【発明の詳細な説明】
［産業上の利用分野］
本発明はたとえばスプーン、ナイフ、フォーク等の素材
供給装置に関するものである．［従来の技術］
従来この種の素材供給装置として実開昭６３ー９５６３
８号公報、実公昭６３−３１８０１５号公報、実公昭５
６−５２１９７号公報、特公昭６０−２１０２０号公報
等のものが知られている．これらの従来構造のものはス
プーン、ナイフ、フォーク等の多数個の素材を１枚宛分
離して給送部材に移送可能な素材分離部を配設し、この
素材分離部と該素材に加工を行う加工部との間の素材給
送経路に上記給送部材を上記加工部に対向状態で進退動
可能に配設して構成されている．［発明が解決しようと
する課題］
しかしながら上記従来構造の場合、給送部材に素材の裏
面を載置可能な載置部を配設し、この載置部上の素材の
表裏面を挟着保持可能な挟持アームを配設し、加工部へ
の素材供給を行っているため素材の前後及び左右方向の
位置決め構造が必要となり、装置の構造が複雑化し易く
なっているとともにそれだけ供給能率も低下していると
いう不都合を有している．
［課題を解決するための千段］
本発明はこれらの不都合を解決することを目的とするも
ので、その要旨は、スプーン、ナイフ、フォーク等の多
数個の素材を一枚宛分離して給送部材に移送可能な素材
分離部と、該素材に加工を行う加工部との間の素材給送
経路に配設されるものであって、上記給送部材を上記加
工部に対向状態で進退動可能に配設し、該給送部材に該
素材の両側縁部数個所を保持可能な保持溝を有する一対
の挟持アームを配設し、かつ該給送部材に素材後縁に当
接可能な位置決め部を配設して楕戒したことを特徴とす
る素材供給装置にある．
［作用］
給送部材に配設されている一対の挟持アームの保持溝で
素材の両側縁部数個所を保持して挟着し、素材後縁に位
置決め部が当接して素材の位置決めがなされる．
［実施例］
第１図乃至第６図は本発明をスプーン素材の供給装置に
適用した実施例を示し、Ｉは機台であって、機台重の片
側に素材分離部２が配設されている．
この場合素材分離部２は、機台Ｉに一対の軸受台３を取
付け、軸受台３間にスプライン軸４を軸方向摺動及び回
動可能に軸受し、スプライン軸４に駆動アーム５を廻り
止め状態にしてスプライン軸４の軸方向揺動を許容する
状態で係合し、機台重に回動用シリンダ６を取付け、駆
動アーム５の先端部に回動用シリンダ６のロッドを連結
し、前記軸受台３上に取付板７を取付け、取付板７に移
送用シリンダ８を取付け、スプライン軸４の先端部に移
送アーム９を取付け、かつスプライン軸４に押動板船の
下部をスプライン軸４の回動を許容する状態でかつスプ
ライン軸４の軸方向に位置固定して取付け、押動板論の
上部に前記移送用シリンダ８のロッドを連結し、前記移
送アーム９の先端部に図外の負圧源に接続される吸引バ
ッｌ・■を取付け、回動用シリンダ６の側方にスプーン
素材を多数個吊下状態で整列供給する一対の傾斜シュー
ト１２を配設し、傾斜シュート捻の下部に素材Ｗを一枚
宛分離する分離ｔｓｍ１８を取り付けて構成している．
？は加工部であって、この場合スプーン素材の掬い部を
上型６の下降動作により下型膣との協動作用であってプ
レス加工するものである．ｌ７は給送部材であって、こ
の場合機台重に前記加工部Ｕと対向状態で給送用シリン
ダ錫をビンυにより枢着連結し、給送用シリンダ田のロ
ッド側に連結白粉を取付け、連結台■の両側にガイド筒
２１をそれぞれ取付け、ガイド筒ガにガイド軸戴をスラ
イド自在に嵌押し、連結台■に規正ブロック※を取付け
、規正ブロック鰺の両側に規正ガイドのを摺接状態で機
台１より立設し、前記ガイド軸鯰間に取付台５を取付け
、取付台５に給送用シリンダ錫のロッドを連結し、取付
白５に挟持用シリンダ部を取付け、挟持用シリンダ部の
ロッド側に給送部材１７を取付けて構戒している．がは
挟持アームであって、前記給送部材『の両側に支点ピン
悠を立設し、それぞれの支点ビン四に挟持アームがの中
程を枢着し、挟持アームがの基部に開放用バネ四を掛架
