JP4080101B2 - Pipe insertion device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tube insertion device capable of automatically and efficiently inserting one end of a tube around which a noodle string or noodle string is wound into a tube receiving hole provided in the machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in the production process of raw noodles, in order to dry the drawn noodle strings, a pair of tubes around which the noodle strings are wound are supported on a frame body called a machine while giving a predetermined tension over a predetermined time. It is left in the atmosphere. In the production process of the noodles, in addition to the process of drying the drawn noodle strings, the machine is provided with a tube around which the noodle strings are wound in a process such as drawing, drawing or curing before and after. Sometimes.
[0003]
As a machine, a pair of columns, beam members connecting the lower portions of the columns, an upper tube frame supported by the upper portions of the columns so as to be movable up and down, and between the beam member and the upper tube frame A lower tube frame that is supported by the column so as to be movable up and down, and a free wheel is provided at the lower part so that it can freely move is widely used.
[0004]
A pipe receiving hole into which the end of the pipe is inserted from one side of the machine, and an end of the pipe from the opposite side are inserted into the upper pipe lower frame and the lower pipe frame at a certain pitch in the axial direction thereof. The tube receiving holes are alternately provided, and the ends of the tubes around which the noodle strings are wound are manually inserted one by one.
[0005]
A device that mechanizes the operation of inserting the end of the tube around which the noodle string is wound into the tube receiving hole of the machine, that is, a tube insertion device has not been found so far.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the number of pipes to be installed in the machine is very large, such as several tens of pairs on one side. Therefore, it takes much time and labor to install the pipes in the machine. On the other hand, the supply of new labor to the sober food industry of noodle making is gradually decreasing, and there is a fact that there is almost no desire for employment by young workers in particular. In this time of severe labor shortage, the manual work of laying pipes on this machine should be converted to mechanical work to deal with the problem of shortage of current labor and lack of successors for the future. Is anxious.
[0007]
In consideration of such circumstances, the present invention provides a tube insertion device capable of automatically and efficiently inserting one end of a tube around which a noodle string or noodle string is wound into a tube receiving hole provided in the machine. For the purpose.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a frame including a machine arrangement space in which a machine is positioned and arranged, and is supported by the frame outside the machine arrangement space, and both ends of a predetermined number of pipes are connected to the machine tube. A technical means is adopted in which a pair of tube frames that are supported at a predetermined pitch equal to the pitch of the receiving holes are provided.
[0009]
As a result, the position of the pipe supported by the pipe frame relative to the frame, that is, the starting point of the pipe to be inserted into the machine and the direction of the pipe there are determined, and each receiving hole of the machine into which the pipe is inserted is determined. The position relative to the frame, i.e. the end point of the tube and the orientation of the tube there is determined. In this way, the starting point of the pipe and the direction of the pipe there, and the end point of the pipe and the direction of the pipe there are determined, so that from the starting point to the end point using the chuck device described later. The movement of the tube can be mechanized.
[0010]
Here, in order to support the end portions of a plurality of tubes at a predetermined position with a predetermined pitch in the front-rear direction, for example, on the upper edge of each tube frame, a predetermined value in the front-rear direction is provided. It is preferable to form a predetermined number of receiving grooves that receive the ends of the tubes at a pitch, and these receiving grooves are V-shaped grooves so that the ends of the tubes received therein can be naturally positioned in the front-rear direction. , U-shaped grooves, trapezoidal grooves, semicircular grooves, semi-elliptical grooves, and the like are preferable.
[0011]
By the way, the fact that the frame is provided with the machine arrangement space is an indispensable constituent element of the present invention in order to determine the position and orientation of the pipe receiving hole of the machine with respect to the frame. It does not limit the positional relationship with the occupied space, and even if the entire machine placement space is provided within the frame occupied space, the machine placement space is provided over the frame occupied space and the space continuous to the outside thereof. However, the entire machine arrangement space may be provided outside the space occupied by the frame.
[0012]
Further, the tube frame may be supported by the frame outside the machine arrangement space. For example, one of the six directions of front, rear, left, right, and up and down of the machine arrangement space (for example, the front outside), The frame on the outside of the tilt direction that combines two of the six directions (for example, diagonally front right outside), on the outside of the tilt direction that combines three of the six directions (for example, diagonally front right top), etc. To support.
[0013]
Thus, the relative positional relationship between the pipe frame determined using the frame as a medium and the machine arranged in the machine arrangement space is essentially a predetermined number from the pipe receiving frame to the pipe receiving hole of the machine. This is a matter that can be freely designed taking into account the form of pipe movement.
[0014]
  Next, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in addition to the technical means,One chuck base supported by the frame so as to be horizontally movable, and the chuck base is driven over an origin set above the tube frame and a predetermined turning point set in the machine arrangement space. A main driving means, a pair of chuck heads supported by the chuck base so as to be movable up and down, and capturing a predetermined number of tube ends at the origin, and supported by the frame so as to be movable between the origin and the turning point. A shuttle frame driven by the main drive means, and a chuck base supported by the shuttle frame so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction of the tube captured by the chuck heads, and the chuck base and the chuck heads are moved. A temporary insertion drive means for inserting the pipes so that each one end portion of the predetermined number of pipes enters a mouth of a corresponding pipe receiving hole of the machine, and the chuck base And chucks head is further moved in the axial direction of the tube, and a present insertion drive means to insert the respective end portions of the predetermined number of tubes to the back of the tube receiving bore,Adopt technical means.The chuck base, main driving means, both chuck heads, shuttle frame, temporary insertion driving means, and main insertion driving means constitute a chuck device, and further, the temporary insertion driving means and the main insertion driving. The means constitutes sub driving means.
[0015]
According to the present invention, this chuck device mechanically picks up a predetermined number of tubes from the tube frame, moves them to the turning point, and inserts them into the tube receiving frame of the machine at the turning point.
[0016]
By the way, in the present invention, the number of tubes taken up by the chuck device from the tube frame and inserted into the machine may be equal to or less than the total number of tubes that can be inserted into one side of the machine. It is also possible to pick it up with a chuck device and insert it into the machine.
[0017]
However, in order to install a large number of pipes in the machine at the same time, each part of the apparatus, for example, a frame, a pipe mounting frame, a chuck device, a means for moving the chuck device relative to the frame, a predetermined number of pipes for the chuck device It is necessary to make the means for moving the tube toward the machine sturdy, and this causes a problem that the entire tube insertion device becomes large or heavy, resulting in high costs.
[0018]
Also, in order to install a large number of tubes at the same time, it is necessary to increase the output of means for moving the chuck device relative to the frame and means for moving a predetermined number of tubes toward the device relative to the chuck device. Therefore, it is necessary to use a large and high-priced means as these means, and problems such as an increase in running cost must be solved.
