JPS6238349A - Continuous inspecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable fast inspection with simple constitution and to perform complicate inspection simultaneously by inspecting an object body by an inspecting means provided to a rotary inspection turret while conveying it synchronously. CONSTITUTION:A chain 1 provided with plural conveyance holders 2 is driven by sprockets 3, which are provided to plural rotating shafts 4 arranged at specific positions. Each rotating shaft 4 is provided with a supply turret 5 and a divided turret 6 and plural inspection turrets 7 are arranged at equal intervals between the turrets 5 and 6. Then, the body to be inspected is supplied from a supply path 8, passed to a holder 2 by a turret 5, and conveyed to a turret 7 of a next process. Each turret is provided with an inspecting means 10 and inspects the object body while rotating in synchronizing with the holder 2. Different kinds of inspection are carried out by the turrets 7 and bodies are supplied to the turrets 6 of next processes and classified by accepted articles and rejected articles, which are taken out through a accepted article passage 11 and a rejected article passage 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a continuous inspection device that continuously inspects objects to be inspected.

(Background of the Invention) One example of this type of continuous inspection apparatus is one in which an object to be inspected is conveyed and inspected by a chain. An example of this would be an item to be inspected by placing an inspection means near the conveyance line, or an inspection turret receives an object being conveyed in a straight line, inspects it while rotating, and transfers it to the opposite side. There are those that are delivered to a straight conveyance line provided.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, in the case of an inspection means disposed near a conveyance line that inspects an object passing in front of the detection means, the object to be inspected is inspected during the time it passes. There are certain restrictions on the transport speed of the inspection object. In addition, it is difficult to perform inspections other than relatively simple inspections 5, such as label checking, height inspection, and presence/absence of caps.

Furthermore, in the case where the transported object is received and inspected by the inspection turret, each inspection turret transfers the object twice, and the object to be inspected must be positioned each time, making the structure complicated.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a continuous inspection device that can perform high-speed inspection with an in-cylinder configuration and is also capable of performing complex inspections at the same time. 1. ing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an inspection apparatus that continuously and automatically inspects objects to be inspected, including a plurality of transport holders for holding the objects to be inspected. is provided on an endless conveyance means, this endless conveyance means is driven by a plurality of rotary drive members, and a plurality of rotary inspection turrets are provided on the rotary drive members and four axes, and each of the rotary inspection turrets is provided with an inspection means. The present invention is characterized in that objects to be inspected that are transported synchronously are inspected while being transported.

(Function) In the present invention, an endless conveyance stage is driven by a plurality of rotary drive members, and a plurality of rotary inspection turrets provided coaxially with the rotary drive members rotate. The inspection means provided on each of the rotating inspection turrets inspects the objects to be inspected, which move synchronously, while being conveyed.

(Example) Next, an example in which the present invention is applied to a continuous inspection device for cartridges will be explained in detail based on the attached drawings. I'll do one more thing.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a chain which is endless conveyance means, and this chain 1 is provided with a plurality of conveyance holders 2 at predetermined intervals. The chain 1 is driven by a sprocket 3 which is a rotational driving member, and the sprocket 3 is provided on a plurality of rotating shafts 4 arranged at predetermined positions.

A supply turret 5 and a one-segment turret 6 are arranged at predetermined intervals on this rotating shaft 4, and a plurality of inspection turrets 7 are arranged at equal intervals between the supply turret 5 and the one-segment turret 6. .

A supply path 8 is connected to the supply turret 5, and a cartridge 9, which is an object to be inspected, is supplied from this supply path 8. This cartridge 9 is delivered to the conveyance holder 2 of the chain l by the supply turret 2 5, and conveyed to the inspection turret 7 for the next process.

Each inspection turret 7 is provided with an inspection means 10, and this inspection means 10 is rotated in synchronization with the transport holder 2 provided on the chain l. When the cartridge 9 is transported through the inspection area around the inspection turret 7,
Inspection is performed by inspection means 10.

Each of the inspection turrets 7 performs different inspections, such as the axial length of the cartridge 9, the irregularities of the side surface, the axial clearance of the spool, etc., and then supplies the cartridge to the divided turret 6 for the primary stroke.

The divided turret 6 has a good product passage 11 and a defective product passage 12.
are arranged in series, and the cartridge 9 that has been inspected is divided into non-defective products and defective products, and the non-defective products are taken out from the non-defective product path 11 and the defective products are taken out from the defective product path 12.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The chain 1 is driven by the rotation of each sprocket 3, and the drive of the chain 1 transports the transport holders 2 provided on the chain 1 at predetermined equal intervals.

First, the cartridge 9 is continuously supplied by the supply turret 5 through its supply passage 8, and the cartridge 9 is delivered to the transport holder 2 by the supply turret 5. This cartridge 9 is conveyed by the chain 1 and is inspected by the inspection stage 10 of each inspection turret 7 in the first stage as it passes through the inspection area around the inspection turret 7.

The cartridges 9 that have been inspected by the respective inspection turrets 7 are divided into non-defective products and defective products by the dividing turret 6 in the next step, and the non-defective products are taken out from the non-defective aisle 11 and the defective products from the defective aisle 2. .

Therefore, since the cartridge 5 is inspected by the inspection means IO of each inspection turret 7 while being transported, the cartridge 5
Continuous processing is carried out without stopping the conveyance.

At this time, the sprocket 3 that carries the cartridge 9
The inspection tarsi 2 door that is inspected has a coaxial rotating shaft 4.
Therefore, when the cartridge 6 is transported, stable inspection can be performed without being affected by pulsation or phase shift caused by the drive of the chain 1.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention drives the endless conveyance means with a plurality of rotary drive members, and is provided coaxially with the rotary drive members.
By using multiple rotating inspection turrets, the inspection means can inspect the objects to be inspected while conveying them in synchronization, unlike conventional methods. In addition, multiple inspections can be performed while being transported, improving inspection speed.
When continuously inspecting large areas, processing capacity can be greatly increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a continuous inspection device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the continuous inspection device. ■... Chain 2... Conveyance holder 3... Sprocket 7... Rotating shaft 5... Supply turret 6... Minutes; 1. L turret 7...Inspection turret 10...Inspection-L stage

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an inspection device that continuously and automatically inspects objects to be inspected, a plurality of conveyance holders for holding the objects to be inspected are provided in an endless conveyance means, and this endless conveyance means is driven by a plurality of rotary drive members, and the rotation A continuous inspection device equipped with a plurality of rotating inspection turrets provided coaxially with a driving member, and inspecting objects to be inspected that are synchronously conveyed while being conveyed using inspection means provided on each of the rotating inspection turrets. .