JPH04121929U - Article delivery device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To send a plurality of articles onto a conveyor one by one and arranged in a line under reliable control. [Configuration] A rotary disk 3 rotatably disposed above the conveyor 9, a drive wheel 4 rotatably disposed so as to be in contact with the conveyor 9 and the rotary disk 3, respectively, and a drive wheel 4 rotatably disposed above the conveyor 9 and the rotary disk 3. A guide that is fixedly disposed above the rotary disk 3 so that the article 11 revolving on the upper surface 3B comes into contact with it, and guides the article 11 to fall onto the conveyor 9 downstream from the rotary disk 3. A plurality of articles 11 are placed on the rotary disk 3 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary disk 3, and the articles 11 each revolve as the rotary disk 3 rotates,
After coming into contact with the guide wall 6 one after another, it is sent out onto the conveyor 9 along the guide wall 6.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention accepts multiple items transported from the previous process as one unit. In order to facilitate the next process, these items are transferred to a belt conveyor or roller conveyor. Delivery of articles onto a conveyor such as a conveyor, one by one, and arranged in a line. Regarding equipment.

0002

[Conventional technology]

After performing processes such as machining and surface treatment on multiple items as a single processing unit. However, for the convenience of the next process, these items are sent out in a line on a conveyor. Conventionally, it is fixedly installed above the conveyor, and is placed upstream in the transport direction of the goods. from the inlet opening located on the side to the exit opening located downstream in the conveyance direction of the article. The distance between the side walls is narrowed so that only one article can pass through the exit opening. There are known product derivatives having a V-shape.

0003 According to such an article derivative, the conveyor on the upstream side of this article derivative The plurality of articles conveyed above are transported from the entrance opening of the article guide toward the exit opening. As time goes on, the pieces are gradually gathered at a specific part in the width direction of the conveyor, and one by one they are passed through the exit opening. They are then sent out in line on the downstream side in the running direction of the conveyor.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the above-mentioned article derivatives had the following problems.

[0005] First, because the articles gather on the exit side, the outlet opening becomes clogged, making it difficult to send out the articles. There are some things that are not done properly. In addition, not only is it impossible to control the delivery interval of goods, but also , it is not possible to control the order in which the items are sent out, and furthermore, because the items come into sliding contact with each other, The surface of the item is easily scratched.

[0006] The present invention overcomes the problems of the prior art described above and allows multiple articles to be handled under reliable control. An article delivery device is proposed that sends out items onto a conveyor one by one and arranged in a single line. The purpose is to provide

[0007]

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention is arranged so that it can rotate freely above the conveyor. A rotary disk whose upper surface is a surface for placing articles, and the conveyor and the rotary disk are in contact with each other. The conveyor is rotatably arranged so as to transmit the running of the conveyor to the rotary disk. so that the drive wheel rotating and the article revolving on the top surface of the rotary disk come into contact with each other. Fixedly placed above the rotary table and dropping items onto the conveyor downstream from the rotary table. It is characterized by being composed of a guide wall that provides guidance for the purpose.

[0008]

[Effect]

According to the article delivery device of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the conveyor starts running. Then, the drive wheel in contact with the conveyor rotates, and this rotation is transmitted to the rotary disk. The rotary disk will rotate continuously. So, this rotating turntable The objects that make up one unit are placed on top of the robot arm or another conveyor. If the supply is placed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary disk using a The objects revolve around each other, contact the guide wall one after another, and then move along the guide wall onto the conveyor. sent to. Therefore, multiple items are conveyed in a line on the conveyor. It will be. All items supplied as one unit are placed on the conveyor Once delivered, the next unit of multiple items is fed onto the rotary disk. By repeating the same action as described above, a large number of articles can be arranged and sent in one line. can be released.

[0009]

【Example】

The present invention will be explained below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

0010 Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the article delivery device of the present invention installed along a belt conveyor. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a side view.

[0011] The article delivery device 1 includes a support body 2 that supports the entire article, and a support body 2 supported by the support body 2. It consists of a rotary disk 3, a drive wheel 4, and a fixed arm 5. The arm 5 has a guide wall 6.

