JPH11165665A - Windowpane assembling device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a windowpane glass assembling device for automobiles at a low cost and with high workability, by which even an inexperienced worker can set a windowpane assembling machine easily at an exact position, especially, vertically and horizontally, and dispense with a replacement pad for clamp arm and its replacing work. SOLUTION: This windowpane assembling device for automobile is constituted so that a windowpane G may be retained temporarily, a pair of guide pins 19 may be formed at the right and left of the lower end of a windowpane assembling machine 11 to be assembled at the window opening part W of a cab C, and a pin positioning and receiving tool 20 for receiving the guide pin 19 may be locked temporarily in the vicinity of the lower edge of the window opening part of the cab. By inserting the guide pin 19 of the windowpane assembling machine 11 in the pin positioning and receiving tool 20, and rotating it with the receiving tool 20 serving as a fulcrum, the windowpane G which is retained temporarily at the windowpane assembling machine 11 can be set to the window opening part W of the cab C, especially, vertically and horizontally exactly and easily without necessity of a skilled worker and the replacing article of a pad for a clamp and replacing work not depending on only a clamp arm as seen in the case of a conventional type, thus it is possible to attain the windowpane assembling device for automobiles at a low cost and with high workability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle window glass, and more particularly to an apparatus for mounting a front or rear window glass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As for a window glass at the front or rear of an automobile, a window glass assembling robot is installed at a line side of an assembly line as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-5191, and is controlled by a computer. Often, it is automatically assembled. However, if there is not enough space for installing the robot on the side of the assembly line, or if the installation of the robot is not profitable in terms of the number of assembled robots and use costs, use a semi-automatic window glass assembler. There are cases.

[0003] The semi-automatic window glass assembling machine includes an assembling machine main body 2 fixed to a lower end of an operation arm 3 movable by a ceiling traveling rail (not shown) as shown by 1 in FIG.
A vacuum suction pad 4 and a press-fit pad (not shown) are provided, and a clamp arm 5 for positioning in the front-rear direction is provided on the left and right sides of the main body 2 so as to be rotatable in the width direction. A patch 5a having a shape matching the shape of the side surface and the rear surface of the pillar P of the cab C is fixed to the inside of the tip.

Window glass G (in this case, windshield)
At the time of assembling, after the window glass G around which the rubber mold g is mounted is sucked at a predetermined position by the vacuum suction pad 4, the assembling machine body 1 is moved with the handle 6 and the window glass G is The upper and lower, left and right positions are adjusted by the handle 6 against the window opening W, and then pressed. Then, the clamp arm 5 is rotated by an air cylinder or the like (not shown) to contact the tip of the clamp arm 5 as shown in FIG. Tool 5a
To the side and rear surfaces of the pillar P of the cab C. Here, if the suction by the vacuum suction pad 4 is stopped and the pressure is applied by the press-fitting pad, the window glass G is assembled at a predetermined position by performing a little auxiliary work from inside the cab C.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional assembling machine, the adjustment in the up-down and left-right directions, aside from the front-rear direction, relies exclusively on the experience and feeling of the operator of the assembling machine 1; A water leak will occur if it is shifted up and down or left and right by, for example, 1 mm. Therefore, a skilled operator is required as an operator of the assembling machine. Therefore, there is a problem that human cost may be increased and a skilled person may not easily obtain the cost. Furthermore, it is necessary to change the abutment 5a of the clamp arm 5 which determines the position of the assembling machine in the front-rear direction depending on the shape and size of the pillar P of the cab C depending on the type of the vehicle. With the replacement work, parts and work costs are increased.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that even an unskilled person can easily set a window glass assembling machine, particularly in an accurate vertical and horizontal position, Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for mounting a window glass for a vehicle, which is low in cost and has good workability, which does not require a replacement product of the clamp arm applicator and the replacement work.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an apparatus for assembling a window glass for an automobile according to the present invention includes a window glass assembling machine for temporarily holding a window glass and assembling the window glass into a window opening of a cab. A pair of guide pins are provided on the left and right lower ends, and a pin positioning receiver for receiving the guide pins is temporarily fixed near the lower edge of the window opening of the cab.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The window glass assembling machine 11 in the apparatus of the present invention is basically the same as the conventional window glass assembling machine 1 described above. Although not changed but described in some detail, in the illustrated embodiment, the assembling machine main body 12 is configured such that the rectangular cross members 12a and 12b having substantially the same length as the width of the cab C are attached to the width of the window glass G (upper and lower directions after assembling). Height), which are arranged in parallel slightly narrower and connected by two rectangular vertical members 12c and 12d. At the center of the rectangular horizontal members 12a and 12b, a flat plate member 12e is passed between the two horizontal members. The lower end of the operating arm 3 is rotatably fixed by a pin 13 via a connecting member 12f. Reference numeral 14 denotes a control panel, which is a flat plate 12e.
It is provided above.

