JPH07257532A - Method and device for automatic sticking of seal on shutter valve - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic sticking device of seals onto a shutter valve with a high accuracy in the sticking position of seals. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a seal body release paper roll 4 on which a neoprene seal P formed to have a specified shape and provided with an adhesive material at a specified zone is held on a flexible release paper 12 having a releasing property through a sticking material, a release paper feed mechanism 5 sending the release paper 12 by every specified length and bending it at a specified position and protruding the end of neoprene seal P to position it, and a release plate 6. And further, it is provided with a neoprene chuck 7 which can approaches the release paper 12 or separates therefrom and holds the neoprene seal P and a shutter valve-retaining or tumbling hand 3 which holds the shutter valve and can approach the neoprene chuck 7 or separate from the chuck to position the shutter valve.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seal body automatic sticking apparatus and a seal body automatic sticking method for a shutter valve.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional automatic sticker sticking apparatus and method will be described below.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an essential part of an automatic seal sticking device. This automatic sticker pasting device uses the sticker a
Release paper feeding mechanism c for carrying release paper b provided with a hand f having a seal suction mechanism e at the tip of an air cylinder d
And a moving mechanism g for moving the hand f.

The operation of this apparatus will be described. First, the release paper b and the seal a fed by the release paper feeding mechanism c are stopped at predetermined positions. Next, the moving mechanism g moves the hand f to the seal suction point in the arrow direction, and the air cylinder d lowers the suction mechanism e to suck the seal a.

Next, the hand f is raised by the air cylinder d while the seal a is being sucked by the suction mechanism e, and the hand f is moved in the direction of the arrow by the moving mechanism g to the position of the work (not shown) to which the seal a is attached. To move. Finally, the hand f is lowered by the air cylinder d to press the seal a on the work, and then the suction is stopped and the sticking is completed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic bonding method, the seal a on the release paper b is peeled off by the suction mechanism e by air, and the suction mechanism e is moved to be stuck on the work. Since this method is adopted, there are problems that the accuracy of the attachment position is low, and that it is difficult to adsorb to the air-permeable seal a such as foam by air adsorption.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. A first object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for automatically attaching a seal body to a shutter valve, which has a high precision in attaching a seal body. Especially.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically attaching a seal body to a shutter valve, which has a high precision in the seal body attachment position.

[0009]

In order to achieve the first object, a device for automatically attaching a seal body to a shutter valve according to the present invention comprises a seal body having a predetermined shape and an adhesive material in a predetermined region. A sealing member holding mechanism which is held on a flexible strip-shaped carrier having releasability via the adhesive material, and the belt-shaped carrier is sent out by a predetermined length and bent at a predetermined position, A belt-shaped carrier feeding / bending mechanism for positioning the ends by detaching and projecting, and a mechanism for approaching the belt-shaped carrier.
A seal body gripping mechanism that is separable and grips the seal body, and a shutter valve holding mechanism that holds the shutter valve and that can approach / separate from the seal body gripping mechanism and positions the shutter valve are characterized.

In order to achieve the second object, the method for automatically attaching the seal body to the shutter valve of the present invention is as follows:
A step of holding a seal body formed in a predetermined shape and having an adhesive material at a predetermined position on a flexible belt-shaped carrier through the adhesive material, and feeding the belt-shaped carrier by a predetermined length and folding it at a predetermined position. Bending, causing the end portion of the sealing body having no adhesive material to separate and project from the belt-shaped carrier, positioning the sealing body end portion at a predetermined position of the sealing body gripping mechanism, and the sealing body Holding an end portion having no adhesive material by the seal body gripping mechanism, positioning a predetermined location of the shutter valve at a predetermined location of the seal body and / or the seal body gripping mechanism, and the shutter valve And a step of pressing the predetermined area and an area having the adhesive material of the seal body to adhere the both, and a step of releasing the seal body end portion gripping of the seal body gripping mechanism.

[0011]

By configuring the device for automatically attaching the seal body to the shutter valve in this way, the end portion of the seal body sent out and positioned by the belt-shaped carrier delivery bending mechanism is grasped by the seal body grasping mechanism, Since the shutter valve is positioned by the shutter valve holding mechanism and attached to the seal body at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism, the accuracy of the seal body attaching position is increased.

