JPS60228307A - Automatic product containing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate setting of a device, by a method wherein a device, which stacks laminar products in a magazine for containing, is constituted such that a vertically movable elongated support plate with built-in rotary discs is vertically moved within the magazine, and the rotary discs can be rotated. CONSTITUTION:With an elevating motor 50b driven, a support plate 50g is raised within a magazine, not shown. With a cylinder 50M driven, rotary shafts 50h are rotated through a rack 50L and gears 50K, the rotary disc 50j are rotated by a given amount, and the rotary discs 50j are set in a position where they cross the support plate 50g at right angles or obliquely. This, even if the width of the support plate 50g is low, produces an effect in which the width is substantilly increased by means of the rotary discs 50j. This constitution eliminates planking, and facilitates setting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automatic product storage device for stacking and storing a large number of plate-shaped products in a magazine.

[Prior art]

Conventional devices of this type include those shown in FIGS. 1 to 8. In the figure, (1) is the main body of the device, in which a plurality of openings (1a) are arranged. (2) is placed on the device main body (1), and faces the opening (1a).
A magazine having a bottom plate (2b) formed with 2a),
The entire upper end and part of the outer periphery are open.

(2c) is the opening at the top of this magazine (2), (2d
) is an opening on the outer periphery, and (3) is a product conveyance device that vacuum-chucks products (4) such as ICs and conveys them onto the magazine (2).
By releasing the product (4) from the magazine (2)
) and store it inside. (5) is a lifting unit in which a support (5a) is attached to the device body (1), and a lifting motor (5b) supported by the support (5a), and a lifting motor (5b) supported by the support (5a).
b); a lifting platform (5d) that is moved up and down by the feeding screw (5c); and a pair of lifting shafts (5e) that move up and down together with the lifting platform (5d).
and a receiving plate (5
f). In addition, the plate (5f) of the receiver is inserted into the opening (1aX2a) and moves up and down inside the magazine (2).
IfF9 In order to ensure that the product (4) to be placed on the receiving plate (5f), the receiving plate has a bottom plate (6) at the upper end of the plate (5f).
is located.

In the device configured as described above, first, the magazine (2) is placed on the device main body (1) with the opening (1a) and the opening (2a) facing each other. Next, the lifting motor (
5b) and lift the platform (5) using the feed screw (5c).
d), raise the lifting shaft (5e), insert the plate (5f) into the magazine (2), and place the plate (5f) on the plate (5f).
6).

Next, the lifting motor (5b) is raised further, and the receiver is moved to the plate (
5f) close to the opening (2c) at the top of the magazine (2).

In this state, the product (4) is suctioned by the product conveyance device (3), the product (4) is positioned above the opening (2c), the suction is released, and the product (4) falls onto the bottom plate (6). let Here, the lifting motor (5b) rotates in the opposite direction according to the stacking amount of the products (4), and the receiving plate (5f) gradually descends downward to stack a large number of products (4). The board (5f) is used for the product (4 f) even if the number of plates is small or large.
) is made so that the falling dimension of the product (4) is approximately constant, thereby preventing the product (4) from tilting during the fall and ensuring that the product (4) is placed on the receiving plate (5f).

By the way, when storing products (4) of different sizes in the magazine (2), the size of the plate (5f) of the receiver is constant, so the dimensions of the bottom plate (6) must be changed accordingly. There is. That is, if the size of the magazine (2) differs, the bottom plate (6) must be changed each time.

As a result, not only is it troublesome to set up the device, but it is also necessary to place an indefinite number of bottom plates inside the magazine.
Not only was the workability inferior, but it also had the disadvantage of being uneconomical.

[Summary of the invention]

This invention has been made for the purpose of improving such drawbacks, and is removably mounted on the main body of the device, and has a first opening formed at the upper end and an area of the first opening at the lower end. a magazine in which a second opening having a smaller area is formed, and products are stacked inside through the first opening;
a receiving plate that is disposed in the magazine through the second opening, receives the stacked products, and is movable downward in accordance with an increase in the amount of stacked products; A first drive mechanism that drives the receiver in the direction is a groove formed on the side of the plate where the products are stacked, and is rotatably disposed within this groove, and the amount of rotation is adjusted according to the size of the product. This invention proposes an automatic product storage device that is equipped with a changeable rotary plate and a second drive mechanism that drives the rotary plate in the rotational direction, thereby eliminating the need for a floor plate and facilitating the setting of the device. .

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing an embodiment of the present invention.
); a feed screw (50c) driven by the lift motor (50b);
The lifting platform (5) is moved up and down by this feed screw (50c).
0cl), a pair of lifting shafts (50e) that move up and down together with the lifting platform (50d), and a receiving plate (50f) connected to the upper end of the lifting shaft (50e) and having a pair of grooves (50f) in the upper part.
50g), a pair of rotating shafts (50h) that pass through the pair of grooves (5of), and are rotatably supported by the plate (50g) and the lifting platform (50e); (
The pair of grooves (50f) are connected to respective ends of the grooves (50b).
) and a pair of gears (50j) connected below the pair of rotating shafts (50h).
0K) meshes with this pair of gears (50,), and connects the pair of rotating shafts (,50,
h) by a predetermined amount of rotation, a cylinder (50M) that drives this rack (50L), and a support plate (5ON) that supports this cylinder (50M) on a lifting platform (50d). has been done.

In the device configured as above, the lifting motor (
50b), the plate (sog) of the receiver moves into the magazine (
2) The rising inward is similar to the conventional device. Here, when the cylinder (50M) is driven, the rack (50M) is driven.
L) moves and rotates through the gear (50K) to the rotating shaft (50h
) rotates, the rotary plate (50j) rotates a predetermined amount, and for example, as shown in FIG.
g) will be perpendicular or oblique.

