KR100719292B1 - Line up and insertion apparatus for o ring - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to automatically sort only the O-ring to meet a certain standard, and to automatically arrange the O-ring mounting process by supplying the sorted O-ring sequentially and the nipple, etc. It is to provide a rubber O-ring automatic alignment inserting device that can be.

The present invention provides an O-ring alignment unit 100 for sequentially picking up an O-ring 150 having a predetermined size, an O-ring supply unit 200 for sequentially supplying an O-ring picked up from the O-ring alignment unit 100, and It includes an O-ring mounting portion 300 consisting of an O-ring expansion unit for extending the O-ring to mount the O-ring to the O-ring required mechanism, such as ripple, and an O-ring inserting portion for mounting the extended O-ring to the O-ring required mechanism. 100 is a conventional hopper 110 having an open top, and the O-ring hanger 122 for picking up the O-ring 150 on the circumferential surface while rotating at a constant speed inside the hopper 110 is formed at regular intervals It characterized in that it comprises a supply wheel 120 of the disc to pick up the O-ring 150, and the O-ring alignment tube 130 to sequentially load the O-ring picked up by the supply wheel (120).

O-ring, hopper, ripple, extension tool, wheel, rail, motor

Description

Rubber O-ring Automatic Alignment Insertion Equipment {LINE UP AND INSERTION APPARATUS FOR O RING}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side view of the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a cross-sectional view of the O-ring alignment unit in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a block diagram of the O-ring alignment tube in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the O-ring supply unit in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 6 is a schematic plan view of the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a schematic configuration diagram of an O-ring expansion unit for O-ring expansion in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

8a and 8c is a schematic configuration diagram of the O-ring extension in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a schematic configuration diagram of the O-ring inserting portion in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment inserting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic plan view of the O-ring expansion unit and the O-ring insertion unit in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: O-ring alignment unit 110: Hopper

115: supply wheel drive motor 120: supply wheel

122: O-ring hanger 130: O-ring alignment tube

132: O-ring guide 134: alignment beads

140: O-ring alignment support 150: O-ring

200: O-ring supply section 210: O-ring supply path

212: expansion slot inlet 214: O-ring outlet

220: supply plate 230: supply plate drive motor

240: O-ring supply portion support 300: O-ring mounting portion

310: extension tool moving rail 320: extension tool base

322: expansion tool 324: slit

326, 354: spring 330: stop bar

340: expansion plate drive motor 342: expansion plate

350: mounting tool drive motor 352: mounting tool

356: nipple insert 358: O-ring opening

360: mounting support 400: plate

The present invention relates to a rubber o-ring automatic alignment inserting device, and more particularly, to automatically arrange the rubber o-ring to be inserted into the nipple and the like, and to squeeze the rubber o-rings that are aligned and supplied to the nipple to be automatically mounted. A rubber o-ring automatic alignment inserting device capable of automating the mounting process.

In general, the nipple used in pneumatic or hydraulic equipment is equipped with an O ring to improve sealing force.

However, the O-ring as described above has a problem that the operator must insert the nipple manually by hand because of its small volume and elasticity. That is, since the operator needs to manually insert and select the one that meets the specifications of the O-ring, it takes a lot of work time and work manpower, and there is a problem that the defect of the product frequently occurs because the proper O-ring is not inserted.

In addition, as described above, the operator can not perform the automated process for the O-ring mounting because it has to be done manually, there is a problem that the productivity is lowered.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to automatically sort only the O-ring to meet a certain standard, and to automatically arrange the O-ring mounting process by supplying the sorted O-ring sequentially and the nipple, etc. It is to provide a rubber ring automatic alignment insertion device that can be made.

The present invention, the O-ring alignment unit 100 for sequentially picking up the O-ring 150 of a predetermined size, the O-ring supply unit 200 for sequentially supplying the O-ring picked up from the O-ring alignment unit 100, supply It includes an O-ring mounting portion 300 consisting of an O-ring expansion unit for extending the O-ring to mount the O-ring to the O-ring need mechanism, such as ripple, and an O-ring insertion portion for mounting the extended O-ring to the O-ring required mechanism, the O-ring alignment unit 100 is a conventional hopper 110 having an open top, and the O-ring hanger 122 for picking up the O-ring 150 on the circumferential surface while rotating at a constant speed inside the hopper 110 is formed at regular intervals It characterized in that it comprises a supply wheel 120 of the disc to pick up the O-ring 150, and the O-ring alignment tube 130 to sequentially load the O-ring picked up by the supply wheel 120.

At this time, the O-ring alignment tube 130, the inner diameter is formed of a synthetic resin material of a transparent material larger than the outer diameter of a predetermined O-ring, so as to correspond to the shape of the O-ring alignment tube 130 in the O-ring alignment tube 130. The curved and bent O-ring guide 132 is inserted, and the O-ring guide 132 is formed at the outlet of the O-ring alignment tube 130 by mounting an alignment bead 134 smaller than the outer diameter of the O-ring 150 at the lower end thereof. It is preferable.

