JPH08133468A - Suspension type carrying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent damages from a collision to realize the stable use of equipment for a long time by carrying supporting equipment to support an article to be carried, and opening a level keeping means at a carrying part. CONSTITUTION: In a supporting device 40, a receiving member 51 is turned horizontally by the elastic force of a spring 66 to be applied to a connecting plate part 54 to make an abutting part 57 abutted on a abutted part 49 from the lower side, and a lock arm 62 is turned to make an abutting part 63 engaged with and abutted on a receiving part 58. The receiving member 51 keeps the horizontal position thereby. When the supporting device 40 in this condition reaches the part of a hanger l, an operation part 47 is abutted on a hook A from the rear as indicated by the imaginary line, and slidably moved relative to a merge completing part 21A by the pushing. The hook 1A is removed from the merge completing part 21A to drop. Forward and rear locking parts 52, 48 forming the V-shape are located below the falling route, and the hook 1A is locked between the locking parts 52,48 as indicated by the solid line, and the hanger 1 is supported on the supporting device 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanging-type transfer facility for an object to be transferred, such as a clothes hanger, which has a hook-shaped engaged portion on its top.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a facility of this kind, a suspension device for a suspension conveyor is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-276716. That is, this conventional configuration has a base body fixed to a drive chain of a hanging conveyor, and an inclination is provided in the front part of the transfer direction in the base body, and this inclination is formed by a stepwise partial inclination group in the lower part toward the rear part. Is forming. Further, at the rear part of the transfer direction in the base body, a flap fixed so as to be rotatable around an axis running perpendicular to the transfer direction is provided, and from this flap, blades for pushing the hook are continuously provided. The front part of the flap and the partial inclination of the rear part of the flap make it possible to lock a hook for hanging clothes.

According to this conventional apparatus, when the substrate passes through the portion of the supply arbor supporting the clothes rack, the blades come into contact with the hook from the rear side to push the hook backward. As a result, the hook slides on the supply arbor in the transfer direction side, falls off the free end of the supply arbor, falls, and is then locked between the front surface of the flap and the rear partial inclination.

[0004]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional device, since the blade integrated with the flap collides (abuts) with the hook from the rear, the use progresses (repeated collisions). The bolts for pivotally supporting the flaps will be damaged, and for example, the bending deformation of the bolts may cause a situation in which the pivots cannot be smoothly rotated. As a result, the flap is rotated upward and the hook is not removed, or the flap rotated upward cannot be returned to its original state only by the elastic force of the tension spring. Furthermore, the tension spring is also liable to be damaged in a stretched manner, and it becomes impossible to return the flap, which has been rotated upward, to its original state by the elastic force. Further, since the flap rotates in the opposite direction (upward) with respect to the hook falling direction, it cannot be smoothly opened.

An object of the present invention is to provide a suspension type transportation facility which is unlikely to be damaged by collision (contact) and which can be stably used for a long period of time.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the suspending type conveying equipment of the present invention is a suspending type conveying equipment for an object to be conveyed having a hook-shaped engaged portion at its upper end, which is endless. The main body of the supporting device, which is attached to the rotating body at a predetermined pitch, has a cantilevered operation portion in the left-right direction with the conveying direction of the endless rotating body as the front-rear direction, and supplies the conveyed object above the operation portion. The fitting portion of the means is formed so that the front and rear sides and one side are opened, the rear locking portion is formed on the front surface of the operation portion, and the receiving member is arranged so as to face the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the operation portion from the front. At the same time, the receiving member is rotatably attached to the main body about the left-right axis, and a front locking portion is formed on the rear surface of the receiving member to operate the receiving member horizontally. When facing the front and rear direction, The stop portion lockably constituted is provided with a horizontally maintaining means receiving member between the body and the receiving member.

The second aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in the above-mentioned suspending type conveying equipment of the first aspect, when the horizontal maintaining means is opened, the receiving member is rotated downward by its own weight of the conveyed object. are doing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned suspending and conveying equipment according to the second aspect of the invention, the rear engaging portion is formed on a vertical surface, and the front engaging portion is a lower rearward sloping surface toward the rear. Is formed.

Further, in the fourth invention, in the above-mentioned suspending and conveying equipment of the second or third invention, the rear end of the horizontal receiving member is constructed so as to be capable of contacting the operating portion from below. There is.

