JPH0318969B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a press transfer device that sequentially transfers workpieces to a press machine.

In press work, the workpiece is carried into the press machine,
A series of operations including positioning, processing, and transport are performed. Various proposals have been made to automate this work, particularly loading and unloading, in order to perform the work without human intervention from the viewpoint of safety and work efficiency.

For example, a transfer device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-21751 moves a conveying bar having a holder that holds and releases a workpiece up and down and reciprocates left and right. The workpieces held by the retainer are sequentially transferred to the next work location.

The device shown here is characterized in that the travel stroke of the retainer can be varied over a wide range.

However, the drive part of the device and the transport bar are
They are connected by long connecting rods or drive rods, and as the distance between work areas increases, the length must also be increased, which has the disadvantage that the floor space of the entire device increases. was.

Therefore, the present invention provides a transfer device for a press that allows the movement stroke of a transfer bar having a retainer to be set over a wide range and can be easily changed, and also allows the floor space of the entire device to be reduced. The purpose is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transfer device for a press that allows the movement of a transfer bar to be carried out smoothly, quietly and reliably.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a transfer device for a press, and FIG. 2 shows a partial side view of FIG. 1. 1
is a conveyance bar, which performs reciprocating movements up and down and left and right by a mechanism to be described later. This conveyance bar 1 is provided with a plurality of retainers 2 (only one is shown in the figure) for holding and releasing the workpiece.
This retainer 2 is made of, for example, a suction cup or a magnet. Further, in the figure, the retainer 2 is shown fixed at a fixed location on the conveyance bar 1, but the attachment position may be changed in the horizontal and vertical directions. 3 is a fixed block, which is attached to the base 4. This fixed block 3 has four support shafts 5, 6, 7, and 8 protruding in the same direction.
and 8 are on a straight line, and the positions of support shafts 5 and 7 and support shafts 6 and 8 in the horizontal direction are
are also arranged in a straight line.
Reference numerals 9 and 10 denote levers arranged such that their substantially intermediate portions are rotatably supported by support shafts 5 and 8, respectively, and one end of the lever 9 is supported by a support shaft 16a projecting from a swing plate 16, which will be described later. Further, a roller 11 made of a polymeric material such as nylon is rotatably attached to the support shaft 16a. Further, a roller 12 is rotatably supported at one end of the lever 10, and a support shaft 8
The distance between the spindle 5 and the roller 12 is the distance between the spindle 5 and the roller 1
It is equal to the distance from 1. Also lever 9,
The other ends of the levers 10 are connected by a rod 13, and the connection position of the rod 13 on the levers 9, 10 and the distance between the respective support shafts 5, 8 are the same. One end of a swing lever 14, 15 is rotatably attached to the support shafts 6, 7, respectively.
The other end of the swing lever 14 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 16b protruding from the swing plate 16, and a roller 17 is also rotatably attached to this support shaft 16b. A roller 18 is rotatably supported at the other end of the swing lever 15, and the swing lever 14 and lever 9 are connected to each other by a swing plate 16, and the swing lever 15 and lever 10 are connected to each other by a rod 19. The swing levers 14 and 15 follow the movement of the levers 9 and 10. Note that the distance between the spindle 6 and the roller 17, the spindle 7
The distance between the spindle 5 and the roller 18 is
It is equal to the distance from 1. Reference numeral 20 denotes a lifting bar, one end of which is connected to the lever 9, and the other end connected to the lifting drive device 21. Lifting drive device 21
For example, a disk 24 is attached to the tip of a rotating shaft 23 of a reversible rotary motor 22 attached to a fixed block 21a, and a pin 25 is installed on this disk 24 at a position eccentric to the axis of the rotating shaft 23. ,
One end of the lifting bar 20 is connected to this pin 25,
By changing the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 23, the vertical stroke of the lifting bar 20 can be changed. A reversible rotary motor 26 is provided separately from the motor 22, and is supported by a support block 27 attached to the base 4. A pulley 28 is fixed to the output shaft 26a of the motor 26. Reference numeral 29 denotes a rotating shaft, which is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 31a provided at one end of a lever 31 that is rotatable around a support shaft 30 protruding from the fixed block 3; is provided with a pulley 32 (passive rotating body), and the rotational motion of the pulley 28 is transmitted via a belt 33. One end of the bearing portion 31a is connected to the swing plate 1 along a rectangular long hole 34 provided in the swing plate 16.
It is rotatably supported in a fitting hole 35a provided in a sliding plate 35 that is movable only in the left and right direction with respect to 6,
A gear 36 (transmission rotating body) is located at the final end of the rotating shaft 29.
is installed. This gear 36 is adapted to mesh with a rack 37 laid longitudinally on the side surface of the conveying bar 1. Note that the motor 22,
The rotation timing, rotation number, rotation angle, rotation speed, etc. of 26 are set by appropriate control means, and mutual timing is established.

Next, the operation of the press transfer device configured as above will be explained.

First, the movement of the conveyor bar 1 having the retainer 2 in the left-right direction will be explained. Output shaft 2 of motor 26
6a is rotated counterclockwise as shown by arrow A based on a command from a control means (not shown). This rotational motion is transmitted to the pulley 32 and rotating shaft 29 via the pulley 28 and belt 33, and the gear 36 rotates counterclockwise as shown by arrow B.
Conveying bar 1 held between 7 and 18
moves to the right corresponding to the number of rotations and the rotational speed of the gear 36. When the output shaft of the motor 26 rotates in the opposite direction of arrow A, that is, clockwise, the conveyance bar 1 moves to the left. Support shaft 16a, 1 in advance
If the distance between the rollers 11 and 17 can be made variable by making the mounting position of the roller 6b adjustable in the vertical direction relative to the swing plate 16, the distance between the rollers 12 and 18 can be made variable by changing the length of the rod 19. By making the interval variable, it is possible to adjust the force with which the conveyor bar 1 is held by the rollers.

