JP2914541B2 - Panel automatic loading device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic panel loading apparatus for efficiently loading panel components conveyed from, for example, a transfer press onto a loading pallet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an apparatus for automatically loading panel components sent from a transfer press into a container or the like. For example, JP-A-62-83
No. 970 is known as such an automatic loading device, in which works continuously fed from an intermittent feeding device are automatically loaded in a plurality of containers.

[0003]

However, since such a conventional apparatus needs to process a continuously fed work without stagnation, a transfer unit including a plurality of transfer apparatuses and a plurality of containers is required. There is a problem in that they are distributed over a wide area in a planar manner, and furthermore, there is a need to secure a work carrying path leading to each transfer unit, so that space is easily wasted.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an unloading conveyor for transporting a panel sent out from a transfer press machine in an apparatus for loading a work paid out from a transfer press machine.
Connect to this out conveyor, and can swing up and down the sorting conveyor-edge portion up and down about a horizontal axis, the vertical appearance
A plurality of left and right sorting conveyors provided adjacent to the downstream of the separating conveyor, a plurality of left and right transfer conveyors connected to both left and right ends of the left and right sorting conveyor, and a plurality of transfer conveyors provided at the end of the transport path of the transfer conveyor. This is an automatic panel loading apparatus comprising a loading station, a loading robot provided at each loading station, and a pallet that can be carried in and out, positioned at both ends of the loading robot.

[0005]

[Function] Panels are dispersed vertically and horizontally by a vertical sorting conveyor and a horizontal sorting conveyor. If the transport path leading to each loading station is made up and down of two steps, the spread of a planar space can be suppressed. And
The panels are loaded on the loading pallets positioned on both sides of the robot.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an automatic panel loading apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the entire apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a vertical sorting conveyor.

The panel loading apparatus 1 of the present invention is configured as an apparatus for automatically loading a panel-shaped automobile body part formed and sent by a transfer press on a pallet, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is provided downstream of the inspection station 3 connected to the transfer press machine 2.

That is, a vertical sorting station 4 is provided downstream of the inspection station 3, and a left and right sorting station 5 is provided further downstream of the vertical sorting station 4. Further, four loading stations 6,... Are provided at the downstream of the transport path bent right and left from the left and right sorting station 5, and each of the loading stations 6 includes a loading robot 7, a work positioning unit 37, and a pair of each. A positioning section 10 for the loading pallet 8 is provided.

After the panels W sequentially sent from the transfer press machine 2 are inspected by the inspection station 3, the panels W are sorted vertically and horizontally, transferred to the loading station 6, and loaded on the loading pallet 8 by the loading robots 7. Go on.

An empty pallet station 11 and a loading pallet delivery path (not shown) are provided adjacent to the panel loading device 1 so that the pallets 8 can be circulated.

The inspection station 3 is a station for inspecting the press-formed panel W. The inspection station 3 has two rows of endless belt-like inspection conveyors 12, 12 and is conveyed on the inspection conveyors 12, 12. The quality of each panel W, W, for example, is inspected visually by a plurality of inspectors.

The vertical sorting station 4 is a station for sorting the panels W having been inspected up and down, and includes respective vertical sorting conveyors 13 connected to the inspection conveyors 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper and lower sorting conveyor 13 includes a conveyor support frame 16 pivotally mounted on a horizontal swing shaft 15 at an upper end of a base column 14 so as to be swingable. A pair of rollers 1 provided at front and rear ends
7a and 17b, a rubber belt 18 wound around the rollers 17a and 17b, and a belt driving motor 2 provided below the base end side of the conveyor support frame 16.
0, the base roller 17b is disposed coaxially with the horizontal swing shaft 15, and the belt driving motor 20 transmits rotational driving force to the base roller 17b. .

A crank operating motor 21 is provided below the conveyor supporting frame 16, and the crank operating motor 21 allows the conveyor supporting frame 16 to swing up and down.

That is, a gear 22 is connected to the output shaft of the crank operating motor 21, and a gear portion 23 a of a crank 23 meshes with the gear 22. The upper end of a rod 24 linked to the other end of the crank 23 is connected to the lower surface of the conveyor support frame 16. When the motor 21 for crank operation is operated, the crank 23 is
The conveyor support frame 16 pivots about the central axis of a, and swings up and down around the horizontal swing axis 15.

A balancer 25 is connected to the lower surface of the conveyor support frame 16 adjacent to the rod 24 and urges upward. Incidentally, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the passage of the panel W is provided at the unloading end of the inspection conveyor 12, and this detection signal is sent to the crank operating motor 21 to swing the vertical sorting conveyor 13 up and down. I try to tighten.

The left and right sorting station 5 includes a pair of left and right and two upper and lower stages adjacent to the downstream side of the vertical sorting conveyor 13, that is, a total of four left and right sorting conveyors 26,.
It has.

The left and right sorting conveyor 26
Are a plurality of sprockets 28 provided on the base 27.
And a slat conveyor 30 that meshes with the sprocket 28. The slat conveyor 30 has a plurality of rows of chains that mesh with a pair of front and rear sprockets 28 along the carrying direction of the vertical sorting conveyor 13; It is constituted by strip-shaped steel slats 31 attached at intervals.

A drive motor 32 supported on a base 27 is connected to one end of the sprocket 28 of each of the left and right sorting conveyors 26 in two vertical stages and two rows in the left and right directions. The slat conveyor 30 is made to travel around in the same direction as above. still,
A panel W is provided at the tip of the vertical sorting conveyor 13.
A sensor (not shown) for detecting the passage of the motor is provided, and the drive motor 32 is operated by a signal from the sensor.

The right and left sorting conveyor 26 includes:
A transer unit 33 for distributing the panel W in the left-right direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3) is provided.