[0019]
Conversely, if the number of pipes that can be installed in the machine at a time is reduced, it is necessary to frequently reciprocate the chuck device between the pipe frame and the machine in order to install the number of pipes that can be installed in the machine. As a result, there arises a problem that work time required for installing the pipe in one machine becomes long and workability is remarkably lowered.
[0020]
Therefore, in the present invention, in consideration of these circumstances, a plurality of divided areas are set by dividing the area in which the pipe receiving holes of the machine are arranged in an integer number in the direction in which the pipe receiving holes are arranged, and the pipe receiving of each divided area is set. A turning point corresponding to each section area is set to the side of the opening of the hole, and the chuck device picks up the same number of pipes as the number of the pipe receiving holes included in each section area from the pipe mounting holes, and the origin is determined in advance. It is recommended to adopt the technical means to move to the turning point of each sectioned area selected one after another, repeat the operation of returning to the origin after inserting those pipes into the tube receiving hole at the turning point. .
[0021]
According to this configuration, the number of tubes handled by the chuck device at one time is an integral number of the total number of tube receiving frames on one side of the machine, and the size, weight, cost, and workability of the device can be reduced. Technical issues can be solved in a well-balanced manner.
[0022]
By the way, when a plurality of segment areas and a plurality of turning points are set in this way, the distance between each turning point and the machine is set to be the same in order to insert the pipe into the machine in the same way at each turning point. Therefore, these turning points are located on a straight line parallel to the axis of the upper tube frame of the machine. On the other hand, it is free to place the origin on the straight line or an extension of the straight line.
[0023]
In other words, the origin is set at a position away from the straight line in which these turning points are arranged or an extension thereof, and a plurality of movement paths arranged radially from this origin to each turning point are set, or between the origin and each turning point. It is also possible to set a movement path consisting of a branch path provided with a direction changing means at each branch point set to 1 and to move the chuck device along a path selected from the movement paths in a predetermined order. is there.
[0024]
However, paying attention to the fact that a plurality of turning points are arranged on a single straight line, the origin is set on an extension line of a straight line where a plurality of turning points corresponding to the respective divided regions are arranged, and the chuck device is placed in the divided range. Take as many pipes as the pipe receiving holes included from the pipe frame, move these pipes to the folding point of the section range selected in order of distance from the origin, insert them into the pipe receiving holes of the section range, and return to the origin Employing the technical means of repeating the operation is advantageous because the overall configuration of the apparatus can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the workability can be improved.
[0025]
It should be noted that the installation of the pipe to the pipe frame may depend on the manual operation of directly mounting the pipe on the pipe frame, but the pipe arrangement device is automatically or manually operated at a predetermined timing. A number of pipes are installed, the direction of the predetermined number of pipes is adjusted by a pipe organizing device, and one pipe is separated and carried into one end of the pipe frame, and the pipe is installed at the same time as or in place of this pipe. Preferably, a predetermined number of pipes are automatically or semi-automatically installed in the pipe frame by one or a plurality of receiving grooves on the frame and sent to the receiving groove adjacent to the other end or each other. .
[0026]
Since this pipe organizing apparatus is not directly related to the present invention, the details thereof will be appropriately described in the embodiments of the invention described later.
[0027]
By the way, the chuck device of the present invention must be configured such that it can move between the origin and each turning point and can take up a predetermined number of tubes at the origin.
[0028]
For this reason, the chuck device of the present invention includes, for example, one chuck base supported so as to be horizontally movable on a frame, main drive means for driving the chuck base over an origin and a predetermined turning point, and the chuck base. A pair of chuck heads supported so as to be movable up and down and capturing the ends of a predetermined number of tubes at the origin, and a pair of lift drive means for moving the chuck heads up and down relative to the chuck base are provided.
[0029]
As a method of capturing the tubes at the origin by the chuck head, there are a method of scooping up a predetermined number of tubes from the bottom, a method of picking up and a method of sucking up.
[0030]
Here, when adopting the suction method, for example, a vacuum source, a suction tool having a suction port capable of sucking the end of the tube, and a pipe connecting the suction tool to the vacuum source are necessary. This is disadvantageous for lowering the price.
[0031]
When adopting the pick-up method, the pipe is clamped from both sides by a pair of arms, but the pipe may slip from between the arms while the pipe is being carried from the origin to the turning point by the chuck device. is there.
[0032]
The scooping method is advantageous because it does not cause problems associated with other methods. The scooping method for this pipe is one end of a predetermined number of pipes with one (or a set of two, as will be described later) chuck plate. There is a method of scooping up the pipes at the same time and a method of scooping up the pipes individually with the same number of chuck plates as the pipes, but the latter requires a means for interlocking the same number of chuck plates with the pipes scooping up the pipes, so the number of parts is large. In addition, there is a difficulty in complicating the configuration of the entire apparatus.
[0033]
A single chuck plate for scooping up a predetermined number of tubes at the same time includes a belt-like standing plate that receives and lifts a predetermined number of tubes on its upper edge, and a substrate on the belt-like standing plate and its lower edge connected at a predetermined pitch. And a predetermined number of ridges each holding a pipe.
[0034]
The former is provided with a predetermined number of receiving grooves for receiving the end of the pipe with a predetermined pitch at the upper edge as necessary, and an initial position set above the predetermined number of pipes supported by the tube frame. More than the distance obtained by multiplying the predetermined number of pipes supported by the pipe frame and the pitch, and then moving in the direction in which the pipes are arranged. After lowering to a lower position, the predetermined number of tubes and the initial position are moved below, and then the predetermined number of tubes and the predetermined number of tubes from the tube frame are raised from the position below the initial position to the initial position. Scoop up at the same time.
[0035]
In the latter case, each tube moved from the initial position where the tip of each rod is located above each tube supported by the tube frame to less than the pitch of the tube in the tube arrangement direction and supported by the tube frame. The tip of the tip is lowered to a position lower than each tube supported by the tube frame through the gap (or the outside thereof), and then the tube is moved below the initial position and each tube with the tip supported by the tube frame. Then, a predetermined number of pipes are scooped up simultaneously from the pipe frame by being further raised to the initial position.
[0036]
In contrast, the latter has a smaller stroke than the former in order to move the tubes in order to bypass the tube. Therefore, the use of the latter makes the device smaller, lighter, and lower. This is advantageous for price reduction and shortening of work time.
[0037]
However, in the latter case, there is a risk that the tube may escape from the tip and fall while the tube is moved from the tube frame to the tube receiving hole of the machine.
