JPH0716312A - Ball production machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the production of a melton lined ball of constant quality efficiently. CONSTITUTION:A pair of sliders 757 and 758 sliding symmetrically sandwiching a recess part 752 on the fixed base 751 with a recess part 761 on an opposed surface are arranged to upper and lower applicators 750 and 850 facing each other vertically being shifted by 90 deg. within a horizontal plane, and a melton 10 coated with a pressure adhesive material on the rear thereof is set on the upper and lower applicators 750 and 850 to be retained with a retainer members 767-769 and 787 while a core ball 14 coated with the pressure adhesive material on the surface thereof is placed on the melton 10 of the lower applicator 750. Under such a condition, the upper applicator 850 is lowered and stopped when the core ball 14 is pinched between the upper and lower applicators 750 ad 850. Then, the sliders 757 and 758 are closed being synchronized therebetween with the upper and lower applicators 750 and 850 to a specified position retreating the retainer member 767-769 and 787 in the course thereby bonding two sheets of melton 10 on the core ball 14 under a pressure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball making machine, and in particular, like a tennis ball, one or both of the back surfaces of two meltons and the outer surface of a core ball are coated with an adhesive, The present invention relates to a ball manufacturing machine for manufacturing a melton-bonded ball by gluing two meltons on both sides of a core ball so as to wrap them at positions displaced from each other by 90 °.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a melton-bonded ball such as a tennis ball, a hollow core ball and a dumbbell-shaped melton whose surface is flocked are prepared in advance, and two meltons are attached to the outer surface of the core ball. It is manufactured by gluing so as to wrap it from both sides at a position shifted from each other by 90 °.

[0003]

By the way, since the melton is a cloth-like material having flexibility, it is difficult to handle with a machine, and conventionally, an operator manually attaches the melton to the core ball. As a result, the burden on the operator is large and the quality of the finished balls tends to vary. Furthermore, the manufacturing efficiency was low. With respect to these points, in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to secure a labor force, and since the quality and price requirements of users are high, mechanization has been performed even in this type of manufacturing process that was difficult to automate in the past. The situation has become obligatory to advance research.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball manufacturing machine capable of efficiently manufacturing a melton-bonded ball having a constant quality.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, the above object is to apply an adhesive to either one or both of the back surface of two meltons and the outer surface of a core ball.
In a ball manufacturing machine that manufactures a melton-bonded ball by gluing a plurality of meltons from both sides of a core ball so as to wrap them at positions displaced from each other by 90 °, they are vertically opposed to each other and are arranged at positions displaced by 90 ° in a horizontal plane. Together with the upper applicator and the lower applicator that can set the upper and lower meltons individually, while setting the melton, the upper applicator is relatively raised with respect to the lower applicator, Equipped with applicator moving means that can lower the upper applicator relative to the lower applicator when bonding the melton to the core ball.Each applicator has the same shape as the top of the melton pasted ball. A fixed base with a partially spherical recess, and a fixed base facing the recess on the fixed base so that they can slide horizontally in relation to each other And a pair of sliders whose opposing surfaces are just cut into a substantially spherical surface having a shape that is substantially the same as the half of the outer shape of the melton attached to the core ball except the top, and the melton set on the applicator. When the melton is set on the applicator, the pair of sliders are kept open by moving the slider around the concave part on the fixing table and the locking member for fixing the melton to the core ball. Is achieved by providing a slide means capable of closing a pair of sliders synchronously.

[0006]

According to the present invention, with the pair of sliders open with respect to the upper applicator and the lower applicator, the meltons are set in the recesses of the fixed base and the recesses of the pair of sliders, and engaged by the locking members. At the same time, stop and place the core ball on the melton corresponding to the recess of the fixed base in the lower applicator.In this state, move the upper applicator toward the lower applicator, When it is sandwiched between the lower applicator and the lower applicator, the pair of sliders are closed to synchronize the upper applicator and the lower applicator to bond the melton to the core ball.

As a result, since the melton can be automatically bonded to the core ball while positioning it at a predetermined position, it is possible to efficiently manufacture a melton-bonded ball of a certain quality and to greatly reduce the burden on the operator. Can be reduced. And since the movement of the pair of sliders is linear, the structure of the sliding means is simple, and when the core ball is placed on the melton set in the lower applicator, it is stabilized by the recess of the fixed base, The centering mechanism for positioning the ball in the center of the melton is also unnecessary.

Further, an adhesive material for adhering by pressure is applied to one or both of the back surface of the two meltons and the outer surface of the core ball, and the upper applicator and the lower applicator are synchronized with each other. When each slider is closed and the melton is bonded to the core ball, pressure bonding is performed, which makes it easier to set the melton and core ball on the upper applicator and lower applicator, and Occurrence can be eliminated.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
Itoverall structure  FIG. 2 is a plan view of a tennis ball manufacturing line.
Separation of melton from laminated melton by system
Melton tidying, ball making machine for meltons and core balls
Supply to the core ball and sticking the melton to the core ball
Can be done automatically. 10 is dumbbell shape
-Shaped melton, the front surface is flocked and the back surface is bonded by pressure
Adhesive is applied. 12 have many meltons
Laminated with the surface facing upward, and the prescribed white glue on the side.
It is a laminated melton that has been applied and put into a bonded state.
The upper and lower surfaces of the melton are not bonded. White glue
After the ball manufacturing according to this embodiment is finished,
Glue between the edges of the melton glued to the core ball.
It is for the purpose. 14 is an adhesive that adheres to the surface under pressure
It is a core ball coated with the agent.

Reference numeral 16 is a peeling machine for peeling and separating the meltons 10 one by one from the laminated melton 12, and 200 is arranged so that the melton 10 separated from the laminated melton 12 by the peeling machine 16 is placed in a predetermined direction and position on the table. A first rearranging unit 250 for rearranging the two meltons 10 horizontally side by side next to each other.
Is a second arranging unit for arranging the two meltons 10 vertically adjacent to each other, 400 and 500 are melter feeders for supplying the meltons 10 arranged by the arranging device 200 to the ball making machine, and 600 is the core ball 14 A ball feeder 700 for supplying to the manufacturing machine is a ball manufacturing machine for manufacturing the tennis ball by sticking the melton 10 to the core ball 14 by pressure bonding.

Next, the structure of each step will be specifically described.
ItHagashi machine configuration  The peeling machine 16 is configured as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
17 and 18 are lower peeling machines for the laminated melton 12 which will be described later.
It is a laminated melton feeder that supplies to the main body.
9 and 20 are carriers, and 21 and 22 carry laminated meltons 12.
A frame that is supported on the transfer stands 19 and 20 conveys the transfer stands 19 and 20.
It is configured to be slidable on. 23 and 24 are frame bodies 2
1, 22 and the frame bodies 21 and 22 are connected to the carrier 1.
A predetermined position on the right side of the lower peeling machine main body along 9 and 20 (Fig.
2 and FIG. 3) and a predetermined position in the lower peeling main body (see FIG. 3).
And move it linearly between the plate (just above the push-up plate 68) and
It is a mobile device.

Numerals 27 and 28 raise the laminated melton 12 one by one to position the height of the laminated melton 12 and to make it 2 from the top.
Lower peeling machine main body fixing one end side in the longitudinal direction with the second melton 10, 29, 30 are lower peeling machine main bodies 27, 2
From above the laminated melton 12 positioned and fixed in 8, the first melton 10 sandwiches and lifts one end side in the longitudinal direction and partially peels it off from the second melton 10 and from above the laminated melton 12 After the first melton 10 is completely peeled off by a cutter to be described later, it is placed horizontally (horizontal direction in FIG. 2) and vertically (vertical direction in FIG. 2) on the arranging device 200 in the next step. The upper post machine main body 29, the upper post machine main body 29, 30 is directly above the lower post machine main body 27, 28 and the rearranging device 200 is the first.
It is a moving device that linearly moves horizontally between the standby position (see the alternate long and short dash line A in FIG. 2) and a position just above the left half of the arranging device 200.

33 and 34 are upper peeling machine main bodies 29 and 30.
Was separated from the first melton 10 from the top of the laminated melton 12 by peeling the right end in the longitudinal direction from the second melton 10.
It is a cutter that enters between the first and second meltons 10 from the right side and moves to the left along the longitudinal direction of the laminated melton 12 to completely peel off the first melton 10, forming a chevron as a whole. In addition, a large number of corrugations 35 are provided on the hypotenuse so that the white sizing agent applied to the side surface of the laminated melton 12 can be reliably cut. 36 is a cutter 3
A support body for horizontally supporting 3, 34 at a predetermined height, 37 is connected to the support body 36, and the cutters 33, 34 are located at predetermined positions on the right side of the lower peeling machine main bodies 27, 28 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). ) And the position on the slightly left side of the lower peeling machine main body 27, 28,
A moving device for linearly moving horizontally, such as a cutter 33,
The reference numeral 34 is adapted to move while being in contact with the lower main body 27, 28 of the peeling machine. Cutters 33, 34, support 3
6. The moving device 37 constitutes second peeling means.