The transformer units 33 are provided above the right and left sorting conveyors 26 so as to correspond to the respective conveyors 26, and are slidable along the guide rails 34 of the base 27 in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. In addition, there are provided a transa drive motor 35 for driving sliding and a payout member 36 for sending out the panel W.

Then, the dispensing member 36 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the panel W, and the translator unit 33 is slid outward by the transer drive motor 35, thereby transporting the panel W in the left-right direction. Since the strips of the steel slats 31 of the right and left sorting conveyor 26 also extend in the left-right direction, the panel W is made of the steel slats 3.
1 smoothly slides on top.

Next, the loading station 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is a front view from the AA direction in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a front view from the B direction in FIG.

As mentioned above, the loading station 6
Each loading station 6 is provided with the loading robot 7 and a pair of loading pallets 8 on the left and right sides of the loading robot 7.
, And a work positioning unit 37 is provided on the front of the loading robot 7.

The work positioning section 37
The right and left sorting conveyors 2 as shown in FIG.
6, the upper and lower sorting conveyors 26 are provided adjacent to the left and right sorting conveyor 26, respectively, and the lower conveyor is a belt conveyor. It is provided further outside than the work positioning portion 37 on the upper stage side via 38.

Then, each work positioning unit 3
7 is provided with a slat conveyor 40 that circulates in the same direction as the workpiece conveying path to be sent, and a plurality of positioning cylinder units 41 for positioning the panel W in the X and Y directions on the slat conveyor 40. Have.

Each positioning portion 10 of the loading pallet 8 has
A lift mechanism 42 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided.

That is, the loading pallet 8 carried into the positioning portion 10 is positioned at an appropriate height by the lift mechanism 42, and the loading robot 7 loads the panel W picked up from the work positioning portion 37. go.

The loading pallet 8 is a rectangular frame, and there are a vertical stacking type in which many panels W can be stacked vertically and a horizontal stacking type in which many panels W can be stacked horizontally. And the loading pallet 8
Is carried in and out, for example, by a self-propelled vehicle.

The operation of the panel loading device 1 configured as described above will be described.

The panel W sent from the transfer press machine 2 is conveyed to the inspection conveyor 12, and when the inspector confirms that there is no molding defect, the panel W is sent to the vertical sorting conveyor 13 as it is.

When the sensor at the end of the inspection conveyor 12 detects the passage of the panel W as described above, the signal is transmitted to the motor 21 for crank operation of the conveyor 13 for vertical sorting.
And the upper and lower sorting conveyor 13 is sequentially swung up and down. That is, the panel W is alternately sent to the upper and lower left and right sorting conveyors 26.

At this time, the sensor at the end of the vertical sorting conveyor 13 detects the panel W, controls the operation of the drive motor 32 of the corresponding receiving left and right sorting conveyor 26, and receives the panel W.

Then, by alternately feeding the upper and lower sorting conveyors 26 in this manner, it is possible to suppress the planar spread of the space of the entire apparatus.

Next, the transar unit 33 pays out the panels W on the left and right sorting conveyor 26 outward. That is, the dispensing member 36 pushes the inner ends of the panel W outward. In the case of the upper stage, the slat conveyor 40 of the adjacent work positioning unit 37 is used.
Receives the panel W as it is, and in the case of the lower stage, the slat conveyor 40 receives it through the belt conveyor 38.

Slat conveyor 4 receiving panel W
In the case of No. 0, the panel W stops when the leading end of the panel W comes into contact with the positioning cylinder unit 41 at the end of the transport path, and the other positioning cylinder unit 41 in the orthogonal direction operates to position the panel W at a predetermined position.

Thereafter, the loading robot 7 is operated to hold the positioned panel W and load it on the loading pallet 8 which stands by next. The loading pallet 8 is positioned at the optimum height position by the lift mechanism 42 as described above, and when the loading pallet 8 is fully loaded with the panel W, the height is adjusted again, and a delivery (not shown) is performed. Conveyed along the road.

In the embodiment, the vertical sorting conveyor 13 is used.
The left and right sorting conveyor 26 is provided downstream of the conveyor.
Needless to say, the vertical sorting conveyor 13 may be provided downstream of the conveyor 6.

[0039]

As described above, the panel loading apparatus of the present invention distributes the sequentially conveyed panels not only to the left and right but also to the top and bottom, and conveys the panels to a plurality of loading stations. Space can be reduced. Further, since a series of operations from the sorting of the panels to the loading are all performed automatically, labor saving can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the vertical sorting conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a front view as viewed from AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a front view as viewed from a direction B in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Panel loading apparatus 4 Vertical sorting station 5 Left and right sorting station 6 Loading station 7 Loading robot 8 Loading pallet 10 Positioning part 13 Vertical sorting conveyor 26 Left and right sorting conveyor W Panel

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Ichizawa 1-10-1 Shinsayama, Sayama-shi, Saitama Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B21D 43/22 B65G 47 / 64 B65G 47/90 B65H 29/58 B65H 29/60

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An apparatus for loading a work delivered from a transfer press machine, comprising: a carry-out conveyor for transporting a panel sent out from the transfer press machine; and a horizontal conveyor connected to the carry-out conveyor.
Swingable vertically sorting Con-edge portion up and down around the shaft
The conveyor is installed adjacent to the downstream of this vertical sorting conveyor.
A plurality of left and right sorting conveyors, a plurality of left and right transfer conveyors connected to both left and right ends of the left and right sorting conveyor, respective loading stations provided at the end of the transport path of the transfer conveyor, and each loading station And a loading / unloading pallet positioned at both ends of the loading robot. 2. The panel automatic as claimed in claim 1, wherein said vertical sorting conveyors are provided as a pair in a left-right parallel manner, and each of the vertical sorting conveyors can swing up and down independently. Loading device.