JPH09278162A - Carrying device for annular member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To separatedly supply annular members of an endless belt one by one by interposing a separation roll rotationally driving the members between first and second belt conveyor means. SOLUTION: A pair of separation supply means 13, 13 are mounted on support means 11 in a symmetrical style. Each means 13 selectively takes a belt carrying-in position to carry in an endless belt 7 or separation supply position to separation wise supplying the endless belts 7 one by one, both positions being set at an angle of 180 degrees. Each means 13 is provided with outer belt conveyor means 14, 14 (second belt conveyor means) and inner belt conveyor means 15, 15 (first belt conveyor means) having a longer carrying distance than the second means. Separation roll means is interposed between both means 15, 15, and corresponding to each means 15, belt conveyor means 18 is arranged upward thereof to pressing the means 15 through a support member 17.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor for an annular body such as an endless belt.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a manufacturing process of an endless belt, a predetermined number of endless belts, which are annular bodies, are counted, and the endless belts are bundled into one piece with a linear body such as a wire. Although packing in a packing box is performed, such a series of work is performed manually by a worker. There is a demand for automation in order to perform such work efficiently.

[0003]

However, in the case of automating such a series of operations, it is not possible to automatically perform the manual work conventionally performed by an operator. Since it is necessary to fold the belt, it is necessary to supply the belt separately.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a conveying device for an annular body such as an endless belt which can separate and supply the annular bodies one by one.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an annular body conveying device for separating and supplying a plurality of annular bodies such as endless belts, and first belt conveyor means for conveying the annular bodies. A second belt conveyor means arranged adjacent to the first belt conveyor means, configured to have a belt speed higher than that of the first belt conveyor means, and conveying the annular body; Separation roll means having a separation roll which is interposed between and is rotationally driven.

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the annular body is conveyed from the first belt conveyor means to the second belt conveyor means through the separation roll of the separation roll means, the second belt conveyor means causes the first belt to move. Since the belt speed is higher than that of the conveyor means, the second belt conveyor means conveys the annular bodies without contacting each other and supplies them separately.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the conveying device for an annular body according to the first aspect, a supporting member to which the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means are attached, and the supporting member are moved to form an annular body. A member moving means for selectively taking the charging position or the annular body separating and supplying position, and the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means disposed at the annular body charging position and the annular body separating and supplying position, respectively. And a driving means for transmitting the driving force.

According to the invention of claim 2, the supporting member is moved by the member moving means, whereby the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means are integrally formed with the annular body feeding position and the annular body. Move to and from the separate feed position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the conveying device for the annular body according to the second aspect, linking means for linking the first belt conveyor means, the second belt conveyor means, and the separating roll means to each other, and the first and the second means. A second friction roll provided on either the two-belt conveyor means or the separation roll means, and the second friction roll provided on the drive means and rotationally driving the first friction roll by frictional engagement with the first friction roll. With.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the driving force of the driving means is transmitted to the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means by the frictional relationship with the first and second friction rolls and the linking means. To be done.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the conveying device for the annular body according to the third aspect, further, the presser is disposed above the first belt conveyor means and holds the annular body between the first belt conveyor means and the first belt conveyor means. A belt conveyor means is provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the member moving means moves, the holding belt conveyor means holds the annular body between itself and the first belt conveyor means, and prevents the annular bodies from overlapping each other. .

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 showing the schematic configuration, 1
Is a packing device for the endless belt 7, which is an annular body, and bundles a fixed number (five in this example) of endless belts into a packing box. That is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The books are bundled and integrated into one piece, and as shown in FIG. 23, they are arranged and carried into the packing box 102 in an orderly manner.

