JP4198033B2 - Work transfer device in tandem press line - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a work transfer device in a tandem press line in which a plurality of press machines are arranged in a line in the work transfer direction.

  Conventionally, a robot type or a loader / unloader type is known as this kind of workpiece transfer device. In a robot-type workpiece transfer device, an articulated handling robot is installed between adjacent press machines, and the workpiece is unloaded from the press processing position in the previous process by this handling robot, and the workpiece is pressed in the next process. It is made to carry in to a processing position. According to this robot-type workpiece conveyance device, there is an advantage that the locus of workpiece unloading / loading can be set according to the mold. On the other hand, in the loader / unloader type work transfer device, a loader and an unloader having a link structure are respectively provided on the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface of each press machine, and the upstream unloader and the downstream loader are connected to each other. A shuttle carriage is provided in between, and unloading and loading of the workpiece to and from the press machine body are performed by the unloader and loader, respectively, and the workpiece is transferred to the next process by the shuttle carriage.

  However, in the robot-type work transfer device, when the distance between adjacent press machines is long, the arm length between the joints is increased in proportion to the separation distance, and accordingly, the driving device in each joint portion Therefore, there is a problem that the entire workpiece transfer apparatus is cumulatively enlarged. In addition, when the distance between adjacent press machines is short, there is a problem that it is very difficult to set a work locus that avoids interference with uprights and the like. On the other hand, in the case of the loader / unloader type work transfer device, it is necessary to install the shuttle carriage between the adjacent press machines, so that there is a problem that the device becomes large and requires a large installation space. is there. In addition, since the workpiece is transferred to the shuttle carriage, there is a problem in that it is easy to cause a conveyance mistake. As described above, since it is inevitable to increase the size of the apparatus configuration in any work transfer apparatus, it is difficult to increase the handling speed, and it is impossible to improve the production efficiency.

In order to solve these problems, the present applicant has already proposed, as a prior application invention, a workpiece transfer device in a tandem press line that can increase the workpiece transfer speed with a relatively slim configuration (Japanese Patent Application 2001). -400849). As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the workpiece transfer apparatus 100 of the prior invention is provided with a lift beam 101 in parallel with the workpiece transfer direction T and is movable along the longitudinal direction of the lift beam 101. The carrier 102 and the subcarrier 103 are provided, and a crossbar 105 having a vacuum cup 104 as a work holding means is provided between the pair of left and right subcarriers 103.

  In the workpiece conveying apparatus 100 of the prior invention, the vacuum cup 104 is moved up and down via the carrier 102, the subcarrier 103, and the crossbar 105 by moving the lift beam 101 up and down by driving the lift shaft servomotor 106. Has been. Further, the carrier 102 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the lift beam 101 by driving a linear motor (not shown) interposed between the lift beam 101 and the carrier 102, and between the carrier 102 and the subcarrier 103. The cross bar 105 and the vacuum cup 104 are moved in the workpiece conveying direction T by offsetting the subcarrier 103 in the moving direction of the carrier 102 by driving an interposed linear motor (not shown). In this way, by controlling two orthogonal drive shaft positions in the vertical direction and / or the workpiece conveyance direction T, the movement locus of the vacuum cup 104, in other words, the conveyance locus of the workpiece W can be controlled. .

