JPH09206684A - Device for separating interlocking - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To separate coil springs interlocked one another without deforming them. SOLUTION: A case main body 12 is provided in an interlocking separation device 11, and a storage case 13 for storing the twisted coil springs W interlocked one another is supported to be movable horizontally in the left and right direction in the case main body 12. The storage case 13 is moved horizontally and intermittently in the left and right direction to the case main body 12 based on the operation of a main switch 15 of the interlocking separation device 11, and the interlocking twisted coil springs W stored in the storage case 13 by the above-said horizontal movement are separated respectively. The separated coil springs W are dropped from the storage case 13 onto a receiving tray 16 provided in the front of the case main body 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a entangled separating device, and more particularly to an entangled coil spring, and more particularly to a device capable of separating a twisted coil spring having a hook at an end thereof without deformation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a coil spring used in a switch or the like, a torsion coil spring having a hook portion or the like at its end has been used. There is. The torsion coil spring is generally delivered in a unit of hundreds or thousands in one bag. Then, the worker moves the torsion coil springs from the bag to the small box, and takes out one by one to perform the assembling work.

[0003]

However, the twisted coil springs delivered in a bag are entangled with each other by hook portions formed at the ends thereof, and it is not easy to take them out one by one. Further, when the twisted coil springs are pulled and tried to be separated, the shape is deformed and the assembly becomes impossible.

For this reason, an operator has shaken the intertwined torsion coil springs above the box to separate the intertwined torsion coil springs into small numbers and assemble the separated torsion coil springs. As a result, there is a problem in that it is troublesome because it is necessary to shake and separate the twisted coil springs that are entangled in the assembling work, and the assembling work takes time.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a entanglement separating device capable of separating entangled coil springs without deforming them.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a housing means for housing an intertwined coil spring, and the housing means is provided in the housing means, and the coil spring passes through. Separation means formed with a plurality of possible holes,
The gist of the present invention is to include a supporting means for supporting the accommodating means so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and a driving means for horizontally reciprocating the accommodating means supported by the supporting means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the entanglement separating apparatus according to the first aspect, the driving means includes an air cylinder having a rod connected to the accommodating means, and a direction of air supplied to the air cylinder. The gist is that it is composed of a solenoid valve for controlling.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the entanglement separating apparatus according to the second aspect, a time measuring means is connected to the solenoid valve, and the air cylinder is based on the time measured by the time measuring means. The gist of the present invention is to intermittently control the direction of the air supplied to the housing so that the housing means reciprocates.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the entanglement separating apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the coil spring passing through the hole of the separating means is reciprocally moved in the reciprocating direction of the accommodating means. The gist is that a discharging means for discharging in a direction orthogonal to is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the entanglement separating apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the discharging means is a discharging plate formed in a corrugated plate shape along the reciprocating direction of the accommodating means,
The gist of the invention is that the air exhaust pipe is configured to guide exhaust air from the air cylinder onto the exhaust plate.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
The entangled coil spring is housed in a housing means that is movably supported in the horizontal direction by a supporting means, and is oscillated by the horizontal reciprocating movement of the driving means to separate the coil spring on the hole formed in the separating means. It

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the driving means comprises an air cylinder having a rod connected to the accommodating means, and an electromagnetic valve for controlling the direction of the air supplied to the air cylinder. Is reciprocated.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the electromagnetic valve is connected to the time measuring means, and the direction of the air supplied to the air cylinder is intermittently based on the time measured by the time measuring means. The accommodation means is controlled to reciprocate, and the entangled coil springs are vibrated and separated.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the coil spring that has separated and dropped is discharged by the discharging means in the direction orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the accommodating means.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the discharging means includes the discharging plate formed in a corrugated plate shape along the reciprocating direction of the accommodating means, and the air guiding the exhaust gas from the air cylinder onto the discharging plate. The coil spring, which is composed of an exhaust pipe and is guided by the exhaust plate, exhausts the coil spring that has dropped due to exhaust from the air cylinder.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entanglement separation device of the present embodiment. 2 is a schematic front view of the entanglement separating device, FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of the entanglement separating device, and FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the entanglement separating device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the entanglement separating device 11 is provided with a box main body 12, and the box main body 12 is provided with an accommodation box 13 as accommodation means for accommodating the twisted coiled coil spring W. It is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage box 13 is supported so that its upper portion projects upward from an opening 12a formed in a rectangular shape on the upper surface of the box body 12 in the left-right direction. The housing box 13 is supported by the box body 12 along the opening 12a so as to be horizontally movable from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line.

