JPH06271018A - Work table with part stocker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a small work table by which the part can be easily taken out and completed products can be carried to the next process. CONSTITUTION:A work table 5 and part stocker 6 are provided on the upper section of a body base 1, and this part stocker 6 is provided with a shelf 7 which perpendicularly circulates and on which part containing pallets 8 are placed. The shelf 7 is provided with a pallet sliding mechanism using rollers and stoppers 12 which prevent the pallets 8 from dropping from the shelf 7. On the top face of the work table 5, the same sliding mechanism as that of the shelf 7 is also provided. The joint use of this work table with part stocker with loading and unloading mechanisms makes easy interlocking with a robot and the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a workbench with a parts stocker, and in particular, it has a large number of parts to be assembled, such as small terminal devices, word processors, personal computers, etc. The present invention relates to a workbench with a parts stocker that is suitable for use in assembling work of a relatively large amount of small-volume production equipment that repeats work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a workbench used for assembling small electronic devices is independent of the workbench and separated from a parts stocker. . Therefore, the assembling work using this kind of workbench requires the transfer work for picking up and taking out the parts from the parts shelf of the parts stocker to the workbench, and the efficiency of the assembling work cannot be improved.

As a conventional technique relating to this type of workbench, for example, the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-155107 is known.

[0004]

As described above, the workbench according to the prior art does not include a parts stocker for storing parts, and the workbench is configured separately from and independent of the parts stocker.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned prior art, it is necessary for an operator to carry out a transfer work for picking up and taking out parts from the parts stocker to the workbench at the time of assembling work of the equipment, and the assembly finished product is taken from the workbench. Since the same work occurs when moving to the next step, there is a problem that the work is difficult especially when handling heavy parts.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to facilitate the transfer work of parts in the assembly work of electronic equipment etc. which handles relatively small and heavy parts and to take out the parts An object is to provide a workbench that can easily perform work until an assembled finished product is transported to the next step.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the object is to provide a plurality of shelves on which a parts storage pallet for stocking parts is placed, and to vertically circulate the shelves on which the pallets are placed. A sliding mechanism in a horizontal direction between the shelves and the worktable by integrating the component stocker and a workbench for assembly work and transferring the component storage pallet to the workbench. And a holding mechanism.

[0008]

The parts stocker has a function of vertically circulating the shelves on which the parts storage pallets are placed, rotating the shelves to the height of the work table, and stopping the shelves. Each shelf of the parts stocker has a function to move the parts storage pallet in the horizontal direction and a lock mechanism for fixing the parts storage pallet. The locking mechanism is fixed only when the pallet is transferred to the workbench. Cancel. The workbench also has the same functions as the shelves of the parts stocker described above.

According to the present invention, therefore, the parts can be easily moved from the parts stocker to the workbench by a manual operation of the operator, from the taking out of the parts to the transfer of the assembled finished product to the next process. Can be done easily.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a workbench with a parts stocker according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the structure of a stopper for holding a component storage pallet, and FIG. 3 is a structure of a shelf on which the pallet is placed. It is sectional drawing explaining. 1 to 3, 1 is a main body base, 2 is wheels, 3 is a wheel lock mechanism,
4 is a screw jack, 5 is a workbench, 6 is a parts stocker, 7 is a shelf, 8 is a parts storage pallet, 9 is parts 10
Is a drive unit, 11 is a foot switch, 12 is a stopper,
13 is a sensor, 14 is a stop member, 15 is a spring, and 16 is a roller.

As shown in FIG. 1, a workbench according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with wheels 2 for moving the whole workbench under a main body base 1, and the workbench is fixed to this wheel after the workbench is moved. Therefore, a general mechanical wheel lock mechanism 3 that performs a braking action by friction is provided and configured. Further, a screw jack 4 for fixing the main body base 1 to a floor (not shown) so that the entire workbench does not move due to external force.
Is provided. The workbench according to the embodiment of the present invention is integrally configured by providing the workbench 5 and the parts stocker 6 on the upper portion of the main body base 1.

In the case of the illustrated example, the parts stocker 6 is provided with shelves 7 arranged in three columns vertically and in two rows horizontally, and on the upper surfaces of these shelves 7, a parts storage pallet 8 in which parts 9 are placed. Is configured so that it can be mounted. Although not shown in detail, these shelves 7 are circularly movable in the vertical direction by the drive unit 10,
The foot switch 11 is operated so that the work table 5 is stopped at the transfer position.

