JP3620951B2 - Nail driving device for manufacturing gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for automatically driving nails one by one into a game board when manufacturing a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a portion for supplying the game board to a nailing machine with a carry-in conveyor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-114147 discloses a nailing device for manufacturing gaming machines in which two rows of carry-in and carry-out conveyors are arranged between two rows in which a plurality of nailers are arranged in a row. After the game board is transported to the position of each nailing machine in each group by the conveyor, and the game board is positioned and mounted on the loading table of the nailing machine from the carry-in conveyor, the nailing data corresponding to the game board is stored in the nailing machine. Depending on the position and order of the game, nails such as game nails are driven one by one. When the driving of the predetermined number of game nails is completed, the game board is taken out of the mounting table and transferred to the carry-out conveyor, and the carry-out conveyor conveys the game board toward the accessory attaching process which is the next process.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional nail driving device, it is easy to perform maintenance and inspection of the nailing machine in each row, so that each nailing machine in one row is arranged in a row in the same direction, and the other row Are arranged in a row in the same direction so as to be opposite to the direction of the nailing machine in one set. For this reason, the direction of the game board related to the nailing machine of one set and the direction of the game board related to the nailing machine of the other set are reversed. For this reason, two rows of transport mechanisms provided on the upper and lower sides of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor are arranged, and a plurality of nail driver intervals are widened. In some cases, it could not be installed in a queue. Moreover, the router that is the previous process-In the process of stacking game boards transported from the processing process in multiple stages for each same model to form blocks, placing these blocks individually on a hand-cart type carriage, and transporting them to the upstream side of each carry-in conveyor, the orientation of the blocks The direction of the block is changed by turning the carriage to match the direction of the nailer for each group. For this reason, the number of installation conveyors required is the same as the number of rows of nailing machines, and a wide space for turning the carriage is unavoidable. Also, when a game board that has been nailed is transported to the accessory mounting process, which is a subsequent process, the direction of the game board related to the nailing machine of one set and the nailing machine of the other set Since the direction of the game board related to is opposite, the direction of the game board where nailing is completed is artificially changed before the game board is transferred to the assembly process which is a subsequent process.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention automatically aligns the orientation of the game board on the upstream side of the carry-in conveyor so that it matches the orientation of the nailing machine to which the game board is supplied, and the orientation of the game board on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine that is economically advantageous and can improve production efficiency by automatically aligning the game boards according to the direction of the nailing machine that has been discharged.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Claim 1A nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine according toThe game board was placed on the side of the carry-in conveyor by the carry-in conveyorpluralNailerEach ofInSupplyAndEach nailer was supplied from the carry-in conveyorDriving nails into the game board one by oneOnly,Each nailer isNailingofCompleted game boardTheTo a nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine that discharges to a carry-out conveyor arranged on the side of the nailing machineLeave, Carry-in conveyorThan multiple nailers inUpstreamProvidedCarry-in side change mechanism that switches the direction of the game board so that the game board matches the direction of the nailing machine to which it is suppliedA supply destination determination processing unit that controls the carry-in side change mechanism;WithThe supply destination determination processing unit needs to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the carry-in side change mechanism according to the material request command from the control device of each nailing machine that receives the supply of the game board for driving the nail. If there is a need to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the carry-in side change mechanism, the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching operation command to the carry-in side change mechanism, When the game board is loaded into the carry-in diversion mechanism, the carrying operation of the carry-in diversion mechanism is interrupted and the direction of the game board is reversed in the plane, and then the carrying operation of the carry-in diversion mechanism is resumed. If there is no need to reverse the direction of the game board loaded into the carry-in side change mechanism from the carry-in side change mechanism, the supply destination determination processing unit switches the posture. A non-operation command is output to the carry-in replacement mechanism and the game board is It is carried out to the direction in the input conveyor of the remains ofMeanwhile, carry-out conveyorThan multiple nailers inDownstreamProvidedA carry-out side change mechanism that switches the orientation of the gaming board according to the orientation of the nailing machine of the supply source from which the gaming board is discharged.A supply source determination processing unit that controls the carry-out side changing mechanism;WithSuppose that the supplier judgment processing unit reverses the direction of the game board