JPH0432353Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Technical field of the invention This invention is a case transport mechanism used when transporting cases containing parts such as ICs to test equipment for testing or when sorting them for shipping. It is about.

(b) Prior Art and Problems For example, 3 in Fig. 1 is a group of stacked cases, and when testing the parts in these cases, the cases are transported to the testing equipment as a whole.

In such a case, conventionally, one case is dropped from a group of cases, and a transport guide is prepared at the position where the case falls. Then, the dropped case is placed on the transport guide, and the case is carried out to the transport path.

However, such a conventional device has a problem in that the configuration becomes complicated because the dropping case and the position of the transport guide must correspond to each other.

Furthermore, when cases have different widths, there is a problem in that a conveyance guide matching the width of the cases is required.

(b) Purpose of the invention This invention allows the case to be accommodated in the transport guide and transported to a predetermined position no matter where the case falls or even if the case bends. To provide a transport mechanism suitable for the width of cases even for cases of different widths.

(c) Example of the invention Next, a configuration diagram of an example of the invention is shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a guide rail, 2 is a guide, 3 is a case group, 4 is a case being transported, and 5 is an adjustment member.

The guide rail 1 has a surface 11 and a surface 12, and the surface 11 is higher than the surface 12. The surfaces 11 and 12 are connected by a slope 13.

A control mechanism (not shown) causes the cases from the case group 3 to fall one by one onto the surface 11.

Next, an external view of the guide 2 and the adjusting member 5 is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, 21 is a case moving projection, 22 is a case accommodating portion, 23 is a connector with a drive mechanism, and 24 is an adjustment member receiver.

The width of the housing portion 22 is determined by the adjustment member 5 and the adjustment member receiver 24. The adjustment member 5 has a structure that allows it to move and be fixed on the adjustment member receiver 24.

The case accommodating portion 22 is constituted by a recess provided next to the protrusion 21 .

The guide 2 moves along the guide rail 1 shown in FIG. 1 by a drive mechanism (not shown).

When the case is not being transported, the guide 2 should be on the surface 11 side, and when a case is dropped from the case group 3, while pushing the case with the protrusion 21, the guide 2 should be on the surface 11 side.
Transfer the case to the 2nd side.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the case 4 dropped on the surface 11 being moved toward the surface 12 while being pushed by the protrusion 21 of the guide 2.

When case 4 is further moved toward surface 12 from the state shown in FIG. 1, case 4 passes through slope 13 and reaches surface 12, but since surface 12 is lower than surface 11, case 4 moves toward guide The case accommodating portion 22 of

In this case, the adjusting member 5 is attached to the adjusting member receiver 24 so that the width of the housing portion 22 in FIG. 2 is slightly larger than the width of the case 4 in FIG. 1.

Next, a relationship diagram when the case 4 is on the surface 11 is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, the protrusion 21 of the guide 2 hits the side surface of the case 4, and the protrusion 21 pushes the case 4.

However, the case 4 is not placed in the case housing section 22. This is because the case housing portion 22 is lower than the surface 11.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a relationship diagram when the case 4 is on the surface 12.

In FIG. 4, the case 4 enters the case housing 22. This is because surface 12 is lower than surface 11.

Next, the plan view of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 5.

Case 4 is a long item that accommodates components such as ICs. Although case group 3 is not shown in FIG. 5, two guide rails 1 and 2 are attached to case 4.
guides 2 are arranged.

That is, in this invention, two guide rails 1 are arranged in parallel, and two guides 2 are arranged outside of these two guide rails 1. The two guides 2 are each moved along the two guide rails 1 by a drive mechanism (not shown).

Therefore, the case 4 moves on the two guide rails 1 while being pushed by the two guides 2.

As is clear from Figures 3 and 4, Case 4
When the case 4 is above the surface 11, the case 4 comes out from the case accommodating part 22, but when the case 4 is above the surface 12, the case 4 comes to enter the case accommodating part 22.

In addition, in the case of Fig. 5, the case 4 is perpendicular to the guide rail 1, but even if the case 4 is at an angle, the movement of the two guides 2 will sequentially move the case 4 to the guide rail 1.
comes to fit into the two case accommodating parts 22.

Therefore, if the guide 2 with the case 4 placed in the case accommodating portion 22 is moved in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. It can be sent out to a conveyance path.

(d) Effects of the invention According to this invention, even for cases of different widths, it is possible to provide a conveyance mechanism that matches the width of the case. In addition, even if any of the stacked cases is dropped, even if the dropped case is bent, the guide can securely hold the case and transport the case to the specified position. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment according to this invention, Figure 2
The figure is an external view of the guide 2 and the adjustment member 5, FIG. 3 is a relationship diagram when the case 4 is on the surface 11, FIG. 4 is a relationship diagram when the case 4 is on the surface 12, and FIG. 5 is a relationship diagram when the case 4 is on the surface 12. FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1; DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Guide rail, 2... Guide, 3... Case group, 4... Case, 5... Adjustment member, 11...
... surface, 12 ... surface, 13 ... slope, 21 ... protrusion, 22 ... case housing part, 23 ... connector, 2
4...Adjustment member receiver.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] In a case transport mechanism that stacks long cases 4 and transports them by dropping them one by one, the first surface 11 is made higher than the second surface 12, and the first
a guide rail 1 that connects a surface 11 and a second surface 12 with a slope 13; a case accommodating portion 22 that includes a protrusion 21 and a recess;
a guide 2 that moves along the guide rail 1; and an adjusting member 5 attached to the case housing part 22; the guide 2 and the adjusting member 5 adjust the width of the case housing part 4 to the width of the case 4; Two guide rails 1 are arranged in parallel, two guides 2 are arranged outside the two guide rails 1, and two cases 4 are placed on the first surface 11 of the two guide rails 1. A case characterized in that the case 4 is moved to the second surface 12 side by the projections 21 of the guides 2, the case 4 is put into the case housing portions 22 of the two guides 2, and the case 4 is transported by the two guides 2. Conveyance mechanism.