JPH07227579A - Method for classifying and conveying parts and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the classification precision and to lower the cost at the time of conveying the classified parts to the respectively positions by providing an actuator to automatically convey the parts to the respective positions. CONSTITUTION:D-type fuses 1 are conveyed to a classification position in accordance with the data on the nondefective fuse, defective fuse and fuse to be reinspected classified by an inspection instrument. An air cylinder and an actuator 26 are operated based on the data. The actuator main body 22 driven by the air cylinder is passed through a position adjacent to a conveying guide post 3 and a position facing conveyors 41 and 42 with a chuck 28 above a defective fuse receiving box 4 and a fuse inlet corresponding to a guide groove 3a. The chuck 28 is opened by the actuator 26 at a position conforming to the data, and the chucked fuse 1 held is dropped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component type selecting and conveying method and device for conveying a component classified into a type such as a plug fuse part inspection to a different position as a result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a component inspection of a plug type fuse, the results classified into good products, defective products, and re-inspected products by various inspections are used to display the characters on the outer peripheral surface of the plug type fuse with a stamp or the like. It is attached and this is visually checked by the operator later, and the result is sorted into different boxes.

[0003]

However, in the method in which the operator visually checks the characters or the like attached to the outer peripheral surface of the plug-type fuse afterward and manually distributes them, the check error or the distribution error, etc. Is likely to occur and there is a problem in reliability. Further, there is also a problem that manpower is required and the cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for selecting a type of parts which can improve the accuracy of type selection and reduce the cost. . Furthermore, other purposes will be clarified one after another in the content described below.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a component type selecting / conveying device for conveying a component selected in the type selecting step to another position. This is accomplished by providing an actuator for automatically transporting the part to another position as a result. Furthermore, in the type selection step, the parts are classified into non-defective products, defective products, and re-inspection products that require re-inspection, and are conveyed to the next step at the position where the non-defective products and re-inspection products are conveyed. It is also possible to provide a conveyor for each of them, or to use a cylindrical plug-type fuse as the component.

Further, according to the present invention, another object of the present invention is to select and eject a component selected in the type selection step in a component type selecting / conveying device for transferring the part to another position. A chuck groove having a component intake port arranged corresponding to the part to be removed, the first and second chuck halves which can be brought into contact with and separated from each other, and from the component intake port to the chuck groove. This is achieved by providing an actuator that automatically conveys the stored parts to another position and separates the chuck halves from each other to release the parts. Further, in the type selection step, the parts are classified into non-defective products, defective products, and re-inspected products requiring re-inspection, and the parts are further separated at the positions where the non-defective products and re-inspected products are conveyed. Each may be provided with a conveyer for transporting to the position, and a cylindrical plug-type fuse may be used as the component.

Further, according to the present invention, in this invention, in the part type selecting and conveying method for conveying the part selected in the type selecting step to another position, as a result, the part is moved to a different position. An actuator for automatically carrying to the next process, and a conveyor for carrying to the next process at a position different from the result are provided respectively, so that sorting of the parts selected by type and carrying to the next process are automatically performed. To be achieved. Furthermore, a method of using a cylindrical plug-type fuse as the component may be used.

[0008]

According to this, in response to the result of the type selection,
After the selection of the type, the parts can be automatically assigned to different positions as a result.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a type selection / conveyance apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part thereof, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part thereof seen from the back side. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the operating state thereof as viewed from the back side.

1 to 3, in this embodiment, a cylindrical plug-type fuse 1 is handled as an article, and is classified into a non-defective item, a defective item, and a re-inspected item by an inspection device (not shown) in a type selection process ( The parts are carried to respective sorting positions according to the selected data), and reference numeral 2 is a stage on which the plug-type fuse 1 after inspection is mounted. Immediately before the stage 2, there is provided a carry-out guide post 3 having a guide groove 3a formed on its upper surface so as to correspond to the plug-type fuse 1 mounted on the stage 2. Guide post 3 for carrying out
A defective product receiving box 4 is attached to the lower part of the front surface of the.
The defective product receiving box 4 is arranged with its upper surface opened.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a component insertion portion arranged on one side surface of the stage 2. The component insertion portion 5 includes a base plate 6 attached along one side surface of the stage 2, a pair of guide rails 7 attached to the base plate 6 in a state of being extended in the front-rear direction, and the guides. A slider 8 guided by the rail 7 to be moved in the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction), a vertical drive cylinder 9 mounted on the slider 8 so as to be movable integrally, and for moving the slider 8 in the front-rear direction. It is composed of the front-rear driving cylinder 10 and the like. The front-rear drive cylinder 10 is mounted on the base plate 6. Further, a pair of arms 11a,
11b is attached. This pair of arms 11
One end of each of a and 11b is fixed to the vertical drive cylinder 9 and is movable in the vertical direction by driving the vertical drive cylinder 9. Further, the pair of arms 11a,
The other ends of 11b are arranged in a state of being separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and pins 12a and 12b are provided on the lower surface side of the other ends at positions corresponding to the stage 2 so as to project downward. . The distance between the pins 12a and 12b here is substantially equal to the front-rear length of the plug-type fuse 1, and the plug-type fuse 1 can be arranged between the pins 12a and 12b.