carried from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism by the material discharge command from the control device of each nailing machine that discharges the game board that has been nailed. If there is a need to reverse the direction of the game board loaded from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism, the supply source determination processing unit sends the posture switching operation command to the carry-out side change When it is output to the mechanism and loaded into the unloading side change mechanism, the transfer operation of the unloading side change mechanism is interrupted and the transfer operation of the unloading side change mechanism is resumed after reversing the direction of the game board in the plane. If there is no need to reverse the direction of the game board loaded into the carry-out side change mechanism from the carry-out conveyor, the supplier judgment processing unit Output the posture switching non-operation command to the carry-out side change mechanism and To carry-out as it is the direction of the received passed the game board in carry-out side toward exchange mechanism from bareIt is characterized by. ThisClaim 1Nailing device for manufacturing gaming machines according to the present inventionAccording to the present invention, the orientation of the game board is automatically aligned on the upstream side of the carry-in conveyor by the carry-in side changing mechanism so as to match the direction of the nailing machine to which the game board is supplied, and the game is played on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor. The number of carry-in / carry-out conveyors is reduced to a minimum number such as one row by automatically aligning the direction of the board according to the direction of the nailing machine from which the game board is discharged by the carry-out side turning mechanism. Can be reduced to an economic advantage, and production efficiency can be improved.. ContractClaim 2Pertaining toA nailing device for manufacturing gaming machinesDriving nails into the game board one by oneArrange multiple nailers in the same directionConfigure one set and put nails into the game board one by oneMultiple nailers are arranged in a row in the same direction so that they are opposite to the nailing machine direction in one row.The other set is composed of multiple nailersOne set andConsisting of multiple nailersBetween the other pairSupplies a game board for driving nails into each of a plurality of nailing machines constituting one set of rows and a plurality of nailing machines constituting the other set of rowsOne row of conveyorsA game board in which nailing is discharged from each of a plurality of nailing machines constituting one group and a plurality of nailing machines constituting the other group is carried out.One row of carry-out conveyorsTheUp and downInArrangementBecomeTransport mechanismBut1 rowInArrangementIn the manufactured nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine,Carry-in conveyorThan multiple nailers inUpstreamProvidedCarry-in side change mechanism that switches the direction of the game board so that the game board matches the direction of the nailing machine to which it is suppliedA supply destination determination processing unit that controls the carry-in side change mechanism;WithIs it necessary to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the carry-in side change mechanism by the material request command from the control device of each nailing machine that receives supply of the game board for driving the nail into the supply destination judgment processing unit? If there is a need to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the carry-in side change mechanism, the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching operation command to the carry-in side change mechanism, When the board is loaded into the loading-side transfer mechanism, the transfer operation of the loading-side switching mechanism is interrupted. After reversing the direction of the game board within the plane, the carrying operation of the carry-in side change mechanism is resumed, and the game board with the reversed direction is carried out from the carry-in side change mechanism to the carry-in conveyor, and is changed to the carry-in side change mechanism. When it is not necessary to reverse the orientation of the loaded game board, the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching non-operation command to the carry-in diversion mechanism, and the game board is directed from the carry-in diversion mechanism as it is. On the other hand,Unloading conveyorThan multiple nailers inDownstreamProvidedA carry-out side change mechanism that switches the orientation of the gaming board according to the orientation of the nailing machine of the supply source from which the gaming board is discharged.A supply source determination processing unit that controls the carry-out side changing mechanism;WithSuppose that the supplier judgment processing unit reverses the direction of the game board carried from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism by the material discharge command from the control device of each nailing machine that discharges the game board that has been nailed. If there is a need to reverse the direction of the game board loaded from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism, the supply source determination processing unit sends the posture switching operation command to the carry-out side change When it is output to the mechanism and loaded into the unloading side change mechanism, the transfer operation of the unloading side change mechanism is interrupted and the transfer operation of the unloading side change mechanism is resumed after reversing the direction of the game board in the plane. If there is no need to reverse the direction of the game board loaded into the carry-out side change mechanism from the carry-out conveyor, the supplier judgment processing unit Output the posture switching non-operation command to the carry-out side change mechanism and To carry-out as it is the direction of the received passed the game board in carry-out side toward exchange mechanism from bareIt is characterized by. ContractClaim 2Nailing