JP2644163B2 - Multi-stage loading device for workpieces in storage frame - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of loading a work such as a metal extruded material such as aluminum having a predetermined length into a storage frame in a multi-stage state .
The present invention relates to a multi-stage loading device for workpieces .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a large number of aluminum extruded materials (W) having a predetermined length which are extruded, subjected to an aging treatment, and sent to a belt conveyor of an inspection line are shown in FIG. Then, for packing and the like, they are arranged in a side-by-side state in the housing frame (2) and stacked in multiple stages via buffer spacers (S) made of an elastic material or the like.

[0003] This loading operation has conventionally been performed, for example, in the 15th.
As shown in FIG. 2A, a movable loading device (51) having a loading belt conveyor (51a) protruding forward is used, and a buffering device made of an elastic material is provided on the bottom surface of the housing frame (2). A predetermined number of extruded members (W) supported in a parallel state on the loading conveyor (51a) with the spacer (S) arranged in the above-mentioned manner are driven around the conveyor (51a) by a circular drive and a rear loading device ( By linking with the movement of 51), the accommodation spacer (2) is placed on the buffer spacer (S) on the bottom surface,
It is piled up, and a spacer (S) is put on the upper surface again.
And a predetermined number of extruded members (W) in a parallel state again
Are loaded on the spacers (S) by the loading device (51), and the arrangement of the spacers (S) and the extruded material (W)
Are alternately repeated to load a large number of extruded materials (W) in a multi-stage state in the housing frame (2).

[0004] Alternatively, instead of using a loading operation using the above-described device (51) or the like, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 14, workers (H) and (H) sometimes manually load extruded materials (W) in a multi-stage state as shown in FIG.

[0005]

However, in any of the above loading methods, it is necessary to alternately load the extruded material (E) and arrange the spacer (S). Cannot be performed efficiently.

In the loading method using the conveyor type loading device (51) as shown in FIG. 15 (a), the extruded material (W) on the conveyor (51a) is placed in the storage frame (2). In the process of passing, the extruded material (W) may be rolled or twisted, etc., so that the extruded material (W) is placed in an appropriate arrangement state.
Are difficult to be accommodated, and the extruded material (W)... May be scratched or hit. Particularly, in the loading operation of the material to be alumite, generation of scratches has been a serious problem.

In addition, the manual loading operation requires a lot of time, labor, and labor for the self-volume loading operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has a storage frame which can efficiently and multi-stagely load a work such as an extruded material into a proper arrangement without scratching. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-stage loading device for loading a workpiece onto a workpiece.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned object, the present invention
Akira was constructed by winding a long spacer into a coil shape
Spacer coil and a predetermined distance from the spacer coil
The spacer of the spacer coil is
Spacer drawer that chucks the tip and draws out the specified length
Device, spacer coil and spacer drawer
Between the spacer coils
Cutter that cuts pacer and spacer drawer
Spacer that is arranged between the cutter and the cutter and cut and separated
Of the workpiece at the workpiece receiving position.
At a position below the height of the workpiece
The spacer supply device and both ends of the cut spacer
A chuck that chucks the top of the pacer so that it can receive the work.
Pacer end chuck device and spacer end chuck
Move the device between the work receiving position and the work loading position.
A transfer device allowed to reciprocating migrating in the spacer end Chat
A lifting device which allowed to lift the click device, is provided, space
The end chuck device is held by the spacer feeder.
Chuck both ends of the spacer and receive it
After receiving the work on the upper surface of the spacer, load the work
Position, and from the multi-stage loading height position in the accommodation frame
Also descends from the upper height position and works with the spacer
It is loaded into the storage frame, and then the chuck is released.
To the workpiece receiving position with the spacer left in the storage frame
And return
The gist is a multi-stage loading device for loading a work into a container frame .

[0010]

With the above-mentioned apparatus, the work receiving position has a space.
Spacer with both ends chucked by a ser end chuck device
The workpiece is received on the upper surface of the
The workpiece is moved down to the
Is being loaded into the accommodation frame. Accordingly, the simultaneous and the loading of the spacer arrangement and the workpiece, efficiently be performed loading operation of the workpiece, moreover, the work is rolling during loading into the accommodating frame, the proper arrangement without causing deviation or the like It is loaded in a multi-stage loading state without scratching .

