JPH1085833A - Specified lengths cutting device of reel material and its cutting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continuously and automatically execute the specified lengths cutting of a flexible reel material. SOLUTION: The reel material 1 existing in the end part 2e of a reel stocker 2 is held with a pair of claw part 13a. The claw part 13a is moved, the reel material 1 is taken out of the reel stocker 2 and positioned in the guide part 17b of a long sized guide groove forming member 17. The reel material 1 positioning in the guide part 17b is cut with a cutting blade edge 19, the claw part 13a held the end part 1a of the reel material 1 is retreated from the upper part of the guide groove forming member 17, at the same time, the reel material 1 on the guide part 17b is intermittently fed to the side of the cutting blade edge 19 with a prescribed size by a specified length feeding device, and the reel material 1 intermittently fed is cut into a prescribed size with the cutting blade edge 19. And the reel piece cut into a prescribed size is carried out of the guide groove forming member 17 to a carrying out device 20.

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 cutting a reel material made of a flexible long member, which is housed in a cassette, into a predetermined size while automatically feeding the reel material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique for cutting a long member supplied in the form of a reel while pulling it out of a cassette, as shown in a coil cassette exchanging apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-31564, rigid metal or the like is used. An apparatus for cutting a reel material wound with a coil material is known.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing the coil cassette exchanging device, and its structure and operation will be described below. The reel material 41 is stored in a reel cassette 42 at the tip 4 thereof.
The distal end 41a is held and housed in a distal end holding device 43 which is constantly urged in the direction of holding and holding 1a. The reel cassette 42 is movably installed on a roller 45 on the apparatus base 44 and
Is supported on both sides by guides 46 provided on both sides of the roller 45 so as to be guided when moving on the roller 45.

The reel cassette 42 is moved forward on rollers 45 by being engaged with a rear end 42a of the reel cassette 42 on a device base 44 opposite to the leading end holding device 43 of the reel cassette 42. Hydraulic cylinder 4 to retract
7 are installed. On the device stand 43 on the opposite side where the hydraulic cylinder 47 is installed, an abutting portion 48 that engages with the front end locking portion 42b of the reel cassette 42 to position the reel cassette 42 when the reel cassette 42 is advanced. Is provided. On the leading end holding device 43 side of the reel cassette 42, an auxiliary supply device 49 and a processing device 50 are installed. An auxiliary roll 51 is provided on the reel cassette 42 side of the auxiliary supply device 49.

In the above-described conventional apparatus, the hydraulic cylinder 47
The reel cassette 42 moves toward the auxiliary supply device 49 by the above operation, and the front end holding device 43 holds the front end 41a of the reel material 41 in a state where the front end locking portion 42b of the reel cassette 42 hits the abutting portion 48. The holding force is released to release the holding force.
“a” is fed between and sandwiched between the auxiliary rolls 51 of the auxiliary supply device 49, and the reel material 41 is fed to the processing device 50 by the operation of the auxiliary rolls 51.

[0006]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the prior art disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 564, the tip 41a of the reel 41 wound with a coil material having rigidity is fed to the processing device 50 by the auxiliary roll 51. However, the reel 41 is a flexible long member. In some cases, since the tip is bent, the tip cannot be regulated to maintain the posture of the tip in the horizontal direction. There is a problem hanging in front of the. In this case, the tip of the long member is inserted between the auxiliary rolls 51 with fingers,
A flexible long member cannot be automatically and stably supplied to the processing device 50.

Further, since the reel member 41 is supported only by the auxiliary roll 51 before the leading end holding device 43 of the reel cassette 42, the reel member 41 may be bent or deformed due to its curl or flexibility. Processing equipment 5
There is a problem that the posture of the reel member 41 within 0 is unstable, and it is not possible to perform the necessary positioning for the fixed-length cutting of the reel member 41 in the processing device 50.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the invention according to claims 1 and 3 is a cutting position of a reel material formed by winding a flexible long member without clogging a reel material. It is an object of the present invention to supply a fixed length cutting device for a reel material capable of supplying up to a maximum length.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a reel material formed by winding a flexible long member can be supplied to a reel material cutting position without being clogged, and fixed length cutting can be performed without being affected by the winding habit of the reel material. It is an object of the present invention to supply a reel material fixed-size cutting device that can be used.

