JP5270645B2 - Conveyor equipment for tire assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide conveying equipment for tire assembly capable of being efficiently used as tire conveying equipment when a tire assembly operation for a vehicle body suspended and conveyed in a vehicle assembly line is performed at right and left both sides of a conveyance passage of the vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: In the conveying equipment for tire assembly comprising: a vehicle body suspension conveyance apparatus 1 suspending a vehicle body B before the assembly of a tire T and conveying it a tire assembly operation area 4; and a tire conveyance apparatus 2 conveying the tire T to be assembled to the vehicle body B to the tire assembly operation area 4 in a synchronized state with the vehicle body B conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance apparatus 1, the tire conveyance apparatus 2 is arranged below a vehicle body conveyance passage of the vehicle body suspension conveyance apparatus 1 so that the vehicle body conveyance passage and a tire conveyance passage of the tire conveyance apparatus 2 overlap with each other in plan view. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire assembly transportation facility for transporting tires to be assembled to a vehicle body to be transported to a tire assembly work area in an automobile assembly line.

  In an automobile assembly line, a vehicle suspension system that suspends a vehicle body before assembling a tire and conveys it to a tire assembling work area, and a tire that is to be assembled to the vehicle body is synchronized with the vehicle body that is conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device. A tire assembling transport facility including a tire transporting device that transports the tire assembling work area in a state is used. Thus, as described in Patent Document 1, this type of conventional tire assembling transport facility has tire transport paths arranged in parallel on the left and right outer sides of the body transport path by the vehicle body suspension transport device in a plan view. Thus, tire conveyance devices are arranged in parallel on the left and right sides of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device.

JP 2010-70056 A

  In the conventional tire assembly transportation facility as described above, the tire transportation path is arranged in parallel on the left and right outer sides of the vehicle body transportation path in a plan view, so that the floor area occupation area as a whole facility becomes very large. Further, since the tire conveyance paths are arranged in parallel on the left and right sides of the conveyed vehicle body, the tire conveyance path and the tire conveyed on the tire conveyance path are directed to the vehicle body from the lateral side of the conveyed vehicle body. Access was hindered, and the safety and workability of the tire assembling worker and the working robot for assembling the tire were also deteriorated.

The present invention proposes a tire assembling and transporting facility that can solve the conventional problems as described above, and the tire assembling and transporting facility according to the first aspect of the present invention is described later. In order to facilitate understanding of the relationship with the examples, the reference numerals used in the description of the examples are shown in parentheses, and the vehicle body (B) prior to assembly of the tire (T) is suspended to form a tire assembly. The vehicle suspension transport device (1) that transports to the attachment work area (4) and the tire (T) to be assembled to the vehicle body (B) are synchronized with the vehicle body (B) that is transported by the vehicle suspension transport device (1). a state in the tire conveying apparatus for conveying a tire assembling work area (4) (2) assembling the tire conveyance facility wherein the tire transport device (2), the body hanging feeder (1 ) On the lower side of the vehicle body conveyance path and the tire conveyance path of the tire conveyance device (2) In disposed tire assembled for transport facility to overlap in a plan view, the tire transport device (2), all of the conveyor for supporting conveyed tires (T) is in series in a row in the tire conveyance path direction (16 ).

Further, in the second invention, the vehicle body hanging transfer device (1) for hanging the vehicle body (B) before assembling the tire (T) and conveying it to the tire assembly work area (4), and the vehicle body (B) A tire provided with a tire transport device (2) for transporting a tire (T) to be assembled to the tire assembly work area (4) in a synchronized state with the vehicle body (B) transported by the vehicle body suspension transport device (1) An assembly transportation facility, wherein the tire transportation device (2) is provided below the vehicle body transportation route of the vehicle body suspension transportation device (1) and the tires of the vehicle body transportation route and the tire transportation device (2). In a tire assembly transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with a transportation route in plan view, the tire transportation device (2) is configured to suspend a plurality of tire groups assembled to one vehicle body (B). A tire support area (21) that is supported on the lower side of each vehicle body (B) that is suspended and conveyed by the conveying device (1), and the vehicle body suspension It comprises a single slat conveyor (16) provided alternately with a worker boarding area (22) located below between the vehicle bodies (B) suspended and conveyed by the conveying device (1).

Further, in the third invention, the vehicle body suspension transfer device (1) that suspends the vehicle body (B) before assembling the tire (T) and conveys it to the tire assembly work area (4), and the vehicle body (B) A tire provided with a tire transport device (2) for transporting a tire (T) to be assembled to the tire assembly work area (4) in a synchronized state with the vehicle body (B) transported by the vehicle body suspension transport device (1) An assembly transportation facility, wherein the tire transportation device (2) is provided below the vehicle body transportation route of the vehicle body suspension transportation device (1) and the tires of the vehicle body transportation route and the tire transportation device (2). In the tire assembly transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with the transportation path in a plan view, the tire assembly work area (4) has the tire (T) conveyed by the tire conveyance device (2). Tire sorting and unloading to the left and right sides of the vehicle body (B) that has been suspended and conveyed by the vehicle body hanging and conveying device (1) Location (20) is made on-site configuration.

Further, in the fourth invention, the vehicle body hanging transfer device (1) for hanging the vehicle body (B) before assembling the tire (T) and conveying it to the tire assembly work area (4), and the vehicle body (B) A tire provided with a tire transport device (2) for transporting a tire (T) to be assembled to the tire assembly work area (4) in a synchronized state with the vehicle body (B) transported by the vehicle body suspension transport device (1) An assembly transportation facility, wherein the tire transportation device (2) is provided below the vehicle body transportation route of the vehicle body suspension transportation device (1) and the tires of the vehicle body transportation route and the tire transportation device (2). In the tire assembling transport facility disposed so as to overlap with the transport path in plan view, the vehicle body suspension transport device in plan view is provided at the upper end of the tire transport direction of the tire transport device (2). There is a tire carry-in device (19) for feeding the tire (T) from the lateral side position of (1) to the tire transport device (2). It consists of an attached structure.