As shown in FIG. 2, covers 14a and 14b are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 13, respectively. The covers 14 a and 14 b are formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section and are fixed so as to project to both left and right sides of the storage box 13. The covers 14a and 14b are formed in a size that covers the opening 12a of the box body 12 even when the storage box 13 moves in the left-right direction. That is, the covers 14a and 14b prevent dust and the like from easily entering the box body 12 through the opening 12a.

The box body 12 has a main switch 1 for controlling the operation / stop of the apparatus 11 on the entire left side surface thereof.
5 are provided. The entanglement separating device 11 intermittently horizontally moves the housing box 13 horizontally with respect to the box body 12 based on the operation of the main switch 15, and the entangled twisted coil housed in the housing box 13 by the horizontal movement. The spring W is vibrated, and the torsion coil springs W are separated from each other by the vibration. The separated torsion coil spring W falls from the accommodation box 13 to the tray 16 provided on the front surface of the box body 12. Therefore, the worker does not need to separate the torsion coil springs W from each other by assembling the torsion coil springs W that have been separated and dropped into the tray 16 and can separate the torsion coil springs W without deforming them. You can

Next, a structure for horizontally moving the storage box 13 to separate the torsion coil spring W will be described.
First, the configuration of the box body 12 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a base 21 is provided inside the box body 12. The base 21 is composed of a base plate 22 formed to have substantially the same inner dimensions as the box body 12, and a rectangular tubular leg 23 attached to the lower surface of the base plate 22 and extending in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the upper surface of the base plate 22, rails 23, 2 as a pair of supporting means in the front-rear direction are provided.
4 are provided. The rails 23, 24 are formed so as to extend in the left-right direction, and are supported by support members 25, 26 at a predetermined height so that they cannot move. As shown in FIG. 3, the front rail 23 is supported in an L shape, and the rear rail 24 is supported in an inverted L shape. The rails 23 and 24 are supported so that the upper surface 23a of the front rail 23 is lower than the upper surface 24a of the rear rail 24.

A housing box 13 is arranged above the pair of rails 23 and 24. Rollers 27, 28 as a pair of front and rear supporting means are provided on the lower surface of the housing box 13 in the left-right direction.
The rollers 27 and 28 are attached to the shafts and the rails 23 and 2 are
4 by rolling the upper surface 23a, 24a
3 horizontally moves in the left-right direction along the rails 23 and 24. In addition, the upper surface 23 of the front rail 23
Since a is lower than the upper surface 24a of the rear rail 24, the storage box 13 arranged above these rails 23, 24 is forwardly moved in accordance with the difference in height between the upper surfaces 23a, 24a. It is tilted and supported.

As shown in FIG. 4, an air cylinder 29 as a driving means is provided on the upper surface of the base plate 22 with rails 23,
It is provided between 24. The rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 is supported so that it can be retracted in the left-right direction with respect to the base plate 22. A connecting plate 31 fixed to the lower surface of the storage box 13 is fixed to the tip of the rod 30. Therefore, the storage box 13 horizontally moves in the left-right direction as the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 appears and disappears. Further, since the storage box 13 is supported by both rails 23 and 24 inclining forward, it horizontally moves in the left-right direction in a state of inclining forward.

On the upper surface of the base plate 22, cushioning materials 32, 3
3 are provided. The cushioning members 32 and 33 are arranged on both sides of the storage box 13 by the support members 34 and 35, respectively, and are supported at a height capable of engaging with the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 13 that moves horizontally. Then, the cushioning material 32,
33 is provided to reduce vibration when the horizontally moving storage box 13 stops. That is, when the storage box 13 moves to the left in FIG. 2, the right side surface of the storage box 13 and the cushioning material 33 are engaged with each other, and the vibration at the time of stop is reduced. Further, when the storage box 13 moves to the right, the left side surface of the storage box 13 and the cushioning material 32 are engaged with each other, so that vibration at the time of stopping is reduced.

