JPH0611953Y2 - Parts distributor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a component distribution and supply device capable of distributing components supplied from a single component supply pipe and supplying the components to two destinations. .

[Conventional technology]

As a device for separating the parts one by one from the parts row and supplying the separated parts to a target location, for example, a structure in which the separated parts are blown up by a blast nozzle and sent to a supply destination is disclosed in
It has already been proposed in 61119.

As shown in FIG. 3, such a device is provided with a gravity type chute 21 for guiding the parts by aligning them in one line, and the leading part 22 in the parts line supplied from this chute 21 is provided.
a is accommodated in a through hole 23a provided in the shift block 23.

The component 22a housed in the through hole 23a is carried under the conduit 25 by the shift block 23 moving on the sliding guide plate 24 in the direction of arrow B, as shown in FIG. When reaching the position below the conduit 25, the component 22a is blown upward by the air ejected from the blast nozzle 26, and is delivered to the supply destination through the conduit 25.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the components 22a are separated from the component row one by one and delivered to the supply destination, but since only one set of the through hole 23a, the conduit 25 and the fumarolic nozzle 26 is provided, the supply destination is provided. Is limited to one location. For example, if the same parts are supplied to two locations, a similar device
You need a stand.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the component 22a is delivered to the supply destination, the component 22b to be supplied next is the component 22a.
Until the through hole 23a is returned to the position for housing the components after the supply of No. 2, the shift block 23 is in a standby state on the end surface, which causes a decrease in efficiency in supplying the components.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the component distribution / supply device according to the present invention has a component supply pipe for aligning and guiding the components in one row, and two storage holes for accommodating the leading component of the component row and penetrating vertically. And a slide member that is provided at a predetermined interval and that moves between two predetermined stop positions in a direction orthogonal to the component guiding direction of the component supply pipe, and a component that is stored in a storage hole of the slide member. Two holding holes for receiving and holding are provided at a predetermined interval, and a slide guide plate for mounting the slide member, a fumes nozzle for blowing up a component from the holding hole, and a slide member are attached. The component delivery pipe is provided with two component delivery pipes for delivering the component blown out from the holding hole to the supply destination. In the component delivery pipe, the storage hole and the component delivery pipe are aligned along the moving direction of the slide member. Average Further, the slide member is arranged so as to sandwich the storage hole at a predetermined distance from the adjacent storage hole, while the slide member is in one stop position, and one of the two storage holes in the slide member is the component supply pipe. Of the sliding guide plate, the holding hole of the sliding guide plate is provided at a position where one of the holding holes coincides with the other accommodation hole, and the other is provided adjacent to the one accommodation hole. It is characterized in that it is provided at a position that matches the entrance of the.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, when the slide member stops at one of the two stop positions, one of the two storage holes in the slide member matches the outlet of the component supply pipe and the component supply pipe. The leading part of the part row is dropped from and is housed in the housing hole. At this time, the other storage hole matches one holding hole in the sliding guide plate,
If the parts are already stored in the other storage hole,
This component is dropped and held in the one holding hole. On the other hand, the other holding hole in the sliding guide plate matches the inlet of the one component delivery pipe adjacent to the one accommodation hole, and if the component is already held in the other holding hole, This component is blown up by the blast nozzle and delivered to the supply destination through the one component delivery pipe.

As described above, the one accommodation hole that accommodates the component at the outlet matching position of the component supply pipe is aligned with the other holding hole in the sliding guide plate when the slide member moves to the other stop position and stops. The component in the one storage hole is dropped and held in the other holding hole. At this time,
The inlet of the other component delivery pipe coincides with the one holding hole, and the component held in this holding hole is blown up by the blast nozzle and delivered to the supply destination through the other component delivery pipe. Further, the other storage hole in which the component is discharged and emptied coincides with the outlet of the component supply pipe, and one component is supplied from the component supply pipe.

In this way, by supplying two parts by one reciprocation of the slide member, when other parts are sent to the supply destination,
Since the component in the component supply pipe is supplied to the storage hole in the slide member without waiting, the efficiency of component supply can be improved. Further, since the two component delivery pipes are provided, the components can be supplied to two different supply destinations.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, the component supply / distributor according to the present embodiment includes a component supply pipe 1 that guides the components by arranging them in one line, and the component line freely falls inside the component supply pipe 1. By doing so, the components are supplied from the lower end outlet of the component supply pipe 1.

Below the component supply pipe 1, a slide member 2 which is movable in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the component supply pipe 1 is provided. The slide member 2 is provided with storage holes 2a and 2b, which store components in a central portion thereof and vertically penetrate therethrough, at predetermined intervals, and the upper end surface of the central portion where the storage holes 2a and 2b are provided is a storage portion. It is provided so as to be lower than the height of the components housed in the holes 2a and 2b.

In addition, in the vicinity of both ends of the slide member 2, component delivery pipes 3 and 4 for delivering components that are pressure-fed from below to a supply destination.
Is attached. The component delivery pipes 3 and 4 have a storage hole 2
a. 2b and the slide member 2 are aligned on a straight line, and are arranged at predetermined intervals from the adjacent storage holes 2a, 2b so as to sandwich the storage holes 2a, 2b.

The slide member 2 is placed on the slide guide plate 5, one end of which is driven by being connected to the motor 6, and slides on the slide guide plate 5 to make an arrow between two fixed positions. A-A '
It is designed to reciprocate in any direction. Further, the slide member 2 is driven so as to be stopped at the above-mentioned two fixed positions for a predetermined time, and the storage hole 2a coincides with the outlet of the component supply pipe 1 at the stop position closer to the motor 6 among the two fixed positions. At the same time, the storage hole 2b is arranged so as to coincide with the outlet of the component supply pipe 1 at the stop position far from the motor 6.

The sliding guide plate 5 has holding holes 5a and 5b for holding the components falling from above, the distance between the storage hole 2a and the inlet of the component delivery pipe 4, and the distance between the storage hole 2b and the inlet of the component delivery pipe 3. They are provided at the same intervals. And the holding hole 5a
The jet nozzles 7 and 8 are provided below 5b while being held by holding members 9 and 10 attached to the lower end surface of the slide guide plate 5. The squirting nozzles 7 and 8 are designed to blow out air and blow up the components held in the holding holes 5a and 5b.

When the slide member 2 is in the stop position close to the motor 6, the sliding guide plate 5 thus configured has the inlet of the component delivery pipe 3 and the storage hole 2b aligned with the holding holes 5a and 5b, respectively, and slides. When the member 2 is at the stop position far from the motor 6, the storage hole 2a and the inlet of the component delivery pipe 4 are arranged so as to coincide with the holding holes 5a and 5b, respectively. The distance between the component supply pipe 1 and the upper end surface of the slide guide plate 5 is set to the height of the component so that the component moving on the slide guide plate 5 can pass below the component supply pipe 1. ing.

In the above configuration, when the slide member 2 stops at a position close to the motor 6, the component 11a stored in the storage hole 2b falls into the holding hole 5b because the storage hole 2b matches the holding hole 5b. Retained. At the same time, the leading part 11b in the parts row of the parts supply pipe 1
When the storage hole 2a coincides with the outlet of the component supply pipe 1, is dropped into the storage hole 2a and stored.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slide member 2 is driven by a motor in the direction of arrow A to move, and the component 11b housed in the housing hole 2a slides on the upper end surface of the slide guide plate 5 and moves. To do. At this time, since the upper end portion of the component 11b appears above the upper end surface of the slide member 2, the component 11c
Does not enter the storage hole 2a, and the parts 11b and 11
There is no chance that c will get caught on each other.

When the slide member 2 stops at a position far from the motor 6,
The component 11b housed in the housing hole 2a has the housing hole 2
When a matches the holding hole 5a, it falls into the holding hole 5a and is held. At the same time, the leading component 11c in the component row of the component supply pipe 1 falls into the storage hole 2b and is stored because the storage hole 2b coincides with the outlet of the component supply pipe 1. The component 11a held in the holding hole 5b is blown upward by the blast nozzle 8 when the inlet of the component delivery pipe 4 is aligned with the holding hole 5b, and is delivered to the supply destination through the component delivery pipe 4. .

As described above, the slide member 2 moves between the two stop positions to carry the component, while the slide member 2 is in the stop position, the component is stored in the slide member 2, and the slide guide plate is provided. The holding of the parts in 5 and the sending of the parts to the supply destination are performed at the same time.

[Effect of device]

As described above, the component distribution and supply device according to the present invention has the component supply pipe for guiding the components aligned in one row, and the two storage holes for accommodating the leading component of the component row and penetrating vertically. A slide member that is provided at intervals and that moves between two predetermined stop positions in a direction orthogonal to the component guiding direction of the component supply pipe, and receives and retains the components stored in the storage holes of the slide member. The two holding holes are provided at predetermined intervals, and the slide guide plate on which the slide member is mounted, the air-jet nozzle that blows up the component from the holding hole, and the holding member attached to the slide member Two component delivery pipes for delivering the blown-out components to the supply destination are provided, and in the component delivery pipe, the storage hole and the component delivery pipe are aligned in a straight line along the moving direction of the slide member, And next to The storage member is arranged so as to sandwich the storage hole at a predetermined distance from the storage hole, and the slide member is in one stop position, and one of the two storage holes in the slide member is connected to the outlet of the component supply pipe. When doing
One of the holding holes of the sliding guide plate is provided at a position matching the other receiving hole, and the other is provided at a position matching the inlet of the component delivery pipe provided adjacent to the one receiving hole. It has a structure.

As a result, at the two stop positions of the slide member, one of the storage holes is supplied with the component from the component supply pipe, and the component taken into the other storage hole during this is the holding hole of one of the slide guide plates. Fall into. At the same time, the component held in the other holding hole is blown up by the blast nozzle and delivered to the supply destination through the component delivery pipe.

As described above, even when the component is delivered to the supply destination by the fumarolic nozzle, the component is supplied to the storage hole of the slide member, so that the efficiency of component supply can be improved, and thus the productivity can be improved. it can. In addition, the components supplied from the single component supply pipe are distributed to the two storage holes, and
Since it is delivered to two different supply destinations via the delivery pipe of the book, there is an effect that the range of use of the device can be expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the operation of a component supply / dispensing device, and FIG. 2 shows a slide member in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining the operation | movement of the distribution supply apparatus of the components in the state which moved. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a conventional example.
FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the component distribution / supply device, and FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the component distribution / supply device with the shift block moved in FIG. 1 is a parts supply pipe, 2 is a slide member, 2a and 2b are storage holes, 3.4 is a parts delivery pipe, 5 is a sliding guide plate, and 5a and 5b.
Is a holding hole, and 7 and 8 are jet nozzles.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A parts supply pipe for guiding parts by arranging them in one line, and a part leading line of the parts line for accommodating and penetrating vertically.
Two storage holes are provided at a predetermined interval,
A slide member that moves between two predetermined stop positions in a direction orthogonal to the component guiding direction of the component supply pipe, and two holding holes that receive and hold the components stored in the storage holes of the slide member are provided. Sliding guide plates, which are provided at intervals, on which the slide member is placed, a blast nozzle that blows up the component from the holding hole, and a component that is attached to the slide member and blown from the holding hole to the destination. Two component delivery pipes for delivering to the component storage pipe are provided, and the component delivery pipe has a storage hole and the component delivery pipe aligned in a straight line along the moving direction of the slide member, and has a predetermined space with an adjacent storage hole. While it is arranged so as to sandwich the storage hole with a space of,
When the slide member is in one stop position and one of the two storage holes in the slide member is aligned with the outlet of the component supply pipe, one of the holding holes of the slide guide plate is the other storage hole. A component supply / dispensing device, characterized in that it is provided at a matching position and the other is provided at a position matching the inlet of a component delivery pipe provided adjacent to the one storage hole.