JPH09150949A - Conveying direction converting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the equipping cost and the running cost by reducing the numbers of actuators less than the conventional system. SOLUTION: This conveying direction converting device 10 is composed to convert a baggage w conveyed by one side conveyer means R to a different conveyer means S having a different conveying direction. In this case, a means 12 to receive the baggage w conveyed by one side conveyer means R and to move it in a circular movement, and a guide means 18 to lead the baggage w in the circular movement to the other conveyer means S, are provided. Consequently, when only one actuator 16 to move the baggage in the circular movement is available, the baggage w from one side conveyer means R can be converted to the other side conveyer means S.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transport direction changing device for transferring a load transported by one transport means to another transport means having a different transport direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional conveying direction changing device related to this is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-277119, and its schematic diagram is shown in FIG. The conveyance direction changing device 1 includes a rotating box body 2 and a rotating mechanism (not shown) for rotating the rotating box body 2 about 180 ° around the axis of the oblique shaft 3.
It is composed of As shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), a delivery conveyor 2t is provided in the ceiling portion, and a pull-in conveyor 2t is provided in the floor portion.
f is provided. Further, an oblique shaft 3 is fixed to the side surface of the rotary box body 2 as shown in FIG. 5 (B).

When the load is conveyed to the position of the rotary box body 2 by the conveyor R, the load is stored inside the rotary box body 2 by the pull-in conveyor 2f, and a predetermined position is set by a positioning mechanism (not shown). Be positioned at. Next, by operating the rotating mechanism,
The rotary box body 2 is rotated about 180 ° around the axis of the diagonal shaft 3 and the rotary box body 2 is connected to the conveyor S as shown by a chain double-dashed line. At this time, since the rotating box body 2 is inverted,
The pull-in conveyor 2f is arranged on the ceiling side, and the feed-out conveyor 2t is arranged on the floor side. Then, in this state, by releasing the positioning mechanism, the load is placed on the delivery conveyor 2t, and is delivered to the conveyor S by the delivery conveyor 2t.

[0004]

However, according to the conveying direction changing device 1, the pull-in conveyor 2f for receiving the load from the conveyor R and the feed-out conveyor 2t for discharging the load to the conveyor S are required. Further, a rotating mechanism for rotating the rotating box body 2 around the axis of the diagonal shaft 3 is also required. Therefore, a large number of actuators are required, resulting in high cost and complicated control. Also, the turning angle of the luggage,
That is, when the horizontal angle of the conveyor S with respect to the conveyor R is changed, it is necessary to change the mounting angle of the oblique shaft 3 with respect to the rotary box body 2, and thus it is very difficult to change the direction conversion angle. . The technical problem of the present invention is
By using a small number of actuators and enabling a simple mechanism to change the carrying direction of a package, equipment costs and running costs can be reduced, and the direction change angle can be easily changed. Is.

[0005]

The above-mentioned problems can be solved by a conveying direction changing device having the following features. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a transport direction changing device that transfers a package transported by one transporting device to another transporting device having a different transporting direction, the package transported by one transporting device is transferred. It has means for receiving and circularly moving the package, and guide means for guiding the circularly packaged package to another conveying unit. For this reason, if there is only one actuator for circularly moving the load, the load can be transferred from one transfer means to another transfer means, so that equipment cost and running cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. . Further, since the method of guiding the circularly moving luggage to the other conveying means by the guide means is adopted, the angle (direction change angle) formed in the horizontal direction between the one conveying means and the other conveying means is changed. It can be changed easily. Further, since the luggage moves circularly, it is possible to fly the foreign matter adhering to the luggage by centrifugal force.

[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
In the transport direction changing device described in (1), the load is circularly moved by using a table that is constantly rotating. Therefore, the luggage can be reliably moved circularly with a simple structure. Further, since the table is always rotated, complicated control is not required and mechanical failure is less likely to occur.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] A conveying direction changing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of the conveyance direction changing device according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line III-III in FIG. . The carrying direction changing device 10 carries the cargo w carried by the carry-in chute R.
Is a device for transferring to a carry-out conveyor S arranged at a right angle to the carry-in chute R, and is provided with a table-shaped rotary disk 12 arranged at a confluence position of the carry-in chute R and the carry-out conveyor S. There is.

The rotary disk 12 is composed of a disk body 12m having a radius substantially equal to the width of the carry-out conveyor S, and a shaft 12p coaxially passed through the center of the disk body 12m. The upper part is fixed to the disk body 12m by the support member 12s. Since the shaft 12p of the rotary disk 12 is supported by a pair of upper and lower bearings 14j fixed to the apparatus mount 14, the rotary disk 12 is rotatable about its axis and immovable in the axial direction (vertical direction). It is mounted on the device stand 14. Here, the bearing 14 that supports the shaft 12p
The position of j is such that the level of the disk body 12m is lower than the carry-in chute R and higher than the carry-out conveyor S, and that the disk body 12m is horizontally arranged at the confluence of the carry-in chute R and the carry-out conveyor S. Is set to.

