JPH04182566A - Tiling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the productivity by mounting a tile on an aligning pallet, and sticking the tile to a backing plate in a lump with a sucker. CONSTITUTION:A frame 10 is provided with a table 30 mounted with a tile backing plate 20, a tile aligning pallet 60 fitted with a grating frame 61 aligning plural pieces of tiles 62, a sucker 50 holding a line of the tiles 62 by suction force and transferring them onto the tile backing plate 20, and a positioning plate 39 for positioning the table 30 at an equal pitch. With this constitution, the required sheets of tiles 62 are mounted on the pallet 60, and rows of these tiles 62 with the specified arrangement are aligned in advance. In addition, a line of these tiles 62 is transferred onto the tile backing plate 20 in a lump with the sucker 50, thus productivity in a tiling process is improved sharply, through which working cost is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a tile pasting device for pasting tiles onto a tile backing plate.

(Prior Art) When finishing walls and floors with tiles, work efficiency is poor if tiles are pasted one by one. Therefore, in tiling construction, multiple tiles are attached in advance to a tile backing plate with adhesive, and the plate is attached to the wall or floor to improve work efficiency at the construction site. .

However, the process of attaching the tiles to the tile backing plate relies heavily on manual labor, and the tiles are attached one by one to the plate, resulting in a problem of extremely low productivity.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a tile pasting device that makes it possible to improve productivity in the process of pasting tiles onto a backing plate. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) A tile pasting device according to the present invention is assembled to a frame so as to be movable back and forth in the front and rear directions, and includes a plurality of tables on which tile backing plates whose surfaces are coated with tile adhesive are placed. a lattice frame for arranging tiles in a predetermined row of tiles, a tile alignment pallet fixed to the frame; The present invention is characterized by comprising vacuum tile suction means for sucking and holding the rows of tiles and transferring them onto the tile backing plate, and positioning means for positioning the table at a pitch equal to the width of the rows of tiles.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) In order to adhere a tile to a backing plate using the tile adhering device according to the present invention, first, place the plate coated with tile adhesive in advance on a table, and position the table. Position it using some means. Then, a plurality of tiles are placed on a tile alignment pallet and arranged in a predetermined tile row using a lattice frame.

Next, the suction means is moved in the vertical and front-back directions to suction and hold the row of tiles from the tile alignment pallet and transfer them onto the tile backing plate.

This adheres the row of tiles to the tile backing plate.

Next, the table is moved forward by one pitch and positioned by the positioning means, and the tiles are again placed on the tile alignment pallet and the next row of tiles from the pallet is placed on the tile suction means for lining the tiles. Transfer to plate.

By repeating this series of operations, tiles can be adhered to the entire surface of the tile backing plate.

However, according to the tile pasting device of the present invention, a plurality of tiles are arranged in advance in a predetermined arrangement on a tile alignment pallet to form a row of tiles, and this row of tiles is applied to the tile suction means. Since the tiles are transferred in one batch onto the tile backing plate, the productivity of the tile installation process is greatly improved compared to the traditional method of manually applying tiles one by one, and the tile finishing process is greatly improved. construction costs can be reduced.

(Example) The present invention will be described below based on the drawings. Figs. 1 and 2 show a tile pasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device includes a frame 10, a table 30 on which a tile backing plate 20 is placed, a slider 40 provided above the table 30, a plurality of suction cups 50 vertically disposed on the slider 40, and a plurality of suction cups 50 disposed between the table 30 and the slider 40. A pallet 60 for arranging tiles is provided.

Two guide rails 12 having a regular hexagonal cross-section are fixed to a pair of left and right arm portions 11 provided at the front of the frame IO and projecting forward, and extend in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, a pair of upper and lower guide rollers 31 and 32 are attached to the front and rear ends of both left and right sides of the table 30, respectively. The table 30 is assembled to the frame 10 so that the guide rail 12 is held between the upper and lower sides by both guide rollers 31 and 32, and when the handle 33 fixed to the front is pulled out or pushed in, the guide rail 12 is held between the upper and lower sides.
2 in the front-back direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a scale 13 is adhered to the upper surface of the arm portion 11 to which the left side idle rail 12 is attached, and extends parallel to the guide rail 12. On the other hand, a scale reading mark 34 is fixed to the front surface of the table 30. By referring to this mark 34 and reading the scale 13, the table 30 can be moved by the required amount.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, slits 30a are formed at regular intervals on the front end of the top surface of the table 30, and slits 30a having a rectangular cross section are formed on the back side of the top surface, and nails are formed at regular intervals. A rod 36 to which a rod 35 is fixed is rotatably assembled via a pin 36a. This loft 36 is connected via an L-shaped lever 37 to a piston door 1a of a first actiniator 71 which is fixed to the table 30 and is operated by air pressure.

