JP3337762B2 - Plate laminating apparatus and laminating method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate laminating apparatus and a method for laminating two types of plates alternately, such as a clutch plate of a multi-plate clutch in an automatic transmission of an automobile using a torque converter. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A multi-plate clutch in an automatic transmission of an automobile using a torque converter has a flat plate donut-shaped dished plate, a drive plate, a driven plate and a retaining plate arranged inside a clutch drum in a stacked state. Be composed. A plurality of drive plates and driven plates are alternately stacked according to the transmission torque.

[0003] In such a laminated assembly of a drive plate and a driven plate, the drive plate and the driven plate separately prepared at predetermined locations are alternately transferred one by one by a robot into a clutch drum by the robot. As described in, for example, JP-A-64-30928, a plate pack is formed by combining plates in a predetermined order in a predetermined number of layers. Assembly to a clutch drum has been performed.

[0004] In the latter example, the plate pack is such that the plate magazines accommodating the respective plates are arranged on the same circumference on the turntable, and are stacked below a predetermined position on the moving path of the plate magazine by the rotation of the turntable. Positions are provided, and the plates are dropped and stacked from the plate magazine to the stacking position while the turntable is being rotated.

[0005]

However, in a configuration in which the robot is assembled one by one by using a robot, the cost of the equipment is increased, and it takes time to assemble one by one, so that the work process cannot be said to be rational. On the other hand, when the plate pack is configured and assembled, the plate is dropped from the plate magazine to the stacking position when the plates are assembled and stacked, so that the edge of the outer periphery of the dropped plate is used. However, it is conceivable that they may collide with the plate surface of the lower plate that has already been laminated and damage each other, which is not preferable. The drive plate and the driven plate are formed with splines that mesh with the driving and driven members on the outer periphery or the inner periphery, and the phases of the splines of the plate are in phase throughout the plate pack. Must be
Even if it is housed in the correct phase in the plate magazine,
There is also a problem that a phase shift occurs when falling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for stacking plates that can be performed rationally with a simple configuration and that can be stacked without damaging the plates. An object is to provide an apparatus and a lamination method.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a plate laminating apparatus according to the present invention is a plate laminating apparatus for laminating two kinds of plates alternately and sequentially. a plate supply means for supplying respectively lowering the single type of plate, these flops
A plate is provided at a central position between the rate
The lamination part to be laminated, the plate supply means and the lamination
Section, one of which is
Is located at the position corresponding to the
Plate supply to two places located at the position corresponding to the layer part
The plate holding part where the plate descending from the means fits
Each plate supply means is repeatedly reciprocated between the pair of plate supply means at a movement distance of a half of their separation distance.
Plate conveying means for alternately conveying plates one by one from the means to the stacking section, and a plate below the stacking section and the plate
Position of the plate held by the holding part facing the plate surface
To the stacking section.
Push-up mechanism that pushes the plate up
The plate pushed up by the push-up mechanism is
And a laminated plate holding means for holding the laminated plate in a layered state .

[0008]

[0009] Further, the plate supply means may include, among the plates stored in a stacked state in the vertical direction, a plurality of plates.
It is configured to sequentially supply the plate from the lower plate to the plate transporting means, further, the plate supplying means,
It is characterized in that laminated plate weight supporting means for supporting plates stacked at a position higher than a lower plate supplied to the plate transport means is provided.

On the other hand, a plate laminating method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a plate laminating method for laminating two kinds of plates alternately and sequentially, wherein a pair of plate supplying means spaced apart from each other and arranged in parallel. From a single kind of pre
Each plate is supplied at a lower
Sheet supply means and the central position between these plate supply means
Provided below the laminated part provided in the
At the position corresponding to the plate supply means
The other two are located at positions corresponding to the lamination part.
Plate with which the plate descending from the sheet supply means fits
A plate transporting unit having a holding unit and reciprocating between a pair of plate supplying units at a movement distance of a half of a separation distance between the pair of plate supplying units.
The and reports open to convey alternately one by one, the lower side of the laminate part
Of the plate held by the plate holder
Provided to be able to move vertically in the position facing the rate surface
The push-up mechanism pushes the plate transported to the stacking section.
Up, by the laminated plate holding means provided in the laminated part,
Plates pushed up by the push-up mechanism are stacked horizontally
It is characterized in that it is held .