  However, in the workpiece transfer apparatus 100 according to the prior invention, it is necessary to increase the rigidity of the lift beam 101 in order to ensure positioning accuracy. Therefore, an increase in the weight of the lift beam 101 cannot be avoided, and the cross bar 105 is moved up and down. Since it is necessary to move the entire lift beam 101 up and down when moving it, the servo motor 106 is also increased in size, increasing the size of the entire apparatus and increasing the cost. Further, since the end of the lift beam 101 is arranged in the mold loading / unloading area, the mold is changed after the lift beam 101 is once raised to the outside of the mold loading / unloading area when the mold is replaced. There is a problem that the production efficiency is poor.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and it is possible to reduce the cost by simplifying the configuration and reducing the size, and to convey the work in the tandem press line that can improve the production efficiency. The object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, a work transfer device in a tandem press line according to the present invention comprises:
A beam arranged between adjacent press machines;
A carrier provided movably along the beam;
One end is supported via a rotating support shaft on the carrier, the swinging body and the other end is supported in a suspended state swingably work transfer direction below the pivot support shaft,
A crossbar disposed at a lower position with respect to the pivot support shaft, which is the pivot center of the pivot body, and having a workpiece holding means for detachably holding the workpiece;
A crossbar support for supporting the crossbar;
A linear movement mechanism that makes the relative position of the crossbar support relative to the swing center of the swing body variable;
Tilt means for rotating the crossbar around its long axis,
The linear movement mechanism includes a servo motor disposed inside the rocking body, a ball screw disposed on the crossbar support, a ball nut screwed to the ball screw, and a crossbar support. The crossbar support body is guided by the linear motion guide along the longitudinal direction of the swinging body by a ball nut driven by the servo motor. It is configured to move linearly along the rocking body (first invention).

  In the present invention, the carrier is preferably moved along the beam by using a linear motor as a drive source (second invention). The carrier is preferably moved via a ball screw slider mechanism or a rack and pinion mechanism using a servo motor as a drive source (third invention).

  Further, it is preferable that the rocking body is rock-driven using a servo motor as a drive source (fourth invention).

  In addition, the tilting means may be one that drives the crossbar to rotate around its long axis using a servomotor as a drive source (fifth invention).

Before SL crossbar support, it has an arm portion extending along a plane facing the oscillating body, rolling the crossbar support is attached along the longitudinal direction in the plane of the arm portion It is preferable that the linear movement is guided by the linear motion guide (the sixth invention).

The front Symbol proximal end of the arm to the distal end of the cross bar support is pivotally mounted, the arm can be configured to be rotatably driven by a servo motor that is disposed on the base end side ( ( Seventh invention).

In each of the above inventions, it is preferable that the beam is arranged at a position higher than the loading / unloading area of the mold ( eighth invention). Moreover, it is preferable that a pair of the beams is installed between the press machines (the ninth invention). One beam may be provided between the press machines ( tenth invention).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the crossbar is provided in the swinging body that is driven to swing along the workpiece conveyance direction so that the relative distance from the swinging center of the swinging body is variable. A wide movable area of the crossbar can be secured by combining with a motion component that changes the relative distance of the crossbar with respect to the swing center of the swing body. Thereby, it is possible to carry in / out the workpiece without extending the beam laid between the adjacent press machines into the loading / unloading area of the mold. Therefore, it is not necessary to once raise the beam to the outside of the mold loading / unloading area at the time of mold replacement as in the prior art, so that production efficiency can be improved by shortening the time required for mold replacement. In addition, for example, a change in the height of the crossbar accompanying the rocking motion of the rocking body is substantially compensated by a motion that changes the relative distance between the rocking center of the rocking body and the crossbar. The motion of the crossbar can be arbitrarily set by controlling the swinging motion of the swinging body and the motion that changes the relative distance, such as arbitrarily moving the bar up and down. Therefore, there is an advantage that the trajectory of unloading / carrying in the workpiece can be set according to the mold. Furthermore, the horizontal velocity component in the combined motion of the movement of the carrier moving along the beam, the swinging motion of the swinging body, and the motion for changing the relative distance of the crossbar with respect to the swinging center of the swinging body is the workpiece transfer. Since the actual workpiece transfer speed of the machine is achieved, the workpiece can be transferred at a high speed, and even if the velocity component of each motion is relatively small, the speed can be substantially increased by combining these velocity components. Therefore, the cost can be reduced by simplifying the device configuration and reducing the size while improving the production efficiency.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the above-described effects can be obtained with a simple and compact configuration in which a linear movement mechanism for changing the relative position of the crossbar is provided on the rocking body, so that the cost can be easily reduced. There is an advantage that can be.

  Further, since the cross bar is provided with a tilting means for driving the crossbar to rotate around its long axis, the work is moved up and down by the tilting means so as to cancel out the tilt of the work inevitably caused by the rocking motion of the rocking body. Tilt in the direction. Thereby, since a workpiece | work can be kept horizontal, the workpiece | work carrying in / out operation | movement with respect to a process position can be performed more smoothly and reliably.