More specifically, the packing apparatus 1 includes a belt conveyor 2 for conveying the endless belts 7 to a portion separated by a predetermined distance, and a set of five endless belts 7 conveyed by the belt conveyor 2 to the outside. A belt folding device 3 for stacking and folding it in a heart shape, a holding and conveying device 4 for holding and conveying the five endless belts 7 that are heart-folded into a hollow heart shape by the belt folding device 3, and the holding and conveying device 4. A bundling device 5 for integrally bundling the above-mentioned set of 5 endless belts with a bundling wire 105 (see FIG. 22) during holding and carrying, and a set of 5 bundled endless held and carried by the holding and carrying device 4. Belt 7
Is the cartridge member 1 in the cartridge loading portion 6A.
The packing box 102 that is loaded into the container 52, is transported through the cartridge section 6B, and is transported in the box slide section 6C.
And a carry-in device 6 that is loaded into the inside (see FIG. 23).

The belt conveyor 2 conveys the endless belt 7 for a predetermined distance, and carries out a set of five endless belts 7 carried in from the previous step (not shown) to the belt folding device 3 which is the next step. At that time, they are configured so that they can be separately supplied one by one.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the belt conveying device 2 is mounted on the vertical support member 11 rotatably supported and rotatably driven by the rotary motor 10, and on the upper end of the support member 11. Support member 12 and two separate supply means 1 symmetrically attached to the support member 11.
3 and 13 are provided. Then, each separating and supplying means 13, 1
3 is a belt carry-in position where the endless belt 7 is carried in (left side position in FIG. 3) or a separation supply position where the endless belts are separately supplied (right side position in FIG. 3).
And are taken alternatively, and their two positions are offset by 180 degrees in the horizontal plane.

The respective separating and supplying means 13, 13 are outer belt conveyor means 14, 14 (second belt conveyor means).
An inner belt conveyor means 15, 15 (first belt conveyor means) having a longer transport distance than the outer belt conveyor means 14, 14, and both belt conveyor means 14, 15
Separation roll means 16 interposed between the above-mentioned inner belt conveyor means 15 and the support member 1 above the inner belt conveyor means 15.
And a presser belt conveyor means 18 provided via 7.

The outer belt conveyor means 14 is shown in FIG.
As shown in detail in FIG. 7, two pulley members 21 and 21 to which pulleys 21b and 21b are attached and fixed to both ends of a shaft member 21a, and corresponding front and rear pulleys between the pulley members 21 and 21. It is provided with two left and right belts 22 and 22 wound around 21b and 21b. Shooters 23, 23 for guiding the fall of the endless belt 7 onto the belt folding device 3 are attached and fixed to the outer end portion of the outer belt conveyor means 14. A reflective plate (not shown) is provided near the shooter 23 in order to reliably separate and supply the endless belt 7.
When the sensor 28 is arranged above and the endless belt 7 reaches the vicinity of the shooter 23 by the sensor 28, the reflector 28 is blocked, so the sensor 28 detects it and stops feeding the belt for a certain period of time. Are configured to be surely dropped one by one.

Similarly to the outer side belt conveyor means 14, the inner side belt conveyor means 15 has a pulley member 24 having pulleys 24b, 24b fixed to both ends of a shaft member 24a, and between the pulley members 24, 24. A belt stopper 26, which includes two belts 25, 25 wound between corresponding front and rear pulleys 24b, 24b, and which restricts the movement of the endless belt 7, is attached and fixed. In addition, the pulley member 24 on the support member 11 side is provided with an upper friction urethane roll 27 coaxially with the pulley 24b.

The separating roll means 16 comprises a shaft member 31a.
Separation roll 31 with knurled surface on both ends of
It has a pulley member 31 to which b and 31b are attached. The distance L1 between the center of the separation roll 31b and the upper position of the belt 25 of the inner bell conveyor means 15 is set to be twice the distance L2 between the center of the separation roll 31b and the pulley member 24 (see FIG. 5). ).

