JP4917496B2 - Hanger assembly equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hanger assembling apparatus capable of mechanically and efficiently performing a work of assembling a pinch composed of a pinch piece and a horseshoe-shaped spring on left and right hanger shafts of a hanger base having a hanging hook.

  Generally, a simple hanger having a pinch for sandwiching clothes such as trousers and a skirt on the left and right hanger shafts of a hanger base having a suspension hook is usually a hanger base composed of a suspension hook and a hanger shaft, and a pinch. After the three members, the piece and the horseshoe-shaped spring, are separately molded using a plastic molding machine, the respective parts are assembled and configured.

  This simple hanger is easy to use because it has a small number of parts, and the distance between the pinches that sandwich the clothing can slide freely in the direction of expansion / contraction according to the size of the clothing. Such department stores and clothing specialty stores are particularly useful and widely used.

  The hanger base has a hanging hook in the center, and has two convex ribs on the back and front of the left and right hanger shafts. Further, the pinch piece is provided with a concave groove that can be loosely engaged with the convex rib of the hanger shaft part on the abdomen side, a through hole is provided on the knob side, and a step part is provided on the outer surface of the collar part. Further, the horseshoe spring is provided with a wedge-shaped portion at the tip of the horseshoe, the pinch piece is opposed so that the abdomen faces each other across the hanger shaft part, and then the horseshoe spring is opened in the through hole opened on the knob side of the pinch piece The tip is passed from the inside to the outside, and the wedge-shaped portion at the tip is engaged with a step provided outside the collar portion of the pinch piece for assembly.

  However, in the above simple hanger, a pair of pinch pieces is set on the left and right hanger shafts of the hanger base so that the ventral side faces each other, and a horseshoe-type spring is driven between the pinch pieces to complete the work. It was done by hand. In particular, the work of driving a horseshoe-shaped spring between two pinch pieces set so that the abdomen faces each other is performed with a human hand against the spring force of the horseshoe-shaped spring. There was a big problem that it was necessary and extremely difficult.

  In view of the above points, the present invention is a novel one that can fully assemble a hanger base, a pinch piece, and a horseshoe spring that are separately molded using a plastic molding machine in advance. It is an object to provide a simple hanger assembly apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a base supply unit for taking out one hanger base from the stack and setting the left and right hanger shafts on the left and right set frames on the base, and a pinch piece taken out from the feeder. A pinch aligning portion that aligns two rows so that the ventral sides face each other, a spring aligning portion that aligns horseshoe springs taken out from the feeder, and pinch pieces in the first and second rows of the pinch aligning portion A pair of gripping means each having a pair of gripping means inserted between the hanger shafts of the left and right set frames, and the top and second horseshoe springs of the spring alignment part are gripped to A traveling body provided with a spring gripping means to be inserted between the pinch pieces previously inserted in the set frame, and a hammer means for driving the horseshoe-shaped spring It characterized the door, and the hanger body, and a pinch piece, the three parties of the horseshoe-shaped spring, and configured to be mechanically and efficiently assembled.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the pinch piece vibrates and moves a spiral shelf provided on the inner surface of the feeder and two continuous rails toward the pinch alignment portion. The pinch pieces can be easily moved and aligned from the feeder toward the pinch aligning portion.

  Furthermore, the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the horseshoe-shaped spring oscillates and moves toward the spring alignment section across a spiral shelf provided on the inner surface of the feeder and a rail continuous thereto. The horseshoe-shaped spring can be easily moved and aligned from the feeder toward the spring alignment portion.

  Furthermore, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the spring alignment portion includes separating means for shifting the aligned leading and second heads in a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction, respectively. The horseshoe-shaped spring aligned with the spring alignment portion is configured to be easily gripped by the spring gripping means.

