JPH04371458A - Package transfer method to tray and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate useless motion by carrying in an empty tray to a predetermined position and set the tray laterally at a predetermined height, by inserting a package to the tray to have a loaded tray and by returning it to the original position to be carried out. CONSTITUTION:An empty tray 13 is carried in onto a tray holding table 71 by a pusher 84 and made into a body with the holding table 71 by a lock device 77. And an elevating table 72 is set at a predetermined height by a motor 83 and a chain 82, and the holding table 71 is moved forward and rotated in the anticlockwise direction by 90 degrees by expansion of a cylinder 73. By this, the tray 13 is opposed to a required peg shaft 61 of a rotary stocker 24, and a processed yarn package 'P' is pushed out and inserted into the tray 13 by a pusher 66. And a cylinder 73 is contracted and the loaded tray 13 is mounted on the holding table 71. Then, the next empty tray 13 is pushed out onto the holding table 71 and carried in and the loaded tray 13 is pushed out to a carrying-out conveyer 76. By repeating this, an elevating device and a bovine chuck are made unnecessary.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to the automation of a false twisting factory that produces synthetic yarn, and in particular to a package transfer method and method for inserting processed yarn packages from a false twisting machine into a tray before the inspection process. Regarding the device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art First, the basics of the processing flow of synthetic yarns in a false twisting factory will be explained with reference to FIG. False twisting machine 101
At the step, the yarn package is subjected to a false twisting process to become a textured yarn package. In the yarn feeding package and processed yarn package, the package actually shows a full package, and the empty one shows a paper tube. The yarn supply package is packed in a pallet and carried in from the yarn factory, disassembled by the unpacking device 102, and transported to the yarn supply and conveyance device 103.
The yarn is conveyed to the yarn feeding exchange robot 104 through the. The yarn feeding package is transferred from the yarn feeding exchange robot 104 to a desired position of the false twisting machine 101. The empty paper tube remaining after processing is conveyed to the empty paper tube receiving box 105 via the same yarn feeding and changing robot 104 and yarn feeding and conveying device 103. The processed yarn package from the false twisting machine is doffed by an autodoffer 106 and transported to a stocker 108 via a processed yarn conveying device 107. Then, the product is inspected 109 and packaged 110 before being shipped. The false twister 101 operates for 24 hours, but the inspection 109 and packaging 110 normally operate for 8 hours, during which time a stocker 108 is provided as an accumulator. Paper tubes are supplied to the false twister 101 from a paper tube supply device 111 via the same textured yarn conveying device 107 and autodoffer 106.

[0003] In order to efficiently carry out the above processing flow in a space-saving manner, the deciding factor is what type of conveyance device to use for the yarn feeding and conveying device 103 and the processed yarn conveying device 107. As this conveyance device, a tray conveyor, pin track, or overhead conveyor is generally used. Referring to FIG. 11, the equipment arrangement of a false twisting factory when an overhead conveyor is used will be explained. Figure 11
In the figure, 120 is an overhead conveyor that serves both as a yarn feeding and conveying device and a processed yarn conveying device, and the various devices are arranged along this conveyor. 1A to 1N are false twisting machines, 2 is a creel, 4 is a yarn feeding exchange robot for the creel 2,
5 is a rotary peg, and 6 is an autodoffer for the rotary peg 5. 121 is a tray stocker, 7 is an inspection device provided along the tray conveyor, 8 is a packing device, 9 is an empty paper tube collection device, 10 is a paper tube supply device, 11
is an unpacking device.

Next, the distribution station A from the unpacking device 11 to the overhead conveyor 120 will be explained with reference to FIG. Yarn supply package P of unpacked pallet 12
is transferred to the lifting device 123 via the transfer robot 122, and transferred to the hanger 120a of the overhead conveyor 120. Hanger 120a after receiving yarn supply package P
The direction can be changed by 180° by a reversing cam 120b.

Next, the transfer station B from the overhead conveyor 120 to the yarn feeding and changing robot 4 is shown in FIG.
This is explained by: The yarn supply package P of the hanger 120a is transferred to the arm 124a of the lifting device 124, and
As the yarn 24a descends, it rotates 90 degrees and faces the yarn feeding exchange robot 4. Then, the yarn feeding exchange robot 4 moves and receives this yarn feeding package P.

