JPH06183541A - Sorter for tube unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obviate or reduce the labor shorten a processing time and secure the quality, in work for receiving carrying in a plurality of tube units, having an arbitrary length and an arbitrary equal external diameter, sorted and carried out in each tube unit. CONSTITUTION:A device comprises a centering plate 6 for accepting a roll collective unit 2 formed of a plurality of rolls 2j of arbitrary length and arbitrary same external diameter, lateral pressing plate 5 for moving the roll 2j matched with its length, extensible/contractible bar unit 16 for taking out unit by unit, hand 37 for directly interposition-taking the roll 2j taken out by the bar unit 16 and a sorting means 30 for liftably turnably supporting the hand 37 with transfer loading capable by selecting one of a plurality of conveying paths, and further by a command based on production information from a host computer and improper information from a cutting station also individual control of the roll 2j can be performed by controlling action of each means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for sorting cylinders having a through hole in the center thereof, and a cylinder made of a web of film or paper in a roll shape having an arbitrary length and an arbitrary outer diameter.
The present invention relates to a tubular body sorting device which forms a plurality of through-holes in a horizontal posture and arranges the tubular bodies one by one to sort and carry out the tubular bodies.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a roll having an arbitrary length and an arbitrary outer diameter is handled as a cylindrical body, the roll length is manually measured for each roll that is loaded, and the rolls are sorted to the destination. I did it manually. For example, in the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-214560, a roll having an arbitrary length and an outer diameter that has been conveyed by a pallet conveyor is manually measured and fitted into a through hole at the center of the roll from both sides. A pair of center blocks that support the rolls are installed at the tips to adjust the mutual position interval of the pair of swing arms, and the pallet that supports the rolls is moved up and down according to the roll outer diameter to center the through hole height of the rolls. It was adjusted to the height of the block. The roll was lifted by swinging up the swing arm after sandwiching it from both sides with a pair of center blocks.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above prior art,
When accepting a roll with an arbitrary length and outer diameter, the length and outer diameter were measured, the swing arm position was adjusted, and the destination conveyor was selected manually. There was a problem, and there was also a problem in terms of quality assurance, such as scratches and indentations on the roll during picking.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and accepts the loading of a plurality of cylinders having an arbitrary outer diameter of an arbitrary length and sorts the cylinders into individual cylinders. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cylindrical body sorting apparatus that can save labor, shorten processing time, and ensure quality in the work of carrying out the product.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the structure of a cylinder body sorting apparatus according to the present invention is configured such that a cylinder body having a through hole at a center portion and a cylinder body having an arbitrary outer diameter and an arbitrary length, In a device in which a plurality of the cylinders are aligned and arranged in a posture in which the through holes are in a horizontal direction and are carried in as a cylindrical aggregate, and the individual cylinders are sorted from the cylindrical aggregate according to dimensions, the plurality of cylinders are formed. Means for receiving the tubular assembly, supply means for moving the received tubular assembly by an arbitrary length, means for taking out the tubular bodies one by one from the supplied tubular assembly, and the taken out It is provided with means for selecting one of the plurality of transport paths and transferring and sorting one of the cylindrical bodies.

More specifically, in the apparatus of the present invention, the receiving means has a centering plate and a pair of plates which have a pair of plate-like members which are arranged opposite to each other and which support the outer periphery of the cylindrical assembly by sandwiching it from both sides. A roller conveyor provided in the middle of the cylindrical body, and the supply means has a pressing plate that moves by the length of each cylindrical body to be taken out, and a cylindrical aggregate exists at the end portion facing the pressing plate. And a cantilever-supporting rod body that can be inserted into the through hole at the center of the tubular body, and the take-out means smoothly moves by the push plate while preventing the tubular body from collapsing, The length of each cylinder taken out by the sensor is moved to facilitate the taking out by the rod, and the sorting means is provided with a hand having a guide plate with claws and fingers, so that the hand can be used Which allows you to receive That.