Further, as in the tenth invention, when only one beam is installed between the press machines, the structure is further simplified and cost reduction is further promoted. In addition, since no work transfer device is provided on the inner side surface of the upright, there is no need to widen the upright interval, and the main body of the press machine becomes compact and contributes to cost reduction. Furthermore, it can also be applied to retrofitting existing presses where the upright interval cannot be changed.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

  Next, a specific embodiment of a work transfer device in a tandem press line according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows an overall schematic front view of a tandem press line according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the AA line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the main part of the B-B line in FIG.

  The tandem press line 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of press machines 2 (two in the present embodiment) that are arranged in series from the upstream side (left side in the figure) toward the downstream side with a predetermined interval therebetween. , 3, a material carry-in device (not shown) arranged upstream of the upstream press machine 2, a product carry-out device (not shown) arranged downstream of the downstream press machine 3, and the material Between the work transfer device (not shown: the same configuration as the subsequent work transfer device 10) and the work stations of the press machines 2 and 3 adjacent to each other for transferring the work on the carry-in device to the processing station of the upstream press machine 2 And a workpiece transfer device 10 that delivers (unloads / loads) the workpiece W at the same time, and a workpiece transfer device (not shown: the previous workpiece transfer device) that transfers the workpiece from the processing station of the press machine on the downstream side to the product transfer device. 0 is configured to include a same configuration).

  Each of the press machines 2 and 3 is supported by an upright 4 serving as a main body frame, an upper frame 5 provided above the upright 4 and incorporating a driving force transmission mechanism, and supported by the upright 4 so as to be movable up and down. An upper mold (shown in the figure) is provided with a slide 6 that is moved up and down via the driving force transmission mechanism and a moving bolster 8 that is disposed on the bed 7 so as to face the slide 6 and is mounted on the lower end of the slide 6. The workpiece W is configured to be pressed by an omission) and a lower mold (not shown) attached to the upper end of the moving bolster 8.

  Next, the configuration of the workpiece transfer device 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a front view (a CC arrow view of FIG. 2) for explaining the structure and operation of the workpiece transfer apparatus according to the first embodiment. Further, FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 4 (a) and a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. In addition, since the workpiece conveyance apparatus 10 of this embodiment is a structure symmetrical with respect to the workpiece conveyance direction T, for convenience of explanation, FIGS. 4 and 5 show the workpiece conveyance apparatus 10 in the workpiece conveyance direction T. Only the left side is shown.

  The workpiece transfer apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a pair of beams 11 that are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides in the workpiece transfer direction T at a position above the loading / unloading area of the mold (FIGS. 1 and FIG. 1). 2). One end of the beam 11 is fixed to a downstream upright 4 in the upstream press machine 2 via a support bracket 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the other end is fixed in the downstream press machine 3. It is fixed to the upstream upright 4.

  Each of the left and right beams 11 is provided with a carrier 13 having a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to hold the beam 11 from below, and the carrier 13 can move along the longitudinal direction of the beam 11. . Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, a pair of moving means for moving the carrier 13 along the beam 11 is provided between both outer side surfaces of the beam 11 and the inner side surface of the carrier 13 opposed thereto. The linear motor 14 is arranged. Linear guides 15 are arranged between the upper outer surfaces of the beam 11 and the inner surface of the carrier 13 facing the beam 11, and between the lower surface of the beam 11 and the bottom surface of the carrier 13 facing the beam 11, respectively. The moving operation of the carrier 13 with respect to the beam 11 is guided by these three-point supported linear guides 15. Here, the linear motor 14 extends along the transfer direction (longitudinal direction) on the magnet 14a disposed on both sides of the beam along the transfer direction (longitudinal direction) and on the inner surface of the carrier 13 facing the magnet 14a. The armature (carrier 13) having the coil 14b is linearly moved by the change of the magnetic field created on the stator (beam 11) having the magnet 14a. . The relative position of the carrier with respect to the beam 11 and the arrangement of the linear motor 14 and the linear guide 15 are not limited to this embodiment. For example, the linear guide may be supported at two points.

