JPH11293530A - Cheese transfer apparatus and cheese dolly - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cheese transfer apparatus capable of minimizing the use of the hands and simply dealing with the change of layout of a plant. SOLUTION: This cheese transfer apparatus has a transfer stand 12 for receiving cheeses 1 sent from a conveyor 11 of a winder 10, a conveyor 33 for moving the transfer stand 12 along a fixed locus, a tilt apparatus for inclining the transfer stand 12 so as to discharge the cheeses 1 from the transfer stand and a rotary apparatus for revolving the transfer stand 12. The cheeses 1 are received from a winder side, moved to a given position of a dolly 32, the cheeses 1 are made the same in their directions, the transfer stand 12 is inclined by the tilt apparatus and the cheeses 1 are rolled and loaded on the dolly. A conveyor line is not required and the change of layout is readily dealt with.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cheese transfer apparatus for transferring cheese fed from a winder process or the like in a spinning factory to a transport vehicle or the like, and can easily cope with a case where the layout of the factory is changed. The present invention relates to a cheese transfer device and a cheese transporter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a spinning mill, a yarn wound in a cup by a spinning machine is rewound by a winder to remove defective portions such as knotted yarn and plaque, and the cheese is packaged in a package larger than the cup. , For convenience of use in knitting machines.

There are two types of cheeses, a parallel cheese 1 having a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 13 and a corn cheese 2 having a truncated cone shape as shown in FIG. Since the parallel cheese 1 and the corn cheese 2 are wound so as to have a determined weight, they have almost the same diameter regardless of the yarn count. In the case of the parallel cheese, however, FIG.
(A) As shown in (b), small diameter cheese 1 ',
There are two types of large-diameter cheese 1 "shown in (c) and (d). Even in the case of corn cheese 2, although not shown, some have different taper angles, and the shape of the cheese is divided into several types. Further, the corn cheese 2 has a hollow paper tube 3 having a cone shape at the center as shown in FIG.
A thread is wound around this.

[0004] When the cheese wound by the winder reaches a predetermined size (fullness), it is removed from the winder and loaded on a cheese carrier. The cheese loaded on the truck is transported to the next packing process, stored in a cardboard case, transported to a woven or knitting factory, and hung on a warping machine or knitting machine. However, when a woven fabric factory or a knit factory is close to the garment, the garment may not be accommodated in the cardboard case, and may be transported to the next process by a transporter.

Conventionally, the operation of removing the full cheese from the winder, the operation of loading and unloading the cheese on a cheese carrier, and the operation of transporting the cheese to the next process have all been performed manually. With the advent, the full cheese was automatically removed from the winder and automatically carried to the end of the winder by a conveyor attached to the winder.

[0006]

However, the loading of cheese from a conveyor of a winder onto a cheese carrier and transporting it to the next process still had to be performed manually. Therefore, contrary to the demand for labor saving, there is a problem that efficiency is deteriorated because the system is not standardized. Furthermore, it is difficult to keep the factory in order, which is not desirable in terms of safety.

On the other hand, a conveyor line system for automatically receiving cheese from a winder conveyor and conveying the cheese to the next process has also been used. However, the system for laying such a conveyor line has poor flexibility, and once installed, it is difficult to change the layout and the development of construction is poor. In addition, there was a problem that the cost of laying was high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and provides a cheese transfer apparatus and a cheese transporter which can minimize the use of human hands and can easily cope with a change in the layout of a factory. It is intended to provide.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a cheese transfer apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a transfer table for receiving a sent cheese; and moving the transfer table along a predetermined locus. And a tilt device for tilting the transfer table to discharge the cheese from the transfer table. The transfer table may have a rotating device that changes the direction of the cheese, or the cheese may be sent from a conveyor provided on a winder and received by the transfer device.

[0010] In the cheese transporting vehicle which achieves the above object, a plurality of mounting plates on which cheese is mounted are arranged such that the mounting plates are vertically separated from each other, and the vertically adjacent mounting plates are mutually connected. A guide was provided to allow the cheese to roll from the upper mounting plate to the lower mounting plate in such a way that the upper and lower spaces between the adjacent mounting plates became narrower. It is characterized by.

