JPH0664503A - Dismantlement of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a dismantlement method for an automobile in which the window glass of the automobile to be scrapped and a decoration resin part in a car room can be separated and recovered from the car body efficiently, and the quantity of the articles to be scrapped can be reduced, and the recycle of the window glass and the decoration resin parts is permitted. CONSTITUTION:A window glass separating process A in which a window glass 3 is separated from an automobile 1 by breaking the window glass 3 by pressing the roof part 2 of the automobile 1 downward is executed. Then, a roof part separating process B in which a car body lower part structure part 4 and the roof part 2 are separated by cutting a pillar part 5 for connecting the roof part 2 of the automobile from which the window glass 3 is removed and the car body lower part structure part 4 is executed. Then, a decoration resin part separating process C in which an installation resin part 7 is separated from the inside of the car room of the car body lower part structure part 4 which is exposed through the separation of the roof part 2 is executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for dismantling an automobile that disposes of a discarded automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increase in the number of automobiles to be discarded, it is considered to collect and recycle parts. However, for example, it is relatively difficult to remove windshield glass and outfitting resin parts such as seats and instrument panels, and if these parts are attempted to be removed, the process of disassembling the automobile becomes complicated. It was

Therefore, conventionally, after collecting only the parts that can be easily removed from the automobile, the window glass and the outfitting resin parts in the passenger compartment are pressed together with the vehicle body and crushed or cut by a shredder. .

However, since the window glass and the outfitting resin parts crushed or cut by the shredder together with the vehicle body as described above are difficult to separate and separate, the shredder dust is treated as industrial waste. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the amount of waste increases.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention eliminates such inconvenience, and the present invention can efficiently separate and collect abandoned window glass of an automobile and outfitting resin parts in a vehicle interior from the vehicle body, thereby reducing the amount of waste. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for dismantling an automobile, which enables the recycling of window glass and outfitting resin parts as well as the recycling.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention is a method of dismantling an automobile, in which the windshield is crushed by pressing the roof of the automobile downward. A windshield separating step for separating the windshield from an automobile, and a pillar portion for connecting the roof portion of the automobile and the undercarriage portion of the automobile, from which the windshield has been removed by the windshield separating step, are cut off to thereby form a lower vehicle body portion. And a roof part separating step for separating the roof part and a roofing resin part separating step for separating and recovering the outfitting resin part from the vehicle interior of the underbody structure part where the roof part is exposed by the roof part separating step. It is characterized by being provided.

Further, in the step of separating the outfitting resin parts, the underbody structural part having an exposed interior of the vehicle is erected to one side in the vehicle width direction to be in a lateral rollover state, and the outfitting resin part is separated from the underbody structural part. Preferably.

Further, after performing the roof portion separating step,
It is preferable to include a roof part resin part separating step of reversing the roof part and separating the resin parts provided on the vehicle compartment side of the roof part.

[0009]

According to the present invention, first, the wind glass is separated from the automobile in the wind glass separating step. In the window glass separating step, the roof portion is pressed downward to bring the roof portion closer to the vehicle lower structure portion. As a result, the wind glass provided between the roof portion and the vehicle body lower structure portion is pressed and crushed. At this time, since the upper side of the windshield of the automobile is usually attached so as to be inclined toward the interior of the vehicle as compared with the lower side, when the pressing force is applied to the roof portion, the windshield that receives the pressing force is applied. Bends toward the outside of the car. Then, when the roof portion is further pressed, the wind glass curved toward the outside of the automobile reaches the plastic limit, and the wind glass is crushed and simultaneously scattered toward the outside of the automobile. This makes it possible to separate the crushed window glass without entering the vehicle interior.

Next, the pillar portion is cut in the roof portion separating step to separate the vehicle body lower structure portion and the roof portion. As a result, the vehicle interior of the lower body structure is exposed.

After that, in the step of separating the outfitted resin parts, outfitted resin parts such as a seat and an instrument panel are separated and collected from the passenger compartment of the vehicle lower structure. At this time, since the interior of the vehicle lower structure is exposed due to the roof separating step, the roof part is separated and recovered from the direction in which the interior of the vehicle is opened. Facilitates separation and collection work of outfitting resin parts without getting in the way.

