JPH0427824Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a window glass conveying device for conveying a window glass to a window glass installation process.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a car body assembly line, the windshield is transported to the windshield installation process as follows.

That is, first, the front windshield glass and the rear windshield glass are placed separately on a trolley 51 defined by partition plates 50 as shown in FIG. Support portions 54 of two pairs of upper and lower arms 54 of an overhead conveyor 53 as shown in the figure (FIG. 8 is a view taken from the arrow in FIG. 7)
For example, the front window glass 56 is attached to a and 54b.
to the upper support portion 54a, and attach the rear window glass 57 to the upper support portion 54a.
are transferred to the lower support section 54b, the overhead conveyor 53 is moved to the vicinity of the input ports of the rear window glass attachment line 70 and the front window glass attachment line 60, and then the transfer device 5
8, and the rear window glass 57 to the slide section 59a of the transfer device 59.
8a and 59a, and move the slide portion 58a to the front window glass attachment line 6.
0, the slide portion 59a is moved directly above the rear window glass attachment line 70, and the front window glass 56 is manually moved to the front window glass attachment line 60, and the rear window glass 57 is moved to the rear window glass attachment line 70.
It has been transferred to.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in such a technique, the supporting parts 54a, 54
When transferring the front windshield 56 and rear window glass 57 in step b, the front windshield 56 and rear window glass 57 are unstable because they are simply placed on the supports 54a and 54b, and cannot be supported during movement. There is a possibility that it may fall from the parts 54a and 54b. Similarly, the slide portion 58a,
There is a possibility that the front window glass 56 and rear window glass 57 may fall when the front window glass 56 and rear window glass 57 are placed on 59a.

Furthermore, in such conventional technology, the front window glass 56 and the rear window glass 57 are moved from the support parts 54a, 54b to the slide parts 58a, 59a.
or from the slide portions 58a and 59a to the front window glass attachment line 60 and the rear window glass attachment line 70, this is done manually, and a dedicated worker is required, which reduces the cost. This is disadvantageous, and there is also a risk that the window glass may be damaged by the worker dropping it during transfer.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features:
comprising a window glass transport container for mounting and transporting the window glass, and a transfer device for transferring the first and second window glasses placed in the transport container to respective window glass installation lines, The window glass transportation container includes a box body with an open top, and a first window glass attached to the box body, having a shape corresponding to the peripheral edge of the first window glass, and supporting the window glass from the side. a support block; a second window glass attached to the box body, the second window glass having a shape corresponding to the peripheral edge of the second window glass, and supporting the second window glass from the side above the first window glass; a support block, and a pressing member that is vertically swingably provided on the box body to press the first window glass from above and has a stepped portion having a shape corresponding to a part of the periphery of the second window glass. The transfer device includes a suction member that suctions the upper surfaces of the first and second window glasses, and a moving part that conveys the suctioned first and second window glasses to respective window glass installation lines. It is characterized by being composed of.

(Function) When placing the first and second window glasses on the window glass transport container, the first support block supports the first window glass from the side, and the pressing member further supports the first window glass. Press and support from above. Also, the second support block supports the second window glass from the side. Therefore, both the first window glass and the second window glass can be reliably supported and will not fall.

After the first and second window glasses are transported to the vicinity of the window glass installation line in the window glass transport container, the first and second window glasses are suction-supported by the suction member, and the first and second window glasses are moved to the moving part in this suction state. ,
The second window glass is carried to the respective window glass attachment lines, and then suction is stopped and the first and second window glasses are placed on the respective window glass attachment lines. Therefore, the work of transferring the first and second window glasses from the window glass transport container to the window glass installation line can be performed automatically without using any human labor, and the cost can be reduced by eliminating the need for workers. Further, since the operator does not accidentally drop the window glass during the transfer operation, it is possible to prevent the window glass from being damaged.

(Embodiment) A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a window glass transport container according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line shown in Fig. 1, and Fig.
The figure is a view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1,
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the installed state of the window glass transport container.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that a front window glass 5 and a rear window glass 3 are transported.

