JP3049632B2 - Auto coupling 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 pipe on a moving body such as a pipe on a casting pot side or a wiring in a continuous casting facility or the like.
The present invention relates to an auto-coupling device for automatically coupling / separating wiring from a fixed body side pipe and wiring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic coupling device for automatically connecting pipes and wires of a casting pot, for example, a device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-6861 has been used. This auto-coupling device is composed of an upper and lower assembly having a joint holding member, and the two assemblies are approached / separated in a vertical direction to couple / separate a plurality of joints. The auto-coupling device has an advantage in that the lower assembly is pressed by the weight of the casting pot, so that a dedicated coupling mechanism is not required.

[0003]

However, on the other hand, the above-mentioned auto-coupling device has a disadvantage in that the planar outer shape of the joint holding member provided with a plurality of joints becomes large and the mounting space is restricted. Had. For example, the lower assembly is provided with a follow-up mechanism for vertically connecting the upper assembly fixed to the casting pot when approaching, and this follow-up mechanism causes an increase in the outer shape of the assembly. Had become. Furthermore, since the coupling / separation surface of the lower assembly faces upward, dust accumulates on the surface and closes the flow path in the joint, shortening the life of the joint. Needed.

[0004]

The auto-coupling device according to the present invention is characterized in that self-type joints 16 and 9 for fluid comprising male and female or a joint holding member provided with an electric connection terminal are fixed to the fixed side assembly X. An auto-coupling device comprising a movable assembly Y and moving the movable assembly Y closer to or away from the fixed assembly X to couple / separate the joints or connection terminals. Disposed on the side surface, the movable assembly Y is disposed on the container support 21 so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction.
The home return guide mechanisms 11 and 12 for holding the lower end position of the movable assembly Y are connected to the movable assembly Y and the container support 2.
An auto-coupling device characterized in that the device is installed via a mounting frame 1 between the device and the device. The moving-side assembly Y is
And freely elevating plate a lifting vertically, is supported via a spherical bearing 3 ₁ on the elevating plate a, and floating freely floating frame b in the horizontal direction, mounted for horizontal movement on the free movement frame b And a forward / backward moving frame c having a connector block 7 at the distal end, and a pair of main guide pins 13 facing upward on the lower end of the floating frame b, and a pair of upper guide pins 13 on the upper end of the floating frame b. It is preferable that an auxiliary guide 14 is formed, and a main guide 15 and an auxiliary guide pin 18 that are fitted to the main guide pin 13 and the auxiliary guide 14 are formed on the fixed-side assembly X.

[0005]

According to the auto-coupling device of the present invention, the joint holding member is divided into the moving-side assembly Y and the fixed-side assembly X, and the moving-side assembly Y is connected to the fixed-side assembly X by approaching / separating therefrom.・ Perform division. Conventionally, the two assemblies were vertically arranged and vertically moved to join the coupling / separation surface formed of a horizontal plane. However, in the present invention, both the assemblies are arranged in the left and right direction and moved. The side assembly Y waits below the fixed side assembly X. Therefore, in connection, first, the moving-side assembly Y is raised in the vertical direction, and then the frame holding the connector block in the moving-side assembly Y is moved in the horizontal direction.
The separating surfaces, ie, the joints or the connection terminals are connected.

[0006] The apparatus of the present invention can divide and correct vertical and horizontal displacements and inclinations by a combination of vertical and horizontal operations. That is, the function is shared by correcting the positional shift between the left and right sides of the plane by the vertical operation and correcting the vertical position shift and the inclination by the horizontal operation, and it becomes possible to eliminate the cause of twisting and bending.

Further, by forming a pair of main guide pins and a pair of auxiliary guide pins for alignment, that is, four guide pins, the cause of twisting and buckling is completely eliminated, and the parallelism at the time of connection is ensured. can do. Further, since these four guide pins receive the reaction force in the valve inside the device, an effect of preventing an excessive external force from being applied to the mother machine and the mounting frame is also exerted.