[0011]

[0012]

In the operation of the present invention, a single type of plate is supplied from a pair of plate supplying means which are spaced apart from each other and juxtaposed.
Rate is supplied by lowering each of these flops
Rate supply means and center between these plate supply means
It is provided below the laminated part provided in the position, and one is not
It is located at a position corresponding to
Two places where the other is located at the position corresponding to
Play where the plate descending from the rate supply means fits
A preparative holding portion, up the plate conveying means for repeating reciprocate movement distance of half of their separation between the pair of plate feed means, from the plate feed unit to the stacking unit
Rate so as to convey alternately one by one, under the lamination unit
Side of the plate held by the plate holder
At the position facing the plate surface, it is set to be movable in the vertical direction.
The plate conveyed to the stacking section is
Pushed up by the lamination plate holding means provided in the lamination section
Plate that is pushed up by the push-up mechanism
From what has been to hold the state, by repeated reciprocation of the plate conveying means, the push-up mechanism and a laminated plate holding the two types of plates supplied from both plate feed means
They can be alternately stacked by holding means . In addition, the two types of plates can be alternately laminated in a short time with a compact and simple configuration, and the lamination
Plate held up by the push-up mechanism
You can receive the sheets in a horizontal state and stack them horizontally.
It can do so without damaging the plate.

The plate supply means is configured to sequentially supply the plate from the lower one of the plurality of stacked plates in the vertical direction to the plate conveyance means. The weight of the upper plate acts on the lower plate received by the plate transport means by providing the laminated plate weight supporting means for supporting the plates stacked at a position higher than the lower plate supplied to the means. Not to damage the plate surface due to the frictional force generated between the plate received by the plate transfer means and the plate above the plate, and to prevent the plate from being displaced during the transfer to prevent the plate from being displaced. Can be secured.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a clutch plate laminating apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

The apparatus of the present embodiment is basically a plate laminating apparatus 1 for alternately laminating two types of plates 21 and 31 alternately.
The plate supply means 20, 30 for supplying a single type of plate 21, 31, respectively, and the pair of plate supply means 20, 30 are reciprocated reciprocally at a movement distance of a half of their separation distance. The front end side in the direction is located at one of the plate supply means 20 and 30 to receive the plates 21 and 31, and the rear end side in the movement direction is located at the center position between the plate supply means 20 and 30, and And a plate receiving means 10 provided at a central position between the plate supply means 20 and 30 and sequentially receiving the plates 21 and 31 alternately conveyed one by one by the plate conveying means 50 in a horizontal state. .

The plate receiving means 10 holds the plates 21 and 31 which are successively stacked by the plate receiving means 10 in a horizontal stacked state.
3

Further, the plate supply means 20 and 30
Plates 21, which are stored in a stacked state in the vertical direction,
31, the lower plates 21, 31 are sequentially supplied to the plate transport unit 50, and the plate supply units 20, 30 are arranged at positions above the lower plates 21, 31 supplied to the plate transport unit 50. And a laminated plate weight supporting means 70 for supporting the plates 21 and 31 which are laminated by the above.

The method according to the present embodiment is basically a plate laminating method for alternately laminating two kinds of plates 21 and 31 alternately. , 30 respectively, and a plate transport means 50 which reciprocates between the pair of plate supply means 20, 30 by a reciprocating movement of a half of their separation distance. At the front end in the movement direction, the plates 21 and 31 are received from one of the plate supply means 20 and 30, and at the same time the rear end in the movement direction is supplied to the plate supply means 20 and 30.
The plates 21 and 31 which are alternately conveyed one by one by the plate conveying means 50 at the central position between the plate supplying means 20 and 30 are sequentially arranged in a horizontal state by the plate receiving means 10. I am going to receive it.

Then, the plates 2 which are sequentially received by the plate receiving means 10 and are stacked are stacked.
1 and 31 are held in a horizontal stacked state by the stacked plate holding means 13.

The clutch plate laminating apparatus 1 has a frame 2 in which a laminating section 10 constituting plate receiving means, two plate magazines 20, 30 and laminating thickness measuring unit 40 constituting plate supplying means are formed in a gate shape. A turntable 50 as a plate transporting means is provided below these, and the turntable 50 reciprocally rotates within a predetermined angle range and is driven and accommodated in both plate magazines 20, 30. Plate 21,
The drive plates 31 are alternately transferred to the stacking unit 10 and stacked.

