JPH0278463A - Transporting device in glazing facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve efficiency of a glazing operation by providing an arm which can be put into and out of a booth, an inversion device which is swivelably provided to the arm, and at least a pair of chucking devices which can discretely grip moldings before and after glazing. CONSTITUTION:The molding K disposed in a standby position A is gripped together with a base plate P by the chucking device 7 on the rear side of the transporting device 4 and is made to stand by while the arm 5 exists in a standby position A. The previous molding K is subjected to glazing in the booth 2 at this time. The arm 5 advances and the chuck device 7 on the front side of the transporting device 4 is moved downward by a motor 30 for lifting and the molding K is gripped together with the base plate P when the glazing of the molding K is completed. The molding K after the glazing is lifted upward by a lifting device and an inversion frame 26 is turned 180 deg. in this state. The positions of the front and rear chuck devices 7, 8 are reversed in this way and the molding K after glazing is moved to the rear side. The molding K before glazing is moved to the front side. The molding K before glazing is imposed on a receiving base 37 by the downward movement of the chuck device 7 and is subjected to glazing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a conveying device in a glazing facility that can automatically apply a glaze to the surface of sanitary ware and the like.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, in the process of manufacturing sanitary ware such as toilet bowls and hand wash basins, glaze is applied to the surface of the molded body after molding and drying, and then the product is completed by firing. teeth,
During the glazing process, the glaze is applied manually in the booth, and such manual work is extremely inefficient and reduces productivity. In the process of loading and conveying the dried molded bodies onto conveyors 101 and 103, booth 102.
A glazing equipment or the like is conceivable that can perform glazing in the interior of the booth 104 and perform a quick reading operation. A method can be considered to efficiently apply glaze by reducing time loss, but in such equipment, the glazing robot is divided into two booths of 10.
It is only possible to perform glazing work on 2,104 booths, and cannot perform the glazing function on more than 2,104 booths, resulting in the problem that waiting time still occurs and work efficiency cannot be improved. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a transporting device with good work efficiency in glazing equipment that can perform continuous and automatic glazing. The purpose and gist thereof is to provide a conveying device capable of carrying an unglazed molded article into a booth and taking out a glazed molded article applied in the booth outside the booth, the conveying device comprising: an arm disposed to be able to move in and out of the booth; a reversing device rotatably installed on the arm; and a reversing device attached to the reversing device for separately gripping the unglazed molded body and the glazed molded body. and at least one pair of checker devices capable of doing so.

(Function) For example, in a glazing facility where molded objects such as sanitary ware, which are continuously conveyed one after another by a conveyor, are put into a booth one by one and glazed by a glazing robot or the like in the booth, the conveyor When carrying molded bodies into and out of the booth one by one using a conveyance device, the conveyance device has an arm that can be moved in and out of the booth, an inversion device installed on this arm, and at least one pair of inversion devices attached to the inversion device. - The actual checker device grasps and receives the molded product transported by the conveyor, and in this state, the arm can move into the booth, allowing it to be placed at a predetermined position in the booth. The molded body can be placed in the booth, and glazing can be done well in the booth. When the molded product is glazed in the booth, the arm waits outside the booth, and at this time, the chutzki device on the other side waits while gripping the unglazed molded product on the conveyor, and the glazing is completed inside the booth. When the arm is fully inserted into the booth again, the glazed molded body is gripped by the chuck device on one side of the empty space, and at that time, the reversing device is used to
°By reversing the chuck device, the unglazed molded object held by the other chuck device can be placed at a predetermined position in the booth, and the chuck device is released to move the molded object to a predetermined position in the booth. By pulling out the arm from inside the booth, the actual chutzki device can grab the glazed molded object and take it out of the booth, allowing the unglazed molded object to be carried into the booth. The glazed molded body can be taken out of the booth by a single movement process of the arm, and the glazed molded body can be continuously and automatically glazed with extremely reduced time loss.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the main parts of the glazing equipment, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the booth.

In the figure, the glazing equipment includes a conveyor 1 that can continuously convey a dried molded body K of sanitary ware such as a wash basin 2, and a booth that can internally glaze the surface of the molded body. 2, a glazing robot 3 equipped with a nozzle 3a disposed at the front end of the booth 2 and capable of moving in and out of the booth 2; It mainly consists of a conveying device 4 that can transport into the booth 2, and a general delivery conveyor 21 that can transport the glazed molded body K in the booth 2 in a direction perpendicular to the transport conveyor 1. be.