し、前記給送部材ｌ７にキー材Ｉを取付け、キー材（資
）により進退動自在に三角状のカムブロック３ｌを給送
部材１７に配設し、カムブロック３ｌに挟持用シリンダ
加のロッドを連結し、それぞれの挟持用シリンダ部の先
端部に挟持部材戴を枢着ピン田により枢着し、挟持部材
戴に二個宛保持ロール諷を取付け、保持ロール調に素材
Ｗの両側縁部に当接可能な保持？ＩＩ＄を形成して構成
している．
％は位置決め部であって、前記カムブロック３重の先端
部に螺打算を螺着し、ナット田により進退調節自在に取
付け、螺杆算の先端部に位置決め部＄を成形している．
刃は逃動機構であって、前記機台盈に受台舶を取付け、
受台荀に持上げ用シリンダ４１を取付け、持上げシリン
ダ４１のロッドを前記規正ブロック※の下面に押上可能
に設け、機台１にブラケットＣを取付け、ブラケットＣ
に前記連結台加の上面に当接可能な上ストッパー４を取
付けるとともに機台菫に連結白粉の下面に当接可能な下
ストッパーＭを取付けて構成している．
石は取出シュートであって、加工された素材Ｗを排送す
るものである．
この実施例は上記楕或であるから、先ず、前記素材分離
部２の吸引パットｎが傾斜シュート戊に対向し、分離機
横１３により分離された一枚の素材Ｗを吸着し、回動用
シリンダ６及び移送用シリンダ８の同時作動により素材
Ｗは挟持アームが上に斜め方向から移送され、挟持シリ
ンダ部は後退動作しているため開放用バネ四により先端
部は外開き動作しており、素材Ｗが挟持アームが間に移
送されると挟持シリンダ部の両側斜面と挟持アームがの
基部との勾配作用により一対の挟持アームがの先端測が
閉動作し、挟持部材冨の保持ロール誕は互いに接近動作
し、保持溝＄で素材Ｗの両側縁部二咽宛計４個所を保持
して決着し、かつカムブロック渕の前進により位置決め
部薗は素材Ｗの後縁に当接して押動し、第１図乃至第５
図の状態となり、素材分離部２の作動により吸引パッド
■は側方に退避し、次に輸送用シリンダｌ８により給送
部材１７は前進動作し、素材Ｗの掬い部は加工部の上型
６と下型ｌ６との間に位置し、第６図の状態となり、次
いで逃動機ｔＲ刃の持上げ用シリンダ４１が下限作動し
てピンυを中心に給送用シリンダ１８、給送部材『、素
材Ｗは僅かに下降し、素材Ｗは下型１６上面に載り加工
部Ｈによりプレス加工がなされ、素材Ｗの掬い部はスプ
ーン状に外縁が打抜かれ、その屑は排出され、打抜き後
に逃動機横圏の持上げシリンダ４Ｉが上昇し、素材Ｗは
下型ｌ６上に持ち上げられ、給送用シリンダ坊は後退動
作し、後退限で挟持用シリンダ部は素材Ｗを解放し、素
材Ｗは取出シュート石上に落下して取出され、この繰り
返しにより順次素材Ｗの供給がなされることになる．
この際給送．部材『に配設されて一対の挟持アームがの
保持溝＄で素材Ｗの両測縁部数個所を保持して挟着し、
素材Ｗｔ＆縁に位置決め部あが当接し、素材Ｗの位置決
めがなされることになり、簡素な構造にして良好な位置
決め作用が得られ、それだけ作業能率を向上することが
できる．
尚、本発明はプレス加工以外の加工機にも適用できるも
のである．
［発明の効果〕
本発明は上述の如く、給送部材に配設されて一対の挟持
アームの保持溝で素材の両側縁部数個所を保持して挟着
し、素材後縁に位置決め部が当接し、素材の位置決めが
なされることになり、簡素な構造にして良好な位置決め
作用が得られ、それだけｆｔＥ業能率を向上することが
できる．以上の如く、所期の目的を充分達成することが
できる．DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a material supply device such as a spoon, knife, fork, etc. [Prior art] Conventionally, this type of material supply device was developed in Utility Model Application No. 63-9563.
