JP3190831B2 - Apparatus and method for separating belt assembly - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for separating a belt assembly, and more particularly, to a method for cutting a belt-shaped annular V-belt from a belt sleeve and then forming the belt-shaped belt between the V-belts. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for separating a belt assembly that automatically separates and collects scraps in a predetermined position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an apparatus for separating a belt assembly from which a belt sleeve has been cut, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-329959, the belt assembly is held in an externally fitted state on a holding shaft. While rotating the shaft, the belt assembly is sent out with the feed plate slidably inserted through the holding shaft,
At the same time, a roller is known in which a portion of the belt assembly protruding from the holding shaft is pressed from the side to separate the belts one by one from the end of the belt assembly. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 241926 discloses an improved version. However, this type of conventional separation apparatus has been proposed because it is necessary to separate the belts one by one because the belts adhere to each other in a belt assembly obtained by cutting a polyurethane belt sleeve to a predetermined width. Was something.

On the other hand, a conventional rubber V-shape having a trapezoidal cross section is used.
In the belt manufacturing method as well, it is necessary to separate the V-belt and the scrap body from the converged belt assembly by alternately arranging a cylindrical belt sleeve with a trapezoidal annular V-belt and a triangular annular scrap body. Was. That is, in the conventional method of manufacturing a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross-section, after winding several plies of rubberized canvas, rubber containing short fibers and cushion rubber to be a compressed rubber layer, and then forming a cord made of fiber cords Was wound in a spiral, rubber with short fibers to be an extended rubber layer, and several plies of rubberized canvas were sequentially wound to complete the molding, and a jacket was inserted to move to the vulcanization step. Then, the vulcanized belt sleeve taken out of the mold was inserted into a mudrel of a cutting machine, and cut into a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section by a cutter.

[0004]

At this time, since the center line of the belt sleeve is not located at the center portion but is shifted to one surface side, a ring-shaped scrap having a triangular cross section is provided between the cut V-belts. The body had been raised. For this reason, an operator has manually separated each V-belt and took it out in order to take out the scrap body held between the V-belts. Since this separation operation requires a great deal of time and a high cost, there has been a strong demand for the development of an apparatus that can automatically separate the separation work.

The present invention is intended to solve such a problem. After cutting a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section from a belt sleeve, the scrap generated between the V-belt and the V-belt is automatically removed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for separating a belt assembly which is separated into a plurality of pieces and accommodated in a predetermined position.

[0006]

That is, the present invention is directed to a belt assembly for cutting a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section from a belt sleeve and separating the V-belt and scrap bodies generated between the V-belts. In the body separation device,
A rotatable support member for installing a converged arranged belt and scrap material alternately belt assembly, belt installation part where the belt separating member is fixed which is provided a groove spiral protrusions alternately at the tip, The other belt installation portion is provided so that the distance between the axes becomes shorter as it approaches the tip portion in a direction that is not parallel to the axis of the support member, and one belt installation portion is movable toward the other belt installation portion. In the belt assembly separation device.

Further, the present invention includes a case where a belt take-out portion for sliding and dropping a V-belt provided between protrusions of a belt separation member is included, and a tip end of each protrusion of the belt separation member is a V-belt. Or a conveying means for accommodating and moving the scrap body dropped from the groove of the belt separating member, Including the case where the belt installation portion arranged in parallel has a spiral screw on the surface and rotates with the rotation of the belt assembly, and the case where the belt take-out portion is formed of at least a height-adjustable inclined bar. .

Further, the present invention provides a method of cutting a V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section from a belt sleeve, and cutting the V-belt with the V-belt.
In a method for separating a belt assembly that separates a scrap body generated between belts, a belt assembly that is formed by alternately arranging a V-belt and a scrap body is provided with a helical projection at a tip of a rotatable support member. And a belt mounting portion to which a belt separating member having alternately provided groove portions is fixed, and the other belt mounting portion is arranged in such a manner as to be non-parallel to the axis of the support member and arranged so that the distance between the axes becomes shorter as approaching the tip portion. After applying tension, the V-belt and the scrap body are slid to the tip of the belt installation portion while the belt assembly is running by rotation of one of the belt installation portions, and the rotating protrusion of the belt separation member is rotated. After installing the V-belt and storing the scraps in the grooves and moving them to the end, the V-belt and the scraps are separated and dropped to another position for storage. In the method of separating belt assemblies.

According to the present invention, when the V-belt dropped from the belt separating member is slid down along the inclined bar, or after the scrap body dropped from the groove of the belt separating member is accommodated, it is moved by the conveying means. Including cases.