The above-mentioned placing plate has one or more stock lines separated by ribs along the rolling direction of the cheese, and the above-mentioned cheese transport vehicle has connecting means before and after in the traveling direction. It is good also as a structure which can be connected and connected with a cheese carrier.

Further, another cheese transfer device of the present invention includes an arm device for gripping the sent cheese, and an arm traveling device for moving the arm device in x, y, and z axis directions orthogonal to each other. , Is characterized.

[0013] The arm device has a configuration in which a chuck for gripping the cheese with its paper tube portion, the configuration in which the chuck can change its direction, and the cheese transfer device are further provided with a storage portion of a cheese transporter. A partition plate stocker provided in the vicinity of the storage portion, wherein the chuck grips a partition plate in the partition plate stocker, and the cheese held by the arm device in the chuck is stored in the storage portion. The partition plate can be transported to any position on the transport vehicle, and the partition plate can be transported onto the cheese transport vehicle. Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which any one of the above cheese transfer devices is arranged in one or a plurality of winders.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cheese transfer device 100 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and is an example of handling parallel cheese. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the main part of the upper part, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the state of use. As shown in FIG. 3, the cheese transfer device of the present invention is provided adjacent to the winder 10.

The cheese transfer device 100 has a transfer table 12 for receiving the parallel cheese 1 sent by the conveyor 11 attached to the winder 10 at substantially the same height (z-axis direction) as the conveyor 11. The transfer table 12 has a small belt conveyor, and is driven by gears 16 and 17 by driving means 15 (using a motor). The ends of the transfer table 12 on the gears 16 and 17 side are connected to a tilt shaft 19a rotatably mounted on a bracket 18, and the other of the transfer table 12 is supported by a tilt motor 19b via a cam (not shown). Have been. The tilt motor 19 b is fixed to the substrate 13,
Is directly or indirectly coupled to an output shaft of a motor as a rotating device 22 mounted in the support column 21. When the rotating device 22 is operated, the substrate 13 rotates around the z-axis, and The transfer table 12 also rotates.

When the tilt motor 19b rotates,
The cam attached to this motor rotates, and the cam tilts the transfer table 12 about the tilt shaft 19a. In the above configuration, the tilt shaft 19a and the tilt motor 19
b constitutes the tilt device 19.

The transfer table 12 transports the parallel cheese 1 having a cylindrical shape by advancing it in the direction of the central axis of the cylinder as shown in FIG. 2, and the transferred parallel cheese 1 passes through the transfer table 12. A long plate 23 as a stopper is provided so as to cross over the transfer table so as not to drop. When the cheese reaches the long plate 23, the sensor 24 detects the cheese and the driving means 15 stops. The long plate 23 constitutes a discharge path 27 integrally with a short plate 25 and a bottom plate 26 arranged in parallel outside the transfer table.

With the above arrangement, when the tilt motor 19b operates, the transfer table 12 rotates about the tilt shaft 19a with the driving means 15 and the like mounted thereon, inclines the discharge path 27, and moves the cheese to the discharge path. 27 will roll down. Since the width of the discharge path 27 is almost the same as the width of the parallel cheese 1, the cheese 1 can roll straight on the discharge path 27.

At the lower end of the column 21, there is a box 30. Although not shown, there are motors inside, and wheels at the four corners. The wheels are driven by the motors and are mounted on both sides of the guide member 31. Guide rails 31a, 31
As a result, the entire cheese transfer device 100 is moved in the y-axis direction. A plurality of sensors (not shown) for determining the position of the box 30 are provided on the guide member 31.
The position of the box, that is, the position of the transfer table 12 is detected, and can be stopped at a desired position in cooperation with the motor. The moving device 33 of the transfer table 12 is configured by the above-described box 30 to the guide member 31.

The motor in the box 30 is a guide member 31
It moves up, but during that time, it needs to receive power, control signals, etc. at any position. Further, an air cylinder or the like may be provided, and an air pipe may be required. Therefore, the cable bear 34 is used to secure electrical connection with a power source or a signal source. That is,
The cable carrier 34 is a belt-like one with a power line, a signal line, and air pipes incorporated therein as necessary.
One end is connected to the motor side, and the other end is connected to a power supply, an air source, etc., so that power, signals, air, etc. can be constantly supplied even when the motor in the box 30 moves. It is.