Further, the conveying device 4 includes an arm 5 that moves in and out of the booth 2, a reversing device 6 attached to the tip of the arm 5, and a reversing device 6 that is attached to the reversing device 6 to transport the molded object K before glazing. , a pair of checker devices 7 that can grip the glazed molded object K, and a lift device that can move the checker device 7 up and down, the details of which will be described later.

Hereinafter, each component of the above-mentioned glazing equipment will be described in detail. The conveyor 1 has a pair of chains disposed on its upper side, and each chain is connected to a conveyor motor disposed at its front end. 17 is driven,
The sprocket 18 can be rotated and moved completely to the left in the figure, and stoppers 19 and 20 are attached near its front end to detect the state of movement of the molded object and control the drive of the conveyor motor 17.

Note that one molded product K is placed on the upper surface of the conveyor 1 via a flat base plate P made of metal or the like, and transported one after another. Note that K can be continuously conveyed to a large number of molding pairs up to the stopper 19 position, but one molded object K is placed between this position and the stopper 20 at the tip, and this position is a standby position. It is at position A.

Next, the arm 5 of the conveyor 4 is an arm installed above near the front end of the conveyor 1 described above.
It is supported by a pedestal 9 and is movable in the horizontal direction.
It is made of a pair of rail materials. The arm mount 9 is framed on a support 8.8, and roller supports 10, 10, 10.10 are fixed to the arm mount 9, and a drive roller 14 is installed in each roller support 10. and guide rollers 15.15 are provided.

An arm drive motor 11 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the arm frame 9, and when this arm drive motor 11 is driven, each drive roller 14.14 is driven via a chain 12.13 and a shaft 16.16. be done. Further, the guide rollers 15.15 are fitted into the rail grooves of the arm 5 to support the arm 5, and when each drive roller 14, 14.14.14 is driven by the drive of the arm drive motor 11, The arm 5 is clamped between the drive roller 14.14 and the guide rollers 15.15, 15.15 and is moved in the horizontal direction. When the arm 5 is moved forward to the maximum, the front end of the arm 5 will be inserted into the booth 2, and when the arm 5 is moved backward, the front end of the arm 5 will be inserted above the front end of the conveyor 1. The vehicle will be placed on standby at standby position A.

The above-mentioned reversing device M6 is installed near the tip of the arm 5, and this reversing device 6 includes an ohmic reduction type reversing motor 23 fixedly installed on the upper surface side of the arm 5, and this reversing motor 23. The arm 5 is rotated by the drive of the arm 5 via a chain 24, and a reversing shaft 25 is provided in a hanging manner.A reversing frame 26 formed as a framework is integrated with the reversing shaft 25. Therefore, the reversing motor 23
is driven, the reversing shaft 25 is rotated, and the reversing frame 26 is rotated around the reversing shaft 25 within a horizontal plane.

Further, four checker devices 7, 7, 7, 7 are disposed at the lower end of the reversing frame 26 so as to be movable up and down, and the molded body K is placed by a pair of checker devices 7, 7. A single base plate P can be gripped. Therefore, two pieces of molding can be performed at the same time by the checking device 7, 7 on one side supported by the lower end of the lifting bar 27.27 and the checking device 7.7 on the other side supported by the lower end of the lifting bar 28, 28. The structure is such that the body K can be photographed continuously.

A pair of lift motors 30, 30 disposed in the upper part of the reversing frame 26 are connected to lift chains 31, 31, respectively.
, are linked to each of the lift bars 27, 27 and 28.28 via a lift shaft 32.32 and a lift connection rod 36.36, and each lift motor 30.30 is driven to perform each lift. Bars 27.27 and 28
28 moves up and down, so that the above-mentioned checker devices 7, 7 can be raised and lowered separately. In the figure, reference numeral 29 denotes a guide housing fixed to the reversing frame 26 that guides the vertical movement of each of the lifting bars 27 and 28. This lift motor 30° lift chain 31. Lifting shaft 32
．． Lift connecting rod 36, lifting bar 27.28. The guide housing 29 constitutes a lift device.

