the chain 69. The transport trolley 22 is a bar code reader 60 (see FIG. 9) at the entrance of the sorting line 26.
The contents of the product are read by. Transport trolley 22
When the vehicle travels to the branch chute 67 designated according to the sorting condition, the electromagnetic solenoid 68 (see FIG. 8)
The rotating piece 70 of the electromagnetic solenoid 68 is rotated from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the imaginary line, and the hanger suspension hook 31 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4 via the hook release lever 34. The rotation of the hanger suspension hook 31 is performed while the transport trolley 22 is running.

The hanger 21 suspended from the hanger suspension hook 31 is separated from the hanger suspension hook 31 by the rotation of the hanger suspension hook 31, and the branch chute 6
Fall on the hanger receiving part of 7, go down slide down, depending on the down slope of the branch chute 67. In this manner, the hangers 21 suspended from the transport trolley 22 are automatically sorted and unloaded one after another on the branch chute 67. The empty transport trolley 22 is separated from the drive chain 61 of the sorting line 26, and travels to the transport trolley stockyard 27 (see FIG. 9) described later.

The transport trolley stockyard 27 (see FIG. 9) is a place for stocking empty transport trolleys 22, and a direction changing lever 71 for changing the direction of the transport trolley 22 and a pair of stock rails parallel to each other. 72,
73 and 73. The transport trolley 22 that has traveled from the sorting line 26 enters the transport trolley stokes 27. The direction changing lever 71 guides the front traveling frame 37 into one of the stock rails 72 and then rotates to the position of the imaginary line to guide the rear traveling frame 38 into the other stock rail 73. As a result, the plurality of transport trolleys 22 are stocked with the connecting bars 39 parallel to each other. The stocked transport trolley 22 is transported after the direction is changed in parallel with the transport rail 35 by the transport direction changing lever 74.

The transport trolley 22 is connected to the sorting line 26.
The drive source for traveling in other parts has the same structure as the drive chain of the sorting line, but another drive chain is used. Therefore, one drive chain is provided between the hanger stockyard 23 and the transfer trolley charging device 25 in FIG. 9, and one drive chain is provided between the exit of the sorting line 26 and the transfer trolley stockyard 27. They are laid respectively. However, sorting line 2
The drive chain 6 is circularly moved in a plane, while the drive chains other than the sorting line are cyclically moved so as to overlap each other in the vertical direction.

Next, the hanger product automatic sorting system 20.
The overall operation will be described. Worker M (see FIG. 9), the fluoride of the hanger hanging hook 31 with the hook 42 of the hanger 21
The opening cam surface 33 is pressed from below, and the hanger 21 is hung by hand on the hanger suspension hook 31. Transport device 24 on each floor
The transport trolley 22 that has traveled to the location (see FIG. 9) is sent to each floor.

After that, the transport trolley 22 travels to the transport trolley loading device 25. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, when there is the preceding transport trolley 22 stopped at a predetermined position by the stopper 45, the transport trolley 22 is prevented from entering the sorting line 26 by the timing lever 43. To be done. If there is no preceding transport trolley, the transport trolley 22 is directly sent to the sorting line 26. This feeding is carried out for the purpose of ensuring a predetermined distance between the transport trolleys 22 and smoothly unloading the assortment.

The transfer trolley 22 sent to the sorting line 26 is engaged with a pair of dogs 64, 64 which circulate by a chain 69, and is pulled to the entrance of the sorting line 26, and at the entrance of the sorting line 26, The barcode reader 60 reads the content of the product. When the transport trolley 22 continues traveling and passes through the branch chute 67 designated according to the sorting condition, the swing piece 70 of the electromagnetic solenoid 68 rotates to cause the hanger suspension hook 31 to move. Is rotated in the direction of arrow B.

Then, the hanger 21 hung from the hanger suspension hook 31 becomes the hanger suspension hook 31.
Disengaged from, it falls on the hanger receiving part of the branch chute 67, go down slide down, depending on the down slope of the branch chute 67. In this way, while the transport trolley 22 travels on the sorting line 26, the hangers 21 suspended from the transport trolley 22 are sequentially sorted and unloaded on the branch chute 67. After that, the empty transport trolley 22 is separated from the drive chain 61 of the sorting line 26 and travels to the transport trolley stockyard 27.

The transport trolley 22 traveling from the sorting line 26 to the transport trolley stork yard 27 is made parallel to the connecting bar 39 of the transport trolley 22 previously stocked by the direction changing lever 71. Stocked. The stocked transport trolley 22 is unloaded after being changed in direction in parallel with the transport rail 35 by the unloading direction changing lever 74 as necessary, and travels to the hanger stockyard 23 again.