In other words, even if the width of the plate (50g) is small, the plate (50g) can be rotated by rotating the plate (50j).
g) has been substantially expanded. In this state, the product (4) is stacked, and the product (4) is securely placed on the rotating plate (50j
) and a receiving plate (50g).Therefore, by electrically controlling the amount of drive of the cylinder (50M),
One-touch operation is also possible.

In the above description, a pair of rotary plates (50j) are arranged, but a configuration in which one groove (5of) is formed and one rotary plate (50j) and one rotary shaft (50h) are provided is also possible. It goes without saying that the same effect can be achieved with objects.

Next, another embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. In the figure, (50p) is a pair of flanges formed below a pair of rotating shafts (50h), and (50Q) is a pair of flanges (50Q).
The plate (50R') that engages with the plate (0p) moves this plate (50Q) up and down, and this plate (50Q)
A pair of rotating shafts (50h) and a pair of rotating plates (50h)
0j) is a cylinder that moves up and down, and is connected to the lifting platform (50e). Note that the thickness of the upper rotary plate (50j) is smaller than the depth of the groove (50f).

With this configuration, when the cylinder (50R) is operated, the pair of rotating shafts (50h
) and a pair of rotary plates (50j) move upward, for example,
As shown in Figure 7, the upper surface of the receiving plate (50g) and the rotating plate (50g)
0j) coincides with the top surface. In this state, the products (4) are stacked. Next, when removing the magazine (2) from the main body of the device, the plate (50g) is
It is necessary to lower the magazine (2) together with the magazine (2) from below, but in this case, first operate the cylinder (50R) in the opposite direction to lower the rotating shaft (50h) and lower the rotating plate (50h).
0j) is lowered from the upper surface of the receiving plate (50g), and then the cylinder (50M) is driven to position the rotating plate (50j) parallel to the receiving plate (50g) as shown in FIG. As a result, from the opening (1a), the rotary plate (50j),
The receiver will be able to lower the plate (50g). By the way, the rotary plate (50
When rotating the rotating plate (50j) and the product (
4), the weight of the product (4) may interfere with the rotation of the rotary plate (50j), but the cylinder (50R) will prevent the plate (50a) and the rotating shaft (50h) from rotating. Once lower the rotating plate (50j) below the upper surface of the receiving plate (50g), then
j) will be rotated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention is removably mounted on the main body of the device, and has a first opening formed at the upper end and a second opening having an area smaller than the area of the first opening at the lower end. a magazine having an opening formed therein and having products stacked therein through the first opening; a magazine disposed within the magazine through the second opening to receive the stacked products; A receiving plate that can be displaced downward in accordance with an increase in the amount of stacked products; a first drive mechanism that drives this receiving plate in the vertical direction; The rotary plate is rotatably disposed in the groove and can change the amount of rotation depending on the size of the product, and the second drive mechanism that drives the rotary plate in the rotational direction is provided. By rotating the plate, it is possible to handle products of various width dimensions, the conventional bottom plate can be eliminated, and setting of the device is extremely easy. This has the effect of making automation possible.

In addition, when the rotary plate is configured to be able to move up and down by a predetermined amount within the groove, the rotary plate can be easily rotated when the rotary plate is rotated, and the rotation drive system of the rotary plate can be downsized. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional device, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a side view of the main part of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. , Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the main part of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention, Fig. 7 is a side view showing the operating state of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the main part of Fig. 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another operating state of the figure. In the figure, (1) is the device main body,
(2) is a magazine, (3) is a product conveyance device, (4) is a product, and the wheel is a lifting unit. Note that the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent Masuo Oiwa Figure 1 Figure 2 Recess Figure 4 Figure 6

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) It is removably mounted on the device main body, and has a first opening formed at the upper end and a second opening having an area smaller than the first opening at the lower end. , a magazine in which products are stacked through the first opening, and a magazine that penetrates the second opening and is disposed within the magazine to receive the stacked products and to control the stacking amount of the products. a receiving plate that can be displaced downward in accordance with the increase in the number of products; a first drive mechanism that drives this receiving plate in the vertical direction; the receiving plate is a groove formed on the side of the plate where the products are stacked; An automatic product storage device comprising: a rotary plate that is arranged so as to be able to change the amount of rotation according to the size of the product; and a second drive mechanism that drives the rotary plate in the rotational direction. (2) The automatic product storage according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed approximately at the center of the plate, and the rotational axis of the rotating plate is approximately at the center of the groove. Device. (3) The automatic product storage device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the grooves are formed on a plate, and the rotary plate is disposed in each groove. (4) It is removably mounted on the main body of the device, and has a first opening formed at its upper end and a second opening having an area smaller than the area of the first opening formed at its lower end. , a magazine in which products are stacked through the first opening, and a magazine that penetrates the second opening and is disposed within the magazine to receive the stacked products and to control the stacking amount of the products. a receiving plate that can be displaced downward in accordance with the increase in the number of products; a first drive mechanism that drives the receiving plate in the vertical direction; the receiving plate is a groove formed on the side of the plate on which the products are stacked; and a height dimension of the groove. a rotary plate formed thinner than the rotary plate, rotatably arranged in the groove, and capable of changing the amount of rotation according to the size of the product; a second rotary plate that drives the rotary plate in the rotational direction;
and an eighth drive mechanism for displacing the upper rotary plate upwardly by a predetermined amount within the groove.