device for manufacturing gaming machines according to the present inventionAccording to the above, by arranging one row of transport mechanisms in which one row of carry-in conveyors and one row of carry-out conveyors are arranged between a plurality of rows of nailing machines, the interval between the plurality of rows is reduced. Thus, the installation density of the nailer can be increased. In addition, by reducing the number of carry-in and carry-out conveyors to the minimum number of rows, production efficiency can be improved economically.. ContractClaim 3Pertaining toA nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine is one or both of the carry-in side / out side change mechanism according to claim 1 or claim 2.ButThe game board in the same direction as the transfer direction of the carry-in / carry-out conveyor corresponding to the turning mechanismEquippedTransportDrive-The transport unit that can be stopped, and can be moved up and down above this transport unit.Than the transport unitA reversing unit that can rotate and stop horizontally for each predetermined rotation angle range after rising and stopping at the upper positionWithIt is characterized by. ContractClaim 3Nailing device for manufacturing gaming machines according to the present inventionAccording to the game, by the combined operation of conveyance / stop of the conveyance unit and rotation / stop of the reversing unit, the game is automatically aligned so that the direction matches the direction of the supply destination of the game board or the supply nailing machine. The board can be transferred directly from the transfer mechanism to the carry-in conveyor or from the carry-out conveyor to the shift mechanism.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show an embodiment, FIG. 1 schematically shows an external appearance of a nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine, FIG. 2 shows an upper surface of the device, and FIG. 3 shows a carry-in side and a carry-out side. The operation of the side turning mechanism is shown. In FIG. 1, the carry-in / carry-out conveyors 2, 3 are arranged one by one up and down between two sets of rows A, B in which a plurality of nailing machines 1 that are numerically controlled or program-controlled are arranged in a row. In this embodiment, the carry-in conveyor 2 is arranged at the upper stage, and the carry-out conveyor 3 is arranged at the lower stage. In each group A, B, a plurality of nailers 1 are arranged such that the direction of the nail driver 1 in one group A is opposite to the direction of the nail driver 1 in the other group B. Are arranged in a column to facilitate maintenance and inspection of the nailer 1. For example, each nailing machine 1 in one set A located on the right side of the carry-in conveyor 2 is arranged in a row with the table 1a facing in the same direction as the transport direction X, and the game board 4 is placed on the table 1a. The out port 4a, the notch 4b and the like are mounted so as to face the upstream side in the transport direction X, and nail processing is performed. Each nailing machine 1 in the other set B located on the left side of the carry-in conveyor 2 is arranged in a row with the table 1a facing in the direction opposite to the conveying direction X, and the out port 4a of the game board 4 is placed on the table 1a. The notch 4b and the like are mounted so as to face the downstream side in the transport direction X, and nail processing is performed. For this reason, when the carry-in conveyor 2 conveys the game board 4 toward the nailing machines 1 in the right side of the row A, the carry-in conveyor 2 moves the outlet 4a, the notch 4b, and the like of the game board 4 in the conveyance direction X. When the game board 4 is conveyed toward the nail nailing machine 1 of the group B on the left side, the outlet 4a, the notch 4b, etc. of the game board 4 are moved downstream in the conveyance direction X. Transport toward the side. For this purpose, the carry-in side changing mechanism 5 is arranged on the upstream side of the carry-in conveyor 2.
[0007]
The carry-in side changing mechanism 5 includes a transport unit 6, a reversing unit 7, and a supply destination determination processing unit 8, and the supply destination determination processing unit 8 includes a control device 1 b (see FIG. 2) having a computer of each nailer 1. Based on the material request command, it is determined whether the nailing machine 1 that issued the material request command belongs to the group A or the group B, and for example, the game board 4 supplied to the nailing machine 1 of the group A The supply destination determination processing unit 8 outputs a posture switching operation command to the transport unit 6 and the reversing unit 7, and the game board 4 carried in from the previous process is transported higher than the reversing unit 7. When normally mounted on the unit 6, the transport unit 6 interrupts the transport operation, the reversing unit 7 rises, and the game board 4 is mechanically supported by the transport unit 6 so that the orientation of the game board 4 is 180 °. After reversing in the plane, the reversing part 7 descends and the game board 4 is mounted on the transporting part 6 and transported. 6 resumes the transfer operation and carries the game board 4 whose direction is reversed to the carry-in conveyor 2, and conversely, it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board 4 to be supplied to the nailing machine 1 of the group B As a result, the supply destination determination processing unit 8 outputs a posture switching non-operation command to the transport unit 6 and the reversing unit 7, and the transport unit 6 higher than the reversing unit 7 keeps the game board 4 transferred from the previous process as it is. To the carry-in conveyor 2 in the direction of
[0008]
The transport unit 6 is a reversing unit 7 that horizontally rotates a roller conveyor 6c including a conveyor frame 6a having a square view smaller than the game board 4 and a plurality of rollers 6b that are rotatably supported by the conveyor frame 6a every 180 °. So that it does not interfere with the installation reference on the upstream side of the carry-in conveyor 2 with a support member (not shown).