Further, on the upper surface of the base plate 22, electromagnetic valves 36 and 37 as driving means are provided on both left and right rear sides. The solenoid valves 36 and 37 include an air cylinder 2
Nine pipes 38 and 39 are connected to control the direction in which air is supplied to the air cylinder 29. Also, the solenoid valve 3
Since a large amount of air is supplied to the air cylinder 29 by using Nos. 6 and 37, the rod 30 can be swung in and out promptly. The pipes 38 and 39 are omitted from the middle in order to prevent the drawings from being complicated. The solenoid valves 36 and 37 are the air cylinder 2
9 is provided to control the supply of air to the rod 9 so that the rod 30 appears and disappears.
3 moves horizontally to the left and right.

As shown in the drawing, a substantially rectangular opening 12b extending in the left-right direction is formed on the front surface of the box main body 12,
The tray 16 is inserted and arranged in the box body 12 through the opening 12b. An extending portion 16a is formed behind the tray 16 so as to extend rearward, and the extending portion 16a is inserted into the box body 12 through the opening 12b.

The tray 16 is provided to receive the torsion coil spring W discharged from the storage box 13. Then, the storage box 13 is horizontally moved in the left-right direction by the air cylinder 29. Therefore, the width of the tray 16 and the extending portion 16 a in the left-right direction is formed wider than the moving range of the storage box 13 in the left-right direction.

Next, the structure of the storage box 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage box 13 is formed in a quadrangular bottomed tubular shape with an open top. Also, the storage box 13
Is formed such that the front ends of the left and right side surfaces and the front end of the bottom surface project further forward than the front side surface. The front side of the storage box 13
A discharge port 13a is formed such that its lower end is separated from the bottom face, and the torsion coil spring W separated from this discharge port 13a is discharged.

A lid 41 is provided above the housing box 13 so as to be openable and closable. A knob 42 for opening the lid 41 is attached to the upper surface of the lid 41. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing box 13 is provided with first and second separating plates 43 and 44 as separating means. First and second separation plate 4
3 and 44 are respectively supported at predetermined heights by metal fittings 45 and 46 having an L-shaped cross section, which are fixed to both the left and right inner side surfaces and the rear inner side surface of the storage box 13. The first separating plate 43 is supported at a position higher than the second separating plate 44, and the twisted coil spring W entwined on the first separating plate 43 is accommodated, that is, the first separating plate 43. A housing portion for the torsion coil spring W is formed by.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first and second separation plates 4
A plurality of drop holes 47 and 48 are formed in 3 and 44, respectively. The drop holes 47 and 48 are formed in various shapes such as a rectangular shape and a circular shape. Also, the drop holes 47, 4
The size of 8 is formed so that the torsion coil spring W can be dropped sufficiently. Further, the drop hole 47 formed in the first separation plate 43 and the drop hole 48 formed in the second separation plate 44 are formed so as to be slightly displaced in the vertical direction, and the first separation plate is formed. The torsion coil spring W that has passed through the drop hole 47 of the plate 43 once collides with the second separation plate 44.

As shown in FIG. 3, a discharge plate 49 is provided at the bottom of the storage box 13. The discharge plate 49 is provided to guide the torsion coil spring W that has passed through the drop holes 47 and 48 of the first and second separation plates 43 and 44 to the tray 16. The discharge plate 49 is made of vinyl chloride, for example, and as shown in FIG.
9b and 9b are alternately formed to form a corrugated plate. Further, the discharge plate 49 has its front end extended forward from a discharge port 13a formed in a lower portion of the front surface of the storage box 13, and the tray 1
6 is formed so as to be located above the extending portion 16a which is extended to the rear of 6 and is inserted and arranged in the box body 12.

Crests 49b and valleys 49a of the discharge plate 49
Is formed so that the torsion coil spring W dropped on the discharge plate 49 does not easily get over the mountain portion 49b due to the vibration of the horizontal movement of the housing box 13. That is, the torsion coil spring W that has dropped onto the discharge plate 49 does not climb over the peak portion 49b and falls onto the tray 16 along the valley portion 49a due to the inclination of the storage box 13. Therefore, the plurality of torsion coil springs W dropped on the discharge plate 49 are prevented from being entangled again toward the left side or the right side as the housing box 13 moves horizontally.

