JP2948086B2 - Handling system for wire coil processing - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[Industrial application field] In processing wire rod coils,
After being temporarily stored in a storage warehouse, it is supplied to a processing facility. The present invention relates to a handling system at that time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a work material (hereinafter referred to as a coil) is stored, a coil yard is provided in a certain section outdoors or indoors, and a horizontal state (a state of loading on a truck).
However, the supply to the processing equipment is transported to the vicinity of the processing equipment using a forklift, etc., and the coil in the horizontal state is turned over by a wire using a ceiling crane to make the coil in the vertical state. (It is a well-known fact that machining equipment processes a coil in a vertical state.), But turning over a coil is a dangerous operation. During handling such as reversing a coil or supplying a coil to a supply stand, a flaw was generated.

In recent years, a stacker crane path has been provided along a multi-stage storage shelf, and a stacker crane having a vertically movable telescopic fork travels between the loading / unloading place and the storage shelf, and the stacker crane fork loads the fork. Some pallets are loaded and unloaded to and from storage shelves, but they only store coils.At the loading / unloading location, the coils are placed on the pallets using an overhead crane with special hanging equipment. It was put on the shelf and stored, and it was also supplied to the post-process by an overhead crane and special hanging equipment, so a lot of time and labor was spent.

[0004]

An object to be solved by the present invention is to transfer and transport a coil in a stable state by maintaining the package in a stable state, that is, by constantly transporting the coil in a vertical state which is a processing package. It is possible to prevent the coil surface from getting scratched by handling in the vertical state, and to store it in the automatic three-dimensional warehouse from the time of receiving the coil, and to pay out from the automatic three-dimensional warehouse to the supply stand on a dedicated route It is an object of the present invention to provide a system which can ensure the safety and supply the coil unattended.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a coil reversing machine for reversing a coil from a horizontal state to a vertical state of a work package, and carrying-in means for transferring the vertical coil to a pallet after the reversal and carrying in the coil. and a, and temporarily storing warehouse coils vertical state, means b for loading and unloading the coil to the warehouse, and means b for entering and leaving該搬, between the carrying means a, perpendicular to the moving direction of the Moving in the direction, and, at the upper part thereof, a loading / unloading vehicle having transport means c communicating with the loading means a and the loading / unloading means b, and moving in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the loading / unloading vehicle, A handling system for processing a wire rod coil, comprising: a carry-out cart having a coil lifter at an upper part thereof; and a means d for transferring the carry-out coil to a production equipment supply stand while keeping the carry-out coil in a vertical state.
It is.

[0006]

First, when the coil (horizontal state) in the coil yard is placed on the coil reversing machine 1 by the overhead crane, the coil outer diameter is automatically detected and the coil is detected near the center of the pallet 30 on the conveyor 7. In order to stabilize the coil 6 by mounting it while reversing it from the horizontal state to the vertical state, after the coils are conveyed to the joining point, the carry-in / out carriage 10 which travels at right angles to the conveyer on the exit side of the conveyer 7. And transfer the coil to the aisle conveyor 13 after transporting the coil to the storage position. The aisle conveyor transports the coil to the transfer position and distributes the coil to the exit side of the aisle conveyor 13. The coil is lifted together with the pallet by the pallet lifter 14 provided, and the stacker crane receives the coil and enters the warehouse 3D.

Next, the supply stand 31 of the production equipment group
Is supplied in the reverse order of the above-mentioned loading, and the coil discharged by the stacker crane passes through the pallet lifter 14 and the aisle conveyor 13 to carry in and out the carriage 10.
After being transported to the payout position, the coils are transferred to the pallet conveyor 17 together with the pallets. The coil lifting fork 20 of the coil unloading vehicle 19 enters the lower surface of the coil transferred to the pallet conveyor 17,
At this time, the coil lifting fork 20 of the coil unloading vehicle 19 enters the space in the groove of the pallet, so that the coil transporting vehicle 19 can lift only the coil.

When the coil 6 picked up by the coil carrier 19 is transported to the coil carrier 23 and then transferred, the parent and child carriages stop after traveling to the coil carrier, and the coils are moved up and down in the child carrier 26. The frame 27 descends to allow the hanger 28 to enter the coil 6, and the hanger is changed from the closed state to the open state, so that the hanger fits on the inner diameter side of the coil and grips the coil. 27, the coil is lifted and stopped at a predetermined position, and the parent and child cart 25 travels to and stops at the designated supply stand 31 of the production facility. Stops just above the, the lifting frame descends and the coil is placed in the supply stand.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view as viewed in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 1, in a state where the coils are inverted and loaded on the conveyor 7 from the coil reversing machine 1 (A in FIG. 2), and the lifter 8 is lifted and loaded. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the coil is about to be transferred to the delivery vehicle 10 (B in FIG. 2). FIG. 3 is a side view as viewed from the direction of arrow YY in FIG. 6 and travels toward the coil mount 24 (C in FIG. 3), and the lifting frame 27 in the child bogie 26 of the parent and child bogies descends, so that the lifting tool 28 enters the coil loaded on the coil mount 23. Is shown. FIG. 4 is a side view seen from the arrow Z-Z in FIG. 3, and shows a state in which the child bogie 26 traverses on the parent bogie 25 in order to transfer the coil held by the hanging members 28 of the elevating frame 27 to the supply stand 31. .

The configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a coil reversing machine 1 for reversing a coil 6 sent in a horizontal state to a vertical state. The coil reversing machine 1 includes a coil reversing fork 2, a reversing shaft 3, a hydraulic cylinder 4, a coil reversing machine base 5, and the like. Next, a loading means a for transferring the coil 6 in the vertical state after the reversal onto the pallet 30 and transporting the coil 6 to the loading carriage 10 in the next process described later will be described. This loading means a
Is formed by a conveyor 7 and a chain conveyor 9 in the conveyor provided in parallel with the conveyor 7.

[0011] The chain conveyor 9 in the transport conveyor
Communicates with and synchronizes with the chain conveyor 11 in the carry-in / out carriage provided on the carry-in / out carriage 10 to enable coil transfer. 16 is a coil 6 sent vertically.
Means for loading and unloading coils into and from a three-dimensional automatic warehouse for storing coils in a vertical state.
3 is adopted and the chain conveyor 1 on the loading / unloading carriage 10
Synchronize with 1 and communicate. At the warehouse-side end of the aisle conveyor 13, a lifter 14 for raising the coil 6 to transfer it to a stacker crane (not shown, 15 is a rail for the stacker crane) or the like is provided.

[0012] 10 and the carrying means a coil turner, located between the means b for loading and unloading of solid automatic warehouse 16, travels in a direction perpendicular to the both of these carrying means and a and unloading to means b A loading / unloading trolley, and above these loading means a
B and a pallet conveyor 17 described later.
And a chain conveyor 11 in the carry-in / out carriage that communicates synchronously with the vehicle. In other words, it is a truck that carries out and pays out the next step when loading and unloading the coil.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a coil carry-out carriage 1 which is the carry-in / out carriage 1
The coil 6 moves in a direction orthogonal to 0 and transfers the coil 6 from the pallet conveyor 17 to the coil mount 23. A coil lifting fork 20 for raising the coil 6 is provided. Reference numeral 21 denotes an elevating rod, and reference numeral 22 denotes a rail for the coil delivery cart 19. The coil unloaded by the coil unloading cart 19 is temporarily placed on the coil gantry 23. The transfer means d for transporting the temporarily placed coil to the production equipment supply stand 31 will be described.

In the present embodiment, the transfer means d is constituted by a parent and child carriage that travels on the transport gantry 24 via the rail 29. That is, 25 is the parent carriage, 26 is the child carriage,
As shown in FIG. 4, the child trolley 26 is capable of traveling in a direction orthogonal to the parent trolley 25, and the child trolley 26 is provided with a coil hanger 28 via a coil elevating frame 27 so as to be movable up and down. I have.

Next, a description will be given of the process of supplying the coil after storing and paying it out. First, the coil 6 in a horizontal state is loaded on the coil reversing machine 1 by an overhead crane or the like. The coil outer diameter of the loaded coil 6 is detected (a coil outer diameter detector is not shown). On the other hand, the pallet lifter 14, the aisle conveyor 13, the loading / unloading vehicle 10
Pallet 30 transferred to the conveyor 7 via the
However, in a state where the coil reversing machine 1 is in the reversing position, the coil reversing machine 1 is reversed by a hydraulic cylinder 4 via a shaft and a bearing, and the coil 6 is loaded on the pallet 30. At this time, the coil reversing fork 2 enters the groove portion of the pallet 30, and the coil 6 rests on the member forming the groove of the pallet 30, so that a gap is formed between the coil reversing fork 2 and the coil 6. In this state, the transport conveyor 7 transports the coil 6 to the transfer position to the loading / unloading vehicle 10, so that the coil 6 can be transported without being damaged.

Next, coil transfer to the carry-in / out carriage 10 is performed as follows:
It is performed as follows. That is, when the transport conveyor 7 is lifted by the lifter 8 and then stopped at the same level as the transfer level of the loading / unloading vehicle 10, and the loading / unloading vehicle 10 is stopped after traveling by the loading / unloading vehicle chain conveyor 12 to the transfer position, The chain conveyor 9 in the conveyor 7 and the chain conveyor 11 in the carry-in / carry-out vehicle 10 are operated synchronously, and the coil 6 is carried into and out of the pallet 30 (hereinafter, the pallet loaded with coils is referred to as a charge pallet). Load on 10. Charge pallet 30 on loading / unloading carriage 10
Is transported to the aisle conveyor 13 where the goods are stored and stored.
Chain conveyor 11 and aisle conveyor 1 in loading / unloading trolley
When the pallet lifter 14 rises, the stacker crane (not shown) moves the charging pallet 30 to the pallet lifter 14.
Is stored in the designated position of the automatic three-dimensional warehouse 16 and storage is completed.

