JP2599054B2 - Tile alignment device that can raise and lower the compartment bottom plate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for arranging tiles which can be handled by a single alignment jig even when tiles having different sizes or tiles having different sizes are mixed. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional tile alignment device, there is a device in which a fixed frame is provided on four circumferential side surfaces on a base, and the fixed frame is partitioned at predetermined intervals by a wire such as a piano wire. As another conventional tile arrangement device, there is a device in which a fixed frame is provided on the four peripheral side surfaces on the front side of the base, and the inside of the fixed frame is partitioned into a predetermined tile size by a fixed partition plate. This fixed partition plate device also forms similar partitions of different sizes on the back side of the base, so that one tile alignment device can align tiles of two different sizes. is there.

[0003]

However, in the tile aligning apparatus using a wire such as a piano wire, it can only be used as an aligning apparatus for tiles of the same size. Therefore, if the size of the tiles is different, it is necessary to replace the spacing of the wire, such as piano wire,
There is a drawback that a lot of trouble is required for the setup change.
In addition, in order to quickly perform the setup change, it is necessary to manufacture and prepare a dedicated tile alignment device for each different size of tile, which is not preferable in terms of cost, and management thereof is troublesome. Furthermore, it is not possible to arrange tiles of different sizes in a single aligning device in order to form a section by stretching a wire such as a piano wire.

On the other hand, in the case where a fixed partition plate is provided in a fixed frame to form a partition for tile alignment, the arrangement relationship of the partition plates is set in advance so that tiles of different sizes are mixed. For example, tiles of different sizes can be mixed and aligned in one tile alignment device. However, in the case of the tile alignment device using this fixed partition,
As with the tile alignment device using a wire such as the piano wire,
Once the alignment device has been manufactured, it is not possible to cope with variations in tile dimensions different from this, and it is necessary to prepare a special one for manufacturing.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been improved and eliminated in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to freely change the size of a tile alignment section according to the tile size. It is intended to provide a tile arrangement device capable of performing the same.

Means adopted by the present invention to solve the above problems is to store a plurality of tiles at predetermined intervals in an area defined by a partition plate provided on a base. In the aligning device, the part where each partition plate of the base is located
A groove is formed according to the minute, and each partition plate can be moved up and down into the groove
To the lower end of each partition plate.
Attaching the device, the height of each partition plate can be changed stepwise according to the size of the tile, and a lifting drive device is attached to the lower surface side of the bottom plate in the area defined by each partition plate.
A tile bottoming device in which a bottom plate is made to be able to be raised and lowered in a stepwise manner .

[0007]

According to the tile aligning apparatus of the present invention, the groove of the base is provided.
The height of the partition plate fitted and arranged to be able to move up and down
It changes according to the size of the tile depending on the location. For this reason, for example, a large compartment, a middle compartment, and a small compartment can be formed by the partition plate, and the smallest size tiles can be stored and aligned in the small compartment. Also, medium-sized tiles can be arranged on a partition plate forming a small section in the middle section room. Furthermore, large-sized tiles can be arranged on the partition plate forming the middle compartment of the large compartment. Thus, in the tile alignment device of the present invention, tiles of different sizes can be mixed and aligned, and in that case, the bottom plate of the chamber partitioned by each partition plate is raised and lowered by the lifting drive device. Accordingly, the surfaces of the tiles can be flush with each other, and the tile alignment device of the present invention can also be applied as a device for exclusively aligning tiles of respective sizes.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The same reference numerals as those in the conventional case denote the same members.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a tile aligning apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, three types of partition plates 3, 4, and 5 having different heights are independently disposed on the upper surface side of the base 2 respectively.

In this embodiment, the upper surface of the base 2 is divided into four parts by the tallest partition plate 3, and is divided into 400 × 400.
A large compartment having a plane size of mm is formed. Then, these large compartments having a size of 400 × 400 mm are further divided into four by the second highest partition plate 4,
A middle compartment having a plane size of 0 × 200 mm is formed, and the middle compartment having a size of 200 × 200 mm is further divided into four by the lowest partition plate 5, and 100 × 100 mm
Of small compartments. That is, in the tile aligning apparatus 1 of this embodiment, one unit is configured by aligning three types of partition plates 3, 4, and 5, and a small compartment having a size of 100 × 100 mm is provided in each unit. Are formed, four middle compartments having a size of 200 × 200 mm are formed, and one large compartment having a size of 400 × 400 mm is formed.