In the component insertion portion 5, the vertical drive cylinder 9 is moved back and forth together with the pair of arms 11a and 11b by the forward and backward movement of a rod (not shown) of the front and rear drive cylinder 10, and the vertical drive cylinder 9 is moved. The arms 11a and 11b can be moved up and down by vertically moving a rod (not shown), and the plug-type fuse 1 arranged on the stage 2 is moved through the guide groove 3a by the forward, backward, upward and downward movements. The structure is such that it can move to the front of the post 3. That is, before the post-inspection plug-type fuse 1 is placed on the stage 2, the slider 8 is moved rearward by the front-rear drive cylinder 10, and the pair of arms 11a and 11b are also vertically driven. It is moved to the upper side by the cylinder 9 for
The a and 12b are also retracted together with the arms 11a and 11b to the upper position where they do not contact the plug-type fuse 1. Next, when the post-inspection plug type fuse 1 is placed on the stage 2,
First, the vertical drive cylinder 9 is driven to move the pair of arms 11a and 11b downward together with the pins 12a and 12b. Then, the plug-type fuse 1 is arranged between the pins 12a and 12b. Then, the front-back drive cylinder 10 moves the slider 8 to the front side. Then, the plug-type fuse 1 arranged between the pins 12a and 12b is also sent to the front side together with the pins 12a and 12b, and moved to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 through the guide groove 3a.
After the movement, the vertical driving cylinder 9 is driven to return the pair of arms 11a and 11b to the upper side together with the pins 12a and 12b, and the front-rear driving cylinder 10 is driven to move and return the slider 8 to the rear side. . By repeating this operation, the plug-type fuse 1 arranged on the stage 2 can be sequentially moved to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3.

Reference numeral 20 is a transfer actuator. The transporting actuator 20 includes an actuator body 22 slidably attached to a rail 21 that is fixed to the apparatus body (not shown) by extending in the front-rear direction.
An air cylinder 23 for moving the actuator body 22 in the front-rear direction on the rail 21, a connecting plate 24 that integrally movably fixes the air cylinder 23 and the actuator body 22, and an actuator body 22 are fixed. And the supporting plate 25 attached thereto and the supporting plate 2
5, an air rotary actuator 26 for opening and closing the carrier is attached to one end of the carrier 5.

The air rotary actuator 2
6 includes a pair of chuck halves 28a, 28 fixed to a cylinder arm 27 that is reciprocated left and right.
5 is attached with a chuck 28 having b, and the chuck operation mode shown in FIG. 4 in which the chuck halves 28a and 28b are brought into contact with each other by the operation of the air rotary actuator 26, and FIG. It is possible to switch to the non-chuck operation mode shown in FIG. Further, the chuck halves 28a, 28b are provided with recesses 29 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) on the inner surfaces facing each other so that the chuck halves 28a, 28b are brought into close contact with each other. Then, the upper surface is opened by the two concave portions 29, and the component intake port 31 (see FIG.
And FIG. 4) are provided to form a chuck groove 30. The size of the chuck groove 30 is such that the plug-type fuse 1 can be stored in this embodiment, and the bottom surface of the chuck groove 30 extends from the component intake port 31 to the front side as shown by the reference numerals in FIG. It is formed as an inclined surface 30a that gradually decreases as it advances, and an inclined surface 30b that faces upward again is formed in the middle. As a result, when the plug-type fuse 1 is housed in the chuck groove 30, the plug-type fuse 1 can be gently and obliquely stored from the component intake port 31.