In this manner, the products hung on the hangers are automatically hung on the sorting line in the hanger stockyard 23 after being directly hung by the worker on the transport trolley 122 having a structure that facilitates automatic sorting. It is designed to be unloaded.

The above-mentioned hanger product automatic sorting system 20
Uses a transport trolley having a structure capable of performing automatic sorting in the entire line. However, the hanger product automatic sorting system 120 (see FIGS. 10 to 23) described below is provided only in the sorting line 126. In this system, the number of transport trolleys used is reduced by using a transport trolley 122 having substantially the same structure as that of the transport trolley 22 of FIG. Therefore, this hanger product automatic sorting system 120
The sorting line 126 and the transport trolley 122 in FIG. 1 are the sorting line 26 and the transport trolley 2 shown in FIGS.
Since the structure is almost the same as that of 2, the same parts are indicated by adding 1 to the head of the reference numerals of FIGS. 1 to 9, and the description of the structure and operation thereof is omitted.

This hanger product automatic sorting system 120
The system (see FIG. 10) is also a system that can automatically sort products while they are hung on the hanger 121. The hanger product sorting system 120 includes a carry-in trolley 150 and a hanger stockyard (not shown).
, A hanger unloading transfer device 151, a hanger traveling means 152, a hanger transfer device 153, a transfer trolley input device 125, a sorting line 126, a transfer trolley 12
It is composed of 2 and. The transport trolley loading device 1
The structure and operation of the transport trolley charging device 25 are the same as those of the transport trolley charging device 25, and a description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the carry-in trolley 150 has a carry-in rail 154 or a transfer rail 155.
A pair of front and rear traveling frames 157, 15 having traveling rollers 156 that travel on rails such as 155 (see FIG. 10).
8 and the front and rear traveling frames 157 and 158 are rotatably connected and the hanger 121 is suspended from the connecting bar 1.
59 and 59. The connecting bar 159 is provided on the protruding shaft 18 so that the front and rear positions of the suspended hanger 121 are not displaced.
A plurality of 0s are projected.

The hanger unloading and transferring device 151 (see FIGS. 13 to 15) is a device for unloading and transferring the hanger 121 suspended from the carry-in trolley 150 to the hanger traveling means 152. The hanger unloading / transferring device 151 includes a trolley traveling direction changing means 181, a trolley pull-in feeder 182, and an unloading hook 183.

The trolley traveling direction changing means 181 comprises a pair of rotating rails 184 and 184. The pair of rotating rails 184 and 184 are short rails for direction change / connection that rotate about 90 degrees by air or a hydraulic cylinder, a solenoid, a motor (all are not shown), and the like. This rotating rail 184 is provided with a plurality of hangers 121.
It has a function of transferring the carry-in trolley 150 that is suspended from the carriage and travels on one carry-in rail 154 to a pair of parallel transfer rails 155 and 155 intersecting the carry-in rail 154.

The trolley pull-in feeder 182 pulls in the carry-in trolley 154 on the pair of rotary rails 184, 184 onto the pair of transfer rails 155, 155, and is connected to the extension line of the transfer rail 155.
5,185 (see FIG. 13),
It has a pair of chains 186 and 186 that circulate and a claw 187 provided on the chain 186. Below the pair of transfer rails 155 and 155, a hanger traveling means 152 described later is installed. Unloading hook 183
(Refer to FIG. 15), the lower end is bent in a J shape, and is moved up and down and left and right (in FIG. 15, upper and lower left and right directions in the drawing) by air or hydraulic cylinders, solenoids, motors (all are not shown). It is a moving plate-shaped member.

Next, the operation of the hanger unloading and transferring device 151 will be described. The carry-in trolley 150 that has traveled on the carry-in rail 154 has its pair of front and rear traveling frames 157 and 158 changed in direction by about 90 degrees by the trolley traveling direction changing means 181, and then the trolley retracting feeder 1 is provided.
The pair of transfer rails 155, 1 in a horizontal posture by 82.
It is drawn in by 55 and is laterally traveled on the transfer rails 155 and 155, and approaches the unloading hook 183. The pulling operation is performed by the claws 187, 18 of the trolley pulling feeder 182.
7 is performed by contacting the front and rear traveling frames 157 and 158.

