JP3478035B2 - Transfer equipment using cylinder units - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates, when the For example other support doors and body in an automobile manufacturing plant conveying relates conveyance equipment cylinder units used to be employed in such.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as the above-mentioned transportation equipment,
For example, the suspension transfer device shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-131357 is provided. This conventional configuration is provided with a trolley device guided by a trolley guide rail, and a trolley drive device guided by a trolley drive device rail disposed above the trolley guide rail, and the trolley device is It consists of a front trolley and a rear trolley.

In the front trolley, a passive dog that can be engaged and disengaged by raising and lowering the drive projection from the trolley drive device, a lever that can swing up and down in association with the passive dog, and a rear side of the passive dog are provided. A hold dog, which is arranged so as to be swingable back and forth, for preventing runaway is provided. The other rear trolley is provided with a cam tail for moving the lever upward.

In this conventional configuration, the passive dog is raised to the position where it is engaged with the drive projection by swinging the lever downward by its weight biasing force. And
When the stopper plate is acted on the passive dog, the passive dog is pushed down and lowered to be separated from the drive protrusion. Further, when the lever rides on the cam tail and the lever is swung upward, the passive dog descends and is disengaged from the drive projection.At that time, the contact portion on the cam tail side contacts the front trolley side. The member is abutted.

In such a conventional structure, the cylinder device for moving the stopper plate in and out is provided on the trolley guide rail side, and a control valve for controlling the supply / discharge pressure of the cylinder device, A filter device and the like connected to the upper part of the control valve are set on a panel, and the panel is arranged at another place.

[0006]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the work of connecting the cylinder device and the filter device side, which are separately arranged, to each other in the field is troublesome. Particularly when the cylinder device is installed at a high place (ceiling side) in a narrow place, such as a suspended transfer facility, the pipe connecting work and the panel arranging work become more troublesome.

[0007]

[0008] Therefore the invention of claim 1, wherein the present invention is intended to provide a conveyance equipment readily adopted may cylinder unit used in the device for stopping in the transport path. A second aspect of the present invention is to provide, in a hanging type transfer facility, a transfer facility using a cylinder unit that can be easily adopted as a stopper device in a transfer route at a high place.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a transfer facility using a cylinder unit according to a first aspect of the present invention is a drive unit for supporting and guiding the drive unit.
The rail and the rail for the moving body that supports and guides the moving body work together.
A transmission body which is disposed to face each other and which is provided on the drive body,
The passive body provided on the moving body is
It is configured to be detachable and attachable to one of the transmission body and the passive body.
The stopper body that moves away by using
The stopper body is installed in the
A cylinder unit for
The knit cylinder device consists of a body, a piston, and a stroke.
It consists of a piston rod connected to the upper body,
Inside the body, a pair of cylinder chambers is formed by the piston.
A control valve for controlling the supply / exhaust pressure to both cylinder chambers is integrated with the main body, and a filter device communicating with the pressure supply port of the control valve is integrated with the control valve side. A connecting portion for fixing to the rail side is formed.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 1, the transport
With a stopper body installed at a predetermined position in the path, the cylinder unit or control valve is blocked in advance.To connect the cylinder unit, connect the connecting part formed on the main body of the cylinder device to the rail side. By connecting the piston rod to the stopper body , the stopper device can be installed easily and quickly without the need for pipe connection work between the cylinder device and the filter device on site. The movement of the moving body is
By engaging the transmission body and the passive body,
It receives power and is supported and guided by the rails for moving bodies.
It Then, the cylinder unit supplies the pressurized fluid (pressurized air) to one of the cylinder chambers through the filter device or the control valve by the switching movement of the control valve to expand / contract the cylinder device, and thereby the stopper body <br>/> Can be moved in the reverse direction. That is, switching of the control valve
Move the cylinder device to the extended position to move it to the retracted position.
The stopper body that had been
Stop the moving body by releasing the engagement with the moving body.
obtain.

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

[0014]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transfer facility using a cylinder unit according to the above-mentioned first aspect , in which the driving body rail and the moving body rail are disposed on a ceiling side, and the moving body is moved. In addition, the supporting device for the transported object is provided in a hanging shape.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 2 , the installation work of the stopper device provided in a narrow place at a high place (ceiling side) at the construction site of the hanging type transportation facility does not require pipe connection at the site. This can be done easily and quickly by using the cylinder unit.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on.

