JP2585127B2 - Transfer equipment between transfer routes - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention transfers a real jig (a jig supporting an object to be conveyed) conveyed by, for example, a hanging conveyance device to a trolley-type conveyance device and a trolley-type conveyance device. The present invention relates to a transfer equipment between transfer paths used when transferring an empty jig transferred by a method to a hanging transfer device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of equipment, as shown in, for example, FIG.
The jig supporting the transferred object 72 is lifted from the hanger 74 by the transfer device 73 [A], and then moved to the lower side [B].
Then, after being pulled out of the hanger 74, it is lowered [c] and is transferred onto the empty carriage 76 of the carriage-type transfer device 75. Next, the transfer device 73 is pulled out [d] to the lower side and then raised [e] to an intermediate position, whereby the bogie 7 supporting the actual jig 71A is
6 is running to the lower side. Then, after lowering the transfer device 73, the transfer device 73 is moved to the upper side, and
After plunging below the empty jig 71B supported by 76,
The empty jig 71B on the carriage 76 is lifted by raising [h] to the intermediate position. Then, the moving jig 71 is moved downward (リ), and then moved upward (ヌ) and moved upward (ル), and then lowered (オ).
B is passed to Hunger 74.

According to the conventional type described above, the fork portion of the transfer device 73 is oriented in one direction on the upper side, so that the actual jig 71
After moving A to the trolley 76, the evacuation operation (d), (e), and (f) of the transfer device 73 for moving the trolley 76 to the lower side is required, which increases the work time and the control. Becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer facility between transfer paths that can perform an operation of receiving an empty jig for a next bogie irrespective of the bogie after transferring the actual jig to the bogie.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the transfer equipment between transport paths according to the present invention is a real jig supporting an object to be transported between an upper path of a hanging type and a lower path of a cart type. And a transfer device for transferring an empty jig, wherein the transfer positions of both paths are set to be vertically opposed to each other, and the lower path is shifted downward by a predetermined pitch from the transfer position to the lower transfer position. And a lifting frame is provided on the side of both paths, and a temporary receiving device that is reciprocally movable in the direction of the path is provided on the lifting frame, and the temporary receiving device is a frame that is rotatable around the vertical axis. And a receiving member provided at the free end of the arm and capable of abutting on the lower surface of the jig.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the jig carried to the upper transfer position is moved by moving the temporary receiving device to the upper side and raising the elevating frame with the arm body facing the lower side. I can lift. Next, the jig can be extracted from the transporting means by moving the temporary receiving device to the lower side, and the jig can be transferred to the lower path side at the lower transfer position by lowering the lifting frame. After that, the arm body is turned around the vertical axis and turned to the upper side, and then the temporary receiving device is moved to the upper side, so that the receiving device can correspond to the jig at the lower transfer position, and the vertical movement can be performed. The jig can be lifted by raising the frame.
Then, the jig can be brought to the upper transfer position and transferred to the upper transfer path side by merging with the above-described wholesale transfer operation path and performing the reverse operation.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a hanging transfer device provided on the ceiling side, and a guide rail 2
And a movable body 3 such as a trolley device supported by the guide rail 2 and a hanger 4 provided below the movable body 3. The movable body 3 is provided with a chain provided above the guide rail 2. The vehicle travels on a certain upper route 5 by a driving device of a type or a self-propelled type. The hanger 4 has a C-shape in a side view, and a lower lateral rod portion is provided with a left-right receiving member 6, and the receiving member 6 has a plurality of (two) positioning pins 7 erected thereon. doing.

The transferred object 10 is supported by a pallet-shaped jig 11,
The jig 11 has a positioning hole 12 with which the positioning pin 7 can be engaged from below, and a locking hole 13 for transfer (described later).

Reference numeral 20 denotes a bogie type transfer device provided on the floor side, and guide rails 21.
And a carriage unit 22 supported by the guide rail 21 and a support base 23 provided on the carriage unit 22. The carriage unit 22 is a chain-type drive provided below the guide rail 22. The vehicle travels on a fixed lower route 24 by a device or a self-propelled system. The support base 23 is a standing member from the carriage unit 22.
25, and a left-right receiving member 26 provided at the upper end of the standing member 25. The positioning member 12
A positioning pin 27 that can be engaged from below is erected from below.

