JP2519648Y2 - Parts supply device with posture correction device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] In the present invention, an original shape is a circle, and an even number of recesses and protrusions are alternately formed on the outer periphery of the circle. An inner race of a chrysanthemum-shaped zipper type joint having a maximum outer diameter L ₁ and an outer diameter dimension related to the above-mentioned recess having a minimum outer diameter L ₂ (hereinafter referred to as “inner race”).
(Referred to as abbreviated as ") for a self-weighted feeding device using a gradient of a feeding chute, and more particularly to a component feeding device capable of performing posture correction of an inner race in the feeding process.

[Conventional technology]

It is necessary to supply the above-mentioned inner race to the automatic assembling machine of the constant velocity joint in a predetermined posture, but conventionally, an operator corrects the inner race to a predetermined posture and inserts it into the supply chute.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

As described above, the conventional inner race supply device for the automatic constant velocity joint automatic assembly machine is inefficient because the posture of the inner race is corrected manually.

The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, in which the inner race is conveyed by its own weight by utilizing the gradient of the supply chute, and an inner-race posture correcting claw is provided in the conveyance path. An object of the present invention is to provide a component supply device with a posture correcting device, which is capable of performing posture correction by engaging a claw portion of a posture correcting nail with a concave portion of an inner race and rotating the same.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the component feeding device with a posture correcting device of the present invention has a circular original shape, and has an even number of concave portions and convex portions formed alternately on the outer periphery thereof so that the outer diameter of the convex portion is maximum. In a feeder for an inner race of a chrysanthemum-shaped Zeppe type joint having a diameter L ₁ and an outer diameter with respect to the recess having a minimum outer diameter L ₂ , a feeding chute having a gradient capable of carrying the inner race by its own weight, The chute is equipped with a receiving part attached to the upstream end of the chute and an extruding rod that can feed the inner race supplied to the chute into the chute in the forward stroke. an upstream portion which is set to a width dimension, the lower set to approximately equal width to the minimum outer diameter L ₂ of the inner race so as to define a connected the inner race in the upstream portion to the predetermined position The inner race is engaged with the recessed portion of the inner race which is stopped near the inlet of the downstream portion during the backward movement of the inner rod and moves the inner race in the predetermined posture. It is characterized in that a posture correcting nail having a nail portion for straightening is provided in the downstream portion.

[Action]

In the above-described component supply device with posture correcting device of the present invention,
The inner race is supplied by its own weight using the slope of the supply chute. Further, the posture correction claw attached to the supply chute engages with the recess of the inner race which is stopped near the entrance of the downstream portion of the chute during the retracting process of the pushing rod, and forcibly corrects the posture of the inner race. Acts like.

〔Example〕

The following is a description of a component supply device with a posture correcting device as an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of an inner race thereof. is there.

The component supply device with the posture correcting device of this embodiment has an original shape of a circle, and an even number of concave portions 10b and convex portions 10a are alternately formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof, and the outer diameter of the convex portion 10a is the maximum outer diameter. An inner race (hereinafter referred to as "inner race") 10 of a chrysanthemum-shaped zipper joint having L ₁ and the outer diameter L ₂ having the smallest outer diameter with respect to the recess 10b is inclined to an automatic assembling machine (not shown). It has a feeding chute 1 capable of feeding by its own weight and an pushing device 2, and the pushing device 2 has a pushing rod 3 and an air cylinder 4 for driving the pushing rod 3. Reference numeral 5 in the figure is an inner race 10.
And the reference numeral 6 denotes the vertical wall portion of the receiving portion 5, respectively.

The chute 1 has a downward slope toward the automatic assembly machine and conveys the inner race 10 by its own weight. The receiving end 5 is connected to the upstream end 11 of the chute 1, and the inner race 10 can slide and rotate freely. Formed with a possible width W ₁ (W ₁ >
L ₁₎ was an upstream portion 12, a downstream portion 13 which is formed with a width dimension W ₂ approximately equal size to the minimum outer diameter L ₂ of the inner race 10 (Note W ₁ -
W ₂ = a), and support plates 15 are attached to both side walls 14 respectively.

A shaft 16 is attached through both support plates 15, and an upper end portion of a posture correction nail 17 is rotatably attached to the shaft 16 so that the posture correction nail 17
The tip end of the link 18 is rotatably attached by a pin 18a from the lower end of the.

The posture correction claw 17 is provided at a position offset in the side wall direction with respect to the center axis of the chute 1, and has a claw portion 17b engageable with the recess 10b of the inner race 10 on the chute 1. Further, the inner end of the link 18 is formed by pushing out the base end 3
Is rotatably connected via a pin 20 to the tip of a rod 19 attached to.