0012 The base 2A (FIG. 2) of the support 2 is attached to the frame 10 of the belt conveyor 9. It is fixed with a nut (not shown), and an L-shaped The main part 2B, which is bent and extends horizontally, is located above the belt conveyor 9. In the direction (width) perpendicular to the running direction of the belt conveyor 9 (direction of arrow A in FIG. direction). Note that the support body 2 has its base 2A connected to another It can be fixed to the facility or directly embedded in the floor. Ru.

[0013] The rotary disk 3 has a disc-shaped main body 3A, and the upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A is It is said to be the mounting surface of the Further, this rotary disk 3 is arranged in the width direction of the belt conveyor 9. At the center of the disc-shaped main body 3A located approximately at the center of the It is rotatably supported on the support body 2 by a rotating shaft 7.

[0014] Furthermore, the drive wheel 4 is connected to the belt conveyor 9 with respect to the rotating shaft 7 of the rotary disk 3. The belt conveyor is attached to the support 2 at a predetermined interval in the width direction. It is rotatably supported by a horizontal rotating shaft 8 extending in the width direction of the frame 9 . However, Therefore, the plane of this drive wheel 4 is parallel to the running direction of the belt conveyor 9 and the rotary disk. It will be located in the tangential direction of 3. Further, the drive wheel 4 may be a friction member, for example. It is made of hard rubber with large numbers, and the lower part of the outer edge is attached to the belt conveyor 9. , the upper part of the outer periphery is in contact with the lower surface 3C of the disk-shaped main body 3A of the rotary disk 3, respectively. As a result, the running of the belt conveyor 9 is transmitted to the drive wheels 4, and the drive wheels 4 rotate. Then, the rotary disk 3 is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

[0015] Note that, as described above, the drive wheels 4 are in contact with the running belt conveyor 9. The rotation is transmitted to the rotary disk 3, so the axis of the rotary disk 3 is It is more efficient to locate them as far apart as possible in the width direction of the belt conveyor 9.

[0016] As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the fixed arm 5 has a base 5A that is connected to the support 2. and extends from this support 2 in a substantially U-shape in the vertical direction, Above the rotary disk 3, there is provided a device located at a very small distance from the top surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A. It has a guide wall 6. That is, the upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A and the guide wall 6 are Not in contact. This guide wall 6 is a rotary disk located downstream of the belt conveyor 9. Above the disc-shaped main body 3A of No. 3, the disc-shaped main body 3A is placed in the width direction of the belt conveyor 9. It is arranged so that it is partitioned in the direction. As a result, the rotation direction of the rotary disk 3 (Fig. B direction (i.e., counterclockwise direction) in 1), the adjacent downstream side of the guide wall 6 The upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A in the contact position is the most upstream end 12 of the article, and the front The upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A located adjacent to the upstream side of the guide wall 6 is the most downstream side of the article. The end portion 13 is defined as the end portion 13 . In this embodiment, the half of the disc-shaped main body 3A is With respect to the radial direction, the guide wall 6 on the radially inner peripheral side is located at the most downstream end 13 of the article. The guide wall 6 is moved slightly to the side, so that the guide wall 6 is moved slightly to the side. It should be tilted at a certain angle α (about 3 to 20 degrees) rather than parallel to the direction. It is. As a result, the article comes into contact with the guide wall 6 on the radially inner circumferential side of the disc-shaped main body 3. However, as the disc-shaped main body 3A of the rotary disk 3 rotates, the disc-shaped main body 3A moves along the guide wall 6. radially to the outer periphery of the object, reducing the resistance force when delivering the object. It turns out.

[0017] The article delivery device 1 of this embodiment is operated as follows.

[0018] When the belt conveyor 9 is run in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The drive wheel 4 in contact with the conveyor 9 rotates as a result, and this rotation is transmitted to the rotary disk 3. , the rotary disk 3 is continuously driven to rotate in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

[0019] In a state where the belt conveyor 9 and rotary disk 3 are driven in this way, Machining (for example, press processing or cutting Products 11 (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) that have undergone surface treatment (processing, etc.) and surface treatment ) is held by the arm of a robot (not shown) and the upper surface of the disc-shaped main body 3A of the rotary plate 3 is 3B at equal intervals in the circumferential direction so as to have the arrangement shown in FIG.

