JPH0568319B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a continuous inspection device that continuously inspects objects to be inspected.

[Prior Art] As a continuous inspection device of this type, there is, for example, one in which an object to be inspected is conveyed by a chain and inspected. An example of this would be to place an inspection means near the conveyance line to inspect an object, or to receive an inspection object that is being conveyed in a straight line onto an inspection turret, inspect it while rotating, and place it on the opposite side. There are items that are delivered on a straight conveyance line.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in an inspection means placed near a conveyance line that inspects an object passing in front of the inspection means, the object to be inspected is inspected while it passes. There are certain restrictions on the transport speed. Also,
It is difficult to perform any inspection other than relatively simple inspections such as label check, height check, presence/absence of cap, etc.

Furthermore, in the case where a transported inspection object is received and inspected by an inspection turret, each inspection turret is delivered twice, and the inspection object must be positioned each time, making the structure complicated.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and has a simple configuration that allows continuous operations from supplying, inspecting, and sorting and discharging objects to be inspected, and also enables multiple inspections to be carried out at high speed. The purpose is to provide a continuous inspection device that can perform continuous inspection.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the continuous inspection device of the present invention includes an endless conveyance means including a plurality of conveyance holders for holding objects to be inspected, and a conveyance means for conveying the endless conveyance means on a horizontal plane. a supply turret that is arranged opposite to the conveyance path formed by the endless conveyance means and supplies the object to be inspected to the conveyance holder; a sorting turret which is arranged and separates and discharges the inspected objects of the conveying holder based on the inspection results; and a sorting turret which is arranged and alternately faces both sides of the conveying path formed by the endless conveying means between the sorting turret and the supply turret. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a plurality of rotating inspection turrets arranged as a rotary inspection turret, and inspection means provided on each of the rotating inspection turrets and inspecting the conveyed object to be inspected while being conveyed.

[Operation] In the present invention, an endless conveyance means including a plurality of conveyance holders is conveyed in a horizontal plane, and an object to be inspected is supplied to the conveyance holder from a supply turret arranged opposite to a conveyance path formed by this endless conveyance means. The inspection means installed in a plurality of rotating inspection turrets arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the conveyance path inspect the conveyed objects while they are being conveyed, and the objects are separated based on the inspection results. It is separated and discharged using a turret.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment applied to a continuous inspection apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

This continuous inspection device includes an endless conveyance means 3 including a plurality of conveyance holders 2 that hold objects 1 to be inspected;
A driving means 4 for transporting this endless transport means 3 on a horizontal plane, a supply turret 6 disposed opposite to the transport path 5 formed by the endless transport means 3 and supplying the object to be inspected 1 to the transport holder 2, and an endless transport system. A sorting turret 7 which is arranged opposite to the conveying path 5 formed by the means 3 and which sorts and discharges the inspected objects 1 in the conveying holder 2 based on the inspection results;
A plurality of rotary inspection turrets 8 are disposed alternately facing each other on both sides of the conveyance path 5 formed by the endless conveyance means 3 between the supply turret 6 and the feed turret 6, and It is equipped with an inspection means 9 for inspecting the inspection object 1 while being transported.

The object to be inspected 1 is composed of a cartridge 10, and photographic film is stored in this cartridge 10. The endless conveying means 3 is a chain 11, and this chain 1
1 is provided with a plurality of transport holders 2 at predetermined intervals. The drive means 4 has a rotating shaft 12 and a sprocket 13. A motor (not shown) applies rotational force to the rotating shaft 12, and the sprocket 13 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating shaft 12, causing the chain 11 to rotate. transport.

The supply turret 6 has a rotating shaft 14, a sprocket 15, and a rotating table 16. The sprocket 15 and the rotating table 16 are connected to the rotating shaft 1.
4. The conveyance of the chain 11 rotates the sprocket 15, which rotates the rotary table 16 in conjunction with the rotary shaft 14. A supply path 17 is connected to the rotary table 16, and the cartridge 10 is supplied to the rotary table 16 from this supply path 17. This rotary table 1
The cartridge 10 supplied to the cartridge 6 is transferred to the transport holder 2 of the chain 11.

The sorting turret 7 has a rotating shaft 18, a sprocket 19, and a rotating table 20. The sprocket 19 and the rotating table 20 are connected to the rotating shaft 1.
It is set at 8. The conveyance of the chain 11 rotates the sprocket 19, which causes the rotary table 20 to rotate in conjunction with the rotary shaft 18. Patrone 1
0 is transferred from the conveyance holder 2 of the chain 11 to the rotary table 20. This rotary table 20 is connected with a non-defective product passage 21 and a defective product passage 22, and the cartridges 10 that have been inspected are separated into non-defective products and defective products. It is about to be taken out.

