JP2640225B2 - Hanger transfer method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanger transfer method and apparatus for automatically removing a hanger conveyed while being hung on a hanger trolley and transferring the hanger to another rail or a storage position. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cleaning factory, clothes that have been cleaned are suspended on a hanger trolley,
They are transported to a sorting station. Also in the apparel industry, it is called a hanger item, and transport by a hanger trolley has become common. In the conventional sorting work, a worker discriminates clothes being transported, removes the clothes manually, and then transfers the clothes to another rail or collects the clothes for each storage destination. However, since it is a manual operation, workability is not good.

[0003] Therefore, in order to improve work efficiency, automatic sorting, that is, introduction of an automatic sorting apparatus, has been performed from manual sorting. However, at present, the hangers supplied to the automatic sorting apparatus generally transfer the hangers transported by the hanger trolley to the automatic sorting apparatus manually.

[0004]

However, it is sufficient that the diameter of the hanger bar pipe of the hanger trolley and the diameter of the hook of the hanger are always uniform. However, the hook diameter of the hanger is small, or the tip of the hook is below the hanger bar. If the structure is such that it goes around to the side, the scooping bar is caught on the hanger, so that the so-called hook of the hanger is locked to the hanger bar, so that scooping cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a hanger transfer method and apparatus capable of reliably transferring a hanger irrespective of a pipe diameter of a hanger bar of a hanger trolley, a hook diameter of a hanger, its shape, and the like. Is to provide.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to form a branch by contacting one end of a scooping bar with a side of a hanger bar of a hanger trolley for suspending and transporting a hanger. A hanger transfer method for transferring the hanger to a fork along with movement, while moving the hanger trolley, on a side surface substantially opposite to a side surface where the scoop bar contacts the hanger bar, This is achieved by a hanger transfer method, wherein an external force is applied to the hook open end of the hanger to gradually move the hanger bar upward.

Another object of the present invention is to form a branch path by bringing one end of a scoop bar into contact with a side surface of a hanger bar of a hanger trolley for suspending and transporting a hanger,
In a hanger transfer device configured to transfer the hanger to a fork along with the movement of the hanger trolley, while moving the hanger trolley, the hanger bar is substantially opposite to a side surface on which a scoop bar is brought into contact. This is achieved by a hanger transfer device characterized in that a hanger lifting guide portion is provided on a side surface of the hanger trolley, the hanger lifting guide portion being inclined upward in the transport direction of the hanger and abutting on the tip of the hanger hook.

That is, the hanger is suspended by hanging a hook having one end opened on a pipe-shaped hanger trolley. Therefore, if a hanger lifting guide plate is provided on the open end side of the hook that rises along the transport direction of the hanger trolley, the hook tip comes into contact with this guide plate as the hanger trolley is transported,
The hanger is lifted, and the escape from the hanger trolley is performed smoothly. Therefore, if the hanger is lifted up by the hanger lifting guide plate and transferred to the scooping bar, for example, even if the hook wraps around the hanger bar to the lower side or is stuck so as not to come off easily, the transfer operation can be performed. Can be performed reliably.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a structural view schematically showing the entire structure of the transfer device, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part. To explain the schematic operation of the hanger transfer device of the present embodiment, the hanger bar on which a plurality of hangers of the hanger trolley are suspended is brought into contact with one end of a bow-shaped scooping bar so as to be pressed against the side surface. The hook portion of the hanger is lifted up and scooped, the inclined bar is slid down, and transferred to, for example, an induction (injection device) of an automatic sorting device.

First, the overall structure of the hanger transfer device will be described. Reference numeral 1 denotes a trolley rail, which forms a transport path for transferring the entire hanger trolley 2 in a predetermined direction. The basic structure of the hanger trolley 2 is a configuration in which a pipe-shaped hanger bar 4 is bridged between a pair of suspension portions 3a and 3b. By the way, the hanger 11 described later,
Actually, it is hung on the hanger bar 4 of the hanger trolley 2.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure will be described.
a and 3b are a roller 5 rotating along the trolley rail 1 as shown in FIG. 2, a bearing 6 for rotatably supporting the roller 5, an upper end fixed to the bearing 6, and a hanger bar 4 at the lower end. It is composed of a pair of fixed connecting portions 7 and a steadying member 8 for preventing deformation and reinforcing the connecting portion 7 and for further preventing the steadying.