[0020] Then, due to the rotation of the disc-shaped main body 3A of the rotary disk 3, each article 11 is rotated by the disc-shaped main body 3A. A, first, the one closest to the guide wall 6 in the rotation direction of the disc-shaped main body 3A. The first article 11a in the correct position comes into contact with the guide wall 6 of the fixed arm 5, and the guide wall 6 along the outer circumferential direction of the disc-shaped main body 3A, and the outer peripheral edge of the disc-shaped main body 3A and is then dropped onto the belt conveyor 9 and sent out. Then, as the disc-shaped main body 3A rotates, In the same way, the articles 11b, 11c, and 11d are sequentially attached to the disks at adjacent positions on the guide wall 6. It falls onto the belt conveyor from the outer periphery of the shaped main body 3A and is sent out.

[0021] Then, the articles 11 are arranged in one row on the belt conveyor 9. It will be transported. Moreover, each article 11 is placed in a circle on the upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A. The disc-shaped main bodies 3A are placed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and rotate at approximately constant speed. Therefore, each article 11 is distributed almost equally from the disc-shaped main body 3A onto the belt conveyor 9. As a result, it is sent out with a new time difference, and as a result, the Thus, the articles 11 are conveyed at equal intervals.

[0022] In this way, everything placed on the upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A of the rotary disk 3 When the 4 articles 11 are sent onto the belt conveyor 9, the robot arm moves to the next 4 Articles are supplied in the same manner, and the same operations as described above are performed.

[0023] In this way, continuous operation can be performed.

[0024] As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of articles 11 are placed on the belt conveyor 9. They can be arranged in a line with intervals and then sent out.

[0025] In addition, the delivery order of the articles 11 is determined by placing the articles 11 on the upper surface 3B of the disc-shaped main body 3A of the rotary disk 3. It can be controlled according to the position.

[0026] Furthermore, since the articles 11 can always be conveyed with a gap between them, Since there is no contact, no scratches occur on the surface of the article 11. In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the support body 2 is placed widthwise from the side of the belt conveyor 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a belt control. Even if it is made to protrude in the running direction of the belt conveyor from the running starting point side of the belt conveyor, good.

[0027] Further, in the embodiment described above, the article contacting portion of the guide wall 6 is fixedly arranged on the wall. However, as shown in FIG. A roller group consisting of a plurality of rollers 6A, 6A... is arranged, and the rolling of each roller 6A is to move the article 11 along the guide wall 6 to the outer circumferential side of the disc-shaped main body 3A. It's okay.

[0028] Furthermore, in the example described above, four items were supplied as one unit, but The present invention is not limited to this number.

[0029] Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the hand that is supplied onto the upper surface 3B of the rotary disk 3 is Although a robot arm was used as a stage, other belt conveyors were used to transfer the items to a rotating disk. It may also be supplied onto the upper surface 3B of 3.

[0030]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, a plurality of articles are placed on a conveyor with a certain distance between them. It is possible to line up the items in a line and then send them out. It can be controlled and furthermore, the effect of not causing scratches on the surface of the article can be achieved. can play.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Fig. 1] A plan view showing an embodiment of an article delivery device according to the present invention.

[Fig. 2] A front view showing an embodiment of the article delivery device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the article delivery device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a modification of the guide wall of the article delivery device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Article delivery device 2 Support 3 Turntable 4 Drive wheel 6 Guide wall 9 Belt conveyor 11 Articles

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claims: 1. A rotary disk rotatably disposed above a conveyor and having an article placement surface on its upper surface; and a rotary disk rotatably disposed so as to be in contact with the conveyor and the rotary disk, respectively, to control the running of the conveyor. A drive wheel that rotates the rotary disk by transmitting power to the rotary disk is fixedly disposed above the rotary disk so that the article revolving on the upper surface of the rotary disk comes into contact with the drive wheel, which drives the article downstream from the rotary disk. 1. A device for delivering an article, comprising a guide wall that guides the article to fall onto a side conveyor.