According to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, since the vehicle body conveyance route conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device and the tire conveyance route conveyed by the tire conveyance device overlap in plan view, the entire facility As a result, the floor area occupied by the vehicle body is substantially the same as the floor area occupied by only the vehicle body suspending and conveying device. In addition, since the tire conveyance path does not protrude laterally from the conveyance path of the vehicle body, the tire conveyance path and the tire conveyed on the tire conveyance path are in contact with the vehicle body from the lateral side of the vehicle body to be conveyed. Access is not obstructed, and the safety and workability of the tire assembling worker and the working robot for assembling the tire are greatly improved. Further, since the tire conveying device (2) is configured by a conveyor (16) that supports and conveys all tires (T) in series in a row in the tire conveying path direction, the tire conveying device (2) Compared to the case where the tire (T) incorporated on the right side of the vehicle body (B) and the tire (T) incorporated on the left side of the vehicle body (B) are supported and conveyed in a parallel state, the tire conveyance device It is easy to install the tire conveyance device so that the tire conveyance device falls within the lateral width of the vehicle body conveyance route by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device.
Further, according to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the tire transportation device for transporting the tire in synchronization with the vehicle body in the tire assembly work area enters the transported vehicle body and performs work on the front and rear vehicle bodies. It can also be used for a man conveyor for moving the worker safely in synchronization with the vehicle body. In other words, the tire conveyor can be easily and easily implemented using the man conveyor of the vehicle body conveyor including the conventional man conveyor, and the tire assembly conveyor according to the present invention is implemented at low cost. I can do it. In this case, the worker boarding area (22) of the tire transport device (2) includes an operator boarding surface (26a) having the same height as the floor surfaces (29) on both sides of the tire transport device (2). In addition, the tire support area (21) of the tire conveyance device (2) can be configured to be one step lower than the worker boarding surface (26a) of the worker boarding area (22). According to this configuration, the tire supporting area of the tire conveying device is surrounded by the floors on the left and right sides of the tire conveying device and the worker boarding areas on both the front and rear sides, and the tires supported and conveyed are unexpectedly separated from the predetermined area. Not only can be prevented, but also the height on the floor surface of the vehicle body conveyance path of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device can be made sufficiently low to improve the workability for the vehicle body to be conveyed.

Further, according to the tire assembly transportation facility of the third aspect of the present invention, the operator manually operates the tire (T) that has been transported to the tire assembly work area (4) by the tire transport device (2). Compared to the case where it is carried out so as to be pulled out to the lateral side of the vehicle body (B), the tire (T) conveyed by the tire conveyance device (2) is transferred to the tire assembly work area (4). Since the tire sorting and unloading device (20) carries out the left and right sides of the vehicle body (B) suspended and conveyed by the hanging and conveying device (1), it is effective in terms of safety and labor saving. In this case, the tire sorting and unloading device (20) includes a pair of left and right horizontal unloading devices (49A and 49B) and lifting and posture changing devices (50A and 50B) connected to the horizontal unloading devices (49A and 49B). Each horizontal carry-out device (49A, 49B) suspends and conveys the horizontally oriented tire (T) conveyed by the tire conveyance device (2) by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device (1). Tire delivery means (51) for sending horizontally to the lateral side of the vehicle body (B) that has been sent, and a tire delivery conveyor (52) for delivering the tire (T) sent by the tire delivery means (51) to a predetermined position The lifting and posture changing device (50A, 50B) includes a tire (T) in a horizontal posture that is carried to a predetermined position by a tire carry-out conveyor (51) of the horizontal carry-out device (49A, 49B). Means for raising the assembly work height and raising the tire (T) toward the lower side in the conveyance direction of the tire conveyance device (2) It can be configured. According to this configuration, a tire assembly worker standing next to the vehicle body can easily and safely perform an operation such as placing the tire under the vehicle body on the tire assembly auxiliary stand.
When supplying a tire to the upper end of the tire conveying device (2) in the tire feeding direction, the tire is directed toward the lower end of the tire feeding direction on the upper end of the tire conveying direction of the tire conveying device (2). (T) may be configured to be fed, but according to the tire assembly transportation facility of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the path length of the tire transportation device is configured to be as short as necessary. In addition to facilitating, it is also possible to simultaneously feed a plurality of tires onto the tire transport device from the side, and the time interval for feeding tires into the tire transport device can be increased. The tires can be fed easily and easily.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the entire facility. FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the work line before the tire assembly work area of the equipment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing a tire assembling work area of the above equipment. 4 is a longitudinal front view of the work line shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a tire support area of the tire conveyance device. FIG. 6 is a partially cut longitudinal front view of the tire support area. FIG. 7 is a partially longitudinal side view showing an adjacent portion between the tire support area and the worker boarding area. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the tire carry-in device to the tire transport device. FIG. 9 is a front view showing the tire carry-in device. FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a detailed structure of a part of the tire carry-in device. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a tire sorting and unloading apparatus for unloading tires from the tire conveying apparatus. FIG. 12 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of FIG. FIG. 13 is a partially longitudinal front view showing the detailed structure of the tire sorting and unloading device. FIG. 14 is a side view of the tire assembly work area.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a vehicle suspension transporting device, 2 is a tire transporting device, 3 is a work area around the vehicle body set in the vehicle transportation route by the vehicle suspension transporting device 1, and 4 is a vehicle transportation from the work area 3. This is a tire assembly work area set in the vehicle body conveyance path on the lower side in the direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the vehicle body hanging and conveying apparatus 1 is configured such that a conveying traveling body 7 including an openable / closable hanger 6 that suspends the vehicle body B on a guide rail 5 installed on the ceiling side can freely travel. Although not shown in the figure, the transport traveling body 7 is driven to travel along the guide rail 5 at a predetermined speed by various well-known propulsion means. In addition, the transport traveling body 7 includes joint portions at a plurality of positions in the length direction so that it can smoothly travel on the vertical inclined path portion and the horizontal turning path portion of the guide rail 5 as conventionally known, The hanger 6 is suspended in a swingable manner in the front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the transporting traveling body 7, and the hanger 6 swings in the left and right lateral directions in the work area 3 and the tire assembly work area 4 around the vehicle body. Anti-swaying guide rails 9 are installed to prevent the hanger 6 from moving by abutting against the rollers 8 pivotally supported on the left and right sides of the upper end of the hanger 6.

