JP4547277B2 - Complex material disassembly and assembly equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a composite material disassembling / assembling apparatus for disassembling or assembling a composite part that is configured by combining a plurality of component parts and finally assembles the whole into one using a screw.

  As a composite part that combines a plurality of components and assembles the whole into one using a screw after the combination, for example, a beer server (a beer dispenser for pouring beer into a container such as a mug) ( For example, there is a slide valve used in the pouring cock of JP-A-2003-170998. That is, although the slide valve itself is shown in FIG. 2 (a), structurally, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), each component of the head 11, the valve body 12, the spring 13, and the fixing screw 14 is used. The head 11 has a curved end, and a groove 11a into which a tool and a driver are inserted is formed at the protruding end. The main body 12 has a screw rod 11b. The main body 12 has a screw hole 12 into which the screw rod 11b of the head 11 is screwed at one end, and has a screw rod 12b at the other end. The spring 13 is inserted into the screw rod 12b of the main body 12, and is fixed by screwing the screw hole 14a of the fixing screw 14 having the screw hole 14a and the groove 14b for inserting the driver. Therefore, the slide valve 10 is disassembled into parts of the head part 11, the main body part 12, the spring 13, and the fixing screw 14, and at the time of cleaning, these parts are disassembled and used for the cleaning process. When disassembling the assembled slide valve 10 of FIG. 2A, insert the tip of the driver into the groove 11a of the head 11 and the groove 14b of the fixing screw 14 at the other end. The head 11 and the fixing screw 14 are removed by turning in a predetermined direction. As a result, the head 11, the main body 12, the spring 13, and the fixing screw 14 are individually separated.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the pouring cock has a cock main body 1 having a pouring nozzle 2, a valve seat 3 connected to the opening 4 of the cock main body 1, and a slide valve 5 provided in the cock main body. Have Behind the slide valve 5, the lower end portion 6a of the operation lever 6 is connected, and beer is poured out by the operation of the operation lever 6 in the (a)-(b) direction.

  This pouring cock needs to periodically wash the inside (that is, the portion where the pouring beverage such as beer circulates), and the slide valve 5 provided therein is also a washing target. For this purpose, the slide valve is taken out from the cock body 1 and cleaned.

  At this time, it is not sufficient to simply clean the slide valve, and it is necessary to disassemble and clean the components shown in FIG. Conventionally, in this operation, the slide valves are manually disassembled using a screwdriver or the like, and each component is cleaned, and then assembly is performed manually.

  In addition to slide valves, composite parts that are composed of a plurality of components, and that assemble each component and finally integrate with screws, when disassembling and cleaning or replacing components, It has been desired to mechanize this process with extreme complexity.

  The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and is composed of a plurality of components, and mechanized without disassembling and assembling a composite component in which each component is assembled and finally integrated with a screw. An apparatus for disassembling and assembling a composite is provided.

  The above problems are solved by the following means of the present invention.

The present invention is a disassembling / assembling apparatus for disassembling or assembling a composite that is assembled by combining a plurality of components and fixing the whole using screws.
A fixing mechanism for placing and fixing the composite in a predetermined position, and a forward and backward movement toward the screw of the composite fixed in the predetermined position by the fixing mechanism. An electric driver device capable of forward and reverse rotation having an engaging driver;
A gripping device that brings the composite to the placement position and moves a part of the composite left after disassembling and removing the screw or a composite assembled by attaching the screw from the placement position; It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of component parts are combined, and after the combination, a composite part that is assembled as a whole using a screw is fixed at a predetermined position, and the screw is attached and detached using an electric screwdriver. It can be disassembled or assembled into composite parts, and disassembling or assembling work can be performed without bothering people.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the slide valve shown in FIG. 2 will be described as an example.

  3 to 6 are views showing a slide valve disassembling / assembling apparatus 20 (hereinafter simply referred to as “disassembling apparatus 20”) and a partial configuration as an embodiment of the present invention.

  3 is a plan view showing the entire decomposition apparatus 20, FIG. 4 is a front view, and FIG. 5 is a side view. First, referring to FIG. 3, the disassembling apparatus 20 includes a fixing base 21 for fixing the valve body 10 in order to disassemble and assemble the slide valve 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “valve body 10”). The first electric driver device 22 and the second electric driver device 23 arranged so as to be sandwiched, the holding device 24 for holding and moving the valve body 10, the holding device horizontal moving cylinder 25 for moving the holding device 24 in the horizontal direction, and fixed A clamp mechanism 26 for fixing the valve body 10, a valve body insertion path 27 for introducing the valve body 10 to the fixing base 21, and first and second disassembled parts provided on both sides of the valve body insertion path 27. The recovery chutes 28 and 29, a main body recovery chute 31 for recovering the disassembled valve body main body 12, and a control panel 32 for controlling the operation of the disassembly device 20.