As shown in FIG. 5, each valley portion 4 of the discharge plate 49 is
Air exhaust pipes 50 to 53 are arranged at the rear of 9a, respectively. The air discharge pipes 50 to 53 are connected to the solenoid valves 36 and 37 to prevent the drawings from being complicated in FIGS. 1 to 5, but the exhaust air from the air cylinder 29 is discharged to the valley portion of the discharge plate 49. It is provided to guide each to 49a. That is, the exhaust of the air cylinder 29 guided to the valley 49a by the air discharge pipes 50 to 53 blows the torsion coil spring W dropped in the valley 49a forward on the valley 49a by its jetting force. By this exhaust, the torsion coil spring W dropped on the discharge plate 49 is swiftly blown forward to prevent the twisted coil spring W dropped first and the twisted coil spring W dropped next from being entangled again. It has become.

A cover 54 bent downward is supported on the outside of the front side surface of the storage box 13 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The cover 54 is the air cylinder 2
It is provided in order to surely drop the torsion coil spring W discharged from the discharge plate 49 by the exhaust of 9 onto the extending portion 16a of the tray 16 arranged in the box body 12.

Next, the electrical structure of the entanglement separating device 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the main switch 15 has two contacts 15a and 15b that are turned on and off at the same time, and is connected to an AC power supply AC that is a drive power supply. The main switch 15 includes the first and second timers 61 and 62.
Are connected in parallel. First and second timers 61 and 6
Reference numeral 2 is a time-delayed operation type (on-delay timer), and a contact 61 for performing on / off control according to the drive power source and set time.
a and 62a respectively. The first timer 61 and the contact 62a of the second timer 62 are connected in series,
The contact 61a of the timer 61 and the second timer 62 are connected in series. Further, solenoid valves 36 and 37 are connected in parallel to the second timer 62, respectively.

The contact 61a of the first timer 61 is a so-called time-delayed operation contact a and is always open (OFF). The first timer 61 closes (turns on) the contact 61a when a preset constant time t1 elapses after the AC power supply AC is applied, and instantly when the power supply AC is turned off.
Turn off a. Therefore, the AC power supply AC is applied to the second timer 62 connected in series to the contact 61a until the AC power supply AC is turned off after the AC power supply AC is applied for a certain time t1.

The contact 62a of the second timer 62 is a so-called time-delayed operation contact b and is always closed (ON). The second timer 62 opens (turns off) the contact 62a when a preset constant time t2 elapses after the AC power supply AC is applied, and instantly when the power supply AC is turned off.
Turn on a. Further, the AC power supply AC is supplied to the second timer 62 via the contact 61 a of the first timer 61,
The AC power supply AC is supplied to the first timer 61 via the contact 62 a of the second timer 62. Therefore, the contact 62a
The first timer 61 serially connected to the
Is added for a certain period of time t2, and then the AC power supply AC is applied until the AC power supply AC is turned off.

That is, when the main switch 15 is turned on, the AC power supply AC is first supplied to the first timer 61 via the contact 62a which is always on. Then, after a lapse of a certain time t1, the first timer 61 turns on the contact 61a and causes the second timer 62 to turn on the AC power supply AC.
Supply. Further, after a lapse of a certain time t2, the contact 62a is turned off by the second timer 62 and the AC power supply AC
Therefore, the first timer 61 instantly contacts the contact 61a.
To turn off the AC power supply AC to the second timer 62. Then, when the AC power supply AC is turned off, the second timer 62 instantly turns on the contact 62a, so that the AC power supply AC is again applied to the first timer 61, and the predetermined time t1.
After a lapse of time, the contact 61a is turned on. That is, to the second timer 62, the AC power supply AC is turned off for a fixed time t1 and added for a fixed time t2.

The second timer 62 has a solenoid valve 3
6, 37 are connected in parallel. Therefore, the solenoid valve 3
At 6 and 37, the AC power supply AC is cut off for a fixed time t1 by the first and second timers 61 and 62, and the fixed time t2
Only added during. That is, the alternating-current power supply AC is intermittently supplied to the solenoid valves 36 and 37 at times t1 and t2.