Similarly, a slit 30m is formed at the right end of the upper surface of the table 30, as shown in FIG. Actiator 72 (see Figure 1)
is connected to.

On the other hand, a backing plate 38 is fixed to the table 30 along the front end and left end thereof and protrudes upward from the top surface.

Place the front right corner of the tile backing plate 20 on the table 30.
When each rod 36 is rotated by both actuators 71 and 72, the claw 35 passes through the slit 308 and stands up from the top surface of the table 30, and the claw 35 and the abutment The right front corner of the tile backing plate 20 is held between the plates 38. This fixes the tile backing plate 20 to the table 30.

A positioning plate 39 is provided at the center of the back surface of the table 30.
(See Figure 1) is fixed. As shown in FIG. 5, tapered positioning holes 398 are arranged in rows at regular intervals along the front-rear direction in this positioning plate 39. The pitch of the positioning holes 39a is set to be the same as the width of the row of tiles 62 that are arranged by being placed on the tile alignment pallet 60.

On the other hand, a third actuator 73 operated by pneumatic pressure is fixed to the frame 10 via a bracket 14 so as to be located below the positioning plate 39, and a bin 15 (
(see Fig. 5) is assembled. When the table 30 is moved in the front-back direction so that one of the positioning holes 39a faces the bin 15 and the commode 3 actuator 73 is operated, the bin 15 fits into the positioning hole 398 and the table 30 is positioned.

Thrust bearings 41 (see FIG. 1) are installed at both left and right ends of the slider 40. On the other hand, a pair of left and right guide rods 16 are attached to the frame 10 via brackets 17 and extend in the front-rear direction. The slider 40 is attached to both guide rods 16 via this thrust bearing 41 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. The rear end of the slider 40 is connected to a piston rod 74a of a pneumatically actuated fourth acticoator 74 (see FIG. 2) that is fixed to the center of the upper part of the frame 10. It can be moved back and forth in the front and rear directions.

Further, a pair of left and right stoppers 18 are fixed to the bra kerato 17 to abut against the front surface of the slider 40 to set the forward stroke end of the slider 40.

The suction cup 50 has a casing 5 in which a bagineem chamber is formed.
They are arranged in rows on the bottom surface of 1 and communicate with the vaquicomb chamber. A pair of left and right guide lofts 5 are provided on the upper surface of the casing 51.
2 are erected, and the upper ends of both guide lofts 52 are connected by a connecting plate 53.

On the other hand, a pair of thrust bearings 42 (see FIG. 1) through which each guide loft 62 passes are fixed to the slider 40. The casing 51 is assembled to the slider 40 by the guide rod 52 and the thrust bearing 42 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

Further, a fifth actuator 75 operated by pneumatic pressure is installed upright on the slider 40, and a piston rod 75a of the actuator 75 is connected to the connection plate 53.

The casing 51 can be reciprocated in the vertical direction by the fifth actuator 75.

A pair of left and right racks 55 are erected on the upper surface of the casing 51 via brackets 54, and on the bottom surface of the slider 40 are binions 43 that engage with the respective ridges 55 and cooperate with the binions 43 to sandwich the racks 55. A pair of idle pulleys 44 are rotatably assembled, and both pinions 43 are connected by a shaft 45. These racks 55,
Binion 43 and idler pulley 44 are connected to casing 51
This is provided to prevent tilting in the left and right direction when moving up and down.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, the tile alignment layer valley
Toro 0 is provided with a grid frame 61 for tile alignment. The upper end of the lattice frame 61 is thinner than the base end so that the tile 62 can be easily placed in the frame 61. In this embodiment, by placing the tiles 62 within the lattice frame, it is possible to align two rows of tiles 62 in the front and back and 22 tiles 62 on the left and right. This tile alignment pallet 60 is installed so that when the slider 40 is at the end of its forward stroke, each suction cup 50 is located directly above each tile 62 placed on the pallet 60.

