JPH03264417A - Tire carriage method in tire inspection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a tire carriage time and improve working efficiency by aligning the next tire during the inspection of the preceding measuring tire, carrying the aforesaid next tire to a succeeding process upon completion of inspection of the preceding tire and concurrently carrying automatically the aligned next tire to an inspection position. CONSTITUTION:A measuring tire W carried with a conveyor 1, after aligned with a centering device 3, is transferred to the predetermined position of an inspection device and inspected. In addition, the next tire W is aligned with the centering device 3 during the inspection of the aforesaid measuring tire W. Furthermore, the tire W after inspected with the inspection device is carried to the next process with the kick arms 8a and 8b of a kicking device 5. concurrently, the next aligned tire W is automatically shifted to the predetermined inspection position. According to the aforesaid construction, a tire carriage time can be reduced and working efficiency can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a tire conveyance method in a tire inspection device such as a tire uniformity machine or a dynamic tire balancer. The present invention relates to a method for transporting tires in a tire inspection device, which shortens the time required for tire inspection and improves the efficiency of tire inspection work.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a transportation method for measuring tires in tire testing equipment such as a uniformity machine or a dynamic balancer, a fixed centering device and a transportation method are used, as shown in the cycle time schematic diagram in Figure 3(b). As shown in the cycle time schematic diagram in Figure 3 (C), there are two methods of conveyance, one that uses a conveyor, and another that performs centering using two sets of movable centering devices installed in the middle of the conveyor. Are known.

In the former method, which uses a fixed centering device and a transport conveyor, the measurement tire is transported in steps 0 to 2, the measurement tire is centered in steps 2→3, and the measurement is performed in steps 3 to 7. Inspect the tires,
In this method, the test tires that have been inspected are carried out from step 7 onwards.

In addition, the latter conveyance method using two sets of centering devices is performed in steps O to 2 as shown in FIG.
The measurement tire is transported and centered using the first centering device, the centered measurement tire is inspected in steps 2 to 6, and the measurement tire is inspected in steps 6→7.
In this method, the measured tire that has been inspected is centered by a second centering device, and the measured tire that has been inspected is transported out from step 7 onwards.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the conventional method has a problem in that it takes time to center the tire to be measured, and there has also been a desire to shorten the cycle time as part of improving the efficiency of tire inspection equipment.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention has been devised by focusing on such conventional problems, and aims to shorten the tire transport time by omitting the centering work of the measured tire after the inspection is completed, and improves the work efficiency of the tire inspection device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for transporting tires in a tire inspection apparatus.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention centers a measured tire conveyed by a conveyor using a centering device, and then transports it to a predetermined position of a tire inspection device, where the measured tire is inspected. While there, transport the next tire to be measured to the centering position.
Centering is performed by the centering device,
The measurement tire that has been inspected by the tire inspection device is transported to the next process by a kicking device, and at the same time, the next centered measurement tire is automatically transported to a predetermined position of the tire inspection device by the centering device. The gist of this is that

[Operation of the invention] The present invention is configured as described above, and the measured tire that has been inspected is transported to the next process by a kicking device without centering as in the conventional method, and at the same time, the tire that has already been centered is transported to the next process. By automatically transporting the next tire to be measured to a predetermined position of the tire inspection device, the cycle time can be shortened, and the time for transporting the tire to be measured can be easily shortened.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conveyor 1 for measuring tires W;
FIG. 2 shows a front view taken along the arrows ■-■ in FIG. a centering device 3 equipped with expandable and retractable arms 2a and 2b; a tire kicking device 5 located at the bottom of the tire inspection device 4; and a marking centering device (not shown) that marks the measured tire W that has been inspected. is installed.

The centering device 3 has the same configuration as the conventional one, and the two left and right expandable and contractible arms 2a and 2b expand and contract in synchronization via the cylinder 6 and the link 7, and the centering device 3 has the same structure as the conventional centering device. Centering is performed at the center.