Further, the shelf 7 is provided with a stopper 12 for holding the component storage pallet 8 when the shelf 7 is rotated, and this stopper 12 will be described later when the pallet 8 is transferred to the workbench 5. It is possible to release the holding of the pallet 8 by performing the above operation. Further, a sensor 13 for detecting the component storage pallet 8 is provided between the workbench 5 and the component stocker 6 or at both ends of the workbench 5, and the pallet 8 on which the component 9 is placed works. The shelf 7 of the component stocker 6 is prevented from rotating while being transferred to the table 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stopper 12 includes a stop member 14 having a semicircular end at the end of the shelf 7,
A spring 15 is provided, and the stop member 14 is raised by the reaction force of the spring 15 to prevent the component storage pallet 8 from moving. This stopper 12 prevents the pallet 8 from moving outward due to the centrifugal force when the shelf 7 of the parts stocker 6 is rotated. 8 is transferred to the workbench 5,
The pallet 8 can be transferred onto the workbench 5 simply by pushing the stop member 14 from above.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shelf 7 of the parts stocker 6 slides on its upper surface by rollers 16 or the like in order to reduce the frictional force when the pallet 8 is transferred to the workbench 5. The mechanism is arranged. Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, such a sliding mechanism by the roller 16 is similarly arranged on the upper surface of the workbench 5.

In one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, an operator uses a loader (not shown) or the like,
After the parts 9 are stored in the pallet 8 of each shelf 7, the foot switch 11 is operated to operate the parts stocker 6 to rotate the shelf 7 in the vertical direction and stop in accordance with the height of the upper surface of the work table 5. Let After that, the operator pushes down the stop member 14 of the stopper 12 to move the pallet 8
Then, the pallet 8 is transferred to the workbench 5 after the fixing of the above is released.

In this state, the worker assembles the parts on the workbench 5, and after the work is completed, returns the pallet 8 to the shelf 7 or conveys it to the next process. During the work on the workbench 5, as described above, the sensor 13 detects that there is the component storage pallet 8 on the workbench, and even if the worker accidentally touches the foot switch 11 during this time, ,
It is possible to prevent the parts stocker 6 from operating.

The worker is to use the parts 9 placed on one shelf 7.
After completion of the assembling, the next shelf can be moved to the position of the work table in the same manner as described above, and the assembling work can be performed one after another.

The workbench of one embodiment of the present invention described above is equipped with the loader and unloader functions so that the pallet 8 on which the component 9 is placed is placed on the shelf 7, or the shelf 7 is placed.
It is possible to easily carry out the work of moving the pallet 8 to another process, and it is also possible to provide a robot or the like on the upper part of the parts stocker 6 so as to carry out these works. Furthermore, it is possible to install an assembly device such as a robot on the work table.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, by integrating the workbench 5 and the parts stocker 6, it is possible to obtain a workbench for assembling in a small space and to assemble the worker in a small space. Work can be done. Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the sliding mechanism such as the roller 8 for facilitating the movement of the pallet 8 for storing the parts is provided, the parts can be taken in and out on the workbench. The work can be easily operated manually, and the efficiency of the assembling work can be improved as compared with the case of the related art in which components are lifted.

Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the workbench according to one embodiment of the present invention is used in combination with a loader, an unloader function, etc., so that the automatic assembling apparatus by a robot or the like is interlocked. Can be realized at low cost.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the transfer work of the parts, and to easily carry out the steps from taking out the parts to carrying the assembled finished product to the next step.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the structure of a stopper that holds a component storage pallet.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a structure of a shelf on which a pallet is placed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body Base 2 Wheels 3 Wheel Lock Mechanism 4 Screw Jack 5 Working Table 6 Parts Stocker 7 Shelf 8 Parts Storage Pallet 9 Parts 10 Drive Unit 11 Foot Switch 12 Stopper 13 Sensor 14 Stop Member 15 Spring 16 Roller

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yukio Murata 1 Horiyamashita, Hinoyamashita, Hadano, Kanagawa Pref. Computer Electronics Co., Ltd. (72) Masatomi Sato 1st, Horiyamashita, Hadano, Kanagawa In electronics

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A workbench for assembling electronic equipment or the like, comprising a plurality of shelves on which pallets with parts are placed, and a parts stocker capable of vertically circulating the shelves, and an assembling work. And a work table for carrying out the pallet, a horizontal sliding mechanism for transferring the pallet to the shelf and the work table upper surface, and a holding mechanism for the pallet on the shelf. A workbench with a parts stocker.