[0010]

According to the first and seventh aspects of the present invention, the converged belt assembly in which the V-belts and the scrap bodies are alternately arranged is arranged in a non-parallel state so that the distance between the axes is reduced as approaching the front end. After being hung on the belt installation portion, by rotating under a predetermined tension, a thrust force is generated in the belt assembly, which can be slid toward the tip of the belt installation portion, and The V-belt and the scrap body, which have been slid and moved, are separately set in the head and the groove of the spiral projection of the belt separating member fixed to the end of the belt setting part, and the V-belt is rotated by the rotation of the belt separating member. And the scrap body is moved to the end and dropped, the V-belt is housed in the belt take-out section, and the scrap body is dropped and housed in another position.

According to the second and eighth aspects of the present invention, since the belt take-out portion for sliding and dropping the V-belt provided between the protrusions of the belt separating member is provided, the V-belt as a product is subjected to impact. The product can be slid down along the inclined bar from the belt separating member without being damaged, so that the product can be taken out without being damaged.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the tip of each projection of the belt separating member has an inclined surface and is a place where the V-belt is placed, the installation location of the V-belt and the scrap body is separated. be able to.

According to the fourth and ninth aspects of the present invention, since the conveying means for accommodating and moving the scrap dropped from the groove of the belt separating member is provided, the scrap is moved to another place and collected. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a spiral screw is provided on the surface of the belt installation portion which is arranged non-parallel to the axis of the support member, and the belt assembly is rotated by the rotation of the belt assembly. Greater thrust force and this
, A slide movement can be generated.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the height of the inclined bar is adjusted by V-belts having different circumferential lengths by providing the inclined bar having a height adjustable at the belt take-out portion, so that the V-belt can be stably formed. Can be installed.

[0016]

1 is a front view of a belt assembly separating apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a belt separating member, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of the belt assembly which used V belt and the scrap body arrange | positioned alternately and converged. According to this, in the belt assembly separating apparatus 1 of the present invention, a pair of fixed belt setting portions 2 and a movable belt setting portion 3 are attached to the main body 4, and a spiral shape is attached to the tip of the fixed belt setting portion 2. A belt separating member 5 having alternately provided protrusions and grooves is fixed, and a belt take-out portion 6 is arranged adjacent to the main body 4.

The main body 4 is installed on a carriage 8 that reciprocates by a fixed stroke, and a pair of upper and lower belt installation sections 2,
3 are arranged on both sides. The movable belt installation unit 3
The belt assembly 10 can be moved close to or away from the fixed belt installation unit 2, hang the belt assembly 10, and apply tension to the laid belt assembly 10.

The belt assembly 10 used here is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a ring-shaped trapezoidal V-belt 11 and a ring-shaped scrap body 12 having a triangular cross-section are alternately arranged and naturally converged without using a rope, a string or the like. V
The belt 11 includes a compressed rubber layer 13, a cord 14 made of a fiber cord, and an expanded rubber layer 15.

The fixed belt installation section 2 has a support member 16 of an elongated tubular body fixed to the main body 4 and a shaft 17 inserted therein supported by a bearing 18.
The support member 16 is connected to a prime mover 19 installed on the ceiling of the main body 4 by a transmission belt 20, for example, a toothed belt and is rotatable.
1 and the transmission belt 22 rotate. The shaft 17 connects the belt separating member 5 to the tip. Support member 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes an area where the inserted belt assembly 10 is installed, which is in a cantilevered state. Therefore, its length is also designed in consideration of the distortion of the support member 16 due to the load of the belt assembly 10.

The rotation of the shaft 17 is independent of the rotation of the support member 16, and the rotation speed of the shaft 17 is set higher. This is for surely dropping the sent V-belt 11 and scrap body 12 sequentially. Conversely, if the number of rotations of the shaft 17 is set to be low, the V-belt 11 and the scrap body 12 moved from the support member 16 may accumulate in the belt separating member 5.

On the other hand, the movable belt setting part 3 is
Motor 25 fitted on a guide rail 24 fixed to the motor
It moves up and down by the movement of. Movable belt setting part 3
Are arranged in such a manner that the axis is eccentric and non-parallel to the belt installation section 2 and the distance between the axes is reduced toward the tip. Further, the belt installation section 3 has a spiral screw 27 on the surface, and is rotated by the rotation of the belt assembly 10, so that the belt assembly 10 has a larger thrust force.
This causes a slide movement .