  According to the present invention, there is an excellent effect that the assembly of the hanger base, the pinch piece, and the horseshoe-shaped spring can be performed fully automatically and mechanically efficiently without bothering human hands. Is.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 2, there is an excellent effect that the movement and alignment of the pinch pieces from the feeder toward the pinch alignment portion can be reliably performed by vibration.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 3, there is an excellent effect that the movement and alignment of the horseshoe spring from the feeder toward the spring alignment portion can be reliably performed by vibration.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to efficiently perform gripping by the spring gripping means of the horseshoe spring aligned with the front spring alignment portion in the width direction of the horseshoe spring. It is what you play.

  Next, the best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which the present assembly apparatus is partially omitted, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hanger base, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view in which a pinch piece and a horseshoe spring are assembled, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the movement range of the work frame body, FIG. 6 is a side view of the traveling body provided with the pinch gripping means, and FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of the separating means. 8 is a perspective view of the separating means, FIG. 9 is a front view showing the hammer means, FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged front view showing the action of the hammer means, and FIGS. 11A to 11C are the first half of the action of the present assembly apparatus. FIGS. 12D to 12F are explanatory views showing the latter half of the operation of the present assembly device.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an assembly device of the present application, which is for mechanically assembling a pinch 3 on left and right hanger shafts of a hanger base 2. The hanger base 2 is previously formed by extending hanger shafts 5 and 5 on the left and right sides of a hanging hook 4 as shown in FIG. 2 using a plastic molding machine (not shown). On the other hand, the pinch 3 is formed in advance by molding two pinch pieces 6 and 6 and a horseshoe-type spring 7 to be assembled thereto as shown in the figure by a plastic molding machine (not shown).

  The left and right hanger shafts 5 and 5 of the hanger base 2 have two protruding ribs 5a and 5a on the opposite side as shown in FIG. Concave grooves 6a and 6a that can be loosely engaged with the convex ribs 5a and 5a are provided, and protrusions 6b and 6b whose projecting ends are circular arcs are provided between the concave grooves 6a and 6a. The projecting ends of the protrusions 6b and 6b are formed into arcs so that the pivot base points of the pinch pieces 6 and 6 are used. Further, a through-hole 6c for passing the tip 7a of the horseshoe-shaped spring 7 from the inside to the outside is provided on the knob portion side of each pinch piece 6,6. Further, a step portion 6d is provided on the outer surface of the pinch piece 6, 6 on the heel portion side, and engages with the wedge-shaped portion 7a 'of the tip 7a of the horseshoe-type spring 7 that has passed through the through hole 6c.

  Assembling the horseshoe-shaped spring 7 and the pinch pieces 6 and 6 is performed by first inserting the two convex ribs 5a and 5a of the hanger shaft portion 5 of the hanger base 2 into the abdominal concave groove 6a of the pinch pieces 6 and 6. 6a are engaged with each other, and the tip 7a of the horseshoe-shaped spring 7 is inserted between the two pinch pieces 6 and 6, and the head end (arc surface) 7b is connected to the pinch pieces 6 and 6 with each other. This is done by driving in a pressed state so as not to escape to the outside.

  The pinch 3 can move freely along the length direction of the hanger shaft part according to the size of clothes such as trousers and skirts, and the pinch pieces 6 and 6 and the horseshoe spring 7 are sandwiched between the hanger shaft part 5. If the pinch 3 to be assembled is picked against the spring force of the horseshoe-type spring 7 on the side of the knob, the buttocks can be expanded. A non-slip pad 6e is glued in advance to the inner surface of the pinch pieces 6 and 6 on the collar side.

  In the present assembly apparatus 1, a stack portion 9 having a shaft 8 for hanging the hanging hook 4 of the hanger base 2, and one hanger base 2 is taken out from the stack portion 9, and left and right set frames 12 of the work table 11 are taken. , 12 is provided with a substrate feeder 13. The substrate feeder 13 can move along the horizontal rail 16. The work table 11 is installed on the base 10 so as to be movable back and forth by the operation of a driving machine (not shown).