A transfer device 30 is provided at a place where the upper path 5 and the lower path 24 are parallel to each other. The transfer apparatus 30 is provided with the actual (supporting the transferred object) transferred by the hanging transfer device 1. The jig 11 is transferred to the trolley-type transport device 20, and the empty jig 11 transported by the trolley-type transport device 20 is suspended by the hanging transport device 1.
Is configured to be transferred to That is, the post on the side of the parallel part
An elevating frame 31 is provided upright and is guided via a roller 33 on a vertical guide rail 32 mounted on the outer surface of the post 31.
34 are provided. A lifting drive linked to this lifting frame 34
35 is provided at the upper end of the post 31, and the interlock is performed via a chain 36. A frame 37 is fixed to a side surface of the elevating frame 34 facing the parallel portion, and a guide rail 38 is mounted on the upper and lower surfaces of the frame 37 in a direction along both paths 5, 24. A movable frame 40 is provided on these guide rails 38 via a plurality of guide rollers 39.
Is performed in two stages by a double-rod type cylinder device 41A, 41B provided between the lifting frame 34 and the movable frame 40. In addition, the movable frame 40 in the direction along both paths 5, 24
Is limited by the movable frame 40 abutting the stoppers 42 and 43 provided on the frame 37 so as to be adjustable. From the movable frame 40, a support frame 44 protruding between the two paths 5 and 24 is horizontally connected, and a temporary receiving device 45 is provided on the support frame 44. This temporary receiving device 45 includes a support frame 44
A cylindrical body 46 erected at the two upper positions, and a bearing 47 is provided in the cylindrical body 46.
A vertical axis 48 rotatably disposed via a vertical arm 48, a horizontal arm 49 fixed to the upper end of the vertical axis 48, and a self-aligning receiver 50 on the free end of the arm 49 An erect stand 51, a locking pin 53 erected on the upper end of the stand 51 via a base plate 52, and a base plate 52
Receiving member 55 urged upward by a spring 54 provided between
And a detector (limit switch) 56 provided on the stand 51 for detecting that the receiving member 55 has been lowered by a predetermined amount against the spring 54, and the arm 49 is turned around the axis 48A of the longitudinal axis 48. A rotary actuator (an example of a rotation device) 57 that is disposed in the support frame 44 to move and is interlocked with the lower end of the longitudinal axis 48. The arm body 49 is rotatable forward and backward around the longitudinal axis 48A by 180 degrees so as to be located along the two paths 5, 24. A stopper 58 is provided at the upper end of the vertical axis 48, and a stopper body 59 is provided at the upper end of the longitudinal axis 48.

A lock device 60 for the hanger 4 is provided at the transfer device 30. The locking device 60 includes a mount 61 that can be freely positioned between a pair of posts 36, a pair of front and rear clamp arms 62 provided on the mount 61 side, and a position where the clamp arms 62 are raised (clamped) and turned over (clamp release). ) It comprises a cylinder device 63 which swings to and from the position, and both clamp arms 62 clamp the lower part of the hanger 4 from front and rear by standing up.

The position where the hanger 4 is locked by the locking device 60 is set as the upper transfer position 8, and the stop position of the bogie unit 22 immediately below the hanger 4 is set as the lower transfer position 28. Further, the stop position of the bogie portion at a position below the predetermined pitch P with respect to the lower transfer position 28 is set to a lower transfer position 29.

Next, in the above embodiment, an operation of transferring the transported object 10 transported by the hanging transport device 1 to the carriage type transport device 20 together with the jig 11 will be described.

In the hanging conveyance device 1, the hanger 4 supports the jig 11 supporting the transferred object 10 at a fixed position by engaging the positioning hole 12 with the positioning pin 7. Then, the movable body 3 integrated with the hanger 4 is supported and guided by the guide rail 2 to travel on the upper path 5 and is stopped at the upper transfer position 8 facing the transfer device 30. At this time, the clamp arm 62 of the locking device 60 is positioned sideways below the hanger 4, and in this state, the cylinder device 63 is operated to operate the clamp arm 62.
And the lower part of the hanger 4 is clamped from the front and rear as shown in FIG. 1 so that the hanger 4 can be locked so as not to shake. Before and after this, the transfer device 30 is operated, and the transfer is started. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the movable frame 40 is moved to the upper side by the contraction of the two cylinder devices 41A and 41B so as to abut the stopper 42, and FIGS. The arm 49 is positioned on the lower side as shown by the solid line in FIG.
From below. In addition, in the carriage type transport device 20, the carriage portion 22 supporting the empty jig 11 is stopped at a lower transfer position 29 immediately below, such as the locking pin 53, as shown in FIG. The bogie unit 22 that does not support the jig 11 or the like at a lower transfer position 29 lower by a predetermined pitch P than the lower transfer position 29 is stopped.

In the above state, the lifting drive device 35 is first operated to raise the lifting frame 34. Then the locking pin 53 that goes up
Is engaged with the locking hole 13 from below, and the receiving tool 55 is
The jig 11 is lifted from the hanger 4 as shown by the imaginary line A in FIG. When the lifting motion is performed, if the locking pin 53 and the locking hole 13 are slightly displaced, the sharp end of the locking pin 53 comes into contact with the edge of the locking hole 13 and the self-centering is performed. When the stand 51 side moves through the receiving portion 51, it is absorbed. When the position is greatly shifted, the detector 56 does not operate because the locking pin 53 comes into contact with the lower surface of the jig 11 and the receiving member 55 is not in contact, so that the next operation is stopped. And inform workers.