The cheese transfer apparatus 100 having the above configuration
Are controlled by a control device such as a computer (not shown). Control of each motor used for the tilt device 19, the rotation device 22, the movement device 33, and the like is as follows.
If a rotary encoder is used for a normal motor, the cost can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 3, the winder 10 is provided with a maintenance door 10a, which can be opened and closed by a handle 10b. By the moving device 33 in FIG.
The door 10a can be freely opened and closed by moving to the left end of the door.

FIG. 4 shows a cheese carrier 32 used in the cheese processing apparatus 100. This cheese transporter 32
Is for parallel cheese, and three mounting plates 37 on which the cheese 1 is mounted are vertically spaced apart from each other, and are supported by four front, rear, left and right columns 35. Toride 3 on one of the columns 35
8 at the lower four corners of the cheese carrier 32.
6 is attached. The mounting plate 37 is slightly inclined so that the adjacent upper and lower sides have opposite gradients, so that the parallel cheese 1 can roll naturally. To move from the upper mounting plate to the lower mounting plate, a semi-cylindrical guide 39 is attached to the lower mounting plate 37 at the lowest end of the upper mounting plate.
Is installed. That is, although the guide 39 and the mounting plate 37 in this embodiment are integrated, they can be separated and separated. There is a stopper 40 on the lower side of the slope of the bottom mounting plate 37 so that the cheese 1 does not roll out, and on each mounting plate 37, the cheese 1 is arranged in a line. A plurality of ribs 4 along the slope
2 and a plurality of stock lines 43 are formed therebetween. Each cheese transporter 32 is further provided with connecting means 44 and 45 on the front and rear sides, and has a configuration in which a plurality of cheese transporters are connected in a row and can be moved by being pulled by an electric car or the like.

Next, a method of loading cheese on the cheese carrier 32 will be described. From the winder 10, the cheese 1 is placed on the conveyor 11 at substantially constant intervals. The cheeses 1 placed on the conveyor 11 are discharged one by one to the end side of the winder, and the transfer table 1 of the cheese transfer apparatus 100 is transferred.
2 is put on. Since the transfer table 12 itself is a belt conveyor, this movement can be performed smoothly. The cheese placed on the transfer table 12 advances on the transfer table, hits the long plate 23 and stops, and at the same time, the sensor 24 detects the cheese and
Stop 5. Next, the cheese transfer device 100 reaches the stock line 43 on the foremost side of the cheese carrier 32. As a matter of course, the transport vehicle 32 must be set in a predetermined position and orientation. Then, the direction in which the cheese 1 is rolled is known from the direction of the transport vehicle 32. If the current rolling direction of the cheese 1 does not match the stock line of the transport vehicle, the control means issues an instruction to the rotating device 22 to output the discharge path. The direction of 27 and the direction of the stock line are matched. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, it is rotated clockwise by 90 °. In this determination, since the direction of the cheese discharged from the winder 10 is constant and the setting direction of the cheese transporter 32 is also always constant, it is sufficient that the cheese is set as an initial condition in a computer program or the like. There is no need to check the direction for each piece or cheese carrier.

Next, when the tilting device 19 inclines the discharge path 27 together with the transfer table 12, the tip of the discharge path 27 contacts the topmost mounting plate 37 of the cheese carrier 32 so that there is almost no gap. , Forming a substantially continuous slope. The parallel cheese 1 starts rolling on this slope and moves to the cheese transport vehicle 32. The first parallel cheese 1 starts rolling from the highest position of the uppermost mounting plate of the transport vehicle 32, and when reaching the lowest position of the mounting plate, is guided by the semi-cylindrical guide 39 and moves downward. , And rolls over again, moves one after another to the lower mounting plate, reaches the lowest position of the lowermost mounting plate, and is stopped by the stopper 40. Second,
The third cheese also rolls on the same stock line 43, the previous cheese acts as a stopper, and one stock line 43 eventually becomes full. Since the ribs 42 are formed at the boundaries of the stock lines 43, the cheese does not climb over the ribs 42, can be arranged neatly, and need not be manually corrected.