According to the method for automatically attaching the seal body to the shutter valve as described above, the end portion of the seal body fed out and positioned by the belt-shaped carrier delivery bending mechanism is grasped by the seal body grasping mechanism, Since the shutter valve is positioned by the shutter valve holding mechanism and attached to the seal body at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism, the accuracy of the seal body attaching position is increased.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the entire apparatus for automatically attaching a seal body to a shutter valve. The seal body automatic sticking apparatus 1 includes a shutter valve transport robot 2, a shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 which is a shutter valve holding mechanism, a seal body / release paper roll 4 which is a seal body holding mechanism, and a belt-shaped carrier delivery / folding mechanism. The release paper feeding mechanism 5 and the release plate 6, the neoprene chuck 7 and the slide table 8 which are the seal body holding mechanism, the release paper take-up roll 9 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 has a hand 31 having a cylindrical shaft 3a for holding one end side of the shutter valve 10 and an other hand holding the other end side of the shutter valve 10 for reversing. Prismatic shaft 3
and a reversing hand 32 having b, and the shutter valve 1 carried by the shutter valve carrying robot 2
It has a function of holding 0 and moving, stopping at a predetermined position, and raising and lowering the shutter valve 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the neoprene chuck 7 includes a neoprene chuck claw 71 having an L-shaped cross section, and a neoprene chuck claw 72 having a step portion 72a corresponding to one L-shaped end 71a of the neoprene chuck claw 71. The slide table 8 can approach and separate from the seal body / release paper roll 4. The seal body / release paper roll 4 is erected on a frame 4a of the apparatus, and the neoprene seal P (Q) and the release paper 12 which are seal bodies are sent out by the release paper feeding mechanism 5 to have a cross-section of a letter-letter shape. By reversing by the release plate 6, the end of the neoprene seal P (Q) is peeled off from the release paper 12, and the release paper take-up roll 9 winds the release paper 12.

In order to hold the neoprene N on the release paper 12 which is a belt-shaped carrier, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c), the release surface of the release paper 12 is first removed. The double-sided tape T is continuously attached to the entire surface excluding both sides, and the shape U required on one side of the shutter valve 10 and the shape V required on the other side are punched alternately at a predetermined interval. At this time, the excess width t is set on both sides so that the unnecessary residual material of the double-sided tape T is continuous.
Leave. Next, this continuous unnecessary residual material is peeled off from the release paper 12 in order, and only the above-mentioned two necessary shapes U and V are released.
2 leave it on top.

Next, neoprene N is continuously attached to the entire surface of the release liner 12 excluding both sides of the release line, and the remaining double-sided tapes U and V are attached, and then the shutter valve 1
The shape P required for one side of 0 and the shape Q required for the other side are punched alternately at a predetermined interval. At this time, the residual double-sided tapes U and V are punched out and the neoprene seal P,
An end area (shaded area) W of the double-sided tape U, V which is not adhered is formed so as to remain in a predetermined area of Q and the unnecessary residual material of neoprene N continues. Thus, the punching surplus width n is left on both sides. This continuous unnecessary residual material is sequentially removed from the release paper 12, and the release paper 1
Only the neoprene seals P and Q having a predetermined shape are held on the surface 2.

Next, the operation of the seal body automatic sticking device 1 will be described. 1. In FIG. 5, neoprene chuck claws 71, 72
Is moved forward in the direction of arrow A by the slide table 8,
The gap between the release plate 6 and the neoprene chuck claw 71 is 0.5.
Stop at ~ 1.0mm. 2. By pulling the release paper 12 in the direction of the arrow B by the release paper take-up roll 9, the neoprene seal P (Q) peeled off by the release plate 6 becomes the neoprene chuck claw 7.
It comes in between 1,72. When the neoprene seal P (Q) reaches the set position, the operation of the arrow B is stopped (FIG. 6). 3. Attach the neoprene seal P (Q) that has entered between the neoprene chuck jaws 71, 72 to the neoprene chuck jaws 7.
The neoprene seal P (Q) is clamped by the Nos. 1 and 72, and is retracted in the C direction while being sandwiched, and at the same time, the release paper 12 is pulled in the B direction by the release paper take-up roll 9 so that the neoprene seal P (Q) is moved to the neoprene chuck claw 72. (Fig. 6). 4. The neoprene chuck claws 71 and 72 are stopped at predetermined positions, and the shutter valve 10 that has been automatically taken out and conveyed is automatically held by the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3.
Then, it is moved down in the direction of arrow D and is attached to the neoprene seal P (Q) at the neoprene attachment processing portion 72b of the neoprene chuck claw 72 (FIG. 7). 5. After opening the neoprene chuck claws 71 and 72 to release the fixation of the neoprene seal P (Q), the shutter valve 10 after the bonding is lifted (FIG. 8). 6. After the shutter valve 10 is raised, the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 reverses it by 180 degrees at the rising end, and the bonding on the opposite side of the shutter valve 10 is repeated according to the above operations 1 to 5 (FIG. 9).

Further, in order to position the neoprene seal P (Q) immediately before chucking by the neoprene chuck 7, the sensor detects the end position of the neoprene seal P (Q) and releases the end of the neoprene seal P (Q) until it reaches a predetermined position. A method of sending out the paper 12 may be adopted, or a neoprene seal P
The release paper 12 may be sent out until the edge of (Q) hits the standing wall of the neoprene chuck claw 72.

The same applies to the positioning of the shutter valve 10 immediately before sticking. The sensor detects a predetermined position of the shutter valve 10 and holds the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 until the predetermined position reaches the predetermined position. Alternatively, the neoprene chuck 7 may be provided with a stopper or the like and the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 may be moved until a predetermined portion of the shutter valve 10 hits the stopper.