  A low-level conveyance path section connected to a high-level conveyance path section 10 that conveys the vehicle body B horizontally at a high level above the floor surface via a downward inclined path section 11 in the vehicle-body conveyance path of the vehicle body suspension conveyance apparatus 1 12 and an intermediate level transport path section 14 connected to the low level transport path section 12 via an upward inclined path section 13. In the low level transport path section 12, the vehicle body B to be transported is lowered to near the floor level, and the entire length of the low level transport path section 12 is a work area 3 with respect to the periphery of the vehicle body. The intermediate level conveyance path section 14 is a path section through which the vehicle body B is horizontally conveyed at a height at which a tire mounting operation can be easily performed on the vehicle body B conveyed by an operator standing on the floor surface. The tire assembling work area 4 is set in the conveyance path section 14.

  The tire conveyance device 2 is configured by a slat conveyor 16 driven by a motor 15, near the end of the high-level conveyance path portion 10 (near the start end of the downward inclined path portion 11) in the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1. A horizontal tire conveyance path is formed from the position to a lower position on the lower side of the tire assembly work area 4 of the intermediate level conveyance path section 14. The slat conveyor 16 constituting the tire conveyance path has a pit 18 formed on the floor surface at a position directly below the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 so as to overlap the vehicle body conveyance route of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 in plan view. A tire carry-in device 19 is provided near the start end, and a tire sorting / unloading device 20 is provided near the end of the tire assembly work area 4.

  The detailed structure of the slat conveyor 16 constituting the tire conveying device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. The slat conveyor 16 moves four tires T assembled to the vehicle body B in the tire conveying direction of the slat conveyor 16. Tire support areas 21 that are supported in series in a row and worker boarding areas 22 are alternately arranged in the tire conveyance direction. Each of the four tire support portions 21a to 21d in the tire support area 21 includes three slat plates 23a to 23c that support the tire T in a state in which the tire T is laid horizontally, and the tire T is attached to each of the slat plates 23a to 23c. A number of rollers 24 are slidably supported so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the tire conveying direction. One slat plate is provided between the tire support portions 21a to 21d and outside the tire support portions 21a and 21d at both ends. 25 is interposed. The worker boarding area 22 is one level higher than the tire support level by the roller 24 of each tire support portion 21a to 21d in the tire support area 21, specifically, the tire T supported by each tire support portion 21a to 21d. The worker boarding surface 26 a located at a level slightly lower than the upper surface level is configured by a plurality of slat plates 26. Thus, all the slat plates 23a to 23c, 25, and 26 are supported by the link plates 27a whose left and right sides are located inside the pair of left and right roller chains 27, and each of the pair of left and right roller chains 27 is provided. The slat conveyor 16 is configured by the rollers 27b being supported on the pair of left and right guide rails 28.

  The slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 having the above-described configuration is installed in the pit 18 so that the worker boarding surface 26a of the worker boarding area 22 is flush with the floor surface 29 around the conveyor. The four tires T supported in series in each tire support area 21 are positioned below each vehicle body B conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 on the upper side, and each worker boarding area 22 is The traveling body 7 for transportation of the vehicle suspension and transportation device 1 and the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transportation device 2 are operated synchronously so as to maintain a state of being positioned below each vehicle body B. The space between the slat conveyor 16 and the floor 29 around the pit 18 is closed by a pit cover floor 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the tire carry-in device 19 includes a tire mount 31 installed in parallel with the tire transport device 2 on the floor surface on one side of the tire transport device 2, and the tire mount 31 and the tire transport. It consists of two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B installed in parallel with the apparatus 2. The tire pedestal 31 supports at least four tires T so as to be slidable in a free direction on a horizontal two-dimensional plane, and has a universal seat 31b made of an idle ball on a horizontal table plate 31a. An array is installed. The two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B have the same structure, and are composed of a tire spacing delivery means 33 on the tire mount 31 side and a tire delivery belt conveyor 34 on the tire transport device 2 side.

  The tire spacing delivery means 33 has an overall length capable of supporting two tires T in series, and an inclined free roller conveyor 35 capable of sliding the supporting tire T toward the tire delivery belt conveyor 34 by gravity, It is composed of two front and rear openable tire stoppers 36a, 36b disposed on the upper side of the inclined free roller conveyor 35. Both tire stoppers 36a, 36b are a pair of left and right arms 39a, 39b, one end of which is pivotally supported by a pair of left and right vertical support shafts 38a, 38b below the common movable base 37, and each of these arms 39a. , 39b, stopper rollers 40a, 40b rotatably supported by vertical support shafts below the free ends, and levers 41a swingable around the vertical support shafts 38a, 38b integrally with the arms 39a, 39b. 41b, a free vertical end of both levers 41a and 41b, an interlocking vertical shaft 42 interlockingly connected through a long hole provided in these levers 41a and 41b, and a cylinder unit 43 attached to the movable base 37 Has been. The cylinder unit 43 is provided with the interlocking vertical shaft 42 at the tip of the piston rod 43a, and the pair of left and right arms 39a and 39b are opened and closed symmetrically by the movement of the piston rod 43a. The cylinder unit 43 of the front tire stopper 36a and the cylinder unit 43 of the rear tire stopper 36b are arranged symmetrically so that the piston rods 43a are concentrically opposed to each other.

  A common movable base 37 that supports the two front and rear tire stoppers 36a and 36b is attached to the fixed frame 44 below the fixed frame 44 that is installed over the tire feeding means 32A and 32B. The tire feeding direction of the tire feeding means 32A, 32B via a plurality of slide guides 45 and a pair of left and right slide guide rails 46 laid on the movable base 37 so as to engage with the slide guides 45. A movable base 37 that is supported movably within a certain range in the front-rear direction and is slid downwardly by gravity (on the side where the tire conveyor belt conveyor 34 is located) is attached to the movable base 37 side. A pair of left and right buffering spring units 48 received via the plate 47 are provided on the fixed frame 44 side, and the movable base 37 is positioned at a fixed position.The tire conveyor belt conveyor 34 following the tire gap delivery means 33 is a conveyor belt 34a that inherits the tire T discharged from the upper tire gap delivery means 33 and forcibly conveys it to the tire conveyor 2; The motor 34b drives the conveyor belt 34a.