A pulley 12r is fixed to the upper end of the shaft 12p of the rotary disk 12, and one end of a drive belt 15 is hung on the pulley 12r. The other end of the drive belt 15 is the pulley 1 of the motor 16.
6r, so that the rotational torque of the motor 16 can be transmitted to the shaft 12p. The motor 16 is attached to the apparatus mount 14 while being held in parallel with the shaft 12p.
The distance of 6, 12p can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism 16m.

A work guide 18 for guiding the load w slipped from the carry-in chute R to the carry-out conveyor S is horizontally installed on the rotary disk 12 in a state of not contacting the rotary disk 12. The work guide 18 is shown in FIG.
The outer wall plates 18 arranged parallel to each other, as shown in FIG.
s and the inner wall plate 18n, and the outer wall plate 1
8s is the outer surface of the carry-in chute R (left side in FIG. 1), the outer periphery of the rotary disk 12 and the outer surface of the carry-out conveyor S (in FIG. 1).
It is arranged along the bottom). Further, the inner wall plate 18n of the work guide 18 is an inner side surface of the carry-in chute R (see FIG. 1).
(Right side in the middle), the pulley 12r of the rotary disk 12 and the inner surface (upper side in FIG. 1) of the carry-out conveyor S. The outer wall plate 18s and the inner wall plate 1 of the work guide 18
8n is attached to the device mount 14 by a plurality of supports 18f.

Next, the operation of the transport direction changing device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the rotating disc 1 is driven via the drive belt 15 by activating the motor 16.
2 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Then, when the rotation speed of the rotary disk 12 reaches a predetermined rotation speed, the carry-out conveyor S is driven. In this state, by supplying the load w from the carry-in chute R to the transport direction changing device 10, the load w slid out of the carry-in chute R is placed on the rotating disk 12, and further, the rotating disk 12 causes the shaft to move. It can be rotated about 12p. As a result, the load w moves along the arc portion of the work guide 18 and is dropped onto the carry-out conveyor S from the rotary disk 12. Then, the dropped cargo w is transported to a predetermined position by the carry-out conveyor S.

As described above, according to the conveying direction changing device 10, the load w can be transferred from the carry-in chute R to the carry-out conveyor S by using only one actuator for circularly moving the load w. Therefore, the equipment cost and the running cost can be reduced. Further, since the method of guiding the circularly moving load w to the carry-out conveyor S by the work guide 18 is adopted, the angle formed between the carry-in chute R and the carry-out conveyor S in the horizontal direction (direction change angle) is easy. Can be changed to. Further, since the luggage w makes a circular motion, it is possible to fly the foreign matter attached to the luggage w by centrifugal force.
Also, using the rotating disk 12 that is constantly rotating, the luggage w
In order to make the circular motion, the luggage w can be surely circularly moved with a simple structure. Further, since the rotary disk 12 is always rotated, complicated control is not required and mechanical failure is less likely to occur.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 shows a case where the conveying direction changing device 10 according to the present embodiment is used to change the angle formed by the carry-in chute R and the carry-out conveyor S, that is, the direction changing angle. It represents the state. As described above, since the method of guiding the circularly moving load w to the carry-out conveyor S by the work guide 18 is adopted, it is only necessary to rework the work guide 18 without changing the main part of the rotating disk 12 or the like. , The direction change angle can be easily changed. In addition, in the transport direction changing device 10 of the first and second embodiments, the rotating disk 1
Although an example in which the rotation speed of 2 is used in a constant state is shown, it is also possible to change the rotation speed according to the type of the luggage w. For example, by setting the rotation speed of the rotating disk 12 to be high, the foreign matter attached to the cargo w can be removed by centrifugal force. On the contrary, by setting the rotation speed of the rotating disk 12 to be low, it is possible to gently carry the load w to the carry-out conveyor S. Therefore, the versatility of the transport direction changing device 10 is enhanced.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention have the following various technical items in addition to the technical items described in the claims. Please note that. (1) The transport direction changing device according to claim 2, wherein the number of rotations of the table can be changed according to the type of luggage. Therefore, the versatility of the transport direction changing device is enhanced.

[0015]

According to the present invention, since there is only one actuator for circularly moving a load, the load can be transferred from one transfer means to another transfer means. The cost can be reduced. Further, since the method of guiding the circularly moving luggage to the other conveying means by the guide means is adopted, the angle (direction change angle) formed in the horizontal direction between the one conveying means and the other conveying means is changed. It can be changed easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a conveyance direction changing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

3 is a view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an overall plan view of a conveyance direction changing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are a perspective view and an overall plan view showing a conventional conveying direction changing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 w Luggage R Carry-in chute (one carrier) S Carry-out conveyor (another carrier) 12 Rotating disk (means for moving the baggage in a circle, table) 15 Drive belt (means for moving the baggage in a circle) 16 Motor (circle for the baggage) 18) Work guide (guide means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transport direction conversion device for transferring a package transported by one transporting device to another transporting device having a different transporting direction, and receiving the package transported by one transporting device and converting the package into a circle. A conveyance direction changing device comprising: a moving means and a guide means for guiding the circularly moving load to another conveying means. 2. The transport direction changing device according to claim 1, wherein the load is circularly moved by using a table that is constantly rotating.