  Furthermore, the workpiece transfer apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cross bar 17 that supports the workpiece W by hanging it through a required number of vacuum cups (work holding means) 16 that detachably holds the workpiece W, and the cross bar 17. A pair of feed levers (crossbar support members) 18 that support the workpiece, a pair of swing bases (oscillators) 19 that are driven to swing along the workpiece transfer direction T, and a feed lever for each swing base 19 A linear movement mechanism 20 that linearly moves 18 is provided. Here, each oscillating table 19 is supported by a bracket 21 fixed to the lower surface of the carrier 13 with respect to a rotation support shaft 22 that is rotatably supported by a bearing device at both side positions of the oscillating table 19. It is fixed by a coupling means such as a key (or spline), and is provided in an opposing arrangement in a direction orthogonal to the workpiece transfer direction T. Further, a cross bar 17 is horizontally placed between the feed levers 18 facing each other so as to be orthogonal to the workpiece conveyance direction T (see FIG. 2).

  The rocking table 19 is a box-shaped structure having a required space inside, and an insertion hole 19a into which the rotation support shaft 22 is fitted is formed at the base end portion. A driven gear 23 is concentrically fixed to one end portion of the rotation support shaft 22 by a coupling means such as a key (or spline).

  A reduction gear 24 is attached to the bracket 21. The output shaft of the servo motor 25 is connected to the input shaft of the speed reducer 24 via a coupling, and the drive gear 26 is connected to the output shaft of the speed reducer 24 by a coupling means such as a key (or spline). The drive gear 26 is meshed with the driven gear 23 and is fixed concentrically with the output shaft. In this way, the rotational force output from the servo motor 25 is transmitted to the swing base 19 via the speed reducer 24, the drive gear 26, the driven gear 23, and the rotation support shaft 22, and the swing base 19 is rotated. The moving support shaft 22 is driven to swing around the axis. The output shaft of the speed reducer 24 may be directly connected to the rotation support shaft 22 without using the drive gear 26 and the driven gear 23.

  The feed lever 18 is a box structure body having a substantially bowl shape in side view having a required space inside, and an arm portion 18a extending along a plane facing the swing base 19 and a distal end portion of the arm portion 18a. And a projecting portion 18b projecting inward at a right angle from the shape. A support device 27 including a rod portion 27a that fits into a hole formed in the end face of the cross bar 17 is attached to the protrusion 18b. The support device 27 is used to operate an air pressure supply device (not shown). The rod portion 27a is configured to expand and contract in the axial direction. In this way, the crossbar 17 can be easily attached and detached by so-called one-touch.

  The feed lever 18 is equipped with a tilt device (tilt means) 28 for tilting the workpiece W in the vertical direction. The tilt device 28 includes a servo motor 29 attached to the protrusion 18 b and a power transmission mechanism 30 that transmits the rotational force of the servo motor 29 to the rod portion 27 a. The cross bar 17 is rotated around its long axis via the 27a to tilt the workpiece W in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the workpiece W is tilted by the tilt device 28 so as to cancel the tilt of the workpiece W caused by the swinging motion of the swing base 19, and the workpiece W is kept in a horizontal position. The work W is carried into and out of the machine W smoothly and reliably.

  The linear movement mechanism 20 includes a ball screw 31 disposed inside the feed lever 18 and having both ends fixedly supported by the feed lever 18, a ball nut 32 screwed into the ball screw 31, and a swing base. A rolling linear motion guide (linear guide) 33 interposed between the arm 19 and the feed lever 18 and attached to the plane of the arm portion 18a of the feed lever 18 along the longitudinal direction; A servo motor 34 is provided, and a power transmission means 35 for transmitting the rotational force of the servo motor 34 to the ball nut 32. The ball lever 32 driven by the servo motor 34 causes the feed lever 18 to roll and guide linearly. It is comprised so that it may be guided to 33 and to linearly move. Thus, by the operation of the servo motor 34, the relative distance between the swing center of the swing base 19 (the center of the rotation support shaft 22) and the cross bar 17 is changed.

