JP5623441B2 - Parts supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a component supply apparatus capable of easily correcting the posture of a component that is continuously manufactured by a mold or a transfer mold and supplying it to the next process.

  In a conventional component supply device, a device in which a vibrating bowl feeder and a vibrating linear feeder are connected is often used. And the automatic supply of the various components in an assembly line is implement | achieved by installing the alignment part for every supply component in a bowl feeder discharge | emission part. In the alignment unit, when it is different from the supply posture, posture correction and discharge to the bowl feeder unit are performed, and components whose postures are aligned are supplied onto the rail of the linear feeder unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

  The operator puts parts to be supplied to the bowl feeder and vibrates the bowl feeder. Then, on the surface of the bowl feeder, the supplied parts are sequentially moved upward while being separated one by one by this vibration. Of the components that have reached the vicinity of the outer periphery of the bowl feeder, those having a posture different from the final posture of the supply component are corrected to the final posture by various guides or dropped to the bottom of the bowl feeder. In this way, only the parts in the final posture are supplied to the bowl feeder discharge section or the straight feeder entrance. This ensures that parts with the same posture are supplied from the straight feeder. Here, parts having different shapes can be handled by optimizing the alignment portion installed near the outer periphery of the bowl feeder, the shape of the rail portion of the linear feeder, and the like.

  In addition, according to another conventional component supply device, when a final supply posture is easily tilted due to a constraint condition in the next process after supplying a component with different aspect ratios, The posture collapses and parts in the desired posture cannot be supplied. In order to prevent this, in the bowl feeder, the parts are sent out in a good posture, the parts are placed along the wire-like guide, and the guide is bent 90 degrees to change the final posture of the parts in the horizontal direction. Parts supply in a posture that easily falls is realized (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-253533 A (FIG. 2) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-75544 (FIG. 1)

  The conventional component supply apparatus can supply components from a simple cylindrical shape such as a pin to a component having a complicated shape formed by a mold. However, in the bowl feeder, it is necessary to consider the alignment portion with respect to all the postures that can be taken by the parts. Therefore, the configuration of the alignment portion is complicated and the installation area of the supply device is large. Furthermore, since the posture correction mechanism is essential and parts different from the final posture are once returned to the bowl feeder side, the supply capacity of the bowl feeder cannot be achieved 100%, and the supply efficiency deteriorates. was there.

  In addition, in other conventional component supply devices, only simple-shaped workpieces can be applied, and the components are limited to components that can be restrained by a wire-shaped guide. Since the bowl feeder is essential, the installation area of the supply device is increased. Furthermore, the bowl feeder and the wire-shaped guide cause a problem that the parts collide with each other and induce damage to the part surface.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a component supply device having a low equipment cost, a simplified posture correcting mechanism, a small installation area, and a high supply capability. Objective.

The component supply apparatus of the present invention is
In the component supply device that supplies the above-mentioned components of the processing machine that continuously manufactures the components to the outside from the discharge portion of the processing machine,
It is installed on the discharge unit side and consists of a conveyance path having a groove for conveying the parts.
The groove has a first width in which the width of one end on the discharge portion side of the groove is longer than the longest length of the component, and the width of the groove becomes narrower toward the other end, and the minimum width of the groove is e Bei the posture correcting portion made in the second width can pass through the specified posture of the component,
In the component supply apparatus in the case where the component has a protruding portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the groove in the designated posture state,
The groove is a second portion at the same height as the protruding portion on the posture correcting portion and at a position away from the fourth width in the longitudinal direction of the groove in the specified posture state of the component from the discharge portion side. It has a posture correction part,
The second posture correcting unit has a fifth width that is the longest width in the same direction as the width direction of the groove of the protruding portion in the specified posture state of the component in which the width of one end on the discharge unit side of the second posture correcting unit is We have a long sixth width than the width becomes narrower as reaching the other end, the minimum width is the also made at the seventh width fifth the width of the protruding portions can pass.

