JPH08103970A - Green tire supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a green tire supplying apparatus in which the transfer of a green tire from a multistage stacked truck to a placing base is eliminated and which can automatically supply the tire directly to a tire vulcanizer from the truck without human intervention. CONSTITUTION: The green tire supplying apparatus comprises a vertically movable elevation unit 10 depressible to the position corresponding to a green tire G placed on the first stage of a truck C adjacent to a tire vulcanizer K and provided rotatably by turning to the vulcanizing pan Ka of the vulcanizer K, a horizontal unit 50 arranged to be horizontally reciprocatingly movable at the unit 10, and tire grasping means 90 provided at the unit 50 as to grasp the tire G.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a green tire supply device for supplying a green tire to a tire vulcanizer.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a green tire supply device adapted to automatically supply multi-tiered green tires to a tire vulcanizer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when supplying green tires to a tire vulcanizer from a trolley in which molded green tires are stacked in multiple stages, a green tire stand installed at a predetermined height in front of the tire vulcanizer. First, several green sheets are manually placed in a flat state, and then a green tire supply device having a tire gripping means for moving up and down and turning is used to feed the green tire of the stand to the tire vulcanizer.

However, in the above-mentioned green tire supply device, manpower is required when transferring the green tires from the truck to the mounting table, and the green tires can be directly transferred to the tire vulcanizer from the multi-tiered trucks without manpower. There was a problem that the tires could not be supplied automatically.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to transfer green tires from a multi-tiered truck to a stand, and to directly add the green tires from the multi-tiered truck without manpower. An object of the present invention is to provide a green tire supply device capable of automatically supplying to a vulcanizer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a green tire supply device which can take out even green tires stacked in parallel on a truck in multiple stages and automatically feed them to a tire vulcanizer. Especially. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a green tire supply device that can be easily obtained by modifying existing equipment.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a green tire supply device which is compact without taking up a large installation space. Still another object of the present invention is to make the horizontal movement distance correspond to the position of the green tires stacked in parallel on the truck and to interfere with the existing tire vulcanizer having a pair of left and right vulcanizers. An object is to provide a green tire supply device that can be installed without any trouble.

[0007]

A green tire supplying apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is a green tire supplying apparatus for supplying a green vulcanizer stacked on a trolley to a tire vulcanizer. Adjacent to the vulcanizer, an elevating and lowering unit capable of descending and descending to a position corresponding to the green tire placed on the first stage of the trolley is provided, and the elevating unit is provided in the vulcanizer of the tire vulcanizer. The lifting unit is provided with a horizontal unit capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal unit is provided with tire gripping means capable of gripping the green tire.

Further, the lifting / lowering unit is constructed so that it can be lifted / lowered and swung along the lifting / lowering shaft. In addition, a first elevating unit that elevates and revolves the elevating unit along a first elevating shaft, and a second elevating unit that can elevate the second elevating unit vertically arranged on the first elevating unit. And an elevating part, and the horizontal unit is provided on the second elevating part.

Further, the horizontal unit has a first horizontal moving portion capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and a second horizontal moving portion disposed on the first horizontal moving portion so as to be capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction. The tire gripping means is attached to the second horizontal moving portion. Further, the tire vulcanizer has a pair of left and right vulcanizers for vulcanizing green tires, and a pair of left and right green tire supply devices are provided corresponding to the pair of left and right vulcanizers. To do.

Further, the trolley has a plurality of upper and lower mounting portions for vertically stacking the green tires so that the green tires are vertically separated from each other, and when the mounted green tires are removed, It is characterized in that the green tire which is turned upward around the base end portion and is placed on the lower placing portion can be taken out. In addition, it is characterized in that a plurality of mounting portions provided above and below are arranged in parallel.

[0011]

The present invention is constructed as described above, and is capable of moving up and down so as to lower the lifting unit to the position corresponding to the first-stage green tire mounted on the lowermost end of the trolley, and of the tire vulcanizer. Since the horizontal unit is provided so that it can be swung up to the vulcanization pot, the horizontal unit can be reciprocated horizontally with respect to the lifting unit, and the tire gripping means for gripping the green tire is provided in the horizontal unit, it can be stacked in multiple stages on the trolley. It is possible to move the tire gripping means to the position of the green tire at each stage, grip the green tire, and convey the green tire to the vulcanization pot of the tire vulcanizer. Therefore, it is not necessary to transfer the green tires from the multi-tiered truck to the mounting table, and the green tires can be automatically supplied directly from the multi-tiered truck to the tire vulcanizer without human intervention.

