JPH0565438U - Drum lid cover dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To automatically save the labor of the lid plate to save labor and improve work efficiency. A lifter 41 that receives an integrated cover plate Ra having stacked cover plates a from a pallet 5 and raises the top cover plate of the integrated cover plate so that the top cover plate is located at a pickup position P;
A pickup device 42 for picking up the canopy plates one by one from the stacking cover plate by suction of the vacuum nozzle 420, and a delivery device 43 for sending out the canopy plates picked up by the vacuum nozzle onto the conveyor 1a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention provides a three-dimensional storage device for a drum can lid plate supply device for properly supplying a canopy plate and a bottom lid plate (collectively referred to as lid plates) from a lid plate molding line to a drum can assembly line when manufacturing a drum can. The present invention relates to a lid plate dispensing device that sends the lid plate removed from the lid onto a lid plate transfer conveyor.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The drum can manufacturing line is equipped with a barrel forming line, a canopy plate forming line, and a bottom cover plate forming line. The barrel, canopy plate, and bottom cover plate formed on each line are supplied to the drum can assembly line, where the drum cans are formed. It can be assembled as a product.

In this case, since there is a difference in tact time between the barrel forming line and the lid plate forming line, or between the lid plate forming line and the drum can assembly line, excess and deficiency occur in the line balance. Also, when replacing the molding die on the lid plate molding line, the lid plate molding line is stopped, but in order to achieve efficient operation, the molded product should also be placed on the drum can assembly line at this time. Will need to be supplied.

In order to solve such an excess and deficiency of the line balance and to secure the supply of the cover plate to the drum can assembly line when the cover plate molding line is stopped, the cover molded by the cover plate molding line is used. You just need to take in the board and send it out as needed.

[0005] Conventionally, for loading and unpacking the lid plate, an operator is attached to the side of a lid plate transporting conveyor that continuously transports the lid plate from the lid plate molding line, and when loading, the operator transports the lid plate. The lid plates are taken in one by one from the conveyor, and they are stacked.When sending out, the operator picks one lid plate from the stacked integrated lid plates and places it on the conveyor. It was carried out by the manual work of going on.

In addition, at the time of sending out, the cover plates are taken out one by one from the stacked integrated cover plates. However, since the cover plates are stacked, the cover plates are overlapped with each other at the overlapping portion. Therefore, it was necessary to lift the cover plate while releasing the close contact between the cover plates.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional manual work method has a problem that the work becomes heavy labor and the work efficiency is low. In addition, the work of picking up the cover plates while releasing the close contact between the cover plates must be performed manually, which is troublesome and has a problem of poor workability.

In the present invention, focusing on the above problems, the feeding of the lid plates is automatically performed to save the labor and improve the working efficiency, and the close contact between the lid plates can be automatically released. An object of the present invention is to provide a lid plate dispensing device for drums as described above.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the lid plate dispensing device for a drum according to claim 1, the lid plates are picked up one by one from the integrated lid plates taken down from the three-dimensional storage device together with the pallets, and the lid plates are conveyed. A lid plate dispensing device for delivering onto a conveyor, which receives a stack lid plate in which the lid plates are stacked from a pallet and raises the top lid of the stack lid plate so that it is positioned at the pick-up position. The stacking device has a pickup device that picks up the canopy plates one by one from the stacking cover plate by suction of the vacuum nozzles, and a sending device that sends the canopy plates picked up by the vacuum nozzles to a conveyor.

Further, in the lid plate dispensing device for a drum can according to claim 2, in the lid plate dispensing device for a drum can according to claim 1, a vibrating device for vibrating a lid plate picked up by the pickup device is provided. And

[0011]

[Action]

 In the drum can lid plate dispensing device according to claim 1, the integrated lid plate taken down from the three-dimensional storage device is lifted to the pick-up position by the lifter 41, where one lid plate is taken by the vacuum nozzle of the pick-up device. Are taken up one by one. Next, the lid plate drops from the vacuum nozzle onto the delivery device, and the delivery device delivers the lid plate toward the conveyor. Therefore, it is possible to automatically pick up the cover plate from the integrated cover plate taken down from the three-dimensional storage device and send it out onto the cover plate conveyer.

In the drum can lid plate payout device according to the second aspect, since the lid plate picked up by the pick-up device is vibrated by the vibrating device, this vibration releases the lid plates from each other, and the lid plates are removed. It can be picked up one by one with the pick-up device.

[0013]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 5 is an overall plan view showing a drum can lid plate supply device in which the lid plate dispensing device of the present embodiment is installed. This drum can lid plate feeder is a canopy plate along the canopy plate conveyor 1a. A receiving device 2a, a canopy plate three-dimensional storage device 3a, a canopy plate supply device A provided with a canopy plate dispensing device 4a, and a bottom cover plate receiving device 2b and a bottom cover plate three-dimensional storage device along with it and the bottom cover plate conveyer 1b. 3b, a bottom cover plate supply device B provided with a bottom cover plate dispensing device 4b. Since the canopy plate supply device A and the bottom cover plate supply device B are handled only by the difference between the canopy plate a and the bottom cover plate b, the canopy plate supply device A will be described below and the bottom cover plate will be described. The description of the supply device B is omitted.

The above-mentioned canopy plate receiving device 2a takes in one by one the canopy plates a on the conveyer 1a, sequentially stacks them, and accumulates them on a pallet. The stacking lid plates stacked on the pallet as described above are stored together with the pallet in the three-dimensional storage rack 30 by the three-dimensional storage device 3a and, if necessary, removed from the three-dimensional storage rack 30.

Further, in the three-dimensional storage device 3a, three-dimensional storage shelves 30 are arranged on both sides of a stacker lane 32 which runs along the guide rails 31, and the stacker crane 32 is provided with an elevating table equipped with a slide fork. When storing the stacking lid plate, the slide fork extends from the ascending / descending platform, receives the stacking lid plate together with the pallet from the receiving device 2a on the slide fork, and stores it in the three-dimensional storage rack 30. There is. Further, when unloading the integrated lid plate Ra, the integrated lid plate Ra stored in the three-dimensional storage rack 30 is received on a slide fork together with the pallet, and is taken down by the canopy plate dispensing device 4a.

Next, FIG. 1 is a side view showing a canopy plate dispensing device 4a of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the canopy plate dispensing device 4a, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing the canopy plate dispensing device 4a. 4 and 5 are plan views showing a vibrating device 47 provided in the canopy plate dispensing device 4a. The canopy plate dispensing device 4a is a canopy from the top of the integrated lid plate Ra taken down by the three-dimensional storage device 3a. It is for picking up the plates a one by one and sending them out onto the conveyor 1a.

The integrated lid plate Ra removed from the three-dimensional storage device 3a is placed on 40 sets together with the pallet 5, and the pallet 5 is mounted on the underframe 50 with four holding rolls. The lid 51 is erected, and a central portion thereof is formed in a space into which the lifter 41 can be inserted. The pallet 5 is positioned on the setting table 40, and the left and right positioning is performed by the left and right side surface pressing devices 402 operated by the cylinder 401, and the front and back positioning is performed at both front end portions of the setting table 40. This is performed by a receiving plate 403 fixed to the section and a back surface holding device 405 operated by a cylinder 404.

Further, a lifter 41 for receiving the integrated lid plate Ra from the pallet 5 placed on the set table 40 is provided, and the lifter 41 is provided on the upper end of the two elevating guides 410 by the table 411. Is supported, and an elevating cylinder 412 is connected to the lower surface of the mounting table 411, and the top cover plate a at the uppermost end of the integrated cover plate Ra initially received from the pallet 5 has a predetermined pickup position P shown in FIG. When the canopy plate a is picked up by the pick-up device 42, it rises by the thickness of the canopy plate a, and after all the canopy plates a on the mounting table 411 are picked up. Then, it descends to the bottom of the pallet 5, and then stands by until the integrated cover plate Ra is removed from the three-dimensional storage device 3a. The empty pallet on the set table 40 is unloaded to a predetermined place by the stacker crane of the three-dimensional storage device 3a.

The pickup device 42 is for picking up the canopy plates a one by one from the top of the integrated cover plate Ra, and has two base plates 421 provided with four vacuum nozzles 420 on the lower surface. The cylinder 423 is attached to the lower end of the guide rod 422, the cylinder 423 is connected to the base plate 421, and the vacuum nozzle 420 descends to the pick-up position P by the cylinder 423, so that the vacuum nozzle 420 is placed on the upper surface of the canopy plate a. Cylinder 423 raises to above the delivery device 43 in this state. The vacuum nozzle 420 is connected to an ejector type vacuum generator that generates a vacuum suction force by using compressed air from a compressor.

The delivery device 43 is for delivering the canopy plate a picked up by the vacuum nozzle 420 onto the transporting conveyor 1a, and a rodless cylinder 430 is installed over the front and rear, and the cylinder 431 of this rodless cylinder 430 is installed. The front and rear cylinders 431 and 431 are slidably provided on the slide guide 432, and are connected by a support plate 433. A belt conveyor 435 driven by a motor 434 is extended to the support plate 433 in the feeding direction to form a pair of left and right. It is provided in. When the canopy plate a is picked up by the lifting device 42, the left and right belt conveyors 435 are moved in the separating direction by the operation of the cylinder 431, so that its presence does not hinder the lifting of the canopy plate a. Further, after the canopy plate a is picked up, the left and right belt conveyors 435 move in the approaching direction, and the canopy plate a dropped on the pick-up device 42 is directed to the conveyor 1a by the belt conveyor 435. Sent out.

The canopy plate a from the delivery device 43 is sent out onto the conveyor 1 a via the auxiliary roller 44. In this case, the conveyor 1 a is provided with a roller shooter 45. In this roller shooter 45, a large number of small rollers 451 are attached along an inclination to a support plate 450 that is inclined downward in the feeding direction, so that the support plate 450 is attached to the upper ends of two guide rods 452. And is connected to the upper end of the cylinder 453. Then, due to the operation of the cylinder 453, the small rollers 451 project between the conveyor rollers 10 and 10 onto the conveying conveyor 1a, and the canopy plate a sent from the sending device 43 slides on the roller shooter 45. Is conveyed to the conveyor 1a and is received by the stopper 46, and then the roller shooter 45 is lowered to supply the canopy plate a onto the conveyor 1a. Thereafter, the conveyor 1a transfers it to the drum can assembly line. Will be done.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned canopy plate dispensing device 4a, the integrated canopy plate Ra removed from the three-dimensional storage device 3a is lifted to the pick-up position P by the lifter 41, and here, by the vacuum nozzle 420 of the pick-up device 42. It is picked up one by one. Next, it falls from the vacuum nozzle 420 onto the belt conveyor 435 of the delivery device 43 and is delivered toward the transport conveyor 1a. Then, it slides on the roller shooter 45 via the auxiliary roller 44 and is fed onto the conveyor 1a, and then the roller shooter 45 descends to be supplied onto the conveyor 1a. Will be paid out.

Further, the canopy plate dispensing device 4a is provided with a vibrating device 47 for vibrating the canopy plate a picked up by the pick-up device 42. The vibrating device 47 is provided with a vibrator 471. A vibration rod 473 for contacting the outer periphery of the canopy plate a is attached to the supporting plate 472, and the supporting plate 472 is connected to one end of a supporting arm 474 axially attached to the machine frame via a vibration isolating member 475. In addition, the cylinder 476 is connected to the other end of the support arm 474.

Therefore, if the vibrating rod 473 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the canopy plate a by operating the cylinder 476 and the vibrator 471 is activated in this state, the vibration from the vibrator 471 is transmitted through the vibrating rod 473 to the canopy. The canopy plates a are transmitted to the plate a and the vibrations release the close contact between the canopy plates a, so that the canopy plates a can be reliably picked up one by one by the lifting device 42.

The vibrating device is not limited to the structure described above. For example, a knocker that reciprocates up and down is attached to the base plate 421 of the pickup device 42, and the upper surface of the canopy plate a is tapped with this knocker. A vibrating device adapted to give a vibration may be used.

In addition, in the embodiment, two canopy plate receiving devices 2a and two canopy plate dispensing devices 4a are provided adjacent to each other, and when one of them is at rest, the other is always activated. This is to enable the operation.

[0027]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the drum can lid plate dispensing device of the present invention, the lid plate can be automatically fed out, and there is an effect that labor can be saved and work efficiency can be significantly improved. Be done.

In the lid plate dispensing device for a drum according to the second aspect, the close contact between the lid plates is released by the vibration given by the vibrating device, so that the lid plates can be reliably mounted one by one. The effect that can be taken up in is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a canopy plate dispensing device of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the canopy plate dispensing device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the canopy plate dispensing device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a vibrating device provided in the canopy plate dispensing device.

FIG. 5 is an overall plan view showing an example of a drum can lid plate supply device in which the canopy plate dispensing device of the embodiment is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Canopy plate transfer conveyor 3a Canopy plate three-dimensional storage device 4a Canopy plate dispensing device 41 Lifter 42 Pickup device 43 Delivery device 420 Vacuum nozzle 47 Vibration device a Canopy plate Ra Integrated canopy plate P Pickup position 5 Pallet

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lid plate dispensing device for picking up one lid plate one by one from a stack lid plate taken down from a three-dimensional storage device together with a pallet and sending it to a lid plate transport conveyor, which is a stacking stack of lid plates. A lifter that receives the lid plate from the pallet and raises it so that the topmost canopy plate of the stacking lid plate is located at the pick-up position; A drum can lid plate dispenser comprising a pickup device and a delivery device for delivering the canopy plate picked up by the vacuum nozzle onto a conveyor. 2. The lid-discharging device for drum cans according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrating device for vibrating a lid plate picked up by the pick-up device.