Further, the vehicle lower body structure is erected on one side in the vehicle width direction so as to be in a laterally rolled state, so that the exposed vehicle interior is opened from the lateral direction and the vehicle interior is laterally opposed. Thus, it is possible to perform the outfitting resin component separating step.

The roof resin component separating step may be performed after the roof separating step. Accordingly, since the roof part resin part separating step is performed by reversing the roof part, it becomes possible to easily separate the resin part provided on the vehicle compartment side of the roof part.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing each step of the disassembling work of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing a roof dismantling device, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view showing a resin part removing device. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing another resin component removing device, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory side view of FIG.

In this embodiment, the roof portion is separated from the discarded automobile, and reusable parts such as windshield glass and outfitting resin parts in the passenger compartment are separated and collected.

In the disassembling method of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, first, a window glass separating step A is carried out in which the upper surface of the roof portion 2 of the discarded automobile 1 is pressed to crush the window glass 3. . Next, the pillar portion 5 that connects the roof portion 2 and the vehicle body lower structure portion 4 to form a vehicle window is
A roof portion separating step B is performed in which the roof portion 2 is cut at the end portion on the vehicle body lower portion 4 side to separate the roof portion 2 and the vehicle body lower portion 4 from each other. After that, the vehicle body lower structure part 4 of the automobile 1 whose roof part 2 is separated by the roof part separation step B is a resin component for removing the resin component 7 such as a seat or an instrument panel from the vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle body lower structure part 4. Separation step C is performed. On the other hand, a roof part resin part separating step D for separating a resin part such as a lining attached to the roof part 2 from the roof part 2 separated from the vehicle body lower structure part 4 in the roof part separating step B is performed. .

Next, each of the above steps will be described.

The window glass separating step A and the roof portion separating step B are carried out, for example, by a roof portion disassembling apparatus 8 as shown in FIG.

The roof dismantling device 8 includes a grid-shaped mounting plate 9 on which the automobile 1 is mounted, and a roof pressing device 10 for pressing and deforming the roof 2 of the automobile 1 to shatter the wind glass. , A wind glass recovery device 1 provided at a position below the automobile 1 for recovering the crushed wind glass 3
1 and the left and right sides of the automobile 1 so as to face each other.
A pair of pillar portion cutting devices 12 for cutting each pillar portion 5 located on the left and right sides of the vehicle, and a roof portion transfer device 13 for transferring the roof portion 2 separated from the vehicle body lower structure portion 4 in one direction of the automobile 1. It has and.

The roof portion pressing device 10 includes a pair of guide columns 14 standing on one side of the automobile 1 and the guide columns 14.
An elevating frame 15 which can be moved up and down along, a pressing plate 16 provided below the elevating frame 15 so as to face the upper surface of the roof portion 2 of the automobile 1, and a drive cylinder for driving the elevating frame 15 up and down. 17 and 17.

The window glass recovery device 11 is a window glass 3 that has been shattered and dropped from the left and right sides of the automobile 1.
And a pair of conveyors 18 for receiving and transferring the broken pieces of the crushed window glass 3 from the rear side of the automobile 1, and at the downstream side of the both conveyors 18 and 18 And a conveyor 20 that receives the fragments of the shattered wind glass 3 transferred to the storage container 19 and transfers the fragments to the storage container 19, and further shreds of the wind glass 3 that have been shattered and dropped from the left and right sides of the automobile 1. Both conveyors 18, 2
A guide inclined surface 21 is formed so as to surely guide on the 0.

The pillar cutting device 12 is provided with a pair of guide rails 22 facing the left and right sides of the automobile 1 and extending in the vehicle length direction, and a movable member 23 movable along the guide rails 22. And the vehicle 1 provided on the moving member 23
And a cutting robot 24 that cuts the pillar portion 5.

The roof portion transfer device 13 includes a pair of guide rails 25 extending outward from one side of the automobile 1 in parallel with each other, and a movable frame 26 movable along the guide rails 25. A roof part support member 27 which is provided below the moving frame 26 and which abuts on the upper surface of the roof part 2 and detachably supports it, and a moving device for moving the moving frame 26 along both guide rails 25. And 28.

