JP2742952B2 - Vibrating parts alignment device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vibrating component aligning apparatus, and more particularly to a vibrating component aligning device in which a number of components are aligned in an aligning hole provided in a component aligning table by applying vibration. Related to the device.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, various types of vibrating component alignment devices have been used from the viewpoint of automation.

Such a conventional vibrating component aligning apparatus includes a component aligning table on which a number of components are placed and aligned, a base portion to which the component aligning table is fixed by appropriate fixing means, and a base mounted and fixed to the base portion. And a vibration generator.

Then, the vibration generated by operating the vibration generator is transmitted to the component aligning table via the base portion, and the component aligning table is vertically or horizontally swung, so that the component placed and stored on the component aligning table is replaced with the component. The components are arranged in a component holding hole formed in the alignment table to perform component alignment.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such a conventional vibrating component aligning apparatus, the component aligning table includes a clamp mechanism or the like appropriately provided on the upper surface of the base at the periphery of the base. It has been fastened and fixed to the base by a binder or an air cylinder provided on the periphery of the upper surface of the base.

Therefore, in such a conventional vibrating component aligning apparatus, since a fixing device such as a binder or an air cylinder for mounting and fixing the component aligning table is protrudingly arranged on the base portion, the component aligning table is protruded. When attaching and fixing the component aligning table to the base section, the component aligning table must be placed on the base section while avoiding a fixing device such as a binder or an air cylinder, and the component aligning table is fixed on the base section. There was a disadvantage that the work was complicated.

Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is to provide a vibration component alignment device that can easily attach and fix a component alignment table to a base portion.

[Technical Means for Solving the Problems] In the present invention for solving such a technical problem, an airtight groove is provided on the periphery of the rear surface of the component aligning table, while the component aligning table is provided on the base portion. The base is provided with a suction hole that can be opened in the groove by penetrating in the thickness direction of the base portion, and the component alignment table is sucked from the lower surface side of the base portion in the suction hole. Is made to adhere to the base portion under a negative pressure.

[Examples] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vibration component alignment apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a component alignment table 11 for aligning components, a base 12 to which the component alignment table 11 is fixed, and a base unit.
The component includes a vibration generator 13 for vibrating the component 12 and a frame 21 fixed to the component alignment table 11.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the component alignment table 11 is formed in a rectangular plate shape in this embodiment, and a frame fixing protrusion is provided at four corners on the upper surface side.
22 are protruding respectively. In addition, a groove 17 is formed on the lower surface over the entire area of the four sides along the periphery.

The groove 17 is formed of a packing made of an elastic material such as two soft rubbers, which are disposed at predetermined intervals from each other in the inside and outside.
18a and 18b. In addition, the parts alignment table 1
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, two projections 20, 20 are protruded from the lower surface side of 1 at a predetermined interval in the length direction at a center portion in the width direction.

In addition, the short piece peripheral surface portion 34 and the long side peripheral surface portion
At both ends of each of the 35, a locking concave portion 28 with which a locking projection 27 provided on the frame 21 described later is engaged is provided.

The base portion 12 is formed in a rectangular plate shape having a larger diameter than the component alignment table 11, and is formed so that the component alignment table 11 is placed and fixed on the upper surface thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the upper surface side of the base portion 12,
When the projections 20, 20 are placed on the base 12 on the base 12 at positions corresponding to the projections 20, 20 provided on the lower surface of the component alignment table 11, the projections 20 , 20 can be stored therein.

The recesses 38, 38 are formed with diameters substantially the same as the diameters of the projections 20, 20 provided on the lower surface of the component alignment table 11, and the component alignment table 11 is
Insert the projections 20, 20 into the recesses 38, 38 on the
When the base 11 is placed on the base part 12, it is configured so that the play in the planar direction can be restricted.

In addition, a base portion is provided at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the base portion 12.
When the component aligning table 11 is placed on the
Packing 18a, 18 constituting groove 17 provided on the lower surface
Air intake holes 19, 19 are opened at portions that can be opened between b.

These intake holes 19, 19 penetrate in the thickness direction of the base portion 12 and are respectively opened, and an appropriate intake hose is inserted into the intake holes 19, 19 from the lower surface side of the base portion 12. It is configured to be connected and capable of inhaling air.

Further, leg portions 30 are projected from four corners on the lower surface side of the base portion 12, respectively, and the leg portions 30 are connected and fixed to the support portion 14 via the elastic material 15.

A vibration generating section 13 is attached and fixed to the lower surface side of the base section 12 with bolts 16 and hangs below the base section 12. Also, on the upper surface side of the base portion 12,
A rectangular recess 29 having a depth substantially equal to the diameter of the packings 18a and 18b constituting the groove 17 provided on the component alignment table 11 is provided. The recess 29 is provided in the packing 18 forming the groove 17.
It is formed in a rectangular shape having the same short side dimension and long side dimension as the short side dimension and long side dimension of a.

Further, a frame 21 attached to the component
As shown in FIG. 2, is formed as a whole rectangular frame, and includes a short side portion 32 and a long side portion 33. At both ends of the short side portion 32 and the long side portion 33, frame fixing portions 23 are provided, respectively.