  In the present embodiment, each of the servo motors 25, 29, 34 and the linear motor 14 is provided with an encoder and a linear scale (both not shown) for detecting the current position. A position signal detected by the container is input to a work transfer device controller (not shown) related to the control of the work transfer device 10. On the other hand, in this work transport device controller, the current position information input from these position detectors and the slides 6 and 6 input from a press controller (not shown) for controlling the operation of the press machines 2 and 3 are displayed. Based on the current position information, the motion pattern of the workpiece W is made to match the press work.

  In the workpiece transfer apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the crossbar 17 is moved to the swing base 19 by moving the feed lever 18 with respect to the swing base 19 by the linear movement mechanism 20. The relative distance to the swing center (the center of the rotation support shaft 22) is moved from a relatively short position to the maximum possible relative position in terms of structure. Then, the cross bar 17 is moved in a wide range by combining the swing motion of the swing base 19 by the operation of the servo motor 25 and the linear motion of the feed lever 18 by the operation of the servo motor 34. At this time, the motion of the crossbar 17 is arbitrarily set by controlling the operations of the servo motor 25 and the servo motor 34. Furthermore, the cross bar 17 is reciprocated between the processing station S 1 of the upstream press machine 2 and the processing station S 2 of the downstream press machine 3 by driving the linear motor 14.

  In the present embodiment, in order to avoid interference between the workpiece W conveyed by the workpiece conveyance device 10 and the mold, the workpiece conveyance device 10 is in accordance with a motion pattern based on a motion program input to the workpiece conveyance device controller. Driven. In FIG. 1, an example of this motion pattern is represented by a one-dot chain line indicated by a symbol M in the drawing. In this example, the workpiece W is sucked from the lower mold of the previous station S1 at the suction point P, lifted in the Z-axis direction, and then transported in the X-axis direction onto the lower mold of the next station S2. The workpiece W is lowered in the Z-axis direction so as to be put in, and the suction of the workpiece W is released at the release point Q. Next, in order to return to the previous station S1, it is once lifted upward and then returned to the suction point P through the lower part of the transport line in the previous S1 → S2 to complete one cycle.

  According to the present embodiment, the feed lever 18 is provided via the linear movement mechanism 20 on the swing base 19 that is swing-driven along the workpiece transfer direction T, and the swing center (rotation support) of the swing base 19 is provided. Since the relative distance between the center of the shaft 22 and the cross bar 17 is variably configured, the movable region of the cross bar 17 can be determined by combining the swing motion component of the swing base 19 and the linear motion component of the feed lever 18. Widely secured. This makes it possible to carry in / out the workpiece W without extending the beam 11 installed between the adjacent press machines 2 and 3 to the inside of the mold carry-in / carry-out region. Therefore, it is not necessary to raise the beam 11 to the outside of the mold carry-in / carry-out area at the time of the mold exchange. Therefore, the production efficiency can be improved by shortening the time required for the mold exchange. In addition, since the motion of the crossbar 17 can be set arbitrarily, there is an advantage that the trajectory of unloading / loading the workpiece W can be set according to the mold. Further, the horizontal velocity component in the combined motion of the motion of the carrier 13 moving along the beam 11, the swing motion of the swing base 19, and the linear motion of the feed lever 18 is substantially equal to the work transport device 10. Since the workpiece conveyance speed is achieved, the workpiece W can be conveyed at a high speed, and even if the velocity components of each motion are relatively small, the speed can be substantially increased by combining these velocity components. Therefore, the cost can be reduced by simplifying the device configuration and reducing the size while improving the production efficiency.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows an overall schematic front view of the tandem press line according to the second embodiment. Figure 7 is H-H let's side view of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a workpiece transfer apparatus according to the second embodiment, in FIG. 9, I-I as viewed in FIG. 8 A cross-sectional view of the main part is shown. In the present embodiment, the description of the common parts as implementation form, the same reference numerals are used in each figure.