The connecting member 12 of the assembly machine main body 12
On the side opposite to f, a vacuum suction pad 4 is provided, which is connected to a vacuum source (neither is shown) via a control valve via a pipe. Reference numeral 15 denotes a press-fitting pad which enters and exits by, for example, an air cylinder 16, and is provided on the same surface as the vacuum suction pad 4 in the assembly machine main body 12. Further, at both ends of the rectangular cross member 12a of the assembling machine body 12, the vicinity of the base end of the clamp arm 17 is supported rotatably in the width direction of the cab C, and the base end is connected to the cross member 12a. , And is connected to an air cylinder 18 and the like fixed to the air cylinder. Note that the tip of the clamp arm 17 is
Although a patch similar to the patch 5a shown in FIG. 1 is fixed, the inner surface shape may be such that it only hooks on the outer surface and the rear surface of the pillar P of the cab C.

Further, the rectangular cross member 1 of the assembly machine main body 12 is provided.
A pair of guide pins 19 are provided near the both ends of 2b on a surface which is lower when the window glass G is assembled as shown in FIG. The pin 19 is attached to the assembling machine body 12 at an angle corresponding to the angle of the window glass G so that the pin glass 19 stands upright when the window glass G is pressed against the window opening W of the cab C as shown in FIG. Have been. The interval between the two guide pins 19 is set in accordance with the interval between the pin positioning receivers 20 described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the vicinity of the tip of the guide pin 19 includes an insertion portion 19a having a substantially hemispherical tip and a body portion 19b slightly thicker than the insertion portion 19a connected to the insertion portion 19a and having a lower end outer surface partially spherical. Become.

Reference numerals 20, 20 denote pin positioning receivers.
As shown in FIG. 3, a cylindrical member 22 whose upper surface is closed except for the insertion hole 22 a of the guide pin 19 is fixed to the tip of the support plate 21 having a predetermined length. A floating top 23 having a hole 23a through which the insertion portion 19a of the guide pin 19 is inserted on the side of the insertion hole 22a.
And the frame 23 is connected to the coil spring 2 via a seat plate 24.
5 so that the cylindrical member 22 is always pressed upward.
The cover 26 is screwed to the open end.

The insertion hole 22a is desirably formed so as to be sequentially widened upward so that the insertion portion 19a of the guide pin 19 can be tilted while being inserted into the hole 23a of the floating top 23 as described later. The outer surface of the floating top 23 has a slightly spherical shape, and has a gap with the inner surface of the cylindrical member 22. Further, if the abutting portion 22b is formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical member 22 on the support plate 21 side as shown in FIG. 3, the insertion portion 19a of the guide pin 19 can be easily inserted. Further, the length of the support plate 21 is such that when the window glass assembling machine 11 of the present invention makes the entire periphery of the window glass G abut the entire periphery of the window opening W of the cab C as shown in FIG. The pin positioning receiver 20 has such a length that the guide pin 19 can be received without resistance and the base end of the support plate 21 can be temporarily fixed to a predetermined position of the cab C, for example, a door mounting screw hole of the post P. . In the example shown in the drawing, the temporary fixing uses the screw hole for attaching the door in the post P of the cab C. However, depending on the window glass, a screw hole near the lower edge may be used.

Next, the operation of the window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention will be described. When assembling the window glass G (in this case, the windshield), for example, in the previous process, the left and right posts P of the cab C
The base end of the support plate 21 of the pin positioning receiver 20 is temporarily fixed to the door mounting screw hole with a bolt 27. When the cab C is sent to the window glass assembling process, the window glass G having the rubber mold g mounted thereon as described above is sucked by the vacuum suction pad 4 to a predetermined position of the window glass assembling machine 11. After that, the assembling machine main body 11 is moved with the handle 6, and first, the insertion portion 19 a of the guide pin 19 is inserted through the insertion hole 22 a of the pin positioning receiver 20 in the state shown in FIG. (Fig. 3). At this time, the main body 19b of the guide pin 19 is
2b, the insertion portion 19a of the guide pin 19 smoothly enters the hole 23a of the floating top 23.