The cylinder unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 has a cylinder device 2, and this cylinder device 2
Is composed of a main body 3, a piston 4, a piston rod 5 and the like. Inside the main body 3, the piston 4 forms a pair of cylinder chambers 6, 7. And in the main body 3,
Supply / discharge parts (supply / discharge ports) 8 and 9 are formed corresponding to the cylinder chambers 6 and 7, respectively, and a connection part 11 having a plurality of bolt holes 10 to another object is formed at the front end of the main body 3. Has been done. The piston rod 5 has a bifurcated connector at the end.
12 is fixed.

A control valve 14 for controlling the supply / exhaust pressure with respect to both cylinder chambers 6 and 7 on the rear side and the upper surface side of the main body 3.
Are integrated. Here, the control valve 14 is a double solenoid type which is a valve integrated with a head cover and has a pair of left and right lamps 15 and 16, and is provided with a pair of supply / discharge ports 17 and 18 and a single sideways supply. Port (pressure inlet) 19 and two rear facing discharge ports
20 and 21 are formed.

One supply / discharge port 17 is connected to one supply / discharge unit 8 via a piping tube 22 or the like, and the other supply / discharge port 18 is connected to the other supply / discharge unit 9 via a supply / discharge passage 23. It is connected to the. Both discharge ports 20 and 21 are provided with speed control valves 24 and 25 with silencers.

A residual pressure discharge valve 27 is integrally connected to the supply port 19 through a rigid pipe 26, and the residual pressure discharge valve 27 is provided with a silencer 28.
Further, a filter device (filter regulator) 29 is provided in a state in which the residual pressure discharge valve 27 is integrated into a block, so that the filter device 29 communicating with the supply port 19 of the control valve 14 is integrated with the control valve 14 side. Be converted.

Further, the filter device 29 includes a manually operated body.
A supply hose 32 is connected via a ball valve 31 with 30. In addition, a pressure gauge 33 is attached to the filter device 29.
Etc. are provided. An example of the cylinder unit 1 is configured by the above 2 to 33.

The cylinder unit 1 configured as described above is, for example, an example of the transportation equipment shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, that is, a hanging transportation equipment 40 for transporting an object to be transported on a fixed route on the ceiling side. used. This hanging transfer equipment 40
Is a drive body rail 41 arranged on the ceiling side, and a moving body rail 42 arranged below the drive body rail 41,
A drive chain 50 which is an example of a drive body supported and guided by the drive body rail 41, a trolley device 60 which is an example of a mobile body supported and guided by the mobile body rail 42, and an object to be transported.
The support device 80 is attached to the trolley device 60 to support the device 85.

Here, the driving body rail 41 is formed in a rectangular tube shape with one open surface facing downward, and the moving body rail 42 has a C-shaped cross section and its open portion is opposed. They are arranged side by side in a pair to face each other. The upper and lower portions of the driving body rail 41 and the moving body rail 42 are connected by a yoke member 43 at a predetermined position.
41 is supported by a erection support member (not shown) from the ceiling side.

The drive chain 50 alternately connects a pair of left and right load links 52 to which the load rollers 51 are attached and a pair of upper and lower side links 55 to which the side rollers 54 are attached via connecting pins 56. It is composed of A transmission body 53 is provided on the side of the load link 52 at a predetermined position.

The trolley device 60 includes a front trolley 61.
, A rear trolley 62, and a connecting frame 65 for connecting between the trunnion pins 63 and 64 that are continuously provided from the both trolleys 61 and 62. Each of the trolleys 61 and 62 is provided with a guide wheel 66 and a lateral shake preventing wheel 67 that are supported and guided by the moving body rail 42.

In the trolley device 60, the drive chain 50 is attached to the front trolley 61 which is one of the front and rear directions.
A passive body 70 that can be engaged and disengaged with respect to a transmission body 53 from the above is provided so as to be able to move up and down. ing.

That is, the passive body 70 is guided by a guide member and is vertically movable, a front member 72 extending forward from an upper end of the vertical member 71, and a rear member extending rearward from an upper end of the vertical member 71. 73 is formed in a T shape in a side view, and a fitting portion 74 that allows the transmission member 73 to be fitted is provided between the front member 72 and the rear member 73 and has a concave shape with an upper surface and both side surfaces open. It is formed by the insertion part.

The upper surface of the front member 72 is formed as a stopper body guide surface 72a which is inclined downward toward the front, and the upper surface of the rear member 73 is formed on a transmission member guide surface which is inclined downward toward the rear.
It is formed in 73a. And the front member 72 and the rear member 73
Is formed to be wide in the left-right direction with respect to the vertical member 71, and thus is formed in a T shape in a front view.