The eccentric angle of the shaft is usually 1 to 7 degrees, and if it is less than 1 degree, it becomes difficult to generate a thrust force for moving the belt assembly 10, while if it exceeds 7 degrees, the belt assembly 10 It is difficult to install, and there is a problem that the tension is concentrated on the tip and it is difficult to move. Belt assembly 1
Belt installation part 2 which fixed 0 and movable belt installation part 3
When the tension is applied to the belt assembly and the fixed belt installation section 2 is rotated, the movable belt installation section 3 is moved to the belt assembly 1.
0, the V belt 1 of the belt assembly 10
1 and the scrap body 12 are slid by receiving a larger thrust force in the direction toward the tip of the belt installation section 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the belt separating member 5 is a screw body in which a helical projection 30 and a deep groove 31 are alternately provided on a shaft, and is inserted into the shaft 17 of the fixed belt installation section 2 by a screw. Fixed. The protruding portion 30 has a tapered surface 32 at the tip, and V at the tip of the adjacent protruding portion 30.
The belt 11 is installed in surface contact, while the groove 31 is an area for accommodating the scrap body 12. The angle of the tapered surface 32 matches the angle of the V-belt 11.
When the belt separating member 5 is rotated, the installed V belt 1
1 and the scrap body 12 sequentially move toward the end.
Depending on the type of the V-belt 11, it is necessary to replace the belt separating member 5 whose dimensions have been changed.
It is preferable to prepare a plurality of belt separating members having different pitches.

The shape of both ends of the belt separating member 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the shape is a shape obtained by cutting the protruding portion 30, and there is no particular shape.

The rotation of the belt separating member 5 is independent of the rotation of the support member 16, the number of rotations of the belt separating member 5 is set higher, and the V-belt 11 and the scrap
To ensure that the belt separation member 5
If the number of rotations is set to be low, there is a problem that the V-belt 11 and the scrap body 12 moved from the support member 16 accumulate in the belt separating member 5.

The belt take-out portion 6 has a column 37 fixed on a carriage 36 moving on a rail 35 installed in the same direction as the main body 4 moves, and slides on the column 37 to adjust the height and length. It is formed from an adjustable tilt bar 38. The thin tip of the inclined bar 38 can be adjusted in length, and the belt separating member 5 can be adjusted.
Has reached the vicinity of the tip of the projection 30. The V-belt 11 dropped from the belt separating member 5 is housed at the intersection of the inclined bar 38 and the support 37 while sliding on the inclined bar 38.
The inclination angle of the inclination bar 38 is not particularly limited.

For this reason, the V-belt 11, which is a product, slides down along the inclined bar 38 from the belt separating member 5 without receiving an impact, so that not only can the product be accommodated without being damaged, but also the peripheral length. The height of the inclined bar 38 can be adjusted by the V belts 11 different from each other, and the V belt 11 can be stably installed.

The conveying means 40 comprises a conveyor belt 41 which moves in the same direction as the moving direction of the main body 4, and accommodates the scrap body 12 dropped from the groove 31 of the belt separating member and conveys it to another area. The conveyor belt 41 may run continuously, or may run after a certain amount of the scrap body 12 is accumulated.

Hereinafter, a method of separating a belt assembly from which only the V-belt is taken out using the belt assembly separating apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described. First, after the movable belt setting unit 3 is brought close to the fixed belt setting unit 2, a loop-shaped trapezoidal V-shaped belt 11 and a ring-shaped scrap body 12 having a triangular cross section are set.
Are alternately arranged and the converged belt assembly 10 is hung over these belt installation sections 2 and 3, and the movable belt installation section 3
Is moved downward to apply tension to the belt assembly 10.
At this time, the tip of the inclined bar 38 of the belt take-out section 6 is moved to be positioned near the tip of the protrusion 30 of the belt separating member 5.

The motors 19 and 21 are operated together to rotate the shaft 17 and the support member 16. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotation of the belt assembly 10 causes the movable belt installation unit 3 to also rotate. The belt assembly 10 slides by receiving a larger thrust force in the direction toward the tip end of the belt installation unit 2, and the V-belt 11 and the scrap body 12 are rotated by the adjacent protrusions 30 of the belt separating member 5 during rotation. The belt separating member 5 is accommodated in the front end portion and the groove portion 31 at the same time.
It moves toward the end by the rotation of and falls at the end. At this time, the V-belt 11 is slid down from the tip of the inclined bar 38 of the belt take-out section 6 and accommodated, while the scrap body 12 is dropped directly below and accommodated in the transporting means 40. Thus, the V-belt 11 is taken out separately from the scrap body 12.