The main body of the window glass transport container 1 is formed by a box 2 whose upper part is open, and inside the box 2 are a first support block 30 that fixedly holds the periphery of the rear window glass 3 and a front window glass 5 that fixedly supports it. A second support block 31 is attached to the box body 2. It consists of front support blocks 6, 6 fixed to the inner surface of one long side 2c of the box body 2, and a rear support block 9 fixed from slightly rearward of the center of the bottom surface 2e of the box body 2. The second support block 31 is composed of a rear end support block 10 fixed to the inner surface of the long side 2d of the box body 2, and side support blocks 4, 4. The support blocks 4, 4 also serve as a first support block 30 and a second support block 31. The side support block 4 has a substantially trapezoidal shape in plan view, and one end of the block 4 has a notch 4a corresponding to the side protrusion 3a of the rear window glass 3, and the other end has a cutout 4a corresponding to the side protrusion 3a of the rear window glass 3. A notch 4b having a shape corresponding to the side protrusion 5a of the glass 5 is provided. Further, the front support blocks 6, 6 have a shape corresponding to the bottom side 3b of the rear window glass 3, and a rotatable pressing body 8 is attached between the blocks 6, 6 via a rotating shaft 7. The body 8 rotates to press and fix the rear window glass 3 from above. A step portion 8a having a shape corresponding to the upper side 5b of the front windshield 5 is formed at the upper part of the pressing body 8, and the step portion 8a allows the front windshield to
The upper side 5b of is held fixed.

Further, the rear support block 9 has a stepped portion 9a having a shape corresponding to the upper side 3c of the rear window glass 3, and supports the upper side 3c of the rear window glass 3. Further, the rear end support block 10 has a stepped portion 10 having a shape corresponding to the bottom side 5c of the front windshield 5.
a, and the bottom side 5c of the front windshield 5
Hold it fixed.

As is clear from FIGS. 1 to 4, the rear window glass 3 is fixedly held between the side support blocks 4, 4, the front support blocks 6, 6, and the rear support block 9, and the front window glass 5 is It is fixedly held above the window glass 3 (in the direction A in FIG. 2) between the side support blocks 4, 4, the rear end support block 10, and the pressing body 8.

The window glass conveying container 1 constructed as described above is attached to the support parts 15, 15 of the arm 14 of the overhead conveyor 13 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5).

The overhead conveyor 13 runs from the window glass delivery location to a front window glass installation line 25 and a rear window installation line 26.
A transfer device 11a is installed on the side of the front window glass installation line 25, and a transfer device 11a is installed on the side of the front window glass installation line 25.
Transfer devices 11b are provided on the sides of 6, respectively.
The transfer device 11a and the transfer device 11b have the same structure, and when describing one of the transfer devices 11a,
The transfer device 11a consists of a column 16 erected on the floor and a slide base 18 attached to the column 16, and the slide base 18 is vertically movable between an upper end 19 and a lower end 20 via a lifting mechanism 17. A slide portion 22 is slidably fitted into the slide base 18 via a cylinder 21, and a plurality of suction couplers 23 are attached to the tip of the slide portion 22. These slide base 18, slide section 22, etc. constitute a moving section. Moreover, the window glass transport container 1 and the transfer devices 11a, 11
b constitutes a window glass conveyance device.

Next, a procedure for transporting the window glass in the window glass transport container 1 described above will be described.

First, the pressing body 8 of the window glass transport container 1 is raised upward, and the side protrusions 3a of the rear window glass 3 are placed in the notches 4a, 4a of the side support blocks 4, 4, and the upper side 3c is supported on the rear side. They are fitted into the step portions 9a of the block 9, respectively, and the bottom side 3b
are pressed into contact with the front support blocks 6, 6, and the rear window glass 3 is laterally supported by the side support blocks 4, 4, the front support blocks 6, 6, and the rear support block 9. After that, the pressing body 8
is rotated to press and support the rear window glass 3 from above.

Next, the side protrusion 5 of the front windshield 5
a, 5a in the notch 4 of the side support blocks 4, 4.
b, 4b, the bottom side 5c is pressed into contact with the step 10a of the rear end support block 10, and the top side 5b is pressed against the step 8a of the pressing body 8, respectively, so that the front window glass 5 is pressed against the step 10a of the rear end support block 10. , 4. It is supported from the side between the rear end support block 10 and the pressing body 8.