Further, the centering plate of the receiving means is
It is possible to perform tilting operation while sandwiching the tubular body with a pair of plate-like bodies, and the push plate and take-out means can be tilted according to the inclination of the centering plate, and the tubular body rolls out on the roller conveyor. Not only to prevent it from falling down, but also to move it by the length of one cylinder with the push plate to make it easier to take out with the rod, and the rod returns to the horizontal state after taking out the barrel, It is possible to directly receive the cylindrical body.

Further, the apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to use the information at the time of production of the cylindrical body, so that the labor of measuring at each means of the supply means, the take-out means, and the sorting means can be omitted, and the above-mentioned means of each means can be omitted. By providing the control means with the means for making use of the information at the time of production, the labor of control can be saved, the processing time can be shortened, and the management for each cylinder can be performed.

[0009]

The function of each of the above technical means is as follows.
The tubular assembly received by the receiving means is pushed and moved by the length of one tubular body by the push plate of the feeding means, and is taken out one by one by the take-out means, and the taken-out tubular bodies are sorted by the sorting means. It is directly received by and is sorted by destination according to length and outer diameter.

The receiving means supports the tubular assembly by the centering plate, and the supplying means supports the tubular assembly by the pressing plate.
The rod is pushed out and moved one by one, and the take-out means aligns the rod body with the height of the through hole of the tubular body and moves the tubular body with the rod body.
Individually, in the sorting means, the hand inserts the claw of the guide plate into the through hole of the cylinder from the non-support side of the rod body, and pushes the finger from the support side of the rod body to transfer the arm and hand. The cylinders can be sorted one by one by rotating and transferring them to a desired transport path.

Further, when the cylindrical assembly is supported by a pair of plate members of the centering plate sandwiched from both sides and tilted at a predetermined angle, and the rod member is tilted according to the tilt of the centering plate and taken out. It is possible to easily take out one by one without tilting, rolling out or sliding out of the tubular body.
Further, by providing the roller conveyor at the intermediate portion of the pair of plate-shaped members, it is possible to smoothly move the cylindrical member by the pressing plate and prevent rubbing flaws.

Further, the apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to control the operations of the supply means, the take-out means, and the sorting means by using the production information of the cylindrical body, so that the measurement and sorting can be labor-saving and the processing time can be shortened. Not only that, but also the result of measuring the length of the cylinder after packaging with a measuring machine when it was carried out was made manageable.

Furthermore, when the sorting means is composed of an upper arm and a lower arm, and two hands are provided on the lower arm, when one of the hands receives the cylindrical body from the rod body. Since the cylindrical body is transferred to the designated transport path by the other hand, the processing time can be further shortened.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. [Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a layout view of a roll sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a roll assembly.
3 is a perspective view showing the receiving means and the supplying means of the apparatus of FIG. 1 from the left side, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the receiving means and the supplying means of the apparatus of FIG. 1 from the right side, and FIG. 5 is the apparatus of FIG. 6 is a front view showing the take-out means of FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line RR of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a view taken along the line U-U of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a side view showing the inclined state of each means of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a front view showing the sorting means of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 10 is a front view showing the hand. Figure 1
1 is a V-V arrow view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is W- of FIG.
It is a W arrow line view.

The product handled in this embodiment is a roll of a plurality of cylinders having an arbitrary length in the shape of a ring and having the same outer diameter, and a cylindrical aggregate having the through holes at the center of the roll aligned and aligned. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the roll assembly 2 according to the present invention. The roll assembly 2 has a through hole B having an inner diameter A at the center, is divided into arbitrary dimensions a, b, ... i in the direction of the length C, and has the same outer diameter D as the outer diameter. The through holes B are arranged in a horizontal standing posture. Hereinafter, an arbitrary length dimension is represented as j, and a roll having a length j is represented as a roll 2j.

