JPH05317999A - Apparatus for automatically loading panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain space saving and automatization by distributing panel parts carried from a transfer press machine into the right and left directions and the upward and downward directions and carrying to plural loading station. CONSTITUTION:In this apparatus, a carrying out conveyor 3 for carrying the panels W fed out from a transfer press machine 2 and an upward and downward and a right and left distributing conveyors 4 connected with this carrying out conveyor 3 so that both end parts at the right and left sides are vertically shakable around the supporting point at the center part are provided. Plural steps of shifting conveyors at each right and left side connected with shaking end of both end parts at the right and left sides of the upward and downward and the right and left distributing conveyors 4 are arranged. Further, this apparatus is composed of each loading station 5 arranged at the end part of a carrying passage for this shifting conveyor, each loading robot 6 arranged at each loading station and a laying pallet 8 positioned at both ends of this loading robot and being possible to carry in/carry out. By this method, as the distribution of the panels is executed with one of the upward and downward and the right and left distributing conveyor, there is further effect on the space saving and as the one series of the operation is automatized, the manpower saving is obtd.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic panel loading device for efficiently loading panel parts conveyed from a transfer press machine onto a loading pallet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-83 discloses a device for automatically loading panel parts intermittently sent from a transfer press into a container or the like.
Automatic loading devices such as the 970 are known. In this device, works continuously fed from an intermittent feeding device are distributed to a plurality of carrying paths and automatically loaded into a container by a plurality of transfer parts.

[0003]

However, in such an apparatus, although a plurality of transfer parts are dispersed in a wide area in a plane, the vertical space is not effectively utilized,
It was desirable to improve it in terms of effective use of space.

[0004]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is capable of vertically swinging both left and right end portions around a central fulcrum, downstream of a carry-out conveyor that conveys a panel sent from a transfer press machine. An upper / lower / left / right distribution conveyor is provided, and a plurality of left / right transfer conveyors are provided at swing ends of both ends of the upper / lower / right / left distribution conveyor.
Each loading conveyor is provided with a loading station at the end of the loading path, a loading robot is provided in each loading station, and pallets that can be loaded and unloaded are positioned on both sides of the loading robot. or,
A pusher for pushing the panel toward the transfer conveyor was provided in the vicinity of the up / down / left / right distributing conveyor, and the up / down / left / right distributing conveyor was a steel conveyor that circulates in the carrying direction of the carry-out conveyor.

[0005]

[Operation] The panel is distributed to the left and right transfer conveyors by the upper, lower, left, and right distribution conveyors to disperse the panel in the upper, lower, left, and right directions. Further, if the carrying path leading to each loading station has a plurality of upper and lower stages, it is possible to suppress the expansion of the planar space. Further, at this time, it is further effective in saving space by performing the upper, lower, left and right distribution by one conveyor. Further, if the upper, lower, left, and right distribution conveyors are steel conveyors that circulate in the transport path direction of the unloading conveyor, and a pusher that pushes the panel toward the transfer conveyor is provided, the allocating movement of the panel becomes smooth.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of an automatic panel loading apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the entire apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view seen from the direction AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front view seen from the direction BB of FIG.

The panel loading device 1 of the present invention is configured as a device for automatically loading panel-shaped automobile body parts, which are molded by a transfer press machine 2 and are sequentially sent, on a pallet. As shown, it has two rows of carry-out conveyors 3 connected to the transfer press machine 2.

[0008] Downstream of the carry-out conveyors 3 and 3, a vertical / horizontal left / right distribution conveyor 4 is provided, and the panel W conveyed by the vertical / left / right distribution conveyor 4 is provided.
Are distributed in the right-and-left orthogonal directions, and are also dispersed in the upper and lower parts to be transferred. Further, four loading stations 5, ... Are provided downstream of each of the distributed transporting paths, and each loading station 5 is provided with a loading robot 6 and a work positioning unit 7. Positioning portions 10 for the loading pallets 8 are provided on both sides of the loading robot 6, respectively.

After the panel W sequentially sent from the transfer press machine 2 is inspected by the inspector on the side of the carry-out conveyor 3, it is distributed to the two upper and lower carrying paths by the downstream upper, lower, left and right distributing conveyors 4 The loading robots 6 load the loading pallets 8 at the loading stations 5 at various locations.

An empty pallet station 11 and a loading pallet delivery path (not shown) are provided adjacent to the panel loading device 1 so that the pallet 8 can be circulated.

The carry-out conveyor 3 is, for example, an endless belt 12.
Is a belt conveyor that travels around the front and rear rollers 13, 13, and the panel W is placed on the belt 12 and carried out.

The upper, lower, left, and right conveyors 4 have a panel W.
Is a conveyor that sorts up and down, left and right, and the details thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Note that FIG. 5 is a front view of the up / down / left / right distributing conveyor viewed from the direction C in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the up / down / left / right distributing conveyor.

The upper, lower, left and right distributing conveyors 4 are provided as a pair in a left-right symmetrical manner as shown in FIG. 5, for example, and are provided in proximity to the extension lines of the central boundaries of the two-row carrying-out conveyors 3, 3. Each pair of base pillars 14, 14 is provided. The pair of base pillars 14 and 14 of the one-side vertical distribution conveyor 4 are provided along the carrying direction of the carry-out conveyor 3 as shown in FIG.
Each bearing 14a is provided at the upper end of the. The bearing 14a rotatably supports the horizontal shaft 15 spanned between the bearings 14a.

The base end of a conveyor frame 16 is attached to the horizontal shaft 15. A crank operation motor 17 is provided below the conveyor frame 16.
The crank operation motor 17 allows the conveyor frame 16 to swing up and down.

That is, a gear 18 is connected to the output shaft of the crank operating motor 17, and the gear portion 20a of the crank 20 meshes with the gear 18. Then, the upper end of a rod 21 link-connected to the other end of the crank 20 is connected to the lower surface of the conveyor frame 16, and when the crank operating motor 17 is operated, the crank 20 is moved to the gear portion 20a.
The conveyor frame 16 swings up and down on the front end side about the horizontal shaft 15 on the base end side.

A pair of balancers 22, 22 as shown in FIG. 6 are provided on both sides of the rod 21 and are connected to the lower surface of the conveyor frame 16. The balancer 22 urges the conveyor frame 16 upward.

By the way, the conveyor frame 16 is provided with a steel conveyor having a pair of sprocket rollers 23, 23 in front of and behind the carrying-out conveyor 3 in the carrying direction. That is, a conveyor drive motor 24 is provided below the base end side of the conveyor frame 16, and the drive transmission member 2 for the belt or chain wound around the output shaft of the drive motor 24.
5 is connected to the sprocket roller 23 on the one side.

The sprocket roller 23 is shown in FIG.
2, the roller shafts 23a at both ends are rotatably supported by a pair of bearings 26, 26 provided on the conveyor frame 16, and the above-mentioned drive transmission member is provided at the tip of the roller shaft 23a at the base end side. In addition to connecting 25, a plurality of sprocket parts not shown in the figure are provided on the front and rear sprocket rollers 23, 23, and a plurality of rows of chains are wound around and meshed with the sprocket parts.

Then, strip-shaped steel slats 27 are attached to the chain at predetermined intervals, and a steel slat belt 28 is constituted by extending the extending direction of the steel slats 27 at right angles to the carrying direction of the carry-out conveyor 3. is doing.

With this structure, when the conveyor drive motor 24 is operated, the steel slat belt 28 runs in the same direction as the carrying direction of the carry-out conveyor 3.

Further, on the upper portion of the conveyor frame 16, a panel W is formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the steel slat belt 28.
A pusher 30 for pushing out is provided. This pusher 3
0 is a support plate 31 provided on the upper part of the conveyor frame 16 on the side opposite to the carry-out conveyor 3, and an extension of the support plate 31 on the upper part of the support plate 31 and a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction of the steel slat belt 28. A guide rail 32 that projects is provided, and a slide body 33 that is slidable along the guide rail 32 is provided.

The sliding body 33 is provided with a drive motor 34 for driving sliding and an extruding member 35 for pushing out the panel W. Then, the pushing member 36 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the panel W, and the sliding body 33 is slid outward by the drive motor 34, thereby pushing the panel W sideways.
Since the steel slat 27 of the steel slat belt 28 supporting the panel also extends in the left-right direction, the panel W
Slides smoothly on the steel slats 27.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned vertical and horizontal distribution conveyor 4
Although a pair is provided as described above, the other upper, lower, left, and right sorting conveyors 4 have the same configuration.

Next, a transfer conveyor provided adjacent to the above-mentioned vertical and horizontal distribution conveyors and a loading station downstream thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

A pair of upper, lower, left, and right conveyors 4, 4
As shown in FIG. 3, the transfer conveyor provided on the downstream side of is configured in two stages, upper and lower.

That is, the upper transfer conveyor 36 is, for example, a slat conveyor having a structure similar to that of the up / down / left / right distributing conveyor 4, and the extending direction of the steel slats is the up / down direction in FIG. It is orthogonal to the carrying path.

The lower transfer conveyor 37 provided below the upper transfer conveyor 36 is, for example, a belt type conveyor, and the carrying direction is the horizontal direction in FIG. The transport path end of the transfer conveyor 37 is connected to another slat conveyor type transfer conveyor 38, and the slat conveyor type transfer conveyor 38 has the same configuration as the upper transfer conveyor 36.

Here, the upper transfer conveyor 36 and the lower transfer conveyor 38 are configured as the respective work positioning parts 7 of the four loading stations 5. Each loading station 5 is provided with each loading robot 6 as described above, and
Positioning portions 10 for the pair of loading pallets 8 are provided on the left and right sides of the loading robot 6 in between.

