JPH10181829A - Conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the manufacturing costs of a conveyor through simplification of its conveyor frame, effectively utilize space and improve its design latitude. SOLUTION: A conveyor involves conveyor frames 2 and 3 bent at their lower ends inward to form laying grooves 11 and 14 in which power lines 12 and control lines 15 are laid, which dispenses with other subsidiary frames used for the laying of the power lines 12 and control lines 15 for a reduced number of component parts. The laying groove 11 in which the power lines 12 are laid is typically made wider than the laying groove 14 in which the control lines 15 are laid, which means that they may be suitably sized for their application purposes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor apparatus, and more particularly, to a conveyor apparatus which rotatably supports a plurality of support rollers at an upper end portion of a conveyor frame and lays power lines and control lines on the conveyor frame. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conveyor device is provided with a wire cable for controlling a drive motor and the like, and a piping hose for controlling an air cylinder and the like. A technique for storing these electric cables and piping hoses in a conveyor frame is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei.
No. 27 is disclosed. FIG. 5 shows a conveyor frame of the publication. The conveyor frame 30 is a substantially channel-shaped member whose outside is open, and the sub-frame 31 is attached to the outside of the conveyor frame 30. The subframe 31 includes a plurality of shelves 32, and a plurality of shelves 32.
Are arranged in a channel-shaped conveyor frame 30. Then, the electric cable 34 and the piping hose 35 are placed on the plurality of shelves 32 and arranged in the conveyor frame 30.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-1
According to the conveyor frame 30 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 17827, the sub-frame 31 is required to arrange the electric cable 34 and the piping hose 35 in the conveyor frame 30, so that the number of parts is increased and the cost can be reduced. There is a problem that it becomes difficult.

[0004] Further, since the sub-frames 31 are attached to the conveyor frame 30 at regular intervals, the opening outside the conveyor frame 30 cannot be completely covered. As a result, there is a problem that the opening of the conveyor frame 30 becomes large, dust easily enters the conveyor frame 30 from this opening, and the intruded dust easily attaches to the electric cable 34 and the piping hose 35.

Further, there is a problem that the electric cable 34 and the piping hose 35 are exposed from the opening outside the conveyor frame 30 so that they are not aesthetically pleasing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to simplify the conveyor frame to reduce the cost, and to adopt a configuration in which dust hardly adheres to the electric cable and the piping hose. It is intended to provide a preferred conveyor device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a conveyor device according to the present invention comprises a pair of conveyor frames disposed parallel to each other at regular intervals, and upper ends of the pair of conveyor frames. And a plurality of support rollers for transporting the article rotatably supported at a constant interval in the portion, and further, the lower end of one of the conveyor frames of the pair of conveyor frames is bent inward to form an upper portion. It is opened, a wide laying groove in which a large-diameter power line is laid, and the lower end of the other conveyor frame of the pair of conveyor frames is bent inward to open the upper portion, and a small-diameter control line is formed therein. And a narrow width laying groove to be laid.

According to the present invention, since the laying groove in which the power line and the control line are laid is formed by bending the lower end of the conveyor frame inward, a sub-frame is required to lay the power line and the control line. do not do. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, since only the upper part of the laying groove can be used as the opening, it is difficult for dust to enter the laying groove, and it is possible to make it difficult for dust to adhere to the electric cable or the pipe hose laid in the laying groove.

Further, since the laying grooves are provided inside the conveyor frame, it is possible to provide a structure without an opening outside the conveyor frame. Therefore, the electric cable and the piping hose can be made invisible from the outside of the conveyor frame. In addition, by setting the laying groove for laying the large-diameter power line to be wide and the laying groove for laying the small-diameter control line to be narrow, each laying groove is set to a suitable size according to the purpose of use. Can be.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a conveyor device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 is a plan view showing a conveyor device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the conveyor device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a waist portion of the conveyor device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a conveyor device 1 according to the present invention comprises left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3,
A connecting member 5 in which left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3 are arranged in parallel at a fixed interval, a pair of legs 7 attached to the connecting member 5 and horizontally holding the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3; A plurality of articles transporting rollers 8 rotatably supported at constant intervals on the conveyor frames 2 and 3 of FIG.
And