These frame fixing portions 23 include a hole 24 provided in the width direction of one side of the frame 21 (the left-right direction in FIG. 1), a fixing tool 25 fitted in the outer end of the hole 24, Similarly, a spring 26 is inserted and arranged in the hole 24, and has one end in contact with the fixture 25 and the other end provided with a locking projection 27.
And a locking projection 27 that is constantly urged inward by the spring 26 and protrudes inward of the frame 21 from the hole 24.

Further, the frame 21 has projection storage holes 36 of the frame fixing projections 22 opened on the lower surface side of the frame 21 at four corners.

Therefore, the frame 21 according to the present embodiment is
When fixing to 11
21 is approached, and the frame fixing projections 22 provided at the four corners of the component aligning table 11 are inserted into the projection storage holes 36 formed on the lower surface side of the frame 21, respectively. The locking projection 27 urged toward the inside of the frame 21 in the inside of the projection 24 is engaged and fixed to a locking recess 28 provided on the peripheral surface portions 34 and 35 of the component alignment table 11. is there.

When the frame 21 is fixed to the component aligning table 11 in this manner, the component aligning table 11 is mounted on the base 12 and vibrations from the vibration generating unit 13 are aligned through the base 12. Even when the frame is transmitted to the base 11, the frame 21 restricts the component alignment base 11 from rattling in the planar direction because the frame fixing protrusions 22 are housed and disposed in the protrusion housing holes 36. In addition, the frame fixing portion 23 is configured to be able to restrict the backlash in the thickness direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 1) of the component alignment table 11.

Hereinafter, the operation of the vibration component aligning apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

When aligning components using the vibration component alignment apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, first, the frame 21 is mounted and fixed to the peripheral edge of the component alignment table 11.

That is, as described above, the frame holding projections 22 provided at the four corners of the frame 21 are matched with the frame fixing projections 22 provided at the four corners of the component alignment table 11, and the frame fixing projections 22 are It is inserted into the projection storage hole 36. In this case, as described above, the locking projections 27 forming the frame fixing portion 23 provided on the frame 21 are respectively engaged with the locking recesses 28 provided on the peripheral surface of the component alignment table 11 by the urging force of the spring 26. Therefore, the frame 21 is regulated by the frame fixing projections 22 and the frame fixing portions 23 in the plane direction and the vertical direction of the component alignment table 11, respectively, so that even if vibration is applied to the component alignment table 11, It is mounted and fixed to the component aligning table 11 in a form that does not cause backlash.

When the frame 21 is mounted on the component aligning table 11 as described above, the component storing unit is
31 is formed.

Then, the component aligning table 11 on which the frame 21 is mounted is placed on the base 12 in this manner.

That is, a rectangular concave portion provided on the base portion 12
The component aligning table 11 is placed on the base portion 12 such that the outer packing 18a constituting the groove 18 provided on the back surface of the component aligning table 11 is brought into contact with each peripheral edge of the component aligning table 11.

In this case, the projections 20, 20 provided on the lower surface of the component aligning table 11 are aligned with the two recesses 38, 38 provided on the upper surface of the base 12, and the protrusions 20, 20 are provided on the upper surface of the base 12. The component aligning table 11 is placed on the base 12 so that the outer packing 18a constituting the groove 17 abuts on the periphery of the recess 29 formed.
Place on top.

In this manner, when the component aligning table 11 is placed on the base portion 12, the intake holes 19, 19 provided in the base portion 12, as shown in FIG. 1
It is open in the short side of the groove 17 constituted by 8a and 18b.

After that, the intake holes 19, 1 provided in the base 12
9, a suction hose is connected from the lower surface side of the base portion 12, and after suction is performed by an appropriate suction means, the suction holes 19, 1.
The closing bodies 37, 37 are inserted and fixed in 9 so that outside air does not enter after inhaling through the intake holes 19, 19.

Therefore, the air in the groove 17 is sucked, and
Therefore, the inside of the groove 17 is in a negative pressure state with respect to the atmospheric pressure outside the groove 17. As a result, the component alignment table 11
Is suction-adsorbed to the base portion 12 on the upper surface side of the base portion 12.

In this way, when the component alignment table 11 is fixed on the base portion 12 by suction under a negative pressure, the vibration generating section 13 is operated to generate vibration.

The vibration generated by the vibration generating unit 13 is first transmitted to the base unit 12, and causes the base unit 12 to vibrate in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. In this case, the leg portions 30 provided at the four corners on the lower surface side of the base portion 12 are attached and fixed to the support portion 14 via the elastic material 15, so that the base portion 12 Or vibrate laterally.

Then, the vibration is transmitted to the component aligning table 11, and the component aligning table 11 also vibrates in the vertical or horizontal direction together with the base portion 12, and is placed on the component aligning table 11 forming the component storing section 31. The various components are arranged and arranged by the vibration. In this case, since the frame 21 having an appropriate height is fixedly mounted on the periphery of the component aligning table 11, even if the vibration continuously acts on the component aligning table 11, the components are not affected. It does not jump out.

As described above, the projections 20 and 20 are provided on the lower surface of the component alignment table 11, and when the component alignment table 11 is fixed on the base portion 12 by negative pressure suction, the base portion 12 Since it is inserted into the concave portions 38, 38 provided on the upper surface portion, even if the vibration of the vibration generating portion 13 acts on the component aligning table 11, the rattling in the planar direction of the component aligning table 11 is restricted. Will be done. The frame 21 has a frame fixing protrusion 22 housed and arranged in a frame fixing protrusion housing hole 36 provided in the frame 21 and a frame fixing part.
Since the pressure is fixed to the peripheral surface of the base portion 12 by 23, the play between the component alignment table 11 in the plane direction of the component alignment table 11 and the vertical direction of the component alignment table 11 and the frame 21 can be effectively prevented. Is to be prevented.

On the other hand, the vibrating component alignment device used in this way
If you have stopped 10
By loosening the closing bodies 37, 37 inserted into the intake holes 19, 19 provided in the 12, and allowing air to flow into the groove 17 provided on the lower surface of the component alignment table 11 from the outside, the components can be one-touched. The alignment table 11 can be removed from the base 12.

The vibration component alignment apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a component alignment table, and a frame 21 mounted and fixed on a peripheral edge of the component alignment table.
Thus, the component storage unit 31 is formed, and the component alignment table 11 on which the frame 21 is mounted is attached to the base unit 12.
Since the component aligning table 11 is configured to be suction-fixed on the base section 12 by suctioning from the lower surface, the component aligning tables having different sizes and the component aligning tables 11 having different sizes are arranged.
By preparing a plurality of types of frames 21 formed so as to match each of the
31 can be formed.

Therefore, in the conventional vibrating component aligning apparatus, the component aligning table 11 is configured to be fixed on the base portion 12 using a fixing device such as a binder or an air cylinder provided on the upper surface of the base portion. Therefore, a fixing device such as a binder fixed on the base portion 12 becomes an obstacle, and it is impossible to fix the component alignment table 11 having a larger diameter than the base portion 12. In the vibrating component aligning apparatus 10, the component aligning table 11
Is configured to adsorb negative pressure on the base part.
Even when the component alignment table 11 larger than 12 is used, the component alignment table 11 can be easily attached and fixed to the base portion 12.

As a result, a larger amount of components can be placed and stored on the component alignment table 11 and can be aligned by vibrating, as compared with the conventional vibration component alignment apparatus.

In the vibration component aligning apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the airtight grooves 17 provided on the peripheral edge of the lower surface of the component alignment table 11 are double inner and outer, and are arranged at a predetermined interval from each other. Packing 18 made of elastic material such as two soft rubbers
Although the description has been made of the case where the grooves are constituted by a and 18b as an example, the specific structure of the groove is not limited to the above embodiment.

[Effect of the Invention] In the vibrating component aligning device according to the present invention, an airtight groove is provided on the periphery of the lower surface of the component aligning table, and the suction hole provided through the base portion in the thickness direction is provided. Since the air in the groove provided in the peripheral portion of the lower surface portion of the component aligning table is sucked through the component aligning table and the component aligning table is suctioned to the base portion under a negative pressure, as in a conventional vibration component aligning apparatus, It is not necessary to provide a fixing device such as a binder or an air cylinder on the part, and it is not necessary to fix the component alignment table on the base while avoiding the fixing device such as the binder or the air cylinder. It can be easily fixed on the part.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a vibration component alignment apparatus according to the present invention, showing a state in which a component alignment table having a frame mounted thereon is suctioned negatively on a base portion, FIG. Is
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the vibration component alignment apparatus according to the present invention, similarly, showing a state where a component alignment table having a frame mounted thereon is suction-negatively attached to a base portion. 10… Vibration parts alignment device 11… Parts alignment table, 12… Base part 13… Vibration generating part, 14… Support part 15… Elastic material, 16… Bolt 17… Groove part, 18a, b… ... Packing 19 ... Intake hole, 20 ... Protrusion 21 ... Frame 22 ... Frame fixing protrusion 23 ... Frame fixing part, 24 ... Hole 25 ... Fixing part, 26 ... Spring 27 ... ... locking protrusion, 28 ... locking recess 29 ... recess, 30 ... leg 31 ... component storage part, 32 ... short side 33 ... long side, 34 ... short side peripheral view 35 ... long side peripheral surface, 36 ... projection storage hole 37 ... closed body, 38 ... recess

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vibrating component aligning apparatus having a component aligning table for aligning components, a base portion to which the component aligning table is fixed, and a vibration generating unit for vibrating the base portion. An air-tight groove is provided on the peripheral edge of the base, and a suction hole that can be opened in the groove by mounting the component alignment table and penetrates in the thickness direction of the base is provided in the base. A vibration component aligning device, wherein the component alignment table is suctioned to the base portion by negative pressure by suctioning air from a lower surface side of the base portion.