On the upper surface of the frame 2, a magazine support plate 3 having a predetermined width is provided. On the lower surface of the magazine support plate 3, a laminated portion support plate 4 having a predetermined width is provided toward the front and rear direction of the frame 2. An end face on the front side of the laminated portion supporting plate 4 protrudes from the end face of the magazine supporting plate 3 by a predetermined amount, and a plane center O in the apparatus is set at a predetermined position of an intersection between the two.

The laminated portion 10 is provided on the upper surface of the laminated portion support plate 4, and the plate magazines 20 and 30 are provided on the upper surface of the magazine support plate 3 at positions symmetrical with respect to the plane center O. In other words, both plate magazines 20, 30
Are arranged 180 degrees apart on a circle centered on the center O of the plane, and the laminated portion 10 is arranged at the center of the angle between the two plate magazines 20 and 30 on the same circle.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the laminated portion 10 has a through hole 11 having a diameter through which the driven plate 21 and the drive plate 31 accommodated in both plate magazines 20 and 30 can pass. A phase regulating bar 12 and a holding mechanism 13 as a stacked plate holding means are formed on the plate 4, and on the upper surface of the stacked portion support plate 4 around the passage hole 11.
And a push-up mechanism 1 is provided below the passage hole 11.
4 are provided.

The passage hole 11 is formed to have a slightly larger diameter than the outer diameters of the driven plate 21 and the drive plate 31, and has an inner peripheral surface on which a spline formed on the outer peripheral edge of the driven plate 21 is fitted. The protrusions 11a are formed at three places at equal intervals. This guide projection 11a ...
Is pushed up by the push-up mechanism 14 and
In addition to guiding the driven plate 21 laminated on the zero, the position of the teeth of the spline of the driven plate 21, that is, the phase, is regulated to be constant. In addition, this guide projection 11
The phase of the spline of the driven plate 21 regulated by a is set so that the phase of the driven plate 21 housed in the plate magazine 20 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.

The phase regulating bars 12 are erected at three locations around the passage hole 11 at equal intervals. The upright position is shifted by a predetermined amount in the counterclockwise direction from the position where the guide projection 11a is formed, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is set so as to abut the spline valley of the driven plate 21. And
The height is set higher by a predetermined amount than the thickness of a clutch pack described later. The phase of the spline of the driven plate 21 regulated by the phase regulating bar 12 is set so as to coincide with the regulation by the guide protrusion 11a described above.

The holding mechanism 13 is configured such that the locking mechanism 60
1 at three equal intervals around the
2 are arranged adjacent to each other.

The locking mechanism 60 is configured by supporting a locking claw 61 with a bracket 62, and is fixed to the upper surface of the laminated portion supporting plate 4 via the bracket 62. Bracket 6
A slit having a predetermined width is formed in the center of 2, and a locking claw 61 is fitted into the slit, and the locking claw 61 is pivotally supported on a bracket 62 by a pin 63 at a base end thereof. As a result, the locking claw 61 is supported by the bracket 62 so as to be swingable in a direction along the slit.

The locking claw 61 has a holding portion 61b protruding from the side of the operating arm 61a, has a substantially V-shaped side surface, and has the operating arm 61a standing upright with its base end down. Thus, the upper surface of the holding portion 61b is horizontal.

In the slit of the bracket 62, a pin 64 for contacting the entire surface of the operation arm 61a and restricting the operation arm 61a from tilting forward more than the vertical state,
A spring 65 is provided which abuts against the back surface of a and biases it toward the pin 64. Thereby, in the free state of the locking claw 61, as shown in FIG. 5, the operating arm 61a comes into contact with the pin 64 by the urging force of the spring 65 to be in the vertical state, and the upper surface of the holding portion 61b becomes horizontal, Holder 61
The tip of b is set so as to protrude from the entire surface of the bracket 62 by a predetermined amount. When pressed against the urging force of the spring 65 from this state, the locking claw 61 swings in this direction.

In the locking mechanism 60, the holding portion 61b of the locking claw 61 is fixed to the laminated portion support plate 4 with the holding portion 61b facing the through hole 11 side. When the tip is pressed against the urging force of the spring 65, the locking claw 61
Swings so that the tip of the holding portion 61b retreats outside the interference position above the passage hole 11.