[0010] A fourth aspect of the present invention is a method for cutting a reel material to a predetermined size by feeding a reel material formed by winding a flexible elongate member to a cutting position of the reel material without clogging. The purpose is to supply.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows. The invention according to claim 1 is a cutting device for cutting a long member supplied in a reel shape into a fixed length, wherein a reel stocker holding and storing a tip of a reel material, and a magazine storing a plurality of the reel stockers are provided. A table on which the magazine is placed and moved in a predetermined step in the axial direction of the wound reel material, and a reel stocker selecting device that moves one of the reel stockers on the table in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the reel material. A detection device for detecting a reel stocker on which the reel material is set, a first chuck for gripping the tip of the reel material, and a cutting position of the reel material while holding the first chuck at the tip of the reel material. A first drive that moves to
A cutting blade that cuts the reel material that has reached the cutting position, a fixed-size feeding device that intermittently feeds the reel material having one end cut at a predetermined size, and an unloading device that unloads a reel piece cut to a predetermined size, A detecting device for detecting the end of the reel material;
A second chuck for gripping the end of the reel material and a second driving device for moving the second chuck to a discharge position while gripping the end of the reel material are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first chuck, which is moved by the first driving device, is slightly larger than the width of the elongated member, which is disposed to face the sizing feeder and the cutting blade. A guide groove forming member having a narrow opening portion and a guide portion slightly wider than the width of the long member; and a claw that is loosely fitted into the opening portion. Is configured to be positioned on the guide portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cutting apparatus for cutting a long member supplied in the form of a reel into fixed lengths, wherein a guide portion for guiding both sides of the leading end of the reel member and a sliding member exposing upper and lower surfaces of the leading end of the reel member. A reel stocker for storing the reel material by positioning the tip of the reel and a chuck claw from the upper and lower openings of the tip of the reel stocker is inserted into a tip having an opening formed by a split groove. A first chuck having the chuck claws for holding the upper and lower surfaces of the front end of the reel material, one end of which is opposed to the front end of the reel stocker, and guides both sides of the reel material over its entire length. A long guide having a guide portion and an opening formed by a slit groove exposing the upper surface of the reel, and a narrow deep groove projecting from a part of the entire length orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Forming member and this Is disposed on the other end side of the inner groove forming member,
An unloading device that holds a reel piece cut to a predetermined size in the guide groove forming member and transports the reel piece from the guide groove forming member, and is disposed above the deep groove of the long guide groove forming member, and Vertically movable cutting blade for cutting the reel material guided by the guide, and a fixed-size feeding device for intermittently feeding the reel material, one end of which is guided by the guide portion, at a predetermined size while pulling the reel material from the reel stocker. And pulling the reel material held between the chuck claws of the first chuck from the reel cassette and positioning the reel material from one end of the long guide groove forming member to the guide portion of the member, and using the cutting blade. A chuck moving device for moving the reel material to the cutting device is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cutting method for cutting a long member supplied in the form of a reel into fixed lengths, wherein upper and lower surfaces of a reel material located in a front end portion of the reel stocker are fixed by a pair of chuck claws. Nipping, moving the chuck claws to pull out the reel material from the reel stocker, and exposing the chuck claws holding the reel material to the guide portion for guiding both sides of the reel material over the entire length and the upper surface of the reel material. A reel that is inserted through the opening of a long guide groove forming member having an opening formed by a slit groove to position the reel member at the guide portion, and that the reel member is positioned within the guide portion of the guide groove forming member. The material is cut by a cutting blade that moves in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member, and the chuck claws holding the leading end of the reel material are retracted from above the guide groove forming member, The reel material on the guide portion of the inner groove forming member is pulled out from the reel stocker by a fixed-size feeding device, intermittently fed at a predetermined size, and the intermittently fed reel material is cut at a predetermined size by the cutting blade. At the same time, the cut reel piece is carried out from the guide groove forming member by a carry-out device.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. According to the configuration of the first and fourth aspects, the magazine holds a plurality of reel stockers accommodating the reel material movably in a direction perpendicular to the winding axis direction of the reel material. The table feeds the magazine stepwise in the axial direction of the reel material, and feeds the reel material stored in the reel stocker to a position where it can be gripped by the first chuck. The detecting device detects the presence or absence of the reel material at the tip of the reel stocker that is step-fed by the table, and determines the reel stocker on which the reel material is set. The stocker selection device receives the signal indicating that the reel material is present by the detection device, pushes out the reel stocker in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the reel material, and selects to move to a position where the first chuck grips the reel material. . The first chuck grips the tip of the reel material stored in the selected reel stocker. The first driving device moves the first chuck in the longitudinal direction of the reel material, pulls out the reel material to the cutting position, and after the cutting material cuts the reel material, returns to the original position. The sizing feed device intermittently feeds a reel material, one end of which is cut by a cutting blade, in a predetermined dimension in the pull-out direction of the reel material, and the cutting blade feeds the reel material while the feed of the reel material is stopped. Disconnect. The unloading device is
Each time it is cut to a predetermined size, the reel piece is held and transported to a predetermined carry-out position. The device for detecting the end of the reel material detects the end of the reel material when the reel material pulled out from the reel stocker is no longer detected, and the second chuck detects the end of the reel material.
The end of the reel material is chucked in response to a signal from the detection device. The second driving device moves the second chuck, which has chucked the end of the reel material, vertically downward with respect to the longitudinal direction of the reel material to the discharge position of the reel material, and the second chuck moves the end of the reel material at this position. Release the grip. Then, by driving the table and detecting the leading end of the next reel material by the detecting device that detects the leading end of the reel material, the cutting of the reel material, the unloading of the reel pieces, and the discharging of the reel material end are set in the magazine. It is automatically performed continuously for a plurality of reel cassettes.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the reel material is supplied to the cutting position by the first chuck, the opening of the guide groove forming member disposed to face the fixed-size feeding device and the cutting blade. Is loosely fitted with the pawl of the first chuck. The opening prevents the reel material from protruding from the guide groove forming member, and the guide portion guides the reel material feed, regulates the posture of the reel material without bending the flexible reel material, and performs accurate fixed-size feeding. It secures and facilitates positioning of the reel material.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the guide at the leading end of the reel stocker prevents the leading end of the flexible reel from hanging down, and the guide of the reel supported by the guide through the slot is provided. This makes it possible for the first chuck to reliably hold the tip from the upper and lower surfaces of the reel material. The deep groove of the guide groove forming member is formed on the bottom surface of the guide portion for guiding the reel material, thereby reliably and easily cutting the reel material by the downward movement of the cutting blade. In addition, the operation of the guide groove forming member, the unloading device, and the fixed size feeding device is the same as that of the first aspect.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment of the Invention] FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the reel stocker, FIG. 3 shows the tip of the reel stocker, FIG. 3 (a) is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 (b) is FIG.
FIG. 4A is an end view as viewed from the left, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a magazine and a table, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reel stocker selection device, and FIGS. 6 and 7 schematically show the device. 6 is a front view, and FIG. 7 is a plan view. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a first chuck, a first driving device, and a guide groove forming member. FIG. 9 shows a state in which a reel material is held by the first chuck. FIG. 9 (b) is a side view, FIG.
0 is a perspective view showing a guide groove forming member, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cutting blade, a sizing feeder, a guide groove forming member and a first chuck, and FIG. 12 shows a first chuck and a guide groove forming member. FIG. 13 is a plan view, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a second chuck and a second driving device.

As shown in FIG. 2, a reel member 1 formed by winding a flexible long member such as a cloth has a center hole fitted into a hollow shaft 2b planted on a bottom surface 2a of a substantially square plate shape. In this state, the convex shaft 2d implanted in the lid 2c is fitted to the hollow shaft 2b, and the side surface of the reel material 1 is covered with the lid 2c, and is supported by the plate-like bottom surface 2a, the hollow shaft 2b, and the lid 2c. And stored in the reel stocker 2. An additional member 2f having a tip 2e protruding toward the drawer side of the stored reel material 1 is attached to a lower side surface of the reel stocker 2, and the reel material 1 is drawn out along the additional member 2f. . Tip 2 of auxiliary member 2f of reel stocker 2
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, e is an opening 2g formed by a slit from the upper surface, a guide portion 2h formed by a groove wider than the opening 2g, and a slit from the lower surface. The formed relief 2i has a U-shaped cross section. The guide portion 2h supports the leading end 1a of the reel material 1 stored in the reel stocker 2 and guides the reel material 1 when the reel material 1 is pulled out from the reel stocker 2. The guide portion 2h has a width slightly larger than the width of the reel material 1. And the reel material 1 is allowed to pass therethrough.
i is formed in a groove width smaller than the width of the reel material 1 to prevent the reel material 1 from being detached. The reel member 1 is stored in the reel stocker 2 with its top 1a inserted into the guide portion 2h and its upper and lower surfaces exposed. The reel stocker 2 is provided on the lower side surface of the reel stocker 2 and on the lower surface of the accessory member 2f.
The guide 2j is provided with a V-shaped guide 2j. A pin 2k used for sliding the reel stocker 2 is attached to one side of the guide 2j.

The magazine 3 is capable of accommodating a plurality of reel stockers 2 and, as shown in FIG. 4, has a columnar shape for supporting the reel stockers 2 by engaging with V-shaped guides 2j of the respective reel stockers 2. A guide 3c provided with a large number of a pair of support pieces 3b for supporting the shaft 3a and both upper portions of the reel stocker 2 is provided. The guide 3c is attached so as to bridge between the upper portions of both side walls 3d of the magazine, and the shaft 3a is attached in parallel at equal intervals between a pair of front and rear connecting plates 3e connecting between the lower portions of both side walls. Have been. The magazine 3 is positioned by engaging a notch 3 f formed in the lower part of both side walls 3 d with a pin 4 a planted on the upper surface of the table 4, and is set on the table 4.

The table 4 is installed on an upper base 6 via a guide 5 disposed on the lower surface of the table 4, and is arranged in a winding axis direction of the reel material 1 (a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the reel material 1 is pulled out). It is possible to move to. A hole 4b is provided at the position of the table 4 on which the magazine 3 is set.

A hole 6a is provided in the upper base 6 at a position corresponding to the hole 4b of the table 4, and as shown in FIG. 5, the reel stocker 2 is moved in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the reel material 1 (vertical and horizontal directions). ) Is provided. In the reel stocker selecting device 7, a claw 7a having a V-shaped upper end for hooking the pin 2k of the reel stocker 2 is installed through a hole 6a and a hole 4b so as to be vertically movable by a vertical guide 7b. Is the longitudinal direction of the reel 1 (reel 1
(Drawing direction). The front-rear guide 7c is fixed to a wall 7d installed vertically downward from the lower surface of the upper base 6. A drive source for moving the claw 7a vertically and a drive source for moving the claw 7a in the longitudinal direction of the reel member 1 are not shown.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, the reel stocker 2 housed in the magazine 3 has
A tip sensor 11 for detecting the reflected light of the light irradiating the presence or absence of the reel material 1 at the tip 2e, and a light emitting unit for detecting the moving state of the reel material 1 with the end side of the reel material 1 being shielded from the optical path. And a terminal sensor 21 having a light receiving section. The tip sensor 11 and the end sensor 21 are fixed to and mounted on the pillar 12 erected on the upper base 6 such that the optical axis of the light to be irradiated is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reel material 1. I have.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the tip 1a of the reel material 1 is located on the tip 2e side of the reel stocker 2.
Chuck 13 (hereinafter, supply chuck 1)
Three. ) And a first driving device 14 for controlling the movement of the supply chuck 13 is provided on the upper base 6. As shown in FIG. 8, the supply chuck 13 is provided with a pair of claw portions 13a for holding the tip 1a of the reel material 1 so as to be engaged. The claw portion 13a is connected to the reel stocker 2
The support arm 13 is formed to have a size that can be inserted through the opening 2g and the relief 2i provided at the tip 2e.
It is formed to extend below b. Claw part 1
As shown in FIG. 11, the front end of 3a has a V-shaped projection on one side and a V-shaped recess on the other side. First
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the driving device 14 has a rotation mechanism 14 a capable of rotating the claw 13 a of the supply chuck 13 by 90 degrees in the direction of arrow C and a rotation axis D of the rotation mechanism 14 a.
And a chuck moving device 14c capable of moving in the longitudinal direction of the reel material 1 and a claw portion extending to the position of the reel stocker 2 selected by the reel stocker selecting device 7. 13a is moved by the front-rear movement mechanism 14a, and the rotation mechanism 14 holds the tip 1a of the reel member 1 disposed on the tip 2e with the claw 13a.
Then, it is rotated by 90 degrees to a state shown in FIG. 8 and then moved to the guide groove forming member 17 by the chuck moving device 14c.

1, 6 and 7, a processing device 16 having a function of intermittently pulling out a reel material 1 supplied to a guide groove forming member 17 by a supply chuck 13 by a predetermined size and cutting the reel material 1 to the predetermined size. Is the upper base 6
The claw 13a of the supply chuck 13 is fixed on the wall 16a attached to the front surface of the processing device 16 by the chuck moving device 14c while the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 is first holding the tip 1a of the reel material 1. It is installed at a position passing through the guide groove forming member 17.

As shown in FIG. 10, the guide groove forming member 17 has an opening 17a formed by a slot from the top.
And guide portion 17b formed with a groove wider than opening portion 17a
Is provided, and has a cross-sectional shape in which a part of the center of the upper surface of the hollow rectangular member is cut away. The opening 17a is slightly narrower than the width of the reel member 1, and the guide portion 17b is slightly wider than the width of the reel member 1. The reel member 1 in the guide groove forming member 17 does not protrude from the opening 17a. The guide 17b can be moved. Also, the guide groove forming member 17
The insertion upper opening 17c and the insertion lateral opening 17
d is provided. The insertion upper opening 17c is provided to communicate with the opening 17a at the end face of the guide groove forming member 17, and the insertion lateral opening 17d crosses the end face of the guide groove forming member 17 at a position corresponding to the guide portion 17b. The upper end portion and both side surfaces of the guide groove forming member 17 are opened by the upper insertion opening 17c and the insertion lateral opening 17d. The insertion upper opening 17c is slightly narrower than the opening 17a, and has a width through which the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 can be inserted. Also,
A deep groove 17e is provided in the middle of the guide groove forming member 17 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the member 17, and the bottom surface of the deep groove 17e is deeper than the bottom surface of the guide portion 17b.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7,
The supply chuck 1 is provided on the front wall 16a of the processing device 16.
3. A fixed-size feeding device 18 for intermittently pulling out the reel material 1 supplied to the guide groove forming member 17 by a predetermined size.
And a cutting blade 19 for cutting the reel material 1 sent in a fixed size to a fixed size, and an unloading device 20 for unloading the reel material 1 cut to a fixed size from the guide groove forming member 17 to the stacking table 22. The reel 17 is provided sequentially from the reel stocker 2 at a position above the member 17.

The sizing feed device 18 includes a guide groove forming member 17.
Are provided so as to be movable by driving means (for example, a cylinder) (not shown) in two directions, that is, a longitudinal direction and a direction perpendicular to the member 17. That is, the sizing feed device 18 is provided with the guide 1 attached to the wall 16 a of the processing device 16.
8a, the guide groove forming member 17 can be moved in the longitudinal direction, and the vertical moving member 18b attached to the lower side of the sizing feed device 18 can be moved vertically with respect to the guide groove forming member 17. Has become. At the lower end of the vertically moving member 18b, two pins 18c that can be inserted into the guide portion 17b through the openings 17a of the guide groove forming member 17 are implanted along the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member 17. . The two pins 18c descend to press the upper surface of the reel material 1 supplied to the guide groove forming member 17, and in this state, move horizontally along the guide 18a to move the reel material 1 to the guide groove forming member. A predetermined amount (fixed size) is sent out in 17. After that, the pressing is released to return to the original position, and after the reel material 1 is cut by the cutting blade 19, the fixed length feeding operation is performed while lowering and pressing again.

The cutting blade 19 is provided in the deep groove 1 of the guide groove forming member 17.
7e. This cutting blade 19
It is guided by a guide 19a attached to the wall 16a of the processing device 16 and is vertically movable vertically with respect to the guide groove forming member 17 by a driving means (for example, a cylinder) (not shown). The material 1 is cut.

The unloading device 20 has a suction portion 20a
The suction unit 20a is movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction by a driving unit (for example, a cylinder) (not shown). That is, the suction portion 20a descends and is inserted into the guide portion 17b from the opening 17a of the guide groove forming member 17, and the fixed-size cut reel material 1 (hereinafter referred to as the fixed-size cut reel material) in the guide portion 17b. 1 is called a reel piece 1) and moves in the horizontal direction to reach the stacking base 22 while sucking the reel piece 1 and then the reel piece 1 is released and the reel piece 1 is placed on the stacking table 22. Thereafter, the suction unit 20a is raised and moved in the horizontal direction to return to the original position, and the operation of repeating the downward and horizontal movements is performed again.

The stacking base 22 is attached to a rod of a cylinder 22b attached to a lower side of a horizontal piece 22a fixed on the upper base 6, and is formed on a square tubular member 22c standing upright on the horizontal piece 22a. And is disposed on an extension of the guide groove forming member 17. The stacking table 22 is provided for the cylinder 2
The drive of 2b makes it possible to move up and down in the rectangular tubular member 22c, so that each time the reel pieces 1 are stacked by the unloading device 20, they are lowered.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, a second chuck 23 (hereinafter referred to as a discharge chuck 23) and a discharge chuck 23 holding the end of the reel material 1 are provided between the table 4 and the processing device 16. A second driving device 24 (hereinafter, referred to as a discharge moving device 24) that moves the image to the discharge position is provided. The lower part of the discharge moving device 24 is supported.
The upper base 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper base 6, and its upper part extends through the hole 6 b formed in the upper base 6 to a position above the guide groove forming member 17.

The discharge chuck 23 can be moved up and down through the hole 6b by the discharge moving device 24 so that it can be raised at least to a position where the reel material 1 supplied to the guide groove forming member 17 can be clamped. Has become. As shown in FIG. 13, the discharge chuck 23 is provided with a pair of claws 23a at the top and bottom, and each of the claws 23a is turned 90 degrees in the up and down direction and moves to a position facing each other. When the pair of claws 23a are not operated, the claws 23a are vertically extended. When the pair of claws 23a are operated, each of the claws 23a is turned by 90 degrees and moved to a position shown by a two-dot chain line so that the reel member 1 can be pinched. Has become.

Below the discharge moving device 24, a discharge box 26 is provided on a lower base 27 so that the discharge material 23 can be discharged by lowering the discharge chuck 23 holding the end 1b of the reel material 1. .

Next, a method of cutting the reel material 1 by the fixed-size cutting device having the above-described configuration will be described. First, the V-shape of the guide 2j of the reel stocker 2 is placed on the shaft 3a of the magazine 3, and the magazine 3 in which a plurality of reel stockers 2 containing the reel materials 1 are set at equal intervals is placed on the table 4. Set to. At this time, the notch 3f provided at the lower part of both side walls 3d of the magazine and the table 4
The positioning and fixing are performed by engaging the pin 4a provided on the upper surface.

Next, the table 4 is step-fed along a guide 5 by a drive mechanism (not shown) in a direction perpendicular to the pull-out direction of the reel material 1 by the pitch of the reel stocker 2 on which the magazine 3 is set. At this time, the tip portion 2 of the reel stocker 2 is detected by the reflection type tip sensor 11.
e, the presence or absence of the reel member 1 is detected based on the reflection state of the reflected light, and the leading end 1a of the reel member 1
If it is confirmed that the table 4 exists in a state where the table 4g is closed, the movement of the table 4 is stopped at the position where the table 4 has been sent in the above direction by one more step.

Next, a driving device (not shown) raises the claw 7a having a V-shaped tip through the vertical guide 7b, and the V-shape of the claw 7a contacts the pin 2k planted on the side of the guide 2j of the reel stocker 2. After the contact, the pawl 7a is moved in the direction of the tip 2e of the reel stocker 2 together with the vertical guide 7b by the front-rear guide 7c by a driving device (not shown) to select one reel stocker 2 set in the magazine 3.
The tip 1a of the reel material 1 present at the tip 2e of the selected reel stocker 2 is moved to the claw portion 13 of the supply chuck 13.
The tip 2e is advanced to a position where it can be clamped by a. At this time, the discharge chuck 23 has been moved downward by the discharge moving device 24 so that the supply chuck 13 and the discharge chuck 23 do not interfere with each other.

The portion extending below the support arm 13b is moved by the rotation mechanism 14a to the reel stocker 2.
The supply chuck 13 is advanced in the axial direction of the axis D by the longitudinal movement mechanism 14b in a state where the pair of claws 13a are horizontal. Thereafter, the pair of claws 13a are moved so as to pass through the opening 2g and the nib 2i of the tip 2e of the reel stocker 2, respectively, and the tip 1a of the reel material 1 is gripped by the tips of the pair of claws 13 to move the chuck. Device 14c
While pulling out the reel material 1 from the leading end 2e of the reel stocker 2, the rotation mechanism 14a rotates the supply chuck 90 degrees clockwise (in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 11) to the state shown in FIG. At this time, since the tip of the claw portion 13a has a V-shaped meshing shape, the tip 1a of the gripped reel material 1 is bent into a "L" shape as shown in FIG. An outer fold is formed on the forming member 17 side.

In this state, the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 is
Is moved through the upper opening 17c of the guide groove forming member 17 and positioned at the opening 17a.
With c, the claw portion 13a is moved in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member 17. At the time of this movement, the end of the guide groove forming member 17, which is the side into which the claw portion 13a holding the tip 1a of the reel material 1 is inserted, as shown in FIG.
c and the insertion lateral opening 17d, the upper and side surfaces are opened. Therefore, the tip 1a of the reel material 1 gripped by the claw 13a and folded in a "U-shape" is inserted into the guide groove forming member 17. At this time, the tip 1a is pressed only in the width direction by the insertion upper opening 17c in the direction of arrow E, and the portion of the reel material 1 not held by the claw 13 is inserted into the insertion lateral opening 17c.
d, the tip of the reel material 1
a is easily inserted into the opening 17a of the guide groove forming member 17.

After the portion of the tip 1a of the reel 1 gripped by the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 and bent in a "U-shape" passes through the upper opening 17c, as shown in FIG. Is inserted into the guide portion 17b without protruding upward through the insertion lateral opening 17d, so that the reel material 1 can be stably supplied to the guide groove forming member 17 without being clogged.

Further, after the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 moves to the unloading device 20 of the processing device 16, the vertical moving member 18b of the fixed-size feeding device 18 is lowered, and the guide portion 17b of the guide groove forming member 17 is moved to the guide portion 17b. After the supplied reel material 1 is pressed by the two pins 18c provided on the vertical moving member 18b, the cutting blade 19 is lowered along the guide 19a, and the reel material 1 is moved to the position of the deep groove 17e of the guide groove forming member 17 at the position of the deep groove 17e. 1
Is cut off to separate the portion gripped by the claw portion 13a of the supply chuck 13 from the other portion.

After the separation of the reel material 1, the supply chuck 13 is turned 90 degrees by the rotating mechanism 14a to make the claw 13a horizontal, and to retract the claw 13a from the opening 17a. Then, the claw portion 13a is retracted from above the guide groove forming member 17 by the longitudinal movement mechanism 14b while holding the remaining reel material 1, and is moved in the direction of the magazine 3 by the chuck moving device 14c so as to return to the original position. And
The claw 13a is rotated clockwise above the discharge box 26 provided below the discharge moving device 24 to rotate the claw 13a in a pair.
Is opened, and the remaining reel material 1 is discharged to the discharge box 26 by releasing the grip of the reel material 1. After that, the claws 13a are again turned over to make the pair of claws 13a horizontal,
Next, it waits until the reel stocker 2 is selected.