[0038]
In order to prevent this pipe from falling off the ridge, it is possible to adopt a means of forming the ridge in a J-shape, but in this case, it is necessary to increase the height of the ridge and the lifting stroke, The raising / lowering driving means for raising and lowering the chuck plate is expensive and disadvantageous in terms of cost reduction, and is disadvantageous in reducing the size and weight of the apparatus.
[0039]
Therefore, in the present invention, there are provided two substrates each having a substrate made of a belt-like standing plate and a ridge continuously provided at a predetermined pitch on the lower edge of the substrate, and the ridge directions are opposite to each other. It is recommended to use a chuck plate.
[0040]
Specifically, each chuck head is arranged on the chuck base so as to be movable up and down via a lifting drive means, and a predetermined number of the head frames arranged on the inside and outside and supported by the tube frame on the head frame. Each chuck includes two chuck plates that are slidably supported in the direction in which the tubes are arranged, and an opening / closing drive means that moves both chuck plates in a direction opposite to each other in a direction in which a predetermined number of tubes are arranged in synchronization. The blade has a base plate made of a strip-like standing plate extending in a direction in which a predetermined number of tubes supported by the tube frame are arranged, and a predetermined number of L-shaped ridges arranged continuously at a predetermined pitch on the lower edge thereof. However, it is possible to adopt a technical means in which the tips of the hooks of both chuck plates are directed in the same direction for each chuck plate and in the opposite direction to the other chuck plate. It is recommend.
[0041]
In this configuration, the opening / closing drive means has a closed position where the tips of the chuck plates are abutted or overlapped when the chuck plates are viewed inward and outward, and an opening where the tips of the chuck plates are spaced apart from each other by a larger thickness than the pipe. Advance and retreat over position.
[0042]
Further, the elevating drive means has a high position in which both chuck plates are positioned higher than the end of the tube whose tip is supported by the tube frame, and an end of the tube whose tip is supported by the tube frame. It moves up and down over a low position located lower than the section.
[0043]
The initial position of both chuck plates is the open position where the tip is positioned higher than the end of each tube supported by the tube frame, or the tip of the chuck plate is higher than the end of each tube supported by the tube frame. Closed position, open position where the tip is lower than the end of each tube supported by the tube frame, or position where the tip is lower than the end of each tube supported by the tube frame Set to one of the closed positions.
[0044]
Then, by driving both chuck plates by the opening / closing driving means and the raising / lowering driving means in a predetermined order, the chuck head picks up a predetermined number of tube ends from the tube frame at the origin.
[0045]
For example, when the initial position of both chuck plates is set to the open position where the tip is positioned higher than the end of each tube supported by the tube frame, the chuck device is positioned at the origin and then driven up and down. The chuck plates are lowered from the initial position by means until the tip is positioned lower than the end of each pipe supported by the tube frame, and then the chuck plates are driven from the open position to the closed position by the opening / closing drive means. Then, when both chuck plates are raised to the height of the initial position by the raising / lowering driving means, the end portions of the respective tubes are held from the both sides by a single hook directed in the opposite direction from the both sides. The ends of a number of tubes are taken up.
[0046]
Next, the chuck device of the present invention must be configured to insert a predetermined number of tubes thus picked up from the tube frame into the corresponding tube receiving holes of the machine at a predetermined turning point.
[0047]
Here, the machine is arranged in the machine arrangement space so as not to hinder the movement of the chuck device from the origin to the turning point and the predetermined number of pipes supported by the chuck device. It is comprised so that it can move toward.
[0048]
That is, for example, a shuttle frame that is supported by a frame so as to be movable between an origin and a predetermined turning point and is driven by the main drive means is provided, and the chuck device supports the chuck base on the shuttle frame. Technical means is adopted in which sub-driving means for supporting the chuck base so as to advance and retreat in the axial direction of the pipe and for moving the chuck base back and forth with respect to the shuttle frame is provided.
[0049]
In this configuration, the configuration for supporting the shuttle frame on the frame is not particularly limited. However, the guide rail is provided on the frame, and the shuttle frame is slidably suspended on the guide rail. The shuttle frame is provided on the guide rail. Examples thereof include a configuration for riding on a slidable basis and a configuration for rolling a wheel rotatably supported on a shuttle frame on the guide rail.
[0050]
According to this configuration, after a predetermined number of pipes are picked up at the origin, the chuck device is moved to a predetermined turning point by the main driving means, and then the auxiliary driving means is operated so that a predetermined amount is obtained together with the chuck base. A number of tubes can be moved towards the machine and the ends of one tube can be inserted into the corresponding predetermined number of tube receiving holes, respectively.
[0051]
By the way, as described above, the chuck device of the present invention supports the tubes so as to be suspended by the hooks of the chuck plate, so that a predetermined number of tubes supported by the chuck device correspond to a predetermined number of tube receiving holes corresponding to the machine. When inserting into the tube, the force with which the chuck device pushes the tube into the tube receiving hole is insufficient, and the end of the tube may not be securely inserted into the tube receiving hole.
[0052]
For this reason, in the present invention, the chuck device includes a pushing member for restraining the end opposite to the pipe machine at each turning point, and means for moving the pushing member forward and backward toward the machine. It is recommended to adopt a means to ensure that the pushing member can be inserted into the tube receiving hole.
[0053]
Special means for advancing and retracting the pushing member toward the machine may be provided. However, in order to simplify the configuration, the pushing member is fixed to the chuck head to move the pushing member toward the machine. It is preferable that the auxiliary driving means is also used as the means for moving forward and backward.
[0054]
By the way, the tube receiving hole provided in the upper tube frame of the machine is inclined so that the shaft becomes higher on the mouth side in order to prevent the tube inserted here from dropping off. In order to smoothly insert the tube into the tube receiving hole having the inclined shaft, it is preferable to tilt the tube by lifting the end of the tube opposite to the machine when inserting the tube.
[0055]
Therefore, in the present invention, the auxiliary drive means moves the pipe in the insertion direction until the end of the pipe enters the opening of the corresponding pipe receiving hole of the machine, and the end of the pipe is the pipe receiver. This insertion drive means is inserted into the hole. At the turning point, the chuck heads are first lowered to a low position by the elevation drive means, and then the temporary insertion is performed. The end of the tube is inserted into the opening of the tube receiving hole by moving the tube in the axial direction together with the chuck head.
[0056]
After that, when both the chuck plates on the machine side are moved to the high position after being opened by the opening / closing drive means, the machine side end of the pipe is released from the chuck head and is supported by the pipe receiving hole. The tube can be tilted without being obstructed by both chuck plates.