As described above, the end of the neoprene seal P (Q) sent out by the release paper feeding mechanism 5 is positioned by the sensor or the like and gripped by the neoprene chuck 7, and the shutter valve holding / reversing hand 3 releases the shutter. The valve 10 is held and positioned at a predetermined position of the neoprene chuck 7 so that the neoprene seal P
Since it is attached with (Q), the accuracy of the attachment position of the neoprene seal P (Q) can be kept high.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the feed surface of the release paper 12 is fed so that the neoprene seal P (Q) is on the release plate 12, and the neoprene chuck 7 is turned upside down. After pinching P (Q), the neoprene chuck 7 may be rotated 180 degrees.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, a seal body formed in a predetermined shape and having an adhesive material in a predetermined area is provided on a flexible strip-shaped carrier having releasability via the adhesive material. A seal member holding mechanism that is held, a belt-shaped carrier feeding and bending mechanism that sends out the belt-shaped carrier by a predetermined length and bends it at a predetermined position, and causes the end of the seal member to be detached and projected to be positioned, and the band-shaped carrier. Holds the seal body gripping mechanism that can approach and separate from the transport body and holds the seal body, and the shutter valve,
By providing the seal body gripping mechanism and the shutter valve holding mechanism that can approach and separate and position the shutter valve, the end portion of the seal body sent out and positioned by the band-shaped carrier feeding and folding mechanism is the seal body gripping mechanism. The shutter valve holding mechanism positions the shutter valve at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism and affixes the shutter body to the seal body, so that the accuracy of the seal body attaching position becomes high.

Further, according to the present invention, a step of holding a seal body formed in a predetermined shape and having an adhesive material at a predetermined position on a flexible belt-shaped carrier via the adhesive material, and the belt-shaped carrier in a predetermined manner. A step of sending out lengthwise and bending at a predetermined position, and detaching and projecting an end portion of the seal body having no adhesive material from the band-shaped carrier, and placing the seal body end portion at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism. A step of positioning, a step of gripping an end portion of the seal body having no adhesive material with the seal body gripping mechanism, and a predetermined position of the shutter valve at a predetermined position of the seal body and / or the seal body gripping mechanism. Positioning step, pressing a predetermined area of the shutter valve and an area having the adhesive material of the seal body to adhere them, and releasing the seal body end gripping of the seal body gripping mechanism. When With this configuration, the end portion of the seal body that is fed out and positioned by the belt-shaped carrier delivery bending mechanism is grasped by the seal body gripping mechanism, and the shutter valve is held by the shutter valve holding mechanism at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism. Since it is positioned and attached to the seal body, the accuracy of the seal body attachment position is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an entire apparatus for automatically attaching a seal body to a shutter valve, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a shutter valve holding / reversing hand of the automatic seal body sticking device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the seal body automatic sticking device.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a seal body / release paper of the seal body automatic pasting device. (B) It is sectional drawing of the same seal body and release paper. (C) It is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the Y part of the same sealer / release paper.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the same automatic sealer sticking device in an initial state.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of the same sealer automatic pasting device in an intermediate state.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the surface sticking state of the same sealer automatic sticking device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the same sealer automatic pasting device in an inverted state.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the back side pasting state of the seal body automatic pasting device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a seal body automatic pasting device showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional automatic seal body sticking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Automatic sticker pasting device 4 Seal body / Release paper roll (Seal body holding mechanism) 3 Shutter valve holding / reversing hand (Shutter valve holding mechanism) 5 Release paper feeding mechanism (Band-shaped carrier feeding / folding mechanism) 6 Release plate (belt-shaped carrier delivery bending mechanism) 7 Neoprene chuck (seal body gripping mechanism) 8 Slide table (seal body gripping mechanism) 10 Shutter valve 12 Release paper (belt-shaped carrier body) P Neoprene seal (seal body) Q Neoprene seal (seal body)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A seal body holding mechanism in which a seal body having a predetermined shape and having an adhesive material in a predetermined region is held on a flexible strip-shaped carrier having releasability via the adhesive material. And a belt-shaped carrier feeding / bending mechanism for feeding the belt-shaped carrier one by one by a predetermined length and bending the belt-shaped carrier at a predetermined position, and projecting and positioning the end of the seal member so that the belt-shaped carrier can be moved toward and away from the belt-shaped carrier. A seal body gripping mechanism for gripping the seal body,
An automatic sticker for sticking a seal body to a shutter valve, comprising: a shutter valve holding mechanism for holding the shutter valve, capable of approaching and separating from the seal body gripping body, and positioning the shutter valve. 2. A step of holding a seal body having a predetermined shape and having an adhesive material at a predetermined position on a flexible belt-shaped carrier through the adhesive material, and feeding the belt-shaped carrier by a predetermined length. Bending at a predetermined position so that the end portion of the seal body having no adhesive material is separated from and projected from the belt-shaped carrier, and the end portion of the seal body is positioned at a predetermined position of the seal body gripping mechanism. And a step of gripping an end portion of the seal body having no adhesive with the seal body gripping mechanism, and a step of positioning a predetermined position of the shutter valve at a predetermined position of the seal body and / or the seal body gripping mechanism. When,
A step of pressing a predetermined area of the shutter valve and an area of the seal body having the adhesive material to adhere them, and a step of releasing the seal body end portion gripping of the seal body gripping body. A method of automatically attaching a seal body to a characteristic shutter valve.