[0009]
The reversing unit 7 is provided with an installation reference so that the rotating plate 7 a is coaxial below the center of the transport unit 6. A ring gear 7b provided on the rotary plate 7a meshes with a gear 7d coupled to an output end of a motor 7c as a rotary actuator attached to the installation reference. On the rotating plate 7a, an air cylinder 7e as a lifting actuator is attached. The motor 7c horizontally rotates and stops the movable frame 7f having a square shape in plan view arranged outside the conveyor frame 6a every 180 °. The air cylinder 7e moves up and down the movable frame 7f. The upper end surface 7f-1 for supporting the game board 4 of the movable frame 7f is higher in the upper limit position than the upper conveyance section of the roller conveyor 6c, and lower than the upper conveyance section of the roller conveyor 6c in the lower limit position. Become. The movable frame 7f is prevented from shaking by a guide mechanism (not shown), and a contact plate 7g for preventing the game board 4 from jumping out is projected above the upper end surface 7f-1 at the four corners.
[0010]
The carry-out conveyor 3 can determine the conveyance direction to be either the same direction as the conveyance direction X of the carry-in conveyor 2 or the opposite direction depending on the arrangement relationship between the nail driving area and the next process area. Then, the conveyance direction of the carry-out conveyor 3 is set to the same direction as the conveyance direction X of the carry-in conveyor 2. Therefore, when the carry-out conveyor 3 conveys the game board 4 that has been carried out from the nailing machine 1 of the set A on the right side thereof to the next step, the out port 4a of the game board 4 is concerned. Or the notch 4b is conveyed in the direction opposite to the conveying direction X, and the game board 4 that has been nailed out from each nailing machine 1 of the left side set B is used for the next process. When transporting 4, the game board 4 is transported in the same direction as the transport direction X, such as the outlet 4 a and the notch 4 b. For this purpose, the carry-out side changing mechanism 12 is arranged on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor 3.
[0011]
The carry-out side changing mechanism 12 includes a transport unit 13, a reversing unit 14, and a supply.OriginalA determination processing unit 15 is provided, and the nail driving machine 1 that has issued the material discharge command by the supply source determination processing unit 15 in response to a material discharge command from the control device 1b (see FIG. 2) of each nail driving machine 1 includes a set A. For example, it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board 4 discharged from the nailing machine 1 of the set A, and the supply source determination processing unit 15 performs the posture switching operation. The command is output to the transport unit 13 and the reversing unit 14, and when the game board 4 is properly loaded into the transport unit 13 higher than the reversing unit 14 from the carry-out conveyor 3, the transport unit 13 interrupts the transport operation, and the reversing unit 14 rises and mechanically supports the game board 4 from the transport unit 13 and reverses the orientation of the game board 4 in a 180 ° plane, and then the reversing unit 14 descends to transfer the game board 4 to the transport unit. 13 is settled and the transport unit 13 resumes the transport operation and the direction is reversed. The board 4 is carried out to the next process, and on the contrary, it is not necessary to reverse the direction of the board 4 discharged from the nailing machine 1 in the group B, and the supply source determination processing unit 15 switches the posture. A non-operation command is output to the transport unit 13 and the reversing unit 14, and the transport unit 13 higher than the reversing unit 14 transports the game board 4 transferred from the carry-out conveyor 3 to the next process in the same direction.
[0012]
The transport unit 13 is a roller conveyor that is provided on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor 3 with a support member that is not shown in the figure, and that includes a conveyor frame 13a and rollers 13b that do not interfere with the reversing unit 14 as with the transport unit 6. 13c. Similar to the reversing unit 7, the reversing unit 14 includes a rotating plate 14a, a ring gear 14b, a motor 14c, a gear 14d, an air cylinder 14e, a movable frame 14f, and a contact plate 14g. The motor 14c moves the movable frame 14f to 180 °. Each time it rotates horizontally and stops, the movable frame 14f is moved up and down by the air cylinder 14e. The upper end surface 14f-1 of the movable frame 14f is higher than the upper transport unit of the roller conveyor 13c at the ascending limit position, and is lower than the upper transport unit of the roller conveyor 13c at the lower limit position.