JP5468584B2 - Pachinko machine inspection device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine inspection apparatus incorporated in an inspection part of an inspection line in order to stop each of the pachinko machines in the straight line and enable each inspection on both sides of the pachinko machine at the same place. is there.

  The inspection of the pachinko machine consists of inspection of the surface such as the nailing state, the arrangement of the accessory device, the flow state of the safe ball or the out ball, and the inspection of the back surface of the electric system including the wiring state of the wire harness. There are two types. According to Patent Document 1, the inspections of the front and back surfaces of the pachinko machine are performed at different locations. By performing the inspection at the same location, the inspection efficiency is improved, the number of inspectors is reduced, and the inspection line is shortened. A pachinko machine inspection apparatus is disclosed.

  In the apparatus of Patent Document 1, in order to maintain the vertical posture of the pachinko machine 8 placed on the roller conveyor 10, the support tool 14 that supports the upper end of the pachinko machine 8 is raised and lowered, and the support tool 14 is raised. In addition, the pachinko machine 8 is configured to rotate while the upper end surface of the pachinko machine 8 is pressed by the pressing tool 20 that is moved up and down by the elevating cylinder 18.

  Therefore, when the inspection is finished and the pachinko machine 8 is unloaded from the inspection unit, the support tool 14 rising from the upper end of the pachinko machine 8 is lowered and the support 14 is attached to the upper end of the pachinko machine 8. At the time of re-insertion of the support tool 14, the support tool 14 does not fit well to the upper end portion of the pachinko base 8, and the upper end portion of the pachinko base 8 is damaged by the support tool 14. Or, there was a situation where it was slightly broken.

  When the pachinko machine 8 is rotated 180 ° (half rotation) in order to change the inspection surface of the pachinko machine 8 to the back surface or to turn the front surface to the front after the back surface inspection, the pachinko machine 8 The upper end of the pachinko machine 8 is supported by the support tool 14 when the pachinko machine 8 is rotated or after the upper machine is supported by the pressing tool 20 in a single point. If an external force is unexpectedly applied to the pachinko machine 8 before it is moved, the single-point support of the pachinko machine 8 by the pressing tool 20 is released, and the pachinko machine 8 is tilted or falls in an extreme case. There was a bug.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-144082

  The present invention prevents tilting or overturning of the pachinko machine by always keeping the upper end of the pachinko machine with the pachinko machine support when changing the inspection surface of the front and back of the pachinko machine, An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine inspection device capable of preventing damage to the upper end of the pachinko machine due to the lifting and lowering of the support.

The invention of claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem is to inspect the inspection part of the inspection line so that each inspection on both the front and back surfaces of the pachinko machine can be stopped at the same place by stopping the pachinko machine in the middle of the linear conveyance. A pachinko machine inspection apparatus to be incorporated, which can be transported with the pachinko machine mounted thereon, and can be pivoted around a vertical pivot axis in the center along the transport direction. In order to maintain the vertical posture of the rotary conveyor unit supported on the pachinko machine and the pachinko machine mounted on the rotary conveyor unit, the upper part of the frame is mounted to support the upper end of the pachinko machine. comprising a a pachinko machine support mechanism, and a positioning device for determining the rotation stop position of the pachinko machine placed on the said rotating conveyor alone, the pachinko machine support mechanism, over the pachinko machine In order to prevent tilting or overturning of the pachinko machine, the upper end of the pachinko machine can be supported, and the upper end member of the frame can be rotated about the same axis as the rotation axis of the rotary conveyor unit. A pachinko machine support supported by the pachinko machine, and in a state in which it enters the pachinko machine support, the pachinko machine support is arranged so as to be movable up and down at the pivot axis position of the pachinko machine support, A pachinko base pressing tool for pressing the upper end surface of the pachinko base secured from above, and the positioning device includes a pivot axis of the pachinko base support and an upper portion of the pachinko base support tool. A pair of concentric and integrally provided positioning discs and a pair of discs disposed on the sides of the positioning discs at the upper end member of the frame and formed at positions opposed to the outer periphery of the positioning discs Positioning It consists of a pressure cylinder which fitting member fitted in energized is attached to the distal end of the rod with respect to the recess, when the pachinko machine inspection, pressing the pachinko machine upper end face in the pachinko machine pressing tool In this state, the rotating conveyor unit and the pachinko machine support are rotated together, the rotation stop position of the pachinko machine is determined by the positioning device, and the front and back surfaces are inspected. When the pachinko machine is brought into and out of the inspection unit, the rotary conveyor unit and the pachinko machine support are arranged along the conveying direction in a state where the pachinko machine pressing tool is separated from the upper end surface of the pachinko machine. The pachinko machine is brought into and out of the inspection unit.

