JPS58183512A - Automatic member feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a small-sized feeder by using one pressing means for both transfer opration and direction changing operation of a member feeding means. CONSTITUTION:The captioned apparatus consists of a member feeding means A, a rail means B for supporting said member feeding means A in shiftable ways, and a pressing means C fixedly installed onto said rail means B. Said member feeding means A consists of the feeding rod 2 of an upper feeding cylinder 1, a guide rod 5 which transfers through the inside of a guide member 4 fixed onto a T-shaped fixed member 3, and parts attract pads 7 and 7 on the undersurface of a bracket 6. The rail means B consists of a vertical rail plate 9. The pressing means C consists of a pressing cylinder 11 and a pressing rod 12, and a nut 13 for adjusting the stroke width of the pressing cylinder 11 is installed at the edge part of the pressing rod 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic component supply device used in an automatic manufacturing line, and more specifically, a component supply means, a support means having two support parts attached to the component supply means, A rail comprising a linear guide rail section for linearly moving one support section of the support means in the conveyance direction and a folding dormitory rail section for bending and moving the other support section in the conveyance direction from an intermediate portion. and a suppressing means that is fixed to the rail means and presses the member supplying means, and is configured such that the member supplying means performs a linear conveying operation and a direction changing operation by the operation of the suppressing means. It is related to the device.

Recently, automation in factories has progressed, and various automatic component feeding devices are being used. The operation of supplying this component usually consists of the operation of picking up the component, and carrying the component to a position for installation. It often consists of a conveying operation and a direction changing operation. In order to perform such operations, conventional devices are equipped with separate moving means such as motors, air cylinders, and rotary cylinders, which are capable of carrying out conveyance operations and direction changing operations, respectively. Therefore, the equipment becomes extremely large considering the parts to be supplied, uses a large amount of electrical energy, and has a complicated electrical circuit because the transport operation and direction change operation are performed sequentially in response to respective confirmation signals. Therefore, there were many failures.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the apparatus is configured to have a simple structure by allowing the apparatus to perform both the conveying operation and the direction changing operation using one single direction suppressing means.

This invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings.
The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Figures 1A and 1B show the plan and side shapes of an automatic member feeding apparatus, respectively. The general configuration for this device is a member supply means CA), a rail means CB, 1 on which the member supply means (A) is movably supported, and a rail means (B).
It consists of a pressing means (C) which is fixed at K and can be removed by f=j.

The member supply means (A) is an upper supply cylinder (1)
The supply rod (2) of the supply cylinder (1), the T-shaped fixing member (3) to which the supply cylinder (1) is attached at the bottom, and the T-shaped fixing member (3).
3) is also provided with a guide member (4) whose lower part is predetermined.
], a guide rod (5) that communicates and moves within this guide member (4), and further a guide rod (5) and a supply rod (2).
) and a bracket (6) that is fixed to the lower end of the supply rod [2] and pressed downward by the supply rod [2]. On the bottom surface of the bracket (6) there are two parts ('y*+C').
7) is provided.

The rail means (B) is a leg plate (8) provided facing the same direction.

(8 and this leg plate (8), (vertical rail plate (9) installed on top of 8 and Karana 9, rail =
3- Plate (9) K is provided with two rail grooves.

The pressing means (cl) consists of a pressing cylinder (11) and a pressing rod (12), and at the end of the pressing rod (12) there is a nand (13) for adjusting the pressing cylinder (11) during its stroke. is provided.

The connection structure of each means will be explained below with reference to FIG.

The connection between the component supply means (A) and the rail means CB is carried out using two slide plates (14) and (14). That is, the two slide plates (14) and (14 are connected to the rail means CB). The rail grooves (10) and (1) of the rail plate (9) of
This single slide plate (14) is attached to the T-shaped fixing member (3) of the sea urchin member supplying means (A) so that the
) is attached. For fixation, use two fixed bins (1
5) (15) fixed bin (15), (1
5 is the fixing hole of the slide plate (14) on one side,
The rail groove (10) of the rail plate (9), (the bearing (16) l (16') provided within the groove (10) (shown by the dotted line in Fig. 1), and the slide plate (14 fixing holes, T-shaped) on the other side. The fixing part is fixed by inserting it through the fixing hole (4) of (3), and the fixing position is near the corner located on one diagonal of the slide plate (14), as shown in the figure. Yes, 2 slide plates (1
4), (14 is supported so as to be able to slide freely on the rail plate (9). In addition, the fixed bin on one side (15 is supported on the slide plate (14) on one side with a stand (1") at the same time)
t-fix.

