JPH02100924A - Treating method and device for small article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable small articles to be stored in layers in the vertical direction closely by making the bottom parts of storing open parts for storing small articles movable in the vertical direction. CONSTITUTION:Slural storing open spaces 14 with their upper surfaces opened are formed in the vertical direction in a fixture 13, elevator materials 16 whose upper ends form the bottom parts 15 of the storing open spaces 14 are arranged in respective storing open spaces 14 and a base 17 is arranged at the bottom ends 12 of the elevator materials 16. The storing open spaces 14 are shallowed by raising respective elevator materials 16 at the storing start time of the small articles (a) and the bottom parts 15 are made lower gradually by lowering respective elevator materials 16 as the small articles (a) are stored in order. As the small articles (a) are stored in the shallow storing open spaces 14 staying above the stored small articles (a) while vibrating or swinging a saucer 2, the small articles (a) are stored in layers in the vertical direction closely without unevenness in alignment and poor attitude.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Field of Application in Industry 1-> The present invention efficiently stores small articles such as thin plates and thin rods by stacking them vertically without creating any wasted space in the storage space. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing small articles that can be processed, and for example, small articles that have been stored and processed can be extremely quickly supplied to the next process.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, in order to store relatively small articles in a stacked or aligned manner, a jig 2 having a shallow storage space l with ten open sides as shown in FIG. 6 has been used. Then, a large number of articles a are supplied to the upper surface of the jig 2, and the articles a are dropped into each storage space 1 by vibrating or rocking, so that each storage space l is filled. When this happens, the jig 2 is replaced and the same operation is performed.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> In the conventional method described above, if the storage cavity 1 is deep, the seventh
As shown in the figure, the articles a were sometimes tilted or caught in the storage cavity 1, resulting in wasted space because they were not closely stacked together. In addition, when the article a is tilted in the storage cavity l, the tilted article a is firmly held by the weight of the article a falling from above, so that it will not collapse due to vibration or rocking, and each storage cavity In some cases, a predetermined number of small items could not be accommodated inside the container.

In order to prevent this situation from occurring, each storage space l
must be made shallow at least to the extent that the small articles a do not tilt. However, if each storage cavity 1 is made shallow, the number of small articles that can be accommodated will be significantly reduced, which will only make the task of replacing the jig 2 more complicated. Instead, it requires a lot of manpower and time.

<-f-1'f for solving the problem>The present invention is ■-
This was proposed in view of the above, and features a storage space with an open L side that can store small items vertically.
I- The bottom of each storage cavity described above cannot be moved vertically within the storage cavity, and when storing small items in the storage cavity from the opening side, the bottom part will rise at the beginning of storage. The storage space is shallow, and as small items are stored one after another, the bottom part descends, and the distance between the upper surface of the uppermost stored small item and the open top surface of the storage space is shortened. The present invention provides a method for processing small articles and an apparatus therefor.

<Example> Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show the most basic configuration of the processing apparatus of the present invention. For example, a shallow dish-shaped receiving tray 11 made of thick plate material has a through-hole-shaped insertion cavity 12 formed therein. The jig 13 is tied 7ff into the insertion cavity 12.

The above-mentioned jig 13 has a thick plate shape, and forms a plurality of vertical storage spaces 114 with one side open, and faces each storage space 14 from below, with the upper end forming the bottom 15 of the storage space 14. A lifting member 16 is provided, and a base 17 is provided at the lower end of the lifting member 16.

According to FIG. 1, each storage space 14 is longer and deeper in the vertical direction, and a round bar-shaped lifting member 16 faces from below to the storage space 1.
4 constitutes the base 115.

Therefore, when the base 17 is lifted and lowered, each lifting member 16 moves, so that the position of the bottom 15 of each storage space 14 is 4-F.
It will change to.

Small articles are stored in the empty space 1 using the processing device constructed in this manner.
In order to arrange and store the small items in the tray 11, first raise each lifting member 16 to its maximum height, set the bottom part 15 at a position slightly lower than one end of the opening 1 of the storage space 14, and place the small items on the top surface of the tray 11. While supplying the small articles a, the tray 11 is vibrated or swung to sequentially store the small articles a in each storage space 14. In this case, since the bottom 15 of each storage cavity 14 is shallow, the small articles a will not fall or come into contact with the inner wall surface of the storage cavity 14 and tilt.

As the small articles a are stored in the valley storage space 14,
1, lower each 5I material 16 at low speed by U board 17,
9 Gradually lowering the bottom part 15 9 The upper surface of the uppermost small article a stored inside each 91 falling material 16 substantially constitutes the bottom part, but as described in 9. By gradually descending, the distance between the open surface of the storage cavity 14 and the upper surface of the small article a on the topmost stage becomes shorter, so that the small article a stored in the storage cavity 14 may also tilt or stand upright. Each storage space 14
If the small items a are stored in each storage cavity 14 until each elevating member 16 is lowered to its lowest position,
Each small article a becomes densely polymerized on top F, forming a shape t,
A predetermined number of small articles a can be stored in each storage space 14 as planned.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if each storage cavity 14 is deep enough, the small articles a will not be misaligned or have poor posture, and will be accommodated while being closely stacked in the vertical direction.

Another embodiment of the invention, shown in FIG.
8 is provided with a bearing portion 19, through which the rotating shaft 21 of the motor 20 passes, and a male threaded rod 22 is attached to the upper end of this rotating shaft 21.
A plurality of guide posts 24, which are vertically installed on the lower surface of the base plate 17, are inserted into the guide material 25. Since the reference numerals have the same configuration as the same reference numerals in the previous embodiment, the explanation will be omitted.

Therefore, when the motor 20 is driven to rotate the male threaded rod 22 at a low speed, the acid threaded portion 23 screwed into the male threaded rod 22
As a result, the base 17 moves up and down, and each elevating member 16 moves up and down, so that the bottom 15 of each storage space 14 can be moved up and down. Then, by controlling the motor 20, at the beginning of storing the small articles a in each storage cavity 14, the lifting rod 16 is raised to raise the bottom part 15 and substantially make the storage cavity 14 shallower. As the small articles a are stored in the storage cavity 14, the elevating member 16 is lowered to deepen the storage cavity 14, and the upper surface of the small article a on the uppermost stage and the storage cavity 1 are lowered.
By shortening the distance between the small articles a and the open surfaces of the storage spaces 14, the small articles a are not stored in an uneven state or in a bad posture in each storage space 14.

Another embodiment of the invention shown in FIG.
A leg rod 26 is vertically disposed at the center of the lower surface of 7, and a roller 27 is provided at the lower end, and the roller 27 is brought into contact with the outer surface of a cam 28 connected to the rotating shaft of a motor (not shown). Since the symbols not explained in FIG. 4 have the same structure as the same symbols in the above embodiment, the explanation will be omitted.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, since the elevation shape 7g of each elevating member 16 can be controlled by the rotational speed and external shape of the cam 28, the elevating shape 7g of each elevating member 16 can be controlled based on the storage state iM and shape of the small article a. The elevation state may be set appropriately.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the entire apparatus of the present invention.

Supported on the top of the underframe 29! ! 130 is supported by a support shaft 31 so as to be tiltable in the left and right direction, and the rod 33 of a fixed F cylinder 32 provided on the lower surface of the underframe 29 and the support g
The lower surface of one side end of the support plate 130 is pivotally connected to the lower surface of the support plate 30 by a connecting rod 34, and the saucer 11 is provided so as to be slidable along support rods 35, 35 provided on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the support plate 30.
A vibrating mechanism 36 provided on the upper surface of the holder is connected to the receiving tray 11. The vibration mechanism 36 includes a vibration motor 37 and a crank mechanism 38 driven by the vibration motor 37, and the tip of the crank mechanism 38 is pivotally connected to the side surface of the saucer 11.

Note that the saucer 11 in FIG. The elevation member 16 faces the same as in the embodiment described above.

Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 5 described above, the support @30
The air cylinder 32 allows the support shaft 31 to be used as a fulcrum for swinging from side to side up and down.

Further, the tray 11 can be vibrated back and forth along the support rod 35 by the vibration mechanism 36. Therefore, the small articles a supplied to the receiving tray 11 are quickly and easily accommodated inside each storage cavity 14 due to the above-described rocking and vibration.

Of course, even in the embodiments described above, the motor provided on the lower surface of the saucer 11 and the lifting member 16 facing the inside of each storage cavity 14,
The small articles a stored in the storage space 14 will not be tilted or caught, resulting in poor posture.

Although the present invention has been explained above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be carried out in any manner as long as the configuration described in the claims is not changed. be able to.

For example, although the small article a has been described as having a thin disk shape, the storage cavity 14 may be made quadrilateral in cross section and the small article may be rectangular plate-like, or the storage cavity 14 may be made horizontally long. The small article may be shaped like a rod with a small diameter.

<Effects of the Invention> In summary, according to the present invention, there is provided a storage cavity with an open top surface in which small items can be stacked and stored in the vertical direction, and the bottom of the storage cavity is arranged vertically in the storage cavity. When small articles are stored in the storage space from the open-top surface using the movable part in the direction, the bottom rises and the storage space becomes shallow at the beginning of storage, and as the small items are stored one by one, the bottom becomes shallower. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing small articles, characterized in that the distance between the north face of the lowered and stored small articles and the open first side of the storage space is shortened.
There is no risk that the small articles will become clogged inside the storage space or become malpositioned, a predetermined number of small articles can be stored extremely quickly, and supply to the next store is ensured.

Moreover, not only can the number of jigs and the number of times of exchanging jigs be significantly reduced, but also the number of workers t1 and the working time can be significantly reduced, resulting in a product of high practical value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of the basic configuration of A22 of the present invention.
1. A vertical sectional front view; 2. IN is a sectional view taken along the line n to II in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the entire device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional apparatus, and FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional small-sized structure. 11 is a saucer 16 is a lifting material,

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It has a storage space with an open top surface that can store small items stacked vertically, and the bottom of the storage space is movable vertically within the storage space, and small items can be stored in the open top surface. When small items are stored in the storage cavity, at the beginning of storage, the bottom rises and the storage cavity is shallow, and as small items are stored one by one, the bottom lowers and the topmost small items are stored. A method for processing small articles, characterized in that the distance between the upper surface of the article and the open upper surface of the storage cavity is shortened. (2) A saucer that vibrates or swings, a jig that has a storage cavity whose top surface is open and faces the inside of the saucer described above, and a jig that faces the storage cavity of the jig from below and has a storage cavity at its upper end. 1. A processing apparatus for small articles, comprising an elevating member constituting the bottom of the section, and a drive mechanism for vertically moving the elevating member.