JP7052561B2 - Parts supply device and parts supply method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a component supply device and a component supply method for supplying components to two supplied members having different component supply positions.

In the production line of automatic transmissions of automobiles, a steel ball supply device that supplies steel balls to a predetermined supply position is installed in order to give the function of a one-way orifice or a one-way valve to the oil passage of the valve body of the automatic transmission. ing. As the number of automobiles and automatic transmission models increases, valve bodies with different steel ball supply positions and valve bodies with different steel ball sizes will be used. Conventionally, a valve body having a different steel ball supply position requires a new parts supply device, which causes a problem of increased cost. Further, since it is necessary to provide another component supply device for the valve bodies having different sizes of steel balls, there is a problem that the number of supply devices increases and the manufacturing process becomes complicated.

Patent Document 1 describes a dissimilar part supply device that supplies at least two parts having different characteristics to a work in a row in a specific arrangement order. However, this dissimilar parts supply device does not supply a plurality of parts to a work having a plurality of parts supply positions, nor can it supply parts to two workpieces having different parts supply positions. It cannot deal with conventional problems.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-172690

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parts supply device and a parts supply method capable of supplying parts to two supplied members having different parts supply positions. do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures.

The invention of claim 1 is a component supply device for supplying a component to two supplied members having different component supply positions.
A first component provided below a supply case containing a large number of components and accommodating a single component provided in the first direction of the component supply position common to the two supplied members and in the second direction vice versa. A fixing member having a fixing hole and a second fixing hole for accommodating a single component provided only in the first direction or the second direction of a component supply position different between the two supplied members, and a fixing member.
Slidable in the first and second directions having a movable hole below the fixing member for accommodating a single component provided at the same position as the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member. With slide members
A base member provided below the slide member and provided with a component supply hole corresponding to the component supply position of the two supplied members, and a base member.
It is equipped with.

The invention of claim 2 has a first direction integrally with the slide member having a first fixing hole of the fixing member and a plurality of component holding holes for supplying parts to the second fixing hole above the fixing member. And a second slide member that can slide in the second direction is further provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, parts having different sizes in the vertical direction are housed in the supply case.
A fixing member thin-walled portion is formed by forming a fixing member recess on the lower surface of the fixing member, and the first fixing hole or the second fixing hole of a component having a small vertical size is formed in the fixing member thin-walled portion. Formed,
A slide member convex portion that fits into the fixing member concave portion is formed on the upper surface of the slide member, and a slide member concave portion is formed on the lower surface of the slide member to form a slide member thin-walled portion. The movable hole of a part having a small size in the vertical direction is formed in the thin part of the member, and the movable hole is formed.
A base member convex portion that fits into the slide member concave portion is formed on the upper surface of the base member, and the component supply hole for a component having a small vertical size is formed in the base member convex portion.

The invention of claim 4 is a steel ball in which the component constitutes a one-way valve or a one-way orifice provided in a valve body of an automatic transmission of an automobile.

The invention of claim 5 is a component supply method for supplying a component to two supplied members having different component supply positions.
The first fixing holes provided in the first direction of the component supply position common to the two supplied members and the second direction opposite to the first direction, and the first direction or the second of the component supply positions different in the two supplied members. A single component is housed in a second fixing hole provided only in the direction.
A single component is housed in the movable hole provided at the same position as the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole.
With respect to the first supplied member of the two supplied members, the movable hole is slid in the first direction, and a single component housed in the movable hole is attached to the first supplied member. Supply to a common parts supply position and a different parts supply position,
The movable hole is slid back in the second direction to accommodate the first fixing hole and a single component housed in the second fixing hole in the movable hole, and the first fixing hole and the second fixing. Place new parts in the holes,
Repeat the above process,
With respect to the second supplied member of the two supplied members, the movable hole is slid in the second direction, and a single component housed in the movable hole is attached to the second supplied member. Supply to a common parts supply position and a different parts supply position,
The movable hole is slid back in the first direction to accommodate the first fixing hole and a single component housed in the second fixing hole in the movable hole, and the first fixing hole and the second fixing. Place new parts in the holes,
The above process is repeated.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the slide member is slid in the first direction, a single component housed in the movable hole of the slide member supplies a common component of the supplied member through the component supply hole of the base member. Supplied in position. Subsequently, when the slide member is slid back in the second direction, a single component housed in the first fixing hole of the fixing member falls into the movable hole of the slide member and is housed in the first fixing hole of the fixing member. New parts will be housed in. By repeating this, parts can be supplied to the supplied members of the same model.
Further, when the slide member is slid in the second direction with respect to the supplied member of a different model, the single component accommodated in the movable hole of the slide member is common to the supplied member through the component supply hole of the base member. It is supplied to the parts supply position of, and is also supplied to different parts supply positions. Subsequently, when the slide member is slid back in the first direction, a single component accommodated in the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member falls into the movable hole of the slide member and is accommodated, and the fixing member is accommodated. New parts are housed in the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole. By repeating this, parts can be supplied to different models of supplied members by a common parts supply device at the required parts supply position.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the slide member is returned, the second slide member also returns, so that the parts of the component holding holes of the second slide member can be reliably connected to the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member. Can be supplied.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the parts having a large size in the vertical direction are housed in the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member and the movable hole of the slide member, and are supplied from the parts supply of the base member. .. Further, the parts having a small size in the vertical direction are housed in the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the thin-walled portion of the fixing member and the movable hole of the thin-walled portion of the slide member, and are supplied from the parts supply of the base member. As a result, parts having different sizes in the vertical direction can be supplied at the same time.