  Hereinafter, each device and mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 as appropriate. The fixing base 21 is a work table for fixing the valve body 10 in order to disassemble the transferred valve body 10, and has a clamp mechanism 26 for clamping the main body portion 12 of the valve body 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the clamp mechanism 26 is connected to a clamp hand 261 that rotates between a clamp position and a release position, and a drive cylinder 262 that is connected to one end of the clamp hand 261 and drives the clamp hand 261 to rotate. Have.

  The first electric driver device 22 is composed of a driver 221 that is rotationally driven by a motor 222 and connected to an output shaft of the motor, and a motor moving cylinder 224 that moves the motor 222 on the rail 223 in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the driver 221 of the first driver unit is for engaging the groove 11 a (see FIG. 2) on the head of the valve body 10 and separating the head 11. The motor 222 and the driver 221 are supported by a pedestal 225 that is moved horizontally on the rail 223 by a cylinder 224. The pedestal 225 is connected to an output shaft 224a of the cylinder 224 via a spring 226. (See FIG. 5). Accordingly, when the tip of the driver 221 rotates and advances with respect to the head 11 of the valve body 10 fixed on the fixed base 21 and abuts against the head 11 in this state, the spring 226 causes the driver 221 to be in a predetermined state. Since the pressing force acts on the head 11, the groove 11a of the head 11 and the tip of the rotating driver 221 enter the groove 11a at the aligned position.

  The second electric driver device 23 has the same configuration, and includes a driver 231, a motor 232, a rail 233, and a motor moving cylinder 234. The second driver unit 23 engages with the groove 14b of the fixing screw 14 of the valve body and removes the fixing screw 14. In addition, the motors 222 and 232 that rotate the drivers 221 and 231 can rotate forward and backward.

  Next, the gripping device 24 will be described. The gripping device 24 grips and transfers the valve body 10 to the fixed base 21 from the end position of the valve body insertion path 27, and also grips the main body 12 of the disassembled valve body 10 on the fixed base 21 to collect the main body. It is an apparatus for transferring to the chute 31. As shown in FIG. 4, the gripping device 24 has two gripping portions 241a and 241b for gripping the valve body 10, and these gripping portions 241a and 241b are supported by a horizontal L-shaped arm 242. Yes. The horizontal arm 242 is supported by a stand 243 that drives the horizontal arm 242 up and down. The stand 243 is movably mounted on the rail 244, and the stand 243 is moved by the gripping device horizontal drive cylinder 25.

  The gripping portions 241a and 241b supported by the horizontal arm 241 are provided at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction. This interval is determined by the terminal position of the valve element insertion path 27 and the fixed position of the valve element of the fixing base 21. The interval is equal. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the gripping portion is moved upward by the stand 243, and the stand 243 is driven after the left gripping portion 241a is positioned above the valve body 10 at the terminal position of the valve body insertion path 27. Then, the valve body 10 to be disassembled from now on is grasped by descending downward. If the disassembled valve body 12 already exists on the fixed base 21, it is gripped by the other gripping portion 241b. The stand 243 is driven and raised upward in a state where the main body of the valve body after being disassembled with the new valve body is gripped. Thereafter, the gripping device horizontal drive cylinder 25 is driven to move the stand in the right direction in the drawing, so that the gripping portion 241a is moved just above the fixed base 21. Then, the other gripping part 241b is positioned on the main body collection chute 31. In this state, the gripping portions 241a and 241b are lowered to release the gripping state, whereby the valve body 10 to be newly disassembled is placed on the fixed base 21, and the main body 12 of the disassembled valve body is the main body collecting chute 31. Dropped above and collected.

(Disassembly process)
Next, the process of disassembling the recovered valve body 10 will be described again with reference to FIGS. When the valve body 10 collected for maintenance and inspection from the beer server is loaded onto the valve body loading path 27, it sequentially reaches the end position (indicated by arrow E in FIGS. 3 and 4) due to its gravity. Next, after the gripping device 24 already described is driven to move the gripping portion 24a to the upper part of the end position E, the gripper 24 is lowered to grip the valve body 10 at the end position E. Then, after raising the gripping portion 10 a, the gripping portion 10 a is moved above the fixed base 21, and then lowered to release the gripping of the gripping portion 24 a and place the valve body 10 a on the fixed base 21. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing in detail the state in which the valve body 10 is placed on the fixed base 21.