The roll sorting apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a receiving means 4 for a carrying table 3 on which a roll assembly 2 having an arbitrary length and the same outer diameter is mounted, a supply means 11, a take-out means 15, and a sorting means. And means 30. The configuration and operation of each of the receiving means 4, the supplying means 11, the taking-out means 15, and the sorting means 30 will be sequentially described below with reference to the drawings.

3 and 4 show a receiving means and a supplying means 1.
1, FIG. 3 is a left perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a right perspective view. The receiving means 4 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a lateral push plate 5, a centering plate 6, a centering plate opening / closing mechanism 7, a rolling base 8, a brake mechanism 9, and a roller conveyor 10, and the supplying means 11 is a sensor 12. , Push plate 13, push plate drive mechanism 14
Is equipped with.

First, the loading of the roll assembly 2 will be described.
The carry-in table 3 is configured so that the roll assembly 2 is placed and carried in by being guided by the carriage rail 3a, and stopped at a predetermined position by the carriage stopper 3b. The rolling base 8 is inclined so that the loading base 3 side is high and the centering plate 6 side is low, and when the roll assembly 2 is loaded, the centering plate 6 keeps the plate-shaped bodies 6a and 6b open. The roll assembly 2 rolls from the loading table 3 on the rolling table 8 and the plate-shaped body 6a in the direction of arrow P by the lateral push plate 5.

On the other hand, the roll assembly 2 rolls and moves from the side opposite to the lateral push plate 5 while being in contact with the brake mechanism 9, and the plate-like body 6a is absorbed by the air cylinder 9a supporting the brake mechanism 9 while absorbing the inertia energy. And 6b are stopped on the roller conveyor 10 provided in the intermediate part. Next, the roll assembly 2 is supported on the roller conveyor 10 in a state of being sandwiched between the plate-shaped members 6a and 6b by closing the plate-shaped members 6a and 6b by the function of the centering plate opening / closing mechanism 7. The roller conveyor 10 of this embodiment is a crawler type,
A push plate driving mechanism 14 provided below the support plate 10a of the roller conveyor 10 moves in conjunction with the push plate 13.

Next, the push plate 13 starts moving leftward (direction of arrow Q) toward the right end of the roll assembly 2 as shown in FIG. 3, and further moves leftward while pressing the roll assembly 2. Continuously, the left end of the roll assembly 2 is the roller conveyor 10.
When the position of the sensor 12 attached to the support plate 10a of the roller reaches the position of the sensor 12, the sensor 12 for detecting the presence of the roll operates, and the push plate 1
The movement of 3 to the left stops. In the roll assembly 2, since the rollers of the roller conveyor 10 roll, the roll assembly 2 is not scratched when it is moved by the pressing plate 13.

When the movement of the roll assembly 2 is stopped by the detection of the sensor 12, the roll 2j at the position of the sensor 12 is taken out by the means described later. Then, when the sensor 12 detects that the roll 2j is gone, the push plate 13 moves the roll assembly 2 to the left again, and the left end of the roll assembly 2 reaches the position of the sensor 12 and stops. After that, the same operation is repeated until the loaded roll 2j disappears from the roller conveyor 10, so that the roll 2j
j is taken out roll by roll.

The take-out means 15 is shown in FIGS. Figure 5
In the figure, 16 is a cantilevered rod body that expands and contracts in the diameter direction and can be inserted into the through hole B at the center of the roller 2j. This rod 16 has two parallel rods 16a and 16b,
The center and the center of the centering plate 6 are in the same vertical plane. The pedestal 17 is an elevating means 1 for elevating the rod 16.
8 for expanding and contracting the space between the rods 16a and 16b
9 and the lower part thereof is engaged with and guided by a gantry rail 21 provided on the lower pedestal 20.
2 moves in the directions of arrows S and T. Frame drive means 22
Has a screw 22b driven by a motor 22a.