Further, since the elevating unit is provided with a horizontal unit capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction, even the green tires stacked in parallel on the truck are taken out from the truck by moving the horizontal unit and tire vulcanized. Can be automatically supplied to the machine. In addition, a first elevating unit that elevates and revolves the elevating unit along a first elevating shaft, and the first elevating unit.
The green tire of the present invention can be constructed by having a second elevating section that can be moved up and down along a second elevating shaft vertically arranged in the elevating section, by simply modifying the elevating section of the existing equipment. The supply device can be easily obtained.

Further, by constructing the elevating unit so as to be able to ascend and descend along the elevating shaft and to turn, the first horizontal moving section capable of reciprocating the horizontal unit in the horizontal direction,
The green tire supply device can be made compact without occupying a large installation space by providing the first horizontal moving part with the second horizontal moving part which is arranged so as to be capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction.

Further, the horizontal unit is configured to have the first horizontal moving portion and the second horizontal moving portion, so that the horizontal moving distance corresponds to the position of the green tires stacked in parallel on the truck. The horizontal length of the horizontal unit can be easily accommodated within each width of the pair of left and right vulcanizers provided in the existing green tire vulcanizer without any trouble.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an example of the green tire supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view, K is a tire vulcanizer, Ka is a vulcanizer that inserts a green tire G and vulcanizes it. A kettle, 1 is a green tire supply device of the present invention installed adjacent to the tire vulcanizer K, and C is a truck for multi-stage stacking of green tires.

The tire vulcanizer K of FIGS. 1 and 2 has a vulcanizer main body K1 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and a pair of left and right vulcanizers Ka inside the main body K1 and is symmetrical. It is configured, and the figure shows only the left side. The green tire supply device 1 of the present invention is also installed in each vulcanization pot. In the tire vulcanizer K having a pair of left and right vulcanization kettles Ka shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, therefore, the green tire supply device 1 of the present invention is symmetrically provided corresponding to the pair of left and right vulcanization kettles Ka. However, like the tire vulcanizer K, the figure shows only the left side.

The green tire supply device 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is vertically movable up and down along a first elevating shaft 3 vertically provided on the green tire carry-in side of the tire vulcanizer K, with the first elevating shaft 3 as a center. An elevating unit 10 that can be pivotally moved by a pivoting means P to a vulcanizing kettle Ka of a tire vulcanizer K, a horizontal unit 50 that is horizontally reciprocally movable in the elevating unit 10, and a horizontal unit 50. The tire gripping means 90 capable of gripping the provided green tire G is provided.

The lifting unit 10 moves up and down along the first lifting shaft 3 and swivels around the first lifting shaft 3.
The elevation unit 11 and the second elevation unit 21 that can be moved up and down with respect to the first elevation unit 11 are configured. First
The lifting shaft 3 is rotatably supported, and as shown in FIG.
Horizontally fixed brackets 3a, 3b, 3c are provided on the upper end side, the central portion and the lower end side of the first elevating shaft 3, and a guide shaft 3d is provided between the brackets 3a, 3c for the first elevating and lowering. They are arranged above and below the shaft 3 in parallel.