The push-up mechanism 14 has a push-up shaft 14a provided below the passage hole 11 so as to be vertically movable by an air cylinder 14b.

The three push-up shafts 14a are erected at the outer peripheral end of the upper surface of the support disk 14c having substantially the same diameter as the passage hole 11 so as to divide the circumference into three equal parts. This is provided at a position where the circumscribed circle formed by the three standing members is smaller in diameter than the passage hole 11 and faces the plate surfaces of the plates 21 and 31 and is adjacent to the holding mechanism 13. The height is set such that when it is raised by driving the air cylinder 14b, its upper end projects slightly higher than the upper surface of the holding portion 61b of the locking claw 61 of the holding mechanism 13.

The supporting disk 14c is horizontally fixed to a cylinder rod of an air cylinder 14b which is vertically fixed to the frame 2 via the bracket 5 and the air cylinder 14b.
It moves up and down by driving b. this is,
The supporting disk 14c is set so as to approach the lower surface of the turntable 50 when ascending, and the tip of the push-up shafts 14a is located below the turntable 50 when descending.

In FIG. 1, the left and right sides of the plate magazines 20 and 30 are magazines of the driven plate 21 and the right side is a magazine of the drive plate 31. Both magazines have basically the same configuration, and the description of the plate magazine 30 is omitted here.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the plate magazine 20 is such that a guide cylinder 22 having a flange 22a formed on the outer periphery of one end of a cylinder is fixed to the magazine support plate 3 via the flange 22a. Six guide shafts 23 are vertically provided on the upper surface of the flange 22a,
On the rear side, a laminated plate weight supporting means 70 is provided. The driven plates 21 housed in the plate magazine 20 are stacked in a space surrounded by the guide shafts 23, and are guided and guided by the guide shafts 23 to be slidably held.

The guide cylinder 22 has an inner diameter through which the driven plate 21 can pass, a flange 22 a of which is fixed to the upper surface of the magazine support plate 3, and a lower end surface of which is formed by the magazine support plate 3.
Is provided so as to protrude downward from the lower surface. The amount of protrusion of the lower end surface is set so as to have a slight gap with respect to the upper surface of the turntable 50. Guide tube 22
A guide tooth 22b is formed on a part of the inner peripheral surface of the driven cylinder 21 to be fitted with a spline formed on the outer periphery of the driven plate 21. The guide tooth 22b regulates the phase of the driven plate 21 in the guide cylinder 22. It is supposed to. This phase regulation is performed by a guide shaft 23 described later.
Are set to coincide with the phase regulated by.

The guide shaft 23 is provided on the upper surface of the flange 22a at a position that divides the circumference into six equal parts. The arrangement corresponds to the valleys of the spline of the driven plate 21 and is set so as to abut against the peaks on both sides. This allows the valleys of the spline of the driven plate 21 to correspond to the guide shaft 23,
It can be laminated in a space surrounded by the guide shafts 23..., And the positions, that is, the phases of the spline teeth of the laminated driven plates 21 coincide with each other. In the guide shafts 23, three front-side and three rear-side three-ring-shaped connecting members 24 are connected at their upper ends, respectively.

The laminated plate weight supporting means 70 is configured such that an air cylinder 71 is provided on the upper surface of the magazine support plate 3 via a spacer 72, and a pressing member 73 is fixed to the tip of a cylinder rod of the air cylinder 71. I have.
The air cylinder 71 is opposed to the center axis of the plate magazine 20.

The pressing member 73 has a front surface formed in an arc shape matching the outer diameter of the driven plate 21 accommodated in the plate magazine 20, and a notch 73a at the center thereof for preventing interference with the corresponding guide shaft 23. Is formed. The pressing member 73 presses the side peripheral surface of the driven plate 21 toward the opposite side by driving the air cylinder 71, thereby supporting the weight of the driven plate 21.

The turntable 50 is rotatably supported by a bearing 51 which is vertically fixed at a position corresponding to the plane center O with the board surface being horizontal, and is reciprocated by a drive mechanism 80 within a predetermined angle range. It has become. The upper surface of the turntable 50 is set to have a predetermined distance from the lower surface of the laminated portion support plate 4 and to have a distance equal to or less than the thickness of the lower end surface of the guide cylinder 22 and at least the thickness of each of the plates 21 and 31.