The rod 16 is rolled by the lifting means 18 into the roll 2
j is aligned with the height of the through-hole B of
2 moves forward (in the direction of arrow S) into the through hole B of the roll 2j at the position of the sensor 12, and the expanding / contracting means 19 engages the inner diameter A with a space between the rod-shaped bodies 16a and 16b, and further drives the gantry. Retreat by means 22 (direction of arrow T)
By doing so, the rolls 2j can be taken out one by one without touching the outer surface of the roll with the rod body 16 of the take-out means 15.

Next, the taking out of the roll 2j will be described with reference to FIGS. The support plate 10 a of the roller conveyor 10 has a hinge 24 and an inclining means 25 on the traveling table 23.
The carriage 23 is provided with traveling means 26. Further, the traveling platform 23 is connected to the lower platform 20 of the take-out unit 15 by a connecting unit 29 having a frame hinge 27 and a tilting unit 28.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the rod body 16 is also inclined in accordance with the inclination of the receiving means 4 supporting the roll assembly 2. In the tilted state shown in FIG. 8, since the roll assembly 2 on the roller conveyor 10 is tilted by being supported by the push plate 13 on the right side of the drawing, the roll assembly 2 is rolled as compared with the horizontally supported state in FIG. 2j is moved to the right side by its own weight, there is no gap between the rolls 2j, there is no fall or rolling, and the work of taking out by the rod 16 is easily performed.
The rod body 16 that takes out the roll 2j from the inclined roller conveyor 10 is returned to the horizontal position by the tilting means 28,
The gantry driving means 22 retracts in the direction of arrow T (see FIG. 5).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the sorting means 30.
An arm 32 is supported in a cantilever manner by an arm support member 33 via a swivel bearing 34 on a column 31 fixed to the floor. The arm 32 can be swung and raised and lowered by the arm turning means 35 and the arm lifting means 36. The column 31 is provided with a pulley 36a and a counterweight 36b that form the arm elevating means 36. Further, a hand 37 and a hand turning means 38 are attached to the tip of the arm 32.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a state in which the hand 37 directly picks up the roll 2j taken out by the rod body 16. The hand 37 includes a claw 37 a, a guide plate 37 b, a claw opening / closing mechanism 37 c, and a guide plate hinge 3 on the side opposite to the rod body 16.
7d, and a finger 37e on the rod body 16 side. As shown in FIG. 11, the finger 37e has a rod body 1e.
A notch 37f is formed so as to avoid interference with 6.

A guide plate 37b having a claw 37a from the side opposite to the rod 16 is a guide plate hinge 3 by a claw opening / closing mechanism 37c.
The opening / closing operation centering on 7d is performed to engage with the through hole B of the roll 2j as shown in FIG. From the rod body 16 side, the finger 37e is moved by being guided by the guide shaft 40 by the finger moving mechanism 39 and pushes the side surface of the roll 2j to pinch the roll 2j with the guide plate 37b. next,
By retracting the pedestal 17 in the T direction by contracting the rod-shaped bodies 16a and 16b, the hand 37 moves from the rod body 16 to the roll 2j.
Can be picked up directly.

As can be seen from FIGS. 10, 11, and 12, the weight of the roll 2j is borne by the claw 37a. Finger 3
7e is an auxiliary member for preventing the roll 2j from slipping out of the claw 37a and does not bear the weight, so that the outer surface of the roll 2j is not scratched. Roll 2j with hand 3
As shown in FIG. 1, the sorting means 30 picked up in FIG.
The arm 32 is swung around the column 31, and the transport path 41,
Either one of the conveyance paths 42 and 43 is selected and the roll 2j is transferred. In FIG. 1, the case where the transport path 42 is selected is shown.

The arm 32 pivots about the column 31, and the hand 37 pivots by the hand pivoting means 38 shown in FIG. 9, and when the roll 2j is picked up from the rod 16 to the hand 37, the hand 37 of the roll 2j is moved. A revolving operation is performed in which the through hole B of the roll 2j is aligned with the through hole B in a direction suitable for the transport of the transport paths 41, 42, 43 when the sheet is transferred to one of the transport paths 41, 42, 43. Arm 3
The turning range of 2 is, if there is no hindrance to the arrangement of each means,
It may be a full turn.