The lower peeling machine main body 28 is constructed as shown in FIG. 3, in which 50 is a frame, 51 is a frame fixed to the frame 50, and is a mouth-shaped frame having an open top and bottom. Is formed in a size that fits in. The upper end side of the frame 51 is cut off by a predetermined height except for the abutting portion 52 corresponding to a part of one side on the back side in FIG. 3, and the cut surface forms a slide surface 53.

Reference numerals 54 and 55 are substantially L-shaped pressing members horizontally slidably provided on the left and right ends of the sliding surface 53 in FIG. 3, and 56 and 57 are pressing members 54 and 5, respectively.
When 5 is moved in the direction of the center of the frame 51, a cutting portion cut into a partially cylindrical shape so that the longitudinal end of the laminated melton 12 inserted into the frame 51 fits, 58 is an upper peeling machine. Recesses provided in the pressing member 55 so that a second claw member of the main body 30, which will be described later, can be inserted therein. Reference numerals 59 and 60 are two fixing members that are horizontally implanted in parallel to both sides of the recess 58 of the pressing member 55. It is a needle for use, and its tip projects from the cutout portion 57 toward the inside of the frame 51.

Reference numeral 61 is fixed on the fixed base 50 and is joined to the end portions of the pressing members 54 and 55, and these pressing members 54 and 55 are synchronized with each other on the slide surface 53 of the frame 51. Then, the moving device 61 horizontally moves the object in the opposite direction. Before the positioning of the laminated melton 12 is performed by the moving device 61, the pressing members 54 and 55 stand by at outer predetermined positions (state of FIG. 3). Laminated melton 12
When performing the positioning of the
6 and 57 are moved to a position (state in FIG. 12) where they are fitted to the distal end of the laminated melton 12 in the longitudinal direction.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a support member provided upright on the mount 50, and 63.
Is an air cylinder supported by the support body 62, and 64 is a pressing member that is moved vertically by the air cylinder 63 to one side of the front side of the frame body 51 in the horizontal plane.
The pressing member 64 moves between a position where the pressing surface of the pressing member 64 is flush with the inner surface of the front wall in a vertical plane and a predetermined return position before the frame body 51. 65 and 66 are pressing members 6
4 is a guide mechanism that guides the movement of 4. The contact portion 52 of the frame 51 and the upper surfaces of the pressing members 54, 55, 64 are all flush with each other in the same horizontal plane.

Reference numeral 67 denotes an extension plate vertically extending downward from the left wall of the frame body 51 in FIG. 3, reference numeral 68 denotes a push-up plate provided below the frame body 51 for raising the laminated melton 12, It is moved up and down by an air cylinder (not shown) provided on the lower side. When the push-up plate 68 descends to the lower standby position, the push-up plate 68 comes to the left of the carrier 20 in FIG.
It is flush with 0.

Reference numerals 69 and 70 denote a light emitting element and a light receiving element, which are arranged directly above and near the right end of the frame body 51 in FIG. 3, near one side on the front side and one side on the back side, and a push-up plate 68.
The laminated melton 12 placed on the top is lifted up, the laminated melton 12 enters the frame 51, and the upper surface of the first right side end of the melton 10 from the top comes to a predetermined height position. At this time, this is detected by blocking the incident light of the light receiving element 70, and the lifting of the push-up plate 68 by the air cylinder is stopped, and the lifting of the laminated melton 12 is stopped. When the rise of the laminated melton 12 is stopped, the second melton 10 from the top of the laminated melton 12 has a side face at the right end in the longitudinal direction at the center in the thickness direction (an average in consideration of variations in the thickness of the melton 10). The central position is exactly
It comes to be at the same height as the fixing needles 59 and 60 (see FIG. 11). The lower-side peeling machine main body 27 has the same structure as the lower-side peeling machine main body 28.

The upper peeling machine main body 30 as the first peeling means is constructed as shown in FIG.
Is the first movable plate arranged horizontally, 101 and 102 are the first
A claw support plate fixed near the right end of the lower surface of the movable plate 100, a first claw member 103 fixed between the claw support plates 101 and 102 and having a tip protruding downward, 104 a claw support plate 101. , A second claw member pivotally supported by 102, a tip portion thereof protruding downward, and bent in a hook shape so as to face the first claw member 103, and 105 is a right end portion of the upper surface of the first movable plate 100. The air cylinder 106 mounted on the first movable plate 100 is an actuator of the air cylinder 105.
And is moved up and down within a predetermined range by the operation of the air cylinder 105. When the actuator 106 descends, one end of the second claw member 104 is pushed down, and
The first claw member 103 is rotated clockwise to a predetermined position.
And the right end in the longitudinal direction of the first melton 10 from the top of the laminated melton 12 is sandwiched therebetween. When the actuator 106 returns to the upper side, the second claw member 104
Is a compression spring 107 interposed between the first movable plate 100 and
By returning (see FIG. 13) in the counterclockwise direction, the gap with the first claw member 103 is opened and the sandwiched melton 10 is released.

Pipes 108 and 109 are provided at two places on the left and right of the first movable plate 100 so as to be vertically slidable so that air can be sucked through the pipes 110 and 11.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a hollow adsorption member attached to the lower ends of the pipes 108 and 109, and is attached to and detached from two upper surfaces of the first melton 10 of the laminated melton 12 fixed to the lower peeling machine main body 28. Adsorb freely. Adsorption member 110, 111
The lower end portion is formed in a partially conical shape.

Reference numerals 112 and 113 are provided near the upper ends of the pipes 108 and 109 and contact the upper surface of the first movable plate 100 to limit the downward movement of the pipes 108 and 109. 114 and 115 are stoppers of the pipes 108 and 109. It is a spring seat provided below the first movable plate 100, and the compression spring 11 is provided between the first movable plate 100 and the spring seats 114 and 115.
6, 117 (see FIG. 13) are interposed, and the pipes 108, 109 and the suction member 1 are attached to the first movable plate 100.
10,111 is always urged downward.

Reference numeral 118 denotes a second movable plate which is horizontally arranged above the first movable plate 100, and 119 is attached to the lower surface of the second movable plate 118 so that the first movable plate 10 can be moved relative to the second movable plate 118.
Air cylinders for raising and lowering 0 within a predetermined range, 120, 1
Reference numeral 21 denotes a guide mechanism that guides the first movable plate 100 up and down with respect to the second movable plate 118. 122 is a moving device 31
The substrate 12 that can be moved horizontally by 123
An actuator 124 (see FIG. 13), which is mounted on the upper side of 2 and extends below the substrate 122, is coupled to the second movable plate 118, and the second movable plate 118 is moved up and down, or 90 °. It is an elevating / rotating device that rotates in the horizontal direction (in the state of FIG. 3) and in the vertical direction in a horizontal plane within the range. The upper peeling machine body 29 is also configured in the same manner as 30,
A device corresponding to the elevating / rotating device 123 is an elevating device (not shown) that only vertically elevates the second movable plate.

[0024]Arrangement device  The organizing device 200 is configured as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5.
ing. 201 is a square table, 202 is a table 2
01 is a moving device that horizontally moves in the horizontal direction of FIG.
In the first standby position shown by the one-dot chain line A in FIG. 2 and the two-dot chain line B
Each of the second standby position shown and the melton supply position shown by the solid line
Move to. 250 is the table 201 in FIG.
It is the first tidying unit provided in the upper half, and it is side by side.
Align the two meltons 10 sideways. 300 is the
In the second tidying section provided in the lower half of the bull 201 in FIG.
Yes, two meltons 10 vertically side by side
Tidy up.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the left half of FIG. 2 in the organizing device 200, and FIG. 5 is a left side view. The configuration of the left half of the first organizing section 250 will be described with reference to these figures.
Reference numeral 51 is a rectangular substrate fixed to the upper half of the table 201 in FIG. 4, and 252 to 254 are mounting bases that are juxtaposed on the upper surface of the substrate 251 at regular intervals in the lateral direction of FIG. The melton 10 can be placed sideways. The mounting table 253 in the middle is formed in a rectangular shape, and the mounting table 252 on the left is the trapezoidal chevron portion 2 facing left.
Hexagon having 55, right mounting table 254 is mounting table 252
And the object is formed in a hexagonal shape having a trapezoidal chevron portion 256 facing right. Between the mounting tables 252 and 253, the mounting table 25
Between the holes 3 and 254, openings 257 and 258 penetrating the substrate 251 and the table 201 are opened.
The lifting member of the melton lifting device described later can be moved up and down through 57 and 258.