  When the valve body 10 is placed on the fixed base 21, the clamp mechanism 26 is then driven to rotate the clamp hand 261 to clamp and fix the valve body 10. Next, the cylinders 224 and 234 of the first and second electric driver devices 22 and 23 are driven to advance the drivers 221 and 231 in the direction of the valve body 10 fixed on the fixed base 21. The drivers 221 and 231 are rotated by their motors 222 and 232, respectively. The rotation direction is a direction in which the head 11 of the valve body and the fixing screw 14 are detached, and a counterclockwise direction. When the drivers 221 and 231 advance while rotating and come into contact with the head 11 of the valve body and the fixing screw 14, respectively, the urging forces of the springs 226 and 236 also act, and the tips of the drivers 221 and 231 become the valve body head. 11 enters the groove 11a and the groove 14b of the fixing screw 14 to be engaged. In this state, the forward drive by the cylinders 224 and 234 is stopped.

  The drivers 221 and 231 engaged with the groove 11a of the valve body head 11 and the groove 14b of the fixing screw 14 further rotate to release the screw engagement with the head 11 and the fixing screw 14 from the valve body 12. The head 11, the spring 13, and the fixing screw 14 removed from the main body 12 of the valve body are dropped on the disassembled part recovery shoes 28 and 29 below and transferred to a predetermined storage position. Then, the clamp hand 261 that clamps the main body 12 of the valve body on the fixed base 21 is rotated by driving the cylinder 262 to release the clamped state.

  In this state, the gripping device drive cylinder 25 is driven by the arm 24 of the gripping device 24 so that one gripping portion 241a is positioned on the terminal position E of the valve element insertion path 27 and the other gripping portion 241b is fixed to the fixed base 21. Position on top. Then, the stand 243 is driven to lower the grips 241a and 241b. The grip portion 241 b at the position of the fixed base 21 grips the disassembled valve body 12 remaining on the fixed base, and at the same time, the grip portion 241 a is a new valve body at the terminal position E of the valve body insertion path 27. Grip 10 In this state, when the gripping portions 241a and 241b are raised and the gripping portion 241a is moved horizontally so as to be positioned above the fixed base 21, the gripping portion 241b holding the main body 12 of one disassembled valve body is It comes to be positioned on the main body collection chute 31. In this state, when both gripping portions are lowered to release the gripping state, the disassembled main body 12 is transferred to a predetermined storage position by the main body collecting chute 31 and is newly disassembled on the fixed base 21. The valve body 10 is placed. Thereafter, by repeating the same steps in sequence, the valve body thrown into the valve body introduction path 27 is continuously disassembled, and the disassembled parts are recovered by the parts recovery shoes 28 and 29 and the main body recovery chute 31.

  A compressed air nozzle (not shown) is provided above the fixed base 21 on the electric driver device 23 side to be engaged with the fixed screw 14 of the valve body 10, and the compressed air is disassembled in the vicinity of the fixed screw 14. The fixing screw 14 that is supplied and released from the engagement by the driver 231 and the spring 13 are more reliably detached from the main body 12.

As described above, by using the disassembling apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment, the electric driver device 22 is automatically and without any manual operation, simply by sequentially inserting the valve bodies 10 collected from the beer server into the valve body insertion path 27. , 23, the gripping device 24, and the clamp mechanism 26 can be continuously disassembled. Therefore, it is possible to greatly improve the working efficiency of the valve body cleaning operation.
(Assembly process)
The disassembling apparatus 20 has described the disassembling process of the valve body 10, but the disassembling apparatus 20 (disassembling / assembling apparatus 20) can be used not only for disassembling the valve body 10 but also for reassembling and reassembling the valve body. .

  When assembling the valve body using the disassembling apparatus 20, the drivers 221, 231 of the disassembling apparatus 20 are reversely rotated to fix the head 11 and the fixing screw 14. is there.

  First, the screw rod 11b of the head 11 is screwed into the screw hole 12 and temporarily fixed to the main body 12. Similarly, after the spring 13 is attached to the screw rod 12b of the main body 12, the fixing screw is screwed and temporarily fixed. These temporary fixing operations are performed manually.

