JPH10264164A - Automatic disassembling device for v-belt annular mold and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic disassembling device for a V-belt annular mold and also provide its method in which an annular mold with a V-belt fitted thereon is separated automatically from a mold assembly formed of a plurality of annular moods with V-belts fitted thereon, and the V-belts are set to be released and moved on to a following process. SOLUTION: An automatic disassembling device is provided with at least two mold supporting members 2 so disposed as to invert and mount a mold assembly 10, a pushing member 3 for extruding the mounted mold assembly 10 by a given pitch, a movable disassembling member 4 to be inserted into a boundary between a frontmost annular mold and an adjoining mold and separating the frontmost annular mold, and a mold release member 5 for receiving the faller annular mold and releasing the mold while the mold is rotated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for automatically disassembling an annular mold for a V-belt, and more particularly, to a method for disassembling a plurality of annular molds (ring molds) equipped with a V-belt. Automatically separates into annular molds and V
The present invention relates to an automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular die for a V-belt, which is set so that a belt can be taken out and can be shifted to the next step, and a method therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a step of vulcanizing a V-belt, a plurality of annular dies having an unvulcanized V-belt mounted on a lower lid are stacked by hand, and the upper lid is placed. After assembling the group, it was put into a vulcanizer and vulcanized. Then, after vulcanization, the operator removes the bolts fixing the annular mold, removes the upper lid with a hoist, and then successively takes out the V-belt and the annular mold alternately and manually. However, since several tens of annular molds, which are heavy objects, are continuously disassembled, this can cause low back pain for the operator and also cause the productivity per unit time to fluctuate greatly during the day. There were problems such as becoming.

[0003] For this reason, an apparatus for automatically disassembling and assembling an annular mold has been conventionally improved. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-11010 discloses that a vulcanized V-belt located at an upper position in a plurality of annular dies is replaced with an unvulcanized V-belt, and then the vulcanized V-belt is moved toward a lower position. There has been proposed an apparatus for automatically disassembling and assembling an annular mold so that a belt is repeatedly replaced with an unvulcanized V-belt.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional apparatus, the mold that moves up and down can be automatically disassembled or assembled by the assembling claw or the separation claw. However, the step of setting the V-belt so that it can be taken out. No consideration is given to a series of steps such as a step of applying a release agent or a step of stacking dies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is intended to automatically separate a plurality of annular molds each having a V-belt from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds are stacked. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt and a method thereof, which are set so that they can be taken out, and can be moved to the next step.

[0006]

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of annular dies on which a V-belt is mounted are separated into an annular die from a mold assembly in which a plurality of stacked dies are stacked, and the V-belt can be taken out. In the automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt in which an annular mold is installed, at least two mold supporting members arranged so that the mold assembly can be overturned and mounted, and the mounted mold assembly A push member that pushes forward a predetermined pitch forward, a movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the frontmost annular mold and the mold adjacent thereto and separates the frontmost annular mold, An automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt, comprising: a mold discharging member configured to receive the dropped annular mold and discharge while rotating. In this apparatus, after the mold assembly is advanced by a push member, a separating member is inserted into a boundary between the annular mold in the front row and an adjacent mold to separate the annular mold in the front row. The process can be automatically shifted to the step of discharging the V-belt while rotating the annular mold by the mold discharging member while rotating the mold.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present application, since the mold supporting member is composed of a pair of rolls arranged in parallel, and at least one of the rolls is rotatable, the mold assembly installed in a falling state is provided. Since the holding is performed by the rotation of the mold supporting member, separation of the annular mold by the separating member is also facilitated.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present application has the wedge body in which the separating member idles, and the moving means capable of moving the wedge member in the vertical direction and the roll axis direction of the mold supporting member. When the wedge body is inserted into the boundary with the adjacent annular mold, the annular mold can be easily separated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the mold discharging member has a locking plate capable of adjusting the angle of the inclined surface, and a bottom surface configured to discharge while rotating the annular mold. , The separated annular mold rolls out by its own weight, and the next V
It moves automatically until the belt is removed.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 5 of the present application, the locking member comprises:
Since the movement of the frontmost annular mold is stopped, the separation of the frontmost annular mold can be ensured.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the annular mold rolled out of the mold discharging member is once housed in an inclined state, then swiveled to a horizontal state, and conveyed to the next step. Because of the transport means, the V-belt is set so that it can be easily removed, and the process proceeds to the next step (the step of applying a release agent, the step of attaching the V-belt to the mold, the step of stacking the mold, etc.). I can do it.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transport unit having a plurality of rollers in which a rotatable transport unit is rotatable;
It has a mold fixing part for holding and fixing the installed annular mold, and a turning part for turning the inclined conveying part around the rotation axis to change the body position to a horizontal state, and particularly for holding and fixing the annular mold. By providing the mold fixing bar, the V belt can be easily taken out.