Numerals 259 and 260 are pressing members that move in the width direction of the melton 10 in a horizontal direction and press in the center direction from both end edges.
2 and 254 abut on the upper and lower side surfaces in FIG. 26
Reference numerals 1 and 262 denote support members for supporting the pressing members 259 and 260, and reference numerals 263 and 264 denote air for moving the pressing members 259 and 260 through the support members 261 and 262 in the melton center direction and the melton center direction. Cylinders 265 and 266 are guide mechanisms that guide the movement of the support members 261 and 262. Reference numerals 267 and 268 denote pressing members that move in the longitudinal direction of the lateral melton 10 and press them toward the center from both edges, and when they move toward the center, the trapezoidal chevron portion 25 of the mounting tables 252 and 254.
It contacts the side surface of 5,256. Reference numerals 269 and 270 denote air cylinders for moving the pressing members 267 and 268 toward the center and the outer direction of the melton 10 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the melton 10, 271 and 272 are guide mechanisms for guiding the movement of the pressing member 267, and 273 and 274 are pressing members. 268
Is a guide mechanism for guiding the movement of the.

Next, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the second organizing section 30.
Describing the configuration of the left half of 0, 301 is the table 20
Rectangular substrate fixed to the lower half of FIG.
Numerals 02 to 304 are mounting bases which are juxtaposed on the upper surface of the substrate 301 in the vertical direction of FIG.
The melton 10 can be placed vertically.
The middle mounting table 303 is formed in a square shape, the upper mounting table 302 has a hexagonal shape having an upward trapezoidal chevron portion 305, and the lower mounting table 304 has a mounting table 302 and a downward trapezoidal chevron portion 306 for the target. It has a hexagonal shape. An opening 307 penetrating the substrate 301 and the table 201 is provided between the mounting tables 302 and 303 and between the mounting tables 303 and 304.
And 308 are opened, and the pushing-up member of the Melton pushing-up device described later can be moved up and down through the openings 307 and 308.

Numerals 309 and 310 are pressing members that move in the longitudinal direction of the vertically oriented melton 10 and press them toward the center from both end edges.
It abuts the side surfaces of the trapezoidal chevron portions 305 and 306 of 02 and 304. 311 and 312 are supporting members that support the pressing members 309 and 310, and 313 and 314 are supporting members 311 and 311.
Air cylinders 315 and 316 for moving the pressing members 309 and 310 through the 312 in the direction toward the center of the melton and the direction toward the outside with respect to the longitudinal direction of the melton 10.
It is a guide mechanism for guiding the movement of 1,312. 31
Reference numerals 7 and 318 denote pressing members that move in the width direction of the melton 10 in a horizontal direction and press from both end edges toward the center. When moving toward the center, the pressing members 7 and 318 abut the side surfaces of the mounting tables 302 and 304 from the horizontal direction in FIG. . Reference numerals 319 and 320 denote air cylinders that move the pressing members 317 and 318 outward and toward the center of the melton 10 with respect to the width direction of the melton 10. 321 and 322 guide mechanisms that guide the movement of the pressing member 317. Reference numerals 323 and 324 denote pressing members. 318
Is a guide mechanism for guiding the movement of the.

The right half of the tidying device 200 is completely symmetrical with respect to the left half shown in FIG. 4 and the center line C. Therefore, the supporting members 261 and 262, the air cylinders 263 and 2 are arranged.
64 is shared by the left and right sides of the first tidying unit 250, and the support member 3
11, 312, air cylinders 313, 314 are shared by the left and right sides of the second tidying unit 300.

[0030]Melton feeder configuration  FIG. 6 shows a first melter feeder 400 and a second melter feeder.
The configuration of 500 includes a tidying device 200 and a ball manufacturing machine 700.
7 is a side view showing the configuration of FIG.
Placed on top of the first organizing section 250, the sideways media is neatly arranged.
In the ball making machine 700, the Luton 10 is moved to the lower side described later.
Front of the first melter feeder 400 feeding the pre-cutter
8 and 9 show a vertically arranged sheet placed on the second tidying section 300.
The orientation melton 10 will be described later in the ball making machine 700.
Second melton feeder 500 for feeding the upper applicator
FIG.

In the first melton feeder 400, 40
Reference numerals 1 and 402 denote adsorbents of the same shape having a shape in which both the front and rear ends of the sphere are cut off, and a communication hole 405 that communicates with the suction port 403 on both sides and the suction port 404 on the back side is formed inside. By sucking air from the outlet 404, the melton 10 can be adsorbed to the suction port 403. The suction can be released by releasing the suction of air, and the melton 10 can be pushed outward by injecting the air from the suction port 404. 406,407
Is an arm that is horizontally arranged and individually suspends the adsorbents 401 and 402, and 408 is a substantially L-shape that supports the arms 406 and 407 directly above the two meltons 10 placed on the first tidying unit 250, respectively. Support 409, support 408
Is a lifting device that lifts and lowers within a predetermined range.
Reference numeral 10 is a movable base, 411 is an air cylinder mounted on the movable base 410 for moving up and down the support plate 408, and 412 is a guide mechanism for guiding the up and down movement of the support body 408. Reference numeral 413 designates the movable base 410 on the tidying device 200 and the ball manufacturing machine 70.
It is a moving device that moves horizontally between 0.

In the second melter feeder 500, 50
Reference numerals 1 and 502 denote adsorbents of the same shape having a shape in which both left and right ends of a sphere are cut off, and a communication hole 505 that communicates with the front and rear suction ports 503 and the back side suction port 504 is formed inside. By sucking air from the outlet 504, the melton 10 can be adsorbed to the suction port 503. The suction can be released by releasing the suction of the air, and the melton 10 can be pushed outward by injecting the air from the suction port 504. 506, 507
Is an arm that is horizontally arranged and individually suspends the adsorbents 501 and 502, and has an L-shaped rising portion 50 at the rear end.
8,509 are provided.

Reference numeral 510 denotes a vertically arranged arm 506.
The support members 511 and 512 rotatably rotatably supporting 507 at the rising portions 508 and 509 are rotatably supported at the left and right ends of the lower end portion of the support member 510, and the rising portions 508 and 509 are provided at the tip end portions. The fixed shaft 513 is the support 5
A shaft 514 rotatably supported at the center of the lower end portion of 10 is a motor mounted on the support body 510, and a drive shaft 515 is screwed with the shaft 513 to rotate. 516 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the support body 510 in FIG.
It is a shaft screwed with 11,512. The rotation of the motor 514 causes the arms 506 and 507 to rotate within a range of 180 °,
The adsorbents 501 and 502 are directed downward or upward.

Reference numeral 517 is an elevating device for elevating the support body 510 within a predetermined range. Of these, 518 is a movable table, 51
Reference numeral 9 denotes an air cylinder that is mounted on the movable table 518 and moves up and down the support body 510, and 520 denotes a guide mechanism that guides the up and down movement of the support body 510 (see FIG. 6). 521 is a movable base 51
8 is a moving device that moves the device 8 horizontally between the ball making machine 700 and the tidying device 200 in a suspended state.

In FIG. 5, FIG. 7 and FIG.
Is provided below the table 201, and is the first organizing unit 250.
The reference numeral 451 denotes a melton pushing-up device that pushes up the two meltons 10 placed on the table, 451 denotes two push-up members each formed in a U shape, 452 denotes a support plate for supporting the push-up member 451, and 453 denotes The air cylinder is connected to the support plate 452 and moves up and down two push-up members 451 at the same time. Reference numerals 454 and 455 denote two rising portions of each pushing member 451 and 456 denotes a rising portion 45.
The contact portions are bent inwardly from the ends of 4,455.

The two rising portions 454, 455 have the same spacing as the outer diameters of the adsorbents 401, 402 that have adsorbed the melton 10, and the facing spacing of the contact portions 456 is the width of the melton 10. Is the same as. Then, when the push-up member 451 moves upward, the two rising portions 454 and 455 move the table 201 and the substrate 251.
Through the openings 257 and 258 that are provided so as to project upward. Then, the melton 10 placed on the first tidying unit 250 is pushed up, and the abutting portions 456 come into contact with both widthwise edges of the melton 10 during the pushing up to prevent the displacement in the widthwise direction. Has become.