The solenoid valves 36 and 37 supply air in a direction in which the rod 30 is projected to the air cylinder 29 when the AC power supply AC is not supplied, and in a direction in which the rod 30 is retracted when the AC power supply AC is supplied. It is designed to supply air. Therefore, by appropriately changing the times t1 and t2 of the first and second timers 61 and 62, respectively,
It is possible to set the interval at which the rod 30 appears and disappears.
That is, it is possible to set the interval at which the storage box 13 is intermittently moved horizontally.

The first and second timers 61 and 62 are housed in the control box 63 (see FIG. 1) and electrically connected to the main switch 15 and the solenoid valves 36 and 37 provided in the box body 12. Has been done.

Next, the structure for driving the air cylinder 29 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the solenoid valve 3
Reference numerals 6 and 37 denote 2-position directional control valves, which are connected in parallel between the air supply source 65 and the air cylinder 29. The air supply source 65 is composed of a compressor or the like,
For example, the one installed separately in the factory is used.

The solenoid valves 36 and 37 are connected to the head side chamber 29a of the air cylinder 29 or the rod side chamber 2 from the air supply source 65.
It is used to switch the supply / discharge direction of the air supplied to 9b. That is, the electromagnetic valves 36 and 37 are always held so as to supply air to the head side chamber 29 a of the air cylinder 29 via the pipe 39. Therefore, the air cylinder 29
Has its rod 30 projected and holds the storage box 13 at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. The solenoid valves 36 and 37 are
While the AC power supply AC is being applied, air is supplied to the rod side chamber 29b of the air cylinder 29 via the pipe 38.
Therefore, since the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 is retracted, the storage box 13 horizontally moves to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

The solenoid valves 36 and 37 are connected to the AC power source A.
Since C is added intermittently according to the times t1 and t2,
The rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 is intermittently controlled to move in and out, and the housing box 13 intermittently moves horizontally as the rod moves in and out.

The exhaust ports of the solenoid valves 36 and 37 are connected to one ends of the air exhaust pipes 50 to 53, respectively, and the other ends of the air exhaust pipes 50 to 53 are inserted into the housing box 13 to form the exhaust plate 49. It is located on the rear edge. Then, the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 sinks, that is, the air cylinder 2
When air is supplied to the rod side chamber 29b of No. 9, the air discharged from the head side chamber 29a is guided from the electromagnetic valves 36 and 37 onto the discharge plate 49 via the air discharge pipes 50 and 52, respectively. Further, when the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 projects, that is, when air is supplied to the head side chamber 29a of the air cylinder 29, the air discharged from the rod side chamber 29b is discharged from the solenoid valves 36 and 37, respectively.
It is guided to the discharge plate 49 via 1, 53. Therefore, when the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 moves, that is, when the storage box 13 moves horizontally, exhaust air from the air cylinder 29 is always guided onto the discharge plate 49. Then, by the exhaust, the torsion coil spring W dropped on the discharge plate 49 is promptly delivered to the tray 16.

Next, the operation of the entanglement separating device 11 configured as described above will be described. The operator stores the entwined torsion coil spring W in the storage box 13 of the entanglement separation device 11, closes the lid 41, and turns on the main switch 15. Then, the entanglement separating device 11 operates at the time t preset in the first and second timers 61 and 62 in the control box 63.
Based on 1 and t2, the rod 30 of the air cylinder 29 is projected and retracted at predetermined intervals to horizontally move the storage box 13.

At this time, the torsion coil spring W housed in the housing box 13 vibrates by the horizontal movement of the housing box 13. Further, since air is supplied to the air cylinder 29 from the solenoid valves 36 and 37, the torsion coil spring W housed in the housing box 13 is swept by the rapid movement of the rod 30.
Is surely vibrated. Then, due to the vibration, the torsion coil spring W in the drop hole 47 of the first separation plate 43 separates, passes through the drop hole 48 of the second separation plate 44, and drops onto the discharge plate 49. The discharge plate 49 is formed in a corrugated plate shape in which troughs 49a and crests 49b are alternately formed in the moving direction (left-right direction) of the housing box 13, so that the twisted coil spring W that has fallen has a trough 49a. Be led to. Further, the torsion coil spring W is restricted from moving in the left-right direction by the crest portion 49b, so that the dropped torsion coil spring W is not biased to the left side or the right side of the storage box 13 on the discharge plate 49. As a result, it is possible to prevent the twisted coil springs W that have separated and dropped from being entangled again.

The torsion coil spring W dropped onto the discharge plate 49 slides forward on the valley 49a due to the inclination of the housing box 13, and the exhaust air of the air cylinder 29 guided by the air discharge pipes 50 to 53 is discharged. It is discharged by the jet force. Then, the discharged torsion coil spring W hits the cover 54 provided at the front and drops onto the tray 16 via the extending portion 16a.

That is, the twisted coil spring W is
Since the entanglement is not loosened and pulled by the vibration of the storage box 13, its shape is not deformed. Further, since the torsion coil spring W that has fallen into the tray 16 is not entangled with each other, the operator can easily assemble it.

Further, a plurality of entangled torsion coil springs W may pass through the drop hole 47 from the first separating plate 43. At this time, the plurality of torsion coil springs W that have dropped
Are engaged with the second separation plate 44, and are loosened and separated by the force at the time of the engagement, and the falling holes 4 of the second separation plate 44 are separated.
Fall from 8. As a result, the plurality of separated torsion coil springs W fall on the discharge plate 49, and are separated and discharged to the tray 16.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The entanglement separation device 11 horizontally moves the storage box 13 that stores the entangled torsion coil springs W at predetermined time intervals, separates the entangled torsion coil springs W by the vibration caused by the movement, and discharges them into the tray 16. I decided to do it. As a result, it is possible for the operator to save the labor of separating the torsion coil spring W, and since it is not pulled, the torsion coil spring W can be separated without being deformed.

(2) A wave in which the discharge plate 49 for discharging the separated torsion coil spring W from the storage box 13 is provided with the valleys 49a and the peaks 49b alternately arranged in the moving direction (left-right direction) of the storage box 13. It was formed into a plate. Torsion coil spring W dropped
Since the mountain portion 49b restricts the movement in the left-right direction, the twisted coil spring W that has fallen is not biased to the left side or the right side of the storage box 13 on the discharge plate 49. As a result, it is possible to prevent the twisted coil springs W that have separated and dropped from being entangled again.

(3) Air exhaust pipes 50 to 53 for guiding the exhaust air of the air cylinder 29 are provided behind the exhaust plate 49, and the torsion coil spring W dropped on the exhaust plate 49 is used for the air exhaust pipe 5.
The air is discharged by the ejection force of the exhaust of the air cylinder 29 guided by 0 to 53. As a result, it is possible to prevent the twisted coil springs W that have separated and dropped from being entangled again.

The present invention may be modified as follows, and in that case, the same operation and effect can be obtained. (1) In the above embodiment, the first and second separation plates 4
The drop holes 47, 48 of 3, 44 may be formed in any shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the first and second separation plates 43 and 44 are respectively provided with circular drop holes 4 of a predetermined size.
You may implement by forming only 7,48. In this case, the size of the drop holes 47 and 48 is set to a size that allows the torsion coil spring W to drop, and the hook portions of the torsion coil spring W are engaged between adjacent drop holes 47 (between 48). It is recommended that you do not prevent the fall.

(2) In the above embodiment, the air cylinder 29 is driven by using the two solenoid valves 36, 37, but the air cylinder 29 is driven by any number of solenoid valves, one or three or more. May be driven.

(3) In the above embodiment, the solenoid valves 36,
The air exhaust pipes 50 to 53 are connected to the exhaust port of 37 to guide the exhaust from the air cylinder 29 into the housing box 13. However, after the exhaust ports of the solenoid valves 36 and 37 are once assembled, The air exhaust pipes 50 to 53 may be branched to guide the exhaust gas from the air cylinder 29 into the housing box 13. Although this configuration complicates the piping connection, the discharge plate 49 is driven when the air cylinder 29 is driven.
Exhaust gas can be evenly supplied to the upper portion, and the dropped torsion coil spring W can be quickly discharged to the tray 16.