Also, when the above separation work is in progress,
A belt assembly 10 converged by alternately arranging V-belts 11 and scrap bodies 12 in another pair of belt installation sections 2 and 3
, The separation operation can be continuously performed.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, a belt assembly converged by alternately arranging V-belts and scrap bodies is provided in a non-parallel state in which the distance between the axes is reduced as the distance from the front end increases. After being hung on the belt setting portion, the belt assembly is rotated under a predetermined tension to generate a thrust force on the belt assembly, so that the belt assembly can be slid toward the front end of the belt setting portion. The V-belt and the scrap body, which have been slid and moved, can be clearly separated and installed in the head and the groove of the spiral projection of the belt separating member fixed to the end of the section.

Further, according to the present invention, the dropped scrap body can be transported and stored in another place, and the surface of the other belt installation portion which is arranged non-parallel to the axis of the supporting member has a spiral shape. by providing a screw, adjusting the large thrust force and along with this it is possible to generate a sliding movement, also the height of the inclined rod by different V-belt in the circumferential length by the belt assemblies <br/> Therefore, the V-belt can be stably installed, and further, the V-belt , which is a product, is slid down along the inclined bar from the belt separating member without impact, so that the product is damaged. There is an effect that can be accommodated without.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a belt assembly separating apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a belt separating member.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a belt assembly in which V belts and scrap bodies used in the present invention are alternately arranged and converged.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the belt assembly according to the present invention is separated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Belt Assembly Separation Device 2 Fixed Belt Installation Unit 3 Movable Belt Installation Unit 5 Belt Separation Member 6 Belt Extraction Unit 10 Belt Assembly 11 V Belt 12 Scrap Body 16 Support Member 17 Shaft 30 Projection 31 Groove 32 Tapered Surface 40 transport means

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Aono 4-1-1-21 Hamazoedori, Nagata-ku, Kobe City Inside Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akihiro Nagata 4-1-1, Hamazoedori, Nagata-ku, Kobe-shi Examiner at Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd. Takeshi Masuyama (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B29D 29/10 B29D 29/00

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A belt assembly separating apparatus for cutting a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section from a belt sleeve, and separating the V-belt and scrap generated between the V-belts. a rotatable support member for installing a belt assemblies converges arranged alternately scrap material, a belt installation section where the belt separating member is fixed which is provided a groove spiral protrusions alternately at the tip, said support The other belt installation section is provided so that the distance between the axes becomes shorter as it approaches the tip end in a direction that is not parallel to the member axis, and one of the belt installation sections is movable toward the other belt installation section. Characteristic belt separation device. 2. A V installed between protrusions of a belt separating member.
2. The belt assembly separating device according to claim 1, further comprising a belt take-out portion for dropping while sliding the belt. 3. The tip of each protrusion of the belt separating member,
The belt assembly separating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a tapered surface on which the V-belt is placed in contact. 4. The belt assembly separating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a conveying unit that accommodates and moves the scrap body dropped from the groove of the belt separating member. 5. The belt assembly according to claim 1, wherein the belt installation portion arranged non-parallel to the axis of the support member has a helical screw on its surface, and rotates with the rotation of the belt assembly. Separation device. 6. The belt assembly separating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the belt take-out portion comprises an inclined bar having at least an adjustable height. 7. A belt assembly separating method for cutting a ring-shaped V-belt having a trapezoidal cross section from a belt sleeve and separating the V-belt and a scrap generated between the V-belts. The belt assembly, in which the bodies are alternately arranged and converged, is fixed with respect to the shaft of the support member and the belt installation portion in which the belt separation member in which the spiral protrusion and the groove are alternately provided at the tip of the rotatable support member is fixed. After applying tension by hanging the other belt installation part arranged so that the distance between the axes becomes closer as it approaches the tip part in a non-parallel manner, while running the belt assembly by rotation of one belt installation part While sliding the V-belt and the scrap body to the tip of the belt setting section, the V-belt is set between the rotating protrusions of the belt separating member, and the scrap body is stored in the groove. A method of separating a belt assembly, comprising moving the scrap to the end, separating the V-belt from the scrap, dropping the scrap to another location, and storing the scrap. 8. The method for separating a belt assembly according to claim 7, wherein the V-belt dropped from the belt separating member is slid down along an inclined bar. 9. The belt assembly separating method according to claim 7, wherein the scrap body dropped from the groove of the belt separating member is accommodated and then moved by a conveying means.