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the carry-in conveyor 2 conveys the game board 4 in the carrying direction X with the design board surface of the game board 4 facing upward, and the game board 4 is a predetermined nail in each of the rows A and B. When reaching the position corresponding to the hitting machine 1, the game board 4 is moved to the predetermined nailing machine by the stopper 2a which projects from the lower side on the conveying path of the game board 4 corresponding to the given nailing machine 1. Stop at the position corresponding to 1. Then, after the carry-in conveyor 2 interrupts the carrying operation, the stopper 2a retreats downward from the carrying path. The game board 4 stopped by the stopper 2a is positioned and mounted on the table 1a of the nailing machine 1 with the design board surface of the game board 4 facing upward by a loading loading mechanism (not shown). The stopper 2a is a game board sensor (not shown) for detecting that the game board 4 is mounted after the game board 4 is held by the carry-in loading mechanism, or an operator's operation in place of the game board sensor. Any of the manual switches that are turned on to operate the game board type signal and the nailing start signal are controlled by the nailer 1.apparatusOutput to 1b. Then controlapparatus1b computer controlsapparatusNailing data corresponding to the type of game board stored in advance in the storage device 1bTayoThe nail driving position and order are extracted, and according to the driving position and order, the table 1a is moved vertically and horizontally in the plane toInPositioning and stopping the predetermined position of the game board 4 below the nail holder mechanism 1c and the hammer mechanism 1d installed thereabove. A nail (not shown) called a game nail or an obstacle nail supplied from the nail supply unit 1e such as a parts feeder to the nail holder mechanism 1c is driven into the game board 4 by the hammer mechanism 1d. A large number of nails to be struck on the game board 4 are automatically driven into the game board 4 one by one. When the driving of the predetermined number of nails is completed, a carry-out loading mechanism (not shown) takes out the game board 4 from the table 1a and transfers it to the carry-out conveyor 3, and the carry-out conveyor 3 moves the game board 4 to the next process, which is a guide rail (not shown). It is transported toward the assembly process for attaching game functional parts such as center objects, decorations, windmills, and prize openings.
[0014]
In addition, the supply destination determination unit 9 of the supply destination determination processing unit 8 determines whether the nail driving machine 1 that has output the material request instruction is the group A on the right side of the carry-in conveyor 2 according to the material request instruction from each nailing machine 1. Alternatively, a signal determined as belonging to the left set B is output to the turnover determination unit 10 of the supply destination determination processing unit 8. Further, the attitude detection unit 11 of the supply destination determination processing unit 8 determines whether or not the outboard 4a, the notch 4b, and the like of the game board 4 mounted on the transport unit 6 are directed upstream in the transport direction X. The direction of the game board 4 is detected and output to the change determination unit 10. As a result, the turn determination unit 10 collates the attributes of the rows A and B of the nailing machine 1 that issued the material request command from the supply destination determination unit 9 with the orientation of the game board 4 from the posture detection unit 11. Then, a posture switching operation command or a posture switching non-operation command is output to the transport unit 6 and the reversing unit 7.
[0015]
The posture detection unit 11 may be either a non-contact type or a contact type, but in the case of a non-contact type, in order to specify the direction of the game board 4 delivered to the transport unit 6 from the previous process, for example, an out mouth Irradiate detection light from a detection light source such as a laser element or an LED element (not shown) to a portion (detection position) where a feature for specifying the orientation of the game board 4 such as 4a or notch 4b may exist. The reflected light from the irradiation field is captured by a detection receiving light source that is not shown in the figure so as to sense it in a two-dimensional manner, and whether or not there is an out port 4a, a notch 4b, or the like in the irradiation field is detected based on the acquisition result. Detection is performed by the conclusion unit, and the detection result is output to the change determination unit 10. In this non-contact type, the detection conclusion unit, the supply destination determination unit 9, and the turn determination unit 10 of the posture detection unit 11 can be configured by a computer. In the case of the contact type, the contactor (not shown) is moved toward the detection position corresponding to the irradiation field, and if the detection position has an out port 4a, a notch 4b, etc., the contactor turns the off signal. When there is no out port 4a, notch 4b, or the like at the detection position, the contactor outputs an ON signal to the turn determination unit 10. In this contact type, the supply destination determination unit 9 and the change determination unit 10 can be configured by a computer.