Reference numeral 550 denotes a melton lifting device which is provided below the table 201 and pushes up the two meltons 10 placed on the second tidying section 300. 551 are formed in a U shape. The two push-up members 552 are support plates for supporting the push-up members 551, and the reference numeral 553 is an air cylinder that is coupled to the support plate 552 and moves the two push-up members 551 up and down at the same time. 5
54 and 555 are two rising portions of each pushing member 551, and 556 is an abutting portion bent inward from the ends of the rising portions 554 and 555.

The two rising portions 554 and 555 are spaced from each other by the adsorbents 501 and 502 that adsorb the melton 10.
The outer diameter of the melton 10 is the same as the outer diameter of the melton 10, and the facing interval of the contact portions 556 is the same as the width of the melton 10. Then, when the push-up member 551 moves upward, the two rising portions 554 and 555 move the table 201 and the substrate 30.
1, so as to project upward through the openings 307 and 308 that are provided to pass through 1. Then, the second organizing unit 300
While pushing up the melton 10 placed on, the abutting portions 556 come into contact with both widthwise edges of the melton 10 during the pushup to prevent the lateral displacement.

[0039]Structure of ball feeder  The ball feeder 600 is configured as shown in FIG.
Of these, 601 is a tray on which a large number of core balls 14 are placed.
And the left and right meltons 10 after being reorganized by the reorganization device 200.
The core balls 14 are laterally aligned at half the center interval of
It is being eaten. 602, one from the tray 601 in the horizontal direction
Ball production by grasping two core balls 14 while flying
The two lower applicators of the machine 700, which will be described later, are simultaneously
A robot (not shown) that is a manipulator
The device body allows the core ball 14 to be clamped and released, lifted,
Horizontal (horizontal direction in Figure 2) movement, vertical (vertical direction in Figure 2) movement
You can do it. Ball feeder 600 is a bow
New melton 1 for the lower applicator of the manufacturing machine 700
The core ball 14 is supplied every time 0 is set.

[0040]Structure of ball making machine  The ball manufacturing machine 700 is configured as shown in FIGS. 1, 9 and 10.
701, 750,800
Is the two lower side panels mounted side by side on the gantry 701.
It is a precorder, and is organized by the organization device 200 in FIG.
It is located on the upper extension of the left and right meltons 10.
It 850 and 900 are the lower applicators 750 and 80
Corresponding to 0, these lower applicators 750, 800
With two upper applicators individually installed above the
Upside down from the lower applicator and offset by 90 °
It is placed in the table. Lower applicator 750,80
0, the upper applicators 850 and 900 are all formed in the same shape
Has been done. 702 is two upper applicators 850,
A movable plate with 900 attached downward, 703 a mount, 70
4 is attached to the frame and extended below the frame 703.
The actuator 705 is fixed to the movable plate 702, and
This is an encylinder that moves the moving plate 702 up and down within a predetermined range.
Reference numerals 706 and 707 are guides for guiding the up and down movement of the movable plate 702.
It is a mechanism.

Since the lower applicators 750 and 800 and the upper applicators 850 and 900 are all configured in the same shape, the configuration of the lower applicator 750 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 751 is a fixed base, 75
2 is a recess formed in the center of the upper surface of the fixed base 751 slightly to the left and formed into a partial spherical shape having the same shape as the top of the tennis ball after the melton 10 is attached to the core ball 14;
Numerals 753 and 754 are elongated holes formed in the left and right direction of FIG. 9 on both sides of the recess 752, and a connecting member described later is loosely inserted therein. 755 and 756 are guide stands.

Reference numerals 757 and 758 denote sliders which are arranged on the fixed base 751 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction with respect to the recess 752 as a center, and 759 is a bottom portion and 760 is a rising portion. On the opposing surfaces of the two rising portions 760, a concave portion 761 that is cut into a substantially spherical shape that is substantially the same shape as the half of the outer shape of the one melton 10 attached to the core ball 14 is formed. ing. 76
Reference numeral 2 denotes a fitting body fixed to the outer half of the lower surface of the bottom portion 759, which is slidably fitted to the guide bases 755 and 756.

Reference numeral 763 is a support plate standing on the upper surface of the fitting body 762, 764 is an air cylinder mounted on the support plate 763, and 765 is a sliding member that is slidably moved in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the bottom portion 759 by the air cylinder 764. A moving body, 766 is a guide mounted on the bottom portion 759 to guide the sliding of the sliding body 765, and 767 to 769 are fixed to the sliding body 765,
As the sliding member 765 slides, the leading end of the sliding member 765 rises 760.
A locking member (claw) 770 that moves forward or backward from the inner end of the locker to lock the melton 10 at a predetermined time, and a locking member 770 is provided on the rear surface of the rising portion 760 to correspond to the locking members 767 to 769. The attached support members 771 are the respective support members 77.
0 is a roller rotatably supported at the tip, and 772 is each locking member 76.
7 to 769 is a convex body provided inwardly protruding near the tips of the locking members 767 to 769, and when the locking members 767 to 769 retract, rides on the roller 771 and moves the tips of the locking members 767 to 769 to the outside of the rising portion 760. Disengage, locking members 767-769
When is moved forward, it is disengaged from the roller 771 and brought into close contact with the side surface of the rising portion 760 (see FIG. 27).

Reference numeral 773 denotes a frame body mounted on the mount 701 and supporting the fixed base 751. Reference numeral 774 denotes a shaft arranged right below the fixed base 751 in the left-right direction and rotatably supported by the frame body 773. 775 and 776 are screw parts formed on the left and right halves of the shaft 774 by mutually opposite windings, 777,
Reference numeral 778 is a moving body that is screwed into the screw portions 775 and 776 and moves in the opposite direction around the recess 752 of the fixed base 751 as the shaft 774 rotates, and has a built-in ball screw for precise movement. ing. 779 and 780 are moving bodies 7.
77, 778 has the lower end fitted and the upper end has a long hole 75.
Bottom part 75 of sliders 757 and 758 through 3,754
A moving member 777, 778, which is a connecting member connected to
The sliders 757 and 758 are moved in the opposite direction on the fixed base 751 in accordance with the movement of.

Reference numeral 781 denotes a motor mounted parallel to the lower side of the shaft 774 inside the frame 773, 782 denotes a drive shaft of the motor, 783 and 784 mesh with each other, and one of them is connected to the drive shaft 782 and the other one. Is a gear coupled to the shaft 774, and transmits the rotational force of the motor 781 to the shaft 774.

Reference numeral 785 is an air cylinder attached to the bottom of the frame 773, 786 is a support member which is connected to an actuator of the air cylinder 785 to move up and down, and 787 is a support member 78.
6 is a pair of locking members attached to both ends and has a tip (see FIG. 9).
The upper end) extends to both sides of the recess 752 of the fixed base 751. The tip of the locking member 787 is fixed to the fixed base 7 according to the elevation.
From the upper end of 51, move up or move down.
Reference numeral 788 denotes a support member attached to the lower surface of the fixed base 751 corresponding to the locking member 787, 789 denotes a pair of rollers pivotally supported at both ends of the support member 788, and 790 projects inwardly near the tip of the locking member 787. It is a convex body provided and is a locking member 787.
When the locking member 787 moves backward, it rides on the roller 789 to separate the tip of the locking member 787 to the outside of the fixed base 751, and when the locking member 787 moves forward, it comes off the roller 789 and comes into close contact with the side surface of the fixed base 751. (See FIG. 27).

For the other lower applicator 800 and upper applicators 850 and 900, the lower applicator 75 is also used.
The configuration is exactly the same as 0. Upper applicator 85
The recessed portion 752 of the fixed base 751 of 0,900 is located directly above the recessed portion 752 of the fixed base 751 of the lower applicator 750,800. In addition, in FIG.
Numeral 950 is a chute provided beside the gantry 701 for discharging the tennis ball (see reference numeral 951 in FIG. 31) to which the melton 10 has been attached to the outside.