[0057]
If there is a sufficient gap between the tips of both chuck plates and the substrate, the tube should be connected even if the chuck head on the machine side is held at a low position and both chuck plates are held at the closed position. When tilting, the pipe can be allowed to move freely in the space formed between the tip and the substrate so that the machine-side end of the pipe can be supported by the pipe receiving hole and is obstructed by both chuck plates on the machine side. You can tilt the tube without.
[0058]
In the present invention, after the end of the pipe on the machine side is supported by the pipe receiving hole as described above, the chuck head supporting the end of the pipe opposite to the machine is lifted by the lifting drive means. After tilting the tube to the position and tilting the tube, the main insertion drive means is operated to move the tube together with the chuck base and chuck head in the direction of the machine, and the end of the tube is moved to the back of the tube receiving hole. Insert deep enough.
[0059]
After the insertion, the chuck plate on the opposite side of the machine is driven to the open position by the opening / closing drive means to release the end on the opposite side of the pipe from the chuck device, and then the chuck head on the opposite side of the machine. Then, the main insertion drive means and the temporary insertion drive means are sequentially operated in reverse to return both chuck heads from the origin to the position at which the turning point is reached. Then, the main drive means is reversely operated to return the chuck device to the origin.
[0060]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A tube insertion device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as follows.
[0061]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a pipe insertion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pipe insertion device includes a frame 3 having a machine arrangement space 2 in which the machine 1 is positioned and arranged, and the machine arrangement space. 2 and a pair of left and right pipe frame frames 4 supported by the frame 3 and a pipe arrangement device 6 that hangs a predetermined number of tubes 5 (not shown in FIG. 1) in which noodles are wrapped around both the pipe frame frames 4. Then, a predetermined number of pipes 5 supported by the both pipe frames 4 are picked up from the both pipe frames 4, and one end portion of each pipe 5 is provided in a corresponding tube receiving hole 12 ( And a chuck device 7 to be inserted into (not shown in FIG. 1).
[0062]
The machine 1 includes a pair of support columns 13 that support the upper tube frame 11 so that it can be moved up and down, a beam member 14 that connects the lower portions of these support columns 13, and a lower tube that is supported by both support columns 13 so as to be moved up and down. A leg member 16 provided at a lower end of each of the support frame 15 and each support column 13 and extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the upper tube handle frame 1, and four universal wheels provided on the lower surfaces of both ends of each leg member 16 And a pair of tension adjusting mechanisms 17 for adjusting the tension of the noodle strings wound around the tube 5 and the tube 5 supported on the upper tube-taking frame 11.
[0063]
The frame 3 includes a ceiling frame 31, a pair of left and right front columns 32 that support the front end of the ceiling frame 31, a pair of left and right rear columns 33 that support the rear end of the ceiling frame 31, and the ceiling frame 31. And a pair of left and right intermediate struts 34 that support the front intermediate part of the front, and is partitioned by four surfaces connecting the intermediate strut 34 and the rear strut 33 between the ceiling frame 31 and the ground (or floor surface). A machine arrangement space 2 is set.
[0064]
As will be described later, the machine arrangement space 2 is provided with a front end positioning means 21 for positioning the front end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11 and a rear-end positioning means 22 for positioning the rear end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11. These upper end and rear end positioning means 21 and 22 position the upper tube collecting frame 11 on the left or right side of the upper part in the machine arrangement space 2.
[0065]
As shown in the plan view of FIG. 2 and the front view of FIG. 3, the tube frame 4 is formed of a belt-like standing plate, and a bracket 41 is connected to a connecting plate 35 that connects the front column 32 and the intermediate column 34 of the frame 3. The support plate 42 and the attachment member 43 are fixed.
[0066]
Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 4, the upper edge of each tube-hanging frame 4 is placed at the same pitch as the pitch of the tube receiving holes 12 of the machine 1 in the front-rear direction, and receives the end of each tube V. A predetermined number of receiving grooves 44 made of character grooves are formed.
[0067]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the pipe organizing device 6 that hangs a predetermined number of pipes 5 on the pipe receiving frame 4 is supported by the connecting plate 35 via another bracket 61 a and is driven in synchronization. A conveyor 61 provided with a pair of endless chains 61b, a pair of left and right transport control means 62 for adjusting the positions of both ends of the pipe 5 transported by the conveyor 61, separating them one by one, and one from the conveyor 61 The ends of the pipes 5 that are separated and carried out are transferred from the conveyor 61 to the receiving grooves 44 at the front end of the pipe frame 4, and at the same time or in place of this, received by the receiving grooves 44 with the pipe receiving frame 4. And a walking beam device 63 for replacing the end portion of the pipe 5 to the receiving groove 44 adjacent thereto.
[0068]
As shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 5, the transport control means 62 includes a first stopper device 62a for restraining the end portion of the pipe 5 placed on the conveyor 61 in front of the first stopper device 62a, and the first stopper device 62a. A second stopper device 62b that checks the second and subsequent subsequent pipes 5 following the head pipe 5 that has been restrained, and the first stopper device 62a as shown in FIG. After the end of the pipe 5 placed on 61 is restrained, the end of the succeeding pipe 5 is restrained by the second stopper device 62b as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the first stopper device 62a releases the end of the leading pipe 5 so that the pipes 5 are separated and carried out one by one at a predetermined timing.
[0069]
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the walking beam device 63 is supported by the support plate 42 so as to be able to advance and retract in the front-rear direction, and supported by the advance / retreat frame 63a so as to be movable up and down. An elevating frame 63b, a walking beam 63c connected to the elevating frame 63b so as to overlap the outside of the tube frame 4, and an advancing / retreating unit made of, for example, an air cylinder, which advances and retreats the advancing / retreating frame 63a with a stroke equal to the predetermined pitch The drive means 63d and the raising / lowering drive means 63e which consists of an air cylinder etc. which raise / lower the raising / lowering frame 63b and the walking beam 63c within a predetermined range are provided.
[0070]
As shown in FIG. 4, at the upper edge of the walking beam 63c, a predetermined number of receiving grooves 63f made of V-shaped grooves are formed in the front and rear direction of the tube frame 4 in the same manner as the receiving grooves 44 of the tube frame 4. The initial position of the walking beam 63c is formed at the same position as the pitch of the receiving groove 44, and the foremost receiving groove 63f is positioned below the end of the tube 5 received by the front edge of the tube frame 4. Is set.