Publication No. 8, Utility Model Publication No. 63-318015, Utility Model Number 5
6-52197, Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-21020, etc. are known. These conventional structures are equipped with a material separation section that can separate a large number of materials such as spoons, knives, forks, etc. into one sheet and transfer it to a feeding member, and the material separation section and the material are processed. The feeding member is arranged in a material feeding path between the processing section and the processing section so as to be able to move forward and backward while facing the processing section. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional structure, the feeding member is provided with a placing section on which the back side of the material can be placed, and the front and back surfaces of the material on this placing section are sandwiched and held. Since the material is supplied to the processing section using a clamping arm, a structure for positioning the material in the front-back and left-right directions is required, which tends to complicate the structure of the device and reduce the feeding efficiency accordingly. It has the disadvantage of being [A thousand steps to solve the problem] The purpose of the present invention is to solve these inconveniences, and its gist is to separate and feed a large number of materials such as spoons, knives, forks, etc. It is disposed in a material feeding path between a material separating section that can be transferred to a feeding member and a processing section that processes the material, and the feeding member advances and retreats while facing the processing section. A pair of clamping arms having holding grooves capable of holding several edges on both sides of the material are disposed on the feeding member, and the feeding member is capable of abutting against the trailing edge of the material. This material supply device is characterized by having a positioning section and an ellipse. [Operation] The holding grooves of a pair of clamping arms provided on the feeding member hold and clamp several edges of the material on both sides, and the positioning portion abuts the trailing edge of the material to position the material. ．． [Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a spoon material supply device, where I is a machine base, and a material separating section 2 is disposed on one side of the machine base. ing. In this case, the material separation unit 2 includes a pair of bearing stands 3 mounted on the machine stand I, a spline shaft 4 supported between the bearing stands 3 so as to be slidable and rotatable in the axial direction, and a drive arm 5 rotating around the spline shaft 4. The spline shaft 4 is engaged in a state where it is stopped and allows axial swinging, the rotation cylinder 6 is attached to the machine weight, the rod of the rotation cylinder 6 is connected to the tip of the drive arm 5, and the above-mentioned A mounting plate 7 is mounted on the bearing stand 3, a transfer cylinder 8 is mounted on the mounting plate 7, a transfer arm 9 is mounted on the tip of the spline shaft 4, and the lower part of the pushing board is attached to the spline shaft 4. The rod of the transfer cylinder 8 is connected to the upper part of the pushing plate, and the rod of the transfer cylinder 8 is attached to the tip of the transfer arm 9 in a fixed position in the axial direction of the spline shaft 4. A suction bag 1 connected to a negative pressure source is installed, and a pair of inclined chutes 12 are arranged on the sides of the rotating cylinder 6 to supply a large number of spoon materials in a suspended state. It is constructed by attaching a separation tsm18 at the bottom to separate the material W into individual sheets. ? is a processing section, in this case, the scooping section of the spoon material is used to cooperate with the lower mold vagina by the lowering movement of the upper mold 6, and press-processes it. 17 is a feeding member, and in this case, a feeding cylinder tin is pivotally connected to the machine weight by a bottle υ in a state facing the processing part U, and a connecting white powder is attached to the rod side of the feeding cylinder field. , Attach the guide tubes 21 to both sides of the connecting base ■, slide the guide shaft dai into the guide tubes, and attach the regulating blocks ※ to the connecting base ■, and slide the regulating guides on both sides of the regulating block. Install the mounting base 5 between the guide shafts, connect the feeding cylinder tin rod to the mounting base 5, attach the clamping cylinder part to the mounting plate 5, and install the clamping cylinder part to the mounting plate 5. A feeding member 17 is attached to the rod side of the cylinder section for precaution. is a clamping arm, which has fulcrum pins erected on both sides of the feeding member, a middle part of the clamping arm is pivoted to each fulcrum pin 4, and a release spring is attached to the base of the clamping arm. A key material I is attached to the feeding member l7, and a triangular cam block 3l is arranged on the feeding member 17 so as to be movable forward and backward by the key material (material), and the cam block 3l is used for clamping. The rods of the cylinders are connected, a clamping member plate is pivotally attached to the tip of each clamping cylinder part using a pivot pin, a holding roll for two pieces is attached to the clamping member plate, and the material W is held in the shape of a holding roll. Can it be held in contact with the edges on both sides? II$ is formed and constituted. % is a positioning part, and a screw plate is screwed onto the tip of the triple cam block, which is attached to the nut so that it can be adjusted forward and backward, and a positioning part $ is formed at the tip of the screw plate. The blade is an escape mechanism, and a pedestal is attached to the machine base,
A lifting cylinder 41 is attached to the cradle, the rod of the lifting cylinder 41 is provided so as to be able to be pushed up on the lower surface of the regulation block*, a bracket C is attached to the machine base 1, and the bracket C is attached to the base 1.