With the roof dismantling device 8 having the above structure, in the window glass separating step A, the elevating frame 15 is lowered by the drive cylinder 17, and the pressing plate 16 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the roof portion 2 of the automobile 1. Touch and press further downward. In this way, by pressing the roof portion 2 downward, the roof portion 2 is deformed in a direction in which the roof portion 2 approaches the vehicle body lower structure portion 4 and is provided between the roof portion 2 and the vehicle body lower structure portion 4. The side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 are pressed and crushed. At this time,
The side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 of the automobile 1 are usually attached such that the upper side of the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 are tilted toward the interior of the vehicle as compared with the lower side, and therefore, when a pressing force is applied to the roof portion 2, The side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 that have received the pressure bend toward the outside of the automobile 1. When the roof portion 2 is further pressed, the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 which are curved outward of the automobile 1 reach the plastic limit,
The side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 are shattered and simultaneously scattered toward the outside of the automobile 1. Thereby, the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 can be separated without the crushed side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 entering the vehicle interior. Further, since the front window glass 3a is generally a laminated glass, it is not crushed by pressing the roof portion 2, but it has a mesh-like shape by the same action as that of the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3. It becomes easy to separate from the window frame by cracking.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 crushed in the above-described manner are transferred to the conveyors 1 through the grid-like mounting plates 9 as described above.
The glass fragments fall onto the containers 8 and 20 and are collected in the storage container 19, and these glass fragments can be recycled. Further, since the windshield 3a is dropped and collected in the collection hole 29 during the transfer of the roof 2 by the roof transfer device 13, the windshield 3a can also be recycled.

In the roof part separating step B, the pressing of the roof part 2 by the roof part pressing device 10 is released,
The pressing plate 16 rises and separates from the roof 2. Then
The roof part support member 27 of the roof part transfer device 13 is provided in a gap created by the pressing plate 16 being separated from the roof part 2.
Is positioned to bring the roof supporting member 27 into contact with the roof 2. As a result, the roof portion 2 of the automobile 1 is supported by the roof portion supporting member 27. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the window glass separation step A
The front and center of the automobile 1 in which the side window glass 3 and the rear window glass 3 are crushed and separated by the
The cutting robot 24 is moved to a position facing each of the pillars 5 at the rear, and the pillars 5 are cut by the cutting robot 24.

Thereafter, with the roof support member 27 supporting the roof 2, the moving device 2 of the roof transfer device 13 is moved.
8 to drive the moving frame 26 along both guide rails 25. As a result, the roof portion 2 is separated from the vehicle body lower structure portion 4, and the roof portion 2 is stacked at the roof portion mounting position 30 after the windshield 3a is dropped into the recovery hole 29 as described above.

As a result, the windshield 3 of the automobile 1
Are collected in a recyclable state, the roof portion 2 is removed, and the vehicle interior 6 of the automobile 1 is exposed from above the vehicle body lower structure portion 4.

Although not shown in detail, the roof part 2 separated here is transferred to the roof part resin part separating step D, and the resin part 7 such as an inner lining attached to the roof part 2 is removed and recovered. To be done. At this time, the roof portion resin component separating step D is performed by reversing the roof portion 2,
It is possible to easily separate and collect the resin parts provided on the interior side of the roof portion 2, and it is possible to recycle the collected resin parts 7.

The resin part separating step C is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The resin component removing device 31 as shown in FIG.