In the invention according to claim 8 of the present application, since the stopper is fixed separately from the rotatable transport means, the rotational movement of the annular mold is stopped without damaging the transport means.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between a mold discharge member and a rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. In addition, the annular mold can be rolled without falling.

In the invention according to claim 10 of the present application, an annular mold is separated from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds on which a V-belt is mounted are stacked, and the annular mold is installed so that the V-belt can be taken out. In an automatic disassembly apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt, a mold assembly is mounted in a state of being turned over, and a wedge body is inserted into a boundary between an annular mold in the front row and an adjacent annular mold while rotating the mold assembly. And separates the annular mold in the front row, discharges the annular mold while rotating it, temporarily stores the inclined mold in an inclined state, and then turns to the horizontal state to remove the V-belt. It is a method of automatically disassembling the mold, and is designed to separate the mold from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular molds with V-belts are stacked into an annular mold, and to move to a process in which the V-belt can be easily removed. .

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the mold passage on which the annular mold moves while rotating is an inclined surface, the annular mold can roll without falling down.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 viewed from the AA direction, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 1 as viewed from the BB direction. The automatic disassembling apparatus 1 for an annular mold for a V-belt shown here separates the annular mold having a plurality of annular molds each having a V-belt stacked therein into an annular mold, so that the annular belt can be easily taken out. A mold support member 2 for mounting the mold assembly by turning over the mold assembly, a push member 3 for moving the mounted mold assembly forward, and a ring mold in the front row are basically separated from each other. It comprises a separating member 4 to be separated and a mold discharging member 5 for receiving the separated annular mold and discharging while rotating.

In the mold supporting member 2, the rolls 21 are rotatably mounted by bearings on two steps 22 each having a step arranged in parallel with each other, and a shaft 23 connected to one of the rolls 21 controls the transmission belt 24. The roller 21 is connected to the motor 25 via the motor 21, and the roll 21 rotates by driving the motor 25.
Of course, the other roll 21 may similarly be connected to the prime mover via a transmission belt. When the prime mover 25 starts operating,
The mold assembly 10 which is mounted on the two rolls 21 by being overturned is held by the rotation of the rolls 21, 21.

The above-mentioned mold assembly 10 is formed by stacking a plurality of annular molds 12 each having an unvulcanized V-belt 11 on the lower lid, and installing the upper lid.
The annular mold 12 and the upper lid are each in a separable state. The annular mold 12 also includes a lower lid and an upper lid.

In the push member 3, a U-shaped push plate 31 disposed on the back of the mold assembly 10 is fixed on a support 32, and the support 32 is laid in parallel on two rails 3.
3 slide on. In this sliding means, a long toothed belt 34 to which the support base 32 is mechanically fixed is hung on two pulleys 35 and 35 and arranged horizontally, and one pulley 35 is attached to another short toothed belt 36. To a prime mover 37 such as a geared motor with a brake. When the prime mover 31 operates, the drive path moves from the short toothed belt 36 to the long toothed belt 34, and the support 32 moves by a fixed pitch to advance the mounted mold assembly 10. Of course, the push plate 31 can be moved backward.
The sliding means is not limited to this, and a cylinder for moving the support base 32 back and forth may be used.

When the prime mover 37 is operated to move the pressing plate 31 of the push member 3 to move the mold assembly 10 forward, when the annular mold 12 in the front row is positioned at the end of the roll 21, the photoelectric sensor (FIG. (Not shown) to stop the positioning.