In addition, the O-ring supply unit 200, one side is connected to the lower end of the O-ring alignment tube 130, the O-ring mounting portion 300 and the other side of the rectangular ordinary O-ring supply path 210 and the O-ring alignment tube ( Supply plate 220 to supply the O-ring 150 supplied through the 130 to the O-ring supply path 210 one by one, and a supply plate driving motor 230 for driving the supply plate 220 The O-ring extension part includes a rectangular plate-shaped expansion plate 342 perpendicular to the lower end of the O-ring supply path 210, an extension plate driving motor 340 for advancing and reversing the expansion plate 342, and the O-ring supply path. An extension tool moving rail 310 mounted at a position corresponding to the extension plate 342 in parallel with the extension 210, an extension tool base 320 moving on the extension tool moving rail 310, and the extension tool. Expansion tool 322 mounted on the base 320, and the stop bar 330 to prevent the backward of the expansion tool 322 It includes, the expansion plate 342 is forward or backward through the end of the O-ring supply path 210, the end of the O-ring supply path 210 is extended plate inlet (34) so that the expansion plate 342 is sufficiently inserted 212 is formed on the inlet side of the expansion plate 342, the outer ring corresponding to the expansion plate inlet 212, the outer ring of the O-ring 150 and the expansion plate inlet 212 is formed through the O-ring outlet 214 formed through ) Is formed, the expansion tool 322 is a cylindrical shape having one side conical shape, the slit 324 is formed in the cone shape so that the expansion plate 342 can be inserted or discharged smoothly, the slit 324 And a spring 326 resilient so that the cone is always exposed to the outside, and the O-ring inserting portion moves forward or backward from the mounting tool 352 and the mounting tool 352 to the mounting support 360. fixing It includes a mounting tool drive motor 350, the mounting tool 352 is elasticized by the O-ring medium pipe 358 and the spring 354, which is changed and screwed according to the size of the O-ring required mechanism, the O-ring The O-ring insertion tube 357 is inserted into the necessary mechanism, the O-ring insertion tube 357 is one side of the O-ring 150 is spread over the expansion tool 322 is seated, the other side is the spring 354 The elasticity of the O-ring medium tube 358 is elastic to the outside and the end is formed on the outer surface so as not to be separated to the outside, it is preferable that the nipple insertion opening 356 is formed therein can be inserted O-ring required mechanism.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of a rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention 4 is a cross-sectional view of the O-ring alignment unit in the automatic rubber O-ring insertion apparatus according to an example, and FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an O-ring alignment tube in the automatic rubber O-ring insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a schematic plan view of the O-ring supply unit in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of the rubber o-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. O-ring expansion unit for the O-ring expansion in the rubber O-ring auto-aligning insertion apparatus according to the present invention, Figures 8a and 8c is an O-ring in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of the book, Figure 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of the O-ring insert in the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 10 is a rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention In Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of the O-ring extension and the O-ring insert.

Rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 to 10, the O-ring alignment unit 100 to sequentially pick up the O-ring of a predetermined size, and the O-ring alignment unit 100 O-ring supply unit 200 for sequentially supplying the O-ring picked up from the), O-ring expansion unit for expanding the O-ring and the expanded O-ring to mount the supplied O-ring to the O-ring required mechanism, such as ripple to the O-ring required mechanism It is configured to include an O-ring mounting portion 300 composed of an O-ring insert.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the O-ring alignment unit 100 includes a normal hopper 110 having an open top, and a disc for picking up an O-ring while rotating at a constant speed inside the hopper 110. It comprises a supply wheel 120 and the O-ring alignment tube 130 to sequentially load the O-ring picked up by the supply wheel 120.

In addition, a supply wheel driving motor 115 for driving the supply wheel 120 is attached to an outer side of one side of the hopper 110, and a circumferential surface of the supply wheel 120 for picking up the O-ring 150. O-ring hanger 122 is formed at regular intervals.

The O-ring hanger 122 picks up the O-ring 150 loaded in the hopper 110 with the bent pin in the direction in which the supply wheel 120 rotates, and the picked O-ring is rotated as the supply wheel 120 rotates. Input to the O-ring alignment tube 130. At this time, the O-ring alignment tube 130 is preferably formed of a synthetic resin material of a transparent material and the size of the inner diameter is somewhat larger than the outer diameter of the predefined O-ring, so that only the prescribed O-ring is introduced. In addition, the O-ring alignment tube 130, the O-ring guide 132 is inserted into the bent wire bent to correspond to the shape of the O-ring alignment tube 130, the O-ring alignment tube 130, the outlet O-ring guide 132 is mounted to the alignment bead 134 is connected to the lower end. At this time, the alignment bead 134 is equipped with a somewhat smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the O-ring 150 so that the O-ring 150 is discharged in a standing state. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the O-ring 150 spanning the O-ring hanger 122 of the supply wheel 120 rides through the O-ring guide 132 protruding to the inlet of the O-ring alignment tube 130. Descending sequentially from inside 130). And it is supplied to the O-ring supply path 210 which will be described later in a standing state by the alignment beads 134 in the end portion.