  According to the invention of claim 1, the pachinko machine carried into the inspection unit is entirely placed on the rotary conveyor alone, and the upper end of the pachinko machine is excessive by the pachinko machine support that constitutes the pachinko machine support mechanism. When the upper end surface of the pachinko machine is pressed by a pachinko machine pressing tool that is supported so as to prevent tilting or overturning and constitutes the pachinko machine support mechanism, the vertical posture of the pachinko machine is maintained. In this state, the surface side of the pachinko machine is inspected. At the time of inspection, the rotary conveyor unit is locked so as not to rotate.

  The vertical rotation axis of the rotating conveyor unit and the rotating axis of the pachinko table support tool constituting the pachinko table support mechanism coincide with each other, and the pachinko table pressing tool is a rotating conveyor unit, Since the upper end surface of the pachinko machine placed on the rotary conveyor unit is pressed by the pachinko machine pressing tool, the rotary conveyor is disposed on the common rotation axis of the pachinko machine support. The single body and the pachinko machine support have a structure that can be rotated together through the pachinko machine. Therefore, in order to inspect the back surface of the pachinko machine, if the lock of the rotary conveyor unit is released and the pachinko machine is manually rotated 180 ° (half rotation), the pachinko machine is integrated via the pachinko machine. The rotating conveyor unit and the pachinko machine support are rotated together, and the back surface of the pachinko machine faces the near side. In this state, the rotating conveyor unit is locked so as not to rotate, and the back surface of the pachinko machine is inspected.

  After finishing the inspection of the back of the pachinko machine, turn the pachinko machine again by 180 ° (half rotation) and place the front side on this side. In this state, release the pressing by the pachinko machine pressing tool. Then, the pachinko machine is taken out from the inspection unit.

  Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pachinko machine support that is rotatably supported by the upper end member of the frame is always provided at the upper end of the pachinko machine at any position along the rotation direction of the pachinko machine. The pachinko machine is not raised or lowered with respect to the pachinko machine so that the upper end of the pachinko machine is not damaged by the pachinko machine support, and the pachinko machine is tilted while the pachinko machine is rotating. Even if the pressing of the upper end surface of the pachinko machine by the pachinko machine pressing tool is released, the pachinko machine is supported by the pachinko machine support, so that it does not greatly tilt or fall over.

Further, according to the invention of claim 1, the pachinko machine support, have positioning disk body which rotates together with the pachinko machine support is provided, pachinko machine surface and the back surface of the front respectively countercurrent At the inspection position, the fitting body at the tip of the pressure cylinder rod is fitted in each positioning recess provided on the outer periphery of the positioning disc body, and the pachinko machine support is positioned at the two inspection positions. Is done. For this reason, the pachinko machine is positioned so that both the rotary conveyor unit supporting the lower end and the pachinko machine support supporting the upper end are positioned. Since it is fixed and does not move finely, the inspection work can be performed stably.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1 , the pachinko machine support has an L-shaped cross section, and the surface side of the pachinko machine is open.

When the pachinko machine is placed vertically on a rotating roller conveyor, the center of gravity of the pachinko machine is located on the back side, so the pachinko machine may be tilted on the back side, but it is inclined on the front side. with hardly that, when the pachinko machines against pachinko machine inspection device is loading and unloading facing side stand the inspector the surface, in order inspector are always of the invention of claim 2 As described above, the pachinko machine support that supports the upper end of the pachinko machine has an L-shaped cross section, and there is no problem even if the surface side of the pachinko machine is open. When the table is taken out to the front side, the pachinko machine support has no advantage of interfering with the upper end of the pachinko machine, so that there is an advantage that the pachinko machine can be easily taken out.

According to the present invention, the pachinko stand support tool rotatably supported by the upper end member of the frame always supports the upper end portion of the pachinko stand at any position along the rotation direction of the pachinko stand. In order to prevent the pachinko machine from moving up and down with respect to the pachinko machine, the upper end of the pachinko machine is not damaged when the pachinko machine support is lowered, and the pachinko machine is tilted during the rotation of the pachinko machine. Even if the pressing of the upper end surface of the pachinko machine by the pachinko machine pressing tool is released, the pachinko machine is supported by the pachinko machine support, so that it does not greatly tilt or fall over. In addition, since the pachinko machine is positioned by the positioning device on both the rotary conveyor supporting the lower end and the pachinko machine support supporting the upper end, the vertical position of the pachinko machine during the inspection is determined. Since the arrangement posture is fixed and does not move finely, the inspection work can be performed stably.