Next, the receiving station C from the rotary peg 5 of the false twister to the overhead conveyor 120 will be explained with reference to FIG. , lifting device 1 from rotary peg 5
The processed yarn packages P are transferred one by one onto the arm 125a of No. 25, and the arm 125a rises and rotates 90 degrees, and the hanger 120a receives this processed yarn package P.

Next, the distribution station D from the overhead conveyor 120 to the tray stocker 121 will be explained with reference to FIG. The processed yarn package P on the hanger 120a is transferred to the lifting device 126, and the arm 126a is lowered. The transfer robot 127 receives the processed yarn package P on the arm 126a, and inserts the processed yarn package into the tray 13 on the conveyor 121a leading to the tray stocker.

[0008]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The method and apparatus for transferring to a tray using an overhead conveyor and a lifting device and a transfer robot at transfer station D, as described in the prior art, requires a separate lifting device. However, the transfer robot has a problem in that it requires a complicated bobbin chuck to grasp and transfer the package while preventing it from falling.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional technology, and its purpose is to provide a tray that does not require a bobbin chuck and has efficient movement and structure. This paper aims to provide a package transfer method and device.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, the method of transferring a package to a tray in the present invention is as follows:
A process of carrying an empty tray into a predetermined position, a process of turning the empty tray in a predetermined position sideways and at a predetermined height, a process of inserting a package into the tray to make it into a real tray, a process of returning the real tray to a predetermined position, and a process of carrying out the actual tray. This process consists of a step of carrying out the tray from a predetermined position. The transfer device for this purpose includes an empty tray carrying-in conveyor, a real tray carrying-out conveyor, a tray gripping table between both conveyors, a drive device that reciprocates the holding table by 90 degrees in a vertical plane, and the holding table. It consists of an elevating platform to which is attached a lift that can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction, and a vertical frame for the elevating platform.

[0011]

[Operation] Utilizing the package insertion function of the tray, the tray itself is moved to a position opposite to the package to be transferred.

0012

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an equipment layout diagram of an overall processing system to which the package transfer method and device of the present invention are applied.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes a running rail for an overhead conveyance vehicle 22 for conveying a yarn supply package and an overhead conveyance vehicle 23 for conveying a processed yarn package, and various devices are arranged along this rail 21. ing. Note that the layout has been simplified to show the basics of the system. 1A is a false twister, 2 and 3 are creels, 4 is a yarn feeding exchange robot for the creel 2, 5 is a rotary peg, and 6 is an autodoffer for the rotary peg 5. 24 is a rotary stocker, 7 is an inspection device provided along the tray conveyor 25, and 11 is an unpacking device. In addition, packaging equipment,
Illustrations of an empty paper tube recovery device and a paper tube supply device are omitted.

Next, from the unpacking device 11 to the ceiling transport vehicle 22
The distribution station A will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, the overhead vehicle 22 can stop directly above the pallet 12, and the pallet 12 can move in the left-right direction in the drawing at each arrangement pitch. In FIG. 2, the top plate and the like of the pallet 12 are sequentially removed by an unpacking device 11 (not shown), and the yarn supply package P is placed with its bobbin B facing upward. A carrier 31 is suspended from the ceiling transport vehicle 22 by a hoisting belt so as to be able to rise and fall freely.
Two bobbin chucks 32 are attached to the carrier 31 facing downward. The bobbin chuck 32 has a rubber pad that can be expanded or contracted in the diameter direction of the inner surface of the bobbin B. The bobbin chuck 32 is brought into a contracted state, the carrier 31 is lowered, and the bobbin chuck 32 is placed on the pallet 12.
It is inserted into the bobbin B of the yarn supply package P placed on the . The bobbin chuck 32 is expanded and the carrier 31
When raised, the state shown in the figure is reached, and the overhead transport vehicle 22 travels to the next receiving station B.