Next, the vertical movement of the conveyance bar 1 will be explained. FIG. 1 shows the lowest position of the conveyance bar 1, and from the state shown in FIG.
When rotated, the lifting bar 20 rises. This upward movement of the lifting bar 20 raises one end of the lever 9 and also raises one end of the lever 10 via the rod 13, thereby causing the rollers 11 and 12 to move downward about the spindles 5 and 8, respectively. oscillate. This rocking motion is also transmitted to the rollers 17 and 18 via the rocking plate 16 and rod 19. Therefore, the conveyance bar 1 held between these rollers 11, 12, 17, and 18 moves downward. At this time, the swing plate 16 also swings with the swing movement of the rollers 11 and 17, and this movement causes the slide plate 35, the bearing portion 31a, and the lever 31 to swing. In other words, even if the conveying bar 1 moves downward, the meshing relationship between the gear 36 and the rack 37 is maintained. The reason why one end of the bearing part 31a is rotatably held by a sliding plate 35 which is slidable along the elongated hole 34 is that when the conveying bar 1 moves up and down, the support shaft 30 of the lever 31
Misalignment of the axial center position between the support shaft 5 and the lever 31
Eliminates relative movement in the left and right direction between the bearing part 31a and the swing plate 16 due to the difference between the distance from the center of rotation (support shaft 30) to the bearing part 31a and the distance from the support shaft 5 to the roller 11. This is to do so.

As explained above, the workpieces are sequentially transported by repeatedly reciprocating the transport bar 1 in the horizontal and vertical directions with appropriate timing.

In this embodiment, the rotational movement of the motor 26 is controlled by the gear 3.
6 to the rack 37, there is no need to connect the drive unit and the conveying bar with a long link or drive rod as in the conventional case, and the floor space of the entire apparatus can be reduced. Further, by making the rotational speed and rotational speed of the motor 26 variable, the horizontal stroke and movement speed of the conveyance bar 1 can be set as appropriate. Furthermore, the conveyance bar 1 is configured to move up and down following the up and down movements of the rollers 11, 12, 17, and 18 made of a polymeric material sandwiching the conveyance bar 1 by the elevating drive device 21. The movement of the working bar 1 is smooth and quiet, and the stroke and speed of this vertical movement can be appropriately set by changing the rotation angle and rotation speed of the motor 22. Further, by a parallel link mechanism formed by the lever 9 and the swing lever 14, one end of the bearing portion 31a is rotatably supported on the swing plate 16, which swings in synchronization with the vertical movement of the conveyance bar 1. Therefore, even when the conveyance bar 1 moves up and down, the meshing relationship between the gear 36 and the rack 37 can always be maintained, and the movement of the conveyance bar 1 can be reliably obtained. Furthermore, in the embodiment, since the bearing portion 31a is rotatably supported on the sliding plate 35, the axial center positions of the support shaft 30 and the support shaft 5 may be misaligned.
Even if there is a difference between the distance from the support shaft 30 of the lever 31 to the bearing portion 31a and the distance from the support shaft 5 to the roller 11, the above meshing relationship can always be maintained.

In the above embodiment, the levers 9 and 10 are rotatably supported at their substantially intermediate portions, and one end thereof is connected to the lifting bar 20, thereby transmitting the lifting movement of the lifting bar 20 to the levers 9 and 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as at least the lifting bar 20 moves up and down, the rollers 11 and 12 provided at one end of the levers 9 and 10 follow this movement.
They may be connected so that they move up and down in the same direction.

It is also possible to use a timing pulley instead of the gear 36 and a timing belt instead of the rack 37.

As described above, according to the present invention, the movement stroke of the conveyor bar having the holder can be set over a wide range and can be easily changed, and the floor area of the entire apparatus can be reduced. Further, according to the present invention, the movement of the conveying bar can be carried out smoothly, quietly and reliably.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the press transfer device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial side view of FIG. 1. 1... Conveyance bar, 2... Holder, 3... Fixed block, 4... Base, 5, 6, 7, 8... Support shaft, 9, 10... Lever, 11, 12, 17, 1
8... Roller, 13, 19... Rod, 14,
15... Rocking lever, 16... Rocking plate, 20...
Lifting bar, 21... Lifting drive device, 22, 2
6... Reversible rotary motor, 28, 32... Pulley, 29... Rotating shaft, 31... Lever, 31a...
...Bearing part, 36...Gear, 37...Rack.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A transport bar having a holder that holds and releases a workpiece, a lifting device for the transport bar, and a reciprocating device that reciprocates the transport bar in its longitudinal direction. In the press transfer device, the elevating device has a first drive source arranged at a fixed position, and a plurality of lever members rotatably supported at the fixed position, and each lever member has a first driving source arranged at a fixed position. A roller is provided at one end to horizontally support the conveyance bar, and the output shaft of the first drive source and each of the lever members are connected to each other via a motion direction changing device. The reciprocating device is connected to a second roller disposed at a fixed position so that the rotational motion of the output shaft of the drive source is converted into a vertical movement of each of the rollers in the same direction.
and a swinging member that swings in synchronization with the vertical movement of the conveyance bar by means of a parallel link mechanism constituted by a drive source and at least two of the lever members, and is rotatably supported by the swinging member. A rotary engaging body is attached to one end of the rotating shaft and is engaged with a band-shaped engaging body provided on the conveying bar, and the other end of the rotating shaft is connected to the output shaft of the second drive source. Characteristic press transfer device. 2. The press according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is rotatably supported by a sliding member that is slidably provided in the longitudinal direction of the conveying bar in the swinging member. transfer equipment.