FIG. 5 shows one stock line 4 of the cheese carrier.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state where the parallel cheese 1 is placed on the tray 3 until it is full. FIG. 5 (a) shows the case of small-diameter cheese 1 ', and FIG. 5 (b) shows the case of large-diameter cheese 1 ". Thus, the number of cheeses filling one stock line is as follows.
It depends on the diameter of the cheese. Therefore, whether or not one stock line is full is determined not by the number of cheeses but by whether the photoelectric sensor 47 mounted on the lower surface of the discharge path 27 detects cheese at a predetermined position. You are going to. When the sensor 47 detects that one stock line is full, the cheese transfer device 100 moves to the next stock line 43 and starts loading similarly. Then, when the last stock line is full, one cheese carrier becomes full, the cheese transfer device is stopped, and a display such as blinking a pilot lamp (not shown) provided is provided. Will have to wait for an empty cheese truck to be replaced.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the arrangement of the cheese transfer device 100, the winder 10 and the cheese carrier 32. (A)
Is an example of the arrangement when the distance W between the cheese transporter 32 and the wall is narrow. In this case, it is better to arrange the transport vehicle 32 sideways, so the guide member 31 is arranged in the direction in which the conveyor 11 of the winder 10 is extended. In this case, since the cheese transfer device 100 does not need to rotate, the rotation device 22 is not required, and the cheese transfer device can be inexpensive.

FIG. 6B shows that the guide member 31 is connected to the conveyor 1.
1 and two trucks 32 are arranged in the same direction as the winder. The cheese transfer device 100 starts loading from the truck on the left side of the drawing, and when the truck becomes full, Start loading on the right carrier. Pull out the left full truck and set an empty truck. When the right carrier is also full, it will begin loading the left empty carrier. In this way, if the full vehicles are replaced with empty ones before both vehicles are full, the loading can be continued automatically forever. Alternatively, two trucks 32 can be used for different counts of cheese. In this case, if, for example, information that the type of cheese is switched to a different type every 10 pieces is input to the control device of the cheese transfer apparatus 100, every time 10 pieces of cheese are loaded, the carrier to be loaded is switched and loaded. can do. Alternatively, the color of the wooden tube of the cheese varies depending on the count, but if a device for detecting the color of the wooden tube is added to the cheese transfer device 100, the type of cheese is determined for each cheese and the type of cheese is determined for each carrier. It can be loaded.

FIG. 6 (c) shows an example in which the guide member 31 is arranged at an extended position of the conveyor 11 of the winder 10, and two cheese carriers 32 can be arranged on both sides of the guide member 31 in total. In this case, it is not necessary to rotate the transfer table 12 for loading in the direction indicated by the solid line arrow. However, when loading is performed in the direction indicated by the dotted arrow, the rotating device 22 sets the transfer table 12 to one.
It will rotate 80 °.

A cheese carrier 32 full of cheese
Are connected by connecting means 44 and 45 and transported by an electric car or the like and transported to the next step. Because of the connecting means, a large number of units can be carried at one time, which is efficient. Also in this case, the types according to the number of the transport vehicles 32, that is, four types of cheeses can be distinguished and loaded.

According to the above-described embodiment, the cheese 1 sent from the winder 10 can be automatically transferred to the cheese carrier 32 while distinguishing the type of cheese, so that the use of human hands can be reduced. . In addition, the cheese transfer device 100
Is small and does not require a conveyor line, so it can easily respond to changes in factory layout. In the above-described embodiment, a belt conveyor is used for the transfer table 12, but a simple plate-shaped one may be used.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a cheese transfer apparatus 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which is for corn cheese.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof. In this embodiment, an arm device 51 is used. The arm device 51 is configured to be movable in three illustrated x-, y-, and z-axis directions orthogonal to each other, and a specific configuration thereof will be described below.

First, the arm device 51 is long in the vertical direction (z-axis direction), and has a chuck 52 at the tip. The arm device 51 itself is configured to be extendable and retractable, and can be moved up and down by a z motor 53. Therefore, the chuck 52 also moves up and down according to the expansion and contraction.

Next, the arm device 51 is mounted on the y-direction traveling body 5.
5, the y-direction traveling body 55 is configured to be able to travel freely on a horizontal rail 58 in the y-direction by a y-motor 56 and wheels 57.

The horizontal rail 58 has an x-direction traveling body 61 having a wheel 60 at one end, and a supporting wheel 62 at the other end. An x motor 63 is provided on the x direction traveling body 61, and the wheels 60 are driven by the rotation of the x motor 63.

