JPS5818807A - Supply for switch block - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention provides a switch block supply method K for supplying a switch block built into a lighting device into a lighting device main body C (hereinafter simply referred to as the main body) when assembling the lighting device.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically supplying the switch prot I from the housing section to the main body in a positioned state.

Lighting equipment, such as ring-shaped fluorescent lamp lighting equipment, usually has a ballast, a glow lamp socket, and a bottomed cylindrical body.
Attach each part such as the safety ball socket and pull switch,
Furthermore, it has a structure in which a cylindrical reflector with a bottom is attached to the main body, and a lamp holder is attached at an appropriate location around the periphery.A glow lamp and a safety bulb are attached to each socket, and a lamp holder/Kl
It is used with an L-type fluorescent lamp attached. The ballasts, glow lamps, etc. are provided in an appropriate number according to the number of annular fluorescent lamps to be attached, and in some cases, they are provided in number of -
stomach.

In the annular fluorescent rung illumination a^, since the accommodation space of the main body is narrow, it is desirable to arrange each part efficiently in a concentrated manner.

Therefore, conventionally, in such lighting equipment, a switch block is formed separately, in which multiple switches and lamp socket leads are assembled and electrically connected, and one switch block is supplied to the main body. Attempts are being made to assemble it. With this, there is no need to supply and install individual parts such as the Glo 7 lamp to the main body when assembling the lighting equipment, and each part can be efficiently collected and installed, and the assembly work is also simplified. However, in the past, this lighting equipment was assembled manually by workers who supplied each part, including the main body, onto an appropriate assembly jig, which made it possible to assemble each part in a compact manner. Although it can be assembled by hand, it is difficult to assemble, is inefficient, and has high manufacturing costs.

This invention solves the above-mentioned problem Kf in assembling conventional lighting equipment.
This was done to improve and eliminate this problem. That is, the present invention provides an efficient supply method in which, when supplying the switch plotter to the main body, the switch plotter is taken out one by one from the storage section in a positioned state, and automatically fed into the main body on the assembly jig, A robot that integrates multiple parts including a pull switch and holds a switch block with a positioning hole to a predetermined position, holding a tray in a positioned state, and has a chuck mechanism and a positioning bottle at the tip of its arm at that position. The chuck mechanism of the chuck mechanism causes the protrusion of the switch block to chatter and the positioning bottle is inserted into the hole to position it, and in this state the robot is operated to take out the switch plotter from the tray and supply it to the main body on the assembly jig. This is what I did.

Below is one of HiO's inventions! Embodiments of the theory will be explained with reference to the drawings.

A switch plotter (1) to which the present invention is applied is constructed by stacking approximately rectangular insulating plates with one end wide at 11, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. @J, for example. Insulating group @
(Attach ko glow lamp sockets 1311311 to wide width s('!a) of !l, glow lamp socket 1ml
Attach 7 safety ball sockets (4) near the ill, pass the pull switch (6) through the approximate center of the narrow width hokoji, and place the body (5 &) on the back side of the (5))
is mounted on the surface 11. Terminals for connecting to the ballast, which is another electrical component, are provided on both edges of the front station insulating board (110) protruding from between the two insulating boards, and the narrow part (in ) is cut out to form a terminal hole (γ1(7)).
A positioning hole (II) for positioning on the tray +121, which will be described later, is drilled at an appropriate location on the back side of the switch 61. A stopper (101-...) is provided protrudingly from the glow lamp socket 1311s1.
The terminal (sl) and terminal hole (11 (71) provided inside the socket (not shown) are electrically connected to each other by suitable means, and are further led out from the insulating substrate 111. Sare nine lamp: / Kera) 17-
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b e A plurality of such switch blocks (1), for example five, are positioned and fixed on a dedicated tray Qgj. As shown in Fig. 3 and the first part, the tray am is made of synthetic resin and has a gate m<, and a fitting hole H6s into which the switch (body 81ScS& of part 1) is fitted at the rear of the flat part. KJ holes are formed at intervals of KJ, and the insertion holes 1
Positioning holes (81 (long and short bins a4I that fit into the
- are respectively provided protrudingly, and each insertion hole Im 112I...
At the front of each switch block opening)11)...
The lamp socket lead (with a protruding stopper bin + 111 am for positioning the river 0 at a predetermined angle. And the switch block 11) led out from the pull switch 1610M! Part 4 (6a) is inserted, a long bottle 4 that passes through it is inserted into one positioning hole (k), and a short bottle (161) that does not pass through the other positioning hole is inserted. The lamp socket lead (11) (ill) is positioned and held by the stopper bin (l).The tray tray on which five switch blocks (1) are placed is stacked in multiple stages, for example, 10R. When the switch plotter IIIFi is supplied, it is taken out from the tray in a predetermined position, and is placed in an appropriate capacity.
As shown in Figure 1IiJ in the previous process, on the mAlIB for assembly being transferred on a suitable conveyor, the ballast is placed with the contact α terminal (lloa) (20a) butted against the predetermined position inside the main body. □ (B) is fixed by caulking and is supplied into the main body supported with the opening side facing upward, and the switch (6
The body part (5 &) of 1 is brought into contact with the main body - and the locking piece -
-... is the locking hole drilled in the main body 19IK @IJ 12
11. Fix by locking the terminals (6) and (6) on the ballast (2) and (6) respectively by overlapping the connection terminals (oa)noa)K of the ballast. The end of the power wire inserted into the zero body ring is inserted into the terminal hole (71171) of the switch block (1) and connected to the terminal.

