JP3027733B2 - Parts transfer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a part transfer device for transferring a plurality of parts, such as precision screws, stored in a tray configured to arrange them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the assembly production site of various machines, machines are assembled on an automation line, and at a work position of the automation line, machine parts necessary for each work position are arranged on a tray. Have been prepared. in this way,
In order to arrange necessary parts on the tray in advance, a part transfer device having a tray holder capable of holding the tray and capable of loading a plurality of parts to be transferred is used. This kind of parts transfer device is provided with various drive sources for operating the tray holder, such as vibration applying means for exciting the tray holder or a swing drive source for swinging the tray holder. Work,
It is configured to transfer the input parts to holes and the like provided in the tray.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional parts transfer apparatus, when transferring parts, it is necessary to distribute the parts uniformly on the tray. Required. For this reason, the configuration and control of various driving sources for operating the tray holder become extremely complicated, and accordingly, there arise problems such as an increase in the manufacturing cost of the apparatus.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a swing member which is swingably connected to a support, A plurality of parts can be stored on the swinging member, and a tray capable of holding a tray to which these parts can be fitted .
Rehoruda the A part transfer apparatus arranged next to vibratably the axial direction of the rocking fulcrum of the swinging member receives the operation of the swingable and vibrating means integrally, the tray holder Yes
It has a bottom cylindrical shape, and is located approximately in the center of the bottom of this tray holder.
A holding portion capable of holding a rectangular tray is provided . The tray is arranged in a rectangular shape
It is desirable that a plurality of formed holes are formed.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a part transfer device, which is a swing drive source 10 disposed on a base 2, a holder unit 20 connected to the swing drive source 10, and a vibrating unit for vibrating the holder unit 20. And a vibration imparting means 30 that performs the vibration.

The oscillating drive source 10 has a first motor 11 mounted on a base 2 via a bracket, and an output shaft 11a of the first motor 11 has a crank 12 and an object 13 to be detected. And are mounted so that they rotate together. The connecting arm 1 is attached to the crank 12 at a position eccentric from the center of rotation of the output shaft 11a.
The end of 4 is rotatably connected, and is configured to perform a crank motion in response to the drive of the motor 11. In addition, one concave portion 12
a is formed, and a sensor 15 is provided at a position facing the rotational movement path of the concave portion 12a.

The object 13 to be detected has a convex portion 17a.
And a member 18 having a convex portion 18a are arranged side by side on the output shaft 11a. Each member 17, 18 is fixed to the output shaft 11a with a set screw or the like, and the set screw is loosened. By rotating them, the position of the projections 17a and 18a can be adjusted. In addition, at a position facing the rotational movement path of each of the convex portions,
A sensor 16, which is an example of a detecting means, is provided, and is configured to detect the convex portions 17a, 18a. The sensor 16 is connected to control means (not shown).
Each time a or 18a is detected, it is controlled so as to temporarily stop for a predetermined time.

The holder unit 20 includes the base 2
A swing member 21 is swingably supported between a pair of supports 2a and 2b extending from the support member 2a. The swing member 21 has a predetermined position from a swing support point 21a which is a connecting portion with the supports 2a and 2b. The distal end of the connecting arm 14 is rotatably connected at a distance. Further, the holder unit 20 includes a tray holder 22 having a bottomed cylindrical shape disposed on the swinging member 21.
Also have. The tray holder 22 is capable of swinging integrally with the swing member 21 by connecting a bracket 23 fixed to a lower portion thereof to slide units 24 and 24 arranged on the swing member 21, and the slide unit 2.
The oscillating member 21 is configured to be able to reciprocate in the axial direction of the swing fulcrum guided by the swing members 21. At the center of the circular bottom plate of the tray holder 22, a holding portion 22a having a predetermined depth is cut and formed so that a tray T described later can be fitted thereto. The holding portion 22a has a depth such that the upper surface of the fitted tray T is flush with the bottom surface of the tray holder 22, and the bottom thereof has an air suction device such as an ejector (not shown). ) Is open to the air suction hole 22b.

The vibration applying means 30 is provided with the swing member 2
1. A second motor 31 attached to a lower portion of the second motor 31 via a bracket 30a, a rotating member 32 attached to an output shaft 31a of the second motor 31, and an eccentric projection protruding from the center of rotation of the rotating member 32. The tray holder 22 is configured to reciprocate by the rotational movement of the engaging member 33. That is, a guide 25 having an elongated hole 25a extending perpendicular to the reciprocating movement direction of the slide unit 24 is fixed to the bracket 23 below the tray holder 22, and the engaging member 33 is 25 long hole 25a
Is provided so as to be always fitted. Therefore, the tray holder 22 laterally vibrates with the rotational movement of the engaging member 33.

[0010] The parts transfer device 1 configured as described above.
When the parts P are transferred to the tray T, the tray T is set on the holding portion 22a of the tray holder 22 and the parts P are put into the tray holder 22. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
Part P is attached to a substantially rectangular plate material that matches the holding portion 22a
(In the embodiment of the present invention, a head-like rod-shaped part such as a precision screw) is provided with 1,000 holes h into which a 40 × 25 rectangular hole can be fitted.
The holes h are formed so as to penetrate the tray T. Therefore, when an air suction device (not shown) is operated in this state, air is sucked from the air suction holes 22b of the holding portion 22a, so that dust and the like put together with the parts P are sucked out and the tray T Clogging of the hole h can be prevented.

