JP4924097B2 - Carousel reel sleeve changer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sleeve exchange device for a carousel reel used for winding a thin coil, and more particularly to a device that can be easily replaced with a sleeve having a different diameter.

  A carousel reel used for winding a thin coil is disposed on a revolving disk-shaped member with two winding shafts standing upright at circumferential positions, and on the winding shaft, A sleeve is inserted in order to prevent wrinkling of the inner winding portion of the strip after removal.

  Since the length of the sleeve replacement work affects the operating rate of the carousel reel, various sleeve replacement devices have been proposed for the purpose of shortening the replacement work time (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  Patent Document 1 relates to a carousel reel sleeve exchanging device. A holding table having three or more sleeve holding portions on the same circumference is rotatably and replaceably attached to the cart, and the cart is moved in the winding axis direction. It describes what you can move forward and backward.

  Patent Document 2 relates to a sleeve exchanging device for a metal strip winder, and a plurality of sleeve holders are arranged on the same circumference to revolve and provided on a traverse frame, and the sleeve holder is synchronized with the revolution. It is described that the upper half is always opened by rotating to facilitate replacement with a new sleeve.

However, the sleeve exchange device described in Patent Document 1 is complicated and large in size due to the rotation mechanism and prevention of fall of the sleeve during rotation, and the sleeve exchange device described in Patent Document 2 is complicated due to the revolution holding base and the rotation mechanism. It has been pointed out to do.
JP-A-3-221210 JP-A-5-261433

  By the way, the sleeves inserted into the two winding shafts are usually 20 inches, 24 inches, or 28 inches with the same diameter. May have to be used.

  FIG. 5 is a side view of a schematic structure of a revolver-type sleeve exchanging device developed for facilitating such a change, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the exchanging of a holding device that rotates in one direction and one unit. A sleeve exchange device 100 is used to replace a sleeve inserted into a take-up shaft of a carousel reel in combination with a carriage. b has a holding device that rotates in one direction and an exchange cart 200 on which a single holder 260 is disposed.

  The exchange carriage 200 can be moved forward and backward in the axial direction of the two winding shafts 310 (320) of the carousel reel 300 by the driving motor M2 (arrow a in FIG. 6), and has one winding shaft (winding in the figure). The sleeve 60 inserted into the take-up shaft 320) is arranged with respect to the carousel reel 300 so that it can be exchanged.

  Further, the exchange cart 200 can be finely moved in the vertical and horizontal directions, and adjusts the positional relationship between the winding shaft and the holder 260 to facilitate the movement of the sleeve from the winding shaft to the holder. The fine movement in the horizontal direction is performed by the driving motor M1, and the fine movement in the vertical direction is performed by the driving motor (not shown).

  Of the plurality of holders 210, 220, 230, and 240 of the holding device, the position of the holder 240 that is closest to the exchange carriage 200 is set as an exchange position for transferring the sleeve from the holder 260 of the exchange carriage.

  Using such a sleeve exchanging device 100, from the state in which the sleeve 70 having a diameter of 24 inches is inserted into the winding shaft 310 of the carousel reel 300 and the sleeve 60 having a diameter of 20 inches is inserted into the winding shaft 320, the winding shaft The case where the sleeve inserted into 320 is replaced with one having a diameter of 24 inches will be described.

  A sleeve 40 having a diameter of 24 inches is placed on the holder 210 of the holding device, and a sleeve 50 having a diameter of 20 inches is placed on the holder 230, and the exchange carriage 200 is on standby in an off-line position (FIG. 6). The holders 220 and 240 are empty, and the holder 210 and the holder 220 are attached for 24 inches, and the holder 230 and the holder 240 are attached for 20 inches.

  First, the exchange cart 200 is advanced from the offline position toward the carousel reel 300 so that the holder 260 is positioned below the winding shaft 320.