The device that supplies the switch block (1) to the main body is @
It is constructed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 2.

In other words, in the same figure, the bad guy is tray O! Container 0 containing 1
-1 is the 7th cone pair that conveys the tray Oz; ) is, for example, a container (I?l and tray 1121
The roller conveyor is equipped with an inclined roller conveyor that can convey the material under its own weight. Also, the tray removal position is on the first conveyor■←)
A seventh stopper □□□ and a third cost collar stopper for stopping the valley 4IIaη at the tray discharge position (b) are provided so as to be movable forward and backward, and the tray lI'b is moved forward and backward at the first conveyor elAIKif switch block takeout position (0). A No. J stopper (Company) is installed to stop the conveyor (2) and the No. 2 conveyor (2) at the tray take-out position (←) and the tray discharge position (b). With the transfer mechanism, a guide guide is installed on the horizontal crosspiece Ka of the support frame, and a moving block IB is slidably attached to the guide shaft @11. A guide rod passes through the moving block so as to be able to move up and down, and a holding plate is integrally attached to the lower end of the moving block. The vertical stroke by the vertical movement stone, cylinder 1B51, is the tray O in the container η! A store where you can take out all l - / K
In addition, the holding plate is formed to have approximately the same size as the tray Oz, and a suction head (fist) is provided on the bottom surface of the holding plate so as to suction and hold the V position of the tray 1s. , the moving block C3 is a cylinder or a driver.
The guide shaft H is
There is no reciprocation along K between the @/conveyor and the first conveyor-1. The robot is an articulated robot installed at the junction between the 7th conveyor 1 and the 1g3 conveyor (c) corresponding to the switch block take-out position (O), and picks up the switch blocks (1) on the tray DB to - pieces. Take out and assemble the nishikigami main body a and physically supply it.

Robot) ＠7] has a support shaft rotatably supported in a housing fixed on a support frame, and an arm shaft υ and a fifth core 5, which constitute an expansion mechanism, are integrally attached to this support shaft. Fix it to the support shaft (upper end alignment of 1 ttcv
A forward and reverse drive motor is provided at the upper end of the joint shaft ←4 at the tip of the gi'r arm, and each motor 144 rotates the arm I4 using the shaft as a fulcrum, and the joint shaft @
By rotating the second arm 12 about the fulcrum, the tips of the five clam cores 2 can be moved to any position. An operating shaft l equipped with a holding mechanism f461 for holding the switch block (1) is attached to the tip of the second arm←2 so as to be able to move up and down as well as rotatably, and is moved up and down by a lifting cylinder. In addition, links are connected between the support shaft, the joint axis, and the lower part of the operating axis ←η, so that even if the first arm -υ and the first arm 4 move in any direction, the operating axis i47+ and the holding mechanism − is always moved in parallel. The four bots operate according to positions set in advance by the control device.