The left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3 are members arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval from each other. The left conveyor frame 2 has a wide laying groove 11 whose upper end is opened by bending the lower end inward. Prepare. The power line 12 is laid in the wide laying groove 11. The right conveyor frame 3 has a narrow laying groove 14 whose lower end is bent inward and whose upper part is opened. The control line 15 is laid in the narrow laying groove 14. Here, the power line 12 is a relatively large-diameter cable for supplying power to a drive motor or the like, and the control line 15 is a relatively small-diameter cable for controlling an electric device.

As described above, the power line 12 and the control line 15
Are formed by bending the lower end portions of the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3 inward, so that the number of parts can be reduced. Further, since only the upper portions of the laying grooves 11 and 14 can be formed as openings, it is difficult for dust to enter the laying grooves 11 and 14, and the power line 12 and the control line 15 laid in the laying grooves 11 and 14 have dust. Can be hardly adhered. Furthermore, since the laying grooves 11 and 14 are provided inside the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3, it is possible to provide a configuration in which no opening is provided outside the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3.

The relatively large diameter power line 12 is laid in the laying groove 11 so as to be relatively large.
By forming the laying groove 14 for laying 5 small,
Each laying groove 11, 14 can be set to a suitable size according to the purpose of use.

Next, the case where the power line 12 and the control line 15 are respectively laid on the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3 in FIG. 4 will be described. The power line 12 is moved in the direction of arrow a and laid in the wide laying groove 11 provided inside the lower end of the left conveyor frame 2. Further, the control line 15 is moved in the direction of the arrow b to be laid in the narrow laying groove 14 provided inside the lower end portion of the right conveyor frame 3. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the power line 12 and the control line 15 can be laid in the left and right conveyor frames 2 and 3.

[0016]

As described above, according to the conveyor device of the present invention, since the laying groove in which the power line and the control line are laid is formed by bending the lower end of the conveyor frame inward, the power line and the control line are controlled. No subframe is needed to lay the wires. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, so that the conveyor frame can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Further, since only the upper part of the laying groove can be used as the opening, it is difficult for dust to enter the laying groove, and it is possible to make it difficult for dust to adhere to the electric cable or the pipe hose laid in the laying groove.

Further, since the laying groove is provided inside the conveyor frame, it is possible to provide a structure without an opening outside the conveyor frame. Therefore, since the electric cable and the piping hose are not visible from the outside of the conveyor frame, the conveyor frame can have an aesthetically preferable shape.

Further, by laying the laying groove for laying the large-diameter power line wide and the laying groove for laying the small-diameter control line narrow, each laying groove can be made to a suitable size according to the purpose of use. Can be set. Therefore, the space can be effectively utilized, the size of the conveyor frame can be reduced, and the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a conveyor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a conveyor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a waist portion of the conveyor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conveyor frame used for a conventional conveyor device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional conveyor frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor apparatus 2 Conveyor frame on the left 3 Conveyor frame on the right 8 Support roller 11 Wide laying groove 12 Power line 14 Narrow laying groove 15 Control line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of conveyor frames (2, 3) arranged in parallel with each other at a fixed interval, and rotatable at fixed intervals on upper end portions of the pair of conveyor frames (2, 3). And a plurality of support rollers (8) for transporting the article supported by the conveyor frame. Further, the lower end of one of the conveyor frames (2, 3) of the pair of conveyor frames (2, 3) is bent inward. A wide laying groove (11) in which an upper portion is opened and a large-diameter power line (12) is laid therein, and a lower end portion of the other conveyor frame (3) of the pair of conveyor frames (2, 3). A conveyor device (1) comprising: a narrow laying groove (14) in which an upper portion is opened by being bent inward and a small-diameter control line (15) is laid therein.