  After the exchange carriage 200 is raised and the sleeve 60 having a diameter of 20 inches is placed on the holder 260, it is lowered and then retracted to the offline position. The sleeve 60 having a diameter of 20 inches is pulled out of the take-up shaft 320 and placed on the holder 260 when the exchange carriage 200 moves backward.

  Since the holder 240 for 20 inches of the holding device is in the replacement position, the sleeve 60 having a diameter of 20 inches on the holder 260 is replaced on the holder 240.

  Next, the holding device is rotated 270 ° to move the holder 210 to the replacement position, and the 24-inch diameter sleeve 40 on the holder is mounted on the holder 260. Thereafter, the exchange cart 200 is advanced toward the carose reel 300, and the sleeve 40 having a diameter of 24 inches is inserted into the winding shaft 320.

  However, in the replacement work by the sleeve replacement device 100 described above, rotation of the holding device and movement of the sleeve from the holder of the holding device to the holder of the replacement carriage are required, and further reduction of work time has been demanded.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a sleeve exchanging device that can be easily replaced with a sleeve having a diameter different from that in use, has a short working time, has a simple structure, and is suitable for placement in a factory. Objective.

The object of the present invention can be achieved by the following means.
1. A sleeve exchange device for detaching a sleeve from a take-up shaft of a carousel reel, two cassettes on which two sleeves having different diameters can be placed in parallel, and one of these cassettes Is placed on the first slide mechanism and the first slide mechanism, and is moved in the direction perpendicular to the first slide mechanism. A possible second slide mechanism, a frame for temporarily placing another cassette at substantially the same height as the second slide mechanism, a foundation frame to which the first and second slide mechanisms and the frame are attached, A lifter is located above the second slide mechanism and the frame and is movable in the vertical direction and the axial direction of the take-up shaft, and the frame and the second slide mechanism are arranged in parallel with the foundation frame. When the sleeve of the take-up shaft of the carousel reel is replaced, the cassette on the second slide mechanism is aligned with the take-up shaft using the lifter and the first slide mechanism. And a sleeve exchanging device for attaching and detaching the sleeve between the winding shaft and the cassette.

  According to the present invention, the sleeve inserted in the take-up shaft of the carousel reel can be easily replaced in a short time and is extremely useful in the industry.

The sleeve exchanging device according to the present invention comprises two cassettes , and is optionally used for exchanging work for extracting and inserting the sleeve from the take-up shaft of the carousel reel. Store the sleeve extracted from the take-up shaft of the roselle reel or the sleeve to be inserted. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 are views for explaining the structure of a sleeve exchange device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a top view, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. .

In these drawings, 1 is a fixed portion, 2 and 2a are cassettes placed on the slide device 4, 3 is a lifter, and 4 is a second slide mechanism that constitutes a part of the sleeve exchange device 1. The slide device 5 is a slide device which is a first slide mechanism constituting a part of the sleeve exchanging device 1, 6 is a base frame, 7 is a frame, 8 is a carousel reel, 9 and 9a are winding shafts, 10 11 and 11a are 24 inch sleeves, 11b and 11c are 20 inch sleeves, 20 and 20a are 24 inch sleeve stands, 21 and 21a are 20 inch sleeve stands, 31 is a frame-like member of the lifter 3, a2, a3 and a4 are screw screws, and M2, M3 and M4 are motors.

  The case where the 24-inch sleeve 11a of the winding shaft 9a is replaced with the 20-inch sleeve 11b during the winding of the coil 10 by the winding shaft 9 of the revolution frame 8 of the carousel reel is performed. A 24-inch sleeve 11 is inserted into the winding shaft 9. In the description, the movement in the horizontal direction indicates movement in a horizontal plane.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sleeve exchanging device according to the present invention is a fixed part 1 configured on a base gantry 6, and moves between the fixed part 1 and the carousel reel so that the winding shaft and the fixed part 1 are moved. The slide device 4 is a second slide mechanism that inserts and removes the sleeve, the slide device 5 that is the first slide mechanism, and the lifter 3 that moves the cassette up and down.