A plurality of vertical beams 65 are erected on the winder 10, and a horizontal beam 66 extends between them.
A plurality of vertical beams 68 suspended by bolts 67 are suspended from the ceiling, and horizontal beams 69 are interposed between the vertical beams 68.
Has been passed over. And the horizontal beam 66 and the horizontal beam 69
Between the horizontal rail 58 and the wheels 60,
62 will be supported. With the above configuration, the x-direction traveling body 61 is moved by the x motor 63 to the horizontal beams 66, 69
The vehicle can travel freely in the x direction.

In the above configuration, the y-direction traveling body 55,
The y-motor 56, the x-direction traveling body 61, the x-motor 63, the z-motor 53, and the like constitute an arm traveling device. That is, the arm device 51 uses the arm traveling device to set x,
It can be freely moved independently in the y and z directions. Also, the cable carrier 7 is provided for the y motor 56 and the x motor 63.
Although 0 and 71 are connected, these are the same as the cable carrier 34 described in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the chuck 52 attached to the tip of the arm device 51. The chuck 52 is
A cylindrical body 90 and a disc-shaped guide ring 92 are provided at the tip of the main body 76.
Which are rotatable about a shaft 73 and are connected to an adjacent cylinder 74 by a pin 75. Therefore, when the cylinder 74 operates, the chuck 52
Can be turned 90 ° from downward as shown in FIG. 9A to right as shown in FIG. 9B.

In the vicinity of the winder 10, there is provided a storage section 78 in which a transporter 77 for corn cheese is set, and a partition plate stocker 81 for holding a partition plate 80 on a side thereof is formed.

FIG. 10 shows a truck for corn cheese.
1 shows a state where corn cheese is loaded. Transport vehicle 77
Has a flat base 82 and wheels 83 mounted thereunder.
And a handle 84, and connecting means 85 and 86 at the front and rear. The connecting means 85 and 86 are used for the same purpose as described in the cart of FIG. 4, and have the same configuration.

Since the corn cheese 2 is roughly frusto-conical, a loading method like parallel cheese cannot be adopted. Accordingly, the partition plate 80 is placed on the flat loading surface, and after the loading of the entire loading surface is completed, the partition plate 80 is placed from above. Since the partition plate 80 is formed with a concave portion 80a for placing cheese, the cheeses are loaded one by one into the concave portion and aligned.

As shown in FIG. 8, a hanger ring 88 is fitted in the center (position of the center of gravity) of the partition plate 80, and the chuck 52 grasps the hanger ring 88 so that the arm device 51 is held.
Can grasp the partition plate 80 and move to a desired position.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the tip of the chuck 52. The tip of the chuck 52 has a cylindrical body 90.
And a pair of symmetrical claws 9 housed in the cylindrical body 90.
1, 91, a guide ring 92 on the outside near the tip of the cylinder 90, a coil spring 93 fitted on the outside of the cylinder 90, and a cylinder rod 94. The guide ring 92 has a rod 95 which is attached to the main body 76.
And a proximity switch 96 is mounted in the main body. The cylinder rod 94 protrudes from the inside of a cylinder (not shown), and alternately moves forward and backward by air or hydraulic pressure each time the proximity switch 96 is turned on.

FIG. 12A shows a state in which chucking is not performed. The coil spring 93 has the maximum length, and the guide ring 92 is located farthest from the main body 76. The rod 95 is separated from the proximity switch 96 and is in a switch-off state. The cylinder rod 94 is retracted, and the pawl 9
Reference numerals 1 and 91 are housed in the cylindrical body 90.

FIG. 12B shows a state where the corn cheese is gripped. The tip of the cylindrical body 90 is made to enter the hole of the paper tube 3 at the center of the corn cheese 2, and is further pushed in against the urging force of the coil spring 93. Then, the guide ring 92 moves toward the main body 76, the rod 95 approaches the proximity switch 96, and the switch is turned on. Then, the cylinder rod 94 moves forward toward the paper tube 3, and the claws 91, 91 open to press against the inner wall of the paper tube 3. This state is a state where corn cheese is chucked. When the chuck 52 is lifted upward in FIG. 12 in this state, the coil spring 93 is extended to return the guide ring 92 to the state shown in FIG.
Since 1 is open, the corn cheese 2 keeps a gripped state. At this time, the disc-shaped guide ring 92 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the corn cheese 2 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 12C is a view showing a state where the partition plate is chucked. When the chuck 52 enters the hanger ring 88 of the partition plate and the guide ring 92 moves toward the main body 76 against the coil spring 93, the proximity switch 96 is turned on, the cylinder rod 94 is advanced, and the claws 91, 9 are moved.
1 can be opened and chucked firmly.