  In the illustrated example, the stack portion 9 uses the inclination angle of the shaft 8 to press the top of the hanger base 2 against the stopper 14 by gravity, but other structures may be adopted. For example, the shaft 8 is leveled and the leading hanger base 2 is pressed against the stopper 14 by using a spring force such as a coil spring, or the wire drawn from the take-up reel against the spring force of the built-in spring is used. The leading hanger base 2 may be brought into contact with the stopper 14 by using a winding force.

  The stack portion 9 has a thrusting means 15 for thrusting the leading hanger base 2 upward. With respect to one hanger base body 2 that is pushed up by the operation of the protrusion means 15 and separated upward, the gripping means 13 ′ provided in the base body feeder 13 descends to grip the suspension hook 4. The gripping means 13 ′ rises after gripping, moves forward along the horizontal rail 16 together with the substrate feeder 13 at the rising point A in FIG. 1, moves down at the forward point B, and moves to the front point P on the base 10. The hanger shafts 5 and 5 are fitted (set) into the recessed grooves 12a and 12a of the left and right set frames 12 and 12 on the work table 11 (see FIG. 4). After the setting, the gripping means 13 ′ is lifted again after releasing the gripping, and at the rising point, the gripping means 13 ′ returns to the starting position along the horizontal rail 16 together with the base body feeder 13 to prepare for the next work.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the set frames 12 and 12 on the work table 11 have two plate members 12 'and 12 "facing each other (considering the thickness of the hanger shaft and the pinch piece), and the hanger shaft on the upper edge. In addition to providing the concave grooves 12a and 12a for setting the pins 5 and 5, an insertion space S for inserting the pinch piece 6 is provided across the hanger shaft portion 5 set as shown in FIG. The presser members 12b and 12b are provided for pressing the escape of 6.

  On the work table 11, an auxiliary plate 11 ′ is erected so as to supplementarily hold the central part of the hanger shaft part 5 set in the concave grooves 12 a, 12 a of the set frames 12, 12 from the front and rear. Further, the work table 11 can travel between the front point P and the rear point P ′ on the rails 17, 17 laid on the base 10 by the action of a driving machine (not shown). It has become. The front point P coincides with the center of the concave groove of the set frames 12, 12 and the grip center of the gripping means 23 ', 24' of the traveling bodies 23, 24 described later, and the rear point P 'is the concave of the set frames 12, 12. The groove center coincides with the hitting point D of the hammer means 29 described later. The travel timing of the work table 11 will be described later.

  A pinch feeder 18 that opens in a funnel shape that can accommodate a large number of pinch pieces 6 and a funnel shape that can accommodate a large number of horseshoe-type springs 7 are opened in left and right parts away from the base 10. Each spring feeder 19 is provided. These feeders 18 and 19 are provided with a vibrator (not shown).

  The pinch feeder 18 vibrates and moves a large number of the pinch pieces 6 accommodated on a spiral shelf 18a provided on the inner surface and two rails 18b, 18b continuous to the shelf 18a by the action of a vibrator. However, it is arranged so that the ventral side faces the pinch alignment portion 20. In this case, the pinch pieces 6 that ride on the two rails 18b and 18b do not align in the vertical direction or do not face the abdomen, and are returned to the pinch feeder 18 during vibration movement. The pinch feeder 19 has a remaining amount sensor (not shown), and a pinch piece is replenished as needed from a hopper (not shown) by its on action.

  The spring feeder 19 also has a large number of accommodated horseshoe-type springs 7 placed on the inner surface of a spiral shelf 19a and a continuous rail 19b on the shelf 19a by the action of a vibrator. It is arranged to be aligned with the spring alignment portion 21 while being moved by vibration. In this case, the horseshoe-type spring 7 that could not be ridden so as to straddle one rail 19 b is returned to the spring feeder 20. The spring feeder 19 has a remaining amount sensor (not shown), and a horseshoe-type spring is replenished as needed from a hopper (not shown) by its on action.