6 and 7 , the workpiece transfer device 70 in the present embodiment is supported using a single beam 11. Both ends of the beam 11 are fixed to a U-shaped support frame 71 attached to the lower side of the upper frame 5. In each press machine 2, 3, the support frame 71 is located approximately at the center between the uprights 4, 4 along the mold loading / unloading direction.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 , the workpiece transfer device 70 includes a carrier 13 that moves along the beam 11 as in the first embodiment, and the carrier 13 has a swing base ( A rocking body 72 is attached, and the rocking base 72 is rotationally driven by a servo motor 73. In addition, a feed lever (crossbar support) 74 is attached to the swing base 72. In the present embodiment, a ball screw 75 is attached to the upper surface portion of the feed lever 74, and the feed lever 74 is advanced and retracted by rotating a ball nut 76 screwed into the ball screw 75 by a servo motor 77. It has become. At this time, a rod-like linear motion guide 78 is provided on the lower surface portion of the feed lever 74, and the linear motion guide 78 is supported so as to be slidable with respect to the support portion 72 </ b> A integral with the swing base 72. . Then, the ball screw 75, the ball nut 76, the servo motor 77, and the power transmission means 76A shown in FIG. 8 constitute a linear movement mechanism 79, and the relative distance between the swing center of the swing base 72 and the cross bar 17 is set. It is supposed to change.

The base end of the arm 80 is attached to the tip of the feed lever 74. The arm 80 is rotationally driven by a servo motor 81 on the base end side. That is, in the present embodiment, the relative distance between the swing center of the swing base 72 and the cross bar 17 is changed not only by the linear moving mechanism 79 but also by the operation of the servo motor 81. A cross bar 17 is attached to the U-shaped portion at the tip of the arm 80 via a tilt device 82.

9 , the tilt device 82 is driven via a pair of bevel gears 84 and 85, and a driven shaft 83 pivotably mounted between the tips of the arms 80. A drive shaft 86, a servo motor 87 (FIG. 8 ) for driving the drive shaft 86, and a holding bracket 88 that rotates integrally with the driven shaft 83 while holding the cross bar 17. Here, the drive shaft 86 is supported by the arm 80 using a bearing 89, but the support structure of the driven shaft 83 is the same.

In FIG. 9 , the holding bracket 88 of the tilt device 82 is provided with holding pieces 88A and 88B facing each other. A plurality (two in this embodiment) of air cylinders 90 are attached to the holding pieces 88A and 88B along the longitudinal direction of the holding bracket 88, and rods 91 from the air cylinders 90 are arranged on both sides of the cross bar 17. It is inserted into an insertion hole 17A formed in the surface. And by advancing and retracting each rod 91, the cross bar 17 can be attached to and detached from the holding bracket 88, and can be exchanged for the cross bar 17 according to the shape of the workpiece W or the like.

  A guide member 92 for preventing the holding bracket 88 and the cross bar 17 from rattling and guiding the insertion of the rod 91 is fitted in the insertion hole 17A of the cross bar 17 into which the rod 91 is inserted. Are combined. A pad 93 is attached to the upper surface of the cross bar 17 in the drawing for the purpose of preventing the cross bar 17 from shaking and absorbing vibrations or positioning the rod 91 and the insertion hole 17A.

  According to the work transfer device 70 of the present embodiment, the arm 80 is rotatably installed at the end of the feed lever 74, so that the feed bar 74 is fed more than when the crossbar 17 is arranged at the end of the feed lever 74. It is possible to easily prevent the lever 74 or the arm 80 from interfering with the slide 6 or the mold.

According to the work transfer device 70 of the present embodiment, since there is only one beam 11 installed between the press machines 2 and 3, the structure is further simplified compared to the first embodiment in which a pair is provided. And cost reduction can be further promoted. Further, since the workpiece transfer device 70 is not arranged on the inner side surface of the upright 4, there is no need to widen the intervals between the uprights 4 and 4, the main body of the press machines 2 and 3 can be made compact, and cost reduction can be promoted. . Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to retrofitting of an existing press in which the interval between the uprights 4 and 4 cannot be changed.

  In each of the above embodiments, the carrier 13 is linearly moved by driving the linear motor 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a ball screw slider mechanism or a rack and pinion mechanism using a servo motor as a driving source. The carrier 13 may be configured to move linearly.

