JPH07187360A - Spool positioning method in carrier conveyor and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a spool positioning method and a device thereof in a carrying conveyor to carry out a spool box inputted onto the carrying conveyor to the next process by correcting a position without passing through a manpower. CONSTITUTION:A spool positioning method and a device thereof are constituted by arranging a position correcting process 20 to correct a position so that a spool box Wx housing spools W becomes parallel to the carrying direction of a carrying conveyor 10 and a width positioning process 30 to determine a width of the position-corrected spool box Wx in series to each other in the carrying conveyor 10 to which the spool box Wx housing plural spools W is supplied.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spool positioning method and apparatus for a conveyor, and more particularly, it automatically corrects the position of a spool box containing a plurality of spools loaded on the conveyor. The present invention relates to a spool positioning method and apparatus for a transport conveyor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a spool box containing a plurality of spools around which steel cords are used for reinforcing cords of tires is transferred from a loading process to a creel stand, a spool box transferred by a forklift is used. After being put on the transport conveyor and the position of the spool box on the transport conveyor is corrected by the worker, it is transported to a predetermined position.

[0003]

However, the weight of one spool around which a certain length of steel cord is wound is, for example, about 10 to 40 kg, and one spool of such spool is used. Generally, the number of
It is 72 pieces, and the spool box containing the spool is quite heavy.

It takes a great deal of labor and time for the worker to correct the position of such a heavy spool box on the conveyor, and it is necessary to correct the position of the spool box before the following correction. Since the spool box cannot be loaded, there is a problem that it takes a long time to carry the work and the work efficiency is extremely poor. The present invention has been devised in view of such conventional problems, so that the spool box loaded on the transport conveyor is automatically position-corrected without manual intervention and carried out to the next step. By doing so, it is an object of the present invention to provide a spool positioning method and a device for a spool in a transfer conveyor, which can significantly improve the transfer work efficiency such as omission of work time and correction work.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has an oblique correction in which a free roller conveyor is provided inside a chain conveyor in a transport conveyor to which a spool box containing a plurality of spools is supplied. A conveyor and a width positioning device are arranged in series, and the diagonal correction conveyor has a spool box conveyed by the chain conveyor between the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor, above the upper surface of the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor. A tilting correction cylinder is installed which is provided with a lifting table having a turntable that lifts up and down, and which presses the side surfaces of the spool box lifted by the lifting means against the opposite side surfaces of the chain conveyor to correct the posture. The width positioning device is arranged orthogonal to the transport direction of the spool box. A chain conveyor and a roller conveyor are installed on a carriage that can be moved in one direction, and a positioning means for abutting a spool box transferred on the carriage is installed on one side of the carriage moving direction and the other side is installed. To
The gist of the present invention is to install a positioning cylinder and a lock cylinder for moving the carriage and the spool box toward the positioning means.

[0006]

The present invention is constructed as described above and conveys a spool box containing a plurality of spools loaded on a conveyor to an oblique correction conveyor, and the spool box loaded on the oblique correction conveyor. While being levitated from the diagonal correction conveyor, the spool boxes are pressed by pressing means installed at opposite positions of the diagonal correction conveyor, and the diagonal correction is performed so that the spool box becomes parallel to the transport direction. After this correction, the spool box is lowered onto the diagonal correction conveyor and conveyed to the width positioning conveyor, and on this width positioning conveyor, the spool box is positioned in the width direction with respect to the conveyance direction via the width positioning means. As a result, it is possible to remarkably improve the transfer work efficiency, such as the omission of the work time and the correction work, without the need for human intervention.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing the steps of a spool transfer device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the above, and in the carrying step of the carrying / transferring apparatus, a plurality of steel cords of a certain length, which are put into the carrying conveyor 10 from the feeding position X, are wound (in this embodiment, one stage is used). Then, the position correction step 20 for correcting the position of the spool box Wx accommodating the spools W of 3 in the vertical direction, 4 in the horizontal direction, 12 in total) and parallel to the transfer direction of the transfer conveyor 10, and this position correction. The width positioning step 30 for determining the width of the spool box Wx that has been performed, and the spool box W that conveys the positioned spool box Wx to the transfer position Y
and a spool transfer process 100 for transferring the spool W to the spool revolving device 210 while separating and taking out the spool W and the insole plate Wz from the spool box Wx waiting at the transfer position Y. , A spool delivery process 200 for delivering the spool W to the loading carriage 250 in a state of being rotated by 90 degrees, and a traverse carriage 280 on which the loading carriage 250 is transferred, the creel stand 30.
It is constituted by a carriage transporting step 350 for transporting the spools W from the loading carriage 250 to the creel shaft 310 of the creel stand 300 and a collecting step 400 for empty creels.