As shown in Fig. 1, the holding mechanism consists of a chuck mechanism M that chucks the switch (6) with the protrusion of the switch block 111 to the substrate fixed to the operating shaft, and an insulating substrate (
! lK? A pin is inserted into one of the positioning holes 81K for positioning. still,
A must for this group & Yu 11! Depending on the situation, a suction head (not shown) for suctioning the insulating substrate may be provided.

Therefore, to explain the supply operation of switch block +1), tray Q! Container l17 containing a large number of switch blocks (1) held in alignment while being positioned on I
1't-Put on the seventh conveyor and transfer. This container 1 + η becomes 9 / Tray removal position ←)
When the cylinder is stopped at the moving block area waiting above the tray removal position e), the cylinder installed in the moving block area expands and lowers the holding plate while guiding it to the guide rod. ) Trowel... Tray 11'! To 1! Let them come into contact with you.

After this, the cylinder is shortened and the holding plate is raised with the iron layer held on the tray 0 day by RAD-00 to the suction.
Take out the tray +121 from the container (171).

When the tray (1!l) is taken out, the moving block is guided by the guide shaft aIυ and moved by a predetermined stroke, and is positioned on the suction-held tray 021t @coconveyor.Then, the cylinder extends and the holding plate lower the
Place the tray <121 on the No. 1 cocompare (goods). Thereafter, the adsorption of the suction heads is released, and the holding plate rises again to complete tray removal. The above operation is repeated by the transfer mechanism 12 at the tray removal position ←), and the container θ
The trays Q16 are sequentially taken out from η and transferred to the second conveyor 12.
4' is placed on top. When the container fist η is empty, the first stopper country leaves and is transported by the seventh conveyor,
Because it was stopped at the tray ejection position at the third stopper @.

The tray (lfi) placed on the seventh conveyor 1 is conveyed by a drive roller, and is stopped at the third stopper (c) K to the switch boot removal position (0) K.
When the tray bond stops at the wt position (6), the forward/reverse drive mechanism of the robot moves to move the first arm circle and the first arm circle around the support axis and the joint axis, respectively. The holding mechanism at the tip of the Shuko arm is rotated forward (in the direction of the hour hand) by a predetermined angle, and the switch block (1
Place it above 1. Next, the elevating cylinder moves downward, lowering the substrate I with the chatter mechanism open, and placing the chuck mechanism on the switch (IIK) of the switch plotter (1) and chattering it, and moving the bottle between the insulating substrate ( Insert the switch block (1) into the nine positioning holes (t9) drilled in the tray and position it. When the positioning is completed, the lifting cylinder 111 moves upward to lift the board 111 and remove the switch block (1) from the tray Q2i. Next, the forward/reverse drive motor 144185 operates to rotate the seventh arm υ and the vlil arm 1 by a predetermined angle (counterclockwise rotation), hold the board 151)K, and then move the switch block (S) to the second position. The main body of the assembly jig Nishikigami is placed on standby on the 7-bench 71J5. After that, the lifting cylinder 4 moves downward, lowering the board, supplying the switch block (11) to the main body static, and supplying the switch (6) to the main body.
) of the body part C3a) is brought into contact with the main body shaft, and the locking pieces l01t&Ql... are inserted into the locking holes 11 (gl@e･) drilled in the main body and fixed. and connect the terminal i8+ '16+ to the ballast-1 connection terminal rloa)
rjioa) K' Onigase Switch Block (1)
When the fixing is completed, the chuck mechanism is opened to open the switch (II), and in this state, the elevating cylinder moves upward to lift the substrate 16 &l.

When the supply of the first switch block 11) is finished, the robot arm 14υ and the second arm (6) are moved to the second positirin as shown by the chain line in Figure 2.
Take out the switch block (1) in the relevant position from the tray (121) as described above, and attach it to the ?&α assembly jig.
- feeding the upper body 091; When all five switch blocks (1) (1) and Hibiki are taken out from the tray and the tray becomes empty, the third stopper Q8 retracts and transports the empty tray 021, and at the same time it protrudes again to move the next one. Empty trays to stop tray wholesale (121″ Company No. 4)
At step 1, the tray is transported to the tray discharge position (b) and stopped there. Tray 11! 1 stops, the cylinder of the movable pump waiting above the tray ejection position #0) extends and lowers the holding plate while guiding the guide rod Etc. Diagram of suction head.