Conveyance paths 41 and 42 are conveyance paths for small rolls and standard rolls, respectively, and publicly known automatic wrapping machines 44 and 45 are provided on the respective conveyance paths. It is carried out via 47. The carry-out path 43 is a carry-out path for special rolls, and a work table 71 is provided for manually packing special-sized rolls that are not packed by an automatic packing machine. The small roll, the standard roll, and the special roll can be combined by a known combining unit 48 and can be carried out. FIG. 1 shows a case where a measuring device 48a is provided downstream of the merging means 48.

The transport path 49 shown in FIG. 1 is a transport path for directly discharging a defective roll such as a defective length dimension or loose winding without handling it by the take-out means 15. Accepting means 4
If all the rolls 2j received in step 3 are defective, the centering plate 6 is moved to the side of the transport path 49 by the traveling means 26, and the roll assembly 2 is manually ejected. When the defective rolls mixed in the plurality of rolls 2j are taken out, when the defective rolls reach the position of the sensor 12, the take-out means 15 does not take them out, and the traveling means 26 is provided to the side of the conveyance path 49. The centering plate 6 is moved and discharged manually.

[Embodiment 2] Next, FIG. 13 is a layout view of a roll sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
13 is a front view of the telescopic rod body of the take-out means of the apparatus of FIG. 13, FIG. 15 is a side view of the sorting means of the apparatus of FIG. 13, and FIG. 16 is a top view of the sorting means of FIG. 13, components having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same as those in the previous embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The roll sorting apparatus 1A shown in FIG. 13 has a take-out means 50 and a sorting means 56.
1 is different from that of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and a rolling base is not provided between the carry-in base 3 and the centering plate 6.

In the take-out means 50 shown in FIG. 14,
The rod body 51 has a central shaft 52 and a rubber stretchable body 53, and compressed air is made to flow into the stretchable body 53 from an air source 54 via a direction control valve 55 to expand the diameter and penetrate the roll 2j. The roll 2j is taken out from the supply means 11 by engaging with the inner diameter A of the hole B and then retracting in the direction of the arrow T. When retracting the telescopic body 53, compressed air may be discharged from the direction control valve 55. The rod body 51 has a simpler structure and lighter weight than the rod body 16 of the first embodiment.

The sorting means 56 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is supported in a cantilever manner on a pillar 57 fixed to the floor so that the upper arm 58 can be lifted and lowered while being guided by the arm lifting means 59 to the lifting rail 60. A pulley 59a and a counterweight 59b are provided on the column 57, and the chain 59c is configured to move up and down the upper arm 58. Upper arm 58
The central portion of the lower arm 61 is connected to the tip of the lower arm 61 so that the lower arm swinging means 62 can swing the lower arm 61.
Hands 37g and 37h having the same structure as those described in the first embodiment are respectively provided at both ends of the hand turning means 38.
It is mounted so that it can be swung by a and 38b.

The sorting means 56, as shown in FIG.
While one hand 37g is picking up the roll 2j, the other hand 37h can transfer to the transport path 42, so that the processing time can be further shortened. The turning operation of the lower arm is the same as in the first embodiment. Further, the configuration of the packaging machine, the merging means, the measuring device, etc. in each transport path, the packaging after the roll 2j is sorted into each transport path, the handling of the defective roll, etc. are the same as those in the first embodiment. Is.

[Third Embodiment] The control management common to the first and second embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the flow of controlling and managing the operation of each means. That is, FIG. 17 shows the roll 2j.
The production information including the diameter, length dimension, winding state, etc. of the receiving device 4, the supplying device 11, the extracting device 15, 50, the sorting device 30, of the sorting device 1, 1A of the present invention,
56 shows a flow for controlling and managing each means of 56.

