JPH04327410A - Hanger conveyor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the positive conveyance of hangers and avoid the drop of chain oil by placing the hanger, held by the stopper of a first carrier path at the time of an arm being rotated by the driving of a cylinder, on a claw provided at the arm tip to convey the hanger. CONSTITUTION:A cylinder 20 is driven to rotate an arm 17 by a driving shaft 21, and the axle part of the wheel 24 of a hanger 23 sent to the stopper 14 of a first carrier path 13 at this time is placed on the claw 18 of the arm 17 to move the hanger 23. When the claw 18 reaches the starting end of a second carrier path 15, the wheel 24 of the hanger 23 is shifted onto the carrier path 15 by the rotational energization of the arm 17 to move thereon. The claw 18 at the tip of the arm 17 is then returned into a position below the stopper 14 of the carrier path 13 by the extention of the driving shaft 21 of the cylinder 20, and stands by until a following hanger 23 is sent thereto. The tip of the arm 17 is formed into circular shape so that the arm 17 presses back the wheel 24 of the hanger 23 to move downward in the case of the hanger 23 standing by at the stopper 14 of the carrier path 13 at the return time of the arm 17.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanger conveying device for conveying hangers to conveying paths provided at different levels.

0002

[Prior Art] A conventional hanger conveying device is shown in Fig. 3.
As shown in the figure, a first rail 1 and a second rail 2 are connected by a rail 3, an arm 4 that moves in parallel along this rail 3 is supported by a guide part 5, and this arm 4 is supported by a cylinder 6. It has been proposed that the hanger 8 is moved and conveyed by hooking the wheels 9 of the hanger 8 using a claw 7 provided at the tip of the arm 4.

[0003] Another hanger conveying device is shown in FIG.
As shown in Figure 2, a chain 11 driven by a motor 10 is provided along a rail 3, and a hook 12 fixed to a part of the chain 11 hooks the wheels 8 of the hanger 7 to transport the hanger 7. ing.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a hanger conveying device, the one shown in FIG.
Guide part 5 for moving arm 4 parallel to rail 3
In addition, the claw 7 provided at the tip of the arm 4 needs to be movable so that it retracts when it hits the wheel 9 of the hanger 8 and protrudes when it crosses the wheel 9, which is complicated. It became a composition.

Furthermore, in the hanger conveying device shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to adjust the tension of the chain 11.
Because oil from the chain 11 would fall, careful maintenance was required.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a hanger conveyance device for conveying hangers from a first conveyance path to a second conveyance path, in which a fulcrum is provided below the starting end of the second conveyance path. While rotatably supporting the arm,
The arm is configured to be rotated by a cylinder having a fulcrum of a drive shaft mounted approximately in the center of the arm, and the hanger held by the stopper of the first conveyance path is placed thereon and conveyed to the second conveyance path. A claw is provided at the tip of the arm.

[0007]

[Operation] According to the present invention, the hanger sent to the first conveyance path is held by the stopper and stands by.

[0008] Here, the tip of the arm waits below the stopper, and when the arm rotates, the wheels of the sent hanger are placed on the claws and transported to the second conveyance path.

When the tip of the hanger moves to the second conveyance path, the wheels of the hanger roll and move on the second conveyance path due to inertia caused by the rotation of the arm.

[0010] Then, the tip of the arm returns to below the stopper position of the first conveyance path by the cylinder, but at this time, if the next hanger is waiting at the stopper position of the first conveyance path, The claw at the end of the arm pushes back the wheel of the arm and the arm moves below the stopper.

[0011] Furthermore, if a hanger is sent successively while the hanger is being moved by the arm, the drive shaft of the retraction cylinder protrudes and engages with the subsequent hanger, preventing it from passing through.

0012

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger conveyance device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a first conveyance path 13 is supported by a support 12, and a stopper 14 is provided at the end of the first conveyance path 13. A second conveyance path 15 is fixed at a different level from this first conveyance path 13.
is supported by the support body 12.

Further, one end of an arm 17 is rotatably supported at a fulcrum 16 below the starting end of the second conveyance path 15, and furthermore, a forked claw 18 is formed on the top surface of the distal end of the arm 17. The claw 18 extends so as to be located at the stopper 14 of the first conveyance path 13.

Furthermore, a drive shaft 21 of a cylinder 20 is rotatably attached to a fulcrum 19 provided at the center of the arm 17, and the cylinder 20 is rotatably supported by a support 12 at a fulcrum 22. ing.

In this embodiment configured as described above, when the cylinder 20 is driven, the arm 17 is rotated by the drive shaft 21, and at this time, the hanger being sent to the stopper 14 of the first conveyance path 13 is rotated. The shaft of the wheel 24 of 23 is placed on the claw 18 of the arm 17 and moved.

When the claw 18 of the arm 17 moves to the starting end of the second conveyance path 15, the wheels 24 of the hanger 23
moves onto the second conveyance path 15 and moves thereon by the momentum of the rotation of the arm 17.

Thereafter, the claw 18 at the tip of the arm 17 returns below the stopper 14 of the first conveyance path 13 due to the extension of the drive shaft 21 of the cylinder 20, and moves to the next hanger 23.
Wait until it is sent.

When the arm 17 returns, the hanger 2
The tip of the arm 17 is configured in an arc shape so that when the hanger 3 is waiting at the stopper 14 of the first conveyance path 13, the arm 17 pushes back the wheels 24 of the hanger 23 and moves downward.

As described above, in this embodiment, the cylinder 20
The hanger 23 can be transported from the first transport path 13 to the second transport path 15 with a simple configuration in which the arm 17 is rotated, and there is no need for oil to fall or to provide a rotating claw.

Note that when the hanger 23 is sent, the wheels 2 of the hanger 23 are placed on the stopper 14 of the first conveyance path 13.
If the wheels 24 of the hanger 23 hit and return, a return prevention plate 25 is installed near the stopper 14 to prevent the wheels 24 of the hanger 23 from returning.
All you have to do is set it up.

Furthermore, in order to prevent the hanger 23 from popping out when the arm 17 is rotated, a return prevention plate 25 is provided.
The guide 26 extends from the position to the starting end of the second conveyance path 15.
is provided.

Furthermore, when the hangers 23 are sent successively, the subsequent hangers 23 may be sent sequentially by the evacuation cylinders 27 and 28.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a device for operating the cylinder 20 and the evacuation cylinders 27 and 28 of the hanger conveying device according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the solenoid valve 29 is connected to a fluid path connected to a fluid source. 30, fluid passages 31 and 32 connected to the cylinder 20, and fluid passages 33 and 34 connected to the evacuation cylinders 27 and 28 are connected.

Further, a first limit switch 35 is attached to the support body 12 below the evacuation cylinders 27 and 28, a second limit switch 36 is attached to the cylinder 20, and a second limit switch 36 is attached to the second conveyance path 15. 3 limit switch 37
is installed.

In this device, the third limit switch 3
7 is off, the first limit switch 35 is on, and the second limit switch 36 is on, the hanger 23
is at both the stopper 14 position and the retracted position,
The solenoid valve 29 is driven to close the cylinder 20 and the evacuation cylinder 2.
6 and 27, the hanger 23 is sent to the second conveyance path 15 by the claw 18 of the arm 17.

At the same time, the evacuation cylinders 27, 2
8 is driven and sends the hanger 23 to the stopper 14 position.

The cylinder 20 is driven, the claw 18 at the tip of the arm 17 moves to the starting end of the second conveyance path 15, and the hanger 23 is sent to the second conveyance path 15, which is detected by the third limit switch 37. When the solenoid valve 29 is turned off,
Arm 17 is returned to its original position.

[0028]

As explained above, in the hanger conveyance device of the present invention, the arm rotates by driving the cylinder, and at this time, the hanger held by the stopper of the first conveyance path is moved by the arm. Since the hanger is transported by being placed on the claw at the tip, it is possible to transport the hanger reliably, and there is no need for a rotating claw as in the conventional case.Furthermore, there is no oil dripping, and the structure is simple. There is an advantage.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a hanger conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration in which fluid paths for driving the device of FIG. 1 are connected.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional hanger conveyance device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of another conventional hanger conveyance device.

[Explanation of symbols]

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a hanger conveyance device that conveys hangers from a first conveyance path to a second conveyance path, an arm is rotatably supported by a fulcrum provided below a starting end of the second conveyance path. In addition, the arm is configured to be rotated by a cylinder having a fulcrum of a drive shaft pivoted at approximately the center of the arm, and a hanger that engages with the stopper of the first conveyance path is placed on the cylinder, and the second conveyance path is moved. A hanger conveying device characterized in that a claw for conveying the hanger to the hanger is provided at the tip of the arm. 2. The arm tip surface forms a guide surface such that the hanger that engages with the stopper of the first conveyance path is pushed back onto the first conveyance path when returning from the second conveyance path to the first conveyance path. The hanger conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: