JPH0474826A - Automatic material feeder of strand annealing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic material feeder of strand annealing equipment which can continuously supply steel wires, etc., by transporting the filled spool on a traveling truck up onto a spool base having an empty spool via transporting devices and exchanging this spool so that the filled spool is preserved as a spare spool. CONSTITUTION:The traveling truck 2 traveling on a traveling path 1 is installed and the spool bases 4 equipped with the transporting devices 8 along both sides are respectively disposed on both sides of this traveling path 1. The spools 3c, 3d for material feeding and spare are respectively installed on the spool bases 4 equipped with the transporting devices 8. A control section 20 for making the operation control to drive the traveling truck 2 to travel up to the position of the prescribed spool base 4 and to exchange the empty spool 3b on the spool base 4 with the filled spool 3a on the traveling truck 4 is provided. The working space for loading and unloading the spools is merely necessitated to be assured only on one end side of the equipment line in this way and the working space is lessened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic material feeding device for strand annealing equipment used as annealed iron wire or the like.

[Prior Art] A conventional material feeding device for this type of strand annealing equipment has a large number of spool stands, and a spool wound with iron wire or the like is lifted onto each of the spool stands by lifting means such as a forklift or a hoist. It was placed on each spool stand. The iron wire or the like is drawn upward from one end of the spool wound with the iron wire or the like, and the upwardly drawn wire is supplied to the annealing furnace through a guide roller in the advancing direction.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional material feeding device requires a forklift to lift the spools wound with iron wire, etc., onto each spool stand. There was a problem in that a work space had to be secured. Furthermore, when a large number of spool stands are installed, the number of people monitoring the system must also be increased, making it difficult to save labor.

Furthermore, when lifting the spools with a hoist instead of a forklift, the hoist must be movably installed above each spool stand, which also poses the problem of having to secure a large three-dimensional space for work. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to secure a working space for loading and unloading spools only at one end of the equipment line, and to make it possible to secure a working space for loading and unloading spools only at one end of the equipment line, and to A control unit that controls the operation of the traveling truck automatically replaces empty spools on each spool table with full spools wrapped with iron wire, etc., so that iron wire, etc. can be continuously supplied. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic material feeding device for strand annealing equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An automatic material feeding device for strand annealing equipment according to the present invention is equipped with a traveling cart that runs on a traveling path, and a conveying device provided along both sides of the traveling path. A spool stand is provided respectively, and spools for supplying materials and spare spools are respectively placed on the spool stand equipped with the conveyance device, and the traveling cart is moved to a predetermined spool stand position to empty the spool stand on the spool stand. The spool is provided with a control section that controls the operation of replacing the spool with the other spool on the traveling vehicle.

[Function] Full spools wrapped with iron wire or the like are loaded in advance on the traveling truck by means such as a hoist, and a space is secured for loading empty spools with no iron wire or the like wound around them. After confirming the empty spools on the spool stands arranged in parallel across the running path, a command is given to the control section to make the traveling carriage travel to that position and then stop the traveling carriage at that position. Next, the conveyance device is driven to convey the empty spool on the spool stand to the traveling truck. After the conveyance is completed, the traveling cart is moved forward a little by operating the control section, and then stopped again. Then, the full spool on the traveling truck is transported via the transport device to the spool table where the empty spool was located, and the dazzling spool is used as a spare spool. In this way, while alternately replacing the feeding material spool and the spare spool on each spool table, the wire is drawn upward from one end of the material feeding spool, and the wire is fed while being pulled in the direction of travel through guide rollers, etc. and sequentially feed it to the annealing side.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a traveling path made of rails, etc., and 2 a traveling trolley that travels on the traveling path 1. On the traveling trolley 2, full spools 3a wrapped with iron wire or the like are loaded in advance using a hoist (not shown) or the like, and a space 2a is secured for loading an empty spool 3b without any iron wire or the like wound thereon. I'll keep it. Moreover, a conveying roll 2b is installed above the traveling carriage 2 as a spool conveying means for replacing the supply and spare spools 3c and 3d on the spool table 4, which will be described later, when they become empty. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation of the transport roll 2b is performed by a drive motor 5, a belt transmission section 6 rotated by the drive motor 5, and a chain transmission section 7 rotated by the belt transmission section 6. moreover,
The traveling truck 2 is provided with a left/right switching device 9 for connecting and driving the conveying device 8 of either the left or right spool table 4 disposed across the traveling path 1. This left/right switching device 9
As shown in FIG. 4, a shaft 12 passing through a cylinder 11 is moved either left or right by a motor 10 that rotates in forward and reverse directions. There are levers 13 at both ends of the shaft 11.
One end is attached, the center part 13a of the lever 13 is rotatably pivoted, and the other end of the lever 13 is attached with a gear 15 that can come into contact with and separate from the gear 14 of the spool base 4. In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a traveling motor for allowing the traveling carriage 2 to reciprocate along the traveling path 1, and is mounted on the traveling carriage 2.