The fixing unit 1 places two cassettes 2 and 2a, a frame 7 on which one of the cassettes 2a is placed, and another cassette 2 on the base frame 6 and moves them horizontally. A slide device 4; and a slide device 5 on which the slide device 4 is placed.

The frame 7 is attached to the base frame 6 in an inverted L shape so that the cassette 2a is placed on the horizontal portion thereof, and the slide devices 4 and 5 are moved in the horizontal direction with respect to the base frame 6. The slide device 4 moves in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the slide device 5.

The frame 7 and the slide devices 4 and 5 are configured such that the cassette 2 placed on the slide device 4 and the cassette 2a placed on the frame 7 have substantially the same height.

  The slide device 5 moves in the horizontal direction with respect to the foundation gantry 6 when the member 51 fixed to the lower surface of the slide device 5 is screwed into the screw screw a3 rotated by the motor M3. The screw screw a <b> 3 is supported by members 61 and 62 that are fixed to the foundation frame 6.

  The slide device 4 moves in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the slide device 5 by the member 41 fixed to the lower surface of the slide device 4 being screwed into the screw screw a2 rotated by the motor M2. A driving force of the motor M3 is transmitted to the screw screw a2 via a reduction gear 52 fixed to the slide device 5.

The cassette 2 on the slide device 4 and the cassette 2a on the frame 7 have the same size and shape, and the semicircular cutouts 20 (20a) and 21 having the same diameter as the sleeve so that sleeves with different diameters can be stored. (21a), and semicircular cutouts 20 (20a) and 21 (21a) are placed side by side on the slide device 4 and the frame 7 so as to be in the same direction.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show that a 20 inch sleeve 11c is placed in a semicircular cutout 21a for a 20 inch sleeve of the cassette 2a, and a 20 inch sleeve 11b is placed in a semicircular cutout 21 for a 20 inch sleeve of the cassette 2. It shows the state.

On the other hand, the lifter 3 has a U-shaped frame 34 whose lower side is open, a transverse member 32 spanned over the opening, and a frame-like member 31 on which the cassette 2 is placed. 31 is arranged below the lateral member 32, and the frame-shaped member 31 and the lateral member 32 are screwed into the screw screw a4 in the vicinity of both ends thereof.

  The motor M4 and the driving force transmission mechanism 33 are arranged on the lateral member 32, and the frame member 31 is moved in the vertical direction by rotating the screw screw a4 (FIG. 2). The lifter 3 is fixed above the frame 7 and the slide devices 4 and 5.

In the sleeve exchanging device according to the present invention, the slide device 4 and the frame 7 are substantially the same height, and the semicircular cutouts 20 (21) and 20a (21a) of the cassettes 2 and 2a placed on them are placed. The shaft center is set to a height that substantially coincides with the shaft center at a predetermined position for replacing the winding shaft (the winding shaft 9a in FIGS. 1 to 3) for replacing the sleeve in the revolving frame 8.

The slide devices 4 and 5 have a slide amount that can be aligned so that the axis center of the winding shaft and the center of the left or right semicircular cutout of the cassette 2 on the slide device 4 coincide with each other. .

  Further, the sleeve exchanging device according to the present invention is configured so that the axial direction of the winding shaft and the moving direction of the slide device 4 coincide with each other so that the sleeve can be extracted from the winding shaft of the carousel reel. Is positioned with respect to.

  Next, an operation procedure for exchanging with a sleeve having a diameter different from that used immediately before by the sleeve exchanging apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the same components as those in FIGS.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the 24-inch sleeve 11 is loaded on the winding shaft 9 of the revolving frame 8 of the carousel reel, and the 24-inch sleeve 11a is loaded on the winding shaft 9a. A case where the 24-inch sleeve 11a is carried out and a 20-inch sleeve 11b is newly inserted will be described.

The 24 inch sleeve stand 20 of the cassette 2 on the slide device 4 is empty, and the 20 inch sleeve 11 b is placed in the notch 21 of the 20 inch sleeve stand 21.