In the above structure, the inner race 10 is supplied to the receiving portion 5. The arrow A indicates the supply direction. At this time, the inner race 10 does not always have the posture shown by the solid line in FIG. There are also cases where the posture is indicated by a dotted line or a posture other than that.

Next, when the air cylinder 4 is actuated to move the pushing rod 3 in the direction of arrow B, the inner race 10 is thrown into the chute 1.

The chute 1 is installed in a downwardly sloping shape toward the downstream, and the upstream part 12 of the chute is the inner race 10
Is set to have a width W ₁ that allows free skiing and rotation, so that the inner race 10 thrown into the chute 1 freely glides down the upstream portion 12 of the chute 1 by its own weight.

Then, when it enters the downstream portion 13, the posture of the inner race 10 at this time is the posture indicated by reference numeral 10 ′, that is, the pair of opposing projections out of the six projections is on the central axis of the chute 1. The inner race 10 can slide down the downstream portion 13 in the posture in which the inner race 10 has a minimum outer diameter L ₂ with respect to the chute 1.

However, in other postures, the corners of the convex portion 10a of the inner race 10 contact the wall surface of the chute 1 and the downstream portion 13
It can be stopped near the entrance of the. Reference numeral 10 ″ indicates the inner race in this state (stopped state).

When the extrusion rod 3 which has been moving in the forward direction (direction of arrow B) to insert the inner race 10 into the chute 1 is driven in the backward direction (direction opposite to arrow B) for the next extrusion process, The posture correcting claw 17 at the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2 rotates clockwise about the shaft 16 in FIG. 2, and the claw portion 17a formed at the tip thereof is stopped. The inner race 1 is engaged with the recess 10b of the inner race 10.
0 is corrected to the posture shown by reference numeral 10 'in FIG. 1 as the pushing rod 3 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow B. As a result, the inner race 10 is corrected to the posture capable of sliding down again, and when the pushing rod 3 further moves in the direction opposite to the arrow B and the pawl 17a separates from the concave portion 10b, the inner race 10 is kept in that posture and downstream of the chute 1 by its own weight. The part 13 is slid down and supplied to the automatic assembly machine.

[Effect of device]

As described in detail above, according to the component supply device with posture correcting device of the present invention, the following effects and advantages can be obtained.

(1) In an automatic conveying type component supply device that uses the gradient of the supply chute, the width of the downstream portion of the supply chute is set to a dimension approximately equal to the minimum outer diameter L ₂ of the inner race, and the action of the posture correction claw is set. Thus, the posture of the inner race can be surely corrected with a simple structure during the transportation process.

(2) Since the posture correcting pawl is configured to interlock with the pushing rod for feeding the inner race to the supply chute, one drive machine can drive both the posture correcting pawl and the pushing rod. The configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show a component supplying device with a posture correcting device as an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is its plan view, FIG. 2 is its side view, and FIG. 3 is its component. It is a top view of an inner race. 1 ... Supply chute, 2 ... Extrusion device, 3 ... Extrusion rod, 4 ... Air cylinder, 5 ... Receiving part, 10 ... Inner race, 10a ... Convex part, 10b ... Recessed part, 12 ... … Upstream, 13
...... Downstream part, 14 ...... Side wall, 15 …… Support plate, 16 …… Shaft, 17
…… Posture correction nail, 17a …… Nail part, 18 …… Link, 19 ……
Rod, L ₁ ... maximum outer diameter of inner race, L ₂ ... minimum outer diameter of inner race.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An original shape is a circle, and an even number of concave portions and convex portions are alternately formed on the outer peripheral portion of the circular shape, and the outer diameter of the convex portion has a maximum outer diameter L ₁ and the outer diameter of the concave portion is a minimum outer diameter. In the inner race supply device of the chrysanthemum-shaped zipper-shaped joint having L ₂ , a supply chute having a gradient capable of carrying the inner race by its own weight, a receiving part attached to the upstream end of the chute, The inner race supplied to the receiving part is provided with an extruding rod that can be put into the chute in the forward stroke, and the chute is located in an upstream part set to a rotatable width dimension of the inner race and in the same upstream part. is composed of a connected said minimum outer diameter L lower end is set to be substantially equal width to ₂ of the same inner race so as to define the inner race in a predetermined posture, to move back and forth in conjunction with the extrusion rod At the same time, the posture-correcting claw having a claw portion at the tip end that engages with the concave portion of the inner race that is stopped near the inlet of the downstream portion during the backward stroke to correct the inner race to the predetermined posture is the downstream portion. A component supply device with a posture correction device, characterized in that it is provided in the section.