Next, the operation of the ball manufacturing line described above will be described.
Each step will be described.Melton peeling process  First, referring to FIGS. 11 to 16, the peeling machine 16 is used.
Explain the peeling operation of the melton 10 from the laminated melton 12.
Reveal Note that each part of the peeling machine 16 is previously shown in FIGS.
It is assumed to have returned to the state of. Laminated melton feeder
The frame body 2 in the state that 17 and 18 are returned to the right end of FIGS.
A predetermined number of meltons 10 are superposed on 1 and 22 in the same direction.
And the sides are stuck together by applying the prescribed white glue.
Then, the laminated melton 12 is charged. Then, the illustration
No sensor detects loading of the laminated melton 12 and
The units 23 and 24 move the frames 21 and 22 along the carrier tables 19 and 20, respectively.
And move the laminated melton 12 downward to push it up.
Set it just under the frame 51 on the plate 68 (Fig.
(See dashed-dotted line 12A of 3). After this, the moving devices 23, 2
4 returns the frame bodies 21 and 22 to the right end of FIGS. 2 and 3,
Allows the next laminated melton 12 to be inserted.

The operation after this will be described focusing on the lower peeling machine main body 28 and the upper peeling machine 30. First, an air cylinder (not shown) raises the push-up plate 68, further raises it while inserting the laminated melton 12 into the frame 51, and the first melton 10 seen from the top in the longitudinal direction of FIG.
When the upper surface near the right end of the shields the incident light from the light emitting element 69 to the light receiving element 70, it is stopped (see FIG. 11). At this time, the center in the thickness direction of the right end side surface of the second melton 10 seen from the top of the laminated melton 12 is located at substantially the same height as the fixing needles 59 and 60.

Next, the moving device 61 causes the pressing member 54,
55 is moved to a predetermined position in the central direction of the frame 51 at the same time, the cutouts 56 and 57 are fitted to the end portions in the longitudinal direction of the laminated melton 12, and the air cylinder 63 causes the pressing surface of the pressing member 64 to contact the frame 51. The laminated melton 12 is moved until it becomes flush with the inner surface of the side wall on the front side of the laminated melton 12, and the laminated melton 12 is sandwiched between the contact portion 52 and the upper portion of the laminated melton 12 is positioned and fixed. The longitudinal ends of the laminated melton 12 are fitted and positioned by the cutouts 56, 57 of the pressing members 54, 55, and the width direction of the laminated melton 12 includes the contact portion 52 of the frame 51 and the pressing member 64. It is sandwiched and positioned. Further, with the movement of the pressing member 55, the two fixing needles 59, 60 are driven into the center of the side face of the right end portion in the longitudinal direction of the second melton 10 from the top of the laminated melton 12, and the second and following needles are fixed. Fix the melton 10 (see FIG. 12).

Here, since the longitudinal ends of the first melton 10 from the top are positioned in the height direction with reference to the ends on the side where the fixing needles 59, 60 are driven, Regardless of the variation in the thickness of the first and second meltons 10 from the top, the side surface of the end on the side where the fixing needles 59 and 60 are driven is almost at the end of the second melton 10 in the longitudinal direction. It can be positioned at a fixed position, and the fixing needles 59 and 60 can be reliably driven into the second melton 10.

After this, the lifting / rotating device 123 of the upper-side peeling machine body 30 standing by above the lower-side peeling machine body 28.
Lowers the second movable plate 118 to a predetermined position, then the air cylinder 119 lowers the first movable plate 100, and the first claw member 103 causes the first melton 12 to move in the longitudinal direction of the first melton 10. Stop at the position where it just hits the upper surface of the right end. At this time, the suction members 110 and 111 press the upper surface of the first melton 10 from above the laminated melton 12, and the pipes 108 and 109 resist the compression springs 116 and 117 and move relative to the first movable plate 100. Lifted up a little (Fig. 1
3).

In this state, air is sucked through the pipes 108 and 109, and the upper surface of the first melton 10 of the laminated meltons 12 is sucked by the suction members 110 and 111, and the first melton 10 is sucked. Hold while positioning. Then, the actuator 106 is pushed down to a predetermined position by the air cylinder 105, the second claw member 104 is rotated clockwise, and the first claw member 103 and the first claw member 103 from the top are stacked between the first claw member 103 and the first claw member 103. The right end of the melton 10 in the longitudinal direction is clamped (see FIG. 13). Then, the first movable plate 100 is raised to a predetermined height by the air cylinder 119, and the right end portion of the first melton 10 sandwiched between the first claw member 103 and the second claw member 104 is moved to the second melton 10. While being peeled off from the upper surface, the contact portion 52 of the frame 51 and the upper surface of the pressing member 55 are lifted up (see FIG. 1).
4). At this time, since the stoppers 112 and 113 contact the upper surface of the first movable plate 100, the suction members 110 and 11
1 is in a state in which the entire first melton 10 is slightly lifted. The second melton 1 from the top of the laminated melton 12
Since the right end portion of 0 in the longitudinal direction is fixed by the fixing needles 59 and 60, it cannot be lifted.

Next, the moving device 37 moves the cutter 34 to the position shown in FIG.
It is moved horizontally from the return position on the right side shown in FIG. 3 to a predetermined position on the left side. The cutter 34 sequentially contacts the upper surface of the pressing member 55, the upper surfaces of the abutting portion 52 of the frame 51 and the pressing member 64, and the upper surface of the pressing member 54 while partially separating the first and second meltons 10. Entered from the right end side, peeled off the remaining adhesive part, and from the second melton 10
The second sheet is completely separated (see FIGS. 14 and 15). When the separation is completed, the moving device 37 returns the cutter 34 to the right and returns it to the initial position.

On the other hand, the upper peeling machine main body 30 includes the suction member 1
The air cylinder 105 returns the actuator 106 upward while the suction of the melton 10 by the 10, 11 is continued. Then, the second claw member 104 causes the compression spring 1 to move.
It is urged by 07 to rotate counterclockwise, and releases the right end of the melton 10 which has been held until then. Then, the air cylinder 119 raises the first movable plate 100 to a predetermined height position, and further the elevating / rotating device 123 raises the second movable plate 118 to a predetermined height position. Up to this point, the upper peeling machine main body 29 and the cutter 33 operate in exactly the same manner. In the upper peeling machine main body 30, the elevating / rotating device 123 further rotates the second movable plate 118 by 90 ° in the horizontal plane, and the meltons 10 adsorbed by the adsorbing members 110 and 111.
Is the portrait orientation.

After that, the moving device 31 moves the upper peeling machine main bodies 29, 30 to the predetermined positions in the left direction in FIGS.
The arranging device 200 is positioned right above the left half of the arranging device 200 when waiting at the first standby position shown by the one-dot chain line A in FIG. Then, after the melton 10 is placed on the tidying device 200 as described later (see FIGS. 17 and 18), it is returned to the lower peeling machine main bodies 27 and 28 again.

In the meantime, in the lower peeling machine main body 28, the moving device 61 moves the pressing members 54 and 55 to predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the frame 51, and the air cylinder 63 presses them through the support 62. The member 64 is moved to a predetermined position on the front side of the frame body 51. As a result, the fixing needles 59, 60
Goes out of the melton 10 and the laminated melton 12
The fixation on the upper side of is released (see FIG. 16). Subsequently, an air cylinder (not shown) raises the push-up plate 68, and stops when the incident light of the light receiving element 70 is blocked, and the height of the right end portion in the longitudinal direction of the first melton 10 from the laminated melton 12 is stopped. Is positioned, and the center in the thickness direction of the side surface of the right end portion of the second melton 10 in the longitudinal direction is substantially fixed with the fixing needles 59, 6.
Try to come to the same height as 0. Then, the moving device 61
Moves the pressing members 54, 55 toward the center of the frame 51, and at this time, the fixing needles 59, 60 are driven into the side surface of the second melton 10 from the top to fix the upper part of the laminated melton 12. At the same time, the right end of the second melton 10 from the top is fixed.

Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the upper peeling machine body 30 and the cutter 34 work together to peel off the first melton 10 from the laminated melton 12. Then, the moving device 31 moves to the leftward predetermined position again to the same position as the previous time, and the right half of the arranging device 200 when the arranging device 200 stands by at the second standby position shown by the chain double-dashed line B in FIG. After the melton 10 is placed on the rearrangement device 200, the melton 10 is placed back on the lower peeling machine main body 28 again. Hereinafter, the same operation is repeated.