According to the invention of claim 4, the steel ball constituting the one-way valve or the one-way orifice provided in the valve body of the automatic transmission can be supplied by a common parts supply device.

According to the invention of claim 5, parts can be supplied to the supplied members of the same model, and even for the supplied members of different models, the parts are supplied by the parts supply device common to the required parts supply position. Can be supplied.

A perspective view (a) seen from diagonally above and a perspective view seen from diagonally below the component supply device of the present invention. The plan view of the valve body (a) of model 1 and the valve body (b) of model 2. The plan view of the component supply apparatus of this invention. The figure which shows the positional relationship between each hole of the component supply apparatus of this invention, and a supply position. An exploded perspective view of the component supply device of the present invention. A partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a base plate, a fixing plate, a first slide plate, and a second slide plate of the component supply device of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. The cross-sectional view which shows the situation which the steel ball is supplied to the valve body of a model 1. The cross-sectional view which shows the situation which the steel ball is supplied to the valve body of a model 2. The cross-sectional view which shows the situation of supplying different steel balls to the valve body of model 1 at the same time. The cross-sectional view which shows the situation of supplying different steel balls to the valve body of model 2 at the same time.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Configuration of parts supply equipment>
FIG. 1 shows a component supply device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This component supply device 1 is installed in an assembly line 2 of an automatic transmission of an automobile, and supplies a steel ball 4 to a predetermined position of two types of valve bodies 3 flowing through the assembly line 2. As shown in FIG. 2, there are two types of valve bodies 3, a first valve body 3a and a second valve body 3b. The first valve body 3a and the second valve body 3b have four large steel ball common supply positions 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d having a common position, and one large steel ball individual supply positions 6a, 6b having different positions. It has one small steel ball common supply position 7 having a common position.

As shown in FIG. 3, the component supply device 1 includes a base plate 8, a fixing plate 9, a first slide plate 10, a second slide plate 11, and a supply case 12 shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b). ing. In the following description, the slide direction of the first slide plate 10 and the second slide plate 11 is the x direction (or the left-right direction), the horizontal direction orthogonal to the x direction is the y direction, and the x direction and the y direction are orthogonal to each other. The direction is called the z direction (or the vertical direction).

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the base plate 8 is installed above the assembly line 2 of the automatic transmission via the legs 13. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the base plate 8 has the large steel ball common supply positions 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d and the large steel ball individual supply positions 6a, 6b of the two valve bodies 3a, 3b of FIG. , And the large steel ball common supply holes 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, the large steel ball individual supply holes 15a, 15b, and the small steel ball common supply holes 16 are provided corresponding to the small steel ball common supply positions 7, respectively. There is. The small steel ball common supply hole 16 corresponding to the small steel ball common supply position 7 is provided in the base plate convex portion 17 formed on the upper surface of the base plate 8. The convex portion 17 of the base plate has a width in the y direction slightly larger than that of the small steel ball common supply hole 16 and extends in the x direction.