The drive mechanism 80 is configured to operate a guide member 81 fixed to the lower surface of the turntable 50 via an operation arm 83 of a spindle of an air motor 82 fixed to the frame 2.

The guide member 81 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is formed to a predetermined length, and a central groove is a guide groove 81a. The guide groove 81a faces downward and the lower surface of the turntable 50 is turned downward. It is fixed to. This fixed position is
As shown in FIG. 9, the plate holding portions 52 and 53 formed on the upper surface of the turntable 50 are on the extension of a bisector at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the rotation center, and a guide member 81 is formed.
Is set so as to project outward from the outer periphery of the turntable 50.

The operation arm 83 has a roller 8 at one end.
4 is rotatably mounted, and the other end is provided with an air motor 82.
Is fixed to the spindle. The roller 84 is fitted in the guide groove 81a of the guide member 81, and the rotation axis thereof is set in parallel with the rotation axis of the air motor 83.

The air motor 82 is fixed to the frame 2 with its spindle vertically below the symmetric position of the laminating section 10 with the plane center O interposed therebetween.

When the operation arm 83 is oscillated by the air motor 82, the roller 84 moves along the guide groove 81a, and the turntable 50 rotates accordingly. The rotation angle range is set to 90 degrees, which is a half of the angle formed by the plate magazines 20 and 30 with respect to the plane center O.

On the upper surface of the turntable 50,
0 and the two plate magazines 20, 30 at two predetermined positions on the same circumference, circular recesses 5 serving as plate holding portions.
2, 53 are formed.

The concave portion 52 is a holding portion for the driven plate 21 and has a diameter capable of fitting the driven plate 21 with a predetermined fitting tolerance, and the thickness thereof is
1, the upper surface of the driven plate 21 held in the concave portion 52 protrudes above the upper surface of the turntable 50 and is lower than the lower end surface of the guide cylinder 22. The concave portion 53 is a holding portion of the drive plate 31 and is formed in the same manner as the concave portion 52, and thus the description is omitted. The recesses 52 and 53 are provided with operation holes 52a and 5 through which the push-up shaft 14a can pass through at positions corresponding to the push-up shaft 14a when the turntable 50 is rotated and the stacking portion 10 is located.
3a are formed.

The concave portion 52 and the concave portion 53 are
It is arranged at a position separated by 90 degrees with respect to the rotation center of 0,
When the turntable 50 is turned clockwise, the concave portion 52 coincides with the plate magazine 20, while the concave portion 53 located 90 degrees away from the plate magazine 20 is set so as to coincide with the laminated portion 10. Therefore, when the turntable 50 rotates counterclockwise to the limit from this state,
The concave portion 52 coincides with the laminated portion 10 and the concave portion 53 coincides with the plate magazine 30.

The laminated thickness measuring unit 40 supports an electronic dial gauge 41 with guides in the horizontal and vertical directions, and is configured to be movable in each direction by an air cylinder. A dial gauge 41 is provided on a substantially central upper surface of the laminated portion support plate 4 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction in the horizontal direction toward the laminated portion 10 side. It is located above the plates stacked in 10 and retreats from the upper region of the plates by moving rearward and rearward.

In the clutch plate laminating apparatus 1 configured as described above, the driven plate 21 and the drive plate 31 accommodated in the two plate magazines 20 and 30 in a laminated state, respectively, are rotated by the reciprocating rotation of the turntable 50 to form a laminating section. The plate pack 90 shown in FIG. 10 is constructed by being alternately transferred to the stack 10 and pushed up by the push-up mechanism 14 in the stacking section 10 and held by the holding mechanism 13 in a horizontal stacking state. In this plate pack 90, the drive plate 31 is located on the uppermost layer, and
And the drive plate 31 are alternately stacked, and a total of 10 sheets are stacked for 5 sheets each.

That is, the turntable 50 is rotated to the position where it can be turned counterclockwise so that the recess 53 corresponds to the plate magazine 30, and the drive plate 31 accommodated in the plate magazine 30 is held by the recess 53. . Then, turn the turntable 50 clockwise 90 degrees.
Is turned to the position corresponding to the laminated portion 10, and the drive plate 31 held by the concave portion 53 is held by the holding mechanism 13 of the laminated portion 10. At this time, the concave portion 52 at the position corresponding to the plate magazine 20. Holds the driven plate 21 accommodated in the plate magazine 20. Subsequently, the turntable 50 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees to set the concave portion 52 at a position corresponding to the stacked portion 10, and the driven plate 21 held by the concave portion 52 is held.
Is held by the holding mechanism 13 of the stacking section 10 in a horizontal stacking state below the drive plate 31 held earlier. By repeating the above for a predetermined number of times, a predetermined number of the driven plates 21 and the drive plates 31 are alternately combined, and the plate pack 90 can be configured.