Moreover, the fifth aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned second to fourth aspects.
In any one of the suspending type conveyance equipments of the invention, a lock arm provided with a horizontal maintaining means so as to be rotatable forward and backward with respect to a main body in order to prevent the horizontal receiving member from rotating downward, and a lock arm of the lock arm. The lower end is constituted by an elastic body provided between the lock arm and the receiving member so as to urge the lower end against the receiving member.

The sixth aspect of the present invention is the above-described suspending and conveying equipment according to the fifth aspect of the invention, wherein release means for applying an external force to the lock arm to open the horizontal maintaining means is provided at a predetermined position of the suspending and conveying path. ing.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is the above-described suspending and conveying equipment according to the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the releasing means is rotatable around a horizontal axis in the left-right direction and is on the lower surface of the lock arm long in the conveying direction. An actuating lever having a contact surface, an actuating device for turning the actuating lever downward, a detachable stopper body for maintaining the downward turning position of the actuating lever, and a space between the actuating lever and the stopper body. The elastic body is provided so as to operate the operating lever and the stopper body to the non-acting position by the elastic force of the elastic body when the operating device is opened.

[0013]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention described above, the endless rotating body is driven in a state in which the transported object is locked by the transported object supply means through the locked portion in the carry-in section. As a result, the support device can be moved closer to the locked portion from the rear side. At this time, the supporting device is in an empty state, the receiving member is horizontal, and its posture is maintained by the horizontal maintaining device.

When the supporting device in this state reaches the portion of the transported object, the operating portion which moves below the transported object supplying means comes in contact with the locked portion from the rear side and pushes it backward. Then, the locked portion comes off from the transported object supply means and falls, and at this time, the both locked portions are located below the drop path, whereby the locked portion is placed between both the locked portions. The object to be conveyed can be supported by the supporting device by locking from above.

By thus transporting the supporting device supporting the transported object, and opening the horizontal maintaining means at the unloading portion, the receiving member can be rotated about the left-right axis, and thus the receiving member can be rotated. The object to be conveyed can be dropped by its own weight by releasing the locking of the locking portion to the front side. At this time, by positioning the conveyed object taking-out means below the drop path, the locked portion can be locked to the conveyed object taking-out means from above.

According to the configuration of the second invention described above,
When the horizontal maintaining means is opened, the receiving member can be automatically rotated downward about the axis of the left-right direction by its own weight on the side of the transferred object, thereby rotating the receiving member in the falling direction of the transferred object. Can be moved.

According to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention described above, the locked portion that falls off the conveyed material supplying means is received between the two locking portions that are V-shaped below the drop path. obtain. Further, by rotating the front locking portion downward at the carry-out portion, the V-shape is disturbed and the locking of the locked portion to the rear side can be released, so that the locked portion is locked in the front position. The inclined surface of the part can be slid by its own weight and dropped.

Further, according to the structure of the fourth aspect of the present invention described above, the horizontal position of the receiving member is firmly held by rotating the receiving member horizontally and bringing the rear end into contact with the operating portion from below. In addition, it is possible to prevent the receiving member from rattling up and down due to vibration during movement.

Further, according to the above fifth aspect of the invention, when the receiving member is horizontal, the elastic force of the elastic body acting on the lock arm causes the lower end of the lock arm to engage and abut the receiving member. obtain. Thereby, the horizontal posture of the receiving member can be maintained by the locking action of the lock arm.

According to the configuration of the sixth invention described above,
Transport the support device that supports the transported object in the loading section,
And by intermittently stopping at the unloading part (predetermined place),
The locked portion may be located above the conveyed article taking out means.
In this state, by applying an external force to the lock arm by the releasing means to rotate the lock arm, the locking action of the lock arm can be released, and the receiving member can be rotated downward.

According to the structure of the seventh invention described above, when the object to be conveyed is carried out at the carrying-out portion, the actuating device of the releasing means is actuated to actuate the actuating lever against the elastic body to move around the horizontal axis. The lock arm abutment surface can be turned downward to the downward operation position. At the same time, due to the elastic force of the elastic body, the stopper body can be engaged with the actuating lever to maintain the downward operating position of the actuating lever. When the support device is moved in this state, the lock arm is guided by the lock arm contact surface and is rotated about the horizontal axis, whereby the lower end of the lock arm is disengaged from the receiving member, and thus the receiving member. Is rotated downward by its own weight on the conveyed object side.

In the supporting device thus emptied, the receiving member is first horizontally returned by the elastic force of the elastic body.
Then, by the reverse operation of the releasing means, that is, by the opening movement of the operating device, the operating lever is rotated by the elastic force of the elastic body to the upper moving non-acting position, and the stopper body is moved upward by the pushing force via the operating lever. When the lock arm is rotated to the non-acting position, the lock arm is rotated by the elastic force of the elastic body to engage and abut the lower end on the receiving member. As a result, the horizontal posture of the receiving member can be maintained by the locking action of the lock arm, and thus the receiving member can be moved to the loading section again by the driving of the endless rotating body.

When the object to be conveyed is not carried out at the carry-out section,
It suffices that the actuating lever be rotated to the upward non-acting position, whereby the lock arm does not act on the lock arm abutting surface of the actuating lever, so that the supporting device does not act on the releasing means, It can pass through this unloading section.

[0024]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The suspending type transportation facility of the present invention is for a transported object having a hook-shaped locked portion on the upper portion, that is, for clothes 2 having a hook 1A on the upper portion as shown in, for example, FIG. 7, FIG. 9 and FIG. The hanger 1 is suspended and conveyed, and the endless rotating body 10 of nylon rope type is driven by the friction wheel type driving device 3.
The hanger 1 is supported at the carry-in section 20 by a supporting device 40 attached to the endless rotary body 10 at a predetermined pitch while being forcibly moved, and is formed at a predetermined position (a plurality of positions) of the suspension conveyance path. Hanger 1 at carry-out section 30
Has released the support of.

In the carry-in section 20, there is a transported object supply bar (an example of transported object supply means) 21 which gradually merges with the transport direction (moving direction) 11 of the endless rotary body 10 in plan view. An object-to-be-conveyed device 22 is provided.
Further, in the carry-out section 30, a conveyed object take-out bar (an example of a conveyed object taking-out means) 31, which is gradually branched in a plan view with respect to the carrying direction 11, a carried-object delivering device 32, and a releasing means. 70 and are provided. Note that, hereinafter, the direction of the transport direction 11 by the endless rotary body 10 is referred to as the front-rear direction, the lateral direction orthogonal thereto is referred to as the left-right direction, and the lower side of the transport direction 11 is referred to as the front portion.

Next, the details of each part will be described. 1, 2,
In FIG. 7, a trolley portion 12 is fixed in a sandwiching manner at a plurality of positions of the endless rotary body 10 at predetermined intervals.
Through the roller 13 attached to the upper part of 12, the endless rotating body 10
Is supported and guided to the guide rail 18 side. The trolley part 12
Has a downward connecting bracket portion 14, and in the bracket portion 14, left and right connecting holes 15 are formed in a long hole shape in the front-rear direction and in a front-rear pair. A hanging center line 16 is formed by the position of the bracket portion 14.

1 to 3 and 7, a main body 41 of a supporting device 40 mounted between a pair of left and right bracket portions 14
Is an upper vertical mounting plate part 42 and an intermediate plate part 43 continuous from the lower part of the mounting plate part 42 to the other side in the left-right direction.
And a support plate portion 44 vertically extending continuously from the free end of the intermediate plate portion 43. The upper surface of the intermediate plate portion 43 is formed into a trapezoidal cam surface 43a, and thus, for example, by embedding a proximity switch, it is used to detect the support device 40 from the fixed side. The attachment plate portion 42 is formed with a pair of front and rear connecting holes 45 in the left-right direction. After the connecting holes 45 are aligned with the connecting holes 15 of the bracket portion 14, both connecting holes 45, The support device 40 is detachably attached to the endless rotary body 10 by operating a connecting member 17 such as a bolt and nut across 15 spaces.

At the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the support plate portion 44,
A notch 46 is formed that opens at the bottom surface and recesses upward,
From the portion of the support plate portion 44 located behind the notch portion 46, a left-right operation portion 47 is continuously provided in a cantilever manner toward one side. This operation unit 47 is long,
It projects considerably to one side with respect to the hanging center line 16. Further, the operation portion 47 is in the shape of a square rod, and a front surface thereof is formed with a rear surface locking portion 48 also serving as a fall prevention by a vertical surface, and a contacted portion 49 is formed at the lower end by an upward recessed portion. ing. As a result, the insertion portion 50 of the conveyed object supply bar 21 is formed above the operation portion 47 in the main body 41 with the front and rear sides and one side opened.

A receiving member 51 is arranged at the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the operating portion 47 so as to face it from the front. The receiving member 51 is a block body located below the hanging center line 16 and elongated in the front-rear direction, and its upper surface is formed in a trapezoidal shape when viewed in the left-right direction. Further, the front locking portion 52 is formed by the lower rearward sloping surface on the rear and rearward.
Further, the receiving member 51 integrally has a left and right plate portion 53 extending from the other side of the front portion thereof toward the support plate portion 44 side, and an integral connecting plate portion 54 extending upward from the free ends of the left and right plate portions 53. It is attached to the main body 41 via the connecting plate portion 54 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis 55.

That is, the other ends of the left and right plate portions 53 pass below the support plate portion 44, and are bent upward from their free ends to integrally form a connecting plate portion 54 facing the other surface of the support plate portion 44. Is formed. The connecting plate portion 54 is connected to the support plate portion 44 via the horizontal pin 56, so that the receiving member 51 is rotatable about the horizontal axis 55 with respect to the main body 41. By this rotation, when the receiving member 51 is made horizontal and is opposed to the operating portion 47 from the front-rear direction, both sides of both the locking portions 48 and 52 are V-shaped, and the locking portions 48 and 52 are separated from each other. The hook 1A is configured so that it can be locked. At the rear end of the receiving member 51, there is formed a contact portion 57 which can contact the contacted portion 49 from below when the receiving member 51 is horizontal.

Between the main body 41 and the receiving member 51, a horizontal maintaining means 60 for the receiving member 51 is provided. That is, the main body 41
A left-right pin 61 is provided on the support plate portion 44 of the so as to project to the other side, and the lock arm 62 is inserted through the left-right pin 61.
However, it is provided so as to be rotatable back and forth through its intermediate portion. An abutment portion 63 is formed at the lower end of the lock arm 62, and an inverted L-shape (an L-shape) that can abut the abutment portion 63 from below at the front end of the connecting plate portion 54 and is engageable from the rear. )
Forming a receiving portion 58 of the. Further, a roller 64, which is a passive body, is provided on the upper end of the lock arm 62 so as to be freely rotatable through a horizontal pin 65.

Further, between the receiving member 51 side and the lock arm 62, a tension type spring (of an elastic body) for biasing the contact portion 63 of the lock arm 62 against the receiving portion 58 of the receiving member 51. One example) 66 is provided. That is, a spring 66 is provided between the position of the connecting plate portion 54 above the left-right direction pin 56 and the position of the lock arm 62 below the left-right direction pin 61.
Is provided.

Here, the spring 66 rotates the receiving member 51 horizontally by the elastic force acting on the connecting plate portion 54 to bring the abutting portion 57 into contact with the abutted portion 49 from below and to lock it. The arm 62 is rotated to engage and abut the contact portion 63 with the receiving portion 58, and an external force is applied to the roller 64 to rotate the lock arm 62 rearward so that the contact portion 63 is engaged with the receiving portion 58. The elastic force and the mounting position are set so that the receiving member 51 is rotated downward by its own weight on the hanger 1 side when the engagement is released.

A stopper tool 67 for restricting the downward rotation limit of the receiving member 51 and a stopper tool 68 for restricting the backward rotation limit of the lock arm 62 are provided on the support plate portion 44.
The horizontal maintaining means 60 is constituted by the above 61 to 68.

The releasing means 70 provided at a predetermined position of the suspending and conveying path is configured to apply an external force to the lock arm 62 to open the horizontal maintaining means 60. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG. 8, the bracket 71 is arranged by using the dovetail groove portions 19 formed on the upper surface and both side surfaces of the guide rail 18. An operating lever 73 is attached to the rear side of the bracket 71 via a first horizontal pin 72 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis in the left-right direction.
A lock arm contact surface 74, which is long in the suspension conveyance path direction, is formed on the lower surface of the operation lever 73.

Here, the lock arm abutment surface 74 includes an attacking surface portion 74A located in the latter half portion and a pressing surface portion 74 located in the front half portion.
B, and the rotation of the actuating lever 73 is
The lower operation position (see FIG. 4) in which 74A is inclined higher toward the rear end and the pressing surface portion 74B is horizontal, and the contact surface portion 74
A is horizontal and the pressing surface portion 74B is rotatable between an upper non-acting position (see FIG. 6) in which the front end has a higher inclination. Further, a stopper tool 75 for restricting the lower operation position is provided on the bracket 71 side.

An operating device is provided for rotating the operating lever 73 downward to the downward operation position. This actuator comprises, for example, a solenoid 76 attached to a bracket 71,
An actuating rod 77 that descends when excited (or de-excited) is brought into contact with the upper surface of the actuating lever 73. A stopper body 78 for maintaining the downward rotation position of the operating lever 73 is provided so as to be disengageable from the front end of the operating lever 73. The stopper body 78 is rotatably attached around a horizontal axis in the left-right direction via a second horizontal pin 79 located in front of the first horizontal pin 72, and its lower end (free end). Includes an engaging portion that is engageable with the front end (free end) of the operating lever 73 from above.
80 are formed.

When the solenoid 76 is opened between the operating lever 73 and the stopper body 78 to raise the operating rod 77, the elastic force of the solenoid 76 causes the operating lever 73 and the stopper body 78 to move.
A tension type spring (an example of an elastic body) 81 for activating and is operated is provided. That is, the spring 81 is provided between the position of the actuating lever 73 in front of the first horizontal pin 72 and the position of the stopper body 78 below the second horizontal pin 79.

Here, the spring 81 rotates the actuating lever 73 to the upward non-acting position by the elastic force acting on the actuating lever 73, and pushes up the actuating lever 73 via the free end of the actuating lever 73 to form a stopper body. The elastic force and the mounting position are set so as to rotate the 78 to the upward non-acting position. The releasing means 70 is constituted by the above 71 to 81.

In FIGS. 7, 9 and 10, the carry-in section 20 is shown.
In the conveyed object supply bar 21, the merging end portion 21A is located below the hanging center line 16 and inside the fitting portion 50. Further, the transported object feeding device 22 includes a pair of sprockets 23,
24 and a chain 25 stretched between both sprockets 23, 24
And a single or plural loading blades 26 attached to the chain 25. And confluence end part 21
In A, the carrying-in blades 26 are arranged below the receiving member 51 so as to pass below the hanging center line 16 and come into contact with the hook 1A from the rear.

8 to 10, in the article take-out bar 31 of the carry-out section 30, the branch start portion 31A located below the hanging center line 16 is located below the receiving member 51 and inside the hook 1A. To be done. In addition, the object delivery device
32 is composed of a pair of sprockets 33, 34, a chain 35 stretched between these sprockets 33, 34, and a single or plural carry-out blades 36 attached to the chain 35. Then, at the branch start portion 31A, the carry-out blade
36 is provided below the receiving member 51 so as to contact the hook 1A from the rear side.

The carrying operation in the above embodiment will be described below. In the carry-in section 20, a hanger 1 on which clothes 2 are hung
Is locked to the conveyed product supply bar 21 via the hook 1A. This hanger 1 is pushed backward as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7 by the driving of the conveyed product feeding device 22, that is, when the carry-in blade 26 that has moved together with the chain 25 comes into contact with the hook 1A from the rear, As a result, it is slidably moved with respect to the conveyed article supply bar 21. Then, by releasing the rearward push by the carry-in blade 26, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, it is located at the joining end portion 21A of the conveyed article supply bar 21 and below the hanging center line 16. .

At this time, the endless rotating body 10 is continuously driven, and the supporting device 40 connected to the chain portion 12 is moved toward and approaching from the rear. Further, the supporting device 40 is in an empty state, the receiving member 51 is made horizontal, and its posture is maintained by the horizontal maintaining means 60. That is, in the supporting device 40, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7, the elastic force of the spring 66 acting on the connecting plate portion 54 causes the receiving member 51 to rotate horizontally to abut the contact portion 57.
Abutting against the abutted portion 49 from below, and the elastic force of the spring 66 acting on the lock arm 62 rotates the lock arm 62 to engage and abut the abutting portion 63 with the receiving portion 58. ing. As a result, the horizontal position of the receiving member 51 is maintained by the locking action of the lock arm 62, and the front locking portion 52 and the rear locking portion 48 are V-shaped.

When the supporting device 40 in this state reaches the portion of the hanger 1, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 3 and the phantom line in FIG. The hook 1A is slid against the merging end portion 21A by sliding the hook 1A against the merging end portion 21A.
Then, the hook 1A falls out of the merging end portion 21A and falls, and at this time, both of the V-shaped locking portions 52 and 48 are located below the dropping path, whereby the solid line in FIG. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, the hook 1A is locked between the locking portions 52 and 48 from above, so that the hanger 1 is supported by the support device 40.

When the operating portion 47 is brought into contact with the hook 1A from the rear side and is rearwardly pushed and moved, the hanger 1 can be forcibly adjusted to be parallel in direction through the flat rearward pushing surface of the hook 1A. Therefore, the locking between the locking portions 52 and 48 can be surely performed in the correct direction.

In this way, the supporting device 40 supporting the hanger 1 in the carry-in section 20 is conveyed, and at that time, the receiving member 51.
The abutting portion 57 is abutted against the abutted portion 49 from below, so that the horizontal posture is firmly maintained, and it is prevented from rattling up and down due to vibration during transportation. Stable support without soaring. Then, the supporting device 40 positions the hook 1A above the branch start portion 31A of the conveyed article take-out bar 31, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3 and the solid line in FIG.

In the carry-out section 30 provided at a plurality of positions on the suspension transfer path, it is determined whether or not the hanger 1 to be transferred next is carried out in accordance with an instruction from a control device (not shown). When the hanger 1 is not carried out, the actuating lever 73 is rotated to the upward non-acting position as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

This is because the actuating rod 77 is lifted by the opening movement of the solenoid 76, and the elastic force of the spring 81 acting on the actuating lever 73 causes the actuating lever 73 to move up and down around the first lateral pin 72. The stopper body 78 is rotated and the stopper body 78 is pushed up by the free end of the actuating lever 73 to move the second lateral pin 79.
It can be done by rotating it to a position where it does not move upward. As a result, the roller 64 of the lock arm 62 does not act on the lock arm contact surface 74 of the actuating lever 73, so that the support device 40 passes through the carry-out section 30 without being acted on by the releasing means 70.

When the hanger 1 is carried out at a certain carry-out section 30, the solenoid 76 is operated and the operating rod 77 is lowered according to the above-mentioned instruction. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the descending actuating rod 77 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the actuating lever 73, whereby the actuating lever 73 is turned downward around the first lateral pin 72 against the spring 81. The approaching surface portion 74A is inclined toward the rear end, and the pressing surface portion 74B is in the horizontal position, which is the lower operation position. This downward rotation is performed until it comes into contact with the stopper member 75. At the same time, the elastic force of the spring 81 causes the stopper body 78 to rotate downward around the second lateral pin 79, causing the engaging portion 80 to engage with the free end of the operating lever 73.
Maintain the down position 73.

When the support device 40 is moved in this state, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, the roller 64 provided on the lock arm 62 moves from the attacking surface portion 74A of the lock arm contact surface 74 to the pressing surface portion 74B. Will be guided, and thus the lock arm
62 is a left-right pin 61 so that the roller 64 moves rearward.
Is pivoted around. This causes the contact portion 63 of the lock arm 62 to move forward and disengage from the receiving portion 58.

Then, the receiving member 51 is rotated downward around the left and right pins 56 by its own weight on the hanger 1 side. As a result, the V-shape is disturbed, and the hook on the rear side of the hook 1A is released.
The slanted surface of 52 is slipped by its own weight and dropped. At this time, the branch start portion 31A of the conveyed object take-out bar 31 is located below the drop path, and as a result, the hook 1A branches off at the branch start portion as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 and the phantom line in FIG.
It is locked to 31A from above, and thus the hanger 1 is supported by the conveyed object take-out bar 31.

The supporting device 40 thus emptied is
The elastic force of the spring 66 first causes the receiving member 51 to return horizontally. Then, by the reverse operation of the releasing means 70, that is, by the opening movement of the solenoid 76, the actuating rod 77 is raised, the actuating lever 73 is rotated by the elastic force of the spring 81 to the upward non-acting position, and the free end of the actuating lever 73 is By rotating the stopper body 78 to the upward non-acting position by the pushing force via the lock arm 62, the lock arm 62 is rotated by the elastic force of the spring 66 to engage and contact the contact portion 63 with the receiving portion 58. Let As a result, the horizontal position of the receiving member 51 is maintained by the lock action of the lock arm 62, and as shown in FIG. 6, the endless rotary body 10 is driven to move again to the loading section 20 side.

As described above, the hanger 1 supported by the conveyed object take-out bar 31 via the hook 1A is driven by the conveyed object feeding device 32, that is, the chain 35.
When the carrying-out blade 36 that has moved together comes into contact with the hook 1A from the rear side, the carrying-out vane 36 is pushed backward as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the transported object supply bar 21 is shown as the transported object supply means, and the transported object take-out bar 31 is shown as the transported object take-out means. It may be configured in a format.

The structure of the support device 40 described in the above embodiment,
That is, the main body 41, the receiving member 51, the lock arm 62, etc.
It can be easily manufactured by using resin, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the hanger 1 having the hook 1A is shown as the transported object having the locked portion.
This can also be used to convey other objects to be conveyed, such as parts having hook portions.

In the above embodiment, the nylon rope is shown as the endless rotating body 10, but other types such as an endless roller chain or an endless chain can be adopted. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the endless rotary body 10 is continuously driven, but this may be of the intermittent drive type.

Although the receiving member 51 is rotated downward in the above embodiment, the receiving member 51 may be rotated upward in the first invention. In this case, the rear locking part 48
Is preferably a lower inclined surface toward the front.

In the above embodiment, the rear engaging portion 48 is formed as a vertical surface. However, in the first and second inventions, for example, the rear engaging portion 48 is a lower inclined surface toward the front. The locking portions 48 and 52 can be arbitrarily formed so that both locking portions 48 and 52 form a V shape.

In the above embodiment, the horizontal maintaining means 60 is composed of the lock arm 62, the spring 66, etc., but in the first to fourth inventions, for example, a combination of a stopper and a weight urging device or Other forms such as a gear transmission mechanism may be used.

In the above embodiment, the releasing means 70 is constituted by the operating lever 73, the stopper body 78, the spring 81, etc., but in the sixth aspect of the present invention, for example, the cylinder device is directly connected to the horizontal maintaining means 60. You may comprise by another form, such as a structure to act.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the tension type springs 66 and 81 are shown as the elastic body. However, this is a compression type spring, a leaf spring, a left and right direction pin 56 or 61 and a horizontal pin 72 or 79. It may be a spring or a compressed rubber body. In these cases, the arrangement position, the orientation, the number, etc. are suitably determined.

[0063]

According to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, since the operating portion integrated with the main body collides (abuts) from the rear against the locked portion of the transported object, the use progress (the collision It is possible to reduce the damage on the operation unit side due to repetition. In addition, since the rotating receiving member does not receive a collision force, the rotating member can be rotated smoothly without damage, and the operation of releasing the locked portion and the restoring operation can be stabilized for a long period of time. Can be done reliably.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the horizontal maintaining means is opened, the receiving member is rotated in the same direction as the falling direction of the transported object by its own weight of the transported object. The drop due to the opening can always be surely and smoothly performed.

According to the third invention of the above construction, V
The position of the locked portion can be automatically adjusted by the both locking portions having the character shape, and when the locking is released, the inclined surface of the front locking portion can be surely dropped as a guide.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the horizontal posture of the receiving member can be firmly held even though it has a simple structure, and the receiving member rattles up and down due to vibration or the like during movement so that the transported object rises up. Can be prevented and can always be stably transported.

Moreover, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention having the above-described structure, the horizontal posture of the receiving member can be maintained by the locking action of the lock arm. Further, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, by applying an external force to the lock arm by the releasing means, the horizontal maintaining means can be opened and the receiving member can be rotated downward.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the lock arm contact surface can be set to the downward operation position by operating the operation device of the releasing means to rotate the operation lever downward. The lower operating position of the actuating lever can be maintained, so that the action of the lock arm on the lock arm contact surface can always be reliably performed. By the reverse operation of the releasing means, that is, the opening movement of the actuating device, the actuating lever can be rotated to the upper moving non-acting position and the stopper body can be turned to the upper moving non-acting position. The drive can drive the support device again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a suspending type conveyance facility of the present invention, in which a supporting device and a releasing means are viewed from one side direction.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the supporting device and the releasing means as viewed from the other side.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a supporting device portion in the carry-in section.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a relative relationship between a supporting device and a releasing means in the carry-out section.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the carrying-out section when the releasing means is operating.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the carrying-out section after carrying out.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a carrying-in section of the supporting apparatus portion.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a carry-out section of the support device portion.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the hanging-type transfer facility.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the suspension-type transfer facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Hanger (conveyed object) 1A Hook (locked part) 10 Endless rotating body 11 Conveying direction 12 Trolley part 14 Bracket part 16 Hanging center line 18 Guide rail 20 Carry-in part 21 Conveyed object supply bar (conveyed object supply means) ) 21A Confluence end part 22 Conveyed object feeding device 30 Carrying out part 31 Conveyed object take-out bar (conveyed object taking out means) 31A Branch start part 32 Conveyed object feeding device 40 Support device 41 Main body 44 Support plate part 47 Operating part 48 Rear locking part 49 Abutted part 50 Fitting part 51 Receiving member 52 Front locking part 55 Horizontal axis 57 Abutment part 58 Receiving part 60 Horizontal maintenance means 62 Lock arm 63 Abutment part (lower end) 64 Roller (Passive body) 66 Spring (elastic body) 70 Release means 73 Actuating lever 74 Lock arm contact surface 74A Receiving surface portion 74B Holding surface portion 76 Solenoid (actuating device) 77 Actuating rod 78 Stopper body 80 Engaging portion 81 Spring (elastic body)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A suspending and conveying facility for an object to be conveyed having a hook-shaped engaged portion at an upper portion thereof, wherein a main body of a supporting device attached to an endless rotating body at a predetermined pitch is a conveying direction by the endless rotating body. With the operating portion in the left-right direction as a front-rear direction, and a fitting portion of the conveyed object supply means is formed above the operating portion with the front and back and one side open, and A rear locking portion is formed on the front surface, and a receiving member is arranged facing the intermediate portion of the operating portion in the left-right direction from the front, and the receiving member is rotated around the horizontal axis with respect to the main body. When the receiving member is mounted movably and the front locking portion is formed on the rear surface of the receiving member so that the receiving member is horizontal and faces the operating portion from the front-rear direction, the locked portion is formed between the both locking portions. It is configured so that it can be locked, and the horizontal position of the receiving member Suspended transfer equipment characterized by having a shape maintaining means. 2. The suspending type conveyance facility according to claim 1, wherein when the horizontal maintaining means is opened, the receiving member is rotated downward by its own weight on the side of the conveyed object. 3. The suspension-type transfer facility according to claim 2, wherein the rear locking portion is formed on a vertical surface, and the front locking portion is formed on a lower rearwardly inclined surface toward the rear. . 4. The hanging-type transfer facility according to claim 2, wherein a rear end of the horizontal receiving member is configured so as to be able to come into contact with the operating portion from below. 5. A lock arm provided with the horizontal maintaining means rotatably back and forth with respect to the main body so as to prevent the horizontal receiving member from rotating downward, and the lower end of the lock arm is brought into contact with the receiving member. The suspending type conveyance facility according to any one of claims 2 to 4, which is constituted by an elastic body provided between the lock arm and the receiving member for biasing the contact. 6. The suspending type conveying facility according to claim 5, wherein a releasing means for applying an external force to the lock arm to open the horizontal maintaining means is provided at a predetermined position of the suspending and conveying path. 7. An operating lever, which is rotatable about a horizontal axis in the left-right direction, and has a lock arm contact surface which is long on the lower surface in the suspending and conveying path direction, and the operating lever is rotated downward. An actuating device for actuating, a stopper body that keeps the downward pivoting position of the actuating lever, and an elastic body provided between the actuating lever and the stopper body. 7. The suspending type conveyance facility according to claim 6, wherein the operating lever and the stopper body are configured to be operated to the non-acting position by the elastic force of the elastic body.