A pair of rails 18 extending in the x direction are arranged on the upper surface of the base plate 8, and four slide bases 19 on which a second slide plate 11 described later is placed slide on the pair of rails 18. It is provided as possible. Further, on the upper surface of the base plate 8, on the outside of the pair of rails 18, a motor 20, a ball screw 21 attached to the drive shaft of the motor 20, and a bearing 22 supporting the tip of the ball screw 21 are provided. A drive block 23 screwed into the ball screw 21 is provided. The drive block 23 is connected to the second slide plate 11 described later by a connecting member 24 so that the first slide plate 10 and the second slide plate 11 are integrally slid in the x direction along the pair of rails 18. It is configured.

The fixing plate 9 is provided above the base plate 8 with the first slide plate 10 interposed therebetween, and is fixed to the inside of the pair of rails 18 by six supports 25. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the fixing plate 9 is provided on both sides (left and right) in the x direction of the large steel ball common supply positions 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d at a distance L. Holes 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b, and second large fixing holes 30a, 30b provided on one side of the large steel ball individual supply positions 6a, 6b in the x direction at a distance L. Small fixing holes 31a and 31b provided at distance L on both sides (left and right) of the small steel ball common supply position 7 in the x direction are formed. The first large fixing holes 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b and the second large fixing holes 30a, 30b have a size and a depth capable of accommodating a large steel ball 4a alone. .. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a fixed plate thin-walled portion 33 is formed on the lower surface of the fixed plate 9 by forming a fixed plate recess 32, and a small steel ball 4b is formed in the fixed plate thin-walled portion 33. Small fixing holes 31a and 31b having a size and a depth that can accommodate the above alone are formed.

The first slide plate 10 is provided below the fixed plate 9, and is formed to have a narrower width in the y direction than the fixed plate 9. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 in the first slide plate 10, the first large fixing holes 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b and the second large fixing holes 30a of the fixing plate 9 are also referred to. , 30b, at positions corresponding to the small fixing holes 31a, 31b, the first large movable holes 34a, 34b, 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 37a, 37b, the second large movable holes 38a, 38b, the small movable holes 39a, 39b is formed.
The first large movable holes 34a, 34b, 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 37a, 37b and the second large movable holes 38a, 38b have a size and a depth capable of accommodating a large steel ball 4a independently. .. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a slide plate convex portion 40 that fits into the fixed plate concave portion 32 is formed on the upper surface of the first slide plate 10, and a slide plate concave portion 41 is formed on the lower surface thereof. A slide plate thin-walled portion 42 is formed, and small movable holes 39a and 39b having a size and depth that can accommodate the small steel balls 4b alone are formed in the slide plate thin-walled portion 42.

The second slide plate 11 is provided above the fixed plate 9, and is formed to have a wider width in the y direction than the fixed plate 9. Both ends of the second slide plate 11 in the x direction are connected to the first slide plate 10 by a connecting member 10a. The second slide plate 11 is attached to the slide base 19 of the base plate 8 and can slide in the x direction integrally with the first plate 10. With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 together with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the second slide plate 11 has the first large fixing holes 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b and the second large fixing holes 30a of the fixing plate 9. , 30b, a large steel ball holding hole 43 is formed, a small steel ball holding hole 44 is formed at a position corresponding to the small fixing holes 31a, 31b, and a large steel ball holding hole 43 and a small steel ball. A large steel ball auxiliary holding hole 45 and a small steel ball auxiliary holding hole 46 are formed at positions adjacent to the holding hole 44 at a distance L in the x direction, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the supply case 12 is provided above the second slide plate 11 so as to surround the second slide plate 11 and accommodates a large number of large steel balls 4a. It is divided into one section 47 and a second section 48 that accommodates a large number of small steel balls 4b. The first section is provided so as to surround the large steel ball holding hole 43 and the auxiliary holding hole 45 of the second slide plate 11 described later, and the second section 48 surrounds the small steel ball holding hole 44 and the auxiliary holding hole 46. It is provided as follows. The first section 47 is provided with two stirring members 49 having an inclined surface 49a for stirring the large steel balls 4a each time the second slide plate 11 slides. The partition wall 50 that partitions the second section 48 has a bent portion 51, and the small steel balls 4b are agitated each time the second slide plate 11 slides by the bent portion 51. The first section 47 and the second section 48 are provided with a transparent cover (not shown) that can be opened and closed.