  A guide rail 22 is horizontally installed on the base 10 on the front side of the set frames 12 and 12 on the work table 11. At the right end of the guide rail 22, two traveling bodies 23, 24 are adjacent and stand by. Among these traveling bodies 23 and 24, the traveling body 23 on the right front side has a gripping means 23 'for gripping the two pinch pieces 6 and 6 aligned in the first row of the pinch alignment portion 20 as a pair. Is provided to be movable up and down. Further, the traveling body 24 on the right back side is provided with a gripping means 24 ′ that can grip the two pinch pieces 6, 6 aligned in the second row of the pinch aligning portion 20 at the same time while being paired. (See FIGS. 6 and 7).

  Two traveling bodies 25 and 26 are adjacent to each other at the left end of the guide rail 22 and stand by. Among these traveling bodies 25, 26, the traveling body 25 on the back left side has a gripping means for gripping the leading horseshoe-shaped spring 7 separated by the separating means 27 provided in the spring alignment portion 21 in the thickness direction. 25 'is provided so that raising / lowering is possible. Further, the traveling body 26 on the left front side is provided with a gripping means 26 ′ for gripping the second horseshoe-shaped spring 7 separated by the separating means 27 in the thickness direction so as to be movable up and down and back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the separating means 27 moves the leading and second horseshoe-shaped springs 7 aligned with the spring aligning portion 21 in the direction perpendicular to the alignment direction, thereby holding the gripping means 25 'and 26. ′ Allows the horseshoe spring 7 to be gripped in the thickness direction. The separating means 27 comprises a sliding plate 27a on which the leading and second horseshoe-shaped springs 7 are placed during alignment, and a push rod 27b that pushes forward along the sliding plate 27a. The amount of push by the push rod 27b is different, with the top being large (approximately equivalent to twice the horseshoe width) and the second being small (approximately equivalent to the horseshoe width).

  The work table 11 moves to the rear point P ′ after setting the hanger shafts 5 and 5 of the hanger base 2 on the set frames 12 and 12 installed on the upper surface at the front point P. This movement is to prevent the hanging hook 4 of the hanger base 2 from getting in the way when the traveling bodies 23, 24 and 25, 26 slide. Accordingly, at the timing when the work table 11 moves to the rear point P ′, the gripping means 23 ′ and 24 ′ of the traveling bodies 23 and 24 that are waiting adjacent to the right end of the guide rail 22 start to descend. The pinch pieces 6 and 6 in the first row and the second row of the pinch alignment unit 20 are gripped and lifted as a pair, and start to slide to the left along the guide rail 22 Yes. When sliding leftward, the traveling body 23 on the right front side stops at the position L corresponding to the left set frame 12 in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. The body 24 stops at a position L ′ corresponding to the right set frame 12 in the front-rear direction. At these stop positions L and L ′, the gripping means 23 ′ and 24 ′ are lowered, and the pair of pinch pieces 6 and 6 that have been gripped are inserted into the predetermined insertion spaces S of the left and right set frames 12 and 12, respectively. Then, the grip is released and the guide rail 22 is returned to the initial position (standby position) at the right end.

  When the traveling bodies 23 and 24 return to the initial positions, the work table 11 at the rear point P ′ moves to the front point P again. At this timing, the traveling bodies 25, 26 waiting at the left end of the guide rail 22 have the horseshoe-type springs 7 in which the gripping means 25 ′, 26 ′ are separated by the separation means 27 provided in the spring alignment portion 21. Gripping the top and second, and starting to slide rightward along the guide rail 22, the left front traveling body 26 stops at a position L ′ corresponding to the right set frame 12, while Extends horizontally to the required amount. On the other hand, the traveling body 25 on the far left side stops at a position L corresponding to the left set frame 12. Thereafter, the gripping means 25 'and 26' are lowered, and the horseshoe springs 7 that have been gripped are respectively inserted between the pinch pieces 6 and 6 that have been previously inserted, lifted by releasing the gripping. The guide rail 22 returns to the leftmost standby position.