When a predetermined number of meltons 10 have been peeled from the original laminated melton 12, fixing needles 59, 60 are driven into the uppermost melton 10 in the lower peeling machine main bodies 27, 28 and pressed. Members 54, 55,
In a state where the remaining laminated melton 12 is fixed by 64, the push-up plate 68 is lowered to the height of the carrier 20, and the next laminated melton 12 is supplied from the laminated melton feeders 17 and 18. Then, the pressing members 54, 55, 64
Is moved to the outside of the frame body 51, the previous laminated melton 12 is placed on the new laminated melton 12, and then the right end portion of the uppermost surface of the previous laminated melton 12 is incident light from the light emitting element 69 to the light receiving element 70. The push-up plate 68 is lifted and stopped until it is blocked. After this, the pressing members 54, 55, 64
Is moved to the inside of the frame body 51, and the laminated melton 12 is sandwiched, and at the same time, the fixing needles 59 and 60 are driven into the second sheet from the upper side, and the upper peeling machine main bodies 29 and 30 and the cutters 33 and 34 are used to remove the laminated melton 12. The first melton 10 is separated from the top. After that, the separation operation of the melton 10 is repeated,
When the predetermined number of meltons 10 have been peeled from the newly added laminated melton 12, the new laminated melton 12 is supplied again.

[0060]Melton tidying process  Before the melton 10 is placed, the tidying device 200 is moved.
Moved to the first standby position indicated by alternate long and short dash line A in FIG.
And waiting. Then, the pressing members 259, 26
0, 267 and 268 are all of the mounting tables 252 to 254.
Standing outside, pressing members 309, 310, 317,
All 318 stand by outside the mounting tables 302 to 304.
ing. In this state, the upper peeling machine body of the peeling machine 16
29, 30 separate melton 10 from laminated melton 12
After that, the moving device 31 moves to the left in FIG.
Of the left half of the tidying device 200 waiting in the first waiting position.
Come right above

For example, in the case of the upper peeling machine main body 30, the lifting / rotating device 123 lowers the second movable plate 118, and the air cylinder 119 lowers the first movable plate 100.
When the melton 10 adsorbed in a state of being vertically positioned on the adsorbing members 110 and 111 comes directly above the mounting tables 302 to 304 on the left side of the second tidying unit 300, the descending is stopped (see FIG. 18), and then, , The suction of air from the pipes 108 and 109 is stopped, and the melton 10 is placed on the mounting table 302-
Place on top of 304. After that, the air cylinder 119 raises the first movable plate 100, and the elevating / rotating device 123 raises the second movable plate 118, and further rotates 90 ° to be in the horizontal direction. The upper peeling machine main body 29 is similar to the above,
The melton 10 is mounted on the mounting tables 252 to 254 on the left side of the first organizing unit 250 (see FIG. 17).

After that, the arranging device 200 is moved by the moving device 20.
2 moves to the position of the chain double-dashed line B in FIG. 2 and waits at the second waiting position. On the other hand, the upper-side peeling machine main bodies 29 and 30 are returned to the upper side of the lower-side peeling machine main bodies 27 and 28 by the moving device 31, and the next melton 10 is separated and adsorbed from the laminated melton 12, and then the moving device 31 makes the second standby. Right above the right half of the tidying device 200 standing by at the position (previously, the tidying device 2
00 is waiting on the one-dot chain line A
Move to the same position where 9 and 30 were moved). Then, similarly to the previous time, the first and second tidying units 250, 30
After being mounted on the mounting bases 252 to 254 and 302 to 304 on the right side of 0, it returns to the top of the lower peeling machine main body 27, 28.

The arranging device 200 is moved to the left from the second standby position B by the moving device 202 and is moved to the left position of FIG. 2, that is, the first melton feeder 400 and the second melton feeder 5.
Comes right under 00. Next, the air cylinders 263 and 264
Mounts the pressing members 259 and 260 on the mounting tables 252 to 254.
Of the trapezoidal chevron portions 255, 256 at the same time as the air cylinders 269, 270 move the pressing members 267, 268 toward the mounting tables 252, 254. Abut the first
The two meltons 10 placed on the left and right placing tables 252 to 254 of the tidying unit 250 are laterally positioned at predetermined positions (see the upper half of FIG. 19).

In parallel with this, the air cylinder 31
3, 314 presses the pressing members 309, 310 to the mounting table 30.
2 to 304 to contact the side surfaces of the mounting tables 302 and 304, and at the same time, the air cylinders 319 and 320 move the pressing members 317 and 318 toward the mounting tables 302 and 304 to form the trapezoidal chevron 305, The two meltons 10 placed on the left and right mounting bases 302 to 304 of the second tidying unit 300 are brought into contact with the side surfaces of 306 and vertically positioned at predetermined positions (see the lower half of FIG. 19). And once
Each pressing member 259, 260, 267, 268 is returned to the outside of the mounting table 252 to 254, and the pressing member 309,
310, 317, and 318 are also returned to the outside of the mounting tables 302 to 304.

After this, several times, the mounting tables 252 to 254,
Repeating contact with 302 to 304 and returning to the outside, the two meltons 10 and the second melton 10 placed on the first organizing unit 250
The two meltons 10 placed on the tidying unit 300 are tied up and their orientation and position are determined. Upper peeling machine body 29, 3
0 indicates that the melton 10 is adsorbed and kept in a positioning state before the melton 10 is peeled off from the laminated melton 12, and when the melton 10 is moved to the ordering device 200 and the melton 10 is placed, the melton 10 is in a substantially correct direction and position. It can be placed and can be easily rearranged by the rearranging device 200. Then, since the arranging device 200 finally positions in the correct orientation and position, the first and second melton feeders 40
0,500 is melton 10 for ball making machine 700
Can be accurately supplied. The pressing members 259, 260, 267, 268, 309, 31
0, 317, and 318 are finally mounting tables 252 to 254,
Stand by outside of 302-304.

[0066]Melton supply process  Next, the melding from the tidying device 200 to the ball manufacturing machine 700 is performed.
About supply of ton 10, FIGS. 6-8, 20-28
Will be described with reference to. The tidying device 200, the first and the first
2 melton feeder 400,500, ball making machine 700
Is in the state of FIGS. 6 to 8, and the first melter feeder 40
0, the adsorbents 401, 40 of the second melton feeder 500
2, 501 and 502 are the first organizing section 250 and the second organizing section, respectively.
Located right above each melton 10 organized in section 300
The lower applicator 750, 800, the upper
The sliders 757 and 758 of the replicators 850 and 900 are
The locking members 767 to 7 are open to a predetermined interval.
69 and 787 are set back.

When the order of the melton 10 by the order organizer 200 is completed, first, in the second melton feeder 500 which has returned to the state shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the lifting device 517 has the support 510.
And the lower ends of the adsorbents 501 and 502 suspended from the tips of the arms 506 and 507 are placed vertically on the second reorganization section 300 and applied to the center of the neat melton 10 (see FIG. 20). . Next, the suction port 50 of the adsorbents 501 and 502
Start sucking air from 4. Then, the tidying device 200
An air cylinder 553 (see FIG. 5) of the melton lifting device 550 provided on the lower side lifts the lifting member 551. The openings 30 provided by the rising portions 554 and 555 that penetrate the table 201 and the substrate 301 of the second tidying unit 300.
Ascending through 7, 308, pushing up slightly outside the center of the melton 10 and pressing it against the surface of the adsorbents 501, 502. At this time, since the abutting portion 556 prevents the melton 10 from being displaced in the width direction, the adsorbents 501 and 502 are prevented.
The melton 10 is wound in the positioned state (see FIG. 21).

When the upper ends of the rising portions 554 and 555 reach the height of the suction port 503 of the adsorbents 501 and 502, the melton 10 is adsorbed in a positioned state. Startup section 55
When the upper ends of 4, 555 come near the upper ends of the adsorbents 501, 502, the air cylinder 553 pushes up the lifting member 55.
1 is stopped (see FIG. 22) and lowered to below the tidying device 200. Melton 10 is adsorbent 501,502
Remains adsorbed on the substrate (see FIG. 23).

Similarly, the first melton feeder 400 also
From the state returned as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lifting device 409 lowers the support body 408, and the lower ends of the suction bodies 401 and 402 suspended at the tips of the arms 406 and 407 are connected to the first organizing unit 25.
Place it sideways on top of the 0 and place it in the center of an organized melton 10. Next, the suction ports 404 of the adsorbents 401 and 402
To start sucking air. Then, the air cylinder 453 of the melton lifting device 450 provided on the lower side of the tidying device 200 lifts the lifting member 451. The start-up units 454 and 455 are the table 201 of the first tidying unit 250.
And rises through the openings 257 and 258 provided through the substrate 251, pushes the outside of the center of the melton 10 a little and presses it against the surfaces of the adsorbents 401 and 402. At this time, the contact portion 456 prevents the melton 10 from being displaced in the width direction, so that the melton 10 is wound around the adsorbents 401 and 402 while being positioned.