When the window glass assembling machine 11 is rotated in the direction of the arrow from the state shown in FIG. 4 and the window glass G is moved closer to the window opening W of the cab C, the insertion portion 19a of the guide pin 19 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
From the state shown in FIG. 3 (downward in FIG. 3),
4, the coil spring 25 is compressed, and the floating top 23 also moves slightly downward. During this time, the floating top 23 is a cylindrical member 2
2 and the rotation of the guide pin 19 is smoothly performed while maintaining the position of the guide pin 19. When the window glass G is brought into contact with the window opening W of the cab C, the control panel 14 is operated to rotate the clamp arm 17 with an air cylinder 18 or the like, and the contact tool at the tip of the clamp arm 17 is moved to the cab C.
To the outer surface and the rear surface of the pillar P.

Here, by operating the control panel 14 to stop the suction by the vacuum suction pad 4 and press the press-fit pad 15 by the air cylinder 16, a slight auxiliary work from inside the cab C is performed. The window glass G is attached to a predetermined location. When the assembling of the window glass G is completed and the guide pin 19 of the window glass assembling machine 11 is pulled out of the pin positioning receiver 20 by the handle 6, the floating frame 23 is moved upward by the coil spring 25 through the seat plate 24. Is returned to the original position.

[0016]

The apparatus for assembling a window glass for an automobile according to the present invention is provided with a pair of guide pins on the right and left lower ends of a window glass assembling machine for temporarily holding a window glass and assembling the same in a window opening of a cab. Since the pin positioning receiving member for receiving the guide pin is temporarily fixed near the lower edge of the window opening of the cab, the guide pin of the window glass assembler is inserted into the pin positioning receiving member, and the receiving member is turned around the fulcrum. By moving, the window glass temporarily held by the window glass assembling machine can be accurately and easily set with respect to the window opening of the cab, particularly in the upper, lower, left and right positions, regardless of the skilled person. In addition, since it does not rely only on the clamp arm as in the prior art, there is no need for a replacement of the clamp applicator and its replacement work, and it is a low-cost and easy-to-operate window glass assembling apparatus. There is an effect of providing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of an automobile window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention, showing a relationship with a cab.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a pin positioning receiver is mounted on a cab in one embodiment of the automotive window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a pin positioning receiver in an embodiment of the vehicle window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention, which is shown together with a guide pin.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a window glass assembling state according to an embodiment of the automotive window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention, showing a stage of positioning the window glass.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a window glass assembling state according to an embodiment of the automotive window glass assembling apparatus of the present invention, showing a stage where positioning of the window glass is completed.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a window glass assembling state by a conventional automobile window glass assembling machine, showing a stage where positioning of the window glass is completed.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a tip end of a clamp arm of a conventional window glass assembling machine, showing an engagement state of a cab with a pillar.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 11 Window glass assembling machine 2, 12 Assembling machine main body 3 Working arm 4 Vacuum suction pad 5, 17 Positioning clamp arm 5a Applicator 6 Handle 12a, 12b Square cross member 12
c, 12d Rectangular vertical member 12e Flat plate member 12f Connection member 13 pin
14 Control panel 15 Press-fit pad 16, 18 Air cylinder 1
9 Guide pin 19a Insertion part (of guide pin) 20 Pin positioning receiver 21 Support plate 22 Cylindrical member 22a Insertion hole
23 Floating top 24 Seat plate 25 Coil spring 26 Lid 27
Bolt C Cab P Post G Window glass g Rubber mold.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A pair of guide pins are provided at the lower left and right sides of a window glass assembling machine for temporarily holding a window glass and assembling the window glass into a window opening of a cab. An automotive window glass assembling device, wherein a pin positioning receiver for receiving a pin is temporarily fixed. 2. A window glass assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pair of guide pins are installed so as to adjust their positions. 3. The glazing assembly for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the pin positioning receiver is temporarily fixed to a mounting hole of a member attached to the cab at left and right ends of the cab. Mounting device. 4. The pin positioning receiver has a cylindrical member whose upper surface is closed except for the insertion hole of the guide pin, and is always pressed to the insertion hole side by a spring in the cylindrical member to allow tilting. 4. The apparatus for assembling a window glass for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a floating top provided and a support plate for supporting the cylindrical member.