  Further, in place of the work support means such as the cross bar 17, a cantilever finger type or cantilever cup type work support means may be employed.

Furthermore, the single beam 11 is used only in the second embodiment. However, as in the first embodiment, the linear movement mechanism 20 causes the swing center 19 and the crossbar 17 to Even when the relative distance is changed, one beam 11 can be employed.

  The present invention can be used for a work transfer device in a tandem press line in which a plurality of press machines are arranged in a line in the work transfer direction.

1 is an overall schematic front view of a tandem press line according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the main part AA in FIG. FIG. 1 is a side view of an essential part of B-B in FIG. The front view explaining the structure and operation | movement of the workpiece conveyance apparatus which concern on 1st Embodiment (CC arrow line view of FIG. 2) FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D in FIG. 4A and a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E in FIG. Overall schematic front view of a tandem press line according to a second embodiment of the present invention FIG. 6 is a side view of the main part of the HH visual line The perspective view of the workpiece conveyance apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. I-I let's cross-sectional view of FIG. 8 Whole schematic front view of tandem press line according to prior art (a) and main part enlarged front view of workpiece transfer device in (a) (b)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tandem press line 10, 7 0 Work conveying apparatus 11 Beam 13 Carrier 16 Vacuum cup (work holding means)
17 Crossbar 18, 74 Feed lever (crossbar support)
19,72 Oscillating base (oscillator)
20, 7 9 Linear movement mechanism 28, 82 Tilt device
8 0 Arm (link)
T Workpiece transport direction W Workpiece

Claims (10)

A beam (11) arranged between adjacent press machines;
A carrier (13) provided movably along the beam (11) ;
One end is supported via a rotating support shaft (22) to said carrier (13), is suspended supported swingably work transfer direction below the other end said rotary support shaft (22) An oscillating body (19, 72) ;
A crossbar that is disposed at a lower position with respect to the pivot support shaft (22) , which is the pivot center of the pivot body (19, 72) , and has a workpiece holding means (16) that detachably holds the workpiece. (17) and
A crossbar support (18, 74) for supporting the crossbar (17) ;
Wherein the oscillator (19,72) linear movement mechanism for the cross bar support for swinging about a relative position of the (18,74) in variable (20,79),
Tilt means (28, 82) for rotating the cross bar (17) about its long axis;
The linear movement mechanism (20, 79) includes a servo motor (34, 77) disposed inside the rocking body (19, 72) and a ball screw disposed on the crossbar support (18, 74). (31, 75), a ball nut (32, 76) screwed into the ball screw (31, 75), and a linear motion arranged along the longitudinal direction of the crossbar support (18, 74). A ball nut (32, 76) provided with a guide (33, 78) and driven by the servo motor (34, 77) causes the crossbar support (18, 74) to move to the swinging body (19, 72). A tandem press characterized in that it is guided by the linear motion guide (33, 78) on the side along the longitudinal direction and linearly moves along the rocking body (19, 72). Work transfer device in line.   The work transfer device in a tandem press line according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is moved along the beam by using a linear motor as a drive source.   2. The work transfer device in a tandem press line according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is moved via a ball screw slider mechanism or a rack and pinion mechanism using a servo motor as a drive source.   The work transfer device in a tandem press line according to claim 1, wherein the swinging body is swing-driven using a servo motor as a drive source.   The work conveying device in a tandem press line according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tilt means rotates the cross bar around its long axis using a servo motor as a drive source. The crossbar support has an arm portion extending along a plane facing the rocking body, and the crossbar support is attached to the plane of the arm portion along the longitudinal direction. The work conveyance apparatus in the tandem press line according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the work conveyance apparatus is linearly moved while being guided by the motion guide. The proximal end of the arm to the distal end of the cross bar support is rotatably mounted, according to claim 1 which is rotationally driven by a servo motor which the arm is arranged on the proximal side Work transfer equipment in the tandem press line. The work conveying apparatus in a tandem press line according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the beam is arranged at a position above a loading / unloading area of a mold. The work conveying apparatus in the tandem press line according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a pair of the beams are installed between the press machines. The beam, the workpiece transfer apparatus in a tandem press line according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is laid one between the press machine.

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