The spool stands 4 are arranged along both sides of the running path 1. The spool stands 4 include a set of spool stands 4a and 4b for supplying materials and for spare use, and a plurality of sets are arranged on each of the left and right sides with the running path 1 in between. Further, on the spool table 4, there is provided a conveying device i8 consisting of a rotatable roll group 8a, and on the conveying device 8, spools 3C for material supply and for spare use are provided.
13d respectively. The terminal end of the wire 16, such as iron wire, wound on the material supply spool 3C is connected in advance to the starting end of the wire 16, such as iron wire, wound on the spare spool 3d, and the connected portion is connected to a detector (not shown). ) to ensure that the line is continuously supplied. Further, on the spool base 4, a gear 14 that can freely come into contact with and separate from the gear 15 of the traveling trolley 2 is provided,
A rotation transmission section 17 is attached which rotates the roll group 8a of the conveying device 8 via the gear 14.

The starting ends of wires 16, such as iron wires, wound around each material supply spool 3C are taken out upward, guided by kite rollers 18, supplied in the advancing direction, and sent to an annealing facility (not shown).

Reference numeral 20 denotes a control unit that controls the operation of moving the traveling carriage 2 to a predetermined spool stand 4 position and exchanging the empty spool 3b on the stool stand 4 with a full spool 3a on the running carriage 2; A part or all of 20 may be mounted on the traveling carriage 2, or alternatively, it may be installed at a position separate from the traveling carriage 2.

Next, the operating state of the automatic material feeder of the strand annealing equipment based on the above embodiment will be explained.