On the other hand, the guide portion 17b of the guide groove forming member 17
The upper reel material 1 is moved in the direction of the unloading device 20 by a predetermined length by moving the sizing feed device 18 by a predetermined amount in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member 17. After the movement is completed, the cutting blade 19 is lowered at the position of the deep groove 17 e of the guide groove forming member 17 to perform fixed-size cutting. At this time, since the posture of the reel member 1 is regulated by the guide portion 17b of the guide groove forming member 17, stable fixed-size cutting is performed without being affected by the curl or the like. Then, the reel piece 1 cut to the fixed size is sucked by the suction portion 20a of the unloading device 20, and moves inside the guide portion 17b in the guide groove forming member 1.
7 and is moved so as to be located on the lamination table 22 installed on the extension of the guide groove forming member 17. Next, the suction of the reel piece 1 by the suction unit 20a is stopped, and the reel piece 1 is placed on the stacking table 22. And
The suction unit 20 a is returned to the original position, the reel pieces 1 sequentially obtained by the sizing feed device 18 and the cutting blade 19 are carried out, and the reel pieces 1 are stacked on the stacking table 22.

When the reel material 1 is removed from the reel stocker 2 and the end of the reel material 1 passes through the transmission type end sensor 21 and the end sensor 21 detects that the reel material 1 is not present, the discharge moving device 24 The discharge chuck 23 that has been waiting below is raised and the discharge chuck 23 is positioned on the side surface of the reel material 1 as shown in FIG. Next, a pair of claws 23a provided in the vertical direction of the discharge chuck 23 are rotated in the vertical direction so as to face each other as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 13 and closed, and the end 1b of the reel material 1 is gripped in the vertical direction. Then, the upper base 6 is moved by the discharge moving device 24.
, The pair of claws 23a of the discharge chuck 23 operate in the direction in which they are separated from each other to release the end 1b of the reel 1 and discharge the end 1b of the reel 1 to the discharge box 26. And stop at that position.

Thereafter, similarly to the above-described method, the table 4 is driven in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the reel material 1 stored in the reel stocker 2 is pulled out, and the table 4 is again detected at the tip of the reel stocker 2 by the reflection type tip sensor 11. When the reel stocker 2 to be detected is detected, the reel stocker 2 is moved by the reel stocker selecting device 7 in the pulling-out direction of the reel material 1, and the reel material 1 is continuously and automatically transferred to the processing device 16 by the supply chuck 13.

On the other hand, the large number of reel pieces 1 stacked on the stacking base 22 are then glued to one surface, for example, and attached to the surface of a container such as a box or the surface of a plate-like article.

The reel material 1 to be stored in the reel stocker 2 is obtained by providing an adhesive covered with a protective sheet on one surface of the cloth or the like in advance, and cutting the fixed size as it is. The protective sheet may be peeled off from the reel piece 1 and attached to the surface of a container such as a box or the surface of a plate-like article. Also, without providing the lamination table 22,
A container such as a box or a plate-like article may be moved across the position of the stacking table 22, and the reel piece 1 may be directly attached to the surface of the article during the movement.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, since the reel material 1 is supplied horizontally from the leading end 2 e which is the outlet of the reel stocker 2, the claw portion 13 a of the supply chuck 13 and the guide groove of the processing device 16 are provided. Forming member 17, sizing feed device 18,
Position adjustment of each part such as the cutting blade 19 and the suction part 20a of the discharge device 20 is easy. Further, the tip 1a of the flexible reel member 1 can be supported horizontally. Further, since the flexible reel material 1 can be cut without bending, the reel piece 1 having accurate dimensions can be obtained reliably and easily.

Second Embodiment of the Invention A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 15 is a front view and a plan view schematically showing a fixed-size cutting device according to the second embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the tip 2e of the reel stocker 2 containing the reel material 1 is directed upward, and the reel material 1 is pulled out horizontally by the supply chuck 13 from this state.

A vertical base 28 erected on the upper surface of the lower base 27 is fixed to the end face of the upper base 6 on the reel stocker 2 side. The table 4 is installed on the vertical base 28 via the guide 5 in parallel with the vertical base 28, and the table 4 can be moved horizontally (in FIG. 14, in the direction perpendicular to the paper). . A support 29 is attached to the lower part of the table 4 vertically, that is, horizontally, with respect to the table 4, and a magazine 3 in which a plurality of reel stockers 2 containing the reel materials 1 are set is placed on the upper surface of the support. ing. The reel stocker 2 is set on the magazine 3 with the tip 2e facing upward, and the tip 2e protrudes parallel to the table 4. A tip sensor 11 is fixed to the upper end face of the vertical base 28, and is arranged so as to be able to irradiate light perpendicular to the surface of the reel material 1 so as to detect the presence or absence of the reel material 1 at the tip 2e. Have been. Further, an end sensor 21 for detecting the end of the reel material 1 is fixed to an upper portion of the column 12 fixed to the upper base 6, and is disposed between the vertical base 28 and the discharge chuck 23. In addition,
The processing device 16 is provided with a guide groove forming member, a sizing feeder, a cutting blade, and a discharging device (not shown) in the same manner as in the first embodiment. (Not shown) is installed in the same configuration as in the first embodiment.

The pair of claw portions 13 of the supply chuck 13
a is formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the front ends of a pair of claw portions 13a facing each other are held at the front end 2e of the reel stocker 2 so that the reel member 1 at the front end 2e of the reel stocker 2 can be gripped. And are arranged in parallel.
The supply chuck 13 is attached to a front-rear movement mechanism 14b that can move back and forth in a direction orthogonal to the pull-out direction of the reel material 1, and the front-rear movement mechanism 14b moves in a direction parallel to the pull-out direction of the reel material 1. It is attached to the device 14c.

Next, a method of cutting a reel material to a fixed size according to the second embodiment will be described. The table 4 is step-fed by a drive mechanism (not shown) in a direction perpendicular to the pull-out direction of the reel material 1 by the pitch of the reel stocker 2 set along the guide 5. At the time of this step feed, the leading end sensor 2 detects the leading end 2 of the reel stocker 2.
e, the presence or absence of the reel material 1 is detected, and if the leading end 1a of the reel material 1 is at the leading end 2e, the table 4 is stopped at the position where the table 4 has been sent by one more step.

The supply chuck 13 disposed at a position corresponding to the position of the tip 2e of the reel stocker 2 (the supply chuck 13 is located between the tip 2e of the reel stocker 2 and the vertical base 28 in FIG. The pair of claw portions 13a of the supply chuck 13 are disposed on the tip 2e of the reel stocker.
They are arranged to face each other from the left and right directions. ) Is advanced in the axial direction of the axis D by the longitudinal movement mechanism part 14b, and the tip 1a of the reel material 1 detected by the tip sensor 11 is gripped by the claw part 13a of the supply chuck 13 and then supplied by the chuck moving device 14c. The chuck 13 is moved in parallel with the upper base 6 and supplied to the guide groove forming member 17 (not shown) of the processing device 16 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Thereafter, the leading end of the gripped reel material 1 is cut off, the reel material 1 is sent in a fixed size, the fixed size of the reel material 1 is cut, the fixed size cut reel pieces are stacked on a stacking table,
The operation of detecting the end of the reel material 1 by using the discharge chuck 23 and discharging the end to the discharge box by the discharge moving device 24 is the same as in the first embodiment.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the reel stocker 2 is installed perpendicular to the supply direction (drawing direction) of the reel material 1, the reel stocker provided in the first embodiment of the present invention is used. The selection device 7 and the rotation mechanism 14a of the supply chuck 13 can be omitted.

The present specification also discloses inventions having the following structures (1) to (4). (1) storing a flexible long member stored in a reel shape,
A reel stocker provided with a supplementary member having a guide portion for guiding both sides of the leading end of the reel material to a position where the reel material is pulled out and an opening formed by a slit groove exposing the top and bottom surfaces of the leading end of the reel material; A magazine for supporting each reel stocker movably in the reel material pull-out direction at an equal pitch in parallel with a plurality of the stockers, and the magazine is placed thereon, and the reel stocker reel material in the magazine is drawn with respect to the pull-out direction of the reel material. A first table that moves in a direction orthogonal to the first direction and a reel stocker that stores the reel material by detecting a reel material that is exposed from the opening of the auxiliary member of the reel stocker when the table moves in the first step. A sensor and a sensor inserted into the reel stocker indexed by the first sensor from upper and lower openings of the auxiliary member, respectively. A first driving device having a pair of claws for holding the leading end of the reel material and extracting the reel material from the reel stocker; and detecting the end of the reel material pulled out from the reel stocker, and detecting the inside of the reel stocker. A second sensor that detects that it is empty, and a table that moves in the step according to a detection signal of the second sensor,
A fixed-length cutting device for reel material, comprising: control means for controlling step movement.

(2) The reel stocker storing the reel material is moved in the reel material pull-out direction based on the detection signal of the first sensor, and the empty reel stocker is returned based on the detection signal of the second sensor. Wherein the moving means for moving the reel material to the position is arranged.

According to the above configuration, even if the long member is flexible, the tip of the long member is securely held by the pair of claws of the first driving device while being housed in the auxiliary member, and the reel stocker is provided. , The posture of the reel material is stable, and the reel material can be reliably supplied to a processing machine for cutting the reel material to a fixed size.

(3) In a fixed length cutting device for a reel material for cutting a long member supplied in a reel shape into a fixed size, a guide portion wider than the reel material for guiding both sides of the front end of the reel material and the front end of the reel material. A reel stocker for storing the reel material by positioning the leading end of the reel material in a leading end portion having an opening narrower than the reel material formed by a slit groove exposing the upper and lower surfaces; and a leading end of the reel stocker. A pair of chuck claws each having a V-shaped convex portion and the other having a V-shaped concave portion inserted from upper and lower openings of the portion, and the upper and lower surfaces of a tip end of a reel material are sandwiched by the concave and convex portions. A first chuck having a claw, a guide portion having one end opposed to a tip end of the reel stocker, and a guide portion for guiding both sides of the reel material over its entire length and a slit groove exposing an upper surface of the reel material. Formed by An elongated guide groove forming member having an opening, and having a narrow deep groove perpendicular to the longitudinal direction formed in a part of the entire length, and disposed on the other end side of the guide groove forming member. An unloading device that sucks and holds a reel piece cut to a predetermined size in the guide groove forming member and transports the reel piece from the guide groove forming member, and the guide device that is disposed above the deep groove of the long guide groove forming member, Up and down movable cutting blade for cutting the reel material guided by the section, and fixed dimension for intermittently feeding the reel material, one end of which is cut by the guide section, at a predetermined size while being pulled out from the reel stocker. While pulling out the reel material held between the feed device and the chuck claws of the first chuck from the reel cassette, the reel material is positioned from one end of the long guide groove forming member to the guide portion of the member,
A fixed length cutting device for reel material, comprising: a chuck moving device for moving the reel material to a cutting position by the cutting blade.

(4) In a method of cutting a long member supplied in a reel form to a fixed size, the upper and lower surfaces of the reel material located in the leading end of the reel stocker are fixed with a pair of chuck claws. Nipping, moving the chuck claws to pull out the reel material from the reel stocker, and exposing the chuck claws holding the reel material to the guide portion for guiding both sides of the reel material over the entire length and the upper surface of the reel material. A reel that is inserted through the opening of a long guide groove forming member having an opening formed by a slit groove to position the reel member at the guide portion, and that the reel member is positioned within the guide portion of the guide groove forming member. The material is cut by a cutting blade that moves in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member, and the chuck claws holding the leading end of the reel material are retracted from above the guide groove forming member, The reel material on the guide portion of the inner groove forming member is pulled out from the reel stocker by a fixed-size feeding device, intermittently fed at a predetermined size, and the intermittently fed reel material is cut at a predetermined size by the cutting blade. A method of cutting the reel material into fixed lengths, wherein the cut reel pieces are carried out of the guide groove forming member by a carry-out device.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first, third and fourth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to stably supply the reel material of the flexible long member to the cutting position of the reel material without clogging.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the guide groove forming member has the guide groove having the opening slightly narrower than the width of the long member and the guide portion slightly wider than the width of the long member. The first chuck moved by the driving device has a claw that is loosely fitted into the guide groove forming member, so that the reel material of the flexible long member can be supplied to the reel material processing device without clogging, and the reel material can be supplied. The fixed-size cutting can be performed without being affected by the flexibility of the member such as the curl.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an entire fixed-size cutting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the reel stocker according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B show the leading end of the reel stocker according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a view as viewed from an arrow A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a view when FIG. It is an end elevation.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a magazine and a table according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reel stocker selection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing the standard-size cutting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view schematically showing the standard-size cutting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows the first chuck and the first chuck according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a driving device and a guide groove forming member of FIG.