The front and rear traveling frames 157 and 158 are connected to each other.
Since it is rotatably connected to the connecting bar 159,
As shown in FIG. 14, front and rear traveling frames 157, 15
Only 8 is changed in posture by about 90 degrees, and the connecting bar 159 is pulled in with the posture unchanged. That is, the carry-in trolley 150 has a pair of parallel transfer rails 155, 155.
And runs while facing in the direction intersecting with the transfer rail 155. When the carry-in trolley 150 moves to the side of the unloading hook 183, the plurality of hangers 121 are ready to engage with the waiting unloading hook 183 (FIG. 16, FIG.
(See FIG. 17). The unloading hook 183 rises (see FIG. 18), engages with the hook 142 of the hanger 121, and simultaneously pulls up the plurality of hangers 121 (see FIG. 19).

Since the carry-in trolley 150 continues to travel as it is, the hanger 121 is left while being engaged with the unloading hook 183 (see FIG. 19). Accordingly, the hooks 142 of the plurality of hangers 121 are attached to the loading trolley 15.
This means that the connection bar 159 of 0 was unloaded. At this time, the unloading hook 183 is used as the loading trolley 15.
0 is in a horizontal direction, and the length L (see FIG. 14) of the unloading hook 183 is narrower than the distance D between the front and rear traveling frames 157 and 158 of the carry-in trolley 150.
It is possible to enter the space between the rear traveling frames 157 and 158 and simultaneously unload a plurality of hangers 121.

The unloading hook 183 with the hanger 121 removed from the carry-in trolley 150 moves in the same direction as the traveling direction of the carry-in trolley 150, and the hook 14 of the hanger 121 moves.
2 is moved right above the hanger traveling means 152 (see FIG. 2).
0). After that, the unloading hook 183 descends to engage the hook 142 of the hanger 121 with the hanger traveling means 152 (see FIG. 21). The hanger traveling means 152 is
The hanger 121 received from the unloading hook 183 is conveyed to the hanger transfer device 153 (see FIG. 10).

On the other hand, the empty loading trolley 150 is
As shown in FIG. 13, the trolley pull-in feeder 182 is allowed to travel on the pair of transfer rails 155 and 155 in the horizontal direction, is fed to the storage rails 185 and 185, and is stored therein. Since the empty carry-in trolley 150 is laterally oriented, a large number of spaces are stored at close intervals. The stored empty carry-in trolley 150 is pulled out from the storage area 188 as needed. At this time, the direction of the empty loading trolley 150 is changed by the rotating trolley traveling direction changing rail 189.

Hanger traveling means 152 (FIGS. 22 to 2)
4) is a screw conveyor in which screw-shaped blades 191 are attached around the rotary shaft 190. Hanger 121
Is pushed by the wing 191 rotating integrally with the rotating shaft 190,
It moves while sliding on the rotary shaft 190. The hanger traveling means 152 may be a mechanism including a rail (not shown) for guiding the hanger and a chain (not shown) for traveling the hanger.

Hanger transfer device 153 (FIGS. 22 to 2)
4) is a device for transferring the hanger 121 from the hanger traveling means 152 to the transport trolley 122. The hanger transfer device 153 includes a hanger introduction mechanism 192,
Hanger constant pitch alignment chain 193 and transfer hook 1
94 and a transport trolley stop mechanism 176.

Hanger introducing mechanism 192 (FIGS. 23 and 24)
Is a down-slope introducing chute 195 connected to the end of the rotary shaft 190 of the hanger traveling means 152 and a sprocket 196 of the hanger constant-pitch aligning chain 193.
And cams 198, 198 provided on the shaft 197. Hanger constant pitch alignment chain 193 (Fig. 2
2) is circulated by a sprocket 196, and has a pair of protrusions 199 and 199 (FIG. 23, FIG. 23, FIG. 23) at substantially the same spacing as the spacing between the hanger suspension hooks 131 of the transport trolley 122. 24) are provided in a protruding manner. The transfer hook 194 (see FIG. 22) has a lower end bent into a J-shape, and an air or hydraulic cylinder,
A solenoid, a motor (both not shown) and the like are used to move up and down. The hanger constant-pitch alignment chain 193, the transfer hook 194, and the transport rail 135 of the transport trolley 122 are parallel to each other.

The transport trolley stopping mechanism 176 includes a pin 177 protruding from the dog 264 at the rear of the pair of dogs 264 and 264 provided on a chain 269 different from the chain 269 of the sorting line 126, and this pin. It has an operating piece 178 that abuts on the 177 and tilts the dog 264 at the rear side so as to scoop, a plunger 179 that moves the operating piece 178 up and down, and a stopper 147. Actuating piece 1
78 is normally a pin 17 so as not to abut the pin 177.
It has been raised above 7. A pair of the operating piece 178 and the plunger 179 is provided.