On the other hand, the hopper 110 of the O-ring alignment unit 100 is mounted at a predetermined height by the O-ring alignment unit support 140 on the plate 400 on which the respective components are mounted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the O-ring supply unit 200 includes a rectangular O-ring supply path 210 having one side connected to a lower end of the O-ring alignment tube 130 and the O-ring mounting unit 300 connected to the other side. A supply plate 220 for sequentially supplying the O-rings 150 supplied through the O-ring alignment tube 130 to the O-ring supply path 210 one by one, and a supply plate for driving the supply plate 220. It includes a driving motor 230 and the O-ring supply unit support 240 for supporting the O-ring supply unit 200. At this time, the O-ring alignment tube 130 and the O-ring supply path 210 is mounted perpendicular to each other, the O-ring 150 which is supplied standing up through the alignment beads 134 at the end of the O-ring alignment tube 130 is The supply plate 220 advances and hits the O-ring 150 to cause the O-ring 150 to ride down the O-ring supply path 210.

On the other hand, although not shown in the center portion of the O-ring supply path 210, it is preferable to form an opening so that the O-ring 150 can be discharged to the outside so that the over-supplied O-ring 150 is discharged to the outside.

The O-ring mounting portion 300 is mounted on the plate 400 of the rectangular plate, O-ring expansion for expanding the inner diameter of the supplied O-ring 150, and O-ring insertion for mounting the expanded O-ring 150 to the O-ring required mechanism It is configured to include a wealth. Although the O-ring necessity mechanism is very various in form and many kinds, in the present invention, the ripple is described as an example.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8C, the O-ring expansion unit includes an extension plate 342 having a rectangular plate perpendicular to the lower end of the O-ring supply path 210, and an extension plate driving motor for moving the extension plate 342 forward and backward. 340, an extension tool moving rail 310 mounted at a position corresponding to the extension plate 342 in equilibrium with the O-ring supply path 210, and an extension tool moving through the extension tool moving rail 310. It includes a base 320, an expansion tool 322 mounted to the extension tool base 320, and a stop bar 330 for preventing the backward of the extension tool 322.

The expansion plate 342 and the expansion plate driving motor 340 are fixed to the mounting support 360, which is erected perpendicular to the plate 400, to move the expansion plate 342 forward or backward toward the O-ring supply path 210. Will be

The expansion plate 342 is forward or backward through the end of the O-ring supply path 210, the end of the O-ring supply path 210 is enough to insert the expansion plate 342 as shown in Figure 8a The expansion plate inlet 212 is formed on the inlet side of the expansion plate 342, and the O-ring outlet 214 is formed on the opposite side corresponding to the expansion plate inlet 212 as shown in Figure 8b. In other words, the O-ring 150 flowing down to the end portion of the O-ring supply path 210 is stopped at the O-ring outlet 214. At this time, the shape of the O-ring outlet 214 is formed through the through-hole and the expansion plate inlet 212 of the same shape or smaller than the outer diameter of the O-ring 150 through. Accordingly, the expansion plate 342 is inserted into the expansion plate inlet 212 by the driving of the expansion plate driving motor 340, and the inserted expansion plate 342 pushes the O-ring 150 to be discharged to the outside through the O-ring outlet 214. do.

On the other hand, the extension tool 322 of the extension tool base 320 to be moved on the extension tool moving rail 310 is stopped in a direction in line with the movement direction of the extension plate 342. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8C, the extension tool 322 has a cylindrical shape, and one side has a conical shape, and the slit 324 can be inserted or discharged smoothly into the conical shape. ) Is formed. In addition, the expansion tool 322 is elastic so that the cone body in which the slit 324 is formed by the spring 326 is always exposed to the outside.

That is, the O-ring discharged to the outside by the advance of the expansion plate 342 as described above is fitted into the conical expansion tool 322, the fitted O-ring 150 is inserted into the slit of the expansion tool 322 expansion plate 342 The cylinder is pushed to the cylindrical body and fitted. In this case, the extension tool 322 is prevented from being moved outward by the stop bar 330 mounted on one side of the extension tool moving rail 310.

When the O-ring 150 is fitted to the expansion tool 322 by the expansion plate 342 as described above, the expansion plate 342 is moved backward by the operation of the expansion plate driving motor 340.

Thereafter, the extension tool base 320