JPH072499Y2 - Automatic separation and supply system for goods - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention is an automatic separating and supplying apparatus for articles which can be applied when individually sending relatively small articles such as a timepiece coil and a ring core to the next step. It is about.

2. Description of the Related Art Items such as a coil for a watch and a ring core are individually assembled and then sequentially dropped onto a belt conveyor, a shooter or the like, and sent from a manufacturing process to an inspection process such as characteristic check and function measurement. ing. Since the inspection process is applied to each article in the work of the next process, it is necessary to separate the articles that are randomly sent from the belt conveyer, the shooter and the like and extract them.

Conventionally, this extraction work is usually performed manually by allocating workers.

Problems to be solved by the invention However, it is difficult for this kind of work to maintain a rapid processing ability for a long time by repeating a very simple work, and it is not possible to cope with mass production. is there.

In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide an automatic separating / feeding device for articles which can reliably separate and transfer relatively small articles that are sequentially slid from a shooter with a simple mechanism.

Means for Solving the Problems In the automatic separating / feeding device for articles according to the present invention, a circular roll that rotates on the central axis with the roll side surface located close to the article delivery port of the shooter is disposed, and the circular roll Receiving grooves for receiving and loading the articles are formed at desired intervals in the circumferential direction by notching the roll side surface from the roll peripheral surface so that the upper side of the article projects a little from the roll peripheral surface, and a circular roll is provided inside each of the receiving grooves. A vacuum that acts on the central axis of the circular roll is connected to the central axis of the circular roll through the communication hole inside the roll, and is connected to the central axis of the circular roll. A work holder that moves close to or away from each other at a predetermined cycle is provided, and a concave surface for receiving one article is provided on the holder surface of the work holder opposite to the roll peripheral surface. It is configured by providing an article hanging stopper which projects from an open edge located forward of the shaped roll in the rotation direction.

In this automatic separating and feeding apparatus for articles, articles that are successively slid from the shooter are individually housed in receiving grooves provided at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, which are cut out from the roll circumferential surface on the roll side surface of a circular roll that is rotationally driven. , The article is held inside the receiving groove by the air suction force of the vacuum that sucks the article from the central axis of the circular roll through the communication hole inside the roll inside the receiving groove, so that it is relatively small. Circular rolls that are driven to rotate even articles can be reliably received by a simple mechanism. Further, a work holder is provided so as to periodically move toward or away from the roll peripheral surface according to the position corresponding to each receiving groove of the circular roll, and an article is provided on the holder surface facing the roll peripheral surface of the work holder. The work holder moves closer to the roll peripheral surface of the circular roll because the receiving recess is provided and the article hanging stopper is provided so as to project from the recess edge of the receiving recess corresponding to the front in the rotation direction of the circular roll. As a result, the upper side of the article received in the receiving groove of the circular roll slightly protruding from the peripheral surface of the roll abuts against the hanging stopper located in the front in the rotation direction of the circular roll, and this hanging stopper is used to remove it from the receiving groove of the circular roll. The article can be removed from the circular roll and simultaneously dropped into the recess to be received. Therefore,
In this automatic separating and feeding apparatus for articles, the articles which are sequentially slid from the shooter can be automatically separated and received by the circular rolls, and can be transferred to the next step at a predetermined interval by the work holder, so that the processing efficiency can be remarkably enhanced. This will enable mass production.

Embodiments The following will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

This automatic separating and feeding device for articles is configured to process small cylindrical articles such as timepiece coils and ring cores. Also, from the manufacturing process of articles such as timepiece coils and ring cores, the following characteristics check, function measurement, etc. It is applied as a means for conveying articles in the inspection process.