The above two sliding plates (14), (14), fixed bin (
15), (15 and bearings (16), (16) constitute support means, and the parts where fixed bottle (15), (15) and bearings (16) and (16) are integrated are respectively supporting parts. Become.

The pressing means (C) and the rail means CB) are connected by fixing the l end of the pressing cylinder (11) to the leg plate (and fixing the pressing rod (12) to the stand (17). It is being done.

The operation of this device will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6.

The state shown in FIG. 3 is the state in which the supply rod (2) is extended downward by the operation of the supply cylinder (1) from the state shown in FIG. 7
) sucks and holds the parts (X, l. Next, for supply - Sodo (
2) is returned to its original position, and after this operation is completed (
1], the suppression cylinder (11)' is activated, and the suppression rod (12) pushes the stand (17) to suppress the member supplying means (A) (see the solid line arrow in Fig. 4). (in the direction shown).

The member supply means (A) includes bearings (16), (16
') moves by rotating the rail groove (10) and the inner metal (10), and the bearing (1
The member supply means (A) moves in the horizontal direction until the part 6) reaches the bent part (loa) of the upper rail groove (10), and the part (7) of the pad ('7) is horizontal. The so-called transport operation is performed. When the member supply means (A) is further pressed after the bearing (16) on the moving direction side reaches the bent part (10a) of the rail groove (lO), the rail groove (lO
The bearing (16) moves upward along the shape of the bearing (16), and the bearing (16) on the opposite side moves horizontally along the lower rail groove (10). (A) rotates (in the direction shown by the dotted arrow in Figure 4). Figure 4 shows a state where the rotation has been made a little, and Figure 5 shows a state where the rotation is completed, and the member is completed. Due to the rotation of the supply means (A), the a-arrival hat C's) l
('7) performs a direction change operation.

The state shown in FIG. 6 is the state in which the supply rod (2) is extended from the state shown in FIG.
Supply and install. When the parts are fed, the part supplying means (A) is returned to the state shown in FIG. , the adsorption band ('7)l('7) is also 90
We have described the operation of performing the direction change operation of 0, but if the nut (13)' of the pressing rod (12) is fixed at the position shown by the dotted line in Fig. 4, the stroke of the suppressing cylinder (11) can be adjusted. The inside is adjusted, so that the rotation operation can be completed with the member supply means (A) rotated a little more than the state shown in FIG. 7- In other words, no matter where the part to be installed is located from the bottom to the horizontal direction, the installation of (13) can be adjusted appropriately by adjusting the position. ing.

In the above embodiment, the linear conveyance direction of the member supply means is horizontal, but of course this direction may be any suitable direction, and it is also of course possible to use this apparatus by incorporating it into an industrial robot.

This invention is constructed as described above, and since the conveying operation and direction changing operation of the component supply means are performed by using one suppressing means, the structure is simple both in terms of mechanical structure and electric circuit structure. It can be made smaller,
Furthermore, it also has an energy saving effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is A, B is a plan view and side view of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part, and FIGS. 3A and 3B to 6A and 6B are a plan view and a side view showing the same operating state. One day - (A)...Member supply means CB, l...Rail means (C)...Pushing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A member supply means, a support means having two support parts attached to the member supply means, and one of the above support means.
A rail means comprising a linear guide rail section for linearly moving the support section of the second support section in the conveyance direction and a folding dormitory rail section for bending and moving the other support section in the conveyance direction from an intermediate portion; An automatic member feeding device comprising a suppressing means fixed to the member supplying means and pressing the member supplying means, and configured such that the member feeding means performs a linear conveying operation and a direction changing operation by the operation of the suppressing means. 2. The automatic member feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the suppressing means comprises a rond and an air cylinder. 3. The automatic member feeding device according to claim 2, wherein the stroke of the air cylinder is adjustable. 4. The automatic member feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the linear guide rail portion and the folded dormitory rail portion are grooves.