Also, a pair of jack devices 7, 7 attached to the lower ends of each lifting bar 27.27 and 28.28 have a jack motor 33.33 projecting outward from the center of each base 7a, 7a. is installed, each chatki motor 33.33
Guide rods 34, 34 are disposed on the left and right sides. Also, the chatki motor 33 and the guide rods 34, 3
On the inside of 4, there is a chuck claw 35 formed in a cross-sectional shape.
．． 35 is fixedly installed, and each chatki motor 33.3
3 is driven, this chuck claw 35.35
are moved inward, and the side edges of the base plate P can be gripped by the chuck claws 35 and 35. Therefore, each ticker device 7 can grip the base plate P by driving the tilter motor 33, 33 and transport one compact K, and can also be moved vertically by the lift device mentioned above. The molded body K can be moved. Further, by operating the above-mentioned reversing device 6, each of the checker devices 7.7 can be reversed in a horizontal plane. For example, when the reversing device 6 is rotated by 180°, the front and rear positions of the checker device 7.7 in the front-rear direction are will be replaced.

Next, to explain the internal structure of the booth 2, a pedestal 37 is disposed almost at the center of the bottom of the booth, and this pedestal 37 is structured so that it can be rotated by a rotation device 38. The molded body K can be placed on the upper surface of the pedestal 37 via the base plate P. Therefore, with the molded body K placed on the pedestal 37, the glaze is evenly applied to the surface of the molded body while the pedestal 37 is rotated.

In addition, a curtain 39 is arranged around the periphery of the booth 2 except for the front side (the glazing robot 3 side), and this curtain 39 is folded and stored in the lower part when the booth 2 is open. However, when glazing is performed in the booth 2, it can be moved upward to surround the peripheral surface of the booth 2 in order to prevent the glaze from scattering to the outside.

In order to raise and lower the curtain 39, a curtain raising/lowering motor 40 is fixedly installed on the top surface of the booth 2. The driving force of this curtain raising/lowering motor 40 is transmitted to both sides of the booth 2 via a connecting rod 41, and 42.4
The driving force is transmitted to the sprocket 44.44 at the lower end through the chain 43.43 and the curtain 39 can be gradually pulled upward. In addition, an exhaust duct 45.45 is arranged in a part of the corner of the booth 2, and this exhaust duct 45.45 connects to the exhaust duct 46 on the top side.
Furthermore, the exhaust duct 46 is connected to the damper 4.
7, so that mist and the like generated within the booth 2 can be effectively discharged to the outside.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned glazing robot 3 moves the nozzle 3a at the tip end thereof into and out of the booth 2 by swinging the arm 3b in the front-back direction, and the glaze is spouted from the nozzle 3a and placed on the pedestal 37. It is possible to apply glaze to the molded body K.

Moreover, the glazing robot 3 is arranged on the bottom side of the glazing robot 3.
, R, and these tracks R, R are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyor 1. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, when three conveyors 1, 1.1 are arranged and three booths 2°2.2 are arranged at the tip of each conveyor, three booths each The glazing robot 3 can be movably disposed at a position where it can apply glaze to 2.2.2.

Further, the aforementioned carry-out conveyor 21 is disposed between the booth 2 and the conveyor 1 in a direction orthogonal to the conveyor 1, and is capable of carrying out the molded bodies K placed on the upper surface thereof to the outside. In addition, an intake lift 22 is provided that can be moved up and down.

In the glazing equipment configured in this way, when the arm 5 is at the standby position A, the molded body conveyed on the conveyor 1 and placed at the standby position A at the tip thereof has the following properties:
The carrier device 4 can be gripped together with the base plate P by the check device 7 on the rear side, and can be placed on standby. At this time, the first molded body K is being glazed in the booth 2, and the curtain 39 of the booth 2 is closed by the curtain driving motor 40.

When the glazing is completed and the curtain 39 of the booth 2 is opened, the arm drive motor 11 is driven to move the arm 5 forward, and the tip of the arm 5 is inserted into the booth 2. In this state, the chuck device 7 on the front side of the transport device 4 is moved down by the drive of the lift motor 30, grips the glazed molded body K on the pedestal 37 together with the plywood P, and then molds it with the lift device. Lift body K upward. When the reversing motor 23 of the reversing device 6 is fully driven in this state, the reversing frame 26
rotates 180°, the positions of the front and rear Nayaki devices 7, 7 are reversed, the glazed molded body is moved to the rear side, and the unglazed molded body K is moved to the front side (above the pedestal 37). will be moved.

In this state, the front-side chucking device 7 that grips the unglazed molded body K is moved down by the lift device, and the unglazed molded body K is placed on the pedestal 37.