In the apparatus according to the present invention, the correction of the vertical displacement during the connection and the final fine adjustment are performed by moving the connector block up and down. Accordingly, only the coarse alignment is required for the plane position deviation alignment during the ascent operation. This makes it possible to form a large gap in the guide mechanism, thereby avoiding the problem of inability to attach or detach due to twisting or bending, which is critical in operation.

In order to separate the movable assembly Y from the fixed assembly X, the movable assembly Y is made to stand by at a predetermined lower position in a procedure reverse to the above operation. At this time, the moving side assembly Y
The return-to-origin guide mechanism, which is installed between the container and the container support, ensures that the lower end is set at a fixed position.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment for a casting pot of a continuous casting facility will be described with reference to the drawings.

The fixed-side assembly X was provided on the casting pot side, and the movable-side assembly Y was provided on the container support 21 side. And the container support 2
1 was provided on the ladle car body (not shown).

In FIG. 1, the casting pot is set at a predetermined position by a crane, but the fixed-side assembly X and the movable-side assembly Y are separated, and the movable-side assembly Y waits downward. Indicates the status. FIG. 2 shows a combined state.

The mounting base 1 of the moving-side assembly Y is provided on a container support 21 disposed on the ladle car body.
The lifting plate a can be raised and lowered by a lifting cylinder 2, a lifting guide 19, and a lifting guide shaft 20 provided on the mounting base 1. Floating frame b is sandwiched spherical bearing 3 _1, 3 ₂ on the elevating plate a, which is freely floating in a horizontal direction. Spherical bearing 3 ₁ is supported by a spring 4, the spring 4
, The entire floating frame b is corrected in inclination following the casting pot side body. The forward / backward moving frame c is mounted on the floating frame b via a forward / backward moving roller 5 and a forward / backward moving cylinder 6, and can move forward and backward, that is, can move horizontally. A connector block 7 is provided at the end of the forward / backward moving frame c via a spring 8 so as to be movable up and down. The connector block 7 is provided with a female joint 9 and a fine alignment guide pin 10.

The centering mechanism includes an origin return guide pin 11 provided upward on the mounting base 1 and an origin return guide 12 into which the origin return guide pin 11 formed on the floating frame b is inserted. Hold the lower end position. On the lower end of the floating frame b, a pair of main guide pins 13 ₁ , 13 ₂ are directed upward, and on the upper end of the floating frame b, a pair of auxiliary guides 14 ₁ , which are vertically penetrated,
14 ₂ is provided.

The main guides 15 ₁ , 15 _{2 of the} fixed side assembly X
, The main guide pins 13 ₁ and 13 ₂ are inserted. The male joint 16 is connected to the female joint 9 of the moving-side assembly Y. The fine alignment guide pin 10 is inserted into the fine alignment guide 17. Auxiliary guide pins 18 ₁ , 18 ₂
It is inserted into the auxiliary guide 14 _1, 14 _2.

The casting pot is set in a predetermined position by a crane,
As shown in FIG. 1, the lifting cylinder 2 of the moving-side assembly Y, which has been waiting in advance in the downward direction, is operated to raise the lifting plate a. When the lifting plate a arrives at the upper limit attachment / detachment position, the pair of main guide pins 13 ₁ , 13 ₂ , the main guides 15 ₁ , 15 ₂ , and the pair of auxiliary guides 14 ₁ , 14
₂ and the auxiliary guide pins 18 ₁ , 18 _{2 are used} to correct the positional deviation of the plane and to perform alignment. As described above, the factors of twisting and buckling can be accurately eliminated by the guide mechanisms provided in pairs.