The actuating lever 75 is vertically swingably mounted via a horizontal shaft 76 in the left-right direction with its middle point as a fulcrum. They are connected via a direction pin 77 so as to be rotatable relative to each other.
As a result, the operating lever 75 and the passive body 70 are
The passive body 70 is interlocked so as to descend when the rear end (outer end) of the rear body moves upward.

The front end side of the operating lever 75 is formed into a weight portion having a width in the left-right direction, and the weight urging force of this weight portion normally causes the operating lever 75 to move.
The upper end of the passive body 70 is configured to rush into a position where the transmission body 53 engages. The lower surface of the weight portion is formed as a cam surface 75a having a downwardly convex arc shape.

On the rear trolley 62 of the trolley device 60, a cam tail 78 for moving the operating lever 75 upward is extended rearward (the other outer side in the front-rear direction). This cam tail
78 is fixed to the rear trolley 62, and the upper surface thereof is an inclined cam surface 78a that pushes up the weight portion via the cam surface 75a.
Is formed in. And on the front trolley 61,
An abutting portion 68 that can freely come into contact with the tip of the cam tail 78 is formed.

The supporting device 80 includes a horizontal frame 82 attached to the lower part of the connecting frame 65 via a swivel device 81.
An arm 83 extending downward from the horizontal frame 82, a support portion 84 horizontally provided at the lower end of the arm 83, and the like.

A stopper body (an example of an operating body) 45 for separating the moving passive body 70 from the transmission body 53 is provided at a predetermined position of the movement path of the trolley device 60 so as to be able to move in and out in the lateral direction. It is provided. That is, a support base 46 is continuously provided from one side of the movable body rail 42 to the outside, and is guided by a guide body 47 disposed on the support base 46, so that the stopper body 45 can be retracted in the lateral direction. It is provided. The cylinder unit 1 provided on the side of the support base 46 moves in and out.

Here, in the cylinder unit 1, the connecting portion 11 provided in the main body 3 of the cylinder device 2 is brought into contact with the support base (an example of another object) 46 from the outside, and the bolt hole is formed.
Support base 46 via fixtures 35 such as bolts that are acted on 10
Fixed to. Further, the connecting tool 12 fixed to the piston rod 5 is connected to a bracket 46 vertically extending from the stopper body 45 via a connecting pin 36. More than 45 ~
Stopper device 49 such as 48 or cylinder unit 1
Is configured.

The operation of the above-described first embodiment will be described below. The cylinder unit 1 has a main body 3 of a cylinder device 2 and a control valve 14 for controlling the supply / exhaust pressure with respect to both cylinder chambers 6 and 7, which is integrated, and a filter device communicating with a supply port 19 of the control valve 14. 29
However, it is unitized (blocked) in advance by being integrated with the control valve 14 side via a pipe 26 that communicates with each other.

At the construction site of the suspending and conveying equipment 40, the stopper 46 having the bracket 48 is arranged by fixing the support base 46 to the rail 42 for moving body at a predetermined position in the conveying route. To be done. Then, the connecting portion 11 formed on the main body 3 of the cylinder unit 1 described above is attached to the support base 46.
The cylinder unit 1 is arranged by abutting it from the outside and connecting the connecting portion 11 and the support base 46 through the fixture 35 such as a bolt using the bolt hole 10. Next, the connecting tool 12 fixed to the piston rod 5 is connected to the bracket 46 of the stopper body 45 via the connecting pin 36, and then the supply hose 32 is connected to the ball valve 31 to be operable. A stopper device 49 is configured.

As described above, the cylinder unit 1 can be installed by fixing it to the support base 46 with the fixture 35 and connecting it with the connecting pin 36. Therefore, the installation work requires pipe connection at the site. It can be done as unnecessary.
In particular, when the stopper device 49 is provided at a high place (ceiling side) in a narrow place like the hanging transfer facility 40, the disposing work can be performed easily and quickly.

During the desired operation, the drive chain 50 is normally continuously driven by the operation of a drive device (not shown). Then, the movement of the trolley device 60 is driven by engaging the transmission body 53 with the fitting portion 74 of the passive body 70 and bringing it into contact with the rearward facing surface of the front member 72, as shown in solid lines in FIGS. 6 and 9. It is carried out on a fixed path by receiving the pushing movement force of the chain 50. At that time, the trolley device 60 is a guide wheel.
Rails 42 for moving bodies via 66 and wheels 67 for horizontal shake prevention
The drive chain 50 is supported and guided by the load roller.
It is supported and guided by the driver rail 41 via the 51 and the side rollers 54.