[0016]
Here, the carry-in side change mechanism 5 and the carry-out side change mechanism 12 are formed in basically the same mechanism configuration and operation, and will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the conveyor frame 20a is a member corresponding to the conveyor frames 6a and 13a, the roller 20b is a member corresponding to the rollers 6b and 13b, and the roller conveyor 20c is a member corresponding to the roller conveyors 6c and 13c. The air cylinder 21e is a member corresponding to the air cylinders 7e and 14e, the movable frame 21f is a member corresponding to the movable frames 7f and 14f, and the upper end surface 21f-1 is formed on the upper end surfaces 7f-1 and 14f-1. The contact plate 21g is a member corresponding to the contact plates 7g and 14g. First, as shown in FIG. A, the movable frame 21f is stopped at the lower limit position, and the roller conveyor20c regularly mounts the game board 4 and interrupts the transfer operation. After that, as shown in FIG. B, the movable frame 21f is raised and the game board 4 is moved to the roller conveyor 2.0After rising and supporting from c, stop at the upper limit position. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. C, the orientation of the game board 4 is switched when the movable frame 21f rotates horizontally by 180 ° and stops at the rising limit position. That is, in FIG. A and FIG. B, the game board 4 shows a state in which the out port 4a, the notch 4b, etc. are located on the back side of the paper surface. As a result of the movable frame 21f being stopped by 180 °, the game board 4 is 4a, a notch 4b, etc. are shown on the front side of the drawing. Next, as shown in FIG. D, the game board 4 whose moving frame 21f is lowered and whose direction is switched is moved to the roller conveyor 2.0Roller conveyor 2 after mounting on c0It stops at the lower limit position where it sinks from the upper conveyance part of c. And roller conveyor 20c resumes the conveying operation. This roller conveyor 20In the case of the carry-in side change mechanism 5, the transfer operation of c is set to the same speed as the transfer speed of the carry-in conveyor 2, and in the case of the carry-out side change mechanism 12, the transfer speed is set to the same speed as the carry speed of the carry-out conveyor 3. The game board 4 can be delivered or received smoothly.
[0017]
For example, in order to directly transfer the game board 4 transported by the conveyor outside the figure from the router processing step to the roller conveyor 6c of the carry-in side change mechanism 5, the game board 4 arrives at the carry-in side change mechanism 5. Before starting the roller conveyor 6c,-In the transport direction X, the rotational speed is driven to the same speed as the transport speed of the conveyor on the router processing step side, and a stopper (not shown) is transported on the upper side of the roller conveyor 6c along the movable frame 7f on the downstream side in the transport direction X. It protrudes above the part, and a roller from the conveyor on the router processing step side with a stopper outside this figure-After stopping the movement of the game board 4 transferred to the conveyor 6c, the rotation driving of the roller conveyor 6c is stopped. Alternatively, the roller conveyor 6c is stopped in order to supply the game board 4 conveyed from the router processing step to the carry-in side changing mechanism 5 by a hand mechanism such as a manipulator or a robot (not shown).
[0018]
In order to directly transfer the game board 4 transported by the carry-out conveyor 3 to the roller conveyor 13c of the carry-out side changing mechanism 12, the roller board 13c is reached before the game board 4 arrives at the carry-out side changing mechanism 12. The unillustrated motor-In the conveying direction X, the rotational speed is driven to the same speed as the conveying speed of the carry-out conveyor 3, and a stopper (not shown) is moved downstream of the conveying direction X along the movable frame 14f from the upper conveying part of the roller conveyor 13c. It protrudes upward, and a roller is removed from the carry-out conveyor 3 by a stopper outside this figure.-After stopping the movement of the game board 4 transferred to the conveyor 13c, the rotational drive of the roller conveyor 13c is stopped.
[0019]
According to this embodiment, carryingEnterBy the carry-in side changing mechanism 5 provided on the upstream side of the conveyor 2, the direction of the game board 4 is automatically aligned so as to match the direction of the nailing machine 1 to which the game board 4 is supplied. Take it out. With this carry-in conveyor 2, the game board 4 is conveyed to the nailing machine 1 arranged on the side. Therefore, the game board 4 is positioned and mounted on the table 1a of the nailing machine 1 from the carry-in conveyor 2, and nails are automatically driven into the game board 4 one by one by the nailing machine 1. When the nail driving is completed, the game board 4 is discharged to the carry-out conveyor 3 disposed on the side of the nailing machine 1. If it does so, the direction of the game board 4 of the completion of nailing is automatically aligned according to the direction of the nailing machine 1 from which the game board 4 is discharged by the carry-out side changing mechanism 12 provided on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor 3. After that, it is carried out to the next process side. Therefore, it is possible to improve the economy and productivity of the nailing operation when manufacturing the gaming machine.
[0020]
Moreover, when the direction of the game board 4 in the carry-in side change mechanism 5 and the direction of the nailing machine 1 to which the game board 4 is supplied coincide with each other, the posture change operation of the carry-in side change mechanism 5 is not performed. In addition, the game board 4 can be supplied from the carry-in side changing mechanism 5 to the supply destination nailer 1 via the carry-in conveyor 2. If the orientation of the game board 4 in the carry-in side change mechanism 5 and the direction of the previous nailing machine 1 to which the game board 4 is supplied do not match, the posture change operation of the carry-in side change mechanism 5 is performed. After switching the direction of the game board 4 to the same direction as the transport direction X or the opposite direction, the game board 4 can be supplied from the carry-in side changing mechanism 5 to the supply nailing machine 1 via the carry-in conveyor 2. .