Then, in the transfer actuator 20, each determination data of non-defective product, defective product, and re-inspected product is sent from the inspection device, and the air cylinder 23 and the air rotary actuator 26 are based on this data. When the air cylinder 23 is driven, the actuator body 22 is moved in the front-rear direction, and the actuator body 22 can be sequentially moved to the positions indicated by the symbols ,, and shown in FIG. Above the good box 4,
The component intake port 31 is arranged adjacent to the unloading guide post 3 in a state corresponding to the guide groove 3a. Further, conveyors 41 and 42 are arranged below the positions indicated by and.

The conveyor 41 is a conveyor for conveying re-inspection products. The conveyor 41 is an endless belt having a fine mesh formed on the surface of a material such as nylon and rotated in the direction of arrow 43 in FIG. A re-inspection product receiving box 44 is provided at the downstream end of the conveyor 41. On the other hand, the conveyer 42 is a conveyer for non-defective products, and this conveyer 42 is made of a material such as nylon and has an endless belt provided with a fine mesh on its surface, which is rotated in the direction of arrow 45 in FIG. Then, the items placed on the conveyor 42 are ready to be sent to a good product receiving box (not shown).

Next, the overall operation of the type selecting / conveying apparatus constructed as described above will be described. First, in the initial state, the chuck 28 is arranged at the position shown by the reference numeral in FIG. 1, and the pair of chuck halves 28a and 28b are brought into contact with each other by the operation of the air rotary actuator 26.

When the judgment data of the plug-type fuse 1 sent on the stage 2 is "defective product", the air rotary actuator 2
6 switches the pair of chuck halves 28a, 28b to a non-chuck operation mode in which they are separated from each other. Then, the component insertion portion 5 is operated to operate the pins 12a, 12 as described above.
The plug-type fuse 1 determined to be defective is conveyed to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by b. Here, since the chuck halves 28a and 28b are in the non-chuck operation mode,
Instead of being held in the chuck groove 30a, it falls and is stored in the defective product receiving box 4.

Next, when it is determined that the determination data of the plug-type fuse 1 sent on the stage 2 is "non-defective", the air rotary actuator 26 is operated by the pair of chuck halves 28a. , 28b are brought into contact with each other to switch to the chuck operation mode. Next, the component insertion part 5
Is operated to carry the plug-type fuse 1 determined to be non-defective to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by the pins 12a and 12b as described above. Then, when this is conveyed to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3, since the chuck halves 28a and 28b are in the chuck operation mode, the plug-type fuse 1 is housed in the chuck groove 30a from the component inlet 31 and held. To be done. When the holding is completed, the air cylinder 23 is driven to move the actuator body 22 to the front side to the position of the reference numeral in FIG. 1 where the chuck 28 is located on the conveyor 42, and when the movement is completed, the air rotary actuator 26 is moved. It is operated to switch the chuck 28 to the non-chucking mode. Then, the chuck groove 3
0a holds the plug type fuse 1 in the chuck 28
Then, it falls on the conveyor 42, and this is sent by the conveyor 42 into a good product box (not shown). Next, the air cylinder 23 is driven to move the actuator body 22 rearward, and the chuck 28 is positioned above the defective product receiving box 4.
It returns to the position of the inside code and waits for the next data and control signal.

Next, when the judgment data of the plug-type fuse 1 sent to the stage 2 is the "re-inspection product" requiring the inspection again, the air rotary actuator is obtained. 26 is a pair of chuck halves 28
The a and 28b are brought into contact with each other to switch to the chuck operation mode. Then, the component insertion portion 5 is operated to convey the plug-type fuse 1 determined to be non-defective to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by the pins 12a and 12b as described above. Then, when this is conveyed to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3, the chuck halves 28a and 28b are in the chuck operation mode, so that the plug-type fuse 1 is inserted into the component intake port 3
From 1 to 1, it is housed and held in the chuck groove 30a. When the holding is completed, the air cylinder 23 is driven to move the actuator body 22 to the front side, and the chuck 28 moves the conveyor 4 to the front side.
2 to the position of the code in FIG.
When the movement is completed, the air rotary actuator 26
Is operated to switch the chuck 28 to the non-chuck operation mode. Then, the plug-type fuse 1 held in the chuck groove 30a drops from the chuck 28 onto the conveyor 41, and this is sent by the conveyor 41 into the re-inspection product receiving box 44 (not shown). Next, the air cylinder 23
Is driven to return the actuator main body 22 to the rear side to the position where the chuck 28 is located on the defective product receiving box 4 to the position of the reference numeral in FIG. 1 and waits until the next data and control signal are obtained.