<Operation of parts supply device>
Next, a method of supplying the steel balls 4a, 4b to the predetermined supply positions 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 6a or 6b, 7 of the valve bodies 3a, 3b by using the component supply device 1 having the above configuration will be described. do. In the following description, a method of supplying the large steel balls 4a to the common supply positions 5a and the individual supply positions 6a and 6b of the valve bodies 3a and 3b of the two models and a method of supplying the second steel balls and the small steel balls at the same time will be described. Although it will be described separately, in reality, the supply to the large steel ball common supply position 5a to 5d, the large steel ball individual supply position 6a or 6b, and the small steel ball common supply position 7 is performed at the same time.

(Supply of steel balls to the valve bodies of two models)
First, with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, a method of supplying the large steel balls 4a to the common supply positions 5a and the individual supply positions 6a and 6b of the valve bodies 3a and 3b of the two models will be described.

In the first valve body 3a of FIG. 8, only one large steel ball common supply position 5a and the large steel ball individual supply position 6a are shown, and the other supply positions are omitted. Similarly, in the second valve body 3b of FIG. 9, only one large steel ball common supply position 5a and the large steel ball individual supply position 6b are shown, and the other supply positions are omitted. Further, as for the component supply device 1, only the supply holes for supplying the large steel balls 4a to the common supply positions 5a and the individual supply positions 6a and 6b of the first valve body 3a and the second valve body 3b are shown, and the others are omitted. Has been done.

In FIG. 8A, the first slide plate 10 is movable at positions separated by a distance L on both sides of the large steel ball common supply position 5a in the x direction (the first direction on the right and the second direction on the left in the figure). A state in which the holes 34a and 34b and the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11 are aligned with the fixing holes 26a and 26b of the fixing plate 9 in the z direction (vertical direction in the figure), and the other holes are also aligned in the same manner. The origin position of the slide plates 10 and 11 is set.

At the origin position shown in FIG. 8A, the large steel balls 4a housed in the supply case 12 have the movable holes 34a, 34b, 38a, 38b of the first slide plate 10 and the fixing holes 26a, 26b of the fixing plate 9. , 30a and 30b, respectively, are housed independently in the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11, are aligned in contact with each other in the vertical direction, and are supported on the upper surface of the base plate 8.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the first valve body 3a flowing through the production line 2 is stopped at a predetermined position below the component supply device 1, and a sensor (not shown) indicates that the first valve body 3a is the model 1. When detected, the motor 20 is driven in the forward direction, and as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the first direction on the right in the figure) by a distance L. As a result, the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 14a of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 is common to the first valve body 3a. It is supplied to the supply position 5a. Further, the movable hole 38a of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 15a of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 38a of the first slide plate 10 is individually supplied to the first valve body 3a. It is supplied to position 6a. If the large steel balls 4a are not accommodated in the fixing holes 26a and 30a of the fixing plate 9, the large steel balls 4a are replenished from the auxiliary holding holes 45 of the second slide plate 11.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the motor 20 is driven in reverse, and as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the second direction on the left in the figure) by a distance L and return to the origin position. .. As a result, the movable holes 34a, 38a of the first slide plate 10 and the holding holes 43 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing holes 26a, 30a of the fixing plate 9, and are accommodated in the fixing holes 26a, 30a of the fixing plate 9. The large steel balls 4a that had been accommodated fell into the movable holes 34a and 38a of the first slide plate 10 and were accommodated, and the large steel balls 4a accommodated in the holding holes 43 of the second slide plate 11 were fixed holes of the fixing plate 9. It falls to 26a and 30a and is accommodated. The holding hole 43 of the empty second slide plate 11 is refilled with new large steel balls 4a in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. As a result, the component supply device 1 returns to the state shown in FIG. 8A.

The first valve body 3a to which the large steel ball 4a is supplied moves to the next step of the production line 2. By repeating the above steps, the large steel balls 4a are supplied to each of the first valve bodies 3a flowing through the production line 2.