Thereafter, when a start switch (not shown) is pressed, the first motor 11 is driven to rotate the crank 12 in a predetermined phase, that is, the convex portion 17a of the detected body 13
6. Rotate until detected. Thereby, the tray holder 22 swings so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. On the other hand, since the second motor 31 is also driven to rotate the engagement member 33, the tray holder 22 is guided by the slide unit 24, and the lateral vibration in the axial direction of the swing fulcrum of the swing member 21 is thereby performed. I do. Note that the inclination angle of the tray holder 22 is determined by the output shaft 1 of the first motor 11.
If the members 17 and 18 of the detection target 13 are rotated around 1a to adjust the positions of the protrusions 17a and 18a, the positions can be changed freely. By the way, in the embodiment of the present invention,
The positions of the protrusions 17a and 18a are adjusted such that the protrusions 17a and 18a are detected by the sensor 16 before the inclination angle of the tray holder 22 becomes maximum.

As described above, when the tray holder 22 is tilted and laterally vibrated, the parts P gradually slide down while spreading uniformly on the tray T. During this downhill process,
The part P is transferred into the hole h of the tray T in conformity with the hole h.
, More parts P are transferred. Further, since the suction of the air is continued during the transfer operation, the tray T
It is also possible to exert a suction force on the parts P transferred to and to hold them satisfactorily.

The parts P sliding down while spreading uniformly on the tray holder 22 are gathered at the peripheral edge thereof because the tray holder 22 has a circular shape. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the first motor 11 is driven again until the protrusion 16a of the detection target 13 is detected by the sensor 16, the tray holder 22 is tilted to the opposite side, and the transfer operation of the parts P is started. continue.

When the tray holder 22 is inclined in the reverse direction, the inclination of the tray holder 22 is once maximized and then inclined in the opposite direction because the position of the convex portion is adjusted. Therefore, the parts P that have not been completely slid down even after the lapse of a predetermined time can be reliably collected on the peripheral edge of the tray holder 22, and then the next transfer operation can be performed. Also,
If the number of rotations of the second motor 31 of the vibration applying means 30 is changed, the lateral frequency of the tray holder 22 is changed and the tray T
The degree of spread of the parts P above can be adjusted, so that efficient transfer operations can be performed for each of the trays T having various shapes.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the projection 17
Although the detected object 13 having the a and 18a has been described,
Even if the sensor 16 has a concave portion instead of a convex portion and the sensor 16 detects this concave portion, the same effect can be obtained.

[0016]

As described above, the parts transfer apparatus of the present invention is provided with a swing member which is swingably connected to a support post.
That multiple parts can be stored on the rocking member
In addition, a tray that can hold a tray to which these parts can fit
The ray holder can be swung together and the vibration applying means operates.
To allow lateral vibration in the axial direction of the pivot point of the pivot member.
The tray holder has a cylindrical shape with a bottom.
Formed in the center of the bottom of the tray holder.
Characterized in that a holding portion capable of holding the ray is provided.
It is. With this configuration, the periphery of the tray and tray holder
After assembling the parts between the parts and
There is an advantage that it can be slid down while being spread evenly on the lay, and the part transfer operation can be favorably performed with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a parts transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the parts transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view in which a part of the parts transfer device according to the present invention is cut away.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective sectional view showing the vicinity of a first motor of the parts transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cutaway cross-sectional view of a main part near a second motor of the parts transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the parts transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a tray into which parts are transferred.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial cutaway sectional view of a main part of a tray into which parts are transferred.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parts transfer apparatus 10 Oscillation drive source 11 1st motor 12 Crank 13 Detected object 14 Connection arm 16 Sensor 17a Convex part 18a Convex part 21 Oscillating member 22 Tray holder 24 Slide unit 30 Vibration giving means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A swing member is provided so as to be swingably connected to a column.
A plurality of parts can be stored on this rocking member.
A tray that can be fitted with these partsCan hold
Tray holderCan be swung together and the vibration applying means operates
To allow lateral vibration in the axial direction of the pivot point of the pivot member
ArrangementPart transfer device The tray holder has a bottomed cylindrical shape.
Holds a substantially rectangular tray in the center of the bottom of the rudder
Provided a part A part transfer device characterized by the following. (2)A swing member is installed by swingably connecting to the support
A plurality of parts can be stored on this rocking member.
Can hold a tray that can be fitted with these parts
The tray holder can be swung together and the vibration applying means operates.
To allow lateral vibration in the axial direction of the pivot point of the pivot member
A part transfer device that is arranged, The tray holder has a bottomed cylindrical shape.
Several holes for transferring parts are rectangular in the center of the bottom of ruda
Has a holding section that can hold a tray formed in a shape
Characterized by Parts transfer device.