Since the component supply device of this invention is configured as described above,
Low equipment cost, simple posture correction mechanism, small installation area, and high supply capacity.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the components supply apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conveyance path in the components supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the structure of the components used in the component supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conveyance path in the components supply apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components supply apparatus of Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components supply apparatus of Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a component supply device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conveyance path of the component supply device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a component shown in FIG. It is the upper side figure and side view which showed the structure of the components used in a supply apparatus. In the figure, a coil material 1, a coil adjustment / feeder 2 composed of, for example, a leveler and a roll feeder for feeding out the coil material 1, a processing machine 3 for continuously processing the coil material 1, and a processing machine 3 A mold 4 composed of an upper mold 4a and a lower mold 4b disposed therein and a discharge part 3a for discharging the part 5 manufactured by the processing machine 3 are provided.

  And this invention is a components supply apparatus which supplies the components 5 from the discharge part 3a of the processing machine 3 to the exterior. At this time, the component 5 to be manufactured is in the designated posture state as seen from the top as shown in FIG. 3A, and the part 5 in the same direction as the width direction of the groove 6 in the designated posture state of the component 5 is the same. 3 width t3. FIG. 3 (b) shows a side view of FIG. 3 (a). And it comprises the conveyance path 60 which has the groove | channel 6 for conveying the components 5 installed in the discharge | emission part 3a side, and the width | variety of the groove | channel 6 is the longest length of the component 5 at the end of the discharge | release part 3a side of this groove | channel 6 It has a first width t1 that is shorter than the length t4 and longer than the third width t3 in the same direction as the width direction of the groove 6 in the designated posture state of the component 5, and the width of the groove 6 becomes narrower toward the other end. And a posture correcting portion 6b having a minimum width of the groove 6 having a second width t2 through which the third width t3 of the component 5 can pass, and an outlet 6a for supplying the component 5 to the outside. . And the attitude | position maintenance part 6c which consists of a part which has 2nd width t2 was provided in the other end of the attitude | position correction part 6b. The groove 6 of the conveyance path 60 has an inclination that allows the component 5 to move to the take-out port 6a on the opposite side from the discharge portion 3a by its own weight.

  Next, the operation of the component supply apparatus of the first embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, the coil material 1 is continuously supplied to the processing machine 3 by the coil adjustment / feeder 2. Next, the parts 5 are continuously manufactured through a plurality of processes by the mold 4 of the processing machine 3. This is implemented by continuously supplying the coil material 1, feeding the press by one pitch every rotation by the coil adjusting / feeding machine 2, and feeding the material sequentially to the next process. It is discharged from 3a. And it falls on the conveyance path 60 arrange | positioned most recently.

  The groove 6 of the conveyance path 60 is inclined so that the component 5 moves due to its own weight, and the component 5 dropped on the conveyance path 60 moves to the lower outlet 6a side due to its own weight. At that time, since the width of the groove 6 of the component 5 is narrow, the posture is corrected by the posture correcting unit 6b, and the state from the upper surface is as shown in FIG. 3A, and the second width t2 Pass through. Then, in this state, it is inserted into the lower posture maintaining unit 6c to realize a state in which the corrected posture is maintained. This is because the posture of the component 5 is substantially the same when the component 5 is discharged from the processing machine 3, so that the posture correction can be realized with a simple structure. Here, the shapes of the posture correcting unit 6b and the posture maintaining unit 6c are shapes suitable for the designated posture state of the target component 5.

  According to the component supply apparatus of the first embodiment configured as described above, conventionally, components are dropped into a bucket installed in the vicinity immediately below the discharge unit, and supplied to the next process in a loosely stacked state. For this reason, manual part alignment work is required again, and the work efficiency has deteriorated.In this embodiment, the parts can be supplied to the next process in the aligned state, and the work efficiency is improved. improves. In this way, by installing the conveyance path in the vicinity of the discharge unit of the press machine, the bowl feeder becomes unnecessary, the installation area of the supply device is reduced, and furthermore, parts can be supplied to the conveyance path 100%. , Supply capacity will be much better than bowl feeder. Further, the configuration of the transport path can be simplified, and an inexpensive supply device can be realized. Even when the target part is changed, the structure of the transport path is simple, and therefore it can be easily changed, and is suitable for a variant-variable production system.