At the origin position shown in FIG. 9A, the second valve body 3b flowing through the production line 2 stops at a predetermined position below the component supply device 1 as shown in FIG. 1B, and the second valve body 3b When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that is model 2, the motor 20 is driven in reverse, and as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the slide plates 10 and 11 are distanced in the x direction (second direction on the left in the figure). Slide only L. As a result, the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 14a of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 is common to the second valve body 3b. It is supplied to the supply position 5a. Further, the movable hole 38b of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 15b of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 38b of the first slide plate 10 is individually supplied to the second valve body 3b. It is supplied to position 6b. If the large steel balls 4a are not accommodated in the fixing holes 26b and 30b of the fixing plate 9, the large steel balls 4a are replenished from the auxiliary holding holes 45 of the second slide plate 11.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the motor 20 is driven in the normal direction, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the first direction on the right in the figure) by a distance L to reach the origin position. return. As a result, the movable holes 34b, 38b of the first slide plate 10 and the holding holes 43 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing holes 26b, 30b of the fixing plate 9, and are accommodated in the fixing holes 26b, 30b of the fixing plate 9. The large steel balls 4a that had been accommodated fell into the movable holes 34b and 38b of the first slide plate 10 and were accommodated, and the large steel balls 4a accommodated in the holding holes 43 of the second slide plate 11 were fixed holes of the fixing plate 9. It falls to 26b and 30b and is accommodated. The holding hole 43 of the empty second slide plate 11 is refilled with new large steel balls 4a in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. As a result, the component supply device 1 returns to the state shown in FIG. 9A.

The second valve body 3b to which the large steel ball 4a is supplied moves to the next step of the production line 2. By repeating the above steps, the large steel balls 4a are supplied to each of the second valve bodies 3b flowing through the production line 2.

(Simultaneous supply of different steel balls to the valve body)
Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the large steel ball 4a and the small steel ball 4b are simultaneously supplied to the large steel ball supply position 5a and the small steel ball supply position 7 of the first valve body 3a, respectively. The method will be described.

In the first valve body 3a of FIG. 10, only one large steel ball common supply position 5a and the small steel ball common supply position 7 are shown, and the other supply positions are omitted. Similarly, in the second valve body 3b of FIG. 11, only one large steel ball common supply position 5a and the small steel ball individual supply position 7 are shown, and the other supply positions are omitted. Further, the component supply device 1 also supplies the large steel balls 4a and the small steel balls 4b to the large steel ball common supply position 5a and the small steel ball individual supply positions 7 of the first valve body 3a and the second valve body 3b, respectively. Only the supply holes and the like are shown, and the others are omitted.

At the origin position shown in FIG. 10A, of the steel balls 4a and 4b housed in the supply case 12, the large steel balls 4a are fixed to the movable holes 34a and 34b of the first slide plate 10 and the fixing plate 9. The holes 26a and 26b and the holding holes 43 of the second slide plate 11 are respectively housed independently, are aligned in contact with each other in the vertical direction, and are supported on the upper surface of the base plate 8. Further, the small steel balls 4b are independently housed in the movable holes 39a and 39b of the first slide plate 10 and the fixing holes 31a and 31b of the fixing plate 9, and two small steel balls 4b are housed in the holding holes 44 of the second slide plate 11 respectively. Then, they are in contact with each other up and down, aligned, and supported on the upper surface of the base plate 8.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the first valve body 3a flowing through the production line 2 is stopped at a predetermined position below the component supply device 1, and a sensor (not shown) indicates that the first valve body 3a is the model 1. When detected, the motor 20 is driven in the forward direction, and as shown in FIG. 10B, the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the first direction on the right in the figure) by a distance L. As a result, the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 14a of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 is common to the first valve body 3a. It is supplied to the supply position 5a. Further, the movable hole 39a of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 16 of the base plate 8, and the small steel ball 4b housed in the movable hole 39a of the first slide plate 10 is commonly supplied to the first valve body 3a. It is supplied to position 7. If the large steel ball 4a is not accommodated in the fixing hole 26a of the fixing plate, or if the small steel ball 4b is not accommodated in the fixing hole 31a, the auxiliary holding hole 45 of the second slide plate 11 is accommodated. The large steel ball 4a is replenished from, and the small steel ball 4b is replenished from the auxiliary holding hole 46.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the motor 20 is driven in reverse, and as shown in FIG. 10 (c), the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the second direction on the left in the figure) by a distance L and return to the origin position. .. As a result, the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 and the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing hole 26a of the fixing plate 9, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the fixing hole 26a of the fixing plate 9 Will fall into the movable hole 34a of the first slide plate 10 and be accommodated, and the large steel ball 4a accommodated in the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11 will fall into the fixing hole 26a of the fixing plate 9 and be accommodated. The holding hole 43 of the empty second slide plate 11 is refilled with new large steel balls 4a in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. also,
The movable hole 39a of the first slide plate 10 and the holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing hole 31a of the fixing plate 9, and the small steel ball 4b housed in the fixing hole 31a of the fixing plate 9 is the first. The small steel balls 4b accommodated in the holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 fall into the fixing hole 31a of the fixing plate 9 and are accommodated by falling into the movable hole 39a of the slide plate 10. The holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 which has been reduced by one is replenished with new small steel balls 4b in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. As a result, the component supply device 1 returns to the state shown in FIG. 10 (a).