At this time, the actuating lever 75 is swung so that the front end side thereof moves downward, whereby the passive body 70 is raised and its upper end is thrust into the position where the transmission body 53 engages. There is. Further, when the trolley device 60 side tries to runaway during the movement, the forward facing surface of the rear member 73 comes into contact with the rear surface of the power transmission body 53 to prevent the runaway.

The stopper body 45 of the stopper device 49 arranged at the predetermined stop position is retracted by the contraction movement of the cylinder device 2 as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
Therefore, the trolley device 60 that has moved has a stopper body.
It is possible to pass through parts of the stopper device 49 without acting on 45.

In such a state, when the trolley device 60 is stopped at a predetermined stop position, when the trolley device 60 to be stopped approaches, the control valve 14 of the cylinder unit 1 is instructed by an appropriate instruction. The switching operation is performed as shown in FIG. As a result, the pressurized fluid (pressurized air) from the supply hose 32 is supplied to the rear cylinder chamber 7 through the filter device 29 and the control valve 14, whereby the cylinder device 2 is extended and retracted. The stopper body 45, which has been located, is thrust laterally from the front of the front member 72 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. Then, the stopper body 45
The stopper body guide surface 72a is brought into contact with the passive body 70 and the passive body 70 is gradually pushed down.

Then, as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the phantom line in FIG. 9, the front surface of the rear member 73 contacts the stopper body 45 in a state where the passive body 70 sunk below the stopper body 45. By this contact, the trolley device 60 is stopped at a predetermined position by the stopper device 49.

Trolley device 60 stopped as described above
When the trailing trolley device 60 approaches, the activating lever of the trailing trolley device 40 moves with respect to the inclined cam surface 78a of the cam tail 78 provided on the rear trolley 62 of the leading trolley device 60, as shown in phantom lines in FIG. The 75 rides on the cam surface 75a. As a result, the actuating lever 75 swings around the horizontal shaft 76 so that the rear end side becomes lower than the weight biasing force, and the passive body 70 is lowered via the lateral pin 77 to move from the transmission body 53. Will be released.

As described above, in order to move the trolley device 60 stopped by the stopper device 49 again, first, the control valve 14 of the cylinder unit 1 is set by an appropriate instruction.
The state shown in FIG. 5 is switched in the opposite direction. Then, the pressurized fluid (pressurized air) from the supply hose 32 is supplied to the front cylinder chamber 6 through the filter device 29 and the control valve 14, whereby the cylinder device 2 is contracted and moved to the projecting position. The stopper body 45 that was being used is retracted.

As a result, the passive body by the stopper body 45
Therefore, the pressing force to the 70 is released, and therefore the weight urging force lowers the front end side of the actuating lever 75, and the passive body 70 is raised, and the upper end of the actuating lever 75 is moved to the transmission body.
It is thrust into a position where it engages with 53. Then, the transmission body 53 moved from the rear comes into contact with the transmission body guide surface 73a of the rear member 73 to lower the passive body 70, and the transmission body 53 is fitted into the fitting portion.
It is automatically fitted by facing 74.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. That is, a control valve 14 for controlling the supply and discharge pressures of both cylinder chambers 6 and 7 is integrated on the rear side of the main body 3 via the base plate 13 and the like. The control valve 14 is of a double solenoid type having a pair of front and rear lamps 15 and 16, and further has a pair of supply / discharge ports 1 on the cylinder device 2 side.
7 and 18 are formed, and on the other side, one supply port (pressure supply port) 19 and two discharge ports 20 and 21 are formed. One supply / discharge port 17 is connected to one supply / discharge unit 8 via a piping tube 22 or the like, and the other supply / discharge port 18 is connected to the other via a supply / discharge passage 23 formed in the base plate 13. It is connected to the supply / discharge unit 9.

Next, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
~ It demonstrates based on FIG. That is, one side surface of the main body 3 of the cylinder device 2 has a connector 90 such as a bolt.
The plate-shaped mounting member 91 is connected via the. The control valve 14 is mounted on the outer surface of the mounting member 91 on the front side via a spacer 92. The other supply / discharge port 18 of the control valve 14 is connected to the other supply / discharge unit 9 via a piping tube 93 or the like. On the outer surface of the attachment member 91 on the rear side, a filter device 29 is provided via a connector 94.
Is attached.

According to this third embodiment, the control valve 14 is integrated with the main body 3 side through the mounting member 91, and the filter device 29 is integrated with the control valve 14 side through the mounting member 91. It is made into a unit (blocked) in advance by being converted. Further, the cylinder unit 1 which is made into a block in advance can be arranged by connecting the connecting portion 11 formed on the main body 3 of the cylinder device 2 to another object and connecting the piston rod 5 to the actuating body. The installation work can be performed easily and quickly without the need for pipe connection work between the cylinder device 2 and the filter device 29 side in the field.

[0050]

In the above-described embodiment, the hanging transfer equipment 40 using the trolley device 60 as the moving body is shown, but this may be a floor conveyor equipment using a dolly as the moving body.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the passive body 70 is engaged and disengaged with respect to the transmission body 53, but this may be the transmission body 53 is engaged and disengaged with respect to the passive body 70. . In the above-described embodiment, the passive member 70 has the integrated rear member 73 having the runaway prevention function.
This may be a form in which a dog or the like having a runaway prevention function is provided separately from the passive body 70.

[0053]

According to claim 1 of the present invention described above, the carrying
With the stopper body installed at a predetermined position in the feeding route,
Arrangement of a cylinder unit in which the cylinder device, control valve, filter device, etc. are pre-blocked is done by connecting the connecting part formed on the body of the cylinder device to the rail side and connecting the piston rod to the stopper body . It can be done by connecting it, so that the stopper
The installation work of the device can be carried out easily and quickly without the need for pipe connection work between the cylinder device and the filter device side at the site. And the cylinder unit is
Pressurized fluid is filtered by switching the control valve.
Supply to either cylinder chamber through a valve or control valve
The cylinder device can be expanded and contracted by doing
-You can move your body forward and backward. That is, the control valve is turned off.
The cylinder device is extended by changing the movement, and the retracted position
The stopper body that had been
Stop the moving body by releasing the engagement with the passive body
it can.

[0054]

[0055]

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention described above, in the construction site of the hanging type transfer facility, the installation work of the stopper device provided in a narrow place at a high place (ceiling side) is performed by the pipe connection at the site. By using a cylinder unit that does not require, it can be performed easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of a cylinder unit.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view of a transfer facility using the cylinder unit.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a cylinder unit installation portion in a transfer facility using the cylinder unit.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a cylinder unit installation portion in a transfer facility using the cylinder unit.

FIG. 9 is a side view for explaining the disengagement of the engagement / disengagement portion in the transfer facility using the cylinder unit.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cylinder unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a cylinder unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the cylinder unit.

FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of the cylinder unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cylinder unit 2 cylinder device 3 body 5 piston rod 6 cylinder chamber 7 cylinder chamber 11 Connection 14 Control valve 19 Supply port (pressure inlet) 26 plumbing 27 Residual pressure release valve 29 Filter device 31 ball valve 35 fixture 36 connecting pin 40 Suspended transportation equipment (transportation equipment) 41 Drive rail 42 Mobile rails 45 Stopper body (actuator) 46 Support (other) 49 Stopper device 50 Drive chain (driver) 53 Transmission 60 Trolley device (moving body) 70 Passive 80 support device 85 Transported object 91 Mounting member

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drive body rail for supporting and guiding the drive body.
And the rail for the moving body that supports and guides the moving body face each other.
And the transmission body provided on the drive body and the transfer body.
The passive body provided on the moving body is engaged and disengaged by moving one side.
Is configured to operate on one of the transmission body and the passive body.
A stopper body for detaching and moving is installed so that it can be withdrawn and withdrawn laterally.
The stopper body is moved in and out
This cylinder unit is equipped with a linder unit
The cylinder device consists of a body, a piston, and a stopper.
It consists of a piston rod connected to the body, inside the body
, A pair of cylinder chambers are formed by the piston,
A control valve for controlling the supply / exhaust pressure to both cylinder chambers is integrated with the main body, and a filter device communicating with the pressure supply port of the control valve is integrated with the control valve side.
A transfer facility using a cylinder unit, wherein the main body is formed with a connecting portion for fixing to the rail side. 2. A rail for a driving body and a rail for a moving body are mounted on the ceiling.
It is installed on the well side and the supporting device for the transported object is hung on the moving body.
It is provided in the shape of a barb, The claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Transport equipment using a cylinder unit .