JPH0450264Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an arrangement and storage device for round rods that aligns and stores motor shafts, pins, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as round rods).

(Prior Art) Generally, when assembling a motor or the like using an automatic machine, various parts that have been machined are stored in a storage box and sent to an assembly line. For example, if a round rod W such as the shaft shown in FIG. 3, which is one of the motor parts, is simply placed in a storage box, it may fall during transportation or be damaged by collision with each other. Therefore, they must be stored in a storage box (commonly known as a cassette) and handled carefully.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As a conventional method of arranging and storing bottles, there is a method of storing bottles one by one in a storage box 2 using a robot 1 as shown in FIG. but,
When such a robot 1 is used, there are problems in that the equipment cost increases, and it takes time to carry in and out.

As shown in FIG. 5, a shooter 3 is provided in the storage box 2, and the round rod body W is
It is conceivable to roll the round rods W and allow them to fall freely and gently, but this method not only causes the directionality of the round rods W to become disoriented and misaligned, but also poses the problem that if the inclination angle of the shooter 3 is made gentler to allow the rods to fall slowly, it will take a long time to transport them.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks and problems, and aims to provide an alignment and storage device that can easily and quickly align and store round rods without incurring equipment costs. do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention creates an opening large enough to allow a horizontal round rod to be inserted into one side wall, and also opens and closes this opening. A storage device comprising: a door body provided with a door body, and a curved portion curved with a radius of curvature equal to or greater than the radius of the round rod body formed between the lower end of the side wall opposite to the side wall provided with the opening and the bottom wall. a box, a push rod that pushes horizontally round rods one by one into the storage box from the opening, and a push rod that is provided near the opening and swings by the pressing force of the push rod to push the rods into the storage box. and a stopper that supports the round rod in a non-retractable manner, and the storage box is installed such that the bottom wall is inclined upward in the direction in which the round rod is pushed.

(Function) In the present invention configured as described above, the push rod pushes the round rod up along the inclined surface, so the round rod can smoothly enter the storage box without falling freely. When placed inside this storage box, the round rods always face the opening, so they align themselves and are smoothly transferred by the curved part when moving from the first tier to the second tier. This also makes it extremely easy to store them in multiple stacks.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a storage box of the same embodiment.

This alignment storage device 10 includes a storage box 11 that is installed at an angle, a push rod 12 that pushes the round rod W into the storage box 11, and a push rod 12 that supports the round rod W inside the storage box 11 so that it cannot be retreated. It has a stopper 13 to do so.

The storage box 11 is installed on a base 14 so that the bottom wall 15 is inclined, and the side wall 1 has an opening 16 large enough to allow the horizontal round rod W to be inserted therethrough.
7, and this opening 16 is adapted to be opened and closed by a door body 18.

The door body 18 is a plate with a handle having an inverted L-shape in cross section, has a long hole 19 in the center, and is attached so that it can be held and released by tightening and loosening a screw 20.

Further, the storage box 11 has a curved portion 22 formed at the lower end of the side wall 21 opposite to the side wall 17 provided with the opening 16, and this curved portion 22 has a radius larger than or equal to the radius of the round rod W. The round rod W, which has a radius of curvature of , and has been rolling and rising along the inclined bottom wall 15, is moved upward along this curved portion 22.

At the left end of the base 14 is an inclined apron 23.
The right end of this apron 23 is arranged to be approximately flush with the base 14 when the storage box 11 is installed.

Further, at the left end of this apron 23, a rope conveyor 26 consisting of a pair of ropes 24, 24 and a pulley 25 is provided, which conveys a round rod W from a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper, and uses a push rod 12 to push the rope The round rod W is transferred from the conveyor 26 onto the apron 23.

This push rod 12 is actuated by a cylinder 27, and is inclined in substantially the same manner as the inclined apron 23 and the like.

A stopper 13 is located above the apron 23.
is installed so that it can swing. This stopper 13 is raised by the pressing force when the push rod 12 presses the round rod W, and when the round rod W moves to the vicinity of the opening 16 of the storage box 11, this round rod W It is designed to descend under its own weight so that it cannot retreat.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, an empty storage box 11 is set on the base 14, and the door body 18 is pulled up to a stopped state.

Next, the rope conveyor 26 is operated to remove the round rod W.
The position of this round rod W is detected by a position detector (not shown) such as a phototube, and the push rod 12 is actuated by a signal from this position detector, and the rod W is transported from the rope conveyor 26 onto the apron 23. Transfer the round rod W to. The round rod W that has moved on this apron 23 pushes up the stopper 13, passes through it, and enters the storage box 11 through the opening 16. In this case, since the apron 23 and the bottom wall 15 of the storage box 11 are in an inclined state, the transported round rod W tends to roll downward and always hits the push rod 12 or the stopper 13. The posture becomes aligned.

In this way, a large number of round rods W are placed in the storage box 11.
When the round rod W of the first stage fills the top of the bottom wall 15, the round rod W is then pressed by the push rod 12 and pushed into the storage box 11. Due to the pressing force, the first stage round rod W
One of the tips will rise along the curved portion 22.

Therefore, by continuing this operation, the round rods W are gradually stacked from the first tier and stored in an aligned state.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, the round rods are pushed one by one into the storage box which is tilted, so the round rods are always aligned in the storage box. The round rods can be easily and quickly arranged and stored without incurring equipment costs. In particular, it is possible to carry out the work extremely easily when storing in a multi-stage stacked state.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage box of the same embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a front view of the motor shaft, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic explanatory diagrams showing a conventional alignment and storage method. 11... Storage box, 12... Push rod, 13... Stopper, 15... Bottom wall, 16... Opening, 17...
Side wall, 18... Door body, 21... Side wall, 22... Curved portion, W... Round rod body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An opening 16 large enough to allow the horizontal round rod W to be inserted is provided in one side wall 17, and a door body 18 for opening and closing this opening 16 is provided.
A storage box 11 in which a curved portion 22 curved with a radius of curvature equal to or larger than the radius of the round rod W is formed between the bottom wall 15 and the lower end of the side wall 21 opposite to the side wall 17 provided with the side wall 17. and a push rod 1 that pushes the horizontal round rods W into the storage box 11 one by one through the opening 16.
2, and a stopper 13 that is provided near the opening 16 and swings by the pressing force of the push rod 12 to support the round rod W inside the storage box 11 in a non-retractable manner.
An apparatus for arranging and storing round rods, characterized in that the storage box 11 is installed such that the bottom wall 15 slopes upward in the direction in which the round rods W are pushed.