Therefore, according to the type selecting / conveying apparatus of this embodiment, upon receiving the result of the type selection, the plug-type fuse 1 after the type selection is completed is automatically moved to the position of good product, re-inspection product, and defective product. Therefore, the sorting and sorting accuracy can be improved, and the transportation between a plurality of processes can be carried smoothly, and the production efficiency can be dramatically improved. Further, since manpower is not needed, the cost can be reduced. In the above embodiment, the case where the plug type fuse 1 is applied to the carrying device for selecting the type has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be used as a means for selecting and carrying a wide variety of general parts. .

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Upon receiving the result of the type selection, the parts after completion of the type selection can be automatically distributed to the position according to the result, so that the sorting and sorting accuracy can be improved. In addition, transportation between a plurality of processes can be smoothly carried out, the production efficiency can be dramatically improved, and human labor is not required, so that effects such as cost reduction can be expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a type selection transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the device of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts showing an operating state of the device of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a chuck operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a chuck operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plug type fuse (part) 20 Actuator for transport 28 Chuck 28a Chuck half body 28b Chuck half body 30 Chuck groove 31 Component intake 41 Conveyor 42 Conveyor

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[Submission date] February 25, 1994

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Patent application title: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTION AND TRANSPORT OF TYPE OF PARTS

[Claims]

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component type selecting and conveying method and device for conveying a component classified into a type such as a plug fuse part inspection to a different position as a result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a component inspection of a plug type fuse, the results classified into good products, defective products, and re-inspected products by various inspections are used to display the characters on the outer peripheral surface of the plug type fuse with a stamp or the like. It is attached and this is visually checked by the operator later, and the result is sorted into different boxes.

[0003]

However, in the method in which the operator visually checks the characters or the like attached to the outer peripheral surface of the plug-type fuse afterward and manually distributes them, the check error or the distribution error, etc. Is likely to occur and there is a problem in reliability. Further, there is also a problem that manpower is required and the cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for selecting a type of parts which can improve the accuracy of type selection and reduce the cost. . Furthermore, other purposes will be clarified one after another in the content described below.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a component type selecting / conveying device for conveying a component selected in the type selecting step to another position. This is accomplished by providing an actuator for automatically transporting the part to another position as a result. Furthermore, in the type selection step, the parts are classified into non-defective products, defective products, and re-inspection products that require re-inspection, and are conveyed to the next step at the position where the non-defective products and re-inspection products are conveyed. It is also possible to provide a conveyor for each of them, or to use a cylindrical plug-type fuse as the component.

Further, according to the present invention, another object of the present invention is to select and eject a component selected in the type selection step in a component type selecting / conveying device for transferring the part to another position. A chuck groove having a component intake port arranged corresponding to the part to be removed, the first and second chuck halves which can be brought into contact with and separated from each other, and from the component intake port to the chuck groove. This is achieved by providing an actuator that automatically conveys the stored parts to another position and separates the chuck halves from each other to release the parts. Furthermore, good the part by the type selection step, defective, when divided respectively to the reinspection products requiring re-inspection and monitor, to the position where the non-defective and retest article is conveyed, the component Further, conveyors may be provided for transporting to different positions, and a cylindrical plug-type fuse may be used as the component.

Further, according to the present invention, in this invention, in the part type selecting and conveying method for conveying the part selected in the type selecting step to another position, as a result, the part is moved to a different position. An actuator for automatically carrying to the next process, and a conveyor for carrying to the next process at a position different from the result are provided respectively, so that sorting of the parts selected by type and carrying to the next process are automatically performed. To be achieved. Furthermore, a method of using a cylindrical plug-type fuse as the component may be used.

[0008]

According to this, in response to the result of the type selection,
After the selection of the type, the parts can be automatically assigned to different positions as a result.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a type selection / conveyance apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part thereof, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part thereof seen from the back side. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the operating state thereof as viewed from the back side.

1 to 3, in this embodiment, a cylindrical plug-type fuse 1 is handled as an article, and is classified into a non-defective item, a defective item, and a re-inspected item by an inspection device (not shown) in a type selection process ( The parts are carried to respective sorting positions according to the selected data), and reference numeral 2 is a stage on which the plug-type fuse 1 after inspection is mounted. Immediately before the stage 2, there is provided a carry-out guide post 3 having a guide groove 3a formed on its upper surface so as to correspond to the plug-type fuse 1 mounted on the stage 2. Guide post 3 for carrying out
A defective product receiving box 4 is attached to the lower part of the front surface of the.
The defective product receiving box 4 is arranged with its upper surface opened.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a component insertion portion arranged on one side surface of the guide 46 . The component insertion portion 5 includes a base plate 6 attached along one side surface of a guide 46 , a pair of guide rails 7 attached to the base plate 6 while extending in the front-rear direction, and the guide. A slider 8 guided by the rail 7 to be moved in the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction), a vertical drive cylinder 9 mounted on the slider 8 so as to be movable integrally, and for moving the slider 8 in the front-rear direction. It is composed of the front-rear driving cylinder 10 and the like. The front-rear drive cylinder 10 is mounted on the base plate 6. Further, a pair of arms 11a,
11b is attached. This pair of arms 11
One end of each of a and 11b is fixed to the vertical drive cylinder 9 and is movable in the vertical direction by driving the vertical drive cylinder 9. Further, the pair of arms 11a,
The other ends of 11b are arranged so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and pins 12a and 12b are provided on the lower surface side of the other ends at positions corresponding to the guides 46 so as to project downward. . The distance between the pins 12a and 12b here is substantially equal to the front-rear length of the plug-type fuse 1, and the plug-type fuse 1 can be arranged between the pins 12a and 12b.

In the component insertion portion 5, the vertical drive cylinder 9 is moved back and forth together with the pair of arms 11a and 11b by the forward and backward movement of a rod (not shown) of the front and rear drive cylinder 10, and the vertical drive cylinder 9 is moved. The arms 11a and 11b can be moved up and down by vertically moving a rod (not shown), and the plug-type fuse 1 arranged on the stage 2 is moved through the guide groove 3a by the forward, backward, upward and downward movements. The structure is such that it can move to the front of the post 3. Ie, before the plug fuse 1 after the inspection on the stage 2 is arranged, Rutotomoni been moved slider 8 on the rear side by the driving cylinder 10 back and forth, a pair of arms 11a, 11b also vertical It is moved upward by the driving cylinder 9, and at the same time, the pins 12a,
12b is also retracted together with the arms 11a and 11b to the upper position where it does not come into contact with the plug-type fuse 1. Then the guide
When the plug-type fuse 1 after inspection is placed on 46 , the vertical drive cylinder 9 is first driven to move the pair of arms 11a and 11b downward together with the pins 12a and 12b. Then, the plug-type fuse 1 is arranged between the pins 12a and 12b. Next, front-back drive cylinder 1
0 moves the slider 8 to the front side. Then pin 1
The plug-type fuse 1 arranged between 2a and 12b is also pin 1
It is sent to the front side with 2a and 12b and placed on stage 2.
And the plug-type heater that was placed on stage 2
Yuzu 1 is Serra moved to the front of the carrying-out guide post 3 through the guide groove 3a. After the movement, the vertical driving cylinder 9 is driven to return the pair of arms 11a and 11b to the upper side together with the pins 12a and 12b, and further the front and rear driving cylinder 10 is driven to drive the slider 8
Move to the rear side and return. By repeating this operation, the plug-type fuse 1 arranged on the stage 2 can be sequentially moved to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3.

Reference numeral 20 is a transfer actuator. The transporting actuator 20 includes an actuator body 22 slidably attached to a rail 21 that is fixed to the apparatus body (not shown) by extending in the front-rear direction.
An air cylinder 23 for moving the actuator body 22 in the front-rear direction on the rail 21, a connecting plate 24 that integrally movably fixes the air cylinder 23 and the actuator body 22, and an actuator body 22 are fixed. And the supporting plate 25 attached thereto and the supporting plate 2
5 Air A click for conveyance member closing attached to one end of <br/> is composed of Chueta 26 or the like.

Further, the air actuators 26, a pair of chuck halves 28a which are fixed to the cylinder arm 27 to be reciprocated in the right and left, and a chuck 28 comprising a 28b is attached, air · operation by the chuck halves 28a of the a Chi <br/> Yueta 26, 28b
Can be switched between the chucking operation mode shown in FIG. 4 in which they are in contact with each other and the non-chucking operation mode in FIG. Further, the chuck halves 28a, 28b are provided with recesses 29 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) on the inner surfaces facing each other so that the chuck halves 28a, 28b are brought into close contact with each other. Then, the upper surface is opened by the two recesses 29,
In addition, the chuck groove 30 is formed in which a component intake 31 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) is provided in the rear portion.
The size of the chuck groove 30 is such that the plug-type fuse 1 can be stored in this embodiment, and the bottom surface of the chuck groove 30 extends from the component intake port 31 to the front side as shown by the reference numerals in FIG. It is formed as an inclined surface 30a that gradually decreases as it advances, and in the middle of the inclined surface 30a goes upward again.
b is formed. As a result, when the plug-type fuse 1 is housed in the chuck groove 30, the plug-type fuse 1 can be gently and obliquely stored from the component intake port 31.

[0015] Then, in the conveyance actuator 20, non-defective from the inspection apparatus, defective, come each judgment data of the re-examination item is sent, the air cylinder 23 and air actuators 26 based on the data The actuator main body 22 is moved in the front-rear direction by driving the air cylinder 23.
When the chuck 28 is moved to the rear end side of the reference numeral, the chuck 28 is located on the upper side of the defective product receiving box 4, and the component intake port 31 is adjacent to the unloading guide post 3 in a state corresponding to the guide groove 3a. Will be placed. Further, conveyors 41 and 42 are arranged below the positions indicated by and.

The conveyor 41 is a conveyor for conveying re-inspection products. The conveyor 41 is an endless belt having a fine mesh formed on the surface of a material such as nylon and rotated in the direction of arrow 43 in FIG. A re-inspection product receiving box 44 is provided at the downstream end of the conveyor 41. On the other hand, the conveyer 42 is a conveyer for non-defective products, and this conveyer 42 is made of a material such as nylon and has an endless belt provided with a fine mesh on its surface, which is rotated in the direction of arrow 45 in FIG. Then, the items placed on the conveyor 42 are ready to be sent to a good product receiving box (not shown).

Next, the overall operation of the type selecting / conveying apparatus constructed as described above will be described. In the initial state, in a state in which the chuck 28 is disposed at a position indicated by reference numerals in FIG. 1, also a pair of chuck halves 28a by the operation of the air actuators 26, 28b are abutted against each other.

[0018] Then, when the determination data of the plug-type fuse 1 came sent over the stage 2 is data to be "defective" is obtained, the air actuators 26 are a pair chuck halves 28a , 28b are switched to a non-chuck operation mode in which they are separated from each other. Then, the component insertion portion 5 is operated to carry the plug-type fuse 1 determined to be defective to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by the pins 12a and 12b as described above. Here, the chuck half 28
Since a and 28b are in the non-chucking mode, they are not held in the chuck groove 30a but fall as they are and are stored in the defective product receiving box 4.

Next, when the determination data of the plug-type fuse 1 came sent over stage 2 data is "good" is obtained, the air actuators 26 are a pair chuck halves 28a , 28b are brought into contact with each other to switch to the chuck operation mode. Then, the component insertion portion 5 is operated to convey the plug-type fuse 1 determined to be non-defective to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by the pins 12a and 12b as described above. And this is the carry-out guide post 3
When it is conveyed to the front surface of the chuck half 28a, 2
Since 8b is in the chuck operation mode, the plug-type fuse 1 is housed and held in the chuck groove 30a from the component intake 31. When the holding is completed, the air cylinder 23 is driven to move the actuator body 22 to the front side, and the chuck 28
Is moved to the position of the symbol in FIG. 1 located on the conveyor 42, and when the movement is completed, the air actuator 2
6 is operated to switch the chuck 28 to the non-chucking mode. Then, the plug-type fuse 1 held in the chuck groove 30 a drops from the chuck 28 onto the conveyor 42, and this is sent by the conveyor 42 into a good product box (not shown). Next, the air cylinder 23 is driven and the actuator body 22 is moved rearward to the position where the chuck 28 is located above the defective product receiving box 4 and indicated by the reference numeral in FIG. 1, and the following data and control signals are obtained. Wait for

[0020] Next, if the data of the decision data of the plug-type fuse 1 came sent on the stage 2 is "re-inspection product" that require inspection again is obtained, the air-a-lipped The user 26 abuts the pair of chuck halves 28a, 28b against each other to switch to the chuck operation mode. Then, the component insertion portion 5 is operated to reach the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3 by the pins 12a and 12b as described above.
The plug-type fuse 1 determined to be a re-inspection product is transported. Then, when this is conveyed to the front surface of the carry-out guide post 3, since the chuck halves 28a and 28b are in the chuck operation mode, the plug-type fuse 1 is housed in the chuck groove 30a from the component inlet 31 and held. To be done. When the holding is completed, the air cylinder 23 is driven actuator body 22 to the front side, the chuck 28 moves to the position of the code in Figure 1 positioned on a conveyor 4 1, air A When the move is complete actuator 26 Is operated to switch the chuck 28 to the non-chuck operation mode. Then, Sengata fuse 1 which has been held in a chuck groove 30a is dropped onto the conveyor 41 from the chuck 28, this is going to be sent to by Ri re-inspection goods receiving box 44 to the conveyor 41.
Next, the air cylinder 23 is driven and the actuator body 22 is moved rearward to the position where the chuck 28 is located above the defective product receiving box 4 to the position of the reference numeral in FIG. 1, and the next data and control signal are obtained. Wait for

Therefore, according to the type selecting / conveying apparatus of this embodiment, upon receiving the result of the type selection, the plug-type fuse 1 after the type selection is completed is automatically moved to the position of good product, re-inspection product, and defective product. Therefore, the sorting and sorting accuracy can be improved, and the transportation between a plurality of processes can be carried smoothly, and the production efficiency can be dramatically improved. Further, since manpower is not needed, the cost can be reduced. In the above embodiment, the case where the plug type fuse 1 is applied to the carrying device for selecting the type has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be used as a means for selecting and carrying a wide variety of general parts. .

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As described above, according to the present invention,
Upon receiving the result of the type selection, the parts after completion of the type selection can be automatically distributed to the position according to the result, so that the sorting and sorting accuracy can be improved. In addition, transportation between a plurality of processes can be smoothly carried out, the production efficiency can be dramatically improved, and human labor is not required, so that effects such as cost reduction can be expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a type selection transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the device of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts showing an operating state of the device of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a chuck operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a chuck operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Plug-type fuse (component) 20 Transfer actuator 28 Chuck 28a Chuck half body 28b Chuck half body 30 Chuck groove 31 Component intake 41 Conveyor 42 Conveyor

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A component selected in the type selection step by type,
As a result, in a component type selection / conveyance device for conveying to another position, an actuator for automatically conveying the component to another position is provided. 2. In the type selection step, the parts are classified into non-defective products, defective products, and re-inspection products requiring re-inspection, respectively, and the next step is performed at a position where the non-defective products and re-inspection products are conveyed. The parts type selecting and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the conveyors is provided to convey the same. 3. The component type selective transfer device according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical plug-type fuse is used as the component. 4. The parts selected in the type selection step are
As a result, in a component type selection / transport device for transporting to another position, chuck grooves having component inlets arranged corresponding to the classified and discharged parts are formed and can be contacted and separated from each other. The first and second chuck halves, and automatically conveys the component accommodated in the chuck groove from the component inlet to another position, and separates the chuck halves from each other. A component type selection / conveyance device comprising an actuator for releasing a component. 5. The parts are classified into non-defective products, defective products, and re-inspected products requiring re-inspection in the type selection step, and the parts are placed at positions where the non-defective products and re-inspected products are conveyed. 5. The component type selecting and conveying device according to claim 4, further comprising conveyors for conveying the respective parts to different positions. 6. The component type selective transfer device according to claim 4, wherein a cylindrical plug-type fuse is used as the component. 7. The parts selected in the type selection step are
As a result, in the type selective transfer method of parts to be transferred to another position, an actuator for automatically transferring the part to another position of the result, and a conveyor for transferring to the next step to the another position of the result, respectively. A method for selecting and transporting a type of a part, characterized in that the parts selected and sorted are automatically sorted and transported to the next process. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a cylindrical plug-type fuse is used as the component.