[0071]
As shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 6, the walking beam 63c is moved from the initial position shown in FIG. 6A by the elevating drive means 63e every time the end of the tube 5 is received at the front edge of the tube frame 4. As shown in the figure (B), the tube 5 is lifted to a position higher than the upper edge of the tube frame 4 and the end of the tube 5 is received from the conveyor 61 by the front receiving groove 63f and lifted. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, the forward / backward driving means 63d moves rearward by the same pitch as the receiving grooves 63f, and then, as shown in FIG. While the walking beam 63c is lowered, the end of the tube 5 is replaced from the foremost receiving groove 63f of the walking beam 63c to the foremost receiving groove 44 of the tube frame 4. The walking beam 63c lowered to the same height as the initial position is then returned to the initial position by the advancing / retreating drive means 63d, and the end of the next pipe 5 is received by the front edge of the pipe frame 4. wait.
[0072]
Further, the end portion of the pipe 5 already received in the receiving groove 44 of the pipe receiving frame 4 is lifted from the receiving groove 44 by the walking beam 63c while the walking beam 63c is rotated once. After moving backward by one pitch, it is lowered to the receiving groove 44 adjacent to the receiving groove 44.
[0073]
Then, by repeating the operation of the walking beam device 63 a predetermined number of times, a predetermined number of tubes 5 are arranged in parallel and supported at a predetermined pitch on both tube frames 4.
[0074]
The number of the pipes 5 supported by the two pipe hanging frames 4 may be equal to or less than the total number of the pipe receiving holes 12 provided on one surface of the upper pipe-taking frame 11 of the machine 1. The number of pipes to be handled is 1 / integer of the total number of pipe receiving frames on one side of the machine. In order to solve technical issues such as downsizing, weight reduction, cost reduction and workability in a balanced manner, The number is about 8 to 15 (here, 10) which is 1 / integer of the total number.
[0075]
By the way, an origin is set above both the tube hanging frames 4 on the central elevation surface of the frame 3, and the chuck device 7 draws a predetermined number of tubes 5 from the both tube hanging frames 4 at this origin, as will be described later. Configured to take up.
[0076]
In addition, the region where the tube receiving holes 12 of the upper tube frame 11 are provided is equally divided into divided regions where the same number of tube receiving holes 12 as the number of tubes 5 supported by the tube frame 4 are arranged, For example, five turning points corresponding to each segmented area are set at the center in the front-rear direction of each segmented area on the central elevation surface of the frame 3.
[0077]
Then, the chuck device 7 picks up a predetermined number of tubes 5 from the tube frame 4 at the origin, carries them to each turning point selected in the order of distance, and inserts the predetermined number of tubes 5 into the machine 1 at each turning point, It is configured to repeat the operation of returning to the origin.
[0078]
That is, as shown in the side view of FIG. 7 and the front view of FIG. 8, the chuck device 7 includes a shuttle frame 71 supported on the frame 3 through a pair of left and right guide rails 36 so as to be able to advance and retract in the front-rear direction. A main drive means 72 for driving the shuttle frame 71 in the front-rear direction and a chuck base 73 supported by the shuttle frame 71 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the left-right direction are provided.
[0079]
As shown in the plan view of FIG. 9, the shuttle frame 71 includes a pair of horizontal beams 71a arranged at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction and a pair of left and right vertical beams 71b that connect both the horizontal beams 71a, Four slide bearings 71c supported by the end portions of the cross beams 71a and through which the guide rails 36 are slidably inserted are provided.
[0080]
The main driving means 72 only needs to be configured so that the shuttle frame 71 can be reciprocated between the origin and the farthest turning point. For example, the front and rear 1 supported rotatably on the ceiling frame 31 of the frame 3. A chain-type drive device including a pair of sprockets, an endless chain wound around both sprockets and connected to the shuttle frame 71 at one point, and a motor that drives the endless chain may be used.
[0081]
Further, for example, a pair of front and rear pulleys rotatably supported on the ceiling frame 31 of the frame 3, an endless belt wound around both pulleys and connected to the shuttle frame 71 at one point, and driving the endless belt A belt-type driving device including a motor that performs the above-described operation may be used.
[0082]
Further, for example, a screw shaft that is rotatably supported on the ceiling frame 31 of the frame 3 so as to be rotatable around a front-rear axis, and a nut that is externally fitted to the screw shaft so as to be able to advance and retract and is supported by the shuttle frame. And a screw type driving device including a motor for driving the screw shaft.
[0083]
However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the main drive means 72 is a motor such as a pulse motor supported by the shuttle frame 71 so that it can be operated silently with a relatively inexpensive configuration. 72a, a drive gear 72b driven by the motor 72a, and a rack 72c fixed to the ceiling frame 31 of the frame 3 and meshing with the drive gear 72b.
[0084]
Further, as shown in the plan views of FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, suspension brackets 71d are suspended from both ends and an intermediate portion of the lower surface of each cross beam 71a of the shuttle frame 71, as shown in FIGS. As shown, a pair of front and rear guide shafts 71e are fixed over these suspension brackets 71d.
[0085]
As shown in FIG. 10, the chuck base 73 has a pair of horizontal beams 73a arranged at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction, and a pair of left and right vertical beams 73b connecting the ends of both horizontal beams 73a. And four slide bearings 73c that are fixed to the upper surfaces of the end portions of the both lateral girders 73a and through which the guide shafts 71e of the shuttle frame 71 are slidably inserted.
[0086]
The chuck device 7 is mounted over the suspension bracket 71 d on the left rear side of the shuttle frame 71 and the rear right portion of the chuck base 73 and drives the chuck base 73 in the left-right direction with respect to the shuttle frame 71. Sub driving means 74 is provided.
[0087]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 10, the chuck device 7 includes a pair of left and right chuck heads 75 supported by the chuck base 73 so as to be movable up and down, and individually drives the chuck heads 75. For example, a pair of left and right lifting drive means 76 composed of air cylinders is provided.
[0088]
That is, the chuck base 73 is provided with slide guides 73d each having a pair of vertical axes supported by the vertical beams 73b at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction, and is slidably inserted into the slide guides 73d. A predetermined number of guide shafts 75a that form a pair of front and rear, a head frame 75b that is connected to the lower ends of both guide shafts 75a, and that are stacked on the inside and outside of the guide frame 75b and supported by the tube frame 4 on the head frame 75b. Two chuck plates 77 supported so as to be slidable in the direction in which the tubes 5 are arranged, and an opening / closing drive means 78 for moving the chuck plates 77 in the opposite directions to each other in the direction in which the predetermined number of tubes 5 are arranged. I have.
[0089]
Each chuck plate 77 supported by each chuck head 75 has a predetermined pitch on a substrate 77a formed of a strip-like standing plate extending in a direction in which a predetermined number of tubes 5 supported by the tube frame 4 are arranged, and a lower edge thereof. The tip of each hook 77b of both chuck plates 77 is directed in the same direction for each chuck plate 77, and the other chuck plate 77 It is directed in the opposite direction to the tip of the heel 77b.