The resin component removing device 31 includes a swingable swing base 32 that raises the vehicle body lower part structure 4 from one side to a sideways state, and a swing of the swing base 32. A drive cylinder 33 for driving the movement is provided.
In addition, in the resin component removing apparatus 31 shown in FIG.
A carriage 36 that is guided and moved by a rail 35 provided along a conveyance path 34 that conveys the vehicle body is provided, and the vehicle body lower structure portion 4 of the automobile 1 is fixed to the carriage 36 by a fixing member 37. Further, a part of the rail 35 can be separated at the position where the swing base 32 is provided. Therefore, in the resin component removing device 31,
The rocking base 32, together with the rail 35 and the carriage 36, causes the underbody structure portion 4 of the automobile 1 to roll over.
When the rail 35 and the carriage 36 are not provided, although not shown, the swing base 32 may be provided with a fixing member to directly fix the automobile 1. Further, the resin component removing device 31 is equipped with equipment such as a seat or an instrument panel in the vehicle interior 6 from the vehicle body lower structure 4 that is provided so as to face the exposed vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle body lower structure 4 in a rollover state. A resin component separating device 38 for separating the resin component 7, a conveyor 40 for transferring the seat 7a separated from the vehicle body lower structure 4 by the separating device 38 to a resin component crushing device 39, and a lower portion of the vehicle body by the separating device 38. A conveyor 42 for transferring the instrument panel 7b separated from the structure portion 4 to the resin component crushing device 41.

The separating device 38 includes a manipulator 43 provided at a position facing the exposed vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle body lower structure portion 4, and an openable / closable grasping member 44 continuously provided at the tip of the manipulator 43. I have it.

When the outfitting resin component 7 is separated by the separating device 38 thus constructed, the grasping member 44
Then, the seat 7a and the instrument panel 7b in the vehicle compartment are gripped.

The outfitting resin parts 7 separated from the vehicle lower structure 4 by the separating device 38 are
0, 42, and are transferred to the resin component crushing devices 39, 41 by the conveyors 40, 42, respectively. And
The resin component 7 crushed by the resin component crushing device 39, 41 can be recycled.

The resin component separating step C may be performed by a resin component removing device 45 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example.

The resin component removing device 45 includes a swingable swing base 46 for raising the vehicle body lower part 4 from one side to a sideways state by raising it to one side, and the swing base 46 swings. And a drive device (not shown) that drives the movement. The swing base 46 is provided with a pair of fixing members 47 for fixing the vehicle body lower structure 4 of the automobile 1 so as to face each other from both sides. In addition, the resin component removing device 45 includes a seat and an instrument panel in the vehicle interior 6 from the vehicle lower body structure 4 provided so as to face the exposed vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle body lower structure 4 in a rollover state. A resin component separating device 48 for separating the outfitting resin component 7, a conveyor 49 for transferring the seat 7a separated from the vehicle body lower structure 4 by the separating device 48 to a resin component crushing device (not shown), and the separating device 48. A conveyor 50 for transferring the instrument panel 7b separated from the vehicle body lower structure 4 to a resin component crushing device (not shown).

The separating device 48 is provided along a base 51 which is movable back and forth and left and right in a range facing the exposed vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle lower structure 4, and a support column 52 which is erected on the base 51. And a grasping device 53 which can be raised and lowered. Further, a pillar 56 that is connected to the grasping device 53 via a chain 54 and is slidably erected on a frame 55 at a position facing the exposed vehicle interior 6 of the vehicle body lower structure portion 4 via the grasping device 53. A chain tension member 57 that can move up and down is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the base 51 is provided with a plurality of moving wheels 58 at its lower part. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the grasping device 53 has a base 5
A clamp member 61 that is opened and closed and oscillated by a cylinder 60 is provided at the tip of the cylinder 9. The clamp member 61 is swingably provided at the tip of the base 59 via a swing shaft 62.

When the outfitting resin component 7 is separated by the separating device 48 thus constructed, the grasping device 5 is used.
3 is moved to a position corresponding to the seat 7a or the instrument panel 7b in the vehicle compartment. At the same time, the chain tension member 57 is made to follow the movement of the grasping device 53.
To move. Then, by the clamp member 61, the seat 7a in the vehicle interior or the instrument panel 7b.
Grab Next, the grasping device 53 is moved via the chain 54 in the direction for separating the seat 7a or the instrument panel 7b outward from the passenger compartment by a tension driving device (not shown) provided on the chain tension member 57. As a result, the seat 7a and the instrument panel 7b in the passenger compartment are separated from the passenger compartment 6 while being grasped by the clamp member 61.