The first to fifth actuators 71 to 75 are connected to pneumatic pressure via electromagnetic valves (not shown), respectively.
The vacuum chamber is also connected to a vacuum source via a vacuum chamber 56 (see FIG. 1) and a solenoid valve (not shown).

The lid of this embodiment having the above configuration can be operated as explained below by operating various operation buttons provided on a control panel (not shown) according to predetermined procedures to switch and control each solenoid valve. .

First, the right front corner of the tile backing plate 20, whose entire surface has been previously coated with tile adhesive, is placed on the right front corner of the table 30, and the 17th cutter 71 and the second actuator 72 are activated. Then, the end of the plate 20 is held between the backing plate 38 and the claw 35. Thereby, the tile backing plate 20 is fixed to the upper surface of the table 30.

Next, referring to the scale 13, the table 30 is manually operated to move to the tile pasting start position shown in FIG. 2, and the third actuator 73 is activated to fit the bottle 15 into the opposing positioning hole 39m let As a result, the table 30 is positioned at the tile pasting start position.

Next, the required number of tiles 62 are manually placed on the tile alignment pallet 60 to align the rows of tiles 62,
The fourth acticoator 74 is operated to advance the slider 40 to the forward stroke end set by the stopper 18, and at this position the suction cup 50 and the vacuum pressure source are connected. As a result, each tile on the tile alignment plate 20 is attached to the suction cup 50.
It is retained by adsorption.

Next, the slider 40 is moved back to the end of the backward stroke by the fourth actuator 74, and then the fifth actuator 75 is actuated to lower the suction cup 50 to the end of the downward stroke. As a result, the tiles 62 held by each suction cup 50 are pressed against the tile backing plate 2o and bonded with the adhesive.

Next, the suction cup 50 and the vacuum pressure source are cut off, and the fifth acticoator 75 raises the suction cup 5o to the end of the upward stroke and stops.

Next, the third actuator 73 causes the bottle 15 to escape from the positioning hole 39a, grasps the handle 33, and pulls out the table 30 by one pitch without referring to the scale 13.The third actuator 73 again moves the bottle 15 to the next position. The table 30 is positioned by fitting into the positioning hole 39a. Then, as mentioned above, the tile alignment pallet 6
The tiles 62 are placed on the tile 62, and the suction 1150 is moved back and forth and up and down by the fourth actuator 74 and the fifth actuator 75 to suction and hold the row of tiles 62 from the tile 0 to the tile lining. Transfer it to a predetermined position on the plate 20.

By repeating this series of operations, the tiles 62 can be adhered to the entire surface of the tile backing plate 20.

As described above, according to the tile pasting device according to the present embodiment, by placing the required number of tiles 62 on the tile alignment layer t4 left 60, the tiles 62 having a predetermined arrangement can be arranged in advance.
The rows of tiles 62 are arranged in advance, and the rows of tiles 62 are transferred all at once onto the tile backing plate 20 using the suction cup 50, so the productivity of the tile pasting process is greatly improved, and the tiling finish is improved. Construction costs can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tile pasting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same device, and FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a table constituting the device. Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the front corner of the table, Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the positioning plate that constitutes the device, and Figure 6 is a partially enlarged view of the tile alignment layer pallet that constitutes the device. FIG. Description of the number 10...Frame, 20...Tile lining plate, 30...Table, 39...Positioning plate, 39a...Positioning hole, 40...Slider, 5
0...Sucker, 60...Tile alignment pallet, 61
... lattice frame, 62... tiles.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It is assembled to the frame so that it can be moved back and forth in the front and back direction,
a table on which a tile backing plate whose surface is coated with tile adhesive is placed; a lattice frame for aligning a plurality of tiles into rows of tiles having a predetermined arrangement; and a tile alignment fixed to the frame. vacuum tile suction means that is assembled to the frame so as to be reciprocally movable in the up-down and front-back directions, and that sucks and holds the row of tiles and transfers them onto the tile backing plate; A tile pasting device characterized by comprising positioning means for positioning at a pitch equal to the width of the tile.