  Next, the tire sorting / unloading device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. The tire sorting / unloading device 20 includes horizontal unloading devices 49 </ b> A and 49 </ b> B disposed on the left and right sides of the tire transport device 2, and the horizontal Lifting and posture changing devices 50A and 50B connected to the carrying-out devices 49A and 49B, the horizontal carrying-out devices 49A and 49B being supported on the tire support area 21 of the tire conveying device 2 Tire T is fed horizontally so as to be alternately distributed to the left and right sides of the tire transport device 2, and one tire delivery means 51 common to both horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B, and the tire delivered by the tire delivery means 51 It is composed of a tire carry-out conveyor 52 that carries T to a predetermined position, and lifting and posture changing devices 50A and 50B are a horizontal carry-out device 49. , 49B, the tire T in a horizontal posture that has been unloaded to a predetermined position by the tire unloading conveyor 52 is raised to the tire assembly work height and the tire T is raised toward the lower side in the conveying direction of the tire conveying device 2. .

  In further detail, the tire delivery means 51 common to both horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B is provided between the tire conveyance path of the tire conveyance apparatus 2 and the vehicle conveyance path of the vehicle body suspension conveyance apparatus 1 on the left and right. A movable table 53 that can be moved transversely in the lateral direction, a plurality of tire pushing rollers 54 that are each supported by a vertical support shaft in series in the tire conveying direction below the movable table 53, and the movable table 53 are reciprocated. The cylinder unit 55 is configured to be moved. The movable table 53 is supported by a pair of slide guide rails 57 a and 57 b on a freely movable wheel via slide guides 56 attached to both upper sides of the movable table 53. The pair of slide guide rails 57a and 57b traverses on the tire conveyance path of the tire conveyance device 2 between support frames 58a and 58b installed in parallel to the tire conveyance device 2 on the left and right sides of the tire conveyance device 2. It is attached to the lower side of a pair of rail support frames 59a, 59b constructed in this way. The cylinder unit 55 is attached to the side portion of the rail support frame 59 a on one side, and the tip end of the piston rod 55 a is connected to the tip end portion of the extension plate 53 a provided continuously from one end portion of the movable base 53. Therefore, by moving the piston rod 55a of the cylinder unit 55 back and forth, as shown in FIG. 13, the tire push roller 54 of the movable base 53 is moved between the one side position and the other side position of the tire transport device 2. Can be reciprocated between.

  The tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B includes a horizontal roller conveyor unit 60 adjacent to the tire transfer device 2 and an inclined free roller conveyor unit 61 following the horizontal roller conveyor unit 60. Reference numeral 60 denotes a plurality of free rollers 60a pivotally supported in the end region on the tire transport device 2 side, and is pivotally supported between the group of free rollers 60a and the inclined free roller conveyor 61 and driven by a motor 60b. The inclined free roller conveyor 61 is composed of three roller groups 61 a to 61 c installed on the gantry 62.

  Lifting and posture changing devices 50A and 50B include a lifting body 63, a lifting drive means 64 that drives the lifting body 63 to lift and lower, a tire support base 65 provided on the lifting body 63, and a cylinder that switches the posture of the tire support base 65. The unit 66 is configured. The elevating body 63 includes a pair of elevating guide rails 68 attached to a fixed frame 67 erected on the mount 62, and a slide guide attached to the elevating body 63 and engaged with the pair of elevating guide rails 68. It is supported via 69 so as to be vertically movable. The raising / lowering drive means 64 includes a cylinder unit 70 vertically attached to the gantry 62 and the fixed frame 67, a tooth ring 71 pivotally supported at the tip of the piston rod 70 a of the cylinder unit 70, and a shaft near the upper end of the fixed frame 67. The supported position fixing tooth ring 72 and one end are locked to the upper end of the fixing frame 67, the other end is locked to the upper end of the lifting body 63, and the middle is the lower side of the tooth ring 71 and the position fixing tooth ring 72. 13 is wound up so as to pass through the upper side, and the piston rod 70a of the cylinder unit 70 raises and lowers the tooth ring 71 between the descending limit shown by the phantom line and the rising limit shown by the solid line in FIG. By doing so, the lifting and lowering body 63 is configured to move up and down in the opposite direction by a distance twice as much as the amount of lifting of the tooth ring 71.

  The tire support base 65 provided in the lifting body 63 has a rotating shaft that protrudes horizontally in a cantilevered manner from the lifting body 63 toward the lateral side position of the inclined free roller conveyor unit 61 in the tire carry-out conveyor 52 in plan view. 74, a pair of tire support arms 75 extending horizontally in a cantilevered manner from the rotary shaft 74 into the gaps between the roller groups 61a to 61c of the inclined free roller conveyor 61, and both tire support arms 75 The tire receiving plate 76 is vertically fixed to the base end portion. The cylinder unit 66 for switching the posture of the tire support 65 is pivotally supported in the vertical and vertical direction on the back side of the lifting body 63, and the tip of the piston rod 66 a extending downward is the base end of the rotating shaft 74. Is pivotally connected to the free end of a lever 74a attached to the lever 74a. Thus, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 14, when the lever 74a is swung to the lower limit by the piston rod 66a, the pair of tire support arms are rotated by the rotating shaft 74 that rotates in conjunction with the swing of the lever 74a. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 14, when the lever 74a is swung to the ascending limit by the piston rod 66a, a pair of rotation shafts 74 rotate in conjunction with the swing of the lever 74a. The tire support arm 75 is raised toward the tire conveyance direction of the tire conveyance device 2 and is configured to be in an obliquely upward standing posture.