Further, this centering device 3 includes a tire inspection device 4.
It is configured to slide back and forth with the position of , and is configured to automatically convey the centered measurement tire W.

Further, the tire kicking device 5 is connected to the conveyor 1.
Two kicking arms 8a, 8b are disposed on both sides of the measuring tire Wa. is carried out to the marking centering device, which is the next process.

The operations of this tire kicking device 5 and the centering device 3 are configured to be synchronized, and the tire kicking device 5 transports the measured tire Wa, which has been inspected, to the next process, and at the same time, it is transferred to the next centering device. The measured tire W is conveyed to a predetermined position.

Next, to explain the method of transporting the measurement tire W, first, the measurement tire W transported by the transport conveyor 1 is centered by the centering device 3, and then the measurement tire W is transferred by the centering device 3 to the tire inspection device. 4 to the specified position. Then, the centered measurement tire W is clamped and lifted, and the tire inspection device 4 inspects the tire's uniformity, guinamic balancer, etc. After inspection, it is placed on the conveyor 1 again. let

On the other hand, while the measurement tire W is being inspected, the next measurement tire W is transported to the centering position, and the centering device 3 performs centering, and the tire inspection device 4 performs the measurement after the inspection. Tire W,
At the same time, the two kicking arms 8a and 8b of the kicking device 5 transport the tire W to the next process, and at the same time, the centering device 3 automatically transports the next centered tire W to a predetermined position in the tire inspection device 4. Let it happen.

This operation will be explained with reference to the cycle time schematic diagram in FIG. After inspecting the ringed measurement tire W, it is carried out to the next process by kicking arms 8a and 8b, and on the other hand, the next measurement tire W is centered by the centering device 3. next,
From step 6 onwards, the test tire W that has been inspected is transported to the next step.

A schematic diagram of this cycle time is shown in Figures 3(b) and 3.
When compared with Figure (C), the work of re-centering the measured tire Wa that has been inspected by the tire inspection device 4 is omitted, and the centering of the next measured tire W is performed when inspecting the measured tire W. Therefore, the cycle time can be shortened, and the time for transporting the tires to be measured can be easily shortened.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In this invention, the tire to be measured, which has been conveyed by the conveyor as described above, is centered by the centering device, and then transported to a predetermined position of the tire inspection device, and while the tire to be measured is being inspected there. , the next tire to be measured is transported to the centering position and centered by the centering device, and the tire to be measured, which has been inspected by the tire inspection device, is transported to the next process by the kicking device, and at the same time Since the centering measurement tire is automatically transported to a predetermined position of the tire inspection device by the centering device, the work of re-centering the measurement tire that has been inspected is omitted compared to the conventional transportation method. In addition, by centering the next tire to be measured when inspecting a tire to be measured, it is possible to shorten the cycle time, and the time to transport the tire to be measured can be easily shortened, significantly improving the efficiency of inspection work. It has the effect of making it possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conveyor for carrying measurement tires W, FIG. 2 is a front view taken along arrows -■ in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3(a) is a schematic diagram of cycle time according to the method of the present invention. Figure 3 (
b) and FIG. 3(C) are schematic diagrams of the cycle time of the conventional conveyance method. ■...Conveyance conveyor, 3... Centering device, 4... Tire inspection device, 5... Tire kicking device, W, Wa... Measurement tire.

Claims (1)

[Claims] After the tire to be measured that has been conveyed by the conveyor is centered by the centering device, it is transferred to a predetermined position of the tire inspection device, and while the tire to be measured is being inspected here, the next tire to be measured is centered. The measuring tire is conveyed to the position, subjected to centering by the centering device, and inspected by the tire inspection device. At the same time, the tire to be measured is transported to the next process by the kicking device, and at the same time, the next centered measuring tire is carried out. 1. A method for transporting a tire in a tire inspection device, characterized in that the tire is automatically transported to a predetermined position in the tire inspection device by a centering device.