When the state shown in FIG. 12 (b) or (c) is reached, the state shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) can be changed as needed to freely change the orientation of the cheese 2 and the partition plate 80. .
In the case of cheese, it is hung downward, and the partition plate 8
In the case of 0, chucking is performed in a state where the partition plate 80 is placed vertically, the chuck is raised as it is along the z-axis, and the chuck is rotated so that the partition plate is horizontal. Thereafter, the chuck 52
Moves in the x, y, and z directions according to the program, and brings the corn cheese 2 and the partition plate 80 to predetermined positions.

To remove the chuck 52 from the cheese or the partition plate, the following is performed. First, the chuck descends in the z-axis direction, and lowers the corn cheese 2 or the partition plate 80 to a predetermined position. At this time, even if cheese or a partition plate is placed on the loading surface,
Since the chuck continues to descend, the guide ring 92 also rises toward the main body 76 against the coil spring 93, pushes the rod 95 into the main body, approaches the proximity switch 96, and turns on the switch. By this switch-on, the cylinder rod 94 moves backward, and the claws 91, 91 return to the state shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the chuck 52 is raised, the chuck is separated from the corn cheese 2 and the partition plate 80.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a plurality of arm devices 51 and chucks 52 for the purpose of showing various operations of the arm devices and chucks. One cheese transfer device has one unit. Only the arm device and one chuck 52 are provided.

The cheese transfer apparatus 200 having the above configuration
Is operated by a control panel 98 provided at the end of the horizontal rail 58. The operation is controlled by a computer (not shown), and the computer inputs a type of cheese (corn cheese or parallel cheese), a variation factor such as a size or the number of arrangements. Since the position of the cheese transporter 77, the position and size of the partition plate 80, the position of the tip of the winder conveyor 11, and the like are fixed conditions, there is no need to change them if they are set first.

Further, the arm device 51 is provided with a display lamp 97 for indicating the operation status. As a result, the cheese transfer device 200 displays a message indicating that the cheese transfer device is operating, stopped, or stopped.

Next, the operation of the cheese transfer device 200 will be described. When the corn cheese 2 is carried by the conveyor 11 of the winder 10, the arm device 51 descends, and the chuck 52 rotates 90 ° from below and moves toward the cheese 2. Then, the chuck 52 enters the front end hole 3a of the paper tube 3 at the center of the corn cheese 2, and chucks the paper tube from inside the hole to grip the cheese. The chuck 52 rotates 90 ° and returns downward, and the chuck 52 is raised to a movable height, in this embodiment, the highest position. Then, when it moves by a predetermined distance in the y direction and the x direction, it reaches above the cheese transporter 77. The computer counts the number of cheeses 2 to be transferred, and one partition plate 8
It is programmed to be loaded in order on 0.
Further, the partition plate 80 has a recess 80a for placing cheese.
Are formed. Therefore, when the first cheese is placed in the recess at one corner of the partition plate 80, the next cheese is placed in the recess next to it, and when one row is completed, the second row is arranged adjacent to it. . When a predetermined number of cheeses are placed on one partition plate 80 while counting the number of cheeses in this way, it is recognized that the partition plate 80 is full.

When one partition plate is full, the arm device 51 moves to the partition plate stocker 81. Then, the chuck 52 is lowered, and the chuck is rotated by 90 ° in front of the hanger ring 88 so that the cylindrical body 90 at the tip of the chuck enters the hanger ring 88 for chucking. In this state, the arm device 51 is slightly retracted, and then the chuck 52 is raised. When the chuck 52 rises above the remaining partition plate 80, the chuck 52 is rotated 90 ° and returned downward. As a result, the partition plate 80 becomes horizontal. When the partition plate 80 is horizontal, the arm device 51 is moved in the x and y directions to move directly above the cheese carrier 77. At this time, the transport vehicle 77
When one end of the partition plate 80 is brought into contact with a stopper 79 provided in the storage portion 78, positioning can be easily performed. afterwards,
The chuck 52 is lowered, and the partition plate 80 is placed on the already loaded cheese.