The predetermined engagement is performed as described above, and the receiving tool 55 is
When the receiver 55 comes into contact with the lower part from below, the receiving member 55 is relatively lowered against the spring 54, whereby the detector 56 is operated to detect that it has been properly engaged. Move on to operation. That is, both cylinder devices 41A and 41B are extended. As a result, the movable frame 40 is moved downward by the predetermined pitch P, and the jig 11 and the transferred object 10 are disengaged from the hanger 4 to the lower side as shown by the imaginary line B in FIG. Position. Next, the lifting drive device 35 is operated in reverse to lower the lifting frame 34. As a result, FIG.
As shown by a virtual line C in FIG.
The positioning hole 12 is engaged with the receiving jig 27 to receive the actual jig 11.
The locking pin 53 is pulled out from the locking hole 13 while being placed on the top. Then, the bogie unit 22 supporting the actual jig 11 travels downward on the lower route 24.

Both arms 49 are rotated 180 degrees before and after this traveling. That is, the vertical axis 48 is set by the rotary actuator 57.
To rotate the arm 49 by 180 degrees around the longitudinal axis 48A, thereby turning the arm 49 upward as shown by the imaginary line D in FIG. At this time, the rotation is performed around the outside, and an unexpected collision with the support table 23 is avoided. Next, the long side lower cylinder device 41B is contracted, and the imaginary line E in FIG.
The support frame 44 is moved to the upper side as shown by, and the arm body is placed below the empty jig 11 of the bogie unit 22 stopped at the lower transfer position 29.
Make 49 rush. At this time, the locking pin 53 faces the locking hole 13 from below. Next, the lifting frame 34 is raised, and the locking pin 53 is
Is engaged with the locking hole 13 from below, and the empty jig 11 is lifted from the bogie unit 22. This lifting is performed to the intermediate position, and collision of the jig 11 with the locking device 60 is avoided. Then, the lower cylinder device 41B is extended and the first cylinder device 41B is extended.
The jig 11 is positioned lower than the hanger 4 as shown by a virtual line F in the figure. Next, after raising the lifting frame 34 to the upper limit, the cylinder device 41B on the lower side is contracted, so that the empty jig 11 is positioned above the receiving member 6 in the hanger 4. Next, by lowering the lifting frame 34, the positioning holes 12 are engaged with the positioning pins 7 and the jig 11 can be placed on the receiving member 6.

The movable body 3 supporting the empty jig 11 with the hanger 4 in this manner, after the locking device 60 is unlocked,
As shown by a virtual line G in FIG.

The above-described lowering of the elevating frame 34 is performed to the intermediate position, and thereafter, the upper cylinder device 41A is contracted and the arm body 49 is rotated 180 degrees to the lower side, as shown by the solid line in FIG. To the initial receiving position. On the side of the trolley-type transfer device 20, the emptied trolley part 22 moves downward by a predetermined pitch P, and the actual trolley part 22 reaches the mark.

In the above embodiment, the type in which the actual jig 11 is moved from the hanger 4 to the bogie unit 22 and the empty jig 11 is moved from the bogie unit 22 to the hanger 4 has been described. Alternatively, the jig 11 may be moved from the carriage unit 22 to the hanger 4 and the empty jig 11 may be moved from the hanger 4 to the carriage unit 22.

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the jig is provided at the lower transfer position of the lower path while having a simple structure in which the rotatable arm is provided in the temporary receiving device and incorporating the control. The temporary receiving device can be moved to the lower transfer position without performing the evacuation operation, so that the entire transfer operation time can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view, FIG. 2 is a rear view, FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part, FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view, and FIG. 6 is a schematic side view for explaining a conventional example. 1… hanging transport device, 3… movable body, 4… hanger,
5 upper path, 7 positioning pin, 8 upper transfer position, 10 transferred object, 11 jig, 12 positioning hole, 13 locking hole, 20 trolley Type transfer device, 22… cart unit, 24… lower path, 26… receiving member, 27… positioning pin, 28… lower transfer position, 29… lower transfer position, 30…
… Transfer equipment, 34 …… Elevating frame, 40 …… Movable frame, 41A,
41B …… Cylinder device, 45 …… Temporary receiving device, 48 …… Vertical axis, 48A …… Vertical axis center, 49 …… Arm body, 50 …… Self-aligning receiving part, 53 …… Locking pin, 54 …… Spring, 55 …… Receiver, 57…
... Rotary actuator (rotating device), 60 ... Locking device, (P) ... Predetermined pitch.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transfer facility for transferring an actual jig supporting an object to be transferred and an empty jig between a suspended type upper path and a bogie type lower path. In addition to setting the positions facing each other up and down, in the lower route, the lower transfer position is set by shifting the predetermined pitch below the transfer position, and a lifting frame is provided on both sides of the two routes, and the lifting frame is A temporary receiving device that is reciprocally movable in the path direction is provided, and the temporary receiving device is provided at the free end of the arm and at the free end of the arm and abuts on the lower surface of the jig. A transfer facility between transfer paths having a flexible receiving device.