  After the traveling bodies 25 and 26 return to the standby position, the work table 11 moves again to the rear point P ′. Immediately above the set frames 12 and 12 on the work table 11 at the rear point P ′, as shown in FIG. 9, arms 28 and 28 erected from the base 10 are provided, and at the upper ends of the arms 28 and 28, respectively. There is a hit point D at which the installed hammer means 29, 29 is downed. Accordingly, when the hammer means 29 is lowered as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B at the timing when the work table 11 stops at the rear point P ′, the pinch pieces 6 set in the left and right set frames 12 are used. , The head (curved portion) 7b of the horseshoe-type spring 7 inserted between the two is struck, and the tip 7a of the horseshoe-type spring 7 passes through the through holes 6b, 6b of the pinch pieces 6, 6 from the inside to the outside. Further, the wedge-shaped portion 7a 'of the tip 7a is locked to a step portion 6d provided on the outer surface on the flange side.

  A conveyor belt 30 is provided in front of the base 10 (see FIG. 1). After the horseshoe-shaped spring 7 is driven between the pinch pieces 6 and 6, the conveyor belt 30 flows the assembled hangers taken out from the set frame by the vacuum means (not shown), and collects the collection box (not shown). )).

  Next, the operation of the present assembly apparatus 1 will be described. First, when the main switch is turned on, the work table 11 provided on the base 10 so as to be movable back and forth as shown in FIG. 11A is the front point (coincides with the center of the groove of the set frame and the center of grip of the gripping means of the traveling body) P. Move to. Next, the gripping means 13 'of the base body feeder 13 moves forward by gripping one hanger base body 2 protruding from the stack portion 9, and the hanger shaft portions 5, 5 are moved onto the work table 11 at the front point P. The set frames 12 and 12 are inserted into the recessed grooves 12a and 12a to release the grip and return to the starting position.

  Next, when the work table 11 is moved to the rear point (coincidence with the center of the groove of the set frame and the hitting point D of the hammer means) P ′, the gripping means 23 of the traveling bodies 23, 24 waiting at the right end of the guide rail 22. ′ And 24 ′ are a pair of heads aligned with the pinch aligning portion 20 in a state where the abdomen faces each other on two spiral rails 18 b and 18 b continuous from the pinch feeder 18 to the spiral shelf 18 a and the shelf 18 a. 11 and a pair of pinch pieces 6 and 6 in the second row, respectively, and positions corresponding to the set frames 12 and 12 in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. It is conveyed to coincident points L and L ′) with the insertion space.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 11C, the work table 11 moves forward again to the front point P, and the traveling bodies 23 and 24 are gripped by the center of the recessed grooves of the set frames 12 and 12 in which the hanger shaft portions 5 and 5 are fitted. It is positioned directly below to match the gripping center of the means 23 ', 24'. At this timing, the gripping means 23 ′ and 24 ′ descend, and the pinched pieces 6, 6 that have been gripped are inserted into the insertion spaces S of the set frames 12, 12, and the grips are released. Is returned to the standby position of the guide rail 22.

  Next, when the work table 11 is moved backward again to the rear point P ′ as shown in FIG. 12D, the gripping means 25 ′ and 26 ′ of the traveling bodies 25 and 26 in the standby position at the left end of the guide rail 22 are lowered. Then, in the spring aligning portion 21, the leading and second horseshoe springs 7 separated by the separating means 27 are respectively gripped in advance and moved upward so that the front and rear directions correspond to the set frames 12 and 12 (pinch). Move to coincident points L and L ′) with the insertion space of the piece. After the movement, the gripping means 26 ′ of the traveling body 26 extends to the coincident position with the center of the recessed groove of the set frames 12, 12 at the front point P of the work table 11.

  Thereafter, the work table 11 moves forward to the previous point P again as shown in FIG. This is because the set frames 12 and 12 in which the hanger shaft portions 5 and 5 are inserted and the pinch pieces 6 and 6 are set are positioned directly below the gripping means 25 'and 26' of the traveling bodies 25 and 26. Then, the gripping means 25 'and 26' are lowered, and the horseshoe spring 7 is inserted between the pinch pieces 6 and 6 to release the grip. Thereafter, the traveling bodies 25 and 26 are returned to the standby position of the guide rail 22.