A process in which the recess 52 holds the driven plate 21 from the plate magazine 20 and transfers the driven plate 21 to the stacking section 10 and stacks the driven plate 21 on the stacking section 10 will be described. Note that the recess 53
Since the same applies to the side, the description is omitted.

In a state in which a number of driven plates 21 are accommodated in a stacked state in the plate magazine 20, the turntable 50 is rotated to the position where the turntable 50 is turned clockwise, and at this time, the stacked plate weight supporting means 70 is also driven. . Thereby, the concave portion 52 is located at a position corresponding to the plate magazine 20, and the lowermost driven plate 21 accommodated in the plate magazine 20 is lowered into the concave portion 52 and fitted. At this time, the driven plate 2 lower than the driven plate 21 pressed by the pressing member 73
1 also descends at the same time. Therefore, a gap corresponding to one plate is formed between the driven plate 21 held by the laminated plate weight supporting means 70 and the driven plates 21 below it.

Then, the driven plate 2 is
The turntable 50 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees while holding 1. At this time, the held driven plate 21 slides and moves in the horizontal direction from the stacking position with the rotation, that is, the upper surface of the driven plate 21 slides with respect to the lower surface of the stacked upper driven plate 21. Be transported. This driven plate 2 to be transferred
1, only the weight of the driven plates 21 below the laminated plate weight supporting means 70 acts, so that the frictional resistance during transfer can be made very small.
The plate surface can be prevented from being scratched or rotated. Note that the driven plate 21 to be transferred is carried out of the plate magazine 20 by the rotation of the turntable 50, and the driven plate
Are placed on the upper surface of the turntable 50, and the contact surfaces of the two rub against each other. However, as described above, the lowering of the driven plates 21 of the upper layer is restricted by the laminated plate weight supporting means 70, Wear and scratches can be avoided. Further, the lowering supply of the driven plate 21 with the stacked plate weight supporting means 70 released may be appropriately performed.

When the turntable 50 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, the concave portion 52 becomes a position corresponding to the laminated portion 10, and the driven plate 21 held in the concave portion 52 is located in the laminated portion 10. At the same time, the recess 53 coincides with the plate magazine 30.

Here, the push-up mechanism 14 of the stacking unit 10 is driven to raise the push-up shaft 14a at the lower retracted position. As a result, the push-up shaft 14a projects above the turntable 50 through the operation hole 52a,
The driven plate 21 held in the recess 52 passes through the passage hole 1
1 and is pushed up above the holding portion 61b of the holding mechanism 13. At this time, the valleys of the splines of the driven plate 21 that are pushed up correspond to the guide projections 11a,
While guiding the driven plate 21, the phase of the spline is regulated to be constant. The phase of the guide and the spline after passing through the passage hole 11 is regulated by the phase regulating bar 1.
2 is performed subsequently. And this driven plate 2
1 is in contact with the lower slope of the holding portion 61b and swings the locking claw 61 outward against the urging force of the spring 65, so that the driven plate 21 is located above the holding portion 61b. After that, the locking claw 61 is returned by the urging force of the spring 65 and held by the upper surface of the holding portion 61b.
That is, the driven plate 21 is
In a state where the phase is regulated by the phase regulating bar 12, the phase is held by the holding mechanism 13.

After the predetermined number of lamination steps, the lamination thickness measuring unit 40 is driven, and the probe 41 a of the dial gauge 41 is pressed against the upper surface of the plate pack 90 to measure the thickness of the plate pack 90. Based on this measurement result, it can be determined whether or not the correct number has been stacked.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate. For example, the transport means for transporting the plates 21 and 31 accommodated in the plate magazines 20 and 30 to the stacking unit 10 is configured to reciprocate linearly between the two plate magazines 20 and 30 instead of the rotating turntable 50. It may be.