The spacer is a long spacer.
Is a spacer coil constructed by winding a coil into a coil shape
And cut it to a predetermined length with a cutter.
The middle part in the longitudinal direction is held by the pacer
Handed off to the end chuck device. Therefore, the space
The supply of spacers to the chuck unit is also automated.
Work and labor required for work are further reduced,
Further labor saving and efficiency improvement of the embedding work can be realized. of
In addition, the spacer used for loading
Loading in the form of a compact spacer coil
Is set in the
Is Setti ring pace-effectively loading device.

[0012]

Next, a description will be given of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a case where an aluminum square tubular hollow extruded material is used as a work and the extruded materials are stacked in a plurality of stages in a housing frame.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a line in which a multi-stage loading device is incorporated. In FIG.
... is an inspection belt conveyor, (2) is a work accommodation frame, (3) is an accommodation frame transport belt conveyor,
(4) is a multi-stage loading device.

Inspection belt conveyor (1)
... transports the extruded material (W) that has been subjected to aging treatment for inspection of appearance and the like. As shown in FIG.
In order to support and transport the extruded material (W) in a stable state, a plurality of extruded materials (W) are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals.

The housing frame (2) is composed of a large number of extruded materials (W).
Are arranged in the horizontal direction, and are stacked and accommodated in multiple layers in the vertical direction. The rectangular bottom plate (2a) for supporting the extruded material (W) ... and the bottom plate (2a) And a pillar (2b) for detachment prevention, which is detachably provided on the peripheral portion.

[0016] Belt conveyor (3) for carrying the storage frame
Receives the housing frame (2) on its upper surface, holds the housing frame (2) at a predetermined loading position, and extrudes (W) ...
It has a function such as unloading the storage frame (2) having finished loading, and as shown in FIG. 2, at a predetermined position in front of the inspection belt conveyor (1),
For stable receiving and transport of the storage frame (2),
They are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals.

The multi-stage loading apparatus (4) is configured to store the extruded materials (W) conveyed by the inspection belt conveyor (1) in a predetermined number of units and into a storage frame on the other conveyor (3). (2) is loaded in a multi-stage state, and the area above both belt conveyors (1) and (3) and the inspection belt conveyor (1) ...
Are arranged by utilizing a space area between the front ends of the light emitting elements.

In the loading device (4), (6) is a spacer coil, (7) is a spacer drawing device,
(8) is a tension roll, (9) is a cutter, (10)
Is a spacer supply device, (11) and (11) are spacer end chuck devices, (12) is a transfer device, and (13) is a lifting device.

The spacer coil (6) is formed by winding a strip-shaped long spacer having a predetermined width into a coil shape, and is disposed at a lower position between the front ends of the inspection belt conveyors (1). I have.

The spacer (S) is interposed between the upper and lower extruded members (W), which are stacked in a multi-stage manner in the storage frame (2),
It serves as a cushioning material for preventing scratches due to interference between the upper and lower extruded materials. Therefore, a material that can effectively exhibit such a function, for example, styrene paper, urethane pad material, or the like is preferably used. As the spacer (S), any material can be used as long as it can reduce or prevent interference between upper and lower works in a state of being stacked in multiple stages. Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned cushioning material, various spacers can be used. Needless to say, may be used.

The spacer pulling-out device (7) pulls out the spacer (S) of the spacer coil (6) toward the rear, and a predetermined distance from the coil (6) is provided behind the spacer coil (6). And are arranged to face each other.

The spacer withdrawing device (7) comprises a cylinder (15) which is oriented horizontally and directed forward, and a chuck device (16) provided at the tip of a rod (15a) of the cylinder (15). The spacer (S) is pulled out from the coil (6) by chucking the tip of the spacer (S) with the chuck device (16) and retracting the cylinder rod (15a). It has been done.

The tension roll (8) tensions the spacer (S) drawn out by the spacer pulling-out device (7). The tension roll (8) is provided on the rear side of the coil (6) in a mode directly facing the pulling-out device (7). It is provided next to

The cutter (9) cuts the spacer (S) drawn by the drawer (7) at a predetermined length, and is disposed adjacent to the rear of the tension roll (8).

The spacer supply device (10) chucks the spacer (S) drawn out by the drawing device (7) at an intermediate position between the drawing device (7) and the cutter (9), and the cutter (9). Holds the spacer (S) of a predetermined length cut by the above, and moves the cut spacer (S) upward to pass it to the upper spacer end chuck device (11) (11) side. is there.