Next, the transfer station B from the ceiling transport vehicle 22 to the yarn feeding exchange robot 4 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to 4.
This is explained by: In FIG. 1, a rocking table 33 is installed at a position in the same row as the creel 2 and facing the yarn feeding and changing robot 4. The ceiling transport vehicle 2 is directly above this rocking table 33.
2 stops. The structure and operation of this rocking table 33 will be explained with reference to FIG. The table 3 is mounted on a rotatably supported shaft 34.
5 is fixed. Two peg shafts 36 are provided on this table 35 to protrude upward. Further, an arm 37 is fixed to the shaft 34, and a cylinder 39 is attached between the tip of the arm 37 and the base 38. Note that 38a is a guide rod for positioning the carrier. When the cylinder 39 is in the shortened state shown, the table 35 becomes a horizontal surface,
The peg shaft 36 faces upward. When the cylinder 39 is extended and the arm 37 is at the two-dot chain line position, the table 3
5 is a vertical plane, and the peg shaft 36 is oriented horizontally. The operation of this swing table 33 will be explained with reference to FIG. Ceiling transport vehicle 2
2 lowers the carrier 31, the carrier 32 is positioned by the guide rod 38a, and the yarn supply package P is placed directly above the table 35. When the bobbin chuck 32 is in the contracted state, the yarn supply package P is inserted into the upward peg shaft 36. After the carrier 31 is raised, the thin lid 39 is extended, the table 35 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise about the shaft 34, and the yarn supply package P is turned sideways as shown by the two-dot chain line. Then, the yarn feeding exchange robot 4 receives the yarn feeding packages P in order.

With the above-described configurations of the distribution station A in FIG. 2 and the transfer station B in FIG.
A number of yarn feeding packages P corresponding to the number of bobbin chucks 32 (two in the illustrated example) protruding from the carrier 31 can be transported at one time. Further, at the distribution station A in FIG. 2, the yarn supply package P placed on the pallet 12 is directly distributed to the bobbin chuck 32, and the transfer robot and lifting device as shown in FIG. 12 are not required, thereby saving space. Furthermore, at the transfer station B in FIG.
It can be transferred to. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, since the transfer directions of the yarn feeding packages of the creel 2 and the rocking table 33 are the same with respect to the yarn feeding exchange robot 4, the movement of the hand of the yarn feeding exchange robot 4 is Simplified.

Next, the receiving station C from the rotary peg to the overhead transport vehicle will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 5 and 6. In FIG. 1, the overhead transport vehicle 23 stops directly above the end of the rotary peg 6. In FIG. 5, the ceiling transport vehicle 2
3, a carrier 51 having an inverted L-shaped frame structure when viewed from the side is suspended by a hoisting belt so as to be movable up and down. A first horizontal plate 52 is fixed on the upper side of the central frame 51a of the carrier 51 in FIG. 6, a second horizontal plate 53 is fitted in the middle so as to be slidable up and down, and a third horizontal frame 54 is installed on the lower side so as to be slidable up and down. It is inserted. Lateral peg shafts 55 are protruded on the left and right sides of these horizontal frames 52, 53, 54, so that 3 x 2 rows = 6 processed yarn packages P can be transported at once as shown in the figure. It has become. Further, an upper limit stopper 51c for the second horizontal frame 53 and the third horizontal frame 54 is provided on the central frame 51a.
and the lower limit stopper 51d are attached, and the second horizontal frame 53
is slidable by a distance L1, and the third horizontal frame 54 is slidable by a distance L1.
2 slides are possible. As a result, the large pitch P1 between the peg shafts 55 is variable to the small pitch P2. Further, a guide hole member 51e is attached to the outer frame 51b, and four guide rods 56a to 56d are protruded from positions facing the rotary peg 5. When guided, the peg shaft 55 on the left side of the drawing and the rotary peg 5 face each other, and when the guide hole member 51e is guided by the guide rods 56a and 56c, the peg shaft 55 on the right side of the drawing and the rotary peg 5 face each other.
are facing each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, pushers 57a to 57c are provided at the ends of the rotary peg 5 to push the yarn supply package P to the peg shaft 55 on the carrier 51 side.

The operation of receiving station C having such a structure will be explained with reference to FIG. The overhead transport vehicle 23 descends at the position shown, receives three processed yarn packages on the left peg shaft 55, and once ascends, moves horizontally a distance L and transfers to the carrier 5.
1 is at the two-dot chain line position, and further lowers to the right peg shaft 55
Receive three processed yarn packages at the same time. Therefore, six processed yarn packages can be received and transported at the same time. Also, the pitch of the upper and lower peg shafts 55 is P
It is variable from 1 to P2, and can receive the processed yarn packages from the rotary peg 5 with the long pitch P1 and distribute the processed yarn packages at once to the peg shaft of the rotary stocker with the short pitch P2 described below. , efficient.