  In addition, since the width of one end on the discharge portion side of the groove is shorter than the longest length of the component, the component can be discharged out of the conveyance path before attempting to insert the component in a state longer than the first width. In addition, since the groove of the conveyance path has an inclination that allows the part to move from the discharge part side to the opposite side by its own weight, the movement of the part uses the part's own weight, so no new energy is required for supply. In addition, it is possible to realize an inexpensive component supply apparatus that is energy efficient.

  In the present embodiment, the case of manufacturing a part using a progressive die has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effect can be obtained if it is a transfer mold or a part manufacturing process using a similar method. It goes without saying that it is obtained. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the same method can be applied to a processing machine that can ensure substantially the same posture after processing, and the same effect can be obtained. Further, when taking out a component immediately after the posture correcting unit, the posture maintaining unit is not necessary. Moreover, although the method using the inclined surface as the conveyance path is described, if the conveyance path is formed by a linear feeder or roller, the side opposite to the part from the discharge part side of the processing machine even if it does not have an inclination In addition, the same effect can be achieved, and an improvement in the operating rate in the system of the parts supply destination can be realized. Furthermore, although the transport path is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the discharge unit, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effect can be obtained even if components are supplied to the transport path via, for example, a conveyor. Also, the transport path does not show the case of changing the orientation of the part, but if you want to change the orientation of the part, change the orientation of the part with a desired step, and then correct the posture. Even if it carries out, the same effect can be produced. In addition, since the same thing can be said also in the following embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the conveyance path of the component supply apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. In the first embodiment, the posture correcting unit 6b is formed such that its width gradually decreases toward the posture maintaining unit 6c. The posture of the component 5 is corrected by this width change. In the second embodiment, a case will be described in which the component 5 has a protruding portion 5c extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the groove 6 in a specified posture state.

  In the figure, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The groove 6 is located at the same height as the protruding portion 5c on the posture correcting portion 6b, and at a position away from the fourth width t5 in the longitudinal direction of the groove 6 in the specified posture state of the component 5 from the discharge portion 3a side. 2 posture correction part 6d is provided. The second posture correcting unit 6d has a fifth width which is the longest width in the same direction as the width direction of the groove 6 of the protruding portion 5c in the specified posture state of the part 5 in the discharge posture side of the second posture correcting unit 6d. The sixth width t7 is longer than t6, the width becomes narrower toward the other end, and the minimum width is the seventh width t8 through which the fifth width t6 of the protrusion 5c can pass. Furthermore, a second posture maintaining unit 6e formed of a portion having a seventh width t8 is provided at the other end of the second posture correcting unit 6d.

  Next, the operation of the component supply apparatus of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, through the same process as in the first embodiment, the posture of the component 5 is corrected and moves along the conveyance path 60. At this time, since the second posture correcting unit 6d is formed at a position away from the fourth width t5 of the component 5 from the discharge unit 3a side, the insertion of the component 5 into the conveyance path 60 is performed in the second posture correcting unit 6d. Will not be inhibited. Furthermore, since it is formed on the posture correcting portion 6b at the same height as the protruding portion 5c, the posture of the protruding portion 5c passes through the seventh width t8 while being corrected. And it is thrown into the 2nd attitude | position maintenance part 6e in that state, and the state which maintained the corrected attitude | position is realizable.

  According to the second embodiment configured as described above, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, when a protrusion is present on a part, the posture is also directed toward the protrusion. Therefore, the posture can be reliably corrected.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a component supply apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the figure, the same parts as those in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. The processing machine is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the part 5 is formed with an opening 5a. The component supply device includes a guide portion 7 that can penetrate the opening 5 a of the component 5 on the side opposite to the discharge portion 3 a side of the conveyance path 60. And the guide part 7 is installed in the horizontal direction with respect to the conveyance direction of the components 5 of the conveyance path 60. FIG. The guide portion 7 is composed of a hollow guide 7a and a flexible wire 7b inserted into the hollow guide 7a. And the front-end | tip of the hollow guide 7a is formed in the taper shape by which the chamfering etc. were implemented, and it enables it to implement | achieve the stable engagement by the opening part 5a. The wire 7b is inserted into and engaged with the hollow portion of the hollow guide 7a.

The guide portion 7 is formed with a wire take-out portion 8 for taking out the components 5 one by one. The wire take-out portion 8 includes a front portion 8a and a rear portion 8b that can be opened and closed.
And when the front part 8a opens, one component 5 can be interposed between the front part 8a and the rear part 8b. In this state, one part 5 can be taken out to the wire 7b by closing the front part 8a and opening the rear part 8b. Therefore, the wire 7b is installed below the wire take-out portion 8 that takes out the components 5 one by one. In the second embodiment, the groove 6 of the conveyance path 60 is installed only up to the upper side of the guide part 7, but the same can be done by extending the guide part 7. Further, the shape of the guide portion 7 is formed in accordance with the shape of the opening 5 a of the component 5.

  Next, the operation of the component supply apparatus according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, through the same steps as in the above-described embodiments, the component 5 moves in the conveyance path 60 with the posture corrected. However, in order to allow the guide portion 7 to pass through the opening 5a of the component 5, the designated posture state of the component 5 is a state in which the opening portion 5a faces the guide portion 7 direction. Then, the opening 5a of the component 5 is engaged with the guide portion 7 while its posture is corrected to the designated posture state. Then, the components 5 are taken out one by one to the wires 7b by the wire take-out unit 8. When the desired number of parts 5 are supplied to the wire 7b, the wire 7b is cut. A desired number of parts 5 can be made into one set. In order to prevent contact between the components 5, a spacer or the like may be inserted between them.

  In general, after such sheet metal is pressed, plating is often performed. In this case, both ends of the wire 7b on which the desired number of parts 5 described above are installed are caulked or installed in a plating facility. Then, the component 5 can be plated while being connected. After that, the wires 7b are stretched, and the connected components 5 are supplied to a separately installed component supply device (not shown) similar to the present invention, so that the plated components 5 can be supplied in an aligned state. It becomes possible.

  According to the component supply device of the embodiment configured as described above, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiments can be obtained, but the components that have been conventionally supplied in a separated state can be connected. Since it is easy to handle in the next process, manual work is reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Thereby, the manual work of the alignment work after plating is reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, since the guide portion is disposed in the horizontal direction with respect to the conveying direction of the component on the conveying path, the opening portion of the component can be easily inserted into the guide portion. In addition, since a flexible wire is used, it becomes easy to take out the components collectively in the next process.

  In the third embodiment, a method is described in which a hollow guide 7a and a wire 7b are used for the guide portion 7 and the wire 7b is cut into one set according to the number of wires supplied to the wire 7b. After preparing a magazine in which a plurality of guide parts similar to those shown above are installed below 8 and installing a desired number of parts 5 in one guide part 7, other magazines can be moved in parallel or rotated. The same effect can be obtained by using the method of sequentially supplying the parts 5 to the empty guide portions.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a component supply apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In the figure, the same parts as those in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. A take-out portion 81 for taking out the components 5 one by one is formed at the take-out port 6 a of the transport path 60. The take-out part 81 is configured by a front part 81a and a rear part 81b that can be opened and closed. And when the front part 81a opens, one component 5 can be interposed between the front part 81a and the rear part 81b. In this state, the front part 81 a is closed and the rear part 81 b is opened, so that one component 5 can be dropped and taken out to the guide part 7. Therefore, the guide portion 7 is disposed vertically below the take-out portion 8 that takes out the components 5 one by one.