The 24-inch sleeve mounting table 20a of the cassette 2a is empty, and the 20-inch sleeve 11c is mounted on the 20-inch sleeve mounting table 21a. The procedures (1) to (9) in FIG. 4 will be described below.

(1) First, the cassette 2 is moved below the take-up shaft 9a by the slide device 4.

(2) Next, the cassette 2 is raised by a height adjusting mechanism (not shown), and the 24-inch sleeve 11a is hooked on the empty 24-inch sleeve table 20 of the cassette 2, and is retracted by the slide device 4 to the original position. Return.

(3) Next, the cassette 2 on the slide device 4 is moved by the slide device 5, and the 20-inch sleeve 11b is aligned with the replacement position of the take-up shaft 9a. The slide device 5 is slid by the motor M3 until the shaft center of the 20-inch sleeve 11b on the 20-inch sleeve mount 21 of the cassette 2 and the shaft center of the winding shaft 9a coincide in the horizontal direction, and the slide amount is adjusted.

(4) Next, after the axis center of the 20-inch sleeve 11b and the axis center of the winding shaft 9a are aligned in the vertical direction by a device (not shown), the shaft is moved in the axial direction of the winding shaft 9a.
20 inch sleeve 11b is inserted in

(5) Next, after the sleeve 11b is mounted on the winding shaft 9a, the slide device 4 on which the cassette 2 is placed is lowered to return the slide device 4 to its original position.

(6) Next, the cassette 2 on the slide device 4 is brought to the original state of the standby position by the slide device 5.

Thus, the replacement of the sleeve is completed, and the carousel reel can be operated. The cassettes 2 and 2a are prepared according to the procedures (7) to (9).

(7) The cassette 2 is raised by the lifter 3.
(8) Next, the slide device 4 is slid under the cassette 2a by the slide device 5.
(9) Next, the slide device 4 is raised and the cassette 2a is lowered after sliding to the standby position.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the sleeve exchange apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention, and is a top view. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the sleeve exchange device shown in FIG. The side view of the sleeve exchange apparatus shown in FIG. The figure explaining the procedure of sleeve replacement | exchange using the sleeve replacement | exchange apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention ((1)-(9)). Conventional example The top view of the prior art example shown in FIG.

1 Sleeve changing device 2, 2a cassette 3 Lifter 4 Slide device (second slide mechanism)
5 Slide device (first slide mechanism)
6 Foundation frame 7 Frame 8 Revolving frame of carousel reel 9, 9a Winding shaft 10 Coil 11, 11a 24 inch sleeve 11b, 11c 20 inch sleeve 20, 20a 24 inch sleeve table 21, 21a 20 inch sleeve table 31 frame Shaped member 52 reduction gear 61, 62 member a2, a3, a4 screw screw M2, M3, M4 motor 100 sleeve changer 250 central shaft 210, 220, 230, 240, 260 holder 200 exchange cart 300 carose reel 400, 500, 600, 700 sleeves

Claims (1)

  A sleeve exchange device for detaching a sleeve from a take-up shaft of a carousel reel, two cassettes on which two sleeves having different diameters can be placed in parallel, and one of these cassettes Is placed on the first slide mechanism and the first slide mechanism, and is moved in the direction perpendicular to the first slide mechanism. A possible second slide mechanism, a frame for temporarily placing another cassette at substantially the same height as the second slide mechanism, a foundation frame to which the first and second slide mechanisms and the frame are attached, A lifter is located above the second slide mechanism and the frame and is movable in the vertical direction and the axial direction of the take-up shaft, and the frame and the second slide mechanism are arranged in parallel with the foundation frame. When the sleeve of the take-up shaft of the carousel reel is replaced, the cassette on the second slide mechanism is aligned with the take-up shaft using the lifter and the first slide mechanism. And a sleeve exchanging device for attaching and detaching the sleeve between the winding shaft and the cassette.

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