  Next, the work table 11 moves backward to the rear point P ′ again as shown in FIG. This rear point P ′ is a position that coincides with the hit point D of the hammer means 29, 29 supported by the arms 28, 28, and the hammer means 29, 29 moves downward to strengthen the head 7 b of the horseshoe spring 7. You will hit. Thus, the tip 7a of the horseshoe-shaped spring 7 is driven so as to pass through the through holes 6c, 6c of the pinch pieces 6, 6 from the inside to the outside, and is provided on the outer surface of the pinch pieces 6, 6 on the buttocks side. The wedge-shaped part 7a 'is locked to the step part 6d, and the assembly of the hanger is completed.

  The present application is an operation of attaching a pinch to the left and right hanger shafts of a hanger base having a hanging hook, and in particular, a work of attaching a pair of pinch pieces to the left and right hanger shafts of the hanger base and inserting a horseshoe-shaped spring therein. Is a hanger assembling apparatus that performs mechanically efficiently.

It is the perspective view which a part of application assembly apparatus omitted. It is a disassembled perspective view of a hanger base | substrate. It is an expanded sectional view which assembled | attached the pinch piece and the horseshoe type spring. It is an enlarged front view of the state which set the hanger base | substrate to the work frame. It is a side view which shows the movement range of a work frame. It is a side view of the traveling body provided with the pinch grip means. It is a schematic plan view of the separating means. It is a perspective view of a separation means. It is a front view which shows a hammer means. It is a partial enlarged front view which shows the effect | action of a hammer means. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the first half of an effect | action of this-application assembly apparatus. (D)-(f) is explanatory drawing which shows the second half of the effect | action of this assembly apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Application assembly apparatus 2 Hanger base body 3 Pinch parts 4 Hanging hook 5 Shaft part 5a Convex rib 6 Pinch piece 6a Concave groove 6b Projection 6c Through-hole 6d Step part 6e Non-slip pad 7 Horseshoe spring 7a Horseshoe spring tip 7b Horseshoe spring head (curved part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Shaft 9 Stack part 10 Base 11 Work table 11 'Auxiliary board 12 Set frame 12a Groove 12b Holding member 13 Base feeder 14 Stopper 15 Projection means 16 Horizontal rail 17 Laying rail 18 Binch feeder 19 Spring feeder 20 Pinch alignment part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Spring alignment part 22 Guide rail 23, 24 Traveling body 23 ', 24' Holding means 25, 26 Traveling body 24 ', 25' Holding means 27 Separating means 28 Arm 29 Hammer means 30 Conveyor belt

Claims (4)

  Take out one hanger base from the stack, align the left and right hanger shafts to the left and right set frames on the base, and the pinch pieces taken from the feeder in two rows so that the ventral side faces each other A pair of pinch aligning portions, a spring aligning portion for aligning horseshoe-shaped springs taken out from the feeder, and a pair of pinch pieces in the first and second rows of the pinch aligning portions, A traveling body provided with pinch gripping means inserted across the hanger shaft portion, and a pinch that is inserted into the left and right set frames by gripping the head of the spring alignment portion and the second horseshoe spring, respectively. A hanger assembling apparatus comprising a traveling body provided with a spring gripping means to be inserted between the pieces, and a hammer means for driving the horseshoe spring.   The hanger assembly apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pinch piece vibrates and moves a spiral shelf provided on the inner surface of the feeder and two continuous rails toward the pinch alignment portion.   The hanger assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the horseshoe-shaped spring is oscillated and moved toward the spring alignment portion across a spiral shelf provided on the inner surface of the feeder and a rail continuous to the spiral shelf. The said spring alignment part is equipped with the isolation | separation means which respectively shifts the head and 2nd which are aligned in the direction orthogonal to an alignment direction, The one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Hanger assembly equipment.

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