In the separating member 4, the wedge body 41 which rotates idly
Is attached to the tip of an elevator 43 that moves up and down on a support column 42. The wedge body 41 is a round blade-shaped rotating body having a thinned tip portion. When the wedge body 41 is inserted between the annular molds 12 while being swung by the rotation of the mold assembly 10, as shown in FIG. The distance between the molds 12 is increased to facilitate separation.

The wedge body 41 can be moved not only vertically but also in the axial direction of the roll 21 of the mold supporting member 2, so that the operator can adjust the insertion position of the wedge body 41. Of course, the insertion position of the wedge body 41 is automatically set.

The elevator 43 fixes the handle 44 at a right angle to the air cylinder 45 attached to the column 42, and connects the weight 46 to the handle 44 by a wire 48.
Is moved up and down with a light load. Further, a locking member 47 is provided at the tip of the handle 44, and projects in a direction perpendicular to the handle 44 by operation of a cylinder (not shown), abuts the annular mold 12 in the front row to stop its movement, and The insertion of the body 41 assists in separating the annular mold 12. When the annular mold 13 in the front row is separated, the locking member 47 is
It turns in the horizontal direction with 4 and is in the original position.

The mold discharging member 5 is disposed to face the push member 3 and includes a locking plate 51 for receiving the annular mold 12 which has fallen apart and a bottom plate 52 for rolling the annular mold 12 by its own weight. I have. The locking plate 52 is formed by inclining a rectangular plate with respect to the advance direction of the mold assembly 10. This inclination angle is a maximum of 20 degrees, and if it exceeds this, the rolled-out annular mold 12 becomes easily overturned. The bottom plate 52 is mounted at right angles to the locking plate 51 and
It protrudes in an inclined state toward one end. As shown in FIG. 3, the mold discharge member 5 is entirely inclined in one direction, and
Is inclined. This inclination angle can be adjusted up to 5 degrees, and if it exceeds this, there is a risk that the rolling speed will be too fast and will strongly collide with the rotatable transport means 6.

FIG. 5 shows a device including the automatic disassembling device 1 for the V-belt annular mold including the rotatable transport means 6, which is disposed parallel to the automatic disassembly device 1 on the revolvable transport means 6.
The annular mold 12 rolled from the mold discharge member 5 is temporarily housed in an inclined state, then turned to a horizontal state, and transported to the next step. The interval between the revolvable transfer means 6 and the mold discharge member 5 is a distance for the annular mold 12 to rotate 0.5 to 2 times, and has an inclined surface 71 for smoothly rolling the annular mold 12 therebetween. A traveling platform 7 is provided. Further, the mold passage 73 between the transfer means 6 and the mold discharge member 5 has an inclined surface, so that the annular mold 12 can roll without falling down. In order to prevent damage to the back surface of the V-belt during rotation of the annular mold 12 to which the vulcanized V-belt is attached, a buffer sheet made of rubber, urethane, canvas, non-woven fabric, or the like is used. 7 is preferably laid on a pair of mold fixing bars 56, 56 shown below.

In the rotatable transport means 6, a plurality of rollers 61 are arranged parallel to the frame, and each roller 61 is connected to a chain 62.
, And the driving unit 63 is operated to rotate each roller 61 to move the annular mold 12 in the direction of the arrow in the drawing, and to move in the axial direction of each roller 61 and set on the roller 61. A pair of mold fixing rods 65, 65 for holding and fixing the annular mold 12, and a cylinder 6 centering on a rotating shaft 67 that fixes the inclined conveying section 64 to a table 68.
8 is provided with a revolving part 69 that revolves to a horizontal position by revolving by the operation of FIG. At one end of the transport section 64, a pillar-shaped stopper 80 made of a cushioning material such as rubber, urethane, canvas, or non-woven fabric is fixed separately from the pivotable transport means, thereby damaging the transport means 6. The annular mold 12 that has rolled without being stopped is stopped.

The operation of the automatic disassembly device 1 for an annular mold for a V-belt will be described below. A mold assembly 10 in which a plurality of annular molds 12 each having a V-belt 11 mounted thereon are interposed between an upper lid and a lower lid and fixed by bolts is used. 21 and 21 are mounted in a state of being overturned. An operator removes a bolt fixing the upper lid and the lower lid.