  Next, the operation of the component supply apparatus of the fourth embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, as in the first embodiment, the posture of the component 5 is corrected. However, in order to allow the guide portion 7 to pass through the opening 5b of the component 5, the designated posture state of the component 5 is a state in which the opening portion 5b faces the guide portion 7 direction. Then, the components 5 are taken out one by one at the take-out portion 81 and dropped in the vertical direction. And the opening part 5a of the components 5 is penetrated by the guide part 7 similarly to the said Embodiment 2. FIG. The following can be performed in the same manner as in the third embodiment.

  According to the component supply device of the fourth embodiment configured as described above, the guide portion is installed in the vertical direction as well as the same effects as those of the above-described embodiments, and the drop energy of the component is reduced. Energy saving can be realized because the opening of the component is passed through the guide portion.

  Note that the opening shown in each of the above embodiments may be a hole-shaped closed region as shown in FIG. 3A, and the opening 5b is shown in FIG. 3B. An open region in which a part of one side is open may be used. In addition, although the opening is shown as an example of a round hole, it is not limited to this, and the same effect can be obtained even if it is a polygon or a star if it is a closed region. .

  In the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment, the case of the first embodiment is shown as an example of the conveyance path. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case of the second embodiment is similarly used. Can be performed, and similar effects can be achieved.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be freely combined with each other within the scope of the invention, and each embodiment can be appropriately modified or omitted.

3 processing machine, 3a discharge part, 5 parts, 5a opening part, 5b opening part, 6 groove,
6a take-out port, 6b posture correcting unit, 6c posture maintaining unit, 6d second posture correcting unit,
6e 2nd posture maintenance part, 7 guide part, 7b wire, 60 conveyance path,
81 takeout part, t1 first width, t2 second width, t3 third width, t4 longest length,
t5 4th width, t6 5th width, t7 6th width, t8 7th width.

Claims (9)

In the component supply device that supplies the above-mentioned components of the processing machine that continuously manufactures the components to the outside from the discharge portion of the processing machine,
It is installed on the discharge part side and consists of a conveyance path having a groove for conveying the parts,
The groove has a first width that is shorter than the longest length of the component and has a width that is longer than a third width in the same direction as the width direction of the groove in the specified posture state of the component. has a width, the width of the groove as reaching the other end is narrowed, the minimum width of the groove e Bei the posture correcting portion made in the second width of the third width of the component can pass,
In the component supply apparatus in the case where the component has a protruding portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the groove in the designated posture state,
The groove is a second portion at the same height as the protruding portion on the posture correcting portion and at a position away from the fourth width in the longitudinal direction of the groove in the specified posture state of the component from the discharge portion side. It has a posture correction part,
The second posture correcting unit has a fifth width that is the longest width in the same direction as the width direction of the groove of the protruding portion in the specified posture state of the component in which the width of one end on the discharge unit side of the second posture correcting unit is has a long sixth width than the width becomes narrower as reaching the other end, the minimum width parts products supply you characterized by comprising at seventh width fifth the width of the protruding portions can pass apparatus. 2. The component supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the groove includes a second posture maintaining unit formed of a portion having the seventh width at the other end of the second posture correcting unit. 3. The component supply device according to claim 1, wherein the groove includes an attitude maintaining unit formed of a portion having the second width at the other end of the attitude correcting unit. In the component supply apparatus for supplying the respective parts of the processing machine for continuously producing the parts having an opening to the outside from the discharge part of the processing machine ,
The component according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a guide portion that can penetrate the opening of the component on a side opposite to the discharge portion side of the conveyance path. Feeding device. The component supply apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the guide portion is disposed in a horizontal direction with respect to a conveyance direction of the component on the conveyance path. Between the side opposite to the discharge part side of the transport path and the guide part, a take-out part for taking out the parts one by one is provided,
The component supply device according to claim 4 , wherein the guide portion is disposed in a vertical direction and penetrates through an opening of the component that is taken out and dropped by the take-out portion. The guide portion, the component supply device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that it comprises a wire having flexibility. Groove of the transport path, component supply as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it has a movable inclined in opposite side from the discharge side the component at its own weight apparatus. The conveying path, the component supplying device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is formed with a linear feeder or roller.

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