A command based on the production information from the host computer 63 controls the operation of each means through a programmable logic controller (hereinafter referred to as "PLC") 65, and the result of the operation is fed back to the host computer 63. It is information for the next process and management information. For the finished state of the roll 2j after cutting, when the worker checks the diameter and the cutting condition and the size and the presence of loose winding at a cutting place (not shown), for example, when the defective cutting dimension or the loose winding is found, The worker inputs the defect information into the setting device 64 at the cutting site. The defect information is transmitted to the PLC 65.

The supply means 11, the take-out means 15, 50, the sorting means 30, 5 of the roll sorting apparatus 1, 1A described above.
The operation of each means of 6 is the supply means control device 66,
It is controlled by each control device of the take-out means control device 67 and the sorting means control device 68, and each control device is controlled by the host computer 6.
The PLC 65 receives a command based on the production information from No. 3, and controls the operation of each means in accordance with the defect information from the setter 64.

The contents of the roll 2 in the supply means 11 are
The amount of movement of the push plate 13 that pushes, the movement of the table 6 to the side of the transport path 49 when a defective roll is received, and in the take-out means 15 or 50, the amount of expansion or contraction of the rod body 16 or 51, the lower mount 20. Amount of forward and backward movement of the sheet, timing of movement, an instruction not to cause the rod body 16 or 51 to take out the defective roll, and the sorting means 30 or 56 is picked up by the hand 37 or the hands 37a, 37b. It is possible to select the transfer destination transport path of the roll 2j and to instruct an operation suitable for the transfer destination transport path. Further, the sorting result and the roll length measurement result of the measuring machine are fed back to the host computer 63. As a result, it is matched with the production information, and becomes the information for the next process and the management information.

The line-out button 69 is used when artificially issuing a line-out instruction for removing the management of the roll 2j from the management of the host computer 63 and the PLC 65, and the line-in button 70 is used for the roll-out button 70 once line-out. Is used for returning to the management of the host computer 63 and the PLC 65.
For example, when the roll 2j out of the automatic packaging range is carried into the work table 71 (FIGS. 1 and 13) for manual packaging from the transport path 43, the worker notifies the line out with the line out button 69, After packing by hand, the joining means 48
When returning to the line from, it is possible to return to the managed state by notifying with the line input button 70. The line-out button 69 is also used when a defective roll or a special roll is lined out.

As described above, the host computer 63 and PLC 6
According to the command from 5, the respective means are operated based on the production information, and the labor for measuring and sorting can be saved, the processing time can be shortened, and the roll can be managed. Further, the length dimension of the roll 2j is measured using the detection of the sensor 12 of the supply means 11 and the movement amount of the push plate 13 shown in FIG.
It is also possible to input it to C65, which makes it possible to match it with the production information that has been input to the host computer 63, and it is possible to manage the roll 2j while monitoring it without relying on manpower.

As described above, according to each of the above-described embodiments, it is possible to sort and convey rolls of arbitrary dimensions without manpower, the processing time can be shortened, and the flaws on the rolls can be prevented. Can be prevented. Further, the defective roll can also be conveyed to the discharge position without human labor. Furthermore, when a high-order computer and PLC are used, it is possible to manage the operation command and roll of this device based on the production information.

[0044]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a work of receiving a plurality of cylindrical bodies having an arbitrary outer diameter and having an arbitrary length, sorting the individual cylindrical bodies and carrying them out. In the above, it is possible to provide a cylindrical body sorting apparatus that can save labor, shorten processing time, and ensure quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view of a roll sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a roll assembly.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the receiving means and the supplying means of the apparatus of FIG. 1 from the left side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the receiving means and the supplying means of the apparatus of FIG. 1 from the right side.

5 is a front view showing a take-out means of the apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a view taken along the line RR of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of arrows U-U in FIG.

8 is a side view showing a tilted state of each means of FIG. 7. FIG.

9 is a front view showing a sorting means of the apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a hand.

11 is a view taken along the line VV of FIG.