(4) In the above embodiment, the valleys 49a and the peaks 49b of the discharge plate 49 are formed in a corrugated plate shape, but they may be formed in any shape, for example, a torsion coil spring. You may implement | achieve by forming in the several triangular mountain shape along the discharge direction of W.

(5) In the above embodiment, the box body 1
2 and the control box 63 may be integrated, that is, the first and second timers 61 and 62 may be built in the box body 12. With this configuration, the main switch 15, the first and second timers 61 and 62, and the solenoid valves 36 and 37 can be easily electrically connected.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, the rear extension 16a of the tray 16 is inserted and arranged in the box body 12 to receive the torsion coil spring W discharged from the storage box 13 and drop it into the tray 16. However, a gutter extending outward from the inside of the box body 12 may be fixed to the lower end of the opening 12b of the box body 12, and the torsion coil spring W may be dropped onto the tray 16 by the gutter.

(7) In the present embodiment, the torsion coil spring W having the entangled hook portions is housed in the housing box 13 to be separated, but the torsion coil spring having no hook portion is housed in the housing box 13. It may be housed inside and separated. In addition, the entwined coil springs (compression coil spring or tension coil spring) may be separated.

Although the respective embodiments of the present invention have been described above, technical ideas other than the claims which can be understood from the respective embodiments will be described below together with their effects. (A) The entanglement separating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein two electromagnetic valves 36 and 37 are provided and connected in parallel to the air cylinder 29. According to this configuration, air can be supplied to the air cylinder 29 from the two solenoid valves 36 and 37, so that the air cylinder 2
9 can be quickly driven, and the entangled coil spring W can be easily vibrated and separated.

In this specification, means and members relating to the constitution of the invention are defined as follows. The coil spring is a spirally wound material.
It means what is called compression, tension, and twist by the load action during use, and includes compression coil springs, tension coil springs, and torsion coil springs with or without hooks.

[0063]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the entanglement separating device which can separate the entangled coil springs without deforming them.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a entanglement separating device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the entanglement separation device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view of the entanglement separation device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the entanglement separation device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a separation plate and a discharge plate.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the electrical connection of the entanglement separation device.

FIG. 7 is a connection diagram showing a pneumatic circuit of the entanglement separation device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another separation plate and a discharge plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 ... Storage box as storage means, 23, 24 ... Rails as support means, 27, 28 ... Rollers as support means, 29 ... Air cylinders as drive means, 30 ... Rods as drive means, 36, 37 ... Solenoid valve as driving means, 38, 39 ... Piping, 43 ... First as separating means
Separation plate, 44 ... Second separation plate as separation means, 4
7, 48 ... Drop holes as holes, 49 ... Discharge plate as discharge means, 50-53 ... Air discharge pipes as discharge means, 6
1, 62 ... First and second timers as time measuring means,
W ... A torsion coil spring as a coil spring.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An accommodating means for accommodating an intertwined coil spring, a separating means provided in the accommodating means and having a plurality of holes through which the coil spring can pass, and the accommodating means movable in a horizontal direction. A entanglement separating device comprising: a supporting unit that supports the supporting unit; and a driving unit that horizontally reciprocates the accommodating unit supported by the supporting unit. 2. The entanglement separating device according to claim 1, wherein the drive means includes an air cylinder to which a rod is connected to the housing means, and an electromagnetic valve which controls a direction of air supplied to the air cylinder. A structured entanglement separation device. 3. The entanglement separation device according to claim 2, wherein the electromagnetic valve is connected to a time measuring means, and the direction of the air supplied to the air cylinder is changed based on the time measured by the time measuring means. A entanglement separation device which is controlled intermittently to reciprocate the accommodating means. 4. The entanglement separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coil spring that has passed through the hole of the separating means is discharged in a direction orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the accommodating means. Entanglement separating device with discharging means. 5. The entanglement separating device according to claim 4, wherein the discharging unit includes a discharging plate formed in a corrugated plate shape along a reciprocating direction of the accommodating unit, and the air cylinder on the discharging plate. A entanglement separation device that is composed of an air exhaust pipe that guides the exhaust air from.