The tray 1) 21K! Let me touch it and watch it. After this, the cylinder is shortened and the holding plate is raised, and the tray clamp is taken out from the 4s-conveyor 12. When the tray jaw is taken out, the moving block lever is then moved to the guide axis button)
The tray (I21) is moved by a predetermined stroke while being guided by K, and is placed on the empty container 071 waiting on the seventh conveyor (2).

Thereafter, the cylinder β~ is extended to lower the holding plate −, and the tray Q2i is also inserted into the container η. Then, the suction head @11-... is released from suction, the cylinder is shortened, and the holding plate is raised. When the holding plate is lifted up, the moving block moves back along with the guide shaft Cl1lKθ, and the second
Place it vertically on the conveyor. From then on, when the w6 conveyor reaches the tray ejection position (to) the empty tray (I21),
The above operation is repeated to accommodate the fiber tray (121) in the container (2).

When a predetermined number of empty trays fJz are stored in the container, the cost brim retracts and moves the cough container Oη to the ejection position, and then protrudes again to move the subsequent empty container/η to the tray ejection position. to stop.

By repeating the above series of operations, the A switch blocks (1
) are taken out in pieces and continuously supplied into the main body ring above the assembly jig value.

In the above embodiment, the holding plate system of the transfer mechanism for transferring the tray mouth between the first conveyor bush 1 and the first conveyor bush 1 is provided with a suction head 〇... to suction and hold the tray. However, this is not limited to busy people,
In addition, a holding plate MK chatter mechanism may be provided to chuck the tray α force. Positioning was done by inserting one of the positioning holes (9) K drilled in the insulating board (!1), and in addition, as shown in Figure 2, a 1-bin port was provided at the front to insulate it. It may be a rectangle that is inserted into the glow lamp socket provided on the substrate (!1) for positioning. (When inserted into the positioning hole + $1111 drilled in the wound, it will pass through this and protrude upward. In this way, it will be stored in the container and will not be damaged when transporting the nine-switch pouch (1). Even if movement occurs, the positioning hole +8) ill will not fall out of the bin 04100 and will not be misaligned, improving stability during transportation.

As explained above, 1-According to KonoRyu@, the switch plotter, which is held in a position on the tray, is held in position on the tray, and the protrusion provided on it is held by the chuck mechanism provided at the tip of the arm of the rice pot. Then, insert the bottle into the appropriate hole and position it, take it out from the tray after positioning it for transfer, and send it to the specified position by the robot, and set the assembly jig value. Since the switch block is supplied to the main body of the switch block, it is possible to automatically and efficiently supply the switch block, and the automation of the work improves the work efficiency and decapitation performance, and reduces manufacturing costs and noise. In addition, the number of workers can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

@Figure 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the switch block I supplied by the method of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view thereof, Figure @J is a perspective view of a tray holding a switch block, and Figure y is a perspective view of the tray and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts showing the relationship with the switch block, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the arrangement relationship between the lighting fixture body and the switch block, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the lower part of a holding mechanism provided in a robot, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the holding mechanism. (1)...Switch block, (!1...Insulating board, (
3)...Glow lamp socket, (11...Pull switch, +8) ill...Positioning hole, 021...Tray, value ♂...Assembling jig, wire...Main body, vI*-Robot, decoy... Holding mechanism, chuck mechanism, positioning bottle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 11) Move the tray that holds the switch plotter in place, which integrates multiple parts including the pull switch and has positioning holes, to a predetermined position, and attach the chuck mechanism and positioning pin to the tip of the arm at the roaring position. After the protrusion of the switch block is chucked by the chatter mechanism of the provided mouth, and the positioning bottle is inserted into the hole sK and held in position, the lock pot is operated to deposit the switch block from the tray and place it in the assembly jig. A method of supplying a switch block characterized by the fact that it is supplied inside the main body of a lighting fixture.