JPH088707Y2 - Self-propelled carrier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer device, and more specifically, it is formed so as to be suitable for use in a place where a space is narrow and a curtain or the like needs to be transferred along a curved surface, such as an automobile. The present invention relates to a self-propelled carrier device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus of this type has a guide rail arranged on, for example, a window frame or a ceiling and a runner for conveying an object to be conveyed along the guide rail. There is one that is formed so that a curtain or the like can be transported by pulling a wire attached to the tip portion.

[0003]

Therefore, in the conventional product, the motor for conveying the object to be conveyed, for example, the curtain, is usually arranged in an exposed state at the end of the guide rail. Therefore, conventionally, when a device of this kind is attached to a window frame of a vehicle or a ceiling for partitioning the front and rear of the vehicle, the motor exposed at the end of the rail further narrows the narrow vehicle space. There was a problem that it would be caused.

Further, in the case of the conventional product, as described above, since it is usually a mechanism for pulling a wire by a motor to open and close the curtain, it is necessary to convey the curtain along the curved surface of the window frame or ceiling. In order to guide the wire smoothly, it is necessary to provide guide means such as a pulley on the guide rail. Therefore, when the conventional product is used for this type of curved portion, it is inevitable that the cost will increase and the device will be complicated. It was not suitable for transporting curtains and the like in automobiles and the like.

The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the conventional products. Therefore, the technical problem of this plan is
It is designed to enable space saving of the device and to be suitable for conveying in a narrow space, and to convey an article along a curved surface at low cost without complicating the device. It is to provide a self-propelled carrier device.

[0006]

The present invention adopts the following technical means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the device of the present invention includes a guide rail 1 formed of a flexible material in a tubular shape, and a runner 6 that moves back and forth in the guide rail 1 along the longitudinal direction thereof, and the guide rail 1 is provided on its inner peripheral surface. The spiral groove 2 is formed along the longitudinal direction, and the runner 6 is screwed into the spiral groove 2.
a and a motor 6b to which the conveyed object 7 is attached while rotating the screw 6a in the forward and reverse directions.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a guide rail formed of a flexible material such as a synthetic resin material in a tubular shape. The guide rail 1 has a spiral groove 2 formed in the inner peripheral surface thereof along the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the guide rail 1 is
It is made by coating the helical linear member 2a with the synthetic resin material 1a. Therefore, the spiral groove 2 is formed in this embodiment by the interval formed by the linear member 2a as shown in the drawing.

A guide groove 3 is formed in the lower portion of the guide rail 1 and is slit-shaped along the longitudinal direction thereof. In this embodiment, the guide groove 3 has a pair of side walls 4 protruding downward in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 1.
4 (see FIG. 2). The above-mentioned spiral groove 2 is formed intermittently at the location of the guide groove 3. Reference numeral 5 indicates, for example, the ceiling of an automobile to which the guide rail 1 is attached.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a runner which moves forward and backward in the guide rail 1 along its longitudinal direction. The runner 6 is formed of a screw 6a screwed into the spiral groove 2 and a motor 6b for rotating the screw 6a in the forward and reverse directions and mounting the object 7 to be conveyed. 6b ₁
Is a rotating shaft of the motor 6b.

For example, a curtain as the transported object 7 is attached to the motor 6b via a connecting plate 8. Reference numeral 9 denotes an anode terminal of the motor 6b attached to one surface side of the connecting plate 8, and 10 denotes a cathode terminal attached to the other surface side of the connecting plate 8.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a power supply line which is wired on the inner surface of the side wall 4 in the longitudinal direction of the side wall 4. In this embodiment, the anode terminal 9 is formed so as to be in sliding contact with the power supply line 11. Reference numeral 12 (see FIG. 2) is a ground wire provided on the inner surface of the side wall 4 on the other side so as to be in sliding contact with the cathode terminal 10 in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Reference numeral 9a is an insulated wire for connecting the motor 6b and the anode terminal 9, and 10a is an insulated wire for connecting the motor 6b and the cathode terminal 10. Further, 13 is a connecting plate 8
It is a stopper for attaching the curtain as the transported object 7.

Reference numeral 14 (see FIG. 3) is a limit switch arranged in one end of the guide rail 1, and 15 is a limit switch arranged in the other end. Reference numeral 16 is a changeover switch for changing over the rotation direction of the motor 6b. In this embodiment, the changeover switch 16 is arranged on a dashboard or the like so that the motor 6b can be remotely controlled at the driver's seat. Reference numeral 17 is a 12-volt (V) DC power source mounted on the vehicle.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, when pulling and closing the curtain as the transported object 7, the change-over switch 16 is placed on the side of the terminal a. Then the motor 6b
Rotates, for example, to the right, so that the screw 6a is guided by the spiral groove 2 and moves to the right in FIGS. 1 and 3. Therefore, the curtain moves together with the motor 6b. When the screw 6a comes into contact with the limit switch 15, the switch 15 is turned off. As a result, the circuit is opened, the motor 6b stops driving, and the curtain is closed.

Next, when opening the curtain, the selector switch 16 is switched to the terminal b side. Then, the motor 6b rotates counterclockwise and rotates the screw 6a in the reverse direction. As a result, the motor 6b moves backward together with the screw 6a and moves leftward in the drawing. When the end surface of the motor 6b comes into contact with the limit switch 14, the switch 14 is turned off. As a result, the circuit is opened, the motor 6b is stopped, and the curtain is opened.

In the above process, the guide rail 1 described above is used.
4 and 5, a guide passage 19 may be formed so that the head 18a of the auxiliary runner 18 that suspends an appropriate position of the transported object 7 can be guided in the stored state. .

Further, in the present invention, the pitch of the spiral groove 2 is free. Therefore, in the proposed device, the motor 6 with a reduction gear is used.
Instead of adjusting the speed of the runner 6 with b, it is possible to change the speed of the runner 6, and thus the conveying speed, by appropriately selecting the guide rails 1 having different formation intervals of the spiral groove 2. .

Further, in the case of the device of the present invention, the power feeding system is not limited to the above example, but may be formed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, for example. In FIG. 6, 20 is a winding device for the cord 21, which is arranged on one end side of the guide rail 1. In this embodiment, power is supplied from the power source 17 to the motor 6b via the cord 21 which is formed so as to be freely wound by the winding device 20. Therefore, in this embodiment, the motor 6b moves while pulling out the cord 21 against the winding force of the winding device 20 during forward movement, and moves while the cord 21 is wound up by the winding device 20 during backward movement. is there.

In the case of FIG. 7, the motor 6b is provided with a rechargeable power source section 22, a charging section 23 is arranged on one end side of the guide rail 1, and the motor 6b is arranged on one end of the guide rail 1. It is formed to be charged on the part side. Reference numeral 24 is a changeover switch for controlling the forward / reverse rotation of the motor 6b. In the device of the present invention, the changeover switch 24 for controlling the motor 6b is provided in the runner 6 as in this embodiment, and the motor 6b may be directly controlled. Therefore, the remote control as in the above example is not limited. .

[0020]

As described above, in the device of the present invention, the guide rail is formed of a flexible material in a tubular shape, and the runner self-propels the guide rail to convey the object to be conveyed. It is not exposed at the end, and there is no need for a wire for pulling the transported object or a guide means such as a pulley for smoothly guiding the wire. Therefore, in the case of the device of the present invention, space saving of the device becomes possible, which is suitable for carrying articles in a narrow space such as a vehicle, and also for carrying articles along a curved surface at low cost. In addition, it has a practically excellent effect that it can be performed without causing the apparatus to be complicated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part with a part cut away showing a preferred example of the device of the present invention.

2 is a sectional view of a main part taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line BB of A;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view illustrating another embodiment of the guide rail.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing another power supply system of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing still another power supply system of the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Guide rail 2 Spiral groove 6 Runner 6a Screw 6b Motor 7 Conveyed object

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A guide rail formed of a flexible material in a tubular shape, and a runner for advancing and retracting in the guide rail along the longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the guide rail has a spiral groove on its inner peripheral surface. The runner is formed along the longitudinal direction, and the runner is formed by a screw that is screwed into the spiral groove and a motor that rotates the screw in the forward and reverse directions and to which the transported object is attached. Traveling type transport device.