Outer and inner belt conveyor means 1
Intermediate pulleys 21c and 24 are provided at intermediate positions of the shaft members 21a and 24a of the pulley members 21 and 24 on the opposite sides of 4, 4 and 15, respectively.
c is fixed, and the two intermediate pulleys 21c and 24c are linked via another belt 32 to another intermediate pulley 31c fixed to the intermediate position of the shaft member 31a of the pulley member 31 of the separating roll means 16. The diameter of the intermediate pulley 24c of the inner belt conveyor means 15 and the diameter of the intermediate pulley 31c of the separation roll means 16 are set to double the diameter of the intermediate pulley 21c of the outer belt conveyor means 14. Therefore,
Their speed ratio is v1: v2: v3 = 1: 2: 2.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a lower friction urethane roll 36 which frictionally contacts the upper friction urethane roll 27 to transmit a driving force corresponds to the upper friction urethane roll 27. It is arranged on the lower side so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the upper friction urethane roll 27. The lower friction urethane roll 36 is attached and fixed to a motor shaft of a drive motor 37, and the drive motor 37 is placed on a support 38.

Upper ends of four support rod members 39 are connected to the lower surface of the support base 38, and the support rod members 3
The lower end of 9 is connected to the upper connecting plate 40.
A guide rod 42 extending in the vertical direction is slidably inserted into the upper connecting plate 40 via a bush 41. Also, on the lower side of the upper connecting plate 40,
Similarly, a lower connecting plate 44 slidably inserted into the guide rod 42 via the bush 43 is provided. Then, the upper and lower connecting plates 40, 44
A cushioning coil spring 45 is interposed between the bushes 41 and 43, and the coil spring 45 constantly urges the plates 40 and 44 in a direction in which the distance between them increases.

A cam follower 46 is rotatably provided on the lower surface of the lower connecting plate 44.
6 is configured to engage an eccentric cam 48 that is rotationally driven by a drive motor 47. When the eccentric cam 48 is driven to rotate, the eccentric cam 48 and the cam follower 46 are engaged with each other so that the connecting plate 40,
The support base 38 is moved up and down within a certain range through the 44 and the support rod member 39, so that both friction urethane rolls 27, 36
Are configured to control contact and separation of the.

Next, the operation of the above device will be described. -Belt Rotating and Conveying Operation-At the belt carrying-in position, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a fixed number of endless belts 7 are carried in in order from the previous process so that the outer belt conveyor means 14 is inserted therein. The endless belt 7 that was first loaded
From the outer belt cover means 14 to the separation roll means 16
Via the inner belt conveyor means 15,
As shown in FIG. 12, the abutment is stopped by contacting the belt stopper 26.

Then, the endless belts 7 are sequentially carried in in the same manner, and as shown in FIG. 13, when the predetermined number (five in this example) of endless belts 7 have been loaded,
The eccentric cam 48 is rotated by the drive of the drive motor 47, the elevation of the support base 38 is controlled by the engagement relationship with the cam follower 46, and the support base 38 is first lowered, and as a result, as shown in FIG. The contact between the upper friction urethane roll 27 and the lower friction urethane roll 36 is released and separated, a gap is formed between them, and the transmission of power is interrupted. Therefore, the driving of both belt conveyor means 14 and 15 is stopped.

In this state, the support member 11 is rotated 180 degrees by driving the rotary motor 10 so that the positions of the two separating and supplying means 13, 13 are changed.
It is rotated 180 degrees as shown in FIG. At the time of this rotary conveyance, the endless belt 7 is the inner belt conveyor means 15
Since it is held between the holding belt conveyor means 18 and the holding belt conveyor means 18, the endless belt 7 does not swing and the belts do not overlap each other.

In this way, when the separating / supplying means 13 into which the endless belt 7 has been placed reaches the separating / supplying position, the endless belt 7 is separated and supplied, and the endless belt 7
The separating / supplying means 13 in which there is no remaining is at the belt loading position.

Then, the eccentric cam 48 is rotationally driven to raise the support base 38, and the lower friction urethane roll 36 is brought into frictional contact with the upper friction urethane roll 27 to drive both belt conveyor means 14, 15. It will be in a state. -Separation and supply operation-A set of five endless belts 7 at the separation and supply position
Are unloaded from the inner belt conveyor means 15 toward the outer belt conveyor means 14.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17,
First, the first one is the pulley member 3 of the separating roll means 16.
1 and the supply of the endless belt 7 is started.