  The use method and operation of the tire assembling conveyance apparatus of the present invention configured as described above will be described. The work area 3 for the vehicle body periphery set in the vehicle body conveyance path of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 and the subsequent work area 3 are described. In the tire assembly work area 4, the transport traveling body 7 is controlled so as to continuously travel at a constant fine speed. On the other hand, the slat conveyor 16 of the tire conveying device 2 conveys the tire T supported by the tire supporting area 21 continuously running at a constant fine speed in the work area 3 and the tire assembling work area 4 subsequent to the periphery of the vehicle body. The vehicle is suspended in synchronism with the vehicle body hanging and conveying apparatus 1 so as to move in the same direction at the same speed as the traveling body 7. At this time, each tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16 is located immediately below each vehicle body B supported by the hanger 6 of the transport traveling body 7, and each worker boarding area 22 on the slat conveyor 16 is In a state where the vehicle body B adjacent to the front and rear is positioned directly below, the transport traveling body 7 of the vehicle body suspension transport device 1 and the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 are operated synchronously.

  The tire T assembled to the vehicle body B is supplied to the starting end portion of the tire transport device 2 by the tire carry-in device 19. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, four tires T necessary for one vehicle body B are placed on the tire pedestal 31 of the tire carry-in device 19, and each tire T on the tire pedestal 31 is placed by the operator's hand. It is sent out onto each inclined free roller conveyor 35 of the two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B by work. At this time, the two front and rear tire stoppers 36a, 36b in the tire spacing delivery means 33 of each tire feeding means 32A, 32B are rear stopper rollers 40a, 40b as shown by one side tire feeding means 32A in FIG. Is opened and the front side stopper rollers 40a and 40b are closed, so that the tire T that is sent onto each inclined free roller conveyor 35 and slides downward is inclined by opening the tire stoppers 36a and 36b. After passing through the positions of the rear-side stopper rollers 40a and 40b, they are received by the closed front-side stopper rollers 40a and 40b.

  The tire stopper 36a moves in a closing direction in which the pair of left and right arms 39a and 39b approach each other around the vertical support shafts 38a and 38b via the levers 41a and 41b by moving the piston rod 43a of the cylinder unit 43 forward. By swinging, the distance between the pair of left and right stopper rollers 40a, 40b is narrowed, the tire T is switched to the closed position, and the piston rod 43a of the cylinder unit 43 is moved back and forth. The arms 39a and 39b swing around the vertical support shafts 38a and 38b in the opening direction so as to be separated from each other, and the distance between the pair of left and right stopper rollers 40a and 40b is widened so that the tire T is allowed to pass. . In the tire stopper 36b, the moving direction of the piston rod 43a of the cylinder unit 43 and the opening / closing movement direction of the pair of left and right arms 39a and 39b are opposite to the tire stopper 36a.

  As described above, if the tire T sent onto each inclined free roller conveyor 35 of the two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B is received by the stopper rollers 40a, 40b in the closed position on the front side, Subsequently, the tire T is sent onto each inclined free roller conveyor 35 and stopped in a state of being connected to the rear side of the preceding tire T received by the stopper rollers 40a and 40b in the front closed position. From the state where the two tires T are restrained in series on the respective inclined free roller conveyors 35 of the two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B, as shown by one side tire feeding means 32A in FIG. In addition, the stopper rollers 40a and 40b in the closed position on the front side of both tire feeding means 32A and 32B are switched to the open position, and the stopper rollers 40a and 40b on the rear side are switched to the closed position. As a result, the front left and right two tires T are simultaneously slid and discharged by gravity onto the tire delivery belt conveyor 34, but the subsequent left and right two tires T are rear stopper rollers 40a, It is received by 40b. The tire T transferred onto the tire delivery belt conveyors 34 of the two rows of tire feeding means 32A, 32B is driven by the motor 34b so that the tire conveyor 2 is driven by the conveyor belt 34a of the tire delivery belt conveyor 34. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the tire T can be automatically stopped at the front end predetermined position P of each tire delivery belt conveyor 34 by the drive control of the conveyor belt 34a.

  On the other hand, since the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 is driven at a constant fine speed as described above, among the four tire support portions 21a to 21d in series in the tire transport direction of one tire support area 21, When the first two tire support portions 21a and 21b are adjacent to the outlets of two tire delivery belt conveyors 34 in parallel of the tire feeding means 32A and 32B, the conveyor belts 34a of the two tire delivery belt conveyors 34 are motorized. By driving by 34b, the left and right two tires T waiting at the front end position of each tire delivery belt conveyor 34 are simultaneously sent to the tire transport device 2 side, and the first two tire support portions 21a, 21a, 21b can be transferred.

  If the tire T is discharged from the tire conveyor belt conveyor 34 to the tire conveying device 2 side, the front tire is located at the front end position of the inclined free roller conveyor 35 in the tire spacing delivery means 33 of both tire feeding means 32A and 32B. The two left and right tires T received by the stopper rollers 40a and 40b of the stopper 36a are discharged onto the two-belt delivery belt conveyor 34 by switching the stopper rollers 40a and 40b of the tire stopper 36a to the open posture; By driving both the tire delivery belt conveyors 34, the tires are conveyed to the front end fixed position P of the both tire delivery belt conveyors 34. When the two tire support portions 21c and 21d in the latter half of the tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16 moving at a constant fine speed reach the positions adjacent to the front ends of the two-belt delivery belt conveyors 34, as described above. The two tires T and the two left and right tires T waiting at the front end fixed position P of the two tire delivery belt conveyors 34 are supported by the two tire delivery belt conveyors 34 in the latter half of the tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16. It can be simultaneously transferred onto the parts 21c and 21d.

  If the first two tires T on the left and right are discharged from the inclined free roller conveyor 35 of the tire spacing means 33 of the tire feeding means 32A and 32B of the tire carry-in device 19 onto the tire conveyor belt conveyor 34, The stopper rollers 40a and 40b of the front tire stopper 36a of both tire spacing delivery means 33 are switched to the closed position, and the stopper rollers 40a and 40b of the rear tire stopper 36b are switched to the open position, and the rear tire stopper 36b The two left and right tires T received by the stopper rollers 40a and 40b are slid by gravity on the inclined free roller conveyor 35 to the front tire stopper 36a and stopped by the stopper rollers 40a and 40b of the front tire stopper 36a in the closed position. To. In this state, the tire T is fed onto the respective inclined free roller conveyors 35 from the tire mount 31 and again, two tires are respectively provided on the inclined free roller conveyors 35 of the tire spacing delivery means 33 of both tire feeding means 32A and 32B. T can be stopped and waited in series.