[0090]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the initial state, the chuck device 7 is located at the origin, and both chuck heads 75 have a predetermined height higher than the tube 5 in which the collar 77 b is supported by the tube hanging frame 4 by the elevating drive means 76. The chuck plates 77 are positioned at an open position where the corresponding tips of the chuck plates 77 are spaced apart from the thickness of the tube 5 in a side view by the opening / closing drive means 78.
[0091]
When the installation of the predetermined number of tubes 5 to the tube frame 4 is completed, as shown in the side view of FIG. 11, both lifting drive means 76 are actuated (extended) to move the chuck head 75 from the initial position. It lowers to a lower position that is lower than the pipe 5 supported by the tube-hanging frame 4, and the flanges 77 b facing each other are positioned before and after the end of each pipe 5 supported by the tube-hanging frame 4.
[0092]
After that, as shown in the side view of FIG. 12, the opening / closing drive means 78 is operated to move the chuck plates 77 to the closed position where the tips of the corresponding flanges 77b abut each other in side view. Then, as shown in the side view of FIG. 13 and the front view of FIG. 14, the lift drive means 76 is reversely operated (shortened) to raise the chuck head 75 to the same height as the initial position. And while this chuck head 75 raises, the edge part of each pipe | tube 5 is scooped up with the collar 77b which makes the pair of chuck heads 75 from the pipe frame 4. As shown in FIG.
[0093]
Thereafter, the main driving means 72 is operated to move the chuck device 7 to the turning point farthest from the origin, and after stopping at the turning point, as shown in the front view of FIG. , Both chuck heads 75 are lowered, and a predetermined number of tubes 5 supported at both ends by both chuck heads 75 are horizontally positioned to the right of each tube receiving hole 12 in the section area farthest from the origin of the machine 1. Let
[0094]
As shown in FIG. 10, the auxiliary drive means 74 includes a pair of left and right temporary insertion drive means 741a and 742a made of, for example, an air cylinder, and a pair of left and right main drive means 741b and 742b made of, for example, an air cylinder. When the machine 1 is located on the left side of the chuck device 7 at the turning point, the tube 5 is inserted using the temporary insertion driving means 741a and the main insertion driving means 741b on the left side.
[0095]
That is, as shown in the front view of FIG. 16 and the plan view of FIG. 17, first, the right temporary insertion drive means 741a is actuated (extended) to move the chuck base 73 and both chuck heads 75 to the left, The tube is inserted until the end of the tube 5 enters the mouth of the corresponding tube receiving hole 12 of the machine. Subsequently, both chuck plates 77 of the left chuck head 75 are opened by the left opening / closing drive means 78, and the tube 5 The end of the machine 1 side (left side) is released from both left chuck plates 77 and supported by the tube receiving holes 12, and the left chuck head 75 is moved up and down as shown in the front view of FIG. The driving means 76 raises the tube 5 to a high position so that the tube 5 can be tilted upwardly without being obstructed by the left chuck head 75.
[0096]
Thereafter, as shown in the front view of FIG. 19, the right chuck head 75 is raised to the high position by the right lifting drive means 76, and the pipe 5 is raised to the right at a slightly smaller angle than the axis of the pipe receiving hole 12. After tilting, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 20, the right main drive unit 741b is actuated (extended) to move the chuck base 73 and both chuck heads 75 further to the left. Is inserted into the corresponding tube receiving hole 12 of the machine 1 as far as it will go.
[0097]
Here, when the end of the tube 5 is pushed into the back of the tube receiving hole 12 by the insertion drive means 741b, a large frictional resistance acts on the left end of the tube 5, so that the right end of the tube 5 is in both chucks. There is a risk that the left end portion of the pipe 5 may not be inserted deeply into the pipe receiving hole 12 by sliding to the right on the flange 77b of the plate 77.
[0098]
Accordingly, in this embodiment, as shown in the front view of FIG. 21, the chuck head 75 of the chuck device 7 is pushed into the chuck head 75 made of a plate material that restrains the end of the pipe 5 opposite to the machine 1 at each turning point. A member 79a is provided, and the sub-driving means 78 pushes the end of the tube 5 through the pushing member 79a from the mouth of the tube receiving hole 12 to the back.
[0099]
While the end of the tube 5 is inserted all the way into the tube receiving hole 12, the inclination of the tube 5 increases until the inclination of the shaft of the tube receiving hole 12 becomes the same as that of the axis of the tube receiving hole 12. The right and left chuck plates 77 of the right chuck head 75 are opened by the right opening / closing drive means 78 at an appropriate timing so that the end of the pipe 5 opposite to the machine 1 (right side) is on the right side. The two chuck plates 77 are released.
[0100]
In this embodiment, in order to prevent the right end of the tube 5 from dropping downward when the right end portion of the tube 5 is released, in this embodiment, the chuck head 75 is placed below the chuck plates 77. A pipe receiving member 79b for receiving the end of the pipe 5 opposite to the machine 1 (right side) is provided.
[0101]
The tube receiving member 79b is obstructed when the chuck device 7 picks up the tube 5 at the origin. Therefore, the tube receiving member 79b is provided so that it can be taken in and out of the chuck head 75, and is supported by the head frame 75b so as to be rotatable around the front and rear axis. For example, immediately after the tube receiver driving means 79 c made of an air cylinder is actuated (extended) and the chuck device 7 picks up a predetermined number of tubes 5 from the tube receiving frame 4, it is placed below the chuck head 75 to receive the tubes 5. After the insertion into the hole 12 is finished, the chuck head 75 is taken out from below.
[0102]
In this embodiment, in order to simplify the configuration, a single plate material is bent into an L shape to form a plate member 79 in which the pushing member 79a and the tube receiving member 79b are continuous. The head frame 75b is supported so as to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis, and the tube receiving drive means 79c is mounted over the outside of the push-in member 79a and the head frame 75b.
[0103]
As described above, after inserting one end portions of the predetermined number of tubes 5 into the tube receiving holes 12 in the section area farthest from the origin, as shown in the front view of FIG. After the insertion drive means 741a and the right side insertion drive means 741b are reversely operated (shortened) to return the chuck base 73 and both chuck heads 75 to the positions when they arrive at the turning point, the tube receiving drive means 79c. Is reversely operated (shortened), and the tube receiving frame 79b is taken out from below the chuck head 75. Thereafter, the main drive means 72 is reversely operated to return the chuck device 7 to the origin.