Next, the operation of the hanger transfer device 153 will be described. The hanger 121 sent by the hanger traveling means 152 slides down the introducing chute 195, is engaged with the pawls 175, 175 of the rotating cams 198, 198, and is sent to the hanger constant-pitch alignment chain 193. Rotation of the claw 175 and a pair of protrusions 199, 1
It is in time with the movement of 99, hanger 12
1 is transferred between the pair of protrusions 199, 199. In this way, the hangers 121 sent by the hanger traveling means 152 are sequentially sent to the hanger constant-pitch alignment chain 193.

On the other hand, the operating piece 178 (see FIG. 22) is lowered by the plunger 179, and the dog 264 at the rear of the pair of docks 264 and 264 traveling while sandwiching the front traveling frame 137 of the transport trolley 122. It is tilted upward to release the engagement with the front traveling frame 137.
Also, the stopper 147 projects. As a result, the transport trolley 122 is stopped. Transport trolley 122
A new pair of dogs 264, 26 while
4 travels one after another by the chain 269, but the front dog 264 (the dog without the pin 177) of the pair of dogs is the front and rear frames 137,
It abuts 138 and tilts backward to escape. Further, the rear dog 264 is pushed upward by the lower end by the actuating piece 178 (the rear dog is brought into contact with either the front or rear traveling frame to convey the trolley 1).
Since 22 is conveyed, it cannot tilt backward. ). In this way, the pair of dogs 264 and 264 are connected to the front and rear traveling frames 137 and 13 respectively.
As it passes through 8, the transport trolley 122 can be stopped.

When the hanger 121 fed first moves to near the left end (left end in FIG. 22) of the transfer hook 194, the transfer hook 194 rises and a plurality of hangers 121 are simultaneously moved to the hanger constant pitch alignment chain 1.
The transfer trolley 122 is removed from 93 and transferred to the stopped transport trolley 122.

The transport trolley 122 is the sorting line 1.
The drive source when traveling on a portion other than 26 has the same structure as the drive chain of the sorting line, but another drive chain is used. For this reason, one drive chain is provided between the hanger stock yard (not shown) in FIG. 10 and the hanger unloading transfer device 151, and the transport trolley loading device is provided from the exit of the sorting line 126 through the hanger transfer device 153. Up to 125, one drive chain is laid respectively. However, the drive chain of the sorting line 126 circulates in a planar manner, but the drive chains that circulate in other portions other than the sorting line circulate in a vertically overlapping manner.

Therefore, one drive chain is provided between the hanger stockyard 23 and the transfer trolley charging device 25 in FIG. 9, and one drive chain is provided between the exit of the sorting line 26 and the transfer trolley stockyard 27. Each drive chain is laid.

Next, the hanger product automatic sorting system 12
The operation of the entire 0 will be described. The direction of the carry-in trolley 150 traveling on the carry-in rail 154 is changed by the trolley traveling direction changing means 181 by about 90 degrees, and
The trolley pull-in feeder 182 draws the pair of transfer rails 155, 155 in a horizontal posture and allows the pair of transfer rails 155, 155 to travel sideways.
Approach 3 The loading trolley 150 has the unloading hook 183.
When moved to the side, the plurality of hangers 121 are engaged with the waiting unloading hooks 183.

A plurality of hangers 1 from the loading trolley 150
The unloading hook 183, from which 21 is removed at the same time, moves in the same direction as the traveling direction of the carry-in trolley 150, and
The hook 142 is moved right above the hanger traveling means 152 (see FIG. 20). After that, the unloading hook 183 descends to engage the hook 142 of the hanger 121 with the hanger traveling means 152 (see FIG. 21). The hanger traveling means 152 uses the hanger 1 received from the unloading hook 183.
21 is conveyed to the hanger transfer device 153.

The hanger 121 sent by the hanger traveling means 152 slides down the introduction chute 195 (see FIG. 22), and the pawls 175 and 175 of the rotating cam 198.
175, hanger constant pitch alignment chain 193
Sent to. The hangers 121 are sequentially fed into the hanger constant pitch alignment chain 193. When the first sent hanger 121 moves to near the left end (the left end in FIG. 22) of the transfer hook 194, the transfer hook 194 rises and simultaneously removes the plurality of hangers 121 from the hanger constant pitch alignment chain 193, The transfer trolley 122, which is stopped, is transferred. At this time, the hook 142 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) of each hanger 121 presses the hook opening cam surface 133 of the facing hanger suspension hook 131 from below to rotate the hanger suspension hook 131, and It is hung from the hanger hanging hook 131.