The first elevating part 11 has a first elevating part main body 13 which engages with the first elevating shaft 3 and the guide shaft 3d, and which is vertically movable between the brackets 3a and 3b along them. The first elevating part main body 13 is connected to a rod 12a which extends and contracts in the vertical direction of a cylinder (driving means) 12 fixedly supported by brackets 3b and 3c, and when the cylinder 12 is operated, the first elevating shaft 3 and a guide are vertically moved. It is adapted to move along the axis 3d. A bracket 17 that is bent and formed in a flat plate shape whose base end is fixed to the mounting member 15 is laterally provided on the first elevating unit body 13 via a mounting member 15 that is fixed to the lower end thereof. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the revolving means P is driven by a revolving drive mechanism by means of an auxiliary member 5 having an engaging groove 5a protruding and fixed to a bracket 3b and a supporting member 6 provided laterally on the vulcanizer K. And a cylinder 7 provided as a means. The rear end of the first arm 8a, whose front end is fixed to the rotating shaft 9 which is rotatably supported, is connected to the front end of the telescopic rod 7a of the cylinder 7, and the front end engages with the engaging groove 5a of the auxiliary member 5. The rear end of the second arm 8b is fixed to the rotary shaft 9, and the extension rod 7a of the turning cylinder 7 extends the two arms 8b.
As indicated by arrows r and R in FIG. 4, a and 8b turn clockwise around the rotation shaft 9, and the bracket 3b rotates around the rotating first elevating shaft 3 as indicated by arrow L. It rotates in a clockwise direction, so that the first lifting / lowering unit main body 13 turns around the first lifting / lowering shaft 3.

The above-mentioned second elevating part 21 is provided at the tip of the bracket 17. This second elevating part 21
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, has a frame portion 23 extending vertically, and the frame portion 23 is attached to the bracket 17 via an attachment portion 25 provided on one surface side thereof. There is. A second elevating shaft 27 vertically extending in the vertical direction is rotatably supported and provided on the frame portion 23. The second elevating shaft 27 is formed of a ball screw, and an upper end of the second elevating shaft 27 is similarly attached to the frame portion 23 via an Oldham coupling 29. Are linked to.

As shown in FIG. 7, the second lifting / lowering shaft main body 33 is screwed onto the second lifting / lowering shaft 27, and the second lifting / lowering shaft main body 33 is vertically moved by the rotation of the second lifting / lowering shaft 27. It is supposed to do. The plate member 3 is provided on the second lifting unit main body 33.
The plate member 35 is fixedly mounted, and the plate member 35 is attached with the guide member 37 having the recesses 37a vertically on both sides thereof.
3 are slidably engaged with guide rails 39 provided on both sides of the upper and lower sides in parallel with the second lifting shaft 27.

On the side of one guide rail 39 of the frame portion 23, a sensor mounting rod 41 extending in parallel with the guide rail 39 along the vertical direction is mounted and supported. Along therewith, a plurality of sensors 43 including a limit switch and the like for determining the ascending / descending position according to the height of the green tires G stacked in multiple stages are attached.

The figure shows a case where the carriage C is used in the case of a five-tiered structure, and eight sensors 43 are provided. The sensor 43a on the lowermost end is for the lower limit, the second sensor 43b from the bottom is used when gripping the fourth step of the green tires stacked in five steps, and the third sensor 43c from the bottom is stacked in five steps. For the first stage of the green tire,
The fourth sensor 43d from the bottom is for the fifth step of the five-tiered green tire, the fifth sensor 43e from the bottom is for the second step of the five-tiered green tire, the sixth sensor from the bottom 43f is used for the third stage of the five-tiered green tire, the seventh sensor 43g from the bottom is used for the standby position, the sensor 43h on the uppermost end side is used for the upper limit, and the side portion of one guide member 37 is used. It is adapted to come into contact with the projecting portion 45 protruding to the ON position.

By installing the sensors 43a and 43h at the lower and upper limits, the second sensors 43b and 7h are installed.
Even if the second elevating part main body 33 goes over the second sensor 43g, it can be stopped by the sensors 43a and 43h to ensure safety. The horizontal unit 50 includes a first horizontal moving portion 51 that can reciprocate in the horizontal direction, and a second horizontal moving portion 71 that is disposed on the first horizontal moving portion 51 so as to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. It is configured.

The first horizontal moving part 51 has a mounting plate 53 fixedly mounted to the plate member 35 of the second elevating part 21, and the mounting plate 53 has a driving means having a rod 55a which is horizontally expandable and contractible. Air cylinder 5 as
5 is attached. In addition, the mounting plate 53,
A pair of upper and lower guide rails 57 that are parallel to each other in the horizontal direction are extended through the air cylinder 55, and the upper guide rail 57 projects upward and the lower guide rail 57 projects downward. 57a are provided respectively.

One end of a horizontally extending first horizontal moving main body 59 is connected to the tip of the rod 55a, and the first horizontal moving main body 59 is vertically guided by a plate member 61. Guide members 63 that engage with the guide protrusions 57a of the rails 57 in a fitted state are provided. The first horizontal movement main body 59 is configured to reciprocate in the horizontal direction slidably along the guide convex portion 57a by the operation of the rod 55a.

The second horizontal moving portion 71 is horizontally arranged above the first horizontal moving main body 59, and is supported by the first horizontal moving main body 59 via a bracket 73 as a rodless cylinder as a driving means. Has 75. The rodless cylinder 75 is attached with a second horizontal moving main body 77 capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction by its operation, and the second horizontal moving main body 77 is attached to the first horizontal moving main body 59 in the extending direction (horizontal direction). ) Is provided with a guide member 81 slidably fitted to the guide rail 79, and is guided by the guide rail 79 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. Two sensors 85a and 85b including limit switches and the like are installed below the first horizontal movement main body 59 via a bracket 83 at predetermined intervals, and are attached to the second horizontal movement main body 77. When the piece 87 contacts, the sensors 85a and 85b detect and operate
The movement of the horizontal moving body 77 is stopped.

The tire gripping means 90 for gripping the green tire G is a green tire which is circularly arranged on the frame member 91 at intervals of about 45 degrees, as shown in an example of a schematic explanatory view in FIGS. It has a plurality of grips 93 for clamping the inner surface of G, and the grips 93 have guide members 95.
Along with the chuck claw 97 so as to be reciprocally movable in the radial direction of the green tire G (the radial direction of the grip portion 93 arranged in a circular shape).
Are provided respectively.

Each chuck claw 97 of each gripping portion 93 arranged at eight positions at intervals of about 45 degrees is connected to a link mechanism 99, only a part of which is shown.
It is connected to a cylinder 101 as a driving means. Therefore, the operation of the telescopic rod 101a of the cylinder 101 allows the eight chuck claws 97 to project and retract along the guide member 52 in the radial direction to clamp the green tire G. The gripping means 90 is a frame member 91.
Is attached to the second horizontal moving main body 77 of the second horizontal moving portion 71 via the mounting member 103 fixed to the upper part of the upper part of the rack, and the chuck claws 97 face the loaded green tire G below and have the same height. Then, it is configured to expand and contract in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 11, the carriage C used in the present invention has a carriage main body 110 which is freely movable and movable and has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. A plurality of (five in this embodiment) mounting portions 114 for vertically stacking the green tires G vertically apart are provided along the support frame 112 that is erected in the vertical direction, and the carriage main body 110 is also provided. The plurality of mounting portions provided above and below along the longitudinal direction are arranged in two rows in parallel.

The mounting portion 114 on which the first-stage green tire G is mounted is configured to mount the green tire G directly on the carriage main body 110. 2nd-5th stage mounting part 114
Are arranged at a predetermined interval above the first-stage mounting portion, and each mounting portion 114 has a bifurcated mounting arm 116 horizontally arranged with respect to the support frame 112. Have,
Bifurcated portion 11 formed on the tip side of the mounting arm 116
A mounting tray member 118 for mounting the green tire G in a horizontal state is attached to the 6a.

The mounting arm 116 has a rotating shaft 120 rotatably supported by a supporting frame 112 in a horizontal direction.
The base end of the biasing member 122, which is composed of a coil spring and has a lower end attached to the support frame 112, is fixed to the upper end of the mounting arm 116. When the mounted green tire G is attached to the projecting member 124 which is fixed to the base end so as to project upward, the biasing member 12 is removed.
2 causes the mounting arm 116 to pivot upward about the base end, and the green tire G mounted on the lower mounting portion 114.
It is designed to be able to take out.

The operation of the above-described green tire supply device 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the operation explanatory view of FIG. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a carriage C in which green tires G are stacked in two rows is set on a tire vulcanizer K. That is, the tip of the rectangular carriage C is brought into contact with the front surface of the vulcanizer body K1 of the tire vulcanizer K,
The carriage C is arranged so that the pushing direction (longitudinal direction) of the carriage C is orthogonal to the front surface (one side of the rectangle) of the tire vulcanizer K. In this state, the control device (not shown) of the green tire supply device 1 is turned on to start. At the start, the first elevating part 11 of the elevating unit 10 is in a standby position above the first elevating shaft 3, and the second elevating part 21 is a sensor 43.
The standby position detected by g and the tire gripping means 90 are above the green tires stacked in the first row, and are in the state of FIG. 1 in a plan view.