[0104]
Thereafter, after the next predetermined number of tubes 5 are picked up by the chuck device 7 at the origin, the chuck device 7 is moved to the next distant turning point, and the predetermined number of tubes 5 are inserted into the machine 1 at this turning point. Then, the chuck device 7 is returned to the origin again.
[0105]
The stop position of the chuck device 7 is controlled by detecting the chuck device 7 with a sensor such as a limit switch or a proximity switch supported by the frame. As for the stop control of the chuck device 7, when a deceleration start position is set before the stop position and the chuck device 7 is detected by a sensor such as a limit switch supported by the frame at the deceleration start position, the moving speed of the chuck device 7 is detected. It is preferable that the chuck device 7 is stopped when the chuck device 7 is detected by a sensor such as another limit switch supported by the frame at the stop position.
[0106]
By repeating the insertion of the predetermined number of pipes 5 into the progressively closer divided areas in this way, one end of the pipe 5 can be inserted into all the pipe receiving holes 12 on one side of the machine 1.
[0107]
By the way, since the tube receiving holes 12 of the machine 1 are provided on both surfaces of the upper tube frame 11, the above-described pipe frame 4, the pipe arranging device 6 and the chuck device 7 are arranged in the machine arrangement space 2. It is possible to configure so that the pipe 5 is automatically inserted into the pipe receiving holes 12 on both sides of the machine 1 by providing the both sides.
[0108]
However, in this embodiment, paying attention to the fact that the machine 1 can be freely moved by a free wheel provided in the lower part thereof, after inserting the pipe 5 into one side of the machine 1, the machine 1 passes through the origin and each turning point in plan view. The pipe 5 is inserted into the opposite side of the machine 1 in the same procedure by moving it to a symmetrical position with respect to the straight line, so that the overall equipment cost can be reduced.
[0109]
That is, as shown in the side view of FIG. 23 and the rear view of FIG. 24, another pair of front and rear guide rails 37 is provided in the vicinity of the intermediate column 34, and is guided by these guide rails 37 to move in the left-right direction. The gantry 91 supports the front positioning means 21, and the gantry 91 and the front positioning means 21 can be moved left and right in the machine arrangement space 2 by the gantry driving means 92.
[0110]
The gantry driving means 92 includes a motor 92a mounted on the gantry 91, a drive gear 92b driven by the motor 92a, and a rack 92c fixed to a cross beam 38 connecting the intermediate struts 34 arranged in the front and rear. Is done. Then, the drive gear 92b is engaged with the rack 92c, and the drive gear 92b is rotated by the motor 92a, so that the gantry 91 on which the motor 92a and the drive gear 92b are mounted moves to the left and right.
[0111]
The stop position of the gantry 91 is controlled by detecting a cam 91 a provided on the gantry 91 by a stop limit switch 92 d supported by the cross beam 38. Regarding the stop control of the gantry 91, a deceleration start position is set before the stop position, and when another limit switch 92e supported by the cross beam 38 at the deceleration start position detects the cam 91a, the gantry 91 moves. The speed is reduced, and when the stop limit switch 92d detects the cam 91a at the stop position, the gantry 91 is stopped.
[0112]
The front positioning means 21 is supported by a vertically long strip-shaped backing plate 21a, an upper frame 21b fixed to the upper end of the backing plate 21a, and supported by the backing plate 21a so that it can be moved up and down with a guide rail 21c as a guide. A lower frame 21d, pressing means 21e made of, for example, an air cylinder for moving the lower frame 21d up and down, a female member 21f provided on the upper surface of the lower frame 21d, and a male provided on the lower surface of one end of the upper tube-taking frame 11. 21g, the lower frame 21d and the female member 21f are raised by the pressing means 21e, the female member 21f and the male member 21g are fitted, and the male member 21g and the female member 21f are further fitted via the lower frame 21d and the female member 21f. One end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11 is positioned by pressing the end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11 against the upper frame 21b.
[0113]
Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 25 and the front view of FIG. 26, another pair of upper and lower guide rails 38 are provided between the rear support columns 33, and are moved in the left-right direction by being guided by these guide rails 38. The saddle 93 supports the rear positioning means 22, and the saddle 93 and the rear positioning means 22 can be moved left and right in the machine arrangement space 2 by a saddle driving means 94.
[0114]
The saddle drive means 94 includes a motor 94a mounted on the saddle 93, a drive gear 94b driven by the motor 94a, and a rack 94c fixed to an upper cross beam 39a connecting the front and rear rear columns 33. Is done. The drive gear 94b is engaged with the rack 94b and the drive gear 94b is rotated by the motor 94a, whereby the saddle 93 on which the motor 94a and the drive gear 94b are mounted moves to the left and right.
[0115]
The stop position of the saddle 93 is controlled by detecting a cam 93 a provided on the saddle 93 by a stop limit switch 94 d supported by a lower horizontal beam 39 b connecting the front and rear rear columns 33. With regard to the stop control of the saddle 93, a deceleration start position is set before the stop position, and the movement of the saddle 93 is detected when the deceleration limit switch 94e supported by the lower horizontal beam 39b at the deceleration start position detects the cam 93a. When the speed is reduced and the stop limit switch 94d detects the cam 93a at the stop position, the saddle 93 is stopped.
[0116]
The rear positioning means 22 is supported by a vertically long strip-shaped backing plate 22a, an upper frame 22b fixed to the upper end of the backing plate 22a, and supported by the backing plate 22a so as to be movable up and down with a guide rail 22c as a guide. A lower frame 22d, pressing means 22e made of, for example, an air cylinder for moving the lower frame 22d up and down, a female member 22f provided on the upper surface of the lower frame 22d, and a male provided on the lower surface of the other end of the upper tube-taking frame 11 22g, the lower frame 22d and the female member 22f are raised by the pressing means 22e to fit the female member 22f and the male member 22g, and the male member 22g and the female member 22f are further fitted via the lower frame 22d and the female member 22f. The other end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11 is positioned by pressing the end portion of the upper tube-taking frame 11 against the upper frame 22b.
[0117]
First, the gantry 21 and the front positioning means 21 are positioned at predetermined positions on the right side of the front part in the machine arrangement space 2, and the saddle 93 and the rear positioning means 22 are placed on the right side of the front part in the machine arrangement space 2. After the upper tube frame 11 is positioned by the front and rear positioning means 21 and 22, the tube 5 is inserted from the left side of the upper tube frame 11 as described above.
[0118]
Thereafter, the gantry 21 and the front positioning means 21 are placed at predetermined positions on the left side of the front part in the machine arrangement space 2 while the upper tube frame 11 is positioned and supported by the front and rear positioning means 21 and 22. Further, the saddle 93 and the rear positioning means 22 are moved to a predetermined position on the left side of the front part in the machine arrangement space 2 so that the upper tube-pickup frame 11 is a straight line passing through the origin and each turning point in plan view. The tube 5 is inserted from the right side of the upper tube-taking frame 11 in the same manner.