1 is an overall perspective view of an inspection line in which a pachinko machine inspection apparatus A according to the present invention is incorporated. It is front sectional drawing of the pachinko machine inspection apparatus A. Similarly, it is a right side view. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the "positioning state" and the "non-positioning state" of the positioning device of the upper end part of the pachinko machine P, respectively. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine inspection apparatus A. It is a perspective view of the positioning device of the upper end part of the pachinko machine P. (A)-(c) is an effect | action explanatory drawing of the pachinko machine inspection apparatus A of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the traveling part B of the inspection line.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, pachinko machine inspection devices A and traveling parts B are alternately arranged on the inspection line along the conveyance direction Q of the pachinko machine P.

The pachinko machine inspection apparatus A includes a rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ that is supported on an intermediate shelf 71 of a frame F so as to be rotatable about a vertical rotation shaft 1 (vertical rotation axis C), The upper frame portion of the frame F is disposed immediately above the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ and is rotatable about the same axis as the vertical rotation axis C of the roller conveyor unit D _1. And pachinko machine support S ₁ supported by 72. In the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ , a large number of rollers 3 are rotatably supported on the roller frame 2, and the disc body 4 integrally attached to the back surface of the roller frame 2 has a phase difference of 180 °. A pair of positioning holes 5 are provided in the portion. Each positioning hole 5 of the disc body 4 is arranged on the side of the vertical rotation shaft 1 so that the positioning pin 7 of the positioning cylinder 6 is inserted and removed. The vertical rotation shaft 1 is rotatably supported by a housing 8 fixed to the intermediate shelf 71.

The pachinko machine support S ₁ is a member for holding an upper end portion of the pachinko machine P in order to hold the pachinko machine P placed on the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ vertically. It is supported by the upper end frame portion 72 of the frame F so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane around the same axis as the vertical rotation axis C of the movable roller conveyor unit D ₁ . That is, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the pachinko machine support S ₁ has an L-shaped cross section, and the top plate part 10 has an integrated connector 12 interposed therebetween. A positioning disk 13 is integrally attached. The center of the positioning disc body 13 coincides with the vertical rotation axis C. A support cylinder 14 is integrally attached to the upper surface of the positioning disk body 13, and the support cylinder 14 can be rotated via a bearing 16 to the support body 15 of the upper end frame portion 72 of the frame F. It is supported in a suspended state. With this configuration, a pachinko machine support S ₁ is directly above the the pivot roller conveyor alone D _1, rotate around the times Doshiki roller conveyor vertically times Dojikukokoro C the same axis of a single D ₁ It is supported by the upper end frame 72 of the frame F as possible. On the inner surface of the side plate portion 11 of the pachinko machine support S _1, a cushion body that comes into contact when the pachinko machine P supported on and supported by the rotary roller conveyor D ₁ is inclined to the back side beyond a predetermined angle. 17 is attached. The pachinko machine support S ₁ has an L-shaped cross section, and the side on which the surface P ₁ of the pachinko machine P is disposed is open because the pachinko machine P is upright and has a center of gravity. This is because it tends to incline to the back side, but hardly inclines to the front side. In addition, since the surface side of the pachinko machine support S ₁ is open, when it is necessary to remove the pachinko machine P from the pachinko machine inspection device A for some reason, the surface side of the pachinko machine support S ₁ Since there is no member that interferes with the pachinko machine P, there is an advantage that the pachinko machine P can be easily detached from the surface side.

A cylinder mounting plate 18 is disposed between the positioning disc 13 and the upper end frame portion 72 of the frame F. The cylinder attachment plate 18 is integrally attached to the upper end frame portion 72 of the frame F via a pair of attachments 19. Wherein the facing position intersecting the longitudinal direction of the pachinko machine support S ₁ at the outer peripheral portion of the positioning disk body 13 (180 ° different in phase position), a pair of positioning recesses 21a, 21b are being formed, the respective A pressure cylinder 23 for fitting the fitting body 22 into the positioning recesses 21a and 21b in a biased state is attached to the back surface of the cylinder mounting plate 18. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the fitting body 22 is integrally attached to the tip of the rod 24 of the pressure cylinder 23, and the pachinko machine P rotates about the vertical rotation axis C. When the longitudinal direction is along the conveying direction Q, the fitting body 22 is fitted to one of the pair of positioning recesses 21a and 21b at the tip of the rod 24, and the pachinko machine P rotates at the position. It is positioned by being locked so as not to. In the pachinko machine support S positioning disk body 13 which is mounted integrally to _1, a pressure Shinrida 23 mounted through the cylinder mounting plate 18 to the upper frame portion 72 of the frame F, the pachinko machine support S ₁ A positioning device for positioning the upper end of the is configured. Therefore, for example, when the pachinko machine P is turned 180 ° in either direction with the front surface of the pachinko machine P facing the side K (see FIG. 3) where the inspector stands, the pair of positioning recesses 21a. 21b, the fitting body 22 is fitted, and the back surface of the pachinko machine P is positioned facing the side K where the inspector stands.