Next, a windshield transport container 1 containing a front windshield 5 and a rear windshield 3
is placed on the support portion 15 of the arm 14 of the overhead conveyor 13, and the conveyor 13 transports the window glass transport container 1 from the window glass storage area to the vicinity of the input ports of the front window glass installation line 25 and the rear window glass installation line 26. move it. After the movement is completed, the slide portion 22 of the transfer device 11a is moved forward relative to the slide base 18 by the operation of the cylinder 21, and the slide portion 2
2 is positioned directly above the window glass transport container 1. Then, the slide base 18 is moved up and down by the elevating mechanism 17.
The upper surface of the front window glass 5 in the window glass conveying container 1 is sucked by the suction couplers 23 to support it. Next, the slide part 22 is moved backward by the operation of the cylinder 21,
After the slide part 22 is positioned directly above the front window glass attachment line 25, the slide base 18 is lowered via the lifting mechanism 17, and the front window glass 5 is placed on the front window glass attachment line 25. After the front window glass 5 is transferred, the rear window glass 3 is similarly placed on the rear window glass attachment line 26 via the transfer device 11b.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, when placing a window glass on the window glass transport container 1, the first support block 30 supports the rear window glass 3 from the side, and the pressing member 8 further supports the rear window glass 3. The second support block 31 supports the front window glass 5 from the side. Therefore, both the rear window glass 3 and the front window glass 5 can be supported reliably and will not fall.

Also, in the transport container 1, the rear and front windshields 3 and 5 are attached to the windshield installation lines 25 and 26.
After carrying it to the vicinity, the rear and front windshield glasses 3 and 5 are sucked and supported by the suction coupler 23, and while in this suction state, the rear and front windshield glasses 3 and 5 are moved to the respective windshield attachment lines 26 and 25 using a moving section. Carry it to the rear, then stop the adsorption,
The front window glasses 3 and 5 are placed on their respective window glass attachment lines 26 and 25.
Therefore, the rear and front windshields 3 and 5 are transferred from the transport container 1 to the windshield installation line 26,
The work of transferring to No. 25 can be performed automatically without using any human labor, and the cost can be reduced by eliminating the need for workers. Further, since a situation such as an operator accidentally dropping the window glasses 3 and 5 during the transfer operation does not occur, it is possible to prevent the window glasses from being damaged.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, since the first and second window glasses are reliably supported from the sides, it is possible to prevent them from falling from the window glass transport container during transport. can. Also, the first and second
Since the transfer operation of the window glass from the transport container to the window glass installation line is automatically performed by the transfer device, it is possible to reduce costs by eliminating the need for workers. Further, since the operator does not accidentally drop the window glass during the transfer operation, it is possible to prevent the window glass from being damaged.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a window glass transport container according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line shown in Fig. 1, and Fig.
The figure is a view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a view in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1,
Figure 5 is a diagram showing the installation state of the window glass transport container, Figure 6 is a view from the arrow in Figure 5, Figures 7 and 8.
FIG. 9 shows a conventional example. In addition, in the drawing, 1 is a window glass transport container, 2
3, 5 are window glasses, 8 is a pressing member, 8a is a stepped portion, 30 is a first support block, 3
1 is the second block.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A window glass transport container in which the first and second window glasses are placed and transported, and a transporter in which the first and second window glasses placed in the transport container are transferred to the respective window glass installation lines. The mounting device includes a box with an open top, and a mounting device that is attached to the box and has a shape corresponding to the periphery of the first window glass, and that carries the window glass from the side. a first support block that supports the second window glass; and a first support block that is attached to the box body and has a shape corresponding to the peripheral edge of the second window glass, and supports the second window glass from the side above the first window glass. a second support block that presses the first window glass from above, and a stepped portion that is vertically swingably provided on the box body and has a shape corresponding to a part of the periphery of the second window glass. and a pressing member having a suction member that suctions the upper surfaces of the first and second window glasses, and a suction member that suctions the upper surfaces of the first and second window glasses to the respective window glass attachment lines. 1. A window glass conveying device comprising: a moving part for conveying a window glass.