That is, this spacer supply device (10)
A pair of cylinders (17) and (17), which are set upright in a vertically oriented state, in front and rear pairs near the end of the intermediate region between the drawing device (7) and the cutter (9); A chuck device (18) (18) provided at the tip of each rod (17a) (17a) is provided. When the cylinders (17) (17) are driven, the chuck devices (18) (18) draw the spacer. It is configured to be raised and lowered between the path height position and a height position that is a predetermined distance above the path height position.

Also, both cylinders (17) and (17)
As shown in FIG. 2 (b), it is pivotally supported so as to be able to tilt around the lower end, so that the chuck devices (18) and (18) can be separated from the spacer drawing path.

Spacer end chuck device (11) (11)
As shown in FIG. 1, the spacer feeder (1
The chuck (10) chucks both ends of the spacer (S) supplied from the feeder (10), and is positioned above the feeder (10) and is supported by the traveling carriage (20) of the transfer device (12) so as to be vertically movable. Hanging sides (21a) on both sides of the character-shaped frame (21)
By being provided at each of the lower ends of (21a),
They are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other.

The end chuck devices (11) and (11) are provided so as to be rotatable outward. (11
a) is a cylinder for operating the chuck. The chucking force of this chuck device (11) (11) is
Is designed to be able to chuck both ends of the extruded material, receive the extruded material (W) on the spacer (S), and hold the extruded material (W) in a suspended state.

The transfer device (12) moves the end chuck devices (11) and (11) to the work receiving position, that is, the position of the spacer supply device (10), and the housing frame for transferring the extruded material (W). A carriage (20) which is horizontally moved between the upper position of (2) and which is disposed on the rail (22) so as to be able to travel, and a drive (not shown) for driving the carriage (20) to travel. And a device.

The elevating device (13) contributes to receiving of the spacer (S), receiving of the extruded material (W), loading of the extruded material (W), and the like. That is, this lifting device (13)
In the work receiving side, the end chuck device (11)
(11) is moved between a spacer receiving position below the extruded material (W) on the inspection belt conveyor (1) and a predetermined position above the extruded material (W) on the inspection belt conveyor (1). It is made to go up and down. On the other hand, on the loading side, that is, on the storage frame (2) side, the lifting / lowering device (13) uses the same end chuck device (11) (11) to move the extruded material (W) to the storage frame (2). It is designed to be raised and lowered between a loading height position and a height position that is a predetermined distance above the height position.

The lifting device (13) is incorporated in a traveling vehicle (20), and is inserted into the vehicle (20).
Acting on the foot (21a) (21a) of 1), the foot (21a) (2
1a) is moved up and down with respect to the traveling carriage (20). For example, rack and pinion mechanism,
A cylinder mechanism or the like may be employed.

Next, the operation of the multi-stage loading device (4) will be described.

First, the storage frame (2) is arranged at a predetermined loading position on the upper surface of the rear end of the frame conveyor (3).

On the other hand, the extruded material (W) is sent forward on the inspection belt conveyor (1).

Inspection belt conveyor (1)
In this example, a unit in which a predetermined number of extruded materials (W) are arranged adjacently in parallel is used as a unit, and a plurality of these extruded material units are sent at a predetermined interval from each other. The length in the parallel direction of each extruded material unit is determined in consideration of the width of the storage frame (2).

The extruded material (W) to be conveyed in advance is stopped at a predetermined extruded material take-out position at the front end of the inspection belt conveyor (1). .

On the other hand, in the loading device (4),
As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and (b), the cylinders (17) and (17) in the spacer supply device (10) are held in a tilted state, and the chuck devices (18) and (18) are moved from the spacer drawing path. 4, the cylinder rod (15a) of the drawing device (7) is advanced and the spacer (S) of the coil (6) is moved by the chuck device (16) as shown in FIG. The distal end is chucked, and as shown in FIG. 5, the cylinder rod (15a) is retracted, and the spacer (S) is pulled backward from the coil (6) by a predetermined length.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, after the spacer (S) is stretched by the tension roll (8), as shown in FIGS. The cylinders (17) and (17) in (10) are set in a vertical state, the spacers (S) are chucked in the longitudinal direction by their chucking devices (18) and (18), and as shown in FIG. Next, the spacer (S) is cut by the cutter (9).

Thereafter, with the chuck (16) of the drawer (7) released, the rods (17a) (17a) of the two cylinders (17) and (17) of the supply device (10) are synchronously moved upward. As a result, the spacer (S) is raised to a predetermined height below the extruded material (W)..., While, as shown in FIG.
By driving the elevating device (13), the end chuck devices (11) and (11) at the lower end of the downward-facing U-shaped frame (21) are lowered, and the end chuck devices (11) and (11) are used as described above. The both ends of the spacer (S) are chucked.