Next, when the coil is to be unloaded and supplied to the production equipment, the stacker crane unloads the filled pallet 30 from the designated position of the automatic three-dimensional warehouse 16 and carries it in via the pallet lifter 14 and the aisle conveyor 13. When the loading / unloading vehicle 10 is loaded on the loading / unloading vehicle 10 and stopped after being transported to the payout position, the chain conveyor 11 in the loading / unloading vehicle and the chain conveyor 1 in the pallet conveyor are stopped.
The pallets 30 are loaded on the pallet conveyor 17 by synchronous operation. At this time, the coil unloading cart 19 is waiting at the engaging position on the pallet conveyor 17, but since the coil lifting fork 20 enters the groove of the pallet 30, it can enter the lower surface of the coil 6 without interference. When the transfer of the charging pallet 30 from the loading / unloading vehicle 10 is completed, the loading / unloading vehicle 10 travels to the next step, and the coil loading / unloading vehicle 19 is
Rises to lift the coil 6 and travel to the position where the coil mount 23 is raised and lowered, and then the coil lift fork 20 is lowered to load the coil 6 on the coil mount.

When the coil 6 is loaded on the coil stand 23, the parent and child carriages 25 and 26 run and stop immediately above the coil stand 23, and then the lifting frame 27 in the child carriage 26 descends, and Stops at a position where the coil 6 can be gripped.

The hanger 28 which has entered the inner diameter side of the coil,
When the lifting frame 27 is lifted and stopped at the transfer position in the master bogie 25 because the lifter 27 moves up from the closed state to the open state and grips the coil 6, the master bogie 25 is transported to the specified supply stand 31 of the production facility. The child carriage 26 traverses, stops the coil 6 just above the supply stand 31, and the elevating frame 27 descends.
When the coil 6 is inserted into the hook 1, the hanger 28 changes from a closed state to an open state, and the coil 6 is deposited in a supply stand.
Since no load is applied, the lifting frame 27 is lifted, and the suspender 28 is stopped at the fixed position of the child bogie 26, and then the child bogie 26 traverses and stops at the fixed position of the parent bogie 25, and the parent bogie is moved to the home position. Alternatively, the supply of the coil is completed at the point where the vehicle has moved to the next process.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the coils are inverted from the horizontal state to the vertical state and loaded on the pallet, so that the coils can be stably stored and paid out when supplied to the supply stand of the production equipment. The coil and pallet at the position can be automatically separated from each other, and the transfer and supply of only the coil after separation can be performed unattended.
Accurate and safe storage and supply of coils has become possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the vicinity of the reversing machine of the embodiment as viewed from the direction of arrows XX in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a cut-off portion and a supply portion of the coil of the present embodiment as viewed from the direction of arrows YY in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the child bogie traversing on the main bogie according to the present embodiment as viewed from an arrow ZZ in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coil reversing machine 2 Coil reversing fork 3 Shaft and bearing 4 Hydraulic cylinder 5 Cylinder for coil reversing machine 6 Coil 7 Transport conveyor 8 Lifter 9 Chain conveyor in transport conveyor 10 Loading / unloading vehicle 11 Chain conveyor in loading / unloading vehicle 12 Chain for loading / unloading vehicle Conveyor 13 Aisle Conveyor 14 Pallet Lifter 15 Stacker Crane Rail 16 Solid Auto Warehouse 17 Pallet Conveyor 18 Pallet Conveyor Chain Conveyor 19 Coil Unloading Car 20 Coil Elevating Fork 21 Elevating Rod 22 Coil Carrying Rail 23 Coil Mount 24 Carrier 25 Parent Dolly 26 Child dolly 27 Elevating frame 28 Hanging tool 29 Rail for parent and child dolly 30 Pallet 31 Production equipment supply stand

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akiyoshi Kuroda 46-59 Ohara Nakahara, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Nippon Steel Corporation Machinery & Plant Business Department (56) References JP-A-53-84855 (JP) JP-A-4-191203 (JP, A) JP-A-3-197267 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65G 1/00-1/20 B21C 47/24

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A coil reversing machine for reversing the coil from a horizontal state to a vertical state of the working Packing, and carrying means a for carrying and transferring after the reversal, the coil of the vertical position on a pallet, the vertical shape
And temporarily storing warehouse coils status, means b for loading and unloading the coil to the warehouse, and means b for entering and leaving該搬, the carry hand
It moves in a direction perpendicular to the above-mentioned movement direction between the step a and the carrying means a and the carry-in / out
Loading and unloading carriage having a transport means c communicating with the means b .
The loading / unloading vehicle moves in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction, and includes an unloading vehicle having a coil lifter at an upper portion thereof, and means d for transferring the unloading coil to a production facility supply stand while keeping the unloading coil in a vertical state. Characteristic handling system for wire rod coil processing.