Next, the distribution station D from the overhead carrier to the rotary stocker will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7. In FIG. 1, the overhead transport vehicle 23 stops directly above the end of the rotary stocker 24. In FIG. 7, the rotary stocker 24 has a vertical plate 62 with six horizontal peg shafts protruding from above and below, which are connected in an oval shape when viewed from above, and the vertical plate 62 is connected to a drive chain or the like (not shown) for control. It is possible to move around. As shown in Figure 1,
Two peg shafts are located at the left end of the rotary stocker 24 in the drawing, and one peg shaft is located at the right end in the drawing. Returning to FIG. 7, the distribution device 63 is arranged opposite to the left end of the rotary stocker 24 in the drawing, and the transfer device 70 described above is arranged opposite to the right end of the drawing. The distribution device 63 includes 12 pushers 64 (6 pushers x 2 rows), two guide rods 65 arranged in the thickness direction of the paper, and horizontal plates 53,5.
4 and a positioning member (not shown). As shown in the figure, in the illustrated state in which the guide hole member 51e is guided by the guide rod 65 and the carrier 51 is the lowest, the lowering of the horizontal plates 53 and 54 is regulated by a positioning member (not shown), and the pitch P1 becomes P2. The pusher 64 faces the peg shafts 61 in the lower three stages of the rotary stocker 24, and six processed yarn packages P are delivered to the rotary stocker 24 at once by the pusher 64. Even when the carrier 51 is halfway down as shown by the two-dot chain line, the horizontal plates 53 and 54 are prevented from descending by positioning members (not shown), the pitch P1 becomes P2, and the upper three peg shafts of the rotary stocker 24 61 and 6 processed yarn packages P
The pusher 64 moves the rotary stocker 24 at once.
will be distributed to

[0020] In the above-mentioned rotary stocker 24,
The six processed yarn packages in the vertical direction are arranged closely without any gaps, and many rows of them are connected, so the height direction can be used effectively and many processed yarn packages can be installed despite the small installation space. Can be stored. In this way, processed yarn packages P from the false twisting machine operating 24 hours a day are delivered to the distribution device 63.
The processed yarn packages P are then stored densely and efficiently in the rotary stocker 24, and are sequentially transferred to the trays 13 via the transfer device 70 for an 8-hour inspection process, and transported together with the tray 13 to the inspection device. It has become so.

Next, the transfer station E from the rotary stocker 24 to the tray conveyor 25 according to the transfer method and apparatus of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 8 and 9. In FIG. 1, a rotary stocker 24 and a tray conveyor 25 are arranged in series, and a transfer device 70 is located between them. The processed yarn packages P in the upper and lower rows of the rotary stocker 24 are transferred one by one onto the tray 13 by the transfer device 70, and then transported to the inspection device 7 for each tray. In FIG. 8, a pusher 66 is installed at the right end of the rotary stocker 24 in the drawing, and can push out any processed yarn package P on a row of upper and lower peg shafts 61. The transfer device 70 includes a tray holding table 71 shown in FIG. 8, a lifting table 72, a cylinder 73 as a driving device, and a vertical frame 74.
It is mainly composed of an empty tray carry-in conveyor 75 and a real tray carry-out conveyor 76 shown in FIG. A locking device 77 for the tray 13 is attached to the lower surface of the tray holding base 71 in FIG. 8, and is adapted to lock or unlock a protrusion (not shown) on the lower surface of the tray 13. A shaft 78 of this tray holding base 71 is rotatably supported by a bearing block 79, and the bearing block 79 is connected to a slide rod 80. The slide rod 80 is slidable in the left-right direction in the drawing by a guide 81 fixed to the lifting table 72. Further, a cylinder 73 as a driving device is installed between the tray gripping table 71 and the lifting table 72, and the cylinder 7
3 extends, the tray gripping base 71 moves forward together with the slide rod 80, and further rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise around the shaft 78.
It rotates and changes from the solid line position to the two-dot chain line position. Lifting platform 72
is guided by a vertical frame 74, is hung on a drive chain 82 provided along the vertical frame, and can be moved to a predetermined vertical position by a motor 83. The empty tray carry-in conveyor 75 in FIG. 9 is provided with a pusher 84 that reciprocates between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position. When the pusher 84 moves forward, it pushes the empty tray 13 onto the tray holding table 71, and the real tray 13 that was on the tray holding table 71 is pushed out onto the real tray delivery conveyor 76.