Thereafter, the two chuck devices (18) and (18) in the supply device (10) are released, and the two cylinders (17) and (17) are tilted as shown in FIG. Then, a tensile force is applied to the spacer (S) by the chuck devices (11) and (11) to reduce the deflection of the spacer (S) due to the weight of the extruded material (W).
As shown in the figure, the downward U-shaped frame (21) is raised by the lifting / lowering device (13), and in the rising process, the extruded material (W) on the inspection belt conveyor (1) is replaced by a spacer ( S) Take it on the upper surface, raise it further,
These extruded materials (W) are suspended above the belt conveyor (1) by spacers (S), and the extruded materials (W) are taken out from the belt conveyor (1).

Then, the traveling trolley (20) is transferred to the accommodation frame (2) side, and as shown in FIG. 12, the trolley (20) is positioned above the accommodation frame (2). Then, as shown in FIG. 13, a downward U-shaped frame (21)
Are moved down, and the extruded material (W) received by the spacer (S), together with the spacer (S), is placed on the bottom surface in the housing frame (2) or the extruded material (W) already preceding.
Are accommodated in the accommodation frame (2), they are stacked on the upper surface thereof. Then, the end chuck device (11) (1
1) is released, and at the same time, it is pivoted outward to separate from the end of the spacer (S). Thus, loading is completed.

Thereafter, although not shown, the downward U-shaped frame (21) is raised, and the traveling carriage (20) is moved to the inspection belt conveyor (1) side to wait at a predetermined receiving position. In the inspection belt conveyor (1), the next extruded material (W) ... unit is advanced to the take-out position, the spacer (S) is cut out from the coil (6), and the loading operation similar to the above is repeated. Go.

As described above, in the multi-stage loading method and the multi-stage loading device (4) according to the above embodiment, the buffer spacer (S) used in the storage frame (2) is used.
, And the extruded material (W) is received and loaded in the accommodating frame (2) together with the spacer (S). And the extruded material (W) are time-sequentially and alternately accommodated in the accommodating frame (2), so that the loading operation of the extruded material can be performed very efficiently. .

In addition, the extruded material (W) is applied to the spacer (S).
..., the extruded material (W) is lowered into the housing frame (2) from above, so that the extruded material (W) is loaded in multiple stages in the housing frame (2). W) ...
Can be stacked in the housing frame (2) in an appropriate arrangement state and without causing scratches such as sliding scratches and hit scratches.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the extruded materials (W)... Are received by the spacers (S) in a plurality of predetermined units and loaded, so that the loading is performed manually one by one. The work efficiency of the loading operation can be greatly improved as compared with the case of performing the operation.

In the above embodiment, the spacer coil (6) is used, the spacer (S) is pulled out from the coil (6), cut, and the cut spacer (S) is cut .
Since a configuration in which the spacer coil is held by the pacer supply device (10) and is passed to the spacer end chuck devices (11) and (11) is employed, the operator can attach the spacer coil (6) to the device (4) in the loading operation. ), The labor and labor required for the work can be greatly reduced, and the loading operation can be automated, labor-saving, and more efficient.

Moreover, since the extruded materials (W) received on the conveyors (1) arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals are loaded, the adjacent conveyors (1) are loaded. 1) The spacer (S) can be easily received on the upper surface of the spacer (S) by raising the spacer (S) from below the extruded material (W) using the space between the extruded materials (W). This operation can be performed very easily.

In the above embodiment, the spacer (S)
A plurality of aluminum cylindrical hollow extruded members (W) arranged in parallel and adjacent to each other
However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, for example, a case in which flat work pieces are stacked one by one in a storage frame, It is needless to say that the present invention can be widely applied to a case where the sheets are stacked in multiple stages via a spacer.

In the above embodiment, the work (W) is received by a plurality of band-shaped spacers (S)... In the present invention, the work (W) is additionally provided by using one wide spacer. W)..., And therefore, the loading of the work (W) may be performed by one loading device.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, the wire for the housing frame according to the present invention is provided.
The multi-stage loading device uses a space at both ends of the spacer.
Spacer that chucks the workpiece so that it can receive the work
Sir end chuck device and spacer end chuck device
Between the work receiving position and the work loading position.
Transfer device and back end chuck device
And a lifting device for raising and lowering the device.
The part chuck device moves the spacer at the work receiving position.
Chuck both ends of the
After receiving it, move to the work loading position and
Descends from a height position higher than the multi-stage loading height position inside
And load the work with the spacers into the accommodation frame.
After a while, the chuck is released and the spacer remains in the accommodation frame.
Return to the workpiece receiving position
Because they are, workpiece and spacers will be positioned in the receiving work simultaneously, thus, can continue to perform well efficiently the loading multistage workpiece, it is possible to enhance the working efficiency of the loading operation. Moreover, it is possible without causing the like rolling on the work, the proper arrangement, without attaching a sliding scratches and per scratches, continue to loading the workpiece.

Further, the long spacer is formed into a coil shape.
A wound spacer coil and a spacer coil
And a spacer coil
Chuck the tip of the spacer and pull it to the specified length.
Spacer drawer, spacer coil and space
Spacer coil installed between the
And a cutter to cut the spacer
Deployed between the pacer drawer and the cutter to cut
Insert the middle part of the separated spacer in the longitudinal direction
At a position lower than the work height
And a spacer supply device for holding.
The spacer held by the pacer feeder is the spacer
Whether it is passed to the end chuck device
Supply of spacers to the spacer end chuck device
Is also automated, further reducing labor and labor required for work
Can save more labor and efficiency of loading work
Can be realized. Not only used for loading
Spacer is a compact space-saving
Are set in the loading device in the form of
Spacers used for loading
Can be set to the loading device
Wear.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of a multi-stage loading device incorporated in a line.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a line layout.

FIG. 3A is a side view of a main part showing an initial standby state of the multi-stage loading device, and FIG. 3B is a side view showing an initial standby posture of a cylinder in the supply device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an essential part showing a state where a tip of a spacer wound in a coil shape is chucked.

FIG. 5 is a main part side view showing a state where the spacer is drawn out of a coil.

FIG. 6 is a main part side view showing a state in which tension is applied to a pulled-out spacer.

FIG. 7A is a side view of a main part of the loading device showing a state where a middle portion in the length direction of the spacer is chucked, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the chuck cylinder shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a main part of the loading device showing a step of cutting a spacer from a coil.

FIG. 9 is a main part side view of the loading device showing a state where the cut spacer is raised to a predetermined height position below the extruded material.

FIG. 10A is a side view of a main part of a loading device showing a state where both ends of a spacer are chucked by an end chuck device, and FIG. 10B is a side view showing a chuck releasing state of the chuck device in the supply device; It is.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a main part of the loading device showing a state where the extruded material is received by the spacer.

FIG. 12 is a main part side view of the loading device showing a state where the extruded material received by the spacer has been transferred to the loading position.

FIG. 13 is a side view of a main part of the loading device showing a state in which the workpieces are loaded in a multi-stage state in the storage frame.

FIGS. 14A and 14B show an accommodating frame in which extruded materials are loaded in a multi-stage state. FIG. 14A is an end view, and FIG. 14B is a side view.

15A and 15B show a conventional multi-stage loading method. FIG. 15A is a side view showing an example using a belt conveyor type loading device, and FIG. 15B is a perspective view showing an example using humans.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Conveyor 2 ... Housing frame 4 ... Multi-stage loading device 11 ... End chuck device 12 ... Transfer device 13 ... Elevating device S ... Buffer spacer W ... Aluminum extruded material (work)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A structure in which a long spacer is wound in a coil shape.
The spacer coil thus formed is arranged at a predetermined distance from the spacer coil.
Chuck the spacer of the laser coil at its tip.
Installed between the spacer drawer that draws out the specified length and the spacer coil and spacer drawer
And remove the spacer drawn from the spacer coil
The cutter is installed between the cutter to be cut and the spacer withdrawal device and the cutter.
The middle part in the longitudinal direction of the spacer to be separated
At a position lower than the workpiece height position at the receiving position
The spacer supply device to be held and both ends of the cut spacer on the upper surface of the spacer.
Spacer end chuck that chucks to receive
The chucking device and the spacer end chuck device are connected to the workpiece receiving position.
Transfer device for reciprocating transfer to and from work loading position
And a lifting device that raises and lowers the spacer end chuck device
When, is provided, the spacer end chuck device, the spacer supply device
Chuck both ends of the held spacer and receive
After ascending and receiving the work on the upper surface of the spacer,
To the loading position, and the multi-stage loading height in the accommodation frame
Lower the work from the height position above the
Together with the container, and then release the chuck.
Workpiece received with the spacer removed from the storage frame
It is characterized by being made to return to the position
A multi-stage loading device for workpieces into a holding frame.