The transfer conveyors 36, 38 of each work positioning unit 7 are provided with a plurality of positioning cylinder units 40 for positioning the panel W in the directions of two orthogonal axes.

Next, the loading pallet 8 can be carried in and out by, for example, a self-propelled vehicle, and a vertical stacking type in which a large number of panels W can be stacked vertically and a large number of panels W in a horizontal direction. It is composed of a horizontal stacking type that can be loaded on. Further, each positioning portion 10 of the loading pallet 8 is provided with a lift mechanism 41 as shown in FIG. 4 so that the height can be adjusted.

The panel loading device 1 configured as described above
The action of will be described. Transfer press machine 2
The panels W sent from the two-row carry-out conveyors 3 and 3
The product is placed on a sheet and conveyed, and an inspector inspects the molding quality. Then, when it is confirmed that there is no abnormality, the panel W is sent to the respective upper, lower, left and right distributing conveyors 4, 4.

When the panel W is fed into the up / down / left / right distribution conveyors 4 and 4, the conveyor drive motor 24 is operated for a predetermined time.
Is operated to cause the steel slat belt 28 to circulate and receive the fed panel W, and then the conveyor drive motor 24 is stopped.

When the panel W is completely received, the crank operating motor 17 is operated to swing the conveyor frame 16 in either the upward or downward direction, and the swinging tip portion is transferred to the upper or lower stage. The conveyor 36, 37 is made to face either end. The vertical swing is performed each time the panel W is received.

When the swinging is completed, the pusher 30 operates, and the pushing member 35 pushes the inner end surface of the panel W and moves in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. That is, the panel W is pushed toward the upper or lower transfer conveyors 36 and 37.

Among the series of operations, the operation of the conveyor drive motor 24, the operation of the crank operation motor 17, the operation of the pusher 30, etc. are controlled by, for example, a sensor for detecting the proximity of the panel W. Alternatively, it may be controlled by time.

Then, in this way, the upper and lower transfer conveyors 3
It is possible to suppress the expansion of the planar space of the entire apparatus by alternately feeding the ink to the sheets 6 and 37.

After that, the panel W is sent to the work positioning section 7 at the end of the carrying path of each transfer conveyor row. Then, the transfer conveyors 36, 38 of the work positioning unit 7 that have received the panel W are biaxially positioned by the plurality of positioning cylinder units 40, and then the loading robot 6 is operated to wait for the panel W next to it. 8 will be loaded automatically.

The loading pallet 8 is positioned at the optimum height position by the lift mechanism 41 as described above, and the height is adjusted again when the panels W are fully loaded on the loading pallet 8 and is not shown. It is conveyed along the payout delivery path.

By the automatic loading device 1 automatically carrying out the work from unloading of the panel W sent from the transfer press line 2 to loading on the pallet 8, labor can be saved, and the work can be sorted vertically and horizontally. Space saving can also be achieved by the configuration of the conveyor 4, the upper and lower transfer conveyors 36, 37, and the like.

[0040]

As described above, in the panel loading apparatus of the present invention, the panels sequentially transported from the transfer press machine are distributed vertically and horizontally to be transported to a plurality of loading stations. It is possible to reduce the required space, and since the panels are distributed by one upper, lower, left, and right conveyor, there is a further space saving effect. Further, since a series of operations from the panel allocation to the loading are automatically performed, the labor can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view seen from the direction AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view seen from the BB direction in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conveyor for sorting vertically and horizontally viewed from the direction C in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the same vertical and horizontal distribution conveyor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Panel Loading Device 2 Transfer Press Machine 3 Unloading Conveyor 4 Vertical / Horizontal Sorting Conveyor 5 Loading Station 6 Loading Robot 8 Loading Pallet 10 Positioning Unit 28 Steel Slat Belt 30 Pushers 36, 37, 38 Transfer Conveyor W Panel

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification code Office reference number FI Technical display location B65H 29/58 C 9147-3F 29/60 E 9147-3F

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A carry-out conveyor for carrying a panel sent from a transfer press machine, a conveyor for connecting to this carry-out conveyor, and an upper, lower, left, and right sorting conveyor in which both left and right ends can swing vertically around a central fulcrum, and this upper, lower, left, and right distribution A plurality of left and right transfer conveyors connected to the swinging ends of the left and right ends of the conveyor, each loading station provided at the end of the carrying path of each transfer conveyor, and each loading station provided at each loading station An automatic panel loading device comprising a robot and a pallet that can be loaded and unloaded on both sides of the loading robot. 2. The automatic panel loading device according to claim 1, wherein a pusher for pushing the panel toward the transfer conveyor is provided in the vicinity of the vertical and horizontal distribution conveyors. 3. The panel automatic loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vertical and horizontal sorting conveyors are steel conveyors that travel in a circulating direction of the unloading conveyor.