Package transfer device 70 of the present invention described above
The method of transferring processed yarn packages to the tray will be explained below. In FIG. 9, the empty tray 13 is carried onto the tray holding table 71 by the pusher 84. Then, the tray 13 is integrated with the tray holding base 71 by the locking device 77. The elevator platform 72 in FIG. 8 is raised to a predetermined height by the motor 83 and drive chain 82. In the illustrated example, the lifting platform 72 is located at the lower limit position. When the cylinder 73, which is the driving device, is extended, the tray gripping base 71 moves forward and rotates 90° counterclockwise, reaching the position shown by the two-dot chain line, and the tray 13 is placed on the lowermost peg shaft of the rotary stocker 24. Facing 61. And pusher 66
The processed yarn package P is pushed out and inserted into the tray 13. Then, when the cylinder 73 is shortened, the actual tray 13 is placed on the tray holding base 71 indicated by the solid line. Then, at the same time that the next empty tray 13 is carried onto the tray holding table 71 by the pusher 84 in FIG. 9, the actual tray 13 is pushed out onto the actual tray delivery conveyor 76. By repeating the above operations, the six processed yarn packages P above and below the rotary stocker 24 are sequentially inserted into the tray, and the rotary stocker 24 is laterally moved by one row.
The next six upper and lower processed yarn packages P are sequentially inserted into the tray. In the transfer process using the package transfer device 70 described above, there is no need for a separate lifting device as shown in FIG. It is now possible to reliably transfer processed yarn packages from the rotary stocker to the tray in a short cycle time.

[0023]

Effects of the Invention In the method and device for transferring packages to a tray according to the present invention, the empty tray is moved from the conveyor to a position opposite to the package to be transferred by taking advantage of the package insertion function of the tray. Since the actual trays that have been transferred are returned to the conveyor, there is no need for anything similar to a special bobbin chuck, and the movement of the packages can be simplified. This package transfer method and device are most suitable for cases such as a rotary stocker in which packages can be directly transferred to a tray from a pin track or the like in which the package is inserted into a peg shaft and held.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an equipment layout diagram of an overall processing system to which the method and apparatus for transferring packages to a tray of the present invention are applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the dispensing station from the unpacking device to the overhead vehicle;

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a transfer station from an overhead transport vehicle to a yarn feeding and changing robot.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the rocking table.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the receiving station from the rotary peg to the overhead vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the receiving station from the rotary peg to the overhead vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a distribution station to a rotary stocker and a transfer station from the rotary stocker according to the method and apparatus for transferring packages to a tray according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a processing flow diagram of synthetic yarn in a false twisting factory.

FIG. 11 is an equipment layout diagram of a false twisting factory when an overhead conveyor is used as a conveyance device.

FIG. 12 shows a dispensing station from the unpacking device to the overhead conveyor.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a transfer station from an overhead conveyor to a yarn feeding and changing robot.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the transfer of a package from a rotary peg to an overhead conveyor.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing package transfer from an overhead conveyor to a tray stocker.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 Tray 70 Transfer equipment 71 Tray gripping stand 72 Lifting platform 73 Cylinder (drive device) 74 Vertical frame

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A step of transporting an empty tray to a predetermined position, a step of turning the empty tray at a predetermined position sideways and at a predetermined height, a step of inserting a package into the tray to form a real tray, and a step of moving the real tray to a predetermined position. A method for transferring a package to a tray, comprising a step of returning the actual tray and a step of carrying out the actual tray from a predetermined position. 2. An empty tray carry-in conveyor, a real tray carry-out conveyor, a tray gripping stand between both conveyors, a drive device for reciprocating the holding stand by 90 degrees within a vertical plane, and a drive device to which the holding stand is attached and vertically rotated. A device for transferring packages onto a tray, which consists of a lifting platform that can be raised and lowered in any direction, and a frame perpendicular to the lifting table.