[0021]
In addition, when the orientation of the game board 4 in the carry-out side change mechanism 12 and the direction of the nailing machine 1 that is the supply source of the game board 4 match, the posture change operation of the carry-out side change mechanism 12 is performed. Instead, the game board 4 can be transported from the carry-out side changing mechanism 12 to the next process side. Further, when the orientation of the game board 4 at the carry-out side change mechanism 12 and the direction of the nailing machine 1 as the supply source of the game board 4 do not match, the posture change operation of the carry-out side change mechanism 12 is performed. Thus, after the direction of the game board 4 is switched to the same direction as the transport direction X or the reverse direction, the game board 4 can be supplied from the carry-out side change mechanism 12 to the next process side.
[0022]
In addition, a transport mechanism in which a row of carry-in conveyors 2 and a row of carry-out conveyors 3 are vertically arranged between a row A consisting of nailing machines 1 and a row B consisting of nailing machines 1 is arranged in one row. Therefore, the installation density of the nailing machine 1 can be increased by narrowing the interval between the group A and the group B.
[0023]
Furthermore, since the number of the carry-in conveyors 2 and the carry-out conveyors 3 is reduced to the minimum number such as one row, the apparatus can be simplified.
[0024]
In the carry-in / carry-out side changing mechanisms 5 and 12, when the game board 4 is levitated and supported by the roller conveyor 20c, as shown in FIG. If the transport operation of the roller 20b is resumed after the rotation of the frame 20a is stopped within a predetermined rotation angle range by a rotary actuator such as a motor (not shown), the carry-in direction of the game board 4 is carried in and carried out.OutThe direction can be switched to a direction intersecting with the conveyance direction X of the conveyors 2 and 3 by, for example, 90 °, 270 °, or other angles.
[0025]
In the above embodiment, the rotation angle range of the movable frames 7f and 14f is set to 180 °, and the direction of the game board 4 corresponding to the nailing machine 1 of the set A as one set is reversed. It is also possible to reverse the direction of the game board 4 corresponding to each nailing machine 1 of the group A and B. For example, in the carry-out side changing mechanism 12, the rotation angle range of the movable frame 14 f is set to 180 ° that rotates in two directions left and right every 90 °, and the game board 4 from the nail driver 1 in the row A 2 is rotated 90 ° to the left on the plane of FIG. 2, and the game board 4 from the nailing machine 1 in the row B is controlled to rotate 90 ° to the right on the plane of FIG. The orientation of the game board 4 can be aligned so that the four out openings 4a and the notches 4b are directed to the left in FIG. The rotation angle range can be applied to angles other than 90 °, 180 °, and 270 °.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a direction change operation according to the embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Nailer
2 carry-in conveyor
3 Unloading conveyor
4 Game board
5 carry-in side change mechanism
6 Transport section
7 Inversion part
12 Unloading side change mechanism
13 Transport section
14 Inversion part
A, B Nail driver assembly

Claims (3)

A game board for driving nails is supplied to each of a plurality of nailing machines arranged on the side of the carry-in conveyor by the carry-in conveyor, and each nail machine has one nail on the game board supplied from the carry-in conveyor. increments beating seen write, the nailing device for a game machine manufactured to discharge the arranged unloading conveyor at the side of the game board of the nailing machine is completed nailing those nail driving machine, a plurality of nails in input conveyor a carry-in side towards exchange mechanism for switching provided upstream the game board orientation as the game board fits in the direction of the supply destination of the nailing machine than punching machine, supply destination determination for controlling the carry-in side towards exchange mechanism A processing unit, and the supply destination determination processing unit receives the supply of the game board for driving the nail. The direction of the game board carried into the carry-in side change mechanism by the material request command from the control device of each nail driver Judge whether it is necessary to reverse or not When it is necessary to reverse the direction of the loaded game board, when the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching operation command to the carry-in diversion mechanism, and the game board is carried into the carry-in diversion mechanism After the transfer operation of the carry-in side change mechanism is interrupted and the direction of the game board is reversed in the plane, the transfer operation of the carry-in side change mechanism is restarted to remove the game board whose direction is reversed from the carry-in side change mechanism. When it is not necessary to reverse the direction of the game board carried out to the carry-in conveyor and carried into the carry-in side change mechanism, the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching non-operation command to the carry-in side change mechanism. While the game board is carried out from the carry-in side changing mechanism to the carry-in conveyor in the same direction, the supply board provided on the downstream side of the plurality of nailing machines in the carry-out conveyor and the direction of the game board is discharged. and the carry-out side toward exchange mechanism for switching in accordance with the direction of the nailing machine A supply source determination processing unit for controlling the unloading direction exchange mechanism, carried out from the carry-out conveyor of a material discharge command from the controller of the nailing machine for discharging the game board supply source determination processing unit is