Thereafter, the user again goes to receive the cheese, transfers the cheese from one corner of the new partition plate 80, and repeats until the partition plate is full. Then, in a state where the cheeses are overlapped by a predetermined number of stages (six stages in the example in the figure), the cheese transporter stops assuming that it is full, and waits for replacement with an empty cheese transporter. If a plurality of transport vehicles 77 can be set in the storage section 78, the stop time can be eliminated. A plurality of full trucks are connected by connecting means, transported by an electric car or the like, and transported to the next process.

The arm device 51 has the indicator light 97 as described above, and displays the operation status of the cheese transfer device 200. For example, a cheese truck is full,
The partition plate has been lost, or a trouble has occurred. By displaying in this manner, even if the operator is away from the cheese transfer device 200, the operation status can be easily grasped, and the replacement work of the cheese transporter and the like can be quickly performed.

The cheese transfer device 200 shown in this embodiment
Can be used not only for corn cheese but also for parallel cheese by changing the chuck 52 to an appropriate one. Further, since a conveyor line is unnecessary and the apparatus can be made relatively small, it is easy to cope with a change in the layout of a factory. When a pallet is placed on the transport vehicle 77 in advance, and the partition plates and the cheese are stacked on the pallet in multiple stages, the pallet can be lifted from the transport vehicle along with the pallet and directly loaded on a truck or the like.

The cheese transfer device 200 of this embodiment
However, the cheese transfer device 100 described above can also handle a plurality of winders with one cheese transfer device. At this time, as described with reference to FIG. 6, a plurality of transport vehicles can be arranged, and the different types of cheese can be transferred without being mixed. That is, among the plurality of winders, the cheese is moved to the requested table, the cheese is received, and the cheese is transferred to an appropriate carrier. In this case, the control device stores the work status of each machine, and when returning to the same machine, the previous work can be continuously executed. Therefore, not only when all the winders are winding the same kind of cheese, but also when the yarn count is different for each winder, or when a plurality of counts are wound in the same winder. The conditions can be dealt with by inputting the conditions to the control device in advance.

[0058]

As described above, according to the cheese transfer apparatus of the present invention, a transfer table for receiving the sent cheese and a moving apparatus for moving the transfer table along a predetermined locus. Since it has a tilt device that tilts the transfer table to discharge the cheese from the transfer table, the cheese sent from the winder or the like is automatically transferred to a cheese transporter or the like to reduce the use of human labor. Can be reduced. Further, the size of the cheese transfer device can be reduced, and the layout of the factory can be easily changed.

If the transfer table has a rotating device for changing the direction of the cheese, the direction of discharging the cheese can be set freely, and the direction of the cheese carrier can be set to a desired direction.

According to the cheese transporter of the present invention, a plurality of mounting plates on which cheese is mounted are arranged so that the mounting plates are vertically separated from each other, and the vertically adjacent mounting plates are mutually connected. Since it is inclined so as to have an inverse gradient and the upper and lower intervals of the adjacent mounting plates are narrower, since a guide for rolling the cheese from the upper mounting plate to the lower mounting plate is provided, When the cheese is placed on the top mounting plate, the cheese rolls from the upper mounting plate to the lower mounting plate and naturally aligns, so that there is no need to manually arrange the cheese.

If the placing plate has one or more stock lines along the rolling direction of the cheese, the arrangement of the cheeses becomes more orderly and a large number of cheeses are loaded on one cheese carrier. be able to. If the cheese transporter has connecting means before and after in the traveling direction and a plurality of transporters can be connected and towed, a large number of transporters can be transported at once, which is efficient.

Further, the cheese transfer device of the present invention includes an arm device for gripping the sent cheese, and an arm traveling device for moving the arm device in x, y, and z axis directions orthogonal to each other. With this configuration, the cheese can be moved to a desired position one by one and transferred. If the arm device has a chuck that holds the cheese with the paper tube portion, the cheese can be handled without touching the cheese yarn, and damage to the yarn can be prevented.