In the green tire supply device 1 according to the preprogrammed control device, first, the cylinder 12 is operated and the rod 12a is expanded and contracted, and the first elevating part 11 is moved to the first position shown in FIG.
It descends to a position A in the middle of the lifting shaft 3 (between the brackets 3a and 3b) and stops. Then, the motor 3
By the operation of No. 1, the second lifting shaft 27 rotates, and the second lifting unit 21 is lowered. When the second elevating part 21 is detected by the sensor 43d for the fifth-stage green tire G arranged at the fourth position from the bottom, the motor 31 stops its operation.

Second elevating part 21 to the position of sensor 43d
Is lowered, the chuck claw 97 moves the mounting portion 11 of the fifth stage.
The inner peripheral side of the green tire G placed on the No. 4 is reached.
In this state, the cylinder 101 of the tire gripping means 90 operates by a predetermined amount, and the eight chuck claws 9 are connected via the link mechanism 99.
7 expands in the radial direction and grips the green tire G in the first row and the fifth tier from the inside.

Then, the motor 31 operates to rotate the second lifting shaft 27 and raise the second lifting unit 21. When returning to the standby position detected by the sensor 43g, the second elevating unit 21 stops. By the operation of the swiveling cylinder 7, the first elevating part 11 swivels around the first elevating shaft 3 in the direction of the vulcanizing kettle Ka and stops on the vulcanizing kettle Ka, and then the second elevating part 21 is moved to a predetermined position. Position (A position for the first lifting unit, 4 for the second lifting unit 21)
3a to the position [lower limit] and supply the green tire G to the vulcanization kettle Ka.

When the green tire G is set in the vulcanizing pot Ka, the cylinder 101 of the tire gripping means 90 is actuated, and the eight chuck claws 97 via the link mechanism 99.
Is reduced in diameter in the opposite direction to the radial direction, and the chuck claw 9
The green tire G is released from 7, and the green tire G is set in the vulcanization kettle Ka. The second elevating part 21 rises and returns to the standby position again. By the operation of the turning cylinder 7, the first elevating part 11 turns around the first elevating shaft 3 in the direction of the carriage C, and above the first row of green tires G concentrically stacked on the carriage C. The tire gripping means 90 comes and stands by for a stop.

When vulcanization of the green tire G in the fifth row of the first row is completed in the vulcanizing pot Ka and is taken out from the vulcanizer K, the green tire supply device 1 operates again. That is, the air cylinder 55 of the first horizontal moving unit 51 is actuated and the rod 55
The first horizontal moving body 59 moves in the horizontal direction along the guide rail 57 by extending a until it reaches the full stroke. The first horizontally moving main body 59 moves in a direction orthogonal to the front surface of the tire vulcanizer K in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the carriage C.

Then, the rodless cylinder 75 operates, and the second horizontal moving body 77 moves along the guide rail 79 to the stroke end of the cylinder. When the second horizontal movement main body 77 stops (state of FIGS. 8 and 12), the tire gripping means 90 attached to the second horizontal movement main body 77 becomes 2
It is above the green tires stacked in rows.
Then, when the second elevating part 21 returns to the standby position by gripping the fifth-stage green tire G by the same operation as described above, the air cylinder 55 and the rodless cylinder 75 operate in reverse to the above. , The second horizontal moving main body 77 and the first horizontal moving main body 59 are returned to their original positions, and the tire gripping means 90 for gripping the fifth-stage green tire G in the state shown in FIG. G is supplied to the vulcanization pot Ka.

Since the green tire G has been removed from the mounting portion 114 of the fifth stage of the carriage C, the mounting arm 116 biased by the biasing member 122 pivots upward about the rotary shaft 120. The green tire G placed on the fourth-stage placing portion 114 can be taken out. When vulcanization of the green tire G in the second row and the fifth stage is completed and the molded tire is taken out from the vulcanizer K, the green tire supply device 1 again starts the supply operation of the green tire G in the first row. .
The first elevating unit 11 in the standby position descends along the first elevating shaft 3 and stops at the intermediate position A. Then, the second elevating part 21 descends along the second elevating shaft 27,
When it is detected by the sensor 43b for the fourth-stage green tire G arranged at the second position, it stops.

The gripping means 90 is in a state in which the chuck claw 97 has reached the inner peripheral side of the green tire G mounted on the mounting portion 114 of the fourth stage. 8 by operation of cylinder 101
When the individual chuck claws 97 are opened and the fourth-stage green tire G is gripped from the inside, the green tire G is supplied to the vulcanizing pot Ka in the same manner as described above. After the vulcanization of the green tire G in the first row and the fourth step is completed, the green tire G in the second row and the fourth step is supplied. As described above, the tire gripping means 9 attached to the second horizontally moving main body 77 by the operation of the air cylinder 55 and the rodless cylinder 75.
0 is moved onto the green tires stacked in the second row, and the green tires G in the fourth row are gripped by the same operation as above and supplied to the vulcanization kettle Ka.

Since the green tire G has been removed from the mounting portion 114 of the fourth stage of the carriage C, the mounting arm 116 urged by the urging member 122 pivots upward about the rotating shaft 120. The green tire G mounted on the third-stage mounting portion 114 can be taken out. When the vulcanization of the vulcanized molded tire is completed after the vulcanization of the green tire G in the second row and the fourth step is completed, the green tire supply operation in the first row and the third step is performed. By the operation of the cylinder 12, the first elevating unit 11 moves along the first elevating shaft 3 as shown in FIG.
It descends to a position B at the lower end (lower end between the brackets 3a and 3b) of the first lifting shaft 3 and stops. continue,
The operation of the motor 31 causes the second lifting shaft 27 to rotate,
The second elevating part 21 is lowered to the position of the sensor 43f for the third-stage green tire G.

Second elevating part 21 to the position of sensor 43f
Is lowered, the chuck claw 97 moves the third stage mounting portion 114.
The green tire G reaches the inner peripheral side of the green tire G placed on the inner surface of the green tire G, is gripped from the inside by the chuck claws 97 through the operation of the cylinder 101, and supplies the green tire G to the vulcanization kettle Ka. When the vulcanization of the green tire G in the first row and the third step is completed, the green tire G in the second row and the third step is then supplied. As described above, the tire gripping means 90 is moved onto the green tires stacked in the second row, and the green tires G of the third row are gripped as described above and supplied to the vulcanization kettle Ka.

Since the green tire G has been removed from the mounting portion 114 of the third stage of the carriage C, the mounting arm 116 urged by the urging member 122 pivots upward about the rotating shaft 120. The green tire G placed on the second-stage placement portion 114 can be taken out. Next, the supply of the green tire G on the second row in the first row is stopped by lowering the first elevating unit 11 to the position B at the lower end of the first elevating shaft 3, and then stopping the second elevating unit 21. Lowers to the position of the sensor 43e for the second-stage green tire G, grips the second-stage green tire G in the first row on the carriage C from the inside with the chuck claws 97, and then vulcanizes in the same manner as described above. Kettle K
Supply green tire G to a.

When vulcanization of the green tire G in the first row and the second stage is completed and the green tire G is taken out from the tire vulcanizer K, the second row 2
The green tires G of the tier are supplied. As described above, the tire gripping means 90 is moved onto the green tires stacked in the second row, and the second-stage green tires G are gripped by the same operation as described above and supplied to the vulcanization kettle Ka. .

Since the green tire G has been removed from the second mounting portion 114 of the trolley C, the mounting arm 116 urged by the urging member 122 pivots upward about the rotary shaft 120. The green tire G mounted on the first-stage mounting portion 114 can be taken out. When the second row, second stage green tire G is vulcanized and taken out,
The green tire G in the first row of the row is supplied. First
Similarly to the third and second stages of the lifting unit 11, the first lifting shaft 3
It descends to the position B at the lower end of and stops. Next, the second elevating part 21 descends to the position of the sensor 43c for the first-stage green tire G, and the carriage C is moved by the chuck claws 97.
The upper first-stage green tire G is gripped from the inside, and the first-stage green tire G is supplied to the vulcanization kettle Ka in the same manner as described above.