9A and 9B show a state in which the reel material is held by the first chuck according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A is a front view, and FIG.
(B) is a side view.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a guide groove forming member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cutting blade, a fixed-size feeding device, a guide groove forming member, and a first chuck according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a first chuck and a guide groove forming member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a second chuck and a second driving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view schematically showing a standard-size cutting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view schematically showing a standard-size cutting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reel material 1a Tip 1b Termination 2 Reel stocker 2e Tip 2g Opening 3 Magazine 4 Table 5 Guide 6 Upper base 7 Reel stocker selector 7a Claw 7b Vertical guide 7c Front-rear guide 11 Tip sensor 13 Supply chuck (first chuck) 13a Claw part 14 First driving device 14a Rotating mechanism part 14b Forward-backward moving mechanism part 14c Chuck moving device 16 Processing device 17 Guide groove forming member 17a Opening 17b Guide 17e Deep groove 18 Sized feed device 19 Cutting blade 20 Unloading device 21 Terminal sensor 22 Stacking stand 23 Discharge chuck (second chuck) 24 Discharge moving device (second drive device) 25 Discharge box

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cutting device for cutting a long member supplied in the form of a reel into a fixed length, a reel stocker for holding and storing a tip of a reel material, a magazine for storing a plurality of the reel stockers, A table on which a magazine is placed and which moves in a predetermined step in the axial direction of the wound reel material; a reel stocker selecting device which moves one of the reel stockers on the table in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the reel material; A detecting device for detecting a reel stocker on which a reel material is set; a first chuck for gripping the tip of the reel material; and moving the first chuck to a cutting position of the reel material while holding the tip of the reel material. A first driving device, a cutting blade that cuts the reel material that has reached the cutting position, and a fixed-size feed that intermittently feeds the reel material, one end of which is cut, at a predetermined size. A device, an unloading device that unloads a reel piece cut to a predetermined size, a detection device that detects the end of the reel material, a second chuck that grips the end of the reel material, and a reel that locks the second chuck. A second driving device that moves to a discharge position while gripping the end of the material; and a fixed-size cutting device for reel material, comprising: 2. A first chuck, which is moved by the first driving device, has an opening portion, which is arranged to face the sizing device and the cutting blade, and is slightly narrower than a width of the elongated member. A guide groove forming member having a guide member slightly wider than the width of the measuring member; and a claw that is loosely fitted into the opening. The claw grips the upper and lower surfaces of the reel member and guides the side surface of the reel member. The fixed length cutting device for a reel material according to claim 1, wherein the device is located at a portion. 3. A cutting device for cutting a long member supplied in the form of a reel into fixed lengths, wherein the guide member guides both sides of the leading end of the reel member and a slit groove exposing upper and lower surfaces of the leading end of the reel member. A reel stocker for storing the reel material by positioning the tip of the reel material in a tip portion having an opening, and a chuck claw inserted from upper and lower openings at the tip of the reel stocker. A first chuck having the chuck claws for holding the upper and lower surfaces of a tip, a guide portion and a reel, one end of which is opposed to a tip portion of the reel stocker, and which guides both sides of the reel material over the entire length; A long guide groove forming member having an opening formed by a slit groove exposing the upper surface of the material, and having a narrow deep groove perpendicular to the longitudinal direction formed in a part of the entire length, This guide channel An unloading device which is arranged on the other end side of the member and holds the reel piece cut to a predetermined size in the guide groove forming member and transports the reel piece from the guide groove forming member; and A vertically movable cutting blade disposed above and configured to cut a reel material guided by the guide portion, and a reel material cut at one end guided by the guide portion while being pulled out from the reel stocker. A fixed-size feeding device that intermittently feeds a dimension, and a reel material held between the chuck claws of the first chuck is pulled out from a reel cassette, and the reel material is guided from one end of a long guide groove forming member. And a chuck moving device for moving the reel material to a cutting device using the cutting blade. 4. A cutting method for cutting a long member supplied in a reel shape to a fixed size, wherein the upper and lower surfaces of a reel material located in a tip portion of a reel stocker are nipped by a pair of chuck claws. The reel claw is moved to pull out the reel material from the reel stocker, and the chuck claw that sandwiches the reel material is guided by a guide portion that guides both sides of the reel material over its entire length and a slot that exposes the upper surface of the reel material. Inserting the elongated guide groove forming member having the formed opening from the opening of the elongated guide groove forming member to position the reel member at the guide portion, the reel member positioned within the guide portion of the guide groove forming member,
It is cut by a cutting blade that moves in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member, and the chuck claws holding the leading end of the reel material are retracted from above the guide groove forming member, and the guide of the guide groove forming member is guided. The reel material on the section is pulled out from the reel stocker by a fixed-size feeding device and is intermittently fed at a predetermined size. The intermittently fed reel material is cut at a predetermined size by the cutting blade, and the cut material is cut. A method for cutting a reel material into fixed lengths, wherein a reel piece is carried out of the guide groove forming member by a carry-out device.