When the upper ends of the rising portions 454 and 455 reach the height of the suction port 403 of the adsorbents 401 and 402, the melton 10 is adsorbed in a positioned state. Startup section 45
When the upper ends of 4, 455 come near the upper ends of the adsorbents 401, 402, the air cylinder 453 pushes up the pushing member 45.
The rise of 1 is stopped, and it is lowered to below the tidying device 200. The melton 10 remains adsorbed on the adsorbents 401 and 402.

Next, from the first melton feeder 400, the elevating device 409 raises the support 408 to a predetermined height while adsorbing the meltons 10 on the adsorbents 401 and 402, and then the moving device. 413 is moved to the right in FIG. 6, and the lower applicator 750 of the ball manufacturing machine 700,
Stop when you come directly above 800. At this time, the adsorbents 401 and 402 enter between the upper ends of the pair of sliders 757 and 758 (two-dot chain line D in FIG. 6, see FIG. 24), and the tennis ball manufactured last time (see reference numeral 951 in FIG. 31). While riding on the lower applicators 750 and 800, the tennis ball 951 is pushed out, dropped on the chute 950 and discharged to the outside.

Next, the elevating device 409 lowers the support 408, and the melton 1 adsorbed on the adsorbents 401 and 402.
Stop when the center of the lower part of 0 rests on the recess 752 of the fixed base 751 (see FIG. 25). Then, the adsorbents 401, 4
Air is injected from the suction port 404 of 02 for a short time, and the suction port 4
03, pushes the melton 10 outward, and inserts it into the recess 761 of the sliders 757 and 758 (see FIG. 26).
reference). Here, the lower applicators 750 and 800 are
The air cylinder 764 operates to move the sliding body 765 forward to move the locking members 767 to 769 forward, and the rising portion 7
The end surface of the melton 10 is locked by being protruded from the end of the facing surface of 60. At the same time, the air cylinder 785 operates to advance (raise) the locking member 787 to move the fixing base 7
The upper side of 51 is projected upward to lock the side surface of the central portion of the melton 10 (see FIG. 27). Thereafter, in the first melton feeder 400, the lifting device 409 raises the support body 408 to a predetermined height, and the suction bodies 401 and 402 are taken out from the lower applicators 750 and 800 and stopped (see FIG. 28).

Next, in the second melton feeder 500, the elevating device 517 raises the support body 510 to a predetermined height while adsorbing the melton 10 to the adsorbent bodies 501 and 502, the motor 514 rotates, and the arm 506. , 507 to 180
The adsorbents 501 and 502 are turned upward by rotating by °. Then, the moving device 521 moves to the right in FIG. 6 and stops when it comes directly below the upper applicators 850 and 900 of the ball making machine 700 (see the chain double-dashed line E in FIG. 6).

Next, the elevating device 517 raises the support body 510, and the meltons 1 adsorbed on the adsorbent bodies 501 and 502 are melted.
Stop when the center of the upper part of 0 enters the recess 752 of the fixed base 751. Then, the suction port 5 of the adsorbents 501 and 502
04, air is injected for a short time and blown out from the suction port 503 to push both sides of the melton 10 to the outside,
It is put in the recessed portion 761 of 7,758. Here, in the upper side applicators 850 and 900, the air cylinder 764 operates and the sliding body 765 is moved forward to move the locking members 767 to 76.
9 is moved forward and projected from the end of the facing surface of the rising portion 760 to lock the end side surface of the melton 10. At the same time, the air cylinder 785 operates and the locking member 787
Is moved forward (downward) to protrude downward from the upper end of the fixing base 751 to lock the side surface of the central portion of the melton 10.

Then, in the second melton feeder 500, the lifting device 517 lowers the support body 510 to a predetermined height,
The adsorbents 501 and 502 are attached to the upper applicators 850 and 90.
Start from 0 and stop. Then, the moving device 521 moves the support body 510 to the left in FIG. 6 and returns it to the original position, the motor 514 rotates in the reverse direction, and the arms 506 and 507 move 180 degrees.
° Reverse rotation to return the adsorbents 501 and 502 downward.
Then, the moving device 413 of the first melton feeder 400 moves the support 408 to the left in FIG. 6 and returns it to the original position.

After the melton 10 is taken out,
The tidying device 200 moves to the first standby position in FIG. 2 and waits for the next supply of the melton 10 from the upper peeling machine main bodies 29 and 30. Then, when the four meltons 10 are placed, they move to the positions indicated by the solid lines in FIG. After the ball manufacturing operation in the ball manufacturing machine 700 is completed, these meltons 10 are again provided with the first and second melton feeders 400, 5
Supplied by 00.

[0077]Ball supply process  As described above, the lower applicators 750, 800,
Set the melton 10 on the upper applicators 850 and 900.
When the operation is finished, the manipulator 6 of the ball feeder 600
02 takes out two core balls 14 from the tray 601.
The lower applicators 750 and 800.
Place it in the center of the Luton 10 and place it on the tray 601 again.
Return. Set on the lower applicator 750, 800
The center of the melton 10 fits into the recess 752 of the fixed base 751.
The core ball 14 of the melton 10 is
Stable in the center.

[0078]Ball manufacturing process  First, the air cylinder 704 is activated and stands by above.
The movable plate 702 is lowered to set the melton 10.
Upper applicator 850, 900 to the lower applicator
It descends toward 750 and 800. And above
Melton 1 set in applicator 850,900
0 centered on lower applicator 750,800
The air cylinder 7 where it abuts the core ball 14.
04 stops the descending motion (see FIG. 29).

Next, each lower applicator 750, 80
0, the motors 781 of the upper applicators 850 and 900 rotate to rotate the shaft 774 and move the moving bodies 777 and 778.
The moving bodies 7 by moving the
The sliders 757 and 758 coupled to the 77 and 778 via the connecting members 779 and 780 are slid on the fixed base 751 to be brought closer to each other. At this time, the melton 10 goes deep into the recessed portion 761 provided in the rising portion 760 of the sliders 757 and 758. And the slider 75
When 7, 758 approach each other to some extent, the air cylinder 764 is operated to move the sliding body 765 to the outside, the locking members 767 to 769 are retracted, and similarly, the air cylinder 785 is operated and the supporting body is moved. 786 is retracted and the locking member 7
87 is retracted to unlock the melton 10. The locking members 767 to 769, 787 may be retracted at the time when the lowering of the upper applicators 850, 900 is completed.

After that, the sliders 757 and 758 continue to move closer to each other, and first, the sliders 757 and 758 and the upper applicators 850 and 90 of the lower applicators 750 and 800 are first.
When the edges of the rising portions 760 of the sliders 757 and 758 of No. 0 are almost in contact with each other, the melton 10 in the portion of the rising portion 760 which is in the recess 761 is in contact with the core balls 14 (see FIG. 30). When the motor 781 is stopped when a predetermined pressure is generated between the core ball 14 and the melton 10 by further moving closer, the melton 10 is pressure-bonded to the core ball 14. At this time, the melton 10 in the recess 752 of the fixing base 751 due to the deformation of the core ball 14 is also pressure-bonded to the core ball 14.

After that, when the motor 781 is rotated in the reverse direction and the sliders 757 and 758 are separated to a predetermined distance, the melton 10 is attached to the core ball 14 on the fixed base 751 of the lower applicators 750 and 800. The attached tennis ball 951 is formed (see FIG. 31). In addition,
After that, the sliders 757 and 758 may be moved toward and away from each other a plurality of times to ensure more reliable bonding. Finally, the sliders 757 and 758 are separated by a predetermined distance. The tennis ball 951 formed on the lower applicators 750 and 800 is
When the next melton 10 is supplied to 50,800,
Since it is pushed out by the adsorbents 401 and 402 of the melton feeder 400, falls on the chute 950 and is discharged to the outside, no special discharging device is required.

When the melton 10 has been attached to the core balls 14 in this way, the air cylinder 704 operates to raise the upper applicators 850, 900 and return them to their original standby positions. After this, the lower applicators 750 and 800 and the upper applicators 850 and 9
Since the next melton 10 is supplied to 00 and the core balls 14 are supplied to the lower applicators 750 and 800, the melton 10 can be attached in the same manner as the previous time.

As described above, the melton 10 is separated from the laminated melton 12, the separated melton 10 is arranged,
Melton 10 and core ball 14 to ball making machine 700
It is possible to automatically and continuously manufacture a large number of tennis balls 951 by successively repeating the steps of supplying the melton 10 and attaching the melton 10 to the core balls 14. However, this tennis ball 951 is not yet a final finished product, and is passed to the final step, where brushing treatment with steam, re-welding of white glue between meltons, and the like are performed.