  In each of the tire feeding means 32A and 32B, when the tire T sliding on the inclined free roller conveyor 35 due to gravity is inclined and received by the tire stoppers 36a and 36b of the tire spacing sending means 33, these tire stoppers 36a. , 36b is subjected to a large impact toward the inclined lower side of the inclined free roller conveyor 35. However, the movable base 37 to which these two front and rear tire stoppers 36a and 36b are attached can move back and forth along an inclined path parallel to the inclined free roller conveyor 35 along the slide guide rail 46 with respect to the fixed frame 44. As shown in FIG. 10, since the contact plate 47 on the movable base 37 side is received by the buffering spring unit 48 on the fixed frame 44 side, the tire stopper 36a is positioned in a fixed position. , 36b receives the tire T that slides downward in the tilt, and the impact is applied from the movable base 37 with a slight movement of the movable base 37 provided with the tire stoppers 36a, 36b downward in the tilt. It is configured to be absorbed by the buffer spring unit 48 via the contact plate 47.

  As described above, in each tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2, the tire T is divided into two times from the tire carry-in device 19 to all the four tire support portions 21a to 21d in series. Can be sent. Thus, each tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16 moves at a constant fine speed below the work area 3 set in the vehicle body conveyance path of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1. On the other hand, each conveyance traveling body 7 of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 is transferred from the high level conveyance path unit 10 to the low level conveyance path unit 12 via the downward inclined path unit 11 while the vehicle body B is supported on the hanger 6. While the vehicle body B that has entered and is being transported in a suspended manner approaches the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2, it moves through the work area 3 in the low-level transport path section 12 at a constant fine speed. As described above, the transport traveling body 7 of the vehicle body suspension transport device 1 and the tire support areas 21 on the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 are in the same direction while maintaining the relative positional relationship as described above. Since they are operated synchronously so as to move at the same speed, in the work area 3, each vehicle body B transported by the vehicle body suspension transport device 2 and four tires T in series conveyed by the tire transport device 2 are Four Tire T in synchronism so as to hide under side of the vehicle body B will be moved at a constant very low speed.

  Accordingly, an operator who performs various operations on the vehicle body B that moves in the work area 3 walks on the floor 30 for the pit covers 30 and the floor 29 on the left and right sides of the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2. The work on both the left and right sides of the vehicle body B can be performed, and the work on both the front and rear sides of the vehicle body B enters the worker boarding area 22 in the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 located between the vehicle bodies B adjacent to each other. Thus, it is possible to safely perform work on the worker boarding surface 26a of the slat plate 26 of the worker boarding area 22 that is moving in synchronization with the vehicle body B being conveyed.

  The transport traveling body 7 that suspends and transports the vehicle body B passes through the work area 3 and then moves from the low level transport path section 12 to the intermediate level transport path section 14 via the upward inclined path section 13. The vehicle travels in the tire assembling work area 4 set at the starting end of the intermediate level conveyance path section 14. On the other hand, the four tires T supported in series on the respective tire support areas 21 on the slat conveyor 16 of the tire transport device 2 are synchronized with the vehicle body B located on the upper side thereof from the work area 3 to the tire assembly work area. 4 and arrives at the tire sorting and unloading device 20 provided in the tire assembling work area 4.

  Four tire support portions 21a to 21d connected in series in each tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16 include a front right tire, a left front wheel tire, a right rear wheel tire, and a left rear wheel tire from the top. It is assumed that the tires T are carried in by the tire carry-in device 19 so that they are arranged in order. Thus, when the right front wheel tire T supported by the leading tire support portion 21a arrives at the tire sorting and unloading device 20, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, it is common to the horizontal unloading devices 49A and 49B. Since the movable base 53 of the tire delivery means 51 stands by on the left side of the tire transport device 2, when the leading tire support 21 a arrives at the position of the tire delivery means 51, the piston rod 55 a of the cylinder unit 55 advances. The movable platform 53 is moved laterally from the left standby position to the right side by the advance movement to the limit position, and the tire support roller 54 provided on the movable platform 53 is used to move the movable platform 53 to the front of the tire support area 21 on the slat conveyor 16. The tire T supported by 21a is pushed rightward.

  As a result, the tire T is pushed out from the tire support portion 21a onto the horizontal roller conveyor portion 60 in the tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the right horizontal carry-out device 49A, and passes through the free roller 60a in the horizontal roller conveyer portion 60. Then, the tire T is pushed out onto the driving roller 60c driven by the motor 60b. Thereafter, the tire T is fed out onto the next-stage inclined free roller conveyor 61 by the driving roller 60c, and this inclined free roller conveyor 61 Glide up and down with gravity. At this time, the lifting body 63 of the lifting and posture changing device 50A on the right side stands by at the lower limit position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 13, and two tires arranged in parallel on the tire support base 65 provided in the lifting body 63 are provided. The support arm 75 is at a position lower than the tire support position of the roller groups 61 a to 61 c between the three roller groups 61 a to 61 c in parallel of the inclined free roller conveyor unit 61. Accordingly, the tire T that has slid downward on the inclined free roller conveyor 61 due to gravity is received by the elevating body 63 waiting at the lower limit position, and the tire support base 65 is located below the tire T. Two tire support arms 75 in parallel are positioned. The tire T may be directly received by the elevating body 63. However, as shown in the figure, the tire T is received by a buffer member 63a attached to the side of the elevating body 63 facing the inclined free roller conveyor 61. It can be configured as follows.