Next, the forward / backward moving frame 6 is moved horizontally by operating the forward / backward moving cylinder 6, and as shown in FIG. To achieve. At this time, since the connector block 7 is supported by the spring 8 and can move up and down, it is vertically aligned by the fine alignment guide 17 and the fine alignment guide pin 10 and the inclination is corrected. In addition, since the floating frame b constituting the moving-side assembly Y has a structure that sinks through the spherical bearings 3 ₁ and 3 ₂ and the spring 4, it can follow the inclination at the time of connection.

The separation is performed in the reverse order of the above, but when the moving side assembly Y is lowered and approaches the lower end, the floating frame b
The home return guide pin 11 provided on the mounting base 1 is inserted into the home return guide 12 formed on the back surface of the end portion of the base, and is aligned, and is accurately set at the standby position.

As described above, by using the auto-coupling device of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the interference limitation due to the shaking of the casting pot and the like, and to ensure that the main guide pin is securely inserted into the main guide at the next operation. Is done.

[0020]

According to the auto-coupling device of the present invention, the divided moving-side assembly Y and the fixed-side assembly X move up and down in the vertical direction, and finally move in the horizontal direction to form a vertical plane. Since the coupling / separation surface is coupled, the planar outer shape is smaller than in a conventional structure in which the coupling / separation surface is connected in the vertical direction and is formed of a horizontal plane, and the mounting space is less restricted. In addition, since the coupling / separation surface is a vertical surface, the accumulation of dust and the like is small, and accordingly, the countermeasures are lighter than in the past. Further, the follow-up structure for alignment is simple, dust and the like hardly enter, and malfunctions are unlikely to occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a separated state of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a connected state of the embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an AA diagram of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 X Fixed-side assembly Y Moving-side assembly 1 Mounting stand 2 Lifting cylinder 3 Spherical bearing 4 Spring 5 Forward-reverse roller 6 Forward-reverse cylinder 7 Connector block 8 Spring 9 Female joint 10 Fine alignment guide pin 11 Home return guide pin 12 Home return Guide 13 Main guide pin 14 Auxiliary guide 15 Main guide 16 Male joint 17 Fine alignment guide pin 18 Auxiliary guide pin 19 Elevating guide 20 Elevating guide shaft 21 Container support a Elevating plate b Floating frame c Forward / reverse frame

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Katsumi Tomioka 225 Nakatsu, Hirano-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo (56) References JP-A-63-207469 (JP, A) JP-A-55-120471 (JP, A) JP-A-49-130830 (JP, A) JP-A-61-82752 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B22D 11/10 310 B22D 41/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A self-type joint for fluid (16, 9) composed of male and female, or a joint holding member provided with a connection terminal for electrical connection comprises a fixed-side assembly (X) and a movable-side assembly (Y). An auto-coupling device that connects / separates the joint or the connection terminal by moving / moving the moving-side assembly (Y) to / from the fixed-side assembly (X). The movable assembly (Y) is arranged on the side surface, the movable assembly (Y) is arranged on the container support (21) so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction.
An origin return guide mechanism (11, 12) for holding the lower end position of the movable assembly (Y) is provided with a mounting base (1) between the movable assembly (Y) and the container support (21). An auto-coupling device characterized by being installed via a through-hole. 2. The auto-coupling device according to claim 1, wherein the movable assembly (Y) is vertically movable up and down, and a spherical bearing (3) is mounted on the vertically movable plate (a). ₁ ) a movable frame (b) supported via the movable frame and movable in the horizontal direction, and a forward / backward movement provided on the movable frame (b) so as to be horizontally movable and having a connector block (7) at a distal end portion. An automatic coupling device comprising: a frame (c). 3. The auto-coupling device according to claim 2, further comprising a pair of main guide pins (13) facing upward on a lower end of the floating frame (b), and the floating frame (b).
A pair of auxiliary guides (14) are formed at the upper ends of the main guide pins (13) and the auxiliary guide pins (18) fitted to the main guide pins (13) and the auxiliary guides (14) in the fixed-side assembly (X). ) Is formed.