In this state, when the arm 5 is moved rearward by the arm drive motor 11, a new unglazed molded body K is placed on the pedestal 37, and the curtain 39 is moved up again to create a booth. 2 is closed, and a glazing robot 3 glazes the molded body K inside.

When the reversing frame 26 is reversed by the reversing device 6 in the booth 2, it will draw a turning trajectory C as shown in FIG. It is operated in reverse.

In addition, when the arm 5 is moved to the rear side, the reversing device 6
By reversing it in the opposite direction, each of the chutzki devices 7, 7 is placed in its original position, the glazed molded body K is located on the front side, and the tip of the arm 5 is in the standby position f.
It is possible to operate the lift device in a state located at 1A, move the chatting device 7 holding the glazed molded body K onto the carry-out conveyor 21, and place the glazed molded body on the carry-out conveyor 21. can. At that time, the other side's glazing device 7 can grip the unglazed molded body K placed at the standby position A at the front end of the conveyor 1, and waits in that state for the glazing to be completed. .

In this way, in the conveying device 4 in this example, in the step in which the arm 5 is inserted into the booth 2 once, the reversing device 6 is reversed to take the glazed molded body K from the pedestal 37. At the same time, a new unglazed molded body K is placed on the pedestal 37.
This makes it possible to take in and take out the molded bodies K from the booth 2 extremely efficiently, and work efficiency is greatly improved.

Also, when the glazing robot 3 is installed as shown in Figure 4,
During the waiting time at each booth 2, glazing work can be performed at another booth 2, and the glazing robot 3 can be fully operated to eliminate waiting time and perform glazing work continuously with extremely high efficiency. can.

Although FIG. 4 shows an example of the glazing robot 3 that acts on three booths 2, 2.2, one glazing robot 3 can also be used for four or five booths. It is possible to further improve work efficiency.

As described above, in the glazing equipment of this example, the glazing robot 3 can be operated more efficiently than the conventional equipment shown in FIG. 5, and high efficiency can be achieved.
1.1 can be arranged compactly and the installation space of the entire device can be reduced.

(Effects of the Invention) The conveyance device of the present invention is a conveyance device that can carry an unglazed molded body into a booth and can take out a glazed molded body that has been glazed in the booth outside the booth, The conveying device includes an arm that is arranged to be able to enter and exit the booth, an inverting device that is rotatably installed on the arm, and a reversing device that is attached to the inverting device to convey the molded product before glazing and the molded product after glazing. Since it is equipped with at least one pair of chutzki devices that can grip the bodies separately, by inserting the arm into the booth once, it is possible to take out the molded body after glazing and bring in the molded body before glazing in one step. This has the effect of making the glazing work more efficient and significantly reducing time loss.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of essential parts of the glazing equipment of this embodiment, Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a front view of the booth, and Fig. 4 is a glazing equipment. FIG. 5 is an overall schematic diagram of the equipment, and FIG. 5 is a layout diagram of the conventional glazing equipment. 1... Conveyor 2...-J-S3...
・Glazing robot 3a...Nozzle 4...Transporting device 5...Arm 6...Reversing device
7...Nayakki device 9...Arm mount 11...Arm drive motor 21...Export conveyor 23...Reversing motor 25...Reversing shaft 26
...Reversing frame 27,2B...Elevating bar 30.
...Lift motor 33...Chatsuki motor 37...Pedestal 39...
... Curtain 40 ... Curtain drive motor P ... Base plate K ... Molded body R ...
Orbital Patent Applicant Ina Nox Co., Ltd. Agent
Patent Attorney Yoshihisa Shimizu Figure 3 l Conveyor Bearer 2 ・Booth 3 N Cuff Bot 31 ・ Nozzle 4-1! ! Transport device It5
-Arm 6 Reversing device 7 ・Cha7ki device 9 ・
Arm mount 11 Arm drive motor 2 +- @ exit feeder bearer 23 Anti-eaves motor 25 ... Reversing shaft 26
Reversing frame 27.2B Elevating bar 30- Lift motor 33 - Deck motor 37 - Pedestal 39 Curtain 40 Curtain drive motor P - Platform ui K Molded object R trajectory Fig. 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transportation device capable of carrying an unglazed molded article into a booth and taking out a glazed molded article applied in the booth outside the booth, the transportation device being capable of being moved in and out of the booth. a disposed arm; a reversing device rotatably installed on the arm; and a reversing device attached to the reversing device;
A conveyance device for a glazing facility, comprising at least a pair of chuck devices capable of separately gripping the molded product before glazing and the molded product after glazing.