In this embodiment, the three types of partition plates 3, 4, and 5 are formed in the base 2 by forming grooves 6 corresponding to the portions of the base 2 where the respective partition plates are located. It is fitted and mounted so that it can move up and down freely. A cylinder 8 such as hydraulic or compressed air is provided on the back side of the base 2 via a frame 7.
And the lower end sides of the partition plates 3, 4, 5 are connected to the piston rods of the cylinders 8.

On the other hand, in the tile arranging apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the bottom plate 9 of each chamber (small compartment) partitioned by the partition plates 3 to 5 is directly mounted on the back side of the base 2. Alternatively, it is connected to the piston rod of the cylinder 10 such as compressed air, so that it can be moved up and down.

Next, the operation of the tile aligning apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. First, a case where the tile alignment device 1 is used for each tile size will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a tile 1 having a size of 100 mm square in a small compartment partitioned by the lowest partition plate 6.
1 is fitted and mounted. In the case of FIG. 3, the 200 mm square tiles 12 are fitted and aligned on the cross-shaped lowest partition plate 6 in the middle compartment partitioned by the second highest partition plate 4. . In this case, the bottom plate 9 in the small compartment is made the same height as the lowest partition plate 6 by projecting the cylinder 10 so that the 200 mm square tile 12 is stably supported. FIG. 4 shows a case where a 400 mm square tile 13 is fitted and mounted on the cross-shaped second highest partition plate 4 in the large compartment partitioned by the highest partition plate 3. .
In this case as well, the cylinder 10 is operated to protrude, and the bottom plate 9 in the small compartment is set at the same height as the second highest partition plate 4 so as to be 40 mm thick.
What is necessary is just to make it possible to stably support the 0 mm square tile 13. As described above, in the present embodiment, tiles 11, 12, and 13 of three different sizes of 100 mm square, 200 mm square, and 400 mm square are exclusively arranged in large, medium, and small sections, respectively. It is possible to use.

In the tile aligning apparatus 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, tiles of different sizes can be mixed and aligned. That is, in this case, all the bottom plates 9 of the small compartments of the smallest unit partitioned by each partition plate are replaced with the second highest partition plate 4.
To the same height as And at the same time, 100mm
A partition plate 5 for forming a small compartment in which a square tile 11 is to be fitted and mounted, and a partition plate 4 for forming a middle compartment in which a 200 mm square tile 12 is to be fitted and mounted.
In this case, the cylinder 8 shown in FIG. 1 may be caused to protrude so that its height becomes the same as the height of the highest partition plate 3. After that, the tile 13 of 400 mm square is fitted and mounted in the large compartment, and 200 mm into the middle compartment.
The corner tiles 12 are fitted and mounted, and further into the small compartment room.
A 0 mm square tile 11 may be fitted and mounted. Thereby, the tile surfaces of the tiles 11, 12, and 13 can be flush with each other, and the suction transfer after the alignment is easy.

Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be appropriately modified. example
If, as the specification Setsuban 3 to 5 and the lift drive unit of the bottom plate 9, it is possible to utilize other linear motion mechanism such as those or a link system using the electromagnetic solenoid. The size and Suto compartment housing the motor <br/> yl is can be appropriately modified.

[0016]

As described above, in the present invention,
Elevation drive the height of the partition plate forming a compartment for tile alignment
Depending on the size of the tile depending on the device ,
Since the bottom plate of each partitioned area can be raised and lowered by another lifting drive device , tiles of different sizes are fitted and mounted in the area partitioned by the predetermined partition plate and aligned. It is possible to easily respond to changes in tile variations. In this case, by raising the appropriate bottom plate, it is possible to make the surfaces of the tiles of different sizes uniform, and it is also easy to perform subsequent suction transfer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of an apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view when tiles are aligned in a small section of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view when tiles are arranged in a middle section of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional side view when tiles are aligned in a large section of the device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view when tiles of different sizes are mixed and aligned in the apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the whole when tiles of different sizes are mixed and aligned in the apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tile arrangement apparatus 2 ... Base 3 ... Partition plate 4 ... Partition plate 5 ... Partition plate 8 ... Cylinder 9 ... Bottom plate 10 ... Cylinder

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus for storing and arranging a plurality of tiles at predetermined intervals in an area defined by a partition plate provided on a base, wherein the tile corresponds to a portion where each partition of the base is located.
To form a groove, and each partition plate is fitted into the groove
At the same time, attach the lifting drive to the lower end of each partition plate.
Ri attached to stage the height of the partition plate according to the size of the tile
The vertical drive is attached to the lower surface side of the bottom plate in the area defined by each partition plate, and the bottom plate is stepped.
Compartment bottom plate vertically movable tile alignment device, characterized in that it no freely elevating the Kaiteki.