The outfitting resin parts 7 separated from the vehicle lower structure 4 by the separating device 48 are
It is transferred to the resin parts crushing device by the conveyors 49 and 50, respectively. Then, the resin component crushed by the resin component crushing device can be recycled.

As described above, in the outfitting resin component separating step C, the roof portion separating step B allows the vehicle interior 6 of the automobile 1 to be separated.
Is exposed, the separation work by the separating device 31 or 45 is easy, and the exposed vehicle interior 6 is opened laterally by setting the vehicle body lower part 4 in the overturned state. The separation work by the separation device 31 or 45 can be easily performed facing the vehicle interior 6 from the lateral direction. As a result, the outfitting resin component 7 can be separated and collected very efficiently.

After that, the vehicle body lower structural portion 4 of the automobile 1 from which the outfitting resin component 7 in the vehicle compartment 6 has been removed in the resin component separating step C is pressed by a pressing device (not shown) and cut by a shredder.

[0044]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, since the wind glass is crushed and separated toward the outside of the vehicle compartment by pressing the roof portion in the wind glass separating step, the wind glass is separated. It is easy to collect the pieces of wind glass without dropping the pieces of the glass into the vehicle compartment, and the wind glass can be recycled.

In the roof part separating step, the interior of the automobile can be exposed by cutting the roof part with the pillar part and separating the roof part from the underbody structure part.
In the outfitting resin part separation process, the outfitting resin parts such as seats and instrument panels are separated from the exposed interior of the vehicle, so that the roofing parts can be easily and recycled without disturbing the outfitting resin parts. Separation and recovery work can be performed.

Further, in the outfitting resin component separating step,
Carry out separation and collection work of outfitting resin parts by facing the vehicle interior from the lateral direction by standing the vehicle lower part structural part of the vehicle with the roof removed upright on one side in the vehicle width direction and turning it over. Therefore, the work efficiency can be improved by setting the removal direction of the outfitting resin component as one direction.

Further, since the roof portion is separated from the vehicle underbody structure portion of the automobile, a roof portion resin part separating step is provided,
By reversing the roof portion, it is possible to easily separate the resin parts such as the lining provided on the roof portion.

Then, even if the automobile from which the outfitting resin parts in the vehicle compartment have been removed by the method of the present invention is cut by a shredder after being pressed, for example, there is almost no shredder dust on the window glass and the outfitting resin parts, and the amount of waste is reduced. Can be reduced.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the discarded window glass of the automobile and the outfitting resin parts in the vehicle compartment can be efficiently separated and collected from the vehicle body, and the amount of waste can be reduced and the window glass can be reduced. Also, it is possible to provide a method for dismantling an automobile that enables recycling of outfitting resin parts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing each step of a dismantling operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing a roof dismantling device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view showing a resin component removing device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view showing another resin component removing device.

5 is an explanatory side view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automobile, 2 ... Roof part, 3 ... Wind glass, 4 ... Car body lower structure part, 5 ... Pillar part, 6 ... Car interior, 7 ... Equipment resin parts, A ... Wind glass separation process, B ... Roof part separation process , C ... outfitting resin parts separating process, D ... roof part resin parts separating process.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method of dismantling an automobile, comprising: a wind glass separating step of crushing the wind glass by pressing a roof portion of the automobile downward to separate the wind glass from the automobile; A roof part separating step of separating the vehicle body lower structure part and the roof part by cutting a pillar part connecting the roof part of the automobile and the vehicle body lower part structure from which the windshield has been removed by the glass separating process, and the roof part. A disassembling method for an automobile, comprising: a disassembling resin part separating step of separating and recovering a disassembled resin part from a vehicle interior of a vehicle body lower structure part where a roof part is separated and exposed in the separating step. 2. In the step of separating outfitting resin parts, the underbody structural part having an exposed interior of the vehicle is erected on one side in the vehicle width direction to be in a sideways state, and the outfitting resin part is separated from the underbody structural part. The method for disassembling an automobile according to claim 1, wherein 3. A roof part resin part separating step of reversing the roof part and separating resin parts provided on the vehicle interior side of the roof part after the roof part separating step is performed. The method for disassembling an automobile according to claim 1.