The first valve body 3a to which the steel balls 4a and 4b are supplied moves to the next step of the production line 2. By repeating the above steps, the steel balls 4a and 4b are supplied to each of the first valve bodies 3a flowing through the production line 2.

At the origin position shown in FIG. 11A, the second valve body 3b flowing through the production line 2 stops at a predetermined position below the component supply device 1 as shown in FIG. 1B, and the second valve body 3b When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that is model 2, the motor 20 is driven in reverse, and as shown in FIG. 11B, the slide plates 10 and 11 are distanced in the x direction (second direction on the left in the figure). Slide only L. As a result, the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 14a of the base plate 8, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 is common to the second valve body 3b. It is supplied to the supply position 5a. Further, the movable hole 39b of the first slide plate 10 coincides with the supply hole 16 of the base plate 8, and the small steel ball 4b housed in the movable hole 39b of the first slide plate 10 is commonly supplied to the first valve body 3a. It is supplied to position 7. If the large steel ball 4a is not accommodated in the fixing hole 26b of the fixing plate, or if the small steel ball 4b is not accommodated in the fixing hole 31b, the auxiliary holding hole 45 of the second slide plate 11 is accommodated. The large steel ball 4a is replenished from the auxiliary holding hole 46, and the small steel ball 4b is replenished from the auxiliary holding hole 46.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the motor 20 is driven in the normal direction, and as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the slide plates 10 and 11 slide in the x direction (the first direction on the right in the figure) by a distance L to the origin position. Return to. As a result, the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 and the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing hole 26b of the fixing plate 9, and the large steel ball 4a housed in the fixing hole 26b of the fixing plate 9 Will fall into the movable hole 34b of the first slide plate 10 and be accommodated, and the large steel ball 4a accommodated in the holding hole 43 of the second slide plate 11 will fall into the fixing hole 26b of the fixing plate 9 and be accommodated. The holding hole 43 of the empty second slide plate 11 is refilled with new large steel balls 4a in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. Further, the movable hole 39b of the first slide plate 10 and the holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 coincide with the fixing hole 31b of the fixing plate 9, and the small steel ball 4b housed in the fixing hole 31b of the fixing plate 9 The small steel balls 4b accommodated in the holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 fall into the fixing hole 31b of the fixing plate 9 and are accommodated by falling into the movable hole 39b of the first slide plate 10. The holding hole 44 of the second slide plate 11 which has been reduced by one is replenished with new small steel balls 4b in the supply case 12 while the second slide plate 11 slides. As a result, the component supply device 1 returns to the state shown in FIG. 11A.

The second valve body 3b to which the steel balls 4a and 4b are supplied moves to the next step of the production line 2. By repeating the above steps, the steel balls 4a and 4b are supplied to each of the second valve bodies 3b flowing through the production line 2.

In the component supply device 1 of the embodiment, the steel balls 4a and 4b can be supplied to two types of valve bodies 3a and 3b of different models by switching the slide direction of the slide plates 10 and 11. Therefore, even if the model is changed from the first valve body 3a to the second valve body 3b or vice versa, the same component supply device 1 can be used, and it is not necessary to provide a new component supply device.

Further, the fixing holes 26a, 26b, 27a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b, 30a, 30b of the fixing plate 9 and the movable holes 34a, 34b, 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b of the first slide plate 10 are provided. , 37a, 37b, 38a, 38b accommodate a single large steel ball 4a, and the small steel ball 4b is accommodated and fixed in the fixed plate thin portion 33 of the fixing plate 9 and the slide plate thin portion 42 of the first slide plate 10. Since the gap between the plate thin portion 33 and the slide plate thin portion 42 and the gap between the slide plate thin portion 42 and the base plate convex portion 17 are reduced, steel balls 4a and 4b of different sizes can be used on the slide plates 10 and 11. It can be supplied at the same time by one reciprocating operation. Therefore, the same component supply device 1 can be used for the steel balls 4a and 4b having different sizes, and it is not necessary to provide another component supply device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, the number and positions of supply positions of the supplied parts, the shape of the fixed plate and the slide plate, the slide direction of the slide plate, the driving means, and the like can be appropriately changed according to the supplied parts. In particular, the slide direction of the slide plate is not limited to the x direction, but may be the y direction or the circumferential direction.

Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a component supply device for supplying a steel ball to a valve body of an automatic transmission of an automobile, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various components are supplied to various devices. It can be applied to parts supply equipment.

1 ... Parts supply device 3a, 3b ... Valve body (supplied member)
4a, 4b ... Steel balls (parts)
5a-5d ... Large steel ball common supply position 6a, 6b ... Large steel ball individual supply position 7 ... Small steel ball common supply position 8 ... Base plate 9 ... Fixed plate 10 ... 1st slide plate 11 ... 2nd slide plate 12 ... Supply Cases 14a to 14d ... Large steel ball common supply hole 15 ... Large steel ball individual supply hole 16 ... Small steel ball common supply hole 17 ... Base plate convex parts 26a, 26b ... First large fixing hole 27a, 27b ... First large fixing hole 28a, 28b ... 1st large fixing hole 29a, 29b ... 1st large fixing hole 30a, 30b ... 2nd large fixing hole 31a, 31b ... Small fixing hole 32 ... Fixed plate recess 33 ... Fixed plate thin wall portion 34a, 34b ... 1 large movable hole 25a, 35b ... 1st large movable hole 36a, 36b ... 1st large movable hole 37a, 37b ... 1st large movable hole 38a, 38b ... 2nd large movable hole 39a, 39b ... small movable hole 40 ... slide Plate convex part 41 ... Slide plate concave part 42 ... Slide plate thin part 43 ... Large steel ball holding hole 44 ... Small steel ball holding hole 45 ... Large steel ball auxiliary holding hole 46 ... Small steel ball auxiliary holding hole

Claims (5)

A component supply device that supplies components to two supplied members with different component supply positions.
A first component provided below a supply case containing a large number of components and accommodating a single component provided in the first direction of the component supply position common to the two supplied members and in the second direction vice versa. A fixing member having a fixing hole and a second fixing hole for accommodating a single component provided only in the first direction or the second direction of a component supply position different between the two supplied members, and a fixing member.
Slidable in the first and second directions having a movable hole below the fixing member for accommodating a single component provided at the same position as the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member. With slide members
A base member provided below the slide member and provided with a component supply hole corresponding to the component supply position of the two supplied members, and a base member.
The parts supply equipment is equipped with. It is slidable in the first direction and the second direction integrally with the slide member having a plurality of component holding holes for supplying components to the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole of the fixing member above the fixing member. The component supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a second slide member. Parts of different sizes in the vertical direction are housed in the supply case.
A fixing member thin-walled portion is formed by forming a fixing member recess on the lower surface of the fixing member, and the first fixing hole or the second fixing hole of a component having a small vertical size is formed in the fixing member thin-walled portion. Formed,
A slide member convex portion that fits into the fixing member concave portion is formed on the upper surface of the slide member, and a slide member concave portion is formed on the lower surface of the slide member to form a slide member thin-walled portion. The movable hole of a part having a small size in the vertical direction is formed in the thin part of the member, and the movable hole is formed.
1. Item 2. The component supply device according to item 2. The component supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the component is a steel ball constituting a one-way valve or a one-way orifice provided in a valve body of an automatic transmission of an automobile. It is a parts supply method that supplies parts to two parts to be supplied that have different parts supply positions.
The first fixing holes provided in the first direction of the component supply position common to the two supplied members and the second direction opposite to the first direction, and the first direction or the second of the component supply positions different in the two supplied members. A single component is housed in a second fixing hole provided only in the direction.
A single component is housed in the movable hole provided at the same position as the first fixing hole and the second fixing hole.
With respect to the first supplied member of the two supplied members, the movable hole is slid in the first direction, and a single component housed in the movable hole is attached to the first supplied member. Supply to a common parts supply position and a different parts supply position,
The movable hole is slid back in the second direction to accommodate the first fixing hole and a single component housed in the second fixing hole in the movable hole, and the first fixing hole and the second fixing. Place new parts in the holes,
Repeat the above process,
With respect to the second supplied member of the two supplied members, the movable hole is slid in the second direction, and a single component housed in the movable hole is attached to the second supplied member. Supply to a common parts supply position and a different parts supply position,
The movable hole is slid back in the first direction to accommodate the first fixing hole and a single component housed in the second fixing hole in the movable hole, and the first fixing hole and the second fixing. Place new parts in the holes,
A parts supply method that repeats the above process.

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