JP3086164B2 - Assembly line - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a motorcycle engine assembly line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an assembly line of a motorcycle engine, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, an engine body W as an assembly body is caused to flow along a main line 51 and is assembled to the engine body W. Assembly part B, ...
To the component supply line 5 which is a carrying path parallel to the main line 51.
The components P are placed on the component pallets 53,... And tuned to flow, and the operator P takes out desired components from the component pallets 53 and sequentially assembles them into the engine body W.

[0003]

However, in the conventional case, the two lines, the main line 51 and the component supply line 52, must be driven while being synchronized with each other, so that the equipment becomes complicated and the entire line becomes large. There was a problem of becoming. In addition, since the reach of the worker P is limited and the width of the parts pallet 53 cannot be made too large, the parts B,... There was also a problem that it was difficult to take out the parts B,.

[0004] Therefore, there has been a demand for an assembly line capable of reducing the size of the line and facilitating the work by taking out the parts.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided a component pallet which is mounted on an assembling table which flows along a line while the pallet flows along a line. It mounted assembled part within, in the the assembly line as sequentially assembled assembly parts of the component in the palette with respect to the assembly body on assembling table in the middle of the line, the assembling table and the assembly table Adjacent downstream and upstream
The assembly unit is made up of a pair of component pallets
And one assembly in the pair of parts pallets.
And a plurality of assembly units are mounted on the line conveyor along the transport direction.

[0006] In this manner, the assembling table and the assembling table are arranged on the downstream side and the upstream side adjacent to the assembling table along one line .
The assembly unit composed of a pair of component pallets is flowed one after another. For example, when the assembly main body on the assembly table comes in front of the operator, the operator takes out the assembly components from the component pallet and performs the assembly operation. At this time, since the parts pallet is adjacent to the assembly table, the operator can easily take out the parts, and since the parts pallet is a single line, the equipment can be simplified.
And each worker is assigned in advance in the middle of the line
Assembled parts assembled at the downstream end of the line
All assembled parts for one set can be assembled
I do . At this time, for example, a transport path that arrives in front of the worker quickly
Parts to be assembled early on the parts pallet on the upstream side
Install the parts palette on the downstream side of the transport path that arrives later.
If components to be assembled later are mounted on the
Attaching work can be performed smoothly .

According to the second aspect, the side of the line conveyor is provided.
And the parts stocker is stretched to the side where the worker is
And is fixed to the engine.
Prepare common small parts in advance when assembling.
Was .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an overall schematic view of the assembly line of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the assembly line, FIG. 3 is a partial view showing a modification of the assembly line, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. . The assembly line of the present invention is applied to an assembly line for assembling assembled parts to an engine body as an assembled body when assembling a motorcycle engine, for example, to simplify the line and to facilitate the assembly work. I have.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this assembly line 1 is a line conveyor in which an engine body W which has performed, for example, a bearing press-fitting operation or a number stamping operation at a work spot 2 upstream of the line 1 is mounted. 3 are placed on the line 3 and transported toward the downstream of the line 1 while workers P,... Waiting at predetermined intervals on the side of the line conveyor 3 attach predetermined assembly parts B,. Yuki, line 1
The line is configured to inject oil by performing an oil leak inspection or the like downstream.

For this reason, on the line conveyor 3, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, an assembly table 5 on which the engine body W is mounted is mounted.
Are assembled along the transport direction. The assembly unit 4 includes an assembly table 5
And a component pallet 6 on the downstream side adjacent to the assembling table 5.
a, and an upstream component pallet 6b, and a pair of component pallets 6a, 6b on which components B for one assembly are mounted. The parts pallet 6a,
6b may be formed by integrally forming a pair of components sandwiched between the adjacent assembling tables 5, 5, and dividing the integrated component pallet into front and rear.

On the side of the line conveyor 3 where the workers P,... Are located, there is a case where a component stocker section 7 as shown in FIG. In the component stocker unit 7, common small components such as bolts and washers may be prepared in advance when the engine is assembled.

In the assembly line 1 described above, the engine bodies W,... Are mounted on the assembly tables 5,..., And the assembled parts B,. Then, when the engine body W is transported in front of each worker P, the worker P receives the parts pallets 6a and 6a.
.. are taken out and assembled to the engine body W. Since the parts pallets 6a and 6b are adjacent to the assembly table 5, they can be easily taken out and work can be performed easily.

At this time, components B,... To be assembled early are mounted on the downstream component pallet 6a which arrives early in front of the worker P, and the upstream component pallet 6b which arrives later is If components B,... To be assembled later are mounted, the work can be performed more smoothly. Of course, a pair of component pallets 6b, 6 sandwiched between adjacent assembly tables 5, 5
It is also possible to mount and operate one set of assembled parts B,.

Then, each worker P,... Assembles the parts B,.
At the downstream end of the parts pallets 6a and 6b are empty. Then, the assembled engine body W is discharged, and the line conveyor 3 and the assembly units 4 circulate toward the upstream side.

If the assembling table 5 and the parts pallets 6a and 6b are mounted on one line conveyor 3 and the engine body W and the assembled parts B,. Is extremely simple, and the equipment is simplified.

[0016]

As described above , according to the present invention ,
An assembly table equipped with an assembly body and downstream adjacent to the assembly table
Assembled with a pair of parts pallets arranged on the upstream and downstream sides
A unit is constructed, and inside the pair of parts pallets.
Since one set of assembling parts is mounted on the assembly unit, the assembling unit flows along one line, and the parts in the parts pallet are easily taken out and assembled efficiently and smoothly into the assembling body. Can be found. For example, early in front of workers
Assemble the parts pallet on the downstream side to
Components on the upstream side to reach later.
If you install parts to be assembled later on the let,
Work can be done more smoothly . Moreover, the facility is simplified because it is a single line.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of an assembly line according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the assembly line.

FIG. 3 is a partial view of a modification of the assembly line.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a conventional line configuration diagram

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Assembly line, 3 ... Line conveyor, 4 ... Assembly unit, 5 ... Assembly stand, 6a, 6b ... Parts pallet, P ... Worker.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An assembly body is mounted on an assembly table flowing along a line, and an assembly component is mounted on a component pallet flowing along a line, and the assembly unit is mounted on the assembly table in the middle of the line. in an assembly line which is adapted sequentially assembled assembly parts of the component in the palette with respect to the urging body, said set
Located downstream and upstream adjacent to the stand and the assembly table
When an assembly unit is composed of a pair of component pallets
In both cases, a set of one set is assembled in the pair of parts pallets.
An assembly line in which attached parts are mounted and a plurality of the assembling units are arranged on a line conveyor along a conveying direction. 2. The assembly line according to claim 1, wherein
A part on the side of the line conveyor where a worker is present
The product stocker part is fixedly extended to the side, and
Small parts common to engine assembly in the stocker
An assembly line that is prepared in advance .