In addition, the upper end surface of the pachinko machine P placed perpendicular to the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ is pressed by the pachinko machine pressing tool T so that the vertical posture of the pachinko machine P is maintained. Yes. That is, the rod 32 of the elevating cylinder 31 that is vertically attached to the upper end frame portion 72 of the frame F is inserted into the support cylinder 14, and inside the rod 32 and the pachinko machine support S ₁ . The disposed pressing body 33 is connected via a connecting body 34. Coupling body 34, the through holes 13a formed in the top plate portion 10 of the positioning disk body 13 and the pachinko machine support S _1, extends through the 10a. The pressing body 33 has a configuration in which a pair of pressing members 36 that are pressed against the upper end surface of the pachinko machine base P are mounted on the back surface of the mounting plate body 35, and the connecting portion 37 on the upper surface of the mounting plate body 35 is connected to A lower end portion of the body 34 is rotatably connected via a bearing 38. The pachinko machine support S ₁ and the pachinko machine pressing tool T constitute a pachinko machine support mechanism that supports the upper end of the pachinko machine P. For this reason, by projecting the rod 32 of the lifting cylinder 31 and pressing the pair of pressing members 36 constituting the pressing body 33 against the upper end surface P ₃ of the pachinko machine P, the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ is pressed. The vertical posture of the pachinko machine P placed vertically can be maintained. Further, when the pachinko machine P is carried into and out of the pachinko machine inspection apparatus A, the rod 32 of the elevating cylinder 31 is retracted, and the pair of pressing members 36 are separated from the upper end surface P ₃ of the pachinko machine P. Let me.

Incidentally, the traveling portion B of the pachinko machine P is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a fixed roller conveyor single D ₂ which is fixedly disposed on the intermediate ledge 71 of the frame F, the upper end of the frame F just above the The upper end of the inspected pachinko machine P, which is composed of a pachinko machine support S ₂ fixedly arranged on the frame 72 and is driven on the fixed roller conveyor D ₂ , is connected to the pachinko machine support S. _The vehicle travels while being able to be supported inside either one of the _two side plate portions 81. The rotating roller conveyor unit D ₁ constituting each pachinko machine inspection apparatus A and the fixed roller conveyor unit D ₂ constituting each traveling part B are arranged in a straight line along the conveying direction Q, and the rollers Consists of a conveyor. Incidentally, the roller 3 stationary roller conveyor alone D ₂ is rotatably driven.

The pachinko machine P carried into the pachinko machine inspection apparatus A with the surface P ₁ facing the inspector's side was vertically supported on the plurality of rollers 3 of the rotary roller conveyor unit D ₁ . state, the upper end portion is disposed inside the pachinko machine support S _1. In this state, when the rod 32 of the elevating cylinder 31 is lowered, the pair of pressing members 36 of the pressing body 33 presses the upper end surface P ₃ of the pachinko base P, whereby the vertical posture of the pachinko base P is maintained. On one of the positioning recesses 21a of the pachinko machine support S positioning disk body 13 which is mounted integrally to _1, by assemblies 22 fitted by pressure of the pressure cylinder 23 is fitted pressed, turning pachinko machine support S ₁ disposed directly above equation roller conveyor alone D ₁ maintains a parallel relationship with the times Doshiki roller conveyor alone D _1. In this state, various inspections of the surface P ₁ of the pachinko machine P are performed.

After the inspection of the surface P ₁ of the pachinko machine P, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7B, the rod 32 of the elevating cylinder 31 is raised so that the pair of pressing members 36 of the pressing body 33 are pachinko. In a state of being separated from the upper end surface P ₃ of the table P (this state is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3), the pachinko table P is rotated halfway manually by the inspector, and the rear surface P Point ₂ to the side K where the inspector stands. During the rotation of the pachinko machine P, the fitting body 22 at the tip of the rod 24 of the pressure cylinder 23 is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the positioning disk body 13 as shown in FIG. When facing side K of the back surface of the pachinko machine P stands the inspector, the fitting member 22 is pressed fitted to a different positioning recess 21b, the position along the conveying direction Q of the pachinko machine support S ₁ Maintained. In this state, when the rod 32 of the elevating cylinder 31 is lowered again, the upper end surface P ₃ of the pachinko machine P is pressed by the pair of pressing members 36 of the pressing body 33 to maintain the vertical posture of the pachinko machine P. The back surface P ₂ of the pachinko machine P is inspected.