At the upper end of the hanger bar 4 formed in a pipe shape, stoppers 9 are provided at appropriate intervals so that the hanger 11 suspended from the hanger bar 4 can be positioned. Although one hanger trolley 2 is shown in FIG. 1, the hanger trolley 2 is actually configured to be continuously transported at predetermined intervals.

On the other hand, a drive mechanism for transporting the hanger trolley 2 in the direction of arrow A is provided above the hanger trolley 2. The driving source 21 is a motor, and the driving force is the belt 2
2 to a pulley 23 provided at an appropriate interval. A belt 24 is wound between the pulleys 23, and projections 25 are provided at predetermined intervals on the outer surface of the belt 24. Then, by rotating the belt 24 clockwise in FIG. 1, one of the protrusions 25 comes into contact with the suspension portions 3a, 3b and pushes in the direction of arrow A.

Next, the skim bar 31 will be described. The scooping bar 31 has a tip portion curved in the horizontal and vertical directions, and a root portion thereof is fixed to one end of a mounting bracket 32 formed in an L-shaped section. Note that the shape of the mounting bracket 32 is
Is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction about the center, but may be configured to be rotatable in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction). Further, the shape is not limited to the L-shape, and a U-shaped material having a depth that does not allow the scooped hanger 11 to be locked, and a plate material can be used in a vertical shape.

A plunger solenoid 34 is fixed to a member (not shown).
One end of 5 is attached to one end of the mounting bracket 32. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, by driving the plunger solenoid 34, the fitting 3
2 rotates up and down around the fulcrum 33.
Then, when the mounting bracket 32 is urged downward, the tip of the scoop bar 31 is pressed against the upper surface of the hanger bar 4 at a slightly oblique position, as particularly shown in FIG. When the hanger trolley 2 is continuously transported in the direction of arrow A in this state, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 3, the hook 12 of the hanger 11 suspended from the hanger bar 4 is moved.
It gets on the scooping bar 31.

The hanger 11 is pushed up on the scooping bar 31 with the movement of the hanger trolley 2 and, after passing over the top near the tip of the scooping bar 31, the inclination of the scooping bar 31 causes its root direction, that is, the mounting bracket. 32. Then, it moves from the scooping bar 31 onto the guide rail 36 and is transferred to another hanger trolley, storage box, or the like.

In this manner, the hanger 11 is skimmed, that is, the transfer is performed. In the present embodiment, the following remarkable measures are taken to smoothly perform the transfer. As shown in FIG. 3, a hanger lifting guide portion 41 is provided on the surface of the hanger bar 4 opposite to the surface on which the scooping bar 31 is pressed. The hanger lifting guide portion 41 is formed by providing a plate material at an upward slope along the moving direction of the hanger bar 4. The lifting guide 41 may be fixed in the state shown in the figure, but when it is fixed, the hanger 11 not to be transferred is simply pushed upward. However, from the viewpoint of the structure of the transport mechanism, etc., the hanger 11 to be transferred is not always fixed at the illustrated position and slope, but is shown in conjunction with the pressing of the scoop bar 31 when the hanger 11 to be transferred is transported. The structure for positioning and fixing as described above is preferable.

The lowermost end of the lifting guide 41 is located below the tip of the hook 12 of the hanger 11 being conveyed. The position of the uppermost end of the lifting guide portion 41 may be a height at which the hook 12 can be removed upward from the hanger bar 4. For example, a position slightly higher than a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the hanger bar 4. Is configured. Therefore, when the hanger 11 is conveyed as described above, the open end of the hook 12 rides on the guide portion 41 and is conveyed as it is, so that the entire hanger 11 is lifted. For this reason, the hook 12 comes out of the hanger bar 4, and the transfer to the scooping bar 31 is performed extremely smoothly.

Therefore, even when the hanger bar 4 and the hook 12 are engaged with a small gap, or when there is a gap between the tip of the scooping bar 31 and the hanger bar 4, the entire hanger 11 can be lifted. Therefore, the transfer operation can be performed accurately and smoothly without being caught on the scooping bar 31. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment relates to the driving of the scooping bar 31, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part.