completed nailing When it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the side turning mechanism, it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board carried into the carry-out side turning mechanism from the carry-out conveyor. The supply source determination processing unit outputs a posture switching operation command to the carry-out side change mechanism, and when it is loaded into the carry-out side change mechanism, the transfer operation of the carry-out side change mechanism is interrupted and the orientation of the game board is flattened. Direction of the game board loaded in the carry-out side change mechanism from the carry-out conveyor mechanism after the reverse operation of the carry-out side change mechanism is resumed. If there is no need to reverse the A nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine, characterized in that a game switching board non-operation command is output to a carry-out side change mechanism and the game board transferred from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism is carried out in the same direction . A plurality of nailers that drive nails into the game board one by one are arranged in a row in the same direction to form one set, and a plurality of nailers that drive nails into the game board one by one It is arranged in a row in the same direction so as to be opposite to the direction of the nailing machine in a row to form the other grouping row, from one row consisting of a plurality of nailing machines and a plurality of nailing machines between the other pair sequence composed supplies game board for driving a nail into each of the plurality of the nailing machine to configure multiple nailing machine and the other set columns constituting one set column One row for carrying out a game board in which nailing has been discharged from each of one row of carry-in conveyors, a plurality of nailing machines constituting one set row and a plurality of nailing machines constituting the other set row in the transport mechanism formed by arranging the discharge conveyor of the upper and lower nailing device for a game machine manufactured arranged in a row, your to input conveyor A plurality of than the nailing machine provided on the upstream side of the game board orientation replacement entry side toward the game board is switched to match the orientation of the supply destination of the nailing machine mechanism that control the carry-in side towards exchange mechanism And a supply destination determination processing unit, and the supply destination determination processing unit receives a game board for driving a nail. If it is necessary to reverse the direction of the board, it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board loaded into the carry-in side change mechanism. Output to the carry-in diversion mechanism, and when the game board is carried into the carry-in diversion mechanism, the transfer operation of the carry-in diversion mechanism is interrupted and the direction of the game board is reversed in the plane, followed by the carry-in diversion The transport operation of the mechanism is resumed, and the game board whose direction is reversed is loaded from the loading-side switching mechanism. If there is no need to reverse the orientation of the game board that has been carried out to the bearer and carried into the carry-in side change mechanism, the supply destination determination processing unit outputs a posture switching non-operation command to the carry-in side change mechanism and carries it in. While the game board is unloaded from the side change mechanism to the carry-in conveyor, it is provided downstream of the nailing machines in the carry-out conveyor , and the direction of the game board is set to the supply source from which the game board is discharged. Each of the carry-out side change mechanism that switches according to the direction of the nailing machine and the supply source determination processing unit that controls the carry-out side change mechanism, each of which discharges the game board in which the nail driving has been completed. It is judged whether or not it is necessary to reverse the direction of the game board loaded from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism by the material discharge command from the control device of the nailing machine, and from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism. Necessary to reverse the direction of the loaded game board When the supply source determination processing unit outputs a posture switching operation command to the carry-out side change mechanism, and when it is carried into the carry-out side change mechanism, the transfer operation of the carry-out side change mechanism is interrupted to play the game. After the direction of the board is reversed in the plane, the carrying operation of the carry-out side change mechanism is resumed, and the game board whose direction is reversed is carried out from the carry-out side change mechanism and carried into the carry-out side change mechanism from the carry-out conveyor. When it is not necessary to reverse the orientation of the game board, the supplier determination processing unit outputs a posture switching non-operation command to the carry-out side change mechanism and is transferred from the carry-out conveyor to the carry-out side change mechanism. A nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine , wherein the board is carried out in the same orientation . One or both of the entry side and unloading side direction exchange mechanism, a conveyance drive-stoppable transport section in the transport direction in the same direction by mounting a game board for loading and unloading conveyor corresponding to the direction exchange mechanism, this transport claim 1 or claim, characterized in that a horizontal rotation-stoppable inversion unit for every predetermined rotation angle range after rising stops higher than the conveyance unit can lift the upper and lower than the parts Item 3. A nailing device for manufacturing a gaming machine according to Item 2.

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