In this way, the pachinko machine support S _{1 that} is rotatably supported by the upper frame 72 of the frame F is always at the upper end of the pachinko machine P at any position along the rotation direction of the pachinko machine P. the optionally supported, in order not to move in the vertical direction with respect to the pachinko machines P, with the upper end portion of the pachinko machine during lowering of the pachinko machine support S ₁ is no longer being damaged, during the rotation of the pachinko machine P, the and the like pachinko machine P is inclined support, be pressing the release of the upper end surface P ₃ of the pachinko machine P by the pachinko machine pressing tool T, the pachinko machine P is, by the side plate portion 11 of the pachinko machine support S ₁ Therefore, there is an advantage that it does not excessively tilt or fall over on the back side.

After the inspection of the back surface P ₂ of the pachinko machine P, the pachinko machine P is again rotated halfway and the front surface P ₁ is directed to the side K where the inspector is standing. In this state, the pachinko machine P is moved to the side. Move to traveling section B.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine support S ₁ has an L-shaped cross section, and the pachinko machine support P can be easily taken out from the pachinko machine support S ₁ to the surface P ₁ side. The pachinko machine support S ₁ can be formed in a cross-sectional shape like the pachinko machine support S ₂ of the traveling part B so that it does not excessively tilt on either side of the front or back. It is.

A: Pachinko machine inspection device
C: Vertical rotation axis common to the rotary roller conveyor and pachinko machine support
D ₁ : A single rotary roller conveyor
F: Frame
K: Side where the inspector stands
P: Pachinko machine
P ₁ : Surface of pachinko machine
P ₂ : Back side of pachinko machine
P ₃ : Upper end surface of pachinko machine
Q: Transport direction of pachinko machine
S ₁ : Pachinko machine support (pachinko machine support mechanism)
T: Pachinko stand pressing tool (pachinko stand support mechanism)
13: Positioning disk (positioning device)
21a, 21b: positioning recess
22: Fitting body (positioning device)
23: Pressure cylinder (positioning device)
24: Pressure cylinder rod
31: Lifting cylinder

Claims (2)

It is a pachinko machine inspection device incorporated in the inspection part of the inspection line in order to stop each of the pachinko machine in the straight line and enable each inspection on the front and back sides of the pachinko machine at the same place,
A rotary conveyor unit that can be transported in a state where the pachinko machine is placed, and is supported by an intermediate member of the frame so as to be rotatable around a vertical rotational axis center of a central portion along the conveyance direction; ,
A pachinko machine support mechanism attached to the upper end member of the frame to support the upper end of the pachinko machine in order to maintain the vertical posture of the pachinko machine placed on the rotary conveyor unit;
A positioning device for determining the rotation stop position of the pachinko machine placed on the rotary conveyor unit ;
With
The pachinko machine support mechanism is
In order to prevent the pachinko machine from being excessively inclined or toppled, the upper end of the pachinko machine is supported and the upper end member of the frame is centered on the same axis as the rotation axis of the rotary conveyor unit. A pachinko machine support that is pivotally supported, and
The upper end surface of the pachinko machine that is placed so as to be movable up and down at the pivot axis position of the pachinko machine support while being invaded into the pachinko machine support, and has a vertical posture secured by the pachinko machine support. A pachinko machine pressing tool for pressing from above,
The positioning device includes:
A positioning disk body provided integrally and concentrically with the pivot axis of the pachinko machine support on the upper part of the pachinko machine support, and the positioning disk body side of the upper end member of the frame A pressure cylinder in which a fitting body that is disposed in the opposite direction and is fitted in a biased state to a pair of positioning recesses formed at opposite positions of the outer peripheral portion of the positioning disc body is attached to the tip of the rod And consists of
When inspecting the pachinko machine, the rotary conveyor unit and the pachinko machine support are rotated together with the upper end surface of the pachinko machine being pressed by the pachinko machine pressing tool, and the positioning device is used to rotate the pachinko machine. Determine the rotation stop position of the pachinko machine, inspect both front and back, and when loading and unloading the pachinko machine with respect to the inspection unit, the pachinko machine pressing tool is separated from the upper end surface of the pachinko machine, A pachinko machine inspection apparatus characterized in that the rotary conveyor unit and the pachinko machine support are arranged along a conveying direction, and the pachinko machine is carried in and out of the inspection unit. The pachinko machine inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine support has an L-shaped cross section, and a surface side of the pachinko machine is open.

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