12 is a WW arrow view of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a layout view of a roll sorting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the telescopic rod body of the take-out means of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the sorting means of the apparatus of FIG.

16 is a top view of the sorting means of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the flow of controlling and managing the operation of each means.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Roll aggregate 4 Receiving means 5 Horizontal push plate 6 Centering plate 7 Centering plate opening / closing mechanism 8 Rolling table 10 Roller conveyor 11 Feeding means 12 Sensor 13 Push plate 15,50 Take-out means 16,51 Rod 18 Elevating means 19 Expansion / contraction means 25 Inclination Means 30, 56 Sorting Means 32 Arms 35 Arm Revolving Means 37, 37g, 37h Hands 37a Claws 37b Guide Plates 37e Fingers 37f Notches 41, 42, 43, 49 Conveyance Paths 58 Upper Arms 61 Lower Arms 63 Upper Computer 65 Programmable Logic controller (PL
C)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuo Shioya 23-23 Honmachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Lintec Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuo Inoue 5-14-14 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Mizuho Kiden Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Sosuke Kawashima 4-3, Surugadai Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A tubular body having a through hole in a center portion and having an arbitrary outer diameter and an arbitrary length and having a plurality of the tubular bodies aligned in a posture in which the through hole is in a horizontal direction is loaded as a tubular assembly. ,
An apparatus for sorting individual cylinders from this cylindrical assembly according to size, means for receiving the cylindrical assembly including the plurality of cylinders, and supply means for moving the received cylindrical assembly at an arbitrary length And means for taking out the tubular bodies one by one from the supplied tubular assembly, and one of the taken-out tubular bodies from one of the plurality of transport paths.
And a device for selecting, transferring, and sorting one of the two. 2. A means for controlling at least one of the supply means, the take-out means, and the sorting means according to production information of each body at the time of producing a plurality of cylinders. Item 1. A device for sorting cylinders according to Item 1. 3. The receiving means comprises: a carry-in table on which the received tubular assembly is placed, and a lateral push plate that pushes and moves the tubular assembly from the side.
The cylinder sorting device described. 4. The receiving means comprises a pair of plate-shaped members which are arranged facing each other and which are opened and closed to face each other, and the pair of plate-shaped members are opened to receive the cylindrical assembly and then closed from both sides. The apparatus for sorting cylinders according to claim 1, further comprising a centering plate that supports the cylinders in a sandwiched state. 5. The sorting of cylinders according to claim 4, wherein the centering plate is provided with a roller conveyor for moving the cylinders in the direction of the take-out means in the middle of the pair of plates. apparatus. 6. The apparatus for sorting cylinders according to claim 4, wherein the centering plate is provided with a tilting means for tilting the take-out means side higher and the opposite side lower. 7. The supply means comprises a push plate that moves the tubular assembly supported by the centering plate by the length of each tubular body that is taken out, and the tubular assembly that is at the end portion facing the push plate. The cylinder sorting device according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor that detects the presence of a body. 8. The take-out means includes a cantilevered rod body that expands and contracts in the diameter direction and can be inserted into a through hole at the center of the tubular body, an expanding and contracting means for the rod body, and an elevating and lowering means for the rod body. The cylinder sorting device according to claim 1, further comprising means for moving the rod body in a horizontal direction. 9. The sorting means includes a guide plate having a claw that engages with the through hole in the center of the cylindrical body, and a finger that has a notch that prevents interference with the rod body and is movable in the direction of the guide plate. 2. A cylindrical body sorting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a hand, an arm to which the hand is pivotally attached, and a column to which the arm is pivotally and vertically movable. 10. The sorting means includes a guide plate having a claw that engages with the through hole in the center of the cylindrical body, and a finger that has a notch that prevents interference with the rod body and is movable in the direction of the guide plate. Hand, a lower arm with one hand at each end so that this hand can rotate, an upper arm that connects the center of this lower arm to the tip so that it can rotate, and this upper arm can move up and down. The supporting device for supporting is provided, The sorting device of the cylinder body of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.