An upper stopper 4 that can come into contact with the upper surface of the connecting base is attached to the machine base, and a lower stopper M that can come into contact with the lower face of the connecting white powder is attached to the machine base. The stone is a take-out chute that discharges the processed material W. Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned elliptical structure, first, the suction pad n of the material separating section 2 faces the inclined chute and sucks a piece of material W separated by the separator side 13, and then the rotating cylinder 6 and the transfer cylinder 8 act simultaneously, the material W is transferred diagonally upward by the clamping arm, and since the clamping cylinder part is moving backward, the tip part is opened outward by the opening spring 4, and the material W is moved upward by the clamping arm. When W is transferred between the clamping arms, the tip ends of the pair of clamping arms close due to the slope action of the slopes on both sides of the clamping cylinder part and the base of the clamping arms, and the holding rolls of the clamping members are moved toward each other. The holding grooves move toward each other, and the holding grooves hold a total of four locations on both sides of the material W, and as the cam block edges move forward, the positioning part comes into contact with the trailing edge of the material W and is pushed. , Figures 1 to 5
In the state shown in the figure, the suction pad (■) is retracted to the side by the operation of the material separating section 2, the feeding member 17 is moved forward by the transportation cylinder (18), and the scooping part of the material W is transferred to the upper die 6 of the processing section. and the lower mold l6, and the state shown in Fig. 6 is reached.Then, the lifting cylinder 41 of the escaper tR blade operates at the lower limit, and the feeding cylinder 18, the feeding member ``, and the material'' are moved around the pin υ. W is slightly lowered, the material W is placed on the upper surface of the lower mold 16, and press processing is performed by the processing section H. The scooped portion of the material W is punched out at the outer edge in the shape of a spoon, and the waste is discharged. The lifting cylinder 4I in the area rises, the material W is lifted onto the lower mold 16, the feeding cylinder moves backward, the clamping cylinder part releases the material W at the retreat limit, and the material W is placed on the take-out chute stone. By repeating this process, the material W is sequentially supplied. Feeding at this time. A pair of clamping arms disposed on the member hold and clamp several portions of both edges of the material W using the holding grooves of the member.
The positioning part A comes into contact with the material Wt and the edge, and the material W is positioned, and a good positioning effect can be obtained with a simple structure, and the work efficiency can be improved accordingly. Note that the present invention can also be applied to processing machines other than press processing. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is arranged in a feeding member, holds and clamps several parts of both side edges of the material with the holding grooves of a pair of clamping arms, and the positioning part is placed on the trailing edge of the material. Since the materials are in contact with each other and the material is positioned, it is possible to obtain a good positioning effect with a simple structure, and the efficiency of the ftE operation can be improved accordingly. As described above, the intended purpose can be fully achieved.
【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]
図面は本発明の一実施例を示すもので、第１図は全体側
面図、第２図はその平面図、第３図は部分側断面図、第
４図はその部分平面図、第５図はその部分断面図、第６
図は作動状態の平面図である。
Ｗ・・・素材、２・・・素材分離部、Ｕ・・・加工部、
ａ・・・給送部材、が・・・挟持アーム、＄・・・保持
溝、％位置決め部。The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an overall side view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a partial side sectional view, FIG. 4 is a partial plan view, and FIG. is its partial cross-sectional view, No. 6
The figure is a plan view of the operating state. W...Material, 2...Material separation section, U...Processing section,
a... Feeding member, G... Holding arm, $... Holding groove, % positioning part.