JPH0755728B2 - Parts supply method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for supplying a thin plate-shaped component such as a contact material.

[Background technology]

As a method of supplying a thin plate-shaped component, a method is known in which a component is advanced in a certain direction by electromagnetic vibration along an annular base, and a straight feeder is connected to the end of the moving direction to feed the component to the straight feeder. However, in this type of component supply method, the components are overlapped with each other at the end of the annular base in the traveling direction, or the components are turned upside down and are fed to the straight feeder, so that the straight feeder is used. However, there is a problem in that it interferes with various operations.

In addition, it is indispensable to supply the parts smoothly without hindering the parts processing in the subsequent process.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a component supply method in which a thin plate-shaped component such as a contact material is separated and smoothly supplied to a subsequent process without any trouble.

[Disclosure of Invention]

Hereinafter, description will be given based on FIGS. 1 to 3 of the present invention.
Reference numeral 1 is a first transfer device, which has a vibration source (not shown) inside.
The parts A randomly arranged on the annular base 4 vibrating at the vibration source are sent to the end 5 in the traveling direction. The annular base 4 near the end 5 in the traveling direction has a first suction hole 6 for sucking in the traveling direction as shown in FIG.
Second adsorption hole 7 for adsorbing and holding the
2, and air outlets 8 and 9 for separating the following parts and a detecting means 10 such as an optical sensor for detecting the presence of the part A at the end 5 in the traveling direction are formed, as shown in FIG. It is inclined.

2 is a second transfer device, and in FIGS. 2 and 1,
A belt 1 on which a pallet 11 is placed and which rotate in opposite directions.
3, 14 are provided, and at both ends of the belts 13, 14, there are provided pushing members 15, 16 in opposite directions, which are combined with the belts 13, 14 and operate so that the pallet circulates. There is. A through hole 12 is formed at a substantially central position of the pallet 11.
One or more are formed.

Reference numeral 3 is a third conveying device, and as shown in FIG. 2, gripping means for grasping the part A which reaches the end 5 in the traveling direction so that the convex curved thin plate on the inclined annular base 4 is on the front side. The component A that is sucked at 17 and moved in the direction of the arrow and gripped
The parts A are supplied to the second transfer device 2 by transferring them onto the upper pallet 11.

In this way, the component A transferred and placed on the pallet 11 on the belt 13 is sent to the belt 14 together with the pallet 11 by the pushing member 15 and sent on the belt 14 in the direction of the pushing member 16.

The first, second and third conveying devices 1, 2 and 3 drive the gripping member 17 and the pushing member 15 in response to the signal detected by the detecting means 10 for the component A, so that each device causes the detecting means 10 to operate. It is a system that works together.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the present invention advances the component in one direction along the annular base vibrating by the vibration source, and comprises the adsorbing means, the wind blowing means, and the component detecting means at the end of the advancing direction. A second transfer device including a first transfer device, a pallet on which the component is placed, and a push-out member for circulating the pallet; and a component that grips the part of the first transfer device. A third transport device having a gripping means for transferring to a pallet, and supplying a thin plate-shaped component by driving the gripping means and the pushing member by a signal from the component detecting means, Randomly arranged parts of the first transfer device can be reliably supplied to the second transfer device one by one, and since a pallet is used for the second transfer device, the thin plate-shaped parts may overlap. To the next process It is intended to achieve the drop or the like to be smoothly supplied without disabilities.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing an operating state of the same, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the same. 1 ... 1st conveying apparatus, 2 ... 2nd conveying apparatus, 3 ... 3rd conveying apparatus, 4 ... annular base, 5 ... advancing direction end, 11 ... pallet, 17 ... grasping means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A component comprising: a component that advances in one direction along an annular base vibrating by a vibration source, and an adsorbing device, a wind blowing device, and a component detecting device at the end of the advancing direction. No. 1 transfer device, a pallet on which the parts are placed, and a second transfer device provided with an extruding member for circulating the pallet, and the parts of the first transfer device are gripped to the pallet. A third feeding device having a gripping means to be transferred, and the gripping means and the pushing member are driven by a signal from the component detecting means.