When the tip of the hanger bar 4 is sharp as shown in FIG.
As shown by the dotted line, the coil spring 52 is energized. According to this structure, when the hanger bar 4 is conveyed, the tip of the scooping bar 31 is
And moves from the position shown by the imaginary line to the position shown by the solid line. By this copying movement, the skiving bar 31 comes into contact with the side surface of the hanger bar 4, and the hanger 11 can be transferred as described above. The lifting guide 4
The structure of No. 1 is the same as above.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment relates to the driving of the scooping bar 31, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part. In the present embodiment, the scoop bar 31 is configured to be rotated in the horizontal direction by the rotary solenoid 61. The limit switch 62 provided on the opposite side of the skim bar 31 detects that the hanger bar 4 has moved to the transfer position, and operates the rotary solenoid 61.

That is, when the hanger bar 4 is conveyed and the limit switch 62 detects this, the rotary solenoid 61 operates, and the scoop bar 4 is driven from the position indicated by the dotted line to the position indicated by the solid line. Therefore, the tip of the scooping bar 31 comes into contact with the side surface of the hanger bar 4, and the hanger 11 can be transferred as described above. The lifting guide 41 may also be configured to contact the hanger bar 4 in synchronization with the detection of the limit switch 62.

Although the scooping bar 31 shown in FIG. 4 is configured to be appropriately driven in the horizontal direction, the scooping bar 31 may have a structure in which the mounting base portion is fixed. The operation of the scoop bar 31 in this case is such that the hanger bar 4 continues to advance after the tip of the scoop bar 31 comes into contact with the tip portion of the hanger bar 4, and the scoop bar 31 has its own elasticity. The tip of the scooping bar 31 can be adapted to slide on the side surface of the hanger bar 4.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the configuration of a hanger trolley and other various driving systems, various configurations may be used as necessary. It can be changed.
Further, for example, the timing at which the scooping bar 31 and the lifting guide portion 41 are brought into contact with the hanger bar 4 and the timing at which the contact is released may be controlled by programming.

In any case, the transfer of the hanger 11 can be performed smoothly by applying the present invention.
Furthermore, if the operation of the skiving bar is detected by, for example, a bar code or the like and controlled based on the detection signal, when the hanger to be transferred is conveyed, the skimming bar is moved to the hanger bar of the hanger trolley. If it is desired to pass along the side surface, the scoop bar can be removed from the side surface of the hanger bar and the hanger trolley can be passed as it is, and the hanger transfer device of the present invention can also be used as an automatic sorting device. .

[0026]

As described above, the method and apparatus for transferring hangers according to the present invention provide a method for scooping hangers, that is, transferring hangers by bringing a rake bar into contact with one side of a hanger bar on which the hangers are suspended. And a hanger lifting guide for lifting the entire hanger is provided on the other side of the hanger bar. Therefore, when transferring the hangers, the hangers can be reliably lifted from the hanger bars and the transfer can be performed even in a state where the hanger and the hanger bar are unlikely to be disengaged. You can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing a first embodiment of a hanger transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the hanger transfer device shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a main part of the hanger transfer device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 hanger trolley 3a, 3b suspension portion 4 hanger bar 5 roller 6 bearing portion 7 connecting portion 8 steady rest member 9 stopper 11 hanger 12 hook 21 motor 22, 23 pulley 24 belt 25 projection 31 scooping bar 32 L fitting 33 fulcrum 34 plan Jar solenoid 35 Lot 36 Guide rail 41 Hanger lifting guide 52 Winding spring 61 Rotating solenoid 62 Limit switch A Moving direction.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A branch path is formed by contacting one end of a scoop bar with a hanger bar side surface of a hanger trolley for suspending and transporting a hanger, and transferring the hanger to the branch path with the movement of the hanger trolley. A hanger transfer method, comprising: releasing a hook of the hanger with respect to the hanger bar on a side surface substantially opposite to a side surface with which the scoop bar contacts the hanger bar while moving the hanger trolley. A method for transferring hangers, characterized in that the hangers are gradually moved upward by applying an external force to the ends. 2. A branch path is formed by bringing one end of a scooping bar into contact with a side surface of a hanger bar of a hanger trolley for hanging and transporting a hanger, and transferring the hanger to the branch path with the movement of the hanger trolley. In the hanger transfer device, the hanger trolley is moved while moving the hanger bar on the side substantially opposite to the side on which the hanger bar scooping bar is brought into contact with the hanger trolley in a direction in which the hanger trolley is conveyed. A hanger transfer device, comprising: a hanger lifting guide portion abutting on a tip of a hanger hook.