The running bogie 2 is kept on standby at the starting end of the running path 1, and a full spool 3a wrapped with a wire 16 such as iron wire is placed on the running bogie 2 by lifting means such as a hoist.
A space 2a is secured in which the empty spool 3b is placed on the top front side and the empty spool 3b on the spool stand 4 is cut off and placed on the leading end side on the traveling carriage 2. And spool stands 4 arranged in parallel on both sides with the running path 1 in between.
A set of spool stands 4a for material supply and a spool stand 4b for spare use are arranged in plural sets on both sides,
There is a spool 3c for supplying material on the spool stand 4a for supplying material, or a spool 3d for spare on the spool stand 4b for reserve.
are listed respectively. In addition, the terminal end of the wire 16 such as iron wire wound on each set of supply material spool 3C is connected in advance to the starting end of the wire 16 such as iron wire wound on the spare spool 3d, and the connecting portion is connected in advance. It is detected by a detector (not shown) and guided by a line 16 or an upper guide roller 18 so that it can be continuously supplied in the traveling direction. When the wire 16 wound on the material supply spool 3c is empty and transferred to the wire 16 wound on the reserve spool 3d, a command is given to the control unit 20 to drive the traveling motor 19 and start traveling. The trolley 2 is made to travel along the running path 1 to that position, and then stopped at that position. Next, the drive motor 5 is driven based on the command from the control section 20, and the belt transmission section 6 is driven.
and the chain transmission section 7 are respectively operated to convey the empty supply material spool 3C onto the traveling truck 2 via the conveying roll 2b of the traveling truck 2. In order to convey the empty material supply spool 3C onto the traveling truck 2, the motor 10 of the traveling truck 2, which rotates forward and backward, is driven, and the conveying device 8 of the spool table 4 is switched via the left/right switching device 9. Make it drive. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, in this left/right switching device 9, a shaft 12 passing through a cylinder 11 is moved in one direction by a motor 10 that rotates in forward and reverse directions, and the other end of a lever 13 attached to both ends of the shaft 11 is moved. The gear 15 of the corresponding spool base 4 meshes with the gear 14 of the corresponding spool stand 4 to connect the two, and the conveying device 8 consisting of the conveying roll 2b and the roll group 8a cooperates to move the empty spool 3 in the same direction.
b. Also, the corresponding spool stand 4
is on the opposite side, the left/right switching device 9 may be switched in the opposite direction. In this way, after driving the conveying device 8 and the conveying roll 2b to convey the empty spool 3b on the spool stand 4 to the traveling carriage 2, the control unit 20
After the traveling trolley 2 is moved forward a little by the operation, it is stopped again.

Then, Mitsuru's spool 3a is placed on the traveling trolley 2.
The conveying roll 2b located directly below the conveying roll 2b and the conveying device 8 on the stool table 4a for supplying material where the empty spool 3b was located are interlocked as described above to transfer the material where the empty spool 3b was located. The dazzling spool 3a is used as a spare spool 3d. The starting end of the wire 16 wound around the spare spool 3d is connected to the terminal end of the material supply spool 3c (previously there was a spare spool 3d). In this way, each spool stand 4
Replenish the full spool 3a while alternately replacing the upper material supply spool 3C13d, and pull out the wire 16 upward from one end of the material supply spool 4a, and pull it through the guide roller 18 etc. The wire 16 is supplied under tension in the advancing direction and sequentially supplied to the annealing side.

[Effects of the Invention] As can be seen from the above description, the present invention includes a vehicle that is equipped with a traveling truck that runs on a traveling path, and spool stands each equipped with a conveying device arranged along both sides of the traveling path. , place spools for feeding material and spare spools on each of the spool tables equipped with the conveying device, and move the traveling truck to a predetermined spool table position to transfer the empty spools on the spool table to the traveling truck. By providing a control unit for controlling the operation that can be replaced with a full spool, it is sufficient to secure a work space for loading and unloading the spool only at one end of the equipment line, resulting in a small work space. In addition, the running trolley and the control unit that controls the operation of the running trolley automatically replace empty spools on each spool stand with full spools wrapped with iron wire, etc. This makes it possible to automatically supply material to the strand annealing equipment, saving labor for the workers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1(a) is a plan view showing an embodiment of an automatic material feeding device for strand annealing equipment according to the present invention, FIG. 1(b) is a schematic side view thereof, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a traveling truck. Floor plan, 3rd
The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 2.
FIG. 1...Traveling path, 2...Traveling trolley, 3a...Full spool, 3b...Empty spool, 3C...Feeding Spool for material, 3d... Spare spool, 4... Spool stand, 8... Transfer device, 16... Line, 20... ...control section. Patent applicant: Kurosaki Roko Kogyo Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A traveling trolley that travels on a running path is installed, and spool stands each equipped with a conveyance device are arranged along both sides of the running path, and each of the spool stands equipped with the conveyance device is used for supplying materials. and a spare spool are mounted thereon, and a control section is provided for controlling the operation of moving the traveling carriage to a predetermined spool stand position and exchanging an empty spool on the spool stand with a full spool on the running carriage. An automatic feeding device for strand annealing equipment featuring: