JPH081452A - Gasket supply device in automatic gasket fitting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate the supply of a gasket by providing a serrated claw piece which is elevated with serration being projected in association with the elevation of a rod. CONSTITUTION:Before a carriage is set in a garage-like space, several gaskets 1 fitted on large diameter guide poles 98, 99 and small diameter guide poles are set being stacked one upon another on elevatable panels 103, 104. Next, the carriage is moved by rolling of casters 93, and the carriage is stopped in the space at a position where the gaskets can be smoothly shifted onto a gasket fitting device part. Thereafter, when the gasket fitting device part approaches for receiving the gaskets, the gaskets are shifted or fed into the gasket fitting device part by the projection and elevation of a serrated claw piece 119 and the elevation of the elevatable panels 103, 104 caused by a screw bolt device 106 by a degree corresponding to one of the gaskets.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gasket replenishing device in an automatic gasket fitting machine, in which a gasket is fitted into a dovetail-shaped gasket fitting groove in a heat exchange plate used in the construction of a plate heat exchanger. For details, regarding the gaskets, a load device part that takes in one heat exchange plate from each heat exchange plate group that is stacked on the supply cart and placed at a predetermined position, and supplies the heat exchange plates to the gasket fitting work table part, and the gasket. The ring part and the barbed part where the gasket ring part and the barbed part are fitted in the gasket fitting groove of the heat exchange plate received on the fitting work table part, and the fitting device part and the gasket ring part and the barbed part. Gasket supply unit that feeds gaskets one by one to the ring position and the barbed position fitting unit before fitting the hanging position to the gasket fitting groove And the ring portion and the trapezoidal-shaped fitting groove The device receives the ring portion and the trapezoidal-shaped heat exchange plate that has been fitted, and the gasket straight portion of the heat exchange plate has the gasket straight portion. A gasket automatic type of a type provided with a straight part fitting device part for fitting the heat exchanger plate and a unloading device part for receiving the heat exchange plates with the gasket fitted from the straight part fitting device part and stacking them on the receiving carriage. The present invention relates to a gasket replenishing device used for implementing a fitting machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gasket is fitted into a gasket fitting groove of a heat exchange plate by holding a simple tool such as a rotating spatula in one hand and using it well, and by using the other hand. It was done manually by pushing it in. The above-mentioned manual work is difficult for even a seasoned worker because the fitting groove of the gasket is dovetail-shaped, and since it has strength on it, it is avoided by the worker. However, there was a problem that the number of operations performed was not large. In order to solve such a problem, the present inventor has devised the above gasket automatic fitting machine (which will be described later in detail as an embodiment). When realizing the above-mentioned automatic gasket fitting machine, if, for example, only the refilling portion of the gasket is manually operated, it is needless to say that half of the above problems cannot be solved.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a device for realizing an automatic gasket fitting machine suitable for completely eliminating the above-mentioned problems and a ring portion 2 in the gasket 1 are provided.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel gasket replenishing device which is devised so as to cope with the case where the thickness x of the inner side portion 117 and the thickness y of the outer side portion 126 are different.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a gasket replenishing device in an automatic gasket fitting machine according to the present invention fits a gasket 1 into a gasket fitting groove 3 or 5 in a heat exchange plate. Which is to be used by being loaded into a garage-like space 83 formed below the gasket fitting device portion in the main body of the automatic gasket fitting machine, and having a caster 92, 93 for movement on the lower surface of the base 96. And large-diameter guide poles 98 and 99 which are erected at four corners of the base 96 and which fit the ring portion 2 and the corner 97 of the gasket 1, and the gasket 1 which is erected at an appropriate number of places of the base 96. Small diameter guide poles 101 and 102 on which the straight portion 4 and the branch portion barbed portion 100 are fitted, and large diameter guide poles 98 and 9 on both ends of the base 96. And the small-diameter guide Paul 101,10
Elevating plates 103, 10 arranged to be movable up and down along 2
4, a screw bolt device 106 for rotating the motor 105, which is mounted on the base plate 96 in a state in which the lifting plates 103 and 104 are provided with a lifting force, and the large diameter guide pole 98 of the ring portion 2 is made of a pipe, and the large diameter guide is provided. A cylinder 109 fixed in the pole 98 in a state where the rod 112 expands and contracts upward, a slit 121 cut at the upper end opening edge of the large diameter guide pole 98, and the rod 112 is raised in the upper end portion of the large diameter guide pole 98. The state in which the notch 120 protrudes out of the slit 121 by the operation and the rod 11
The notched claw piece 119 provided so that the notched 120 rises in the protruding state by the further raising operation of 2.
With and.

[0005]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, before using the trolley 86 in the garage-like space 83, the large number of the gaskets 1 are inserted into the large-diameter guide poles 98, 99 before use. The small-diameter guide poles 101 and 102 are hooked and fitted and set on the elevating plates 103 and 104 in a stacked state. After this setting, the trolley 86 is caster 92, 9
3 by moving to move the truck 86 in the space 83,
When the gasket fitting device portion is stopped as a position where the gasket fitting device portion is smoothly made, and when the gasket fitting device portion comes to receive the gasket at this stopping position, the protrusion of the notched claw piece 119 due to the rise of the rod 112 and The gasket 1 may be replenished to the gasket fitting device portion by the ascending operation and the ascending operation of the elevating plates 103 and 104 by the screw bolt device 106.

[0006]

As described above, the present invention is formed below the gasket fitting device portion in the main body of the automatic gasket fitting machine for fitting the gasket 1 into the gasket fitting grooves 3, 5 of the heat exchange plate. It is used by loading it in a garage-shaped space 83, and has a carriage 86 having moving casters 92 and 93 on the lower surface of a base 96, and a ring portion 2 of the gasket 1 which is erected at four corners of the base 96. And large-diameter guide poles 98, 99 to which the corner points 97 are fitted.
And the gasket 1 which is erected at appropriate places on the base 96.
Thin guide poles 101 and 102 on which the straight portion 4 and the branch portion hanging portion 100 are fitted and the base 96
Elevating plates 103 and 104, which are vertically movable along the large-diameter guide poles 98 and 99 and the small-diameter guide poles 101 and 102, and the base plate 96.
The motor 10 equipped with the lifting force to the 3, 104
A five-rotation screw bolt device 106, a cylinder 109 in which the large-diameter guide pole 98 of the ring portion 2 is made of a pipe and is fixed in the large-diameter guide pole 98 so that the rod 112 expands and contracts upward, and a large-diameter guide pole. 98
Of the slit 121 cut at the upper edge of the opening of the large diameter guide pole 98 and the state in which the notch 120 protrudes outside the slit 121 by the ascending operation of the rod 112 in the upper end portion of the large diameter guide pole 98 and the further ascending operation of the rod 112. Since the notch 120 is provided with the notched claw piece 119 provided in a state in which the notch 120 is raised as it is, the gasket 1 can be mechanically and automatically replenished as described in the above operation. The present invention has a significant effect of enabling (implementing) the automatic gasket fitting machine, and also the thickness x of the inner side portion 117 of the ring portion 2 and the outer side portion 126 of the gasket 1.
This is convenient because it can deal with the case where the thicknesses y are different.

[0007]

Embodiment In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the fitting groove 3 of the ring portion (corner portion) 2 of the gasket 1, the fitting groove 58 of the barbed portion 57, and the fitting groove 5 of the straight portion 4 are continuously formed. An automatic gasket fitting machine for automatically fitting the gasket 1 to the heat exchange plates 6a, 6b provided, comprising a load part 9, a gasket fitting work table part 59, a ring part and a barbed part. Fitting portions 10 and 14, straight spot fitting portion 11, push roll portion 12 and unloading portion 13
It is configured by.

The loading portion 9 has irregularities 15, 16 on both front and back surfaces.
A heat exchange plate first feed base portion 21 having a transporting drive roller 20 on the upper surface is arranged in front of the stop position 19 of the load carriage 18 in which the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b having the above are stacked in front and rear rows. The first frame portion 22 is provided by being supported by the support columns 7 on the stop position 19 of the carriage 18 and the first feed base portion 21, and the heat exchange plate 6 is provided in the first frame 22.
Left and right guide rails 25, 26 between the left end portions and the right end portions of the front and rear lateral rods 23, 24 orthogonal to the moving directions of a and 6b.
The left and right guide rails 25 and 26 are slidable along the left and right guide rails 25 and 26.
The right and left sliders 27, 28 are fitted and the front and rear moving rods 29 are provided between the left and right sliders 27, 28, and the front and rear moving rods 29 are provided with the front and rear moving rods 29 from above the front half upper surface of the load carriage 18. The first cylinder 30 for forward / backward movement that reciprocates up to above the first feed base portion 21, and the front / rear movement rod 29 on the forward / backward movement head 31 of the first cylinder 30 for front / rear movement are provided on the upper surface of the rear half of the load carriage 18. From above to the upper surface of the front half of the load carriage 18 are fixed by mounting members 33 and 34, respectively, and second upper and lower second cylinders 32 for forward and backward movement are mounted on the upper surface of the intermediate portion of the front and rear moving rod 29. The moving cylinder 35 is attached with its vertically moving head 36 vertically moving under the longitudinal moving rod 29, and the vertically moving rod 3 is attached to the lower surface of the vertically moving head 36.
7 is fixed horizontally, and left and right guides 38, 39 are erected on both left and right ends of the vertically moving rod 37, and vertically penetrate through the upper and lower walls at the left and right ends of the vertically moving rod 37. The through holes 40 and 41 are opened, the linear bush 42 is fixed to the lower through hole 41, and a vertical movement shaft 43 having a short tubular shape is vertically movably inserted into the linear bush 42 and the upper end of the movement shaft 43 is moved. The fall prevention nuts 44 and 45 are screwed to the spring, the spring receiving collar 46 is fixed to a portion of the vertical moving shaft 43 near the lower end, and the spring receiving flange 46 and the linear bush 42 are used as a cushion in the vertical moving shaft 43. A coil spring 47 is wound, both ends of the coil spring 47 are pressed against the upper surface of the spring receiving collar 46 and the lower surface of the linear bush 42, and a circular metal top plate 49 is arranged under the vertical movement shaft 43. Center piece of plate 49 Is fixed to the lower end of the vertical movement shaft 43 in an airtight manner and the lower opening 50 of the vertical movement shaft 43 is opened downward, and the lower surface of the top plate 49 has a ring shape without a cut portion. An adhesion assisting member 51 made of foamy sponge rubber is arranged, and the upper surface of the adhesion assisting member 51 is placed on the top plate 49.
Is hermetically fixed to the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion of the above, and a vacuum tube 53 is connected to the upper opening 52 of the vertical movement shaft 43.