If the chuck is configured so that its direction can be changed, the direction of the cheese sent from the winder can be made different from the direction after the cheese has been transferred, and various transfer modes can be adopted. be able to.

The above-described cheese transfer device further includes a storage portion of the cheese transporter and a partition plate stocker provided near the storage portion, and the chuck grips the partition plate in the partition plate stocker. Then, if the arm can transport the partition plate onto the cheese on the transport vehicle stored in the storage portion, the partition plate can be stacked every time the cheese is loaded one step, and the loading of cheese can be further continued. Yes, it can be transferred automatically until the truck is full.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a cheese transfer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of an upper portion of the cheese transfer device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the cheese transfer device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a cheese transporter for parallel cheese,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

5A and 5B show a state in which cheese is fully loaded on one stock line of the cheese transporter in FIG. 4; FIG. 5A shows a case of small-diameter cheese, and FIG. 5B shows a case of large-diameter cheese;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an arrangement example of a cheese transfer device, a winder, and a cheese transporter of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a second embodiment of the cheese transfer device of the present invention, wherein (a) is a side view and (b) is a front view.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cheese transfer device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the chuck rotates 90 °.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of a cheese carrier for corn cheese.

11 is a diagram showing a state in which cheese is fully loaded on the cheese transporter of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed configuration of a chuck tip,
(A) is a diagram showing a normal state where chucking is not performed, (b) is a diagram showing a state where a corn cheese paper tube is chucked, and (c) is a diagram showing a state where a partition plate is chucked.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams of a parallel cheese, in which (a) and (b) show small-diameter cheeses, and (c) and (d) show large-diameter cheeses.

FIG. 14 is a diagram of corn cheese, (a) is a front view,
(B) is an enlarged sectional view of a paper core portion at the center.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 (Parallel) cheese 2 (Cone) cheese 3 Paper tube 10 Winder 12 Transfer stand 19 Tilt device 22 Rotating device 32 Cheese transporter 33 Moving device 37 Mounting plate 39 Guide 43 Stock line 44, 45, 85, 86 Connecting means Reference Signs List 51 arm device 77 cheese transporter 78 storage section of cheese transporter 80 partition plate 81 partition plate stocker 100, 200 cheese transfer device

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A transfer table for receiving a sent cheese, a transfer device for moving the transfer table along a predetermined trajectory, and an inclined transfer table for discharging the cheese from the transfer table. And a tilt device for causing the cheese to be transferred. 2. The cheese transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the transfer table has a rotating device for changing the direction of the cheese. 3. The cheese transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the cheese is sent from a conveyor provided in a winder and received by a transfer device. 4. A plurality of mounting plates on which cheese is mounted are arranged such that the mounting plates are vertically separated from each other, and are tilted so that the mounting plates vertically adjacent to each other have a gradient opposite to each other. ,
A cheese carrier, wherein a guide for rolling the cheese from an upper mounting plate to a lower mounting plate is provided in a direction in which a vertical space between adjacent mounting plates becomes narrower. 5. The cheese carrier according to claim 4, wherein the placing plate has one or more stock lines separated by ribs along the rolling direction of the cheese. 6. The cheese transporter according to claim 4, wherein the cheese transporter has connecting means at the front and rear in the traveling direction, and a plurality of cheese transporters can be connected and towed. . 7. A cheese transfer device comprising: an arm device for gripping the sent cheese; and an arm traveling device for moving the arm device in x, y, and z directions orthogonal to each other. apparatus. 8. The arm device according to claim 7, wherein said arm device has a chuck for gripping the cheese with its paper tube portion.
The cheese transfer device according to the above. 9. The cheese transfer device according to claim 8, wherein the chuck can change its direction. 10. The cheese transfer device according to claim 7, further comprising a storage portion of the cheese transporter, and a partition stocker provided near the storage portion.
The chuck grips the partition plate in the partition stocker,
A cheese transfer device wherein the cheese gripped by the chuck by the arm device can be transported to an arbitrary position on a cheese transporter stored in the storage portion, and the partition plate can be transported onto the cheese transporter. . 11. A cheese transfer device, wherein one cheese transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and 7 to 10 is arranged in one or more winders.