Subsequent to the manufacturing process of the article, a shooter 10 for arranging the articles A, A ... The shooter 10 is mounted obliquely with the delivery port 10a of the articles A, A ... facing downward, and allows the articles A, A ... to slide down and be guided in series along the left and right flanges 11, 12. Goods A, A
The sliding surface is formed. In front of it, a circular roll 20 is arranged with its roll side surface positioned close to the delivery port 10a of the shooter 10. The circular roll 20 can be formed of a rubber roll or the like, and is mounted so as to be rotationally driven at a constant speed by connecting a drive motor (not shown) to the central shaft 21. By notching the roll side surface of the circular roll 20 from the roll peripheral surface, receiving grooves 22 to 25 for receiving and mounting the upper portions of the articles A, A ... with a little protrusion from the roll peripheral surface are desired in the circumferential direction. It is provided at intervals.
Each of the receiving grooves 22 to 25 sequentially and individually receives the articles A, A ... Sliding by its own weight when the circular roll 20 is rotated and the position thereof coincides with the tip of the shooter 10. It is advisable to open the receiving side slightly wider so that the above can be surely performed. Further, the articles A, A ... Which are transferred next are circular so that the articles A, A ... Are slidably supported by the circular roll 20 until the articles A, A ... Are positioned in the receiving grooves 22 to 25 corresponding to the rotation of the circular roll 20. Each receiving groove 22-25 is formed by notching the circumference of the roll 20.
It is advisable to form a step 26 in which each of the receiving ports is continuous. Each receiving groove
A vacuum 30 is connected to 22 to 25. This vacuum 30 acts on each of the receiving grooves 22 to 25 to suck air for sucking the articles A, A ..., The suction force is continuously continuous radially inside the roll via the central axis 21 of the circular roll 20. A path from the vacuum 30 is formed so as to act on each of the receiving grooves 22 to 25 through the formed communication holes 31 to 34. Further, a work holder 40 is arranged in front of the circular roll 20 in the rotation direction, and the arrangement position thereof should be set at a lowermost position of 180 ° below when the vertex of the circular roll 20 is set to the article receiving position. You can The work holder 40 is located in front of the circular roll 20 in the rotational direction, and is close to the roll circumferential surface of the circular roll 20 at a predetermined cycle corresponding to the corresponding position intervals of the receiving grooves 22 to 25 accompanying the rotation of the circular roll 20. Or is arranged so as to move away from each other. A concave surface 41 for receiving one article A is provided on the holder surface of the work holder 40 facing the roll peripheral surface.
Also, the recess 41 is provided with a stopper 42 for hanging the article A so as to project from the open edge located on the front side in the rotation direction of the circular roll 20. The work holder 40 is mounted on an index table or the like (not shown) for checking the characteristics and the like of the article A, and vertically or horizontally approaches or carries the article A from the receiving position of the article A to the inspection position of the characteristics and the like. It is mounted so that it can be moved back and forth.

In the automatic separating / feeding device for articles thus configured, the articles sequentially fed from the shooter 10 are received in the receiving groove of the circular roll 20.
Since the items 22 to 25 are individually received and sucked, the articles A can be individually separated. In addition, one article A can be reliably received by the work holder 40 from the receiving grooves 22 to 25 of the circular roll 20, and can be sent to the next process at predetermined intervals. The interval is extremely short, which corresponds to 1/4 rotation of the circular roll 20, and the article A can be smoothly fed in a short time corresponding to the article inspection capability in the next process. Further, the article A is attached to the work holder 40 from the circular roll 20.
Since the article is received and automatically transferred to the next step in sequence, the product processing efficiency can be extremely increased by directly connecting the manufacturing process of the article A and the inspection step.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the apparatus for automatically separating and supplying articles according to the present invention, even a small article such as a coil for a watch or a ring core can be accurately separated by a simple mechanism and sent to the next step at predetermined intervals. In addition, since the interval is short and the articles can be quickly supplied, the operation efficiency can be extremely improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an automatic separating and supplying apparatus for articles according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of the apparatus, and FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of the apparatus. 10: Shooter, 10a: Outlet, 20: Circular roll, 21: Central shaft, 22-25: Receiving groove, 30: Vacuum, 31-34: Communication hole, 4
0: Work holder, 41: Recessed part, 42: Hanging stopper, A, A
…: Articles.

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-54-119100 (JP, A) JP-A-59-124228 (JP, A) JP-A-59-19398 (JP, A) JP-A-52-155762 (JP , A) Actually open 55-92614 (JP, U) Actually open 61-101523 (JP, U) JP 52-29859 (JP, B2)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automatic article supply / feed device for articles in which relatively small articles such as timepiece coils and ring cores are sequentially slid down by a shooter, and the articles are individually separated and sent to the next step. A circular roll that rotates on the central axis with the roll side surface located close to it is arranged, the roll side surface of the circular roll is cut out from the roll peripheral surface, and the upper side of the article is projected slightly from the roll peripheral surface to receive the article. Receiving grooves to be placed are provided at desired intervals in the circumferential direction, and a circular vacuum is applied inside each of these receiving grooves to act as an air suction force for sucking articles from the central axis of the circular roll through the communication hole inside the roll. In addition to being equipped with the central axis of the roll, it is equipped with a work holder that is located in front of the circular roll in the direction of rotation and moves closer to or away from the roll peripheral surface at a predetermined cycle. The holder surface facing the roll peripheral surface of the rudder is provided with a concave portion for receiving one article, and the concave portion is provided with an article hanging stopper protruding from an open edge located forward in the rotational direction of the circular roll. A device for automatically separating and feeding articles.