The green tire G in the first row and the first step
After the vulcanization of the green tire G
Is supplied. By the operation of the air cylinder 55 and the rodless cylinder 75, the tire gripping means 90 attached to the second horizontal movement main body 77 is moved onto the second row of green tires, and the first-stage green tire G is the same as above. The operation is to grip and supply to the vulcanization kettle Ka.

According to the present invention, the elevating unit 10 is movable up and down so as to descend to a position corresponding to the first-stage green tire placed on the lowermost end of the carriage C, and the vulcanizing of the tire vulcanizer K is performed. Since the horizontal unit 50 is installed so as to be rotatable to the shuttle Ka, the horizontal unit 50 is installed so as to be capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction with respect to the elevating unit 10, and the tire gripping means 90 for gripping the green tire G is provided in the horizontal unit 50, the carriage C is provided. It is possible to move the tire gripping means 90 to the positions of the green tires G in each of the multi-tiered stages, grip the green tires, and transfer the green tires to the vulcanizing pot Ka of the tire vulcanizer K. Therefore, without manually transferring the green tire G from the multi-tiered carriage C to the green tire stand,
It can be automatically supplied directly to the tire vulcanizer K. Further, since the horizontal unit 50 capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction is provided in the lifting unit 10, even if the green tires G are stacked in parallel on the carriage C, the horizontal unit 50 can be used.
Can be taken out from the dolly C and automatically supplied to the tire vulcanizer K.

The elevating unit 10 is mounted on a first elevating part 21 which elevates and turns along the first elevating shaft 3 and a second elevating shaft 27 arranged vertically on the first elevating part 21. Since it is configured to have the second elevating / lowering portion 21 that can be moved up and down along it, the green tire supply device of the present invention can be easily manufactured only by modifying the elevating / lowering portion of the existing equipment.

Further, the lifting unit 10 is attached to the first lifting shaft 3
Also, the horizontal unit 50 is configured to be vertically movable and reciprocally movable to and from the first horizontal moving portion 51 and the first horizontal moving portion 51. With the configuration including the disposed second horizontal moving unit 71, the green tire supply device 1 can be configured compactly and the installation space can be prevented from increasing. Also, the horizontal unit 50 is the first
Since it has the horizontal moving unit 51 and the second horizontal moving unit 71,
The horizontal units 50 can be moved horizontally corresponding to the positions of the green tires G stacked in parallel on the carriage C, and when the lifting unit 10 turns to supply the green tires to the tire vulcanizer K. The horizontal length of the can be set within the width of each of the pair of left and right vulcanizers provided in the existing green tire vulcanizer, which hinders the existing tire vulcanizer having a pair of left and right vulcanizers. Can be easily installed without having to come.

Further, the horizontal unit 50 is attached to the tire vulcanizer K.
Since it is configured to reciprocate in the direction orthogonal to the front surface (one side that is the longitudinal direction of the rectangle) of the vehicle, the longitudinal direction of the carriage C should be arranged in the direction orthogonal to the front surface of the tire vulcanizer K. Therefore, the truck C can be set in an orderly and easy manner with respect to the tire vulcanizer K formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is based on the first aspect.
Although the lifting / lowering unit main body 13 is lifted / lowered by the cylinder 12, it may be lifted / lowered by using a motor and a ball screw, and the second lifting / lowering unit main body 33 is lifted / lowered by the motor and the ball screw. Alternatively, the cylinder may be used to move up and down.

[0054]

Industrial Applicability As described above, the present invention is a green tire supply device for supplying a multi-tiered green tire on a truck to a tire vulcanizer, which is adjacent to the tire vulcanizer and is An elevating unit capable of descending and descending to a position corresponding to the green tire placed on the first stage is provided, and the elevating unit is provided so as to be swingable to a vulcanizing pot of the tire vulcanizer, and the elevating unit is provided. Since a horizontal unit capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction is provided in the horizontal unit, and a tire gripping means capable of gripping the green tire is provided in this horizontal unit, the tire gripping is performed up to the position of each stage of green tires stacked on the carriage. By moving the means, the green tire can be gripped and conveyed to the vulcanizer of the tire vulcanizer. Therefore, it is not necessary to transfer the green tires from the multi-tiered truck to the mounting table, and the green tires can be automatically supplied directly from the multi-tiered truck to the tire vulcanizer without human intervention.

Further, since the horizontal unit capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction is arranged in the elevating unit, even the green tires stacked in parallel on the truck are taken out from the truck by the movement of the horizontal unit and tire vulcanized. It is possible to automatically supply the machine. In addition, a first elevating unit that elevates and revolves the elevating unit along a first elevating shaft, and the first elevating unit.
The green of the present invention can be obtained by simply modifying the elevating part of the existing equipment by constructing the elevating part having the second elevating part that can be elevated along the second elevating shaft arranged vertically. The tire supply device can be easily obtained, and the cost of the device can be kept low.

Further, by constructing the elevating unit so as to be able to ascend and descend along the axis for elevating and lowering, the first horizontal moving section capable of reciprocating the horizontal unit in the horizontal direction,
By adopting a configuration including the first horizontal moving portion and the second horizontal moving portion that is arranged so as to be capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction, the green tire supply device can be made compact without taking up a large installation space. .

Further, by making the horizontal unit to have the first horizontal moving portion and the second horizontal moving portion, the horizontal moving distance is made to correspond to the positions of the green tires stacked in parallel on the truck. , The horizontal length of the horizontal unit can be accommodated within each width of a pair of left and right vulcanizers provided in an existing green tire vulcanizer, and an existing tire vulcanizer having a pair of left and right vulcanizers It can be installed easily without disturbing the machine.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic plan explanatory view showing an example of a green tire supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the turning means of FIG. 1 omitted.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration in which a first elevating part is moved up and down, as viewed from the direction A in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of the turning means of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a main part of the green tire supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIG.

FIG. 8: The cylinder in the horizontal unit is activated, and the second
It is a lower surface explanatory view showing the state where a horizontal movement main part is in the position of the multi-tiered green tire of the 2nd row.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view showing an example of tire gripping means.

10 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view showing an example of a truck used in the green tire supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective explanatory view illustrating an operation of the green tire supply device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Green Tire Supply Device 3 1st Lifting Shaft 10 Lifting Unit 11 1st Lifting Part 21 2nd Lifting Part 27 2nd Lifting Shaft 50 Horizontal Unit 51 1st Horizontal Moving Part 71 2nd Horizontal Moving Part 90 Tire Gripping Means 114 Placement section C Cart G Green tire K Tire vulcanizer Ka vulcanizer

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A green tire supply device for supplying a tire vulcanizer with green tires stacked in multiple stages on a trolley, which is placed on the first stage of the trolley adjacent to the tire vulcanizer. An elevating unit capable of descending and descending to a position corresponding to a green tire is provided, and the elevating unit is provided so as to be pivotable to a vulcanizing pot of the tire vulcanizer, and is capable of reciprocating horizontally in the elevating unit. A green tire supply device in which a horizontal unit is provided and a tire gripping means capable of gripping the green tire is provided in the horizontal unit. 2. The green tire supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit is configured to be lifted and lowered along an lifting shaft. 3. The elevating unit can be moved up and down along a first elevating unit that elevates and swivels along a first elevating shaft and a second elevating shaft vertically arranged on the first elevating unit. Na second
The green tire supply device according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal unit is provided on the second elevating part. 4. A configuration in which the horizontal unit includes a first horizontal moving unit capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction and a second horizontal moving unit disposed in the first horizontal moving unit so as to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. The green tire supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tire gripping means is attached to the second horizontal moving portion. 5. The tire vulcanizer has a pair of left and right vulcanizers for vulcanizing green tires, and a pair of left and right green tire supply devices are provided corresponding to the pair of left and right vulcanizers. Item 5. The green tire supply device according to item 4. 6. The trolley has a plurality of mounting portions for vertically stacking the green tires vertically separated from each other,
The mounting section is constructed such that, when the mounted green tire is removed, the mounting section turns upward about a base end portion thereof, and the green tire mounted on the mounting section below can be taken out. The green tire supply device according to any one of 5 above. 7. The green tire supply device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of mounting portions provided above and below are arranged in parallel.