The loading section 9 operates as follows. That is, when transferring the heat exchange plates 6a stacked up to a large number on the upper surface of the front half of the funnel cart 18 onto the group of rollers 20 on the first feed table 21, first, the second cylinder 32 for forward and backward movements is moved. In the contracted state, the first forward / backward movement cylinder 30 is in the extended state, the frontward / rearward movement rod 29 is positioned above the first feed base portion 21, and the vertical movement movement cylinder 35 is extended at this position so that the adhesion assisting member 51
Is pressed against the upper surface of the uppermost heat exchange plate 6a existing on the upper surface of the front half of the load carriage 18, and a space 55 surrounded by the ceiling plate 49, the adhesion assisting member 51, and the heat exchange plate 6a via the vacuum tube 53. The heat exchange plate 6a is adsorbed to the lower surface of the top plate 49 by depressurizing (vacuuming), and the vertical movement cylinder 35 is contracted to lift the heat exchange plate 6a while maintaining this adsorption state. 1 cylinder 30 is contracted to move back and forth rod 29, vertical movement cylinder 35, vertical movement rod 3
7, the top plate 49 and the adsorbed heat exchange plate 6a
Etc. are positioned above the group of rollers 20 on the first feed base portion 21, and at this position, the vertical movement cylinder 35 is extended to mount the heat exchange plate 6a on the group of rollers 20 and the vacuum tube 53 is attached. Through the space 55
Release the adsorption to the top plate 49 by increasing the pressure inside,
After this release, the vertical movement cylinder 35 is contracted to prepare for the movement of the next heat exchange plate, and up to a large number of heat exchange plates 6 are stacked on the upper surface of the rear half of the load carriage 18.
When b is transferred onto the group of rollers 20 on the first feed base portion 21, first, the second cylinder 32 for forward / backward movement and the first cylinder 30 for forward / backward movement are extended together to set the forward / backward moving rod 29 to the first position. It is positioned above the feed base portion 21, and the vertical movement cylinder 35 is extended at this position to extend the adhesion assisting member 5.
1 is pressure-bonded to the upper surface of the uppermost heat exchange plate 6b existing on the upper surface of the rear half of the load carriage 18, and a space surrounded by the ceiling plate 49, the adhesion assisting member 51, and the heat exchange plate 6b via the vacuum tube 53. The heat exchange plate 6b is moved to the top plate 4 by depressurizing (vacuuming) 55.
9, the vertical movement cylinder 35 is contracted and the heat exchange plate 6b is lifted while maintaining this adsorption state, and after this lifting, the front and rear movement second cylinder 32 and the front and rear movement first cylinder 30 are contracted together. Moving rod 2
9, vertical movement cylinder 35, vertical movement rod 37, top plate 49
And the adsorbed heat exchange plate 6b and the like are positioned above the roller 20 group on the first feed base portion 21, and the vertical movement cylinder 35 is extended at this position to move the heat exchange plate 6b to the roller 20 group. By adsorbing to the top plate 49 by releasing the adsorption on the top plate 49 by placing it on the top and increasing the pressure in the space 55 through the vacuum tube 53, the vertical movement cylinder 35 is contracted for the next movement of the heat exchange plate.

The gasket fitting work table portion 59 has a box frame-shaped second frame 60 continuously provided in front of the first feed table portion 21, and at a middle height position on the left and right sides of the second frame 60. Left and right support rods 61 and 62 parallel to the transfer direction of the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b, and front and rear sides of the second frame 60 in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b. -Providing rear rails 63 and 64, respectively, and translating the left and right cylinders 65 and 66 in the left-right direction along the both front and rear sides between the left half minutes and right halves of the front and rear rails 63 and 64. As a state, the left and right work bases 67 and 68 of the box frame type are mounted, and the inner side surface of the left work base 67 and the right work base 6 are mounted.
A plurality of feed rollers 69, 70 made of neocell sponge are provided on the upper side of the inner side surface of the inner side surface 8 of the upper side, and the upper surfaces of the feed rollers 69, 70 are higher than the upper surfaces of the left and right work bases 67, 68. The left and right side motors 71 and 72 are mounted in the left and right side work bases 67 and 68, respectively. A drive sprocket 74 is attached to the rotary shaft 73 of the left and right motors 71, 72.
The chain 76 to the sprocket 75 for driving the shaft of each of the feed rollers 69 and 70,
70 is mounted via a plurality of guide sprockets 77 in a state of rotating in a direction in which the heat exchange plates 6a, 6b are transferred, and the feed rollers 69, 70 are attached to the front ends of the left and right work bases 67, 68. Provided are temporary stop pins 80 and 81 for driving the compact cylinder 79, which project higher than the upper end and stop or transfer the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b to allow the transfer of the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b. A garage-shaped space 83 is formed below the work bases 67 and 68 in the second frame 60, and a gasket replenishment truck 8 to be described later in detail in the space 83.
6 is stored from the outside via positioning rails 84 and 85 so that it can be freely taken in and out, and on the upper sides of the work bases 67 and 68, the gaskets 1 are received one by one from the gasket replenishing carriage 86, and the ring shape of the received gasket 1 is received. Fitting (press fit) the point 2 and the barbed part 57 into the ring part fitting groove 3 and the barbed part fitting groove 58 of the heat exchange plate 6a coming on the work bases 67 and 68, which will be described in detail later. The gasket fitting / working device 87 and the work positioning device 88, which will be described later in detail, corrects the heat exchange plate 6a to the correct position at the time of fitting (press fitting).

The ring portion fitting worktable portion 59 operates as follows. That is, first, the work bases 67 and 68 on both the left and right sides escape to the left and right by the contraction operation of the cylinders 65 and 66, and the space 90 formed between the work bases 67 and 68 on both the left and right sides is released by this escape. The gasket 1 is set on the automatic gasket fitting / working device 87 from the lower gasket replenishment trolley 86 via this, and after this setting, the left and right work bases 67, 68 are moved toward the center by the extension work of the cylinders 65, 66. Then, the heat exchange plate 6a is provided with an interval suitable for feeding, and in the state of maintaining the interval, the heat exchange plate 6a is received from the feed base portion 21 of the load portion 9 on the left and right work bases 67 and 68, and this is received. A state in which the heat exchange plate 6a floats above the feed rollers 69 and 70, which have been rotated in advance, from the upper surfaces of the left and right work bases 67 and 68. Feed roller 6 per pause pins 80 and 81 are moved forward by the rotation of the ride and the feed roller 69, 70
While stopping the rotation of 9, 70, the work positioning device 88 operates to hold the heat exchange plate 6a at the correct position after the stop, and the automatic gasket fitting work device 87 operates in this holding state to operate the ring in the gasket 1. The fitting work of the part 2 and the barbed part 57 is performed, and after this fitting work, the rotation of the feed rollers 69 and 70 is restarted to transfer the heat exchange plate 6a to the straight part fitting part 11.

The gasket replenishment trolley 86 has transfer casters 92, 93 on its lower surface, and loading wheels 94 on both sides.
The base 96 having the respective 95 is formed, and the guide poles 98 and 99 made of large diameter pipes for fitting the ring 2 and the corner 97 of the gasket 1 to the four corners on the upper surface of the base 96, and other appropriate In several places, the straight part 4 of the same gasket 1 and the branch-shaped part 10
Guide poles 101 and 10 made of small-diameter pipe that can be fitted with 0
2 on each side and 1 on each end of the base 96.
The pair of lift plates 103, 104 are replaced by the lift plates 103, 104.
Is a large diameter guide pole 98, 99 and a small diameter guide pole 10
A motor 1 which is arranged so as to be movable up and down along with 1 and 102 and applies a lifting force to these lifting plates 103 and 104.
A 05-rotation screw bolt device 106 is mounted on a base plate 96 through a support member 107 and a bearing 108, and a cylinder 109 is screwed in a large diameter guide pole 98 into which the ring portion 2 of the gasket 1 is fitted. Also, the rod 112 is fixed upward by the nut 111 and the bush 113 is fixed to the upper end of the rod 112, and the outer peripheral edge surface is inclined to the upper end of the bush 113.
14 is fixed to the nail raising plate 115, and the bush 1
A claw mounting plate 116 with a stopper bolt 123 for the upper limit is movably supported on the lower half of the claw 13.
A pair of claw pieces 119 are rotatably supported in a radial direction at a position corresponding to the inner side portion 117 of the ring position 2 of the gasket 1 on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of 16 through the support wall 118, and these claw pieces 119 are also supported. Sawtooth serrated 120 having a horizontal upper side and a slanted lower side on the outer peripheral edge of the slit 12 and a slit 12 as a positional relationship corresponding to the serrated serrated 120 on the upper end opening edge of the large diameter guide pole 98 for fitting the ring portion.
1 is cut so that when the inclined surface 114 presses the claw piece 119 and the claw piece 119 stands up, the notch 120 protrudes out of the slit 121.
9 so that both ends of the traction spring 122 are locked between the inner ends of the upper side of the member 9 so that when the pressing of the inclined surface 114 against the claw piece 119 is released, the claw piece 119 is collapsed by the traction spring 122 and the notch 120 is recessed. It was done.

The gasket replenishing trolley 86 operates as follows. That is, first, before being stored in the garage-shaped space 83, a large number of the gaskets 1 are attached to the large-diameter guide poles 98 and 99 and the small-diameter guide poles 101 and 102.
It is set on the lifting plates 103 and 104 by stacking them on the lifting plates 103 and 104, and after this setting
6 is moved by the rotation of the casters 92, 93 and the loading wheels 94, 95 are placed on the positioning rails 84, 85 to float the casters 92, 93 from the floor. It is further pushed to a predetermined position and stopped to be positioned under the automatic gasket fitting work device 87 and the work positioning device 88, and the left and right both side work bases 67 and 68 escape to the left and right directions to form a space 90. Top gasket 1
With respect to the gasket receiving cylinder 125 of the automatic gasket fitting / working device 87, the rod 112 of the cylinder 109 rises, and the claw piece 119 by the inclined surface 114 of the claw raising plate 115.
Upright and the upright claw piece 119 and jagged 1
20 and the like, and the screw bolt device 106 raises and lowers one of the lifting plates 103 and 104 to transfer and replenish. After this replenishment, the cylinder 109 is lowered, and the pawl 119 is tilted and lowered. Prepare for the next time.

The reason why the claw piece 119 is provided is as follows. That is, since the thickness x of the inner side portion 117 of the ring portion 2 of the gasket 1 is slightly thinner than the thickness y of the outer side portion 126 of the ring portion 2 (y−x = z). When a large number (usually around 100 pieces) of the gasket 1 is hooked on the large-diameter guide poles 98, 99 and the small-diameter guide poles 101, 102 and set on the elevating plates 103, 104 in a stacked state, The thin difference Z causes the inner side portion 117 to slide down. There is no particular problem in the case where the amount of the sliding down is one or two gaskets stacked, but if the number is 10 or more, the inclination of the uppermost ring part becomes large, and the highest position with respect to the gasket receiving cylinder 125. The gasket transfer operation may not be performed smoothly.

Next, the automatic gasket fitting / working device 8
7 will be described. That is, this is composed of the fitting part 10 of the ring part 2, the fitting part 14 of the barbed part 57 and the fitting part 11 of the straight part 4, and the ring part fitting part 10 and the barbed part fitting part. 14 is mounted on the mounting frame 129 provided in the upper portion of the second frame 60, and the straight portion fitting portion 11 is provided on the second frame 6.
It is equipped on the third frame 130 that extends in front of 0,
The ring portion fitting portion 10 and the barbed hook portion fitting portion 14 are mounted on the left and right work bases 67 and 68 as the correct positions on the left and right work bases 67 and 68. It is provided as an arrangement corresponding to the hook-shaped place fitting groove 58.

The ring portion fitting portion 10 is the mounting frame 1
29, a vertical movement cylinder 133 is fixed so that its rod (not shown) extends and contracts downward, and a gasket receiving cylinder 125 is supported on this rod, and a ring portion (corner portion) is provided on the outer periphery of the gasket receiving cylinder 125. ) A presser cylinder 136 is provided so as to be vertically movable along the gasket receiving cylinder 125, and a ring point (corner point) push-in cylinder 138 is vertically moved on the outer periphery of the ring point presser tube 136 along the ring point presser tube 136. It is provided so as to be movable, and operates as described later to fit (push in) the ring portion 2 and the corner portion 97 of the gasket 1 into the ring portion (corner portion) fitting groove 3 of the heat exchange plate 6a. ).

The barbed hook fitting portion 14 fixes the vertical movement cylinder 139 to the mounting frame 129 such that its rod (not shown) expands and contracts downward, and the gasket receiving body 141 is attached to this rod. In addition to being supported, a baggage-shaped portion pressing body 142 is provided on the outer periphery of the gasket receiving body 141 so as to be vertically movable along the gasket receiving body 141, and a baggage-shaped portion holding portion 142 is provided on the outer periphery of the baggage-shaped portion pressing body 142. The pusher 143 is attached to the same hanging part 14
Which is provided so as to be vertically movable along 2
As will be described below, the ring portion fitting portion 10 operates in a set to fit (push) the barbed portion 57 of the gasket 1 into the barbed portion fitting groove 58 of the heat exchange plate 6a. ing.

The ring portion fitting portion 10 and the barbed portion fitting portion 14 are provided on the left and right work bases 67, 68.
When they escape to the left and right to form the space 90, the gasket receiving cylinder 125 and the gasket receiving body 14
1 is moved downward by the cylinders 133 and 139 to receive the gasket 1 from the gasket replenishing carriage 86, and then returns to and stands on the left and right work bases 67 and 68, and left and right work bases. While the heat exchange plate 6a is being held in the correct position by the work positioning device 88 on the 67 and 68, the gasket receiving tube 125
And the lower surface of the gasket receiving body 141 descends and abuts against the heat exchange plate 6a, and in this abutting state, the ring portion holding cylinder 136 and the barbed-shaped portion holding body 142 push down the gasket 1 and the ring portion (corner portion) 2 And the hook-shaped part 57 is fitted in the ring part (corner part) fitting groove 3
And the ring-portion pushing-in cylinder 138 and the ring-shaped pushing-in portion pushing body 143 are repeatedly moved up and down several times, and the ring-portion-holding tube 136 is pushed.
Also, the ring portion (corner portion) 2 of the gasket 1 and the one-sided edge portion 144 of the strap-like portion 57 which have become insufficient due to the pushing-in by the strap-like portion pressing body 142.
To a sufficient state, and after this sufficient pushing, the ring portion pushing cylinder 138, the barbed portion pushing body 143, the ring portion holding cylinder 136, the buckle shaped portion holding body 142, the gasket receiving cylinder 125 and the gasket receiving body. 141 returns to the top and prepares for the next time.

The straight portion fitting portion 11 is a ring portion (corner portion) of the gasket 1 by the ring portion (corner portion) fitting portion 10 and the trapezoidal-shaped portion fitting portion 14 on the left and right work bases 67 and 68. ) The heat transfer plate 6a after the fitting (pushing) process and the hook-and-loop-shaped spot fitting (pushing) process of 2 is driven on the second feed table part 146 provided on the lower side of the third frame 130 for conveyance. Roller 14
It is a part for receiving on the 7th group and pushing the both straight portions 4 on both sides of the gasket 1 in the received heat exchange plate 6a into the straight portion fitting grooves 5 in the same heat exchange plate 6a. Left and right parallel support rods 150 and 151 are provided as position changeable,
A large number of cylinders 152, 153 are fixed to the respective parallel support rods 150, 151 in the left-right direction so as to extend and contract downward, and the rods 15 of these cylinders 152, 153 are fixed.
Front / rear straight part pushing plates 155, 156 at the lower end of 4
Is attached so that the pushing points 157, 158 having the flexibility thereof are on the lines parallel to the front and rear, and the front and rear straight point pushing plates 155, 156 are pushed between the transporting drive rollers 147 of the second feed base 146. Destination 1
57, 158 and pedestal members 159, 160 at locations corresponding to
And the above-mentioned front / rear straight point pushing plate 15
5, front and rear guide plates 161 and 162 are arranged on both front and rear sides of the front and rear guide plates 16 and 5, 156, respectively.
The upper side of 1, 162 is supported by shafts 163, 164 so that the lower side is swingable and the front and rear guide plates 161, 1
62 to the coil spring 16 via the arms 165 and 166.
7, 168 provides an outward rocking force, and the left and right parallel rods 150, 151 are opened and closed in a state of being expanded and contracted downward at a position located on each of the front and rear guide plates 161 and 162. Fix the cylinder 169 for
At the lower end of the cylinder 169, an inverted U-shaped member 170 having different lengths of both legs is provided at both ends of each of the front and rear guide plates 1.
61, 162 are fastened to the outer side of the inverted U-shaped member 170 and are attached to the outer sides of the idler wheels 171, 172.
And the idler wheels 171 and 172 are moved by the vertical movement of the rod 173 of the opening / closing cylinder 169 so that the front and rear guide plates 16
The guide plates 161 and 162 are configured to swing open / close when they move while being pressed against the outer surfaces of the guide plates 161 and 162.

When the straight part 4 of the heat exchanging plate 6a is pushed into the straight part fitting groove 5 of the heat exchanging plate 6a, the straight part fitting part 11 first guides the guide plates 161,1.
This is done by randomly moving up and down all of the front / rear straight point pushing plates 155, 156 (sometimes in some cases) after 62 swings with a time lag.

The push roll portion 12 extends the second feed base portion 146 forward, and the push roll 17 is provided in the middle of the extension portion 175.
6 and a pinch roll 177 are provided, and by the pushing action of the push roll portion 12, the ring portion (corner portion) 2, the barbed portion 57 and the fitting groove 3 of the straight portion 4 of the gasket 1 are formed. , 58, 5 are pushed more sufficiently.

The unloading section 13 is the second feed table section 1 described above.
A stop position 180 of an unloading truck 179 of a type to be stacked in front and rear rows is formed in front of an extension part 175 extended to 46, and a fourth frame part 181 is mounted on a support column 178 on the extension part 175 and the stop position 180. Provided and held by the fourth
In the frame portion 181, left / right guide rails 184, 185 are provided between the left end portions and the right end portions of the front / rear horizontal rods 182, 183 orthogonal to the moving direction of the heat exchange plates 6a, 6b. Left and right sliders 186 and 187 are fitted to the guide rails 184 and 185 so as to be slidable along the left and right guide rails 184 and 185, and a front and rear moving rod 188 is provided between the left and right sliders 186 and 187.
And a front-rear moving rod 18 is provided on the front side rod 182.
The third cylinder 189 for forward / backward movement that reciprocates 8 from above the extension portion 175 to above the upper surface of the rear half of the unloading carriage 179, and the third cylinder 189 for forward / backward movement.
A fourth cylinder 191 for forward and backward movement for reciprocating the forward and backward moving rod 188 from above the upper surface of the rear half portion of the unloading carriage 179 to above the upper surface of the front half portion of the unloading carriage 178 is attached to the forward and backward moving head 190 of FIG. Member 19
2, 193, and a vertical movement cylinder 194 is attached to the upper surface of the intermediate portion of the front and rear movement rod 188 in a state in which the vertical movement head 195 moves vertically below the front and rear movement rod 188. The vertical moving rod 196 is fixed to the lower surface so that the horizontal moving direction is horizontal, and the left and right guides 197, 19 are provided on both left and right ends of the vertical moving rod 196.
8 is provided upright and through holes 199 and 200 are formed vertically through the upper and lower walls of the left and right ends of the vertically moving rod 196, and the linear bush 201 is fixed to the lower through hole 200.
The linear bush 201 has a short tubular vertical movement shaft 202.
Of the vertical movement shaft 202 is screwed onto the upper end of the vertical movement shaft 202, and a spring receiving flange 205 is fixed to a portion of the vertical movement shaft 202 near the lower end of the vertical movement shaft 202. On the shaft 202, a cushion coil spring 206 is wound between the spring receiving flange 205 and the linear bush 201, both ends of the coil spring 206 are pressed against the upper surface of the spring receiving flange 205 and the lower surface of the linear bush 201, and the vertical moving shaft 202 Circular metal top plate 207 underneath
And the central portion of the top plate 207 is fixed to the lower end of the vertical movement shaft 202 in an airtight manner and the lower opening 208 of the vertical movement shaft 202 is opened downward, and the top plate 20 is fixed.
A single-cell sponge rubber adhesion auxiliary member 209 having a ring shape without a cut portion is arranged on the lower surface of 7, and the upper surface of the adhesion auxiliary member 209 is airtightly fixed to the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the top plate 207. A vacuum tube 211 is connected to the upper opening 210 of the vertical shaft 202.

The unloading section 13 operates as follows. That is, when stacking up to a large number of heat exchange plates 6a and 6b processed by the pressing roll unit 12 on the extended portion 175 of the second feed base portion 146 on the upper surface of the rear half of the unload carriage 179, first, When the fourth cylinder for forward / backward movement 191 is in a contracted state, the third cylinder for forward / backward movement is
With the cylinder 189 in a contracted state, the front-rear moving rod 188 is positioned above the extension portion 175, and the vertical movement cylinder 194 is extended at this position to bring the adhesion assisting member 209 into the extension portion 175 of the heat exchange plate 6a or 6b. The top plate 207, the adhesion assisting member 211, and the heat exchange plate 6 are pressed onto the upper surface and the vacuum tube 211 is interposed therebetween.
The space 212 surrounded by a and 6b is decompressed (vacuum).
The heat exchange plates 6a and 6b are attached to the top plate 20 by
7, the vertical movement cylinder 194 is contracted while keeping this adsorption state, and the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b are lifted, and after this lifting, the third cylinder for forward and backward movement 1
89 is extended to move the rod 188 forward and backward and the cylinder 19 for vertical movement.
4, the vertically moving rod 196, the top plate 207, the heat exchange plate 6a adsorbed thereto, and the like are positioned above the unloading carriage 179, and at this position, the vertically moving cylinder 194.
And unload the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b to the unloading cart 1
The top plate 2 is placed on the top plate 79 and the pressure in the space 212 is increased via the vacuum tube 211.
After releasing the adsorption to 07, the vertical movement cylinder 194 is contracted after this release to prepare for the next movement of the heat exchange plate, and is processed by the push roll portion 12 on the extension portion 175 of the second feed base portion 146. Heat exchange plates 6a, 6b
When stacking up to a large number of sheets on the upper surface of the front half portion of the unloading carriage 179, first, the fourth cylinder 19 for forward and backward movement is used.
1 and the third cylinder 189 for forward / backward movement are placed together in a contracted state to position the forward / backward moving rod 188 above the extension portion 175, and at this position, the vertical movement cylinder 194 is extended so that the adhesion assisting member 209 exists in the extension portion 175. The space 212 surrounded by the top plate 207, the contact auxiliary member 211, and the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b is pressure-bonded to the upper surface of the exchange plate 6a or 6b, and the space 212 surrounded by the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b is depressurized (vacuum) to generate heat. The exchange plates 6b and 6b are adsorbed to the lower surface of the top plate 207, and while maintaining this adsorption state, the vertical movement cylinder 194 is contracted to lift the heat exchange plates 6a and 6b, and after this lifting, the third cylinder 189 for forward and backward movement is extended. Front and rear moving rod 1
88, the vertical movement cylinder 194, the vertical movement rod 196, the top plate 207, the adsorbed heat exchange plate 6a, etc. are positioned above the front half of the unloading carriage 179, and the vertical movement cylinder 194 is extended at this position. The heat exchange plates 6a and 6b are placed on the front half of the unloading truck 179, and the pressure in the space 212 is increased via the vacuum tube 211 to release the adsorption to the top plate 207, and after this release, the vertical movement is performed. The cylinder 194 is contracted to prepare for the next movement of the heat exchange plate.

In the figure, reference numerals 220 and 221 are sensors for confirming passage of the gasket 1, 222 is a mounting pole of the sensor, 223 is a grip, 224 is a nut portion, 225 is a coupling, 226 is a work position device 88. A male-side member 227 that moves up and down is the male-side member 22.
The notches 228 provided in the heat exchange plates 6a, 6b, into which 6 fits, indicate the positioning device for maintaining the heat exchange plate 6a in the correct position during the straight spot fitting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view showing an embodiment of a gasket replenishing device in an automatic gasket fitting machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a heat exchange plate fitted with a gasket.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a heat exchange plate.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 5C-C of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a gasket.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a load device portion.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the same main portion.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the same essential part showing the heat exchange plate in a state where it is adsorbed.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a gasket fitting work bench portion.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the same state where the work is fed.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a state in which work is being applied to the work.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing a gasket supply cart.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18F-F of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18G-G of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line JJ of FIG.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the reason for providing a claw piece.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a ring portion fitting portion and a barbed portion fitting portion.

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the same showing a state where a gasket is replenished. It is a front view which similarly shows a work feeding state.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a state in which work is being applied to the work.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing a gasket supply cart.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18F-F of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18G-G of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line JJ of FIG.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the reason for providing a claw piece.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a ring portion fitting portion and a barbed portion fitting portion.

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the same showing a state where a gasket is replenished.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing a process in which the ring portion fitting portion and the barbed portion fitting portion fit the gasket.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing the next process, similarly.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing a further next step, likewise.

FIG. 32 is a side view showing a straight portion fitting device portion.

FIG. 33 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 34 is a side view showing the main part of the same.

FIG. 35 is a front view of the same essential portion.

FIG. 36 is a side view showing a process in which the same main part guides the gasket.

FIG. 37 is a side view showing the same process of pushing the gasket in.

FIG. 38 is a side view showing an unloading device portion.

FIG. 39 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 40 is a sectional view of the same main portion.

FIG. 41 is a cross-sectional view of the same essential part showing the heat exchange plate in a state of being adsorbed thereon.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gasket 2 Ring part 3 Gasket fitting groove 4 Straight part 5 Gasket fitting groove 83 Space 86 Bogie 92 Moving caster 93 Moving caster 96 Bed 97 Corner part 98 Large diameter guide pole 99 Large diameter guide pole 100 Branch part side Hanging part 101 Small-diameter guide pole 102 Small-diameter guide pole 103 Elevating plate 104 Elevating plate 105 Motor 106 Screw bolt 109 Cylinder 112 Rod 119 Claw piece 120 Jagged 121 Slit

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view showing an embodiment of a gasket replenishing device in an automatic gasket fitting machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a heat exchange plate fitted with a gasket.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a heat exchange plate.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 5C-C of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a gasket.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a load device portion.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the same main portion.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the same essential part showing the heat exchange plate in a state where it is adsorbed.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a gasket fitting work bench portion.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the same state where the work is fed.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a state in which work is being applied to the work.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing a gasket supply cart.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18F-F of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 18G-G of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line HH of FIG. 18 in a state where the claw pieces are raised.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line JJ of FIG.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the reason for providing a claw piece.

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view showing a ring portion fitting portion and a barbed portion fitting portion.

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the same showing a state where a gasket is replenished.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing a process in which the ring portion fitting portion and the barbed portion fitting portion fit the gasket.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing the next process, similarly.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing a further next step, likewise.

FIG. 32 is a side view showing a straight portion fitting device portion.

FIG. 33 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 34 is a side view showing the main part of the same.

FIG. 35 is a front view of the same essential portion.

FIG. 36 is a side view showing a process in which the same main part guides the gasket.

FIG. 37 is a side view showing the same process of pushing the gasket in.

FIG. 38 is a side view showing an unloading device portion.

FIG. 39 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 40 is a sectional view of the same main portion.

FIG. 41 is a cross-sectional view of the same essential part showing the heat exchange plate in a state of being adsorbed thereon.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 gasket 2 ring part 3 gasket fitting groove 4 straight part 5 gasket fitting groove 83 space 86 trolley 92 moving caster 93 moving caster 96 base 97 corner part 98 large diameter guide pole 99 large diameter guide Pole 100 Branching part Hanging part 101 Small-diameter guide pole 102 Small-diameter guide pole 103 Elevating plate 104 Elevating plate 105 Motor 106 Screw bolt 109 Cylinder 112 Rod 119 Claw piece 120 Jagged 121 Slit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A garage-like space 83 formed below a gasket fitting device portion of a main body of a gasket automatic fitting machine for fitting the gasket 1 into the gasket fitting grooves 3, 5 of the heat exchange plate. The carriage 86 having moving casters 92, 93 on the lower surface of the base 96, and the ring portion 2 and the corner portion 97 of the gasket 1 which are erected at the four corners of the base 96 are fitted and fitted. Large-diameter guide poles 98, 99, small-diameter guide poles 101, 102 on which the straight portion 4 of the gasket 1 and the branch portion hook-like portion 100, which are erected at appropriate places on the base 96, are fitted, and the base. The large diameter guide poles 98 and 99 and the small diameter guide poles 101 and 102 are provided on both ends of the 96.
Elevating plates 103, 104 arranged to be movable up and down along
And a screw bolt device 106 for rotating the motor 105, which is installed in a state in which the platform 96 applies the lifting force to the lifting plates 103 and 104, and the large diameter guide pole 9 of the ring portion 2.
8 is made of a pipe, the cylinder 109 is fixed in the large diameter guide pole 98 so that the rod 112 extends and contracts upward, the slit 121 cut at the upper opening edge of the large diameter guide pole 98, and the large diameter guide pole 98. In the upper end portion of the rod 112, when the rod 112 is lifted, the jagged 120 is projected to the outside of the slit 121 and the rod 112.
And a notch claw piece 119 provided in a state in which the notched portion 120 rises in a protruding state by a further raising operation of the gasket replenishing device in the automatic gasket fitting machine.