JPH02296351A - Work aligning and accommodating cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable aligning and accommodating of a plurality of kinds of rectangular works at a constant pitch, by arranging alignment plates so as to face each at an opening angle of 90 deg., on which plates V-shaped work accommodation grooves are arranged at a constant pitch. CONSTITUTION:V-shaped work accommodating grooves are arranged so as to face each other at an opening angle of 90 deg. by using alignment plates of constant pitch. Since the work aligning plates 1 are arranged at an opening angle of theta deg.=90 deg., two sides intersecting at right angles of a rectangular work A3 or a rectangular work B4 whose outer shape sizes are different are retained. Since the thickness directions of the rectangular work A3 and the rectangular work B4 are regulated by the V-shaped groove formed on the work alignment plate 1, the works are aligned and accommodated by the pitch of grooves. The restriction on the shapes of the rectangular works 3, 4 is only to be smaller than or equal to the inlet size of the V-shaped groove formed on the work alignment plate 1, so that several kinds of rectangular works whose length and breadth sizes are different can be aligned and accommodated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application 1] The present invention relates to a cassette for the purpose of aligning and storing plate glasses and the like.

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 3, a conventional alignment and storage cassette has a workpiece alignment plate 1 arranged parallel to the relative surface and is composed of a bottom support plate 2. Since the structure adjusts the three sides to fit the external dimensions of \3, separate alignment storage cassettes are required for rectangular workpieces with different external sizes, such as B4.In this way, the alignment and storage cassettes are required for each external size of the workpiece. Cassettes were commonly used.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the above-mentioned conventional technology, there is a problem in that several types of cassettes must be prepared depending on the external dimensions (excluding thickness) of the rectangular workpieces to be aligned and stored. has.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and its purpose is to provide a cassette that can accommodate a plurality of types of rectangular workpieces arranged at a constant pitch.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] The workpiece alignment and storage cassette of the present invention is characterized in that the ■-shaped workpiece storage grooves are arranged opposite to each other at an opening angle of 90° between alignment plates having a constant pitch.

[Example] Examples of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the workpiece alignment and storage force set 1-. Since the workpiece alignment plates 1 are arranged so that the opening angle θ° is 90°, two sides of the rectangular workpiece A3 and the rectangular workpiece B4, which have different external sizes, are supported at a right angle. Further, the V-shaped grooves formed in the workpiece alignment plate 1 regulate the thickness direction of the short workpieces A3 and B4, so that the workpieces are aligned and stored at the pitch of the grooves. Note that the only restriction on the shape of the rectangular workpiece is that it must be less than or equal to the entrance dimension of the V-shaped groove formed in the workpiece alignment plate 1, so that several types of rectangular workpieces with different vertical and horizontal dimensions can be arranged and stored.

The structure of this workpiece storage cassette is such that both ends of the workpiece alignment plate 1 are fixed by alignment plate side plates 5, and further rigidity is ensured by reinforcing rods 6. This structure makes it possible to ensure stable quality because the cassette is lightweight and has good flowability to each workpiece during the cleaning process, drying process, etc. If the cassettes do not contain any workpieces, the alignment storage cassettes can be stacked by inserting the guide pin 8 fixed on the upper surface of the alignment plate side plate 5 into the guide hole 9 drilled on the lower surface of the side plate 5 opposite to alignment 1. Because it can be used in a small space, it can be used in an orderly manner.

[Effect of the invention 1 As described above, according to the present invention, an alignment plate in which V-shaped workpiece storage grooves are formed at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction by a cassette for storing plate-like rectangular workpieces in an aligned manner at a constant pitch is 90°
By arranging the cassettes so as to face each other, it is possible to arrange and store a plurality of types of plate-like rectangular workpieces having different vertical and horizontal dimensions without changing the cassette shape. Moreover, since only two sides are restricted, it is easy to operate when transferring the workpiece, and it is possible to avoid V
Scraping of the shape groove can also be reduced. As described above, the practical effects of the present invention are extremely large.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the cassette 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of the cassette of the present invention. Figure 3 is a three-dimensional view of a conventional cassette. ・Work alignment plate ・Workpiece bottom support plate Rectangular workpiece A Rectangular workpiece B ・Alignment plate side plate ・Reinforcement rod Opening angle θ. guide pin ・Guide hole ”− Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation Agent Patent attorney Suzuki Kisanbe (and 1 other person) Sou / “...1, first time the law of nature

Claims (1)

[Claims] A cassette for arranging and storing plate-like rectangular workpieces at a constant pitch, characterized in that alignment plates having V-shaped workpiece storage grooves formed at a constant pitch are arranged facing each other at an opening angle of 90°. Cassette for aligned storage.