[0059]

As described in detail above, according to the plate laminating apparatus and the plate laminating method according to the present invention, a single type of plate supplying means spaced apart from each other is used.
Of plates is supplied by lowering each between these plate feed means and the plates supply means
It is provided below the laminated portion provided at the center position, and one is
Position it at a position corresponding to one of the plate
Two places where the other is located at the position corresponding to the laminated part
The plate descending from the plate supply means
Each plate supply unit has a plate holding unit, and is stacked from each plate supply unit by a plate conveyance unit that reciprocates reciprocally at a movement distance of half the distance between the pair of plate supply units.
Plate into parts were to convey alternately one by one, stacked
The lower part of the plate and the press held by the plate holder
Vertically movable to the position facing the plate surface of the plate
The push-up mechanism provided in the
Plate holding means provided in the stacking section
The plate pushed up by the push-up mechanism
Since the plates are held in a stacked state, the two types of plates supplied from the both plate supplying units are pushed up by the push-up mechanism and the stacked plate by the reciprocating reciprocation of the plate conveying unit.
Can be alternately stacked by the holding means . Then, in reasonably and short time compact and simple construction can be laminated two plates alternately, and also laminate
Pushed up by the push-up mechanism by the plate holding means
Receiving plates in a horizontal position and stacking them horizontally
It does not hurt the plate.

Further, the plate supply means is configured to sequentially supply the plate stored in a vertically stacked manner to the plate transfer means from the lower one of the plates stored in a stacked state. The weight of the upper plate acts on the lower plate received by the plate transport means by providing the laminated plate weight supporting means for supporting the plates stacked at a position higher than the lower plate supplied to the means. Not to damage the plate surface due to the frictional force generated between the plate received by the plate transfer means and the plate above the plate, and to prevent the plate from being displaced during the transfer to prevent the plate from being displaced. Can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a clutch plate laminating apparatus showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing a laminated portion.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a plate supply unit.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a turntable.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a plate pack.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plate laminating apparatus 10 Lamination part (plate receiving means) 13 Holding mechanism (laminated plate holding means) 20, 30 Plate magazine (plate supply means) 21 Driven plate (plate) 31 Drive plate (plate) 50 Turntable (plate transport means) 70) Weight support means for laminated plates

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plate laminating apparatus for laminating two types of plates alternately and sequentially, comprising a pair of spaced-apart plates arranged in parallel to supply a single type of plate by lowering the plate, respectively. It is provided at the center position between these plate supply means,
A stack portion on which the sheets are stacked, and a plate supply means and a stack portion provided below the stack portion.
And one corresponds to either plate supply means
Position where the other side corresponds to the laminated part
At the two locations located at
A plate holding portion with which the plates are fitted , and is repeatedly reciprocated between the pair of plate supply means at a movement distance of a half of a separation distance between the pair of plate supply means, so that the plate is supplied from each plate supply means to the stacking section.
Plate transport means for alternately transporting the sheet one sheet at a time , and a plate holding unit located below the stacking unit and held by the plate holding unit
Move the plate vertically to the position facing the plate surface.
It is provided movably and pushes the plate transported to the stacking unit.
Raising mechanism and the play provided in the stacking section and pushed up by the raising mechanism
Plate holding means for holding the plate in a horizontal stacked state
And a plate laminating apparatus comprising: 2. The plate supply means, wherein the plate supply means is configured to sequentially supply a plurality of plates stacked in a vertical direction from the lower plate to the plate transport means from the lower plate. 2. The plate stacking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stacked plate weight supporting means for supporting plates stacked at a position higher than a lower plate supplied to said plate transport means. 3. A plate lamination method for sequentially depositing two types of plates alternately, a pair of plate feed unit which is arranged so spaced apart from each other
A single type of plate is supplied while being lowered , and these plate supply means and these plate supply means are provided.
Provided below the laminated portion provided at the center position between
Is located at the position corresponding to one of the plate supply means
At this time, the other two
Where the plate descending from the plate supply means fits
A earthenware pots plate holding unit, the plate conveying means for repeating reciprocate movement distance of half of their separation between the pair of plate feed means, the product from each plate supply means
The plates were alternately transported one by one to the layer portion, and were held by the plate holding portion below the laminated portion.
Move the plate vertically to the position facing the plate surface.
It was conveyed to the stacking section by the movable push-up mechanism.
The plate is pushed up, and the push-up machine is
Hold the plates pushed up in a horizontal stack
Plate lamination method being characterized in that as that.