The transfer conveyor 10 and the position correcting step 20
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the width positioning step 30 and the width positioning step 30 are connected substantially linearly. A plurality of spools W are inserted from the loading position X by a forklift or the like to the insole plate W
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 and 6, the transport conveyor 10 into which the spool boxes Wx stacked in multiple stages (6 stages in this embodiment) via z are placed on the conveyor frame 12 on the machine base 11. The free roller conveyor 13
Are installed horizontally, and the chain conveyor 1
4 are arranged in parallel.

A pair of left and right chains 14a of the chain conveyor 14 are wound around a drive sprocket 15 and a driven sprocket 16 installed on the front and rear of the conveyor frame 12, and the upper surface H-H thereof is the upper surface of the free roller conveyor 13. Are arranged so as to be substantially flush with. The drive sprocket 15 is driven by a drive motor 17 installed on the side surface of the conveyor frame 12, and is provided on both sides of the leading end side of the transfer conveyor 10 (the left side in FIG. 5, the transfer side of the spool box Wx). Guide frames 18 for guiding Wx are arranged at symmetrical positions.

A spool box Wx, in which a plurality of spools W are stacked in multiple layers via an insole plate Wz, is placed on the free roller conveyor 13 and the chain conveyor 14 via a base L. Next, spool box Wx
The diagonal correction conveyor 21 that constitutes the position correction step 20 for correcting the position so as to be parallel to the transfer direction of the transfer conveyor 10 is similar to the transfer conveyor 10 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 10. A free roller conveyor 24 having the same width as that of the free roller conveyor 13 is horizontally installed at a central portion in a width direction on a conveyor frame 23 on a machine base 22, and a chain having the same width as the chain conveyor 14 is provided on both sides thereof. Conveyors 25 are arranged in parallel.

The pair of left and right chains 25a of the chain conveyor 25 are a drive sprocket 26a and a driven sprocket 26 installed on the front and rear of the conveyor frame 23.
It is wound around b and its upper surface is arranged to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the free roller conveyor 24.
The drive sprocket 26a is mounted on the conveyor frame 23.
It is driven via a drive motor 27 installed on the side surface of the.

Between the free roller conveyor 24 and the chain conveyor 25, there is a rotatable hollow disk which is moved up and down with respect to the conveying surface of the free roller conveyor 24 and the chain conveyor 25 via an elevating cylinder 28 such as an air cylinder. -Shaped turntable 28a is installed, and the lower surface of the turntable 28a has a plurality of guide rollers 28a.
Is rotatably supported by the conveyor frame 23, and diagonal correction cylinders 29a and 29b for performing diagonal correction so that the spool box Wx is parallel to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 10 are installed at symmetrical positions in the width direction of the conveyor frame 23. There is.

Therefore, a plurality of spools W loaded on the transport conveyor 10 are stacked in multiple stages via the insole plate Wz, and a spool box Wx is loaded via the base L in a state oblique to the transport direction. Further, when it is further supplied to the diagonal correction conveyor 21 in that state, in the diagonal correction conveyor 21, the elevating cylinder 28 is first extended to operate the spool box W.
x is lifted upward from the conveying surface of the free roller conveyor 24 and the chain conveyor 25 by the turntable 28a, and in this state, the diagonal correction cylinder 29 is tilted from the width direction.
The a and 29b are extended to press the opposite side surfaces of the spool box Wx to center the diagonal correction conveyor 21 in the width direction.

After the centering is completed, the symmetrical correction cylinders 29a and 29b are retracted, and the lifting cylinder 28 is contracted to lower the centered spool box Wx via the turntable 28a. It is placed on the transport surfaces of the free roller conveyor 24 and the chain conveyor 25. Next, a width positioning step 3 for determining the width of the spool box Wx that has undergone position correction such as diagonal correction
The width-determining conveyor 31 forming 0 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 12, a carriage 3 movable on the base plate 32 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the spool box Wx.
3 is installed, and a free roller conveyor 35 having the same width as the free roller conveyors 13 and 24 is provided in the widthwise central portion on the conveyor frame 34 installed on the carriage 33.
Is horizontally installed, and on both sides thereof, a chain conveyor 36 having the same width as the chain conveyors 14 and 25 is arranged in parallel.

The pair of left and right chains 36a of the chain conveyor 36 includes a drive sprocket 37a and a driven sprocket 37 installed on the front and rear of the conveyor frame 34.
It is wound around b and its upper surface is arranged substantially the same as the upper surface of the free roller conveyor 24. The drive sprocket 37 a is driven by a drive motor 38 installed on the side surface of the conveyor frame 34.

It should be noted that the slant correction conveyor 21 and the width determining conveyor 31 may be integrated into one to have respective functions. A cylinder frame 39 is installed on the base plate 32 on one side of the carriage 33, and spool boxes Wx stacked in multiple stages on the free roller conveyor 35 and the chain conveyor 36 are installed on the cylinder frame 39. A positioning cylinder 41, which is positioned on the other side of the base plate 32 and abuts against a positioning roller 40, is horizontally installed.

Further, at the bottom of the cylinder frame 39,
Lock cylinder 4 for locking the carriage 33 at a fixed position
2 is installed horizontally, and the rod 43 of this lock cylinder 42 is connected to the side portion of the carriage 33. Therefore, when the width of the transferred spool box Wx is determined, the carriage 33 on which the spool box Wx is loaded is moved to the positioning cylinder 41.
The spool box Wx is moved in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction until it comes into contact with the positioning roller 40 via, and at this time, the rod 43 of the lock cylinder 42 also extends as the carriage 33 moves.

The positioning of the spool box Wx is completed when the spool box Wx contacts the positioning roller 40, and the locking cylinder 42 is locked before the positioning cylinder 41 contracts to its original position. Therefore, the carriage 33 is stopped and held in the positioned position, and the width determining operation of the spool box Wx ends. To the width determining conveyor 31 of the width positioning step 30, a spool box Wx transfer step 50 for transferring the positioned spool box Wx to the transfer position Y is connected in series.

In the transfer process 50 of the spool box Wx, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 13 to 15, the first transfer conveyor 51 and the intermediate connection conveyor 71, which constitute a transfer conveyor.
And the second transfer conveyor 91, and in the following description, the first transfer conveyor 51 and the second transfer conveyor 91.
Are the same constituent elements, the first transfer conveyor 51
Of the second transfer conveyor 91 will be omitted.

The first transfer conveyor 51 constituting the transfer step 50 of the spool box Wx is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, a base plate 56 that can be moved up and down is installed on a base substrate 52 via a known lifting device 55 composed of a link arm 53 and a cylinder 54, and a plate 57 that slides in the front-rear direction on the base plate 56. , A plate 58 that slides in the left-right direction are respectively placed via guide rails 59 and 60, and a conveyor frame 61 is installed on the plate 58.

A drive roller conveyor 63 having a plurality of rollers 62 arranged in parallel on the conveyor frame 61.
Is installed, and each roller 6 of this drive roller conveyor 63 is installed.
2 is connected to a sprocket 65 provided on a roller shaft 64 via a chain 66, and a roller shaft 64 of a roller 62 provided at a terminal portion has a drive motor 67 installed on a conveyor frame 61 and a drive transmission mechanism 68 ( Chain, sprocket, etc.).

Therefore, each roller 62 is rotationally driven by the drive transmission mechanism 68 by the rotational drive of the drive motor 67, and the spool boxes Wx stacked on the roller 62 in multiple stages are transferred in a fixed direction. The base plate 5
A conveyor frame 61 is provided on the side of 6 with a guide rail 6
13 and 14, the sliding cylinder 69a that slides in the left-right direction in FIGS. 13 and 14, and the conveyor frame 61 in the front-back direction in FIGS. 13 and 14 through the guide rail 59 and the plate 57. A sliding cylinder 69b for moving is installed.

The intermediate connection conveyor 71 connected in series to the first transfer conveyor 51 is, as shown in FIG.
A free roller conveyor 74 is horizontally installed at a central portion in a width direction on a conveyor frame 73 installed on the support base 72, and the chain conveyors 75 are arranged in parallel on both sides of the free roller conveyor 74. The pair of left and right chains 76 of the chain conveyor 75 are wound around a drive sprocket 77a and a driven sprocket 77b installed on the front and rear of the conveyor frame 73, and their upper surfaces are arranged substantially the same as the upper surface of the free roller conveyor 74. It is set up. The drive sprocket 77a is driven by a drive motor 78 installed on the side surface of the conveyor frame 73.

Then, a spool box Wx in which the spools W transferred by the first transfer conveyor 51 are stacked in multiple stages
To the second transfer conveyor 9 via the intermediate connection conveyor 71.
1 is placed on the first transfer conveyor 51 and the second transfer conveyor 91, and the spool box Wx placed on the first transfer conveyor 51 and the second transfer conveyor 91 is on standby so as to be supplied to the next step. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 16 to 24, the pedestal 101 of the spool transfer step 100 is installed on the transfer step 50 of the spool box Wx in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the spool W, In the spool transfer step 100, the spool W and the insole board Wz are separated and taken out from the spool box Wx subjected to the positioning, and the insole board Wz is loaded on the side insole board storage area Z of the carrying step 50. Further, the spool W taken out from the spool box Wx is used in the spool delivery step 20 in the next step.
Transferred to 0.

A plurality of guide rails 103a and 103b are arranged in parallel on a frame 102 on a pedestal 101 which is installed so as to straddle the first transfer conveyor 51, the intermediate connection conveyor 71, and the second transfer conveyor 91. On the guide rail 103a, traveling frames 106 and 107 are movably mounted on the guide rail 103a for reciprocating the insole board storage space Z, the transfer process 50 and the spool delivery process 200 via a plurality of cylinders 104 and wheels 105. Has been done. In addition,
It is also possible to use a transmission mechanism such as a gear as the moving means.

The one traveling frame 106 moves to hold the spool W and convey it to the next process, and the other traveling frame 107 includes the first transfer conveyor 51 and the second transfer conveyor 91. It moves to transfer the insole plate Wz interposed between the multi-tiered spools W stacked on top. The traveling frame 10
As shown in FIG. 19, a power cylinder 109 is vertically installed upright on the shaft 6, and a holding plate 112 is provided at the lower end of a rod 110 of the power cylinder 109 via a plurality of guide rods 111. Are installed horizontally.

A plurality of holding plates 112 are inserted into the center holes of a plurality of spools W (12 in this embodiment) arranged in the spool box Wx, and the spools W are chucked. (12 in the example)
The chucking rod 113 is suspended. As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the chucking rod 113 has a hollow cylindrical rod 114 in which a cylinder rod 116 that expands and contracts via a cylinder 115 is installed. The tip of the rod 114 has the cylinder rod 116. When compressed by 114, a crimping member 114a such as an annular rubber that bulges in the radial direction and crimps the inner wall surface Wa of the spool W is attached.

As the chucking mechanism for the spool W, Japanese Patent Application No. 61-16 filed by the applicant of the present application has already been filed.
Although the same structure as No. 6581 (chucking device for cylindrical articles) is used, it is also possible to use mechanical means for hooking with a hook or the like. Further, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, each of the chucking rods 113 is provided with 12 pitch adjusting means 116 for adjusting the intervals of the spools W taken out from the spool box Wx to the same pitch. The pitch adjusting means 116
A guide rail 117 is laid on the holding plate 112 via a base plate 112a, and a cylinder 115 of the chucking rod 113 is mounted on the guide rail 117 via a guide base 118, so that the guide base 118 and the chucking rod 113 are attached. Are configured to be movable via a pitch adjusting cylinder 119.

As described above, each chucking rod 113 suspended from the traveling frame 106 is attached to the spool box Wx.
A plurality of spools W accommodated therein are chucked at the same time, and the power cylinder 109 raises the spool to a position where it abuts on a detection means 120 such as a limit switch for detecting the pin insertion amount, and further adjusts to a predetermined pitch interval. It is a thing.

The spool W held by the chucking rod 113 is transferred to the spool delivery process 200 side via the traveling frame 106. next,
As shown in FIGS. 18 and 20, in the traveling frame 107 that moves to transfer the insole plate Wz interposed between the spools W, the lifting cylinder 121 has the traveling frame 106.
The rod 1 of this lifting cylinder 121 is erected at the center of
A holding plate 124 is horizontally attached to the tip of 22 via a guide rod 123.

The holding plate 124 is provided with a plurality of (in this embodiment, eight) vacuum pads 125 for sucking and holding the insole plate Wz interposed between the spools W removed by the chucking rod 113. The chucking rod 1 is disposed via the guide plate 126.
The insole plate Wz after removing the spool W at 13 is suction-held and transferred to the insole plate storage space Z by the traveling frame 107.

Between the traveling frames 106 and 107,
The traveling frames 106 and 107 are connected to the guide rail 103a.
A plurality of cylinders 128 and 129 for moving along the respective cylinders are provided. It should be noted that it is also possible to move by using a transmission means such as a gear mechanism. As described above, in the spool transfer process 100, the spool W and the insole plate Wz are separated and taken out from the positioned multi-tiered spool boxes Wx, and the insole plate Wz is attached to the traveling frame 107. Vacuum pad 12
The spool W transferred to the insole board storage space Z on the side of the transfer process 50 via the loader 5 and loaded, and the spool W taken out from the spool box Wx is transferred to the spool of the next process via the chucking rod 113 attached to the traveling frame 106. Delivery process 2
It is to be transferred to 00.

Next, the spool delivery step 200 of holding the spool W conveyed from the spool transfer step 100 and delivering it to the loading carriage 250 in a state where the spool W is rotated 90 degrees is shown in FIGS. As shown in 27, a spool turning device 210 is provided which receives the spool W horizontally held and transferred by the chucking rod 113 in a horizontal state.

The spool revolving device 210 has a support frame 212 installed on a base plate 211,
The center of the rear surface of the swivel holding plate 215 is rotatably supported via a bearing member 213 serving as a swivel center and a shaft 214, and the pulley 21 is attached to one end of the shaft 214.
6, the belt 217 and the drive pulley 218 are connected to the turning drive motor 219.

The swivel holding plate 215 is swung about 90 degrees clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 26 to a vertical state. The swivel holding plate 215 has a constant pitch on the surface thereof by the chucking rods 113. A plurality of pairs of two positioning pins 220 for holding and positioning the adjusted plurality of spools W (a total of 48 positioning pins 220 for holding 24 spools W in this embodiment) are implanted.

On the back side of the swivel holding plate 215, an extruding cylinder 221 for pushing the spool W held by the positioning pin 220 to the insertion pin 251 of the loading carriage 250 is provided upright. Therefore,
The chucking rod 11 in the spool transfer step 100
A plurality of spools W transferred in a horizontal state by
However, when it is transferred to the surface of the swivel holding plate 215 that stands by in the horizontal position, the detection means (not shown) detects this and drives the swivel drive motor 219 to rotate, and the spool W held by the positioning pin 220 is moved. , Turn 90 degrees clockwise from the horizontal state and stop. In this state, the loading carriage 250 comes to the transfer position and the spool W is transferred.

The loading carriage 250 coming into the side of the spool turning device 210 in the spool delivery step 200 has wheels 254 on the guide rails 253 laid on the base 252 of the side of the spool turning device 210.
a and 254b are movably mounted, and one wheel 254a is driven by the drive motor 2 as shown in FIGS.
55, a transmission mechanism 256 such as a pulley and a belt, and a clutch mechanism 257 so as to transmit a driving force or to a non-driving state. Further, the other wheel 254b is stopped at a predetermined position and then the loading carriage is stopped. A disc brake 258 for fixing 250 is attached.

Base stand 2 of the loading carriage 250
A support frame 260 on which the spool W is transferred from the spool revolving device 210 is vertically installed on the 59.
The insertion pin 25 is provided on the surface of the support frame 260.
1 is a plurality of pieces at a predetermined interval (24 in this embodiment).
This is attached so that it can swing. In addition, the insertion pin 25
Instead of 1, the spool W may be supported from below by two bars. In this case, it is possible to solve the problem of positioning and inserting like the inserting pin 251.

The base ends of the plurality of insertion pins 251 are
Shaft 262 rotatably supported by bearing member 261
The shaft 262 is fixed via the arm 263.
Is connected to an angle adjustment cylinder 264 mounted on the back of the support frame 260 via the insertion pin 2
A part of 51 is connected to the guideless cylinder 265.

Further, on the front surface side of the support frame 260, as shown in FIGS. 28, 29 and 32, the flange portions of the plurality of spools W inserted in the insertion pins 251 are provided with respect to the support frame 260. A spool fixing means 266 for fixing is attached. This spool fixing means 2
66 is a spool W when the loading carriage 250 moves
Is fixed so as not to drop from the insertion pin 251, and the base end of the fixed claw 270 that pivots about the pin 269 as a fulcrum at the tip of the rod 268 of the pin cylinder 267 mounted vertically downward on the back side of the support frame 260. The parts are connected.

The tip of the fixed claw 270 is formed in an L shape so as to engage with the flange portion of the spool W, and the pin cylinder 267 expands and contracts to swivel about the pin 269 as a fulcrum, thereby spooling the spool. Lock W,
It is supposed to be released. In addition, the support frame 260
As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, a positioning pin device 271 of the loading carriage 250 is attached to the lower central part on the rear side of the positioning cylinder. The positioning pin device 271 is positioned vertically downward on the lower central part of the rear side of the support frame 260. 272 is attached to the positioning cylinder 272.
A projection 275 engageable with an engaging portion 274 installed on the side surface of the guide rail 253 is attached to the tip of the rod 273 of the.

Therefore, when the loading carriage 250 enters the side portion of the spool revolving device 210 along the guide rail 253 to a predetermined position, a detecting means (not shown) detects and activates the positioning cylinder 272 to move the rod. The projection 275 provided at the tip of the 273 is attached to the guide rail 25.
By engaging with the engaging portion 274 installed on the side surface of No. 3, the positioning is performed at a predetermined position.

Next, the traverse carriage 280 which conveys the loading carriage 250 in a transferred state will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 35 to 38. The traverse trolley 280 is a guide rail 2 laid in a direction orthogonal to the guide rail 253 on which the loading trolley 250 travels.
81a, and the guide rail 25 on which the loading carriage 250 travels is mounted on the base 282.
A guide rail 281b having the same width as that of No. 3 is laid, and a pair of left and right drive wheels 283 and driven wheels 284 running on the guide rail 281a are provided below the base 282.
Are installed opposite to each other via a shaft 285.

The drive wheel 283 is connected to a drive motor 286 installed on the base 282 via a transmission mechanism 287, and the transmission mechanism 287 is connected to the drive motor 286.
Drive shaft 288 and the shaft 28 of the drive wheel 283.
5 is connected via a pulley 289 and a belt 290 provided to the traverse carriage 280, and the traverse trolley 280 is self-propelled by the drive motor 286.

The base 28 of the traverse trolley 280
A control panel 291 for controlling the traveling positioning of the traverse carriage 280 is installed on one side of the control panel 29.
A traverse trolley duct 293 for supplying electric power to the loading carriage 250 via an L-shaped frame 292 is attached to the upper end of 1. The traverse carriage 2 is provided below the base 282 of the traverse carriage 280.
Eighty stop sensors 294 and overrun sensors 295 are attached to each of the sensors 294 and 295.
Detects the dogs 296a and 296b installed at a predetermined position near the guide rail 281a to stop the traverse trolley 280 or detect overrun.

At one side portion (right side in FIGS. 1, 37 and 38) of the guide rail 281a laid so that the traverse carriage 280 can travel, spools W from the loading carriage 250 being conveyed are provided. On the other side portion (left side in FIGS. 1, 37, and 38) of the guide rail 281a, which is provided with the carriage conveying process 350 to be passed around the creel shaft 310 of the creel stand 300, and is laid so that the traverse carriage 280 travels. Has a collection process 400 for empty creel.

When the stop sensor 294 and the overrun sensor 295 detect the dogs 296a and 296b installed at a predetermined position near the guide rail 281a, the traverse carriage 280 on which the loading carriage 250 is mounted stops at a predetermined position. Next, the trolley transportation step 350
The loading carriages 250 having the spools W mounted thereon are sequentially mounted on the plurality of rows of guide rails 351 laid on the rails 351 and sequentially transported to the spool transfer position of the creel stand 300. The plurality of loading carriages 250 equipped with the spools W sequentially wait on the guide rails 351 laid in the carriage conveying process 350, and the creel stand 3
The spool W is advanced to the transfer position at 00.

The creel stand 300 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 40, a stand 311 is vertically installed on a base plate 312, and a plurality of spools W mounted on the loading carriage 250 are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the stand 311. Creel shaft 3
10 is attached upward at a predetermined angle, and wire guide rollers 314 are attached to the creel shaft 310 via brackets 313.

In front of the creel stand 300,
A wire guide device 316 is installed as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the plurality of wires Q that have passed through the wire guide device 316 are supplied to a calendar device (not shown) that forms a belt or the like. Next, a device for collecting empty creel that is emptied by unwinding the wire Q from each spool W will be described.

The spool W is mounted on the creel stand 300.
The loading carriage 250 emptied by passing over the guide rail 351 laid in the carriage conveying step 350.
1 and is transferred onto the traverse trolley 280 along the traverse trolley 280, and as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 41, and FIG. 42, reciprocates on four crossing rails 320 connected to the collecting process 400 side of the empty creel. It is transferred onto the moving empty creel recovery cart 321.

A spool box Wx emptied in the carrying step 50 is movably mounted on the empty creel recovery carriage 321 via guide rollers 330, and the empty creel recovery carriage 321 is moved to the creel stand 300. Then, the work vehicle removes the empty creel and stores it in the spool box Wx. At the bottom of the empty creel recovery cart 321,
As shown in FIG. 42, the four transition rails 320a, 320a
Eight front and rear wheels 322 mounted on 20b and moving
a, 322b, 323a, 323b are mounted, the inner wheels 323a, 323b are used only when passing the transition rail 320b, and the outer wheels 323a, 323.
Since the crossover rail 320a is cut, b is hollow until it reaches the rail 351 on the creel stand 300 side.

A drive unit is installed below the crossover rail 320b, and the drive unit includes a drive motor 32.
The drive gear 327 is fixed to the drive shaft 326 of No. 5, and the drive gear 327 is meshed with the rack 328 fixed to the bottom surface of the crossover rail 320b. The crossing rail 320b is
When the traverse carriage 280 is not in the rail position, it is moved and used as a bridge for the movement of the traverse carriage 280 and people.

The transition rail 320b is the transition rail 3 laid on the base portion 329 laid in the recess 330.
20a and the depth of the base portion 329 of the recess 330 is equal to the bottom surface of the spool box Wx accommodating the empty creel mounted on the empty creel recovery carriage 321 mounted on the transition rail 320. It is configured to be a surface.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 43, the empty creel collecting step 400 is carried out in two rows in parallel with the position correcting step 20, the width positioning step 30, and the spool box Wx carrying step 50. Chain conveyors 410a, 410b
Is laid down, and the carry-out chain conveyors 410a, 410a, 4
In the vicinity of the transition rail 320 before and after 10b, retractable free roller conveyors 420a and 420b for connecting the carry-out chain conveyors 410a and 410b,
Chain conveyors 430a and 430b for connection on both sides thereof
Is provided.

The empty creel recovery cart 321 has a recess 3
The base portion 329 of the recess 330 is placed on the crossover rail 320 laid on the base portion 329 laid on the base plate 30.
Is configured such that the empty creel carrying surface mounted on the empty creel recovery carriage 321 mounted on the crossover rail 320 and the upper opening surface of the spool box Wx are substantially flat. There is.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 67, the empty creel recovery step 400 is carried out in two rows in parallel with the position correction step 20, the width positioning step 30, and the spool box Wx transfer step 50. Chain conveyors 410a, 410b
Is laid down, and the carry-out chain conveyors 410a, 410a, 4
In the vicinity of the transition rail 320 before and after 10b, retractable free roller conveyors 420a and 420b for connecting the carry-out chain conveyors 410a and 410b,
Chain conveyors 430a and 430b for connection on both sides thereof
Is provided.

The spool box Wx emptied in the carrying step 50 is connected to the driving roller conveyor 410 connected to the carrying step 50, as shown by arrows Xa and Xb in FIGS. 1 and 43.
a → connection chain conveyor 430a → unloading drive roller conveyor 410b → drive chain conveyor 420b →
By the connection chain conveyor 430b and the unloading drive roller conveyor 410a, the empty creel recovery carriage 321 sequentially transfers the empty creel transfer position P to the empty creel transfer position P. When the creel is collected and transferred, the carry-out drive roller conveyor 410a → drive chain conveyor 420 again.
a → Sequentially carried out to the loading position X side of the spool box Wx via the carry-out driving roller conveyor 410b.

The present invention is based on the above-described transport conveyor 1.
In the position correcting step 20, the position of the spool box Wx accommodating the plurality of spools W loaded on the 0 is corrected so that the spool box Wx is parallel to the transfer direction of the transfer conveyor 10, and this position correction is performed. After determining the width of the spool box Wx that has been subjected to the width positioning step 30, the spool box Wx
x is transported to the transfer position Y by the transport process 50.

Then, in the spool transfer step 100, the spool W from the spool box Wx waiting at the transfer position Y is spooled.
And the insole plate Wz are separated, and the spool turning device 2
10 and the spool W transfer device 200 rotates the spool W by 90 degrees.
0, and the traverse trolley 280 on which the loading trolley 250 is transferred is transported to the vicinity of the creel stand 300 in the trolley transporting step 350 to load the loading trolley 250.
The respective spools are wound around the creel shaft 310 of the creel stand 300.

The creel emptied at the creel stand 300 is recovered through the empty creel recovery process 400 and is reused. As described above, according to the present invention, in the process of supplying the spool W and the process of hanging the spool W on the creel stand 300, the respective works are continuously continued without being stopped, whereby the spool W is conveyed and transferred. To improve the efficiency of loading and handing work,
Time can be shortened and work efficiency can be improved. In addition, the system that collects the emptied creel can also be supported so that it can be linked to the next work and the work efficiency is improved.

[0061]

As described above, the present invention provides an oblique correction conveyor and a width positioning device in which a free roller conveyor is provided inside a chain conveyor in a transfer conveyor to which a spool box containing a plurality of spools is supplied as described above. Are arranged in series, and the diagonal correction conveyor is provided with a turntable between the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor for lifting the spool box conveyed by the chain conveyor above the upper surface of the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor. And a diagonal correction cylinder that presses the side surfaces of the spool box lifted by the elevating means to correct the posture, and is installed on the opposite side surfaces of the chain conveyor. The positioning device is a carriage that can move in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the spool box. A chain conveyor and a roller conveyor are installed on one side, and a positioning means for abutting the spool box transferred on the bogie is installed on one side of the bogie moving direction, and the bogie and the spool box are positioned on the other side. Since a positioning cylinder and a lock cylinder that move toward the machine side are installed, the spool box loaded on the conveyor should be automatically repositioned without the need for human intervention and carried out to the next process. Thus, there is an effect that the transfer work efficiency can be remarkably improved by omitting the work time and the correction work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a process of a spool transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a configuration of a transport conveyor, a position correcting process, and a width positioning process.

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a transfer conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a position correction conveyor.

8 is a front view of FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a partial plan view showing a lifting device for a position correction conveyor.

FIG. 10 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a width positioning conveyor.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view of a positioning cylinder and a lock cylinder in the width positioning conveyor.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the first transfer conveyor in the spool box transfer process.

FIG. 14 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the intermediate connection conveyor.

FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of a spool transfer process.

FIG. 17 is a side view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a side view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged front view of a traveling frame that conveys a spool.

FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged front view of the traveling frame that transfers the spool and the insole plate W.

FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the arrangement of a chucking rod that holds a spool.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a pitch adjusting means of a chucking rod.

FIG. 23 is a front view of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged front view showing the structure of the chucking rod.

FIG. 25 is a plan view of the spool turning device in the spool delivery process.

FIG. 26 is a front view of the spool turning device in the spool delivery process.

FIG. 27 is a front view showing the relationship between the spool turning device and the loading carriage.

FIG. 28 is a plan view of the loading carriage.

FIG. 29 is a front view of the loading cart.

FIG. 30 is a side view of the loading cart.

FIG. 31 is an enlarged front view of the drive unit of the loading cart.

FIG. 32 is an enlarged front view of the spool fixing claw of the loading cart.

FIG. 33 is a front view of the positioning pin device of the loading cart.

FIG. 34 is a side view of the positioning pin device of the loading cart.

FIG. 35 is a front view of the traverse carriage.

FIG. 36 is a left side view of the traverse carriage.

FIG. 37 is a plan view of a carriage transporting process of the traverse carriage and the loading carriage.

38 is a front view of FIG. 60. FIG.

FIG. 39 is a side view of the creel stand.

FIG. 40 is a front view of the creel stand.

FIG. 41 is a front view of the crossover rail in the empty creel collecting step.

FIG. 42 is a partially enlarged front view of the empty creel recovery cart.

FIG. 43 is a plan view of an empty creel collecting step.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Conveyor Conveyor 20 Position Correcting Process 21 Oblique Correcting Conveyor 30 Width Positioning Conveyor 31 Width Positioning Conveyor 50 Conveying Process 100 Spool Transfer Process 200 Spool Transfer Process 210 Spool Revolving Device 250 Loading Cart 280 Traverse Cart 300 Creel Stand 310 Creel Axis 321 Creel Recovery Truck 350 Truck transport process 400 Empty creel recovery process W Spool Wx Spool box Wz Insole board X Spool box loading position Y Transfer position Z Insole board storage space

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Kenji Machishima 2-3-14 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Furukawa Building Tokyo Steel Co., Ltd. (72) Hisao Tsutsumi 2-3-14 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Furukawa Building Inside Tokyo Tetsuna Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A spool box containing a plurality of spools loaded on a transport conveyor is transported to an oblique correction conveyor, and the spool box loaded on the diagonal correction conveyor is levitated from the oblique correction conveyor. , Diagonal correction The spool box is pressed by pressing means installed at the opposite positions of the conveyor to perform diagonal correction so that the spool box is parallel to the conveying direction, and after this correction, the spool box is obliquely corrected. A spool positioning method in a conveyor, characterized in that it is lowered onto a conveyor and conveyed to a width-positioning conveyor, and on this width-positioning conveyor, the spool box is positioned in the width direction with respect to the conveyance direction via width-positioning means. . 2. A skew conveyor having a free roller conveyor disposed inside a chain conveyor and a width positioning device are arranged in series on a transport conveyor to which a spool box containing a plurality of spools is supplied. The diagonal correction conveyor is provided with a lifting means capable of ascending / descending between the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor, which is provided with a turntable for lifting the spool box conveyed by the chain conveyor above the upper surface of the chain conveyor and the free roller conveyor. In addition, diagonal correction cylinders for pressing the side surfaces of the spool box lifted by the elevating means to correct the posture are arranged on opposite side surfaces of the chain conveyor, and the width positioning device is configured to convey the spool box. A chain conveyor and a roller are mounted on a carriage that can move in a direction orthogonal to the direction. A roller conveyor is installed, and a positioning means for abutting the spool box transferred on the bogie is installed on one side of the bogie moving direction, and the bogie and the spool box are directed toward the positioning means on the other side. A spool positioning device in a transfer conveyor, wherein a positioning cylinder and a lock cylinder to be moved are installed.