The operation of the prime mover 25 drives the roll 21 to rotate the mold assembly 10. Thereafter, the pressing plate 31 of the push member 3 is moved to advance the mold assembly 10, and the lower lid end of the front row is positioned at the end of the roll 21.
This positioning is performed by a photoelectric sensor.

The wedge 41 of the separating member 4 is lowered by the operation of the air cylinder 45, and the rotating V-belt 11 is rotated.
Between the pair of rolls 21 of the mold support member 2 and the mold discharge member 5 from the pair of rolls 21 of the mold support member 2. After dropping on the bottom plate 52 and abutting on the locking plate 51, it is rolled and discharged from the inclined bottom plate 52, abuts on the stopper 80 of the transfer means 6 that can turn via the mold passage 73, and It is installed in a state inclined to 64. Inclined transport unit 6
Reference numeral 4 denotes a pivot about the rotary shaft 67 by the operation of the cylinder 68 to change the posture to a horizontal state, and the lower lid is fixed to a pair of mold fixing rods 6.
After being held between 5, 65, the operator takes out the V-belt 11. After that, the lower lid can be moved to the next step of applying the release agent by rotating the roller 61 of the transport section 64. When the lower lid is transported, the transport section 64 is tilted again.

Subsequently, the push member 3 operates to advance the mold assembly 10 to position the annular mold 12 at the end of the roll 12. As described above, the wedge body 41 is lowered, inserted between the rotating V-belt 11 and the annular mold 12, the annular mold 12 to which the second V-belt 11 is attached is removed, and the wedge body 41 is dropped onto the bottom plate 52. After being once brought into contact with the locking plate 51, the bottom plate 51 is rolled and discharged with the starting position as the starting position. Install in an inclined state. The inclined conveying section 64 is turned around the rotation shaft 67 by the operation of the cylinder 68 to change its position to a horizontal state, and after the annular mold 12 is sandwiched between the pair of mold fixing rods 65, 65,
Remove the belt 11. This is continued until the push member 3 drops the upper lid.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, at least two mold supporting members arranged so that the mold assembly can be turned over and mounted, and the mounted mold assembly can be assembled. A push member that pushes forward by a predetermined pitch,
A movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the mold adjacent thereto and separates the annular mold in the front row, while receiving and rotating the dropped annular mold in the front row. A mold discharging member adapted to discharge, and an automatic disassembling device for an annular mold for a V-belt, comprising: a mold assembly moved by a push member; By inserting the die assembly member in the front row by inserting the die assembly member at the boundary with the adjacent member, it is possible to automatically shift to the step of rolling out the die discharge member and removing the V-belt.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mold supporting member is composed of a pair of rolls arranged in parallel, and at least one of the rolls is rotatable, the mold assembly installed in an overturned state is provided. Since the holding is performed by the rotation of the mold supporting member, separation of the annular mold by the separating member is also facilitated.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the separation of the annular mold is facilitated by moving and inserting the wedge of the separating member to the boundary with the adjacent annular mold.

In the invention according to claim 4 of the present application, the annular mold is rolled out with the inclined bottom surface of the mold discharge member as a starting position, and automatically moved until the next step of taking out the V-belt.

In the invention according to claim 5 of the present application, since the locking member is provided so as to stop the movement of the annular mold in the front row,
Separation of the mold assembly members in the front row can be ensured.

In the invention according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the annular mold rolled out from the mold discharge member is once housed in an inclined state, then turned to a horizontal state, and can be conveyed to the next step. Because of the transport means, the V-belt is set so that it can be easily removed, and the process proceeds to the next step (the step of applying a release agent, the step of attaching the V-belt to the mold, the step of stacking the mold, etc.). I can do it.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a conveying section having a plurality of rollers in which a rotatable conveying means can rotate, a mold fixing section for clamping and fixing the installed annular mold, and an inclined conveying section And a revolving portion for revolving around the rotation axis to change the body position to a horizontal state. In particular, the V-belt can be easily taken out by providing a mold fixing rod for holding and fixing the annular mold.