  Next, the main body 12 on which the head 11, the spring 13, and the fixing screw are temporarily fixed is input to the valve element input path 27 of the disassembling apparatus 20. In this case, the head 11 is placed in the same direction as the dismantling process. The inserted valve body 10 finally drives the electric driver devices 22 and 23, the gripping device 24, and the clamp mechanism 26 as in the above-described disassembling process, and finally tightens the temporarily fixed head 11 and fixing screw 14. The rotation of the drivers 221 and 231 by the electric drivers 22 and 23 rotates in the clockwise direction opposite to the disassembling process. Thereby, the assembly of the valve body in the state before disassembly is completed. The assembled valve body 10 is dropped onto the main body collecting chute 31 and collected by the gripping portion 24b of the gripping device 24.

  A series of operations of the gripping device 22, the electric driver devices 22 and 23, the gripping device horizontal drive cylinder 25, and the clamp mechanism 26 in the above steps are executed by the computer of the control panel 32.

  As described above, the slide valve disassembling / assembling device according to the present invention can be used when disassembling the slide valve collected from the beverage dispensing device and reassembling the disassembled slide valve, The rate of automation of equipment maintenance and inspection work can be greatly increased.

It is a figure which shows the extraction cock of a drink extraction apparatus. An example of the slide valve used as the washing | cleaning object of this invention is shown, (a) shows the slide valve of the assembled state, (b) is a figure which shows each part of the disassembled state. It is a top view which shows the whole decomposition | disassembly apparatus. It is a front view which shows the whole decomposition | disassembly apparatus. It is a side view which shows the whole decomposition | disassembly apparatus. It is a figure which shows the detail of the engagement state of an electric driver and a valve body.

Explanation of symbols

1 cock body 2 pouring nozzle 5 slide valve 6 operation lever 10 ride valve 11 head 12 valve body
13 Spring 14 Fixing Screw 20 Disassembly / Assembly Device 21 Fixing Base 22 First Electric Driver Device 23 Second Electric Driver Device 24 Gripping Device 24
25 Grasping device horizontal moving cylinder 26 Clamp mechanism 27 to be fixed 27 Valve element insertion path 28, 29 Parts recovery shoe
31 Main body collection chute 32 Control panel

Claims (4)

Disassembling or disassembling the slide valve of the dispensing cock of the beverage dispensing apparatus assembled by combining a plurality of components consisting of the components of the head, main body, spring and fixing screw and fixing the whole using screws at both ends A slide valve disassembly and assembly device to assemble,
Placed on the fixing table the slide valve, a clamping mechanism for fixing on said fixing base so as not to rotate at the site of the main body portion of the slide valve, to pivot between an open position and a clamping position A clamp device connected to one end of the clamp hand and the clamp hand, and comprising a drive cylinder for rotationally driving the clamp hand ;
A screwdriver that is arranged so as to be able to advance and retreat horizontally through a spring toward the screw at both ends of the slide valve fixed at a predetermined position by the clamp mechanism, and the tip engages with the groove of the screw at both ends. First and second electric driver devices capable of rotating forward and reverse,
An arm movable in the horizontal and vertical directions, a gripping part attached to the arm and gripping the slide valve , the gripping part is moved to the predetermined position, and the screw is removed and left disassembled. a gripping device of a slide valve having a drive means for moving the arm in the vertical and horizontal directions in order to the slide valve assembly is attached to the main body portion or screws of the slide valve is moved from the predetermined position,
A control device for controlling the driving of the clamp mechanism and the first and second electric drivers;
The control device causes the first and second electric drivers to simultaneously advance and engage with the screws at both ends of the slide valve fixed by the clamp mechanism, and simultaneously rotate the engaged screws.
A slide valve disassembling / assembling device characterized by that. A slide valve supply path for supplying the slide valve to the clamp mechanism, a part collection chute for removing each screw and removing each component after disassembly, a part of the slide valve remaining after disassembly or after assembly and a slide valve recovery chutes for collecting the slide valve, the gripping device has a slide valve after a part or assembly of the remaining slide valve after decomposition from the predetermined position to housing 1000. the slide valve recovery chute The slide valve disassembling / assembling apparatus according to claim 1. The gripping device has two gripping portions, and the attachment of one gripping portion to the arm is the same distance as the distance from the predetermined position to the position of the slide valve recovery chute with respect to the other gripping portion. Release,
The slide valve according to claim 2, wherein a distance for transporting the slide valve to be assembled or disassembled to the predetermined position using the gripping device is the same as the distance between the two gripping portions. Disassembly / assembly equipment. When the screw is removed from the slide valve, compressed air is applied to the composite from one end side to the other end side of the composite at the predetermined position in order to release components that do not separate. The slide valve disassembling / assembling apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a separating device having a nozzle for spraying.

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