The first one is the outer belt conveyor means 14
Moving to the inner belt conveyor means 15 or the separation roll means 1
Since it is faster than the conveyance speed of No. 6, as shown in FIG. 18, it is conveyed without contact with the second endless belt 7 following it. The transfer from the inner belt conveyor means 15 to the outer belt conveyor means 14 is smoothly performed without difficulty because the separating roll means 16 is interposed therebetween.

In this way, the first endless belt 7 reaches the vicinity of the shooter 23, and immediately before the endless belt 7 falls as shown in FIG. 19, the endless belt 7 has a reflection plate (not shown) near the shooter 23. ) Is blocked, the sensor 28 located above detects it, and the drive motor 3
7 to control and stop the belt conveyor means 14, 15
Since the separation roll means 16 is stopped, the feeding of the endless belt 7 is stopped for a certain period of time.

In this way, while the feeding is stopped for each endless belt 7, all five endless belts 7 are sequentially dropped through the shooter 23 as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21.

Since the endless belts 7 are surely separated and supplied one by one, in the next step, the next supplied endless belts are provided outside the previously supplied endless belts 7 bent in a heart shape. Are arranged in sequence,
Finally, a set of five wires is bound by the binding wire 105 (see FIG. 22), and is neatly aligned and packed in the packing box 102 (see FIG. 23).

[0036]

As described above, the invention of claim 1 has the second aspect.
Since the belt conveyor means has a higher belt speed than the first belt conveyor means, the annular bodies are brought into contact with each other when the annular bodies are conveyed from the first belt conveyor means to the second belt conveyor means via the separation roll. Can be supplied separately.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the supporting member is moved by the member moving means so that the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means are provided between the annular body feeding position and the annular body separating and supplying position. Since it is moved, even an annular body can be easily conveyed over a fixed distance.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the driving force is transmitted to the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means by the frictional relationship with the first and second friction rolls and the linking means. The driving force can be reliably transmitted regardless of the annular body input position and the annular body separation / supply position.

According to the invention of claim 4, the pressing belt conveyor means holds the annular body between the pressing belt conveyor means and the first belt conveyor means during the movement by the member moving means, so that the annular bodies can be conveyed without overlapping each other. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a layout of a belt packing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a belt packing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a belt transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a separation / supply unit.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a power transmission system.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a transport operation.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a separate supply operation.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a set of five endless belts is bound together.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a packed state in a packing box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing device 2 Belt conveying device 7 Endless belt (annular body) 10 Rotating motor (Member moving means) 12 Supporting member 14 Outer belt conveyor means 15 Inner belt conveyor means 16 Separation roll means 17 Pressing belt conveyor means 27 Upper friction urgent roll 31b Separation Roll 32 Belt 36 Lower Friction Urethane Roll 37 Drive Motor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Masahiro Oka Inventor Masahiro Oka 3-2-15 Meiwadori, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Bando Kagaku Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A conveying device for an annular body, such as an endless belt, which separates and supplies a plurality of annular bodies, the first belt conveyor means conveying the annular body, and a device arranged adjacent to the first belt conveyor means. A second belt conveyor means which is installed and is configured to have a belt speed higher than that of the first belt conveyor means, and which conveys an annular body, and a separation roll which is interposed between the two belt conveyor means and is rotationally driven. And a separation roll unit having a ring. 2. A supporting member to which the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means are attached, and a member which moves the supporting member to selectively take an annular body feeding position or an annular body separating and supplying position. 2. A moving means, and a driving means which is respectively arranged at the annular body feeding position and the annular body separating and supplying position and which transmits a driving force to the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means. Conveying device for annular body. 3. A linking means for linking the first belt conveyor means, the second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means to each other, and a first means provided on any one of the first and second belt conveyor means and the separating roll means. The transporting device for the annular body according to claim 2, further comprising: a first friction roll; and a second friction roll that is provided in the drive means and that rotationally drives the first friction roll by frictional engagement with the first friction roll. 4. The conveyance of an annular body according to claim 3, further comprising a holding belt conveyor means which is disposed above the first belt conveyor means and holds the annular body with respect to the first belt conveyor means. apparatus.