In the invention according to claim 8 of the present application, the stopper is fixed separately from the rotatable transport means.
The rotational movement of the annular mold is stopped without damaging the transfer means.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between the mold discharge member and the rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. ,
The annular mold can roll without falling down.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and the wedge is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold while rotating. Then, the annular mold in the front row is separated, and the annular mold is discharged while rotating, and is temporarily housed in an inclined state, and then is turned to a horizontal state so as to take out the V belt. The automatic mold disassembly method is designed to separate the annular mold with a plurality of annular molds equipped with V-belts into an annular mold from the mold assembly, and to allow easy transition to the process of taking out the V-belt. I have.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the mold passage on which the annular mold moves while rotating is an inclined surface, the annular mold can roll without falling down.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 as seen from the AA direction.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1 as viewed from the BB direction.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an overall view of an apparatus including an automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt including a rotatable conveying means.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic disassembly apparatus of V-belt annular mold 2 Mold support member 3 Push member 4 Separation member 5 Mold discharge member 6 Revolvable conveyance means 7 Traveling stand 10 Mold assembly 11 V belt 12 Annular mold 21 Roll 31 Push Plate 41 Wedge body 47 Locking material 51 Locking plate 52 Bottom plate 64 Transport unit 65 Type fixing rod 69 Swivel unit 80 Stopper

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Matsuo Ihara 4-1-1-21 Hamazoedori, Nagata-ku, Kobe Mitsusei Belt Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinji Kotani 4-1-1, Hamazoedori, Nagata-ku, Kobe-shi Mitsu Hoshi Belt Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuji Mori 4-1-1, Hamazoedori, Nagata-ku, Kobe Mitsu Hoshi Belt Co., Ltd.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An automatic die for a V-belt having a V-belt mounted thereon is separated from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular dies with a V-belt are stacked into an annular die, and an annular die is installed so that the V-belt can be taken out. In the disassembling apparatus, at least two mold support members arranged so that the mold assembly can be turned over and mounted, a push member for pushing the mounted mold assembly forward by a predetermined pitch, A movable separating member that is inserted into the boundary between the mold and the adjacent mold to separate the frontmost annular mold, and receives the dropped annular mold in the front row and discharges while rotating. An automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt, comprising: a mold discharging member. 2. The automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 1, wherein the mold supporting member comprises a pair of rolls arranged in parallel, and at least one of the rolls is rotatable. 3. A V-shaped V-shaft as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a wedge member in which the separating member idles, and moving means capable of moving the wedge member in the vertical direction and the roll axis direction of the mold supporting member.
Automatic disassembly device for annular molds for belts. 4. The V-belt annular mold according to claim 1, wherein the mold ejection member has a locking plate capable of adjusting the angle of the inclined surface and a bottom surface configured to eject the annular mold while rotating. Automatic disassembly device. 5. The automatic disassembly device for a V-belt annular mold according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is provided so as to stop the movement of the frontmost annular mold. 6. A rotating means capable of temporarily storing the annular mold rolled out of the mold discharge member in an inclined state, and then rotating the horizontal mold to a horizontal state and transporting it to the next step. Item 5. An automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to any one of Items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 7. A conveying section having a plurality of rollers on which a rotatable conveying means is rotatable, a mold fixing section for clamping and fixing the installed annular mold, and turning the inclined conveying section about a rotation axis. 7. The automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 6, further comprising: a revolving portion for changing a posture to a horizontal state. 8. The automatic disassembling apparatus for an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 7, wherein a stopper for stopping the movement of the rolled annular mold is fixed apart from the rotatable transport means. 9. An annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 7, wherein a traveling platform having an inclined surface is provided between the mold discharge member and the rotatable transport means to form a mold passage on the inclined surface. Automatic disassembly device. 10. An automatic die for a V-belt in which an annular die is set so as to separate a die from a mold assembly in which a plurality of annular dies with a V-belt mounted thereon are stacked and to take out the V-belt. In the disassembly device, the mold assembly is mounted in an overturned state, and a wedge body is inserted into the boundary between the annular mold in the front row and the adjacent annular mold while rotating the mold assembly, thereby removing the annular mold in the front row. Separating and discharging the annular mold while rotating it, installing the inclined mold once in an inclined state, and then turning it to a horizontal state to take out the V-belt. Disassembly method. 11. The method for automatically disassembling an annular mold for a V-belt according to claim 10, wherein the mold passage in which the annular mold moves while rotating is an inclined surface.