  The movable base 53 of the tire delivery means 51 that has pushed the tire T onto the tire carry-out conveyor 52 in the right horizontal carry-out device 49A is advanced by the piston rod 55a of the cylinder unit 55, as shown in phantom lines in FIGS. At the position where the pushing out to the right side that has reached the limit position is completed, that is, at the position where the tire extruding roller 54 provided in the movable platform 53 slightly protrudes to the right side of the slat conveyor 16, the apparatus stands by. Then, when the tire support portion 21b next to the leading tire support portion 21a that is empty on the slat conveyor 16 side arrives at the position of the tire delivery means 51, the piston rod 55a of the cylinder unit 55 is moved from the advanced position to the original position. It is pulled back to the entry limit position. As a result, the tire T supported on the second tire support portion 21b is pushed out to the tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the left horizontal carry-out device 49B by the tire push roller 54 of the movable base 53. The tire T pushed out to the tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the left horizontal carry-out device 49B passes through the horizontal roller conveyer section 60 and the inclined free roller conveyer section 61 of the tire carry-out conveyor 52, and the inclined free roller conveyer section. At the end position 61 below the inclination, the lift and reception body 63 stands by at the lower limit position of the lifting and posture changing device 50B on the left side. That is, the tire delivery means 51 common to the horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B is configured to move the tire T on the two front and rear tire support portions 21a and 21b on the slat conveyor 16 side to the left and right sides by one reciprocating movement of the movable table 53. Can be sequentially distributed onto the tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B.

  The tires T distributed and carried to the end positions below the inclination of the tire carry-out conveyor 52 of the left and right horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B are lifted to the tire assembly work height by the left and right lifting and posture changing devices 50A and 50B. It is raised to a predetermined angle toward the tire conveying direction of the tire conveying device 2 (the vehicle conveying direction of the vehicle body hanging conveying device 1). More specifically, when the piston rod 70a of the cylinder unit 70 is in the advanced limit position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 13, the chain 73 that suspends the lift 63 is most loosened. The elevating body 63 is lowered to the lower limit position, but after the tire T reaches the end position of the inclined free roller conveyor section 61, the piston rod 70a is moved back and forth. The lower end tooth ring 71 is lowered to pull down the portion between the position fixing tooth ring 72 and the fixed end of the chain 73, so that the elevating body 63 that has been waiting at the lower limit position can be moved along the phantom line in FIG. It can be raised to the ascending limit position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  As the elevating body 63 rises from the lower limit position, the tire T received by the elevating body 63 at the lower end position of the inclined free roller conveyor 61 is the roller group 61a of the inclined free roller conveyor 61. It is lifted from the inclined free roller conveyor 61 by two parallel tire support arms 75 rising from between ~ 61c. After the elevating body 63 reaches the ascent end position and stops, or before the elevating body 63 reaches the ascent end position, the piston rod 66a of the cylinder unit 66 is moved downward to swing the lever 74a downward by a predetermined angle. When it is moved, the tire support arm 75 integrated with the lever 74a and the rotation shaft 74 is rotated upward by a predetermined angle around the rotation shaft 74 with respect to the lifting body 64, and the piston of the cylinder unit 66 When the rod 66a reaches the advancing limit position, the tire T supported by the tire support arm 75 reaches a predetermined angle toward the tire conveyance direction of the tire conveyance device 2 (the vehicle conveyance direction of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1). Will be awakened. At this time, the tire T that slides on the tire support arm 75 to the side where the rotation shaft 74 is caused by gravity is received by the tire receiving plate 76, and the tire receiving plate 76 has a pair of stoppers for positioning the received tire T. Members 76a and 76b can be additionally provided.

  As described above, the left and right horizontal carry-out devices 49A and 49B of the tire sorting and carry-out device 20 and the left and right lifting and posture changing devices 50A and 50B are lifted to the tire assembly work height, and the tire carrying direction of the tire carrying device 2 is as follows. The tires T raised up to a predetermined angle toward (the vehicle body conveyance direction of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1) are workers on the left and right sides of the vehicle body conveyance route of the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1 in the tire assembly work area 4, respectively. The right and left ends of the front axle of the vehicle body B picked up from the tire support base 65 of the lifting body 63 and suspended and conveyed in the middle level conveyance path portion 14 of the tire conveyance device 2 located right next to the tire picking work position. Assembling work is performed respectively. After the tire T is picked up from the tire support base 65 of the lifting body 63, the piston rod 70a of the cylinder unit 70 of the lifting drive means 64 advances to the original advance limit position, and the chain 73 is loosened to lift the lifting body. 63 (tire support 65) is lowered to the original lower limit position. As a result, the tire support arm 75 enters below the tire support position of the inclined free roller conveyor 61 to prepare for the next action. Note that the moving amount of the piston rod 70a in the lift drive means 64, that is, the lift distance of the tooth wheel 71, is that the tooth wheel 71 acts as a moving pulley. Half of the lifting distance between

  As described above, the tire assembling work is performed on the left and right ends of the front axle of the vehicle body B conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device 1. On the tire conveyance device 2 side, the tire support at the head of the tire support area 21 is performed. After the distribution of the tires T from the portion 21a and the second tire support portion 21b is completed, the third tire support portion 21c and the last tire support portion 21d sequentially arrive at the tire distribution / unloading device 20, so The same action as the sequential sorting and unloading operation of the tires T from the tire support portion 21a and the second tire support portion 21b is the same as the horizontal unloading devices 49A and 49B on the left and right sides of the tire sorting and unloading device 20, and the lifting and posture changing device 50A. , 50B. Accordingly, the worker who has finished the tire assembly work for the left and right ends of the front axle of the vehicle body B or another worker in charge of the rear tire assembly then lifts the tire sorting and unloading device 20 and the posture changing devices 50A and 50B. As a result, the tire T lifted and raised in position can be assembled to the left and right ends of the rear axle of the vehicle body B in which the tire T is assembled to the left and right ends of the front axle.

  The tire support area 21 and the operator boarding area 22 that are emptied after lowering all four tires T are routed through a return path below the tire conveyance path by the rotation of the slat conveyor 16 at a constant slow speed. The tire is returned to the start position of the tire conveyance path, and the four tires T are sequentially carried on the four tire support portions 21a to 21d in series in the tire support area 21 in the tire carry-in device 19 again.