Each rotating inspection turret 8 has a rotating shaft 23
, a sprocket 24 , and a rotating table 25 . The sprocket 24 and the rotating table 25 are provided on the rotating shaft 23 . chain 1
1, the sprocket 24 rotates, and the rotary table 25 rotates in conjunction with the rotary shaft 23. In this way, the supply turret 6 and the sorting turret 7 are arranged at a predetermined interval, and between the supply turret 6 and the sorting turret 7, a plurality of rotating inspection turrets 8 are arranged at equal intervals.

The rotary table 25 of each rotary inspection turret 8 is provided with inspection means 9, and this inspection means 9 is rotated in synchronization with the transport holder 2 provided on the chain 11. When the cartridge 10 is conveyed through the inspection area around the rotating inspection turret 8, it is inspected by the inspection means 9.

Each rotating inspection turret 8 performs different inspections, such as the axial length of the cartridge 10, the unevenness of the side surface, the axial clearance of the spool, etc., and then supplies it to the sorting turret 7 for the next step.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

By driving this chain 11, the transport holders 2 provided on the chain 11 are transported at predetermined equal intervals. First, in supply turret 6, cartridge 10
is continuously supplied from the supply passage 17, and the cartridge 10 is delivered to the transport holder 2 by the supply turret 6. This cartridge 10 is transported by a chain 11 and is inspected by the inspection means 9 of each rotary inspection turret 8 in the next step as it passes through an inspection area around the rotary table 25.

The cartridges 10 that have been inspected by the respective rotating inspection turrets 8 are separated into non-defective products and defective products by the sorting turret 7 in the next step, and the non-defective products are taken out from the non-defective product passage 21 and the defective products from the defective product passage 22. Ru.

In this way, the endless conveying means 3 having a plurality of conveying holders 2 is conveyed on a horizontal plane, and the object to be inspected 1 is transferred to the conveying holders by the supply turret 6 disposed opposite to the conveying path 5 formed by the endless conveying means 3. The inspection means 9 provided in a plurality of rotating inspection turrets 8 arranged opposite to each other alternately on both sides of the conveyance path 5 inspect the conveyed object 1 while conveying it, and check the inspection results. Based on this, the objects 1 to be inspected are separated and discharged by the sorting turret 7, and continuous inspection processing is performed without stopping the conveyance of the objects 1 to be inspected.

Moreover, it has a simple configuration in which the supply turret 6, the sorting turret 7, and the rotation inspection turret 8 are arranged opposite to the endless conveying means 3 having a plurality of conveying holders 2 and the conveying path 5 formed by the endless conveying means 3. Therefore, the process from supplying the object 1 to inspection to sorting and discharging can be carried out continuously, and moreover, it is possible to carry out a plurality of inspections at high speed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention allows an endless conveyance means including a plurality of conveyance holders to be conveyed on a horizontal plane, and a supply turret disposed opposite to a conveyance path formed by this endless conveyance means to convey an object to be inspected. is supplied to a conveyance holder, and inspection means provided in a plurality of rotating inspection turrets arranged opposite to each other alternately on both sides of the conveyance path inspect the conveyed object to be inspected while conveying it,
Since the objects to be inspected are separated and discharged by the sorting turret based on the inspection results, continuous inspection processing can be performed without stopping the conveyance of the objects to be inspected.

In addition, since the supply turret, the sorting turret, and the rotation inspection turret are arranged opposite to the endless conveyance means provided with a plurality of conveyance holders and the conveyance path formed by the endless conveyance means, the structure is simple.
It is possible to carry out the process from supplying the inspection object to inspection and sorting and discharging continuously, and it is also possible to perform multiple inspections at high speed, which greatly increases throughput, especially when a large number of inspections are carried out continuously. can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a continuous inspection device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the continuous inspection device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Object to be inspected, 2...Transportation holder, 3...Endless transportation means, 4...Driving means, 5...Transportation path, 6
...Supply turret, 7...Separation turret, 8
...Rotating inspection turret, 9...Inspection means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An endless conveyance means including a plurality of conveyance holders for holding the object to be inspected, a drive means for conveying the endless conveyance means in a horizontal plane, and an endless conveyance means arranged opposite to the conveyance path formed by the endless conveyance means and the object to be inspected. a supply turret that supplies objects to the transport holder; a sorting turret that is arranged opposite to the transport path formed by the endless transport means and that separates and discharges the objects to be inspected from the transport holder based on inspection results; A plurality of rotary inspection turrets are arranged opposite to each other alternately on both sides of the conveyance path formed by the endless conveyance means between the sorting turret and the supply turret, and a plurality of rotary inspection turrets are provided on each of the rotary inspection turrets to be conveyed. 1. A continuous inspection device comprising: inspection means for inspecting an object to be inspected while conveying it.