[0119]
When a pipe is inserted into the opposite side of the machine 1, that is, when the pipe 5 is inserted from the right side of the upper tube frame 11, the left side pushing member 79a, pipe receiving member 79b and pipe receiving driving means 79c are replaced at the origin. The right pushing member 79a, the tube receiving member 79b, and the tube receiving driving means 79c are actuated so that the operation of the chuck device 7 is reversed in the left and right directions at each turning point. This is different from the operation of the chuck device 7 when inserting. Further, in this case, the left temporary insertion driving means 742a and the main insertion driving means 742b are operated instead of the right temporary insertion driving means 741a and the main insertion driving means 741b. The temporary insertion driving means 742a and the main insertion driving means 742b on the left side are shortened during operation and are also expanded during reverse operation.
[0120]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention includes a frame having a machine arrangement space in which the machine is positioned and arranged, and is supported by the frame outside the machine arrangement space, and both ends of a predetermined number of pipes are connected to the machine. A pair of tube frames supported at the same pitch as the pitch of the tube receiver, the origin set above the tube frame and a predetermined turning point set in the machine arrangement space are movable. Supported by a frame, picks up both ends of the predetermined number of tubes from the tube frame at the origin, and then moves from the origin to the predetermined turning point so that the axes of the predetermined number of tubes are respectively The pipe is moved to a position facing the pipe receiving hole of the machine arranged in the machine arrangement space, and thereafter, the predetermined number of pipes are moved toward the machine, whereby each one end of the predetermined number of pipes is moved to the pipe. And a chuck device to be inserted into the receiving hole. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect that one end of a tube around which a noodle string or noodle string is wound can be automatically and efficiently inserted into a tube receiving hole provided in the machine. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a pipe framing frame and a pipe organizing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the main part of the pipe frame and the pipe organizing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a pipe frame and a pipe organizing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the transport control means of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the walking beam device of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of the shuttle frame of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the main part of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a side view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a side view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a side view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a plan view of the main part of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a plan view of the main part of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a front view of the chuck device of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a side view of the main part of the present invention.
FIG. 24 is a rear view of the main part of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a side view of another main part of the present invention.
FIG. 26 is a front view of another main part of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 machine
2 machine layout space
3 frames
4 Tube frame
5 pipes
7 Chuck device
11 Upper tube frame
12 Tube receiving hole
71 Shuttle frame
72 Main drive means
73 Chuck base
74 Sub-drive means
75 Chuck head
76 Lifting drive means
77 Chuck plate
77a substrate
77b 鉤
78 Opening and closing drive means
79a Pushing member
79b Tube receiving member
79c Tube receiver driving means
741a Temporary insertion drive means
741b This insertion drive means
742a Temporary insertion drive means
742b This insertion drive means

Claims (7)

A frame having a machine arrangement space in which the machine is positioned and arranged;
A pair of tube frames that are supported by the frame outside the machine arrangement space and support both ends of a predetermined number of pipes at a predetermined pitch equal to the pitch of the pipe receiving holes of the machine;
One chuck base supported by the frame so as to be horizontally movable;
Main drive means for driving the chuck base over an origin set above the tube frame and a predetermined turning point set in the machine arrangement space;
A pair of chuck heads supported by the chuck base so as to be movable up and down and capturing ends of a predetermined number of tubes at the origin;
A shuttle frame supported by the frame so as to be movable between the origin and the turning point, and driven by the main drive means;
A chuck base is supported on the shuttle frame so as to be able to advance and retreat in the axial direction of the tubes captured by the chuck heads, and the chuck base and the chuck heads are moved so that each end of the predetermined number of tubes is connected to the machine. Temporary insertion drive means for inserting the tube to the extent that it enters the corresponding tube receiving hole mouth,
The chuck base and both chuck heads are further moved in the axial direction of the tube, and the insertion drive means for inserting each one end portion of the predetermined number of tubes to the back of the tube receiving hole,
A tube insertion device comprising: Divide the area where the machine's tube receiving holes are lined up into an integer equal number in the direction in which the tube receiving holes are lined up to set a plurality of divided areas. Set,
Both chuck heads pick up as many tubes as the number of tube receiving holes included in each divided region from the tube frame ,
The main drive means is moved to the turning point corresponding to the area of each section selected in the predetermined order from the origin,
After the temporary insertion driving means and the main insertion driving means insert the pipes into the tube receiving holes at the turning point,
The tube insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the main drive unit repeats an operation of returning to the origin. The origin is set on a straight line extending with a plurality of turning points corresponding to each segmented area,
Both chuck heads pick up the same number of tubes as the tube receiving holes included in the section range from the tube frame,
The main drive means moves these pipes to the turning point of the section range that is selected in order of distance from the origin,
The temporary insertion driving means and the main insertion driving means are inserted into the tube receiving holes of the section range,
The tube insertion device according to claim 2, wherein the main driving unit repeats an operation of returning to the origin.   A pair of elevating drive means for elevating and lowering the chuck head relative to the chuck base, and each chuck head is arranged inside and outside with a head frame supported by the chuck base so as to be movable up and down via the elevating drive means, In addition, two chuck plates that are slidably supported in a direction in which a predetermined number of tubes supported by the tube frame are arranged on the head frame, and a direction in which the predetermined number of tubes are arranged in synchronization with both chuck plates. Open / close drive means for advancing and retreating in opposite directions to each other, each chuck plate having a predetermined pitch between a substrate made of a strip-like standing plate extending in a direction in which a predetermined number of tubes supported by the tube frame are arranged and a lower edge thereof A predetermined number of L-shaped ridges arranged in series, the tips of the ridges of both chuck plates being directed in the same direction for each chuck plate, and the other Tube insertion apparatus according to any one of claims 1 directed in the direction opposite to the click plate 3. The pipe insertion device according to claim 4, wherein the chuck head includes a pushing member for restraining an end opposite to the pipe machine at each turning point, and a means for moving the pushing member forward and backward toward the machine. 6. The pipe insertion device according to claim 5, wherein the temporary insertion driving means and the main insertion driving means are used as means for advancing and retracting the pushing member toward the machine. A pipe receiving member provided so as to be able to be taken in and out under an end portion on the opposite side to the machine of each pipe supported by the chuck heads ;
The tube insertion device according to any one of claims 4 to 6 , further comprising tube receiving drive means for taking in and out the tube receiving member below the end opposite to the machine of each tube supported by the chuck heads. apparatus.

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