  Note that the tire delivery means 51 of the horizontal delivery devices 49A and 49B in the tire sorting and delivery device 20 is a right-side tire delivery means for delivering the tire T to the horizontal delivery device 49A for delivering the tire T to the right side of the vehicle body conveyance path, and the vehicle body conveyance. It is also possible to divide it into left-facing tire sending means for sending the tire T to the horizontal carrying-out device 49B that carries the tire T to the left side of the route. When configuring the tire delivery means 51 in this way, it is also possible to configure the tire transport device 2 by arranging a conveyor for transporting the right tire and a conveyor for transporting the left tire below the vehicle body transport path. It is.

  The transport system for tire assembly according to the present invention can be effectively used as a tire transport facility when performing tire assembly work on a vehicle body suspended and transported on an automobile assembly line on both the left and right sides of the transport path of the vehicle body.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body suspension conveyance apparatus 2 Tire conveyance apparatus 3 Work area with respect to vehicle body 4 Tire assembly work area 5 Guide rail 6 Hanger 7 Transporting traveling body 16 Slat conveyor 19 Tire carrying-in apparatus 20 Tire sorting and unloading apparatus 21 Tire support area 21a to 21a 21d Tire support section 22 Worker boarding area 23a-23c, 25, 26 Slat plate 24 Tire support roller 31 Tire mount 32A, 32B Tire feed means 33 Tire spacing feed means 34 Tire feed belt conveyor 35 Inclined free roller conveyor 36a 36b Tire stopper 37 Base 39a, 39b Arm 40a, 40b Stopper roller 43, 55, 66, 70 Cylinder unit 44, 67 Fixed frame 45, 56, 69 Slide guide 46, 57 , 57b Slide guide rail 48 Buffer spring unit 49A, 49B Horizontal carry-out device 50A, 50B Lifting and posture changing device 51 Tire delivery means 52 Tire carry-out conveyor 53 Movable base 54 Tire extruding roller 60 Horizontal roller conveyor 60a Free roller 60c Drive Roller 61 Inclination free roller conveyor 61a-61c Roller group 63 Lifting body 64 Lifting drive means 65 Tire support base 68 Lifting guide rail 71 Tooth ring 72 Position fixed tooth ring 73 Chain 74 Rotating shaft 75 Tire support arm 76 Tire receiving plate

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A vehicle suspension system that suspends the vehicle body before assembling the tire and conveys it to the tire assembly work area, and the tire assembly that is synchronized with the vehicle body that is transported by the vehicle suspension and conveyance device. a tire assembly for transport facility equipped with a tire conveying device for conveying the work area, the tire transport device, on the lower side of the vehicle body conveyance path of the vehicle body suspended conveying apparatus, wherein the tire transport and the vehicle body conveyance path In the tire assembling transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with the tire transportation path of the apparatus in plan view ,
The tire conveying apparatus is a tire assembling conveying facility configured by a conveyor that supports and conveys all tires in a line in a row in the tire conveying path direction . A vehicle suspension system that suspends the vehicle body before assembling the tire and conveys it to the tire assembly work area, and the tire assembly that is synchronized with the vehicle body that is transported by the vehicle suspension and conveyance device. A tire assembling transport facility including a tire transport device for transporting to a work area, wherein the tire transport device is disposed below the vehicle body transport route of the vehicle body suspension transport device and the tire transport route. In the tire assembling transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with the tire transportation path of the apparatus in plan view,
The tire conveyance device includes a tire support area that supports a plurality of tire groups assembled to one vehicle body below each vehicle body that is suspended and conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveyance device, and the vehicle body suspension conveyance device. A tire assembling and transporting facility comprising one slat conveyor provided alternately with a worker boarding area located below each vehicle body suspended and transported . The worker boarding area of the tire transport device includes a worker boarding surface having the same height as the floor surface on both sides of the tire transport device, and the tire support area of the tire transport device is the work of the worker boarding area. The tire assembling transport facility according to claim 2, which is configured to be one step lower than the passenger boarding surface . A vehicle suspension system that suspends the vehicle body before assembling the tire and conveys it to the tire assembly work area, and the tire assembly that is synchronized with the vehicle body that is transported by the vehicle suspension and conveyance device. A tire assembling transport facility including a tire transport device for transporting to a work area, wherein the tire transport device is disposed below the vehicle body transport route of the vehicle body suspension transport device and the tire transport route. In the tire assembling transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with the tire transportation path of the apparatus in plan view,
In the tire assembly work area, a tire sorting and unloading device for unloading the tire conveyed by the tire conveying device to the left and right sides of the vehicle body that has been suspended and conveyed by the vehicle body hanging and conveying device is provided. Transportation equipment for tire assembly. The tire sorting and unloading device includes a pair of left and right horizontal unloading devices and a lifting and posture changing device connected to each horizontal unloading device, and each horizontal unloading device has a horizontal posture conveyed by the tire conveying device. The tire is composed of a tire delivery means for sending the tire horizontally to the lateral side of the vehicle body that has been suspended and conveyed by the vehicle body suspension conveying device, and a tire delivery conveyor that carries the tire delivered by the tire delivery means to a predetermined position. The lifting and posture changing device raises the tire in a horizontal posture, which has been carried out to a predetermined position by the tire carry-out conveyor of the horizontal carry-out device, to a tire assembly work height and lowers the tire in the carrying direction of the tire carrying device. 5. The tire assembling transport facility according to claim 4 , wherein the tire assembling transport facility comprises means for raising the tire toward the side . A vehicle suspension system that suspends the vehicle body before assembling the tire and conveys it to the tire assembly work area, and the tire assembly that is synchronized with the vehicle body that is transported by the vehicle suspension and conveyance device. A tire assembling transport facility including a tire transport device for transporting to a work area, wherein the tire transport device is disposed below the vehicle body transport route of the vehicle body suspension transport device and the tire transport route. In the tire assembling transportation facility arranged so as to overlap with the tire transportation path of the apparatus in plan view,
For tire assembly , a tire carrying device that feeds the tire conveying device to the tire conveying device from a lateral side position of the vehicle body hanging conveying device in a plan view is provided at an end on the upper side in the tire feeding direction of the tire conveying device . Transport equipment.

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