As described above, since the melton 10 can be automatically adhered to the core ball 14 while being positioned at a predetermined position, it is possible to efficiently manufacture a tennis ball of a certain quality, and the burden on the operator. Can be significantly reduced. Then, a pair of sliders 757, 75
Since the movement of 8 is linear, the construction of the slide mechanism is simple, and when the core ball 14 is placed on the melton 10 set in the lower applicators 750 and 800, it is stabilized by the recess 752 of the fixing base 751. Therefore, the centering mechanism for positioning the core ball 14 at the center of the melton 10 is also unnecessary.

Since the melton 10 and the core ball 14 are pressure-bonded to each other, the back surface of the melton 10 and the surface of the core ball 14 before sticking are not sticky,
Lower applicator 800, 850 and lower applicator 7
It is easy to set the melton 10 and the core ball 14 on the 00, 750, and it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of manufacturing trouble.

The recess 76 of the sliders 757, 758
1 may be a part of a true sphere of the same size as the completed tennis ball, but it may be a part of a spheroid that is slightly crushed at the equator or a rotator that has a slightly different diameter above and below the equator. For example, in the case of attaching the melton 10, for example, in the case of the lower applicators 750 and 800,
The upper end portion → the equator of the core ball 14 → the lower apex, and the like, the sticking operation is gradually advanced, and the two meltons can be escaped so that they do not overlap each other, so that the sticking failure may occur. It becomes possible to prevent more reliably.

The first and second melton feeders 400,
Adsorbents 401, 402, 501, 502 in 500
Has a shape in which both the front and rear ends of the sphere are cut off and only the left and right sides have suction ports 403. However, as shown in the adsorbent body 420 shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the upper end and the left and right ends of the sphere are flat. And the front and rear end portions are cut into a gently curved surface, and suction ports 423 are provided at three locations, a protrusion 421 provided on both left and right side portions and a protrusion 422 provided on the lower end portion.
Each suction port 423 may be formed so as to communicate with the suction port 425 provided on the back surface via the communication hole 424. According to the adsorbent 420 thus formed, the melton 1 is formed at three positions.
Since 0 can be sucked, the melton 10 can be sucked more reliably, and since the melton 10 is bent and sucked greatly, the melton 10 can be simply released.
Of the ball manufacturing machine 700, the lower actuators 750, 800 and the upper actuators 850, 90
It can be set between the sliders 757 and 758 of 0.

As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the adsorbent 4
20A, a set of embedded cylinders 430 that operate by inhaling and exhaling air are installed sideways, and the communication holes 42
4A, and while sucking air from the suction port 425, the pin actuator 431 does not enter the inside of the surface of the adsorbent 420A and does not interfere with the adsorption of the melton 10 (see FIG. 34). When the ball is blown, the pin actuator 431 projects outward from the surface of the adsorbent 420A and pushes the melton 10 to the side, and the lower actuators 750, 800 of the ball manufacturing machine 700 and the sliders 757, 758 of the upper actuators 850, 900.
The melton 10 may be surely set between them (see FIG. 35).

The lower peeling machine main body 2 of the peeling machine 16
The frame body 51, the pressing members 54, 55 in 7, 28,
The heights of 64, the light emitting element 69, and the light receiving element 70 are the same as those of the second melton 10 from the right end portion of the laminated melton 12 when the laminated melton 12 is stopped and stopped when the incident light of the light receiving element 70 is blocked. The center of the side face in the height direction comes to the height position of the fixing needles 59 and 60, and the top surface of the first melton 10 from above is the frame 51, the pressing member 54,
Although the height is made to be flush with the upper surfaces of 55 and 64, as shown in FIG. 36, when the laminated melton 12 is raised to stop the incident light from the light emitting element 69A to the light receiving element 70A, it is stopped. The center in the height direction of the side surface of the second melton 10 from the right end of the laminated melton 12 is located at the height position of the fixing needles 59 and 60, and the upper surface of the second melton 10 from above is the frame. Body 51A, pressing member 5
The height may be flush with the upper surface of 4A, 55A, 64A.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the tennis ball has been described as an example. However, as long as the ball is manufactured by sticking two meltons 10 on a core ball, the same applies to other kinds of balls. Can be applied.

[0091]

According to the present invention, with the pair of sliders open with respect to the upper applicator and the lower applicator, the meltons are set in the recesses of the fixed base and the recesses of the pair of sliders, and the locking members are set. The core ball is placed on the melton corresponding to the concave part of the fixing base in the lower applicator, and in this state, move the upper applicator toward the lower applicator and Stop when it is sandwiched between the applicator and the lower applicator,
While the upper applicator and the lower applicator are synchronized, the pair of sliders are closed and the melton is bonded to the core ball. Since they can be adhered to each other, it is possible to efficiently manufacture a melton-bonded ball having a certain quality, and it is possible to significantly reduce the burden on the operator. And since the movement of the pair of sliders is linear, the structure of the sliding means is simple, and when the core ball is placed on the melton set in the lower applicator, it is stabilized by the recess of the fixed base, The centering mechanism for positioning the ball in the center of the melton is also unnecessary.

Further, one or both of the back surface of the two meltons and the outer surface of the core ball is coated with an adhesive material that adheres under pressure, and the upper applicator and the lower applicator are synchronized with each other. When each slider is closed and the melton is bonded to the core ball, pressure bonding is performed, which makes it easier to set the melton and core ball on the upper applicator and the lower applicator, resulting in manufacturing problems. Occurrence can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of a ball manufacturing machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of a ball manufacturing line.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted perspective view showing the configuration of the peeling machine.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the left half of the tidying device.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the tidying device.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a melton supply process.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a first melton feeder.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a second melton feeder.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a lower applicator.

10 is a cross-sectional view of the lower applicator taken along line FF ′ in FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 15 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 17 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 18 is an operation explanatory diagram of a peeling process.

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory diagram of a tidying process.

FIG. 20 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply process.

FIG. 21 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 22 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply process.

FIG. 23 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 24 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 25 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 26 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 27 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 28 is an operation explanatory view of the melton supply step.

FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory view of the ball manufacturing process.

FIG. 30 is an operation explanatory view of the ball manufacturing process.

FIG. 31 is an operation explanatory view of the ball manufacturing process.

FIG. 32 is a front view showing a modified example of the adsorbent.

FIG. 33 is a side view of the adsorbent shown in FIG. 32.

FIG. 34 is a partially cutaway front view showing another modified example of the adsorbent.

FIG. 35 is an operation explanatory view of the adsorbent shown in FIG. 34.

FIG. 36 is a partially omitted sectional view showing a modified example of the lower peeling machine body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Melton 700 Ball Making Machine 704, 764, 785 Air Cylinder 750, 800 Lower Applicator 751 Fixing Base 752, 761 Recess 757, 758 Slider 765 Sliding Body 767, 768, 769, 787 Locking Member 774 Shaft 779, 780 Connection Member 781 Motor 850, 900 Upper applicator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An adhesive is applied to one or both of the back surface of the two meltons and the outer surface of the core ball, and two meltons are attached to each other from both sides of the core ball.
In a ball manufacturing machine that manufactures a melton-bonded ball by wrapping at a position offset by 0 °, the ball is placed vertically at a position offset by 90 ° in the horizontal plane, and the upper and lower meltons are placed inside. An upper applicator and a lower applicator that can be set individually are provided.The upper applicator is raised relative to the lower applicator when setting the melton, and the lower applicator is used when bonding the melton to the core ball. Equipped with applicator moving means that can lower the upper applicator relative to each of the applicators, each applicator has a fixed base with a substantially spherical recess that is approximately the same shape as the top of the melton pasted ball, and a fixed base. They are placed on the table so that they face each other with the recess as the center, and they are slidable in the horizontal direction. A pair of sliders that are cut into a substantially spherical shape that is approximately the same shape as the outer shape of one melton except the top, a locking member that locks the melton set in the applicator, and a fixed base. By moving the slider around the recess, the pair of sliders can be opened when the melton is set on the applicator, and the pair of sliders can be closed synchronously when the melton is bonded to the core ball. A ball manufacturing machine, comprising: a slide means. 2. The back surface of the two meltons and the outer surface of the core ball are coated with an adhesive that adheres under pressure, and the upper applicator and the lower applicator are synchronized with each other. The ball manufacturing machine according to claim 1, wherein each slider is closed so that when the melton is bonded to the core ball, pressure bonding is performed.