After that, the transport trolley 122 travels on the transport rail 135 and is loaded into the sorting line 126 by the transport trolley loading device 125. Transport trolley 12
2 passes through the selected branch chute 167,
The hanger 121 is sorted and unloaded on the branch chute 167 by the operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 168. An empty transport trolley 1 in which all hangers 121 have been sorted and unloaded.
22 circulates and receives a new hanger 121 at the hanger transfer device 153.

In this way, the products hung on the hangers are conveyed up to the sorting line 126 by a carry-in trolley 150 having a simple structure, and at the sorting line 126 by a carrying trolley 122 having a structure that facilitates automatic sorting. Finally, the hanger automatic sorting device 162 automatically sorts. Therefore, the transport trolley can receive the hangers directly from the worker M (see FIG. 9) and also can simultaneously receive the hangers 121 from the hanger transfer device 153 simultaneously and mechanically. ing.

The above-mentioned transport trolleys 22 and 122 are provided with a plurality of hanger suspension hooks 31 and 131 so that a plurality of hangers can be suspended. Only the hanger may be suspended. Also, carry-in trolley 150
Alternatively, only one hanger may be suspended. In addition, the hanger transfer device 153 is also equipped with one hanger.
Only one may be reprinted.

[0051]

According to the present invention , the hanger transfer device has a hook.
Since the hanger suspending hook having the open cam surface and the hook release lever are provided, the hanger can be easily attached and detached (loaded and unloaded). Also, hanging hangers
If the lower hook is attached in the direction of the transport trolley
Since the shoulder width direction of the hanger is directly aligned with the running direction,
Since it is hung on the hooks, the installation interval of the hooks is narrow.
Even if they are removed, the hanger products will be transported without overlapping each other,
A large number of hanger products with shorter hanging intervals
Can be efficiently transported. In addition, hook the husband
Since it is installed on each independent transport trolley,
By increasing or decreasing the number of vehicles in motion,
This makes it possible to easily adjust the number of strokes. Hanger Product automatic sorting apparatus of claim 2, when the goods hung on the hanger can be automatically sorted by hangers
Both run hooks on the hanger receiving part of the branch chute
Since it extends below the hook along the direction,
The lower hook is attached so that it points in the traveling direction of the transport trolley.
Be sure to receive the hanger that unloads from the hook even if
It can be stopped .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic hanger sorting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a transfer trolley (hanger transfer device) of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a hanger suspension hook of the transport trolley of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow 4-4 in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the hanger suspension hook in FIG. 4 is rotated.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a transfer trolley charging device.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram of an electromagnetic solenoid.

9 is a schematic plan view of a hanger product automatic sorting system having the hanger automatic sorting device of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view of a hanger automatic sorting system according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the carry-in trolley.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of FIG. 11.

13 is a schematic perspective view of the hanger unloading and transferring device in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the hanger unloading and transferring device of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a front view of FIG.

16 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13. FIG.

FIG. 17 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13.

FIG. 18 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13.

20 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13. FIG.

21 is an operation explanatory view of the hanger unloading transfer device of FIG. 13. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a schematic perspective view of a hanger transfer device.

FIG. 23 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the hanger transfer device.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of FIG. 23.

[Explanation of symbols]

21,121 Hanger 22,122 Transport trolley (hanger transport device) 30,130 Travel frame 31,131 Hanger suspension hook 32 Spring (elastic body) 33,133 Hook release cam surface 34,134 Hook release lever 35,135 Transport rail 46,146 Hanger unloading means 62,162 Hanger automatic sorting device (hanger product automatic sorting device) 67,167 Branch chute

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An independent transporting system that travels on a transport rail.
Rotate the transport trolley and the front and rear traveling frames of the trolley
A connecting bar that connects freely and the trolley running on the bar.
Oriented in the row direction and installed at equal intervals, hanger hanging position
Hanger suspension hook that is pivotally biased to the bottom and the bottom of the hook.
The hook release cam surface formed on the surface and the side of the hook.
A hanger transfer device having a hook release lever that projects. 2. An independent carrier traveling on a carrier rail.
Rotate the transport trolley and the front and rear traveling frames of the trolley
A connecting bar that can be freely connected and the traveling of the lorry on the bar
Oriented in the same direction and installed at equal intervals, at the hanger suspension position
Rotatingly biased hanger suspension hook and below the hook
The hanger receiving part that extends along the hook running direction
A plurality of branch chutes arranged, for each of the branch chutes
A hook release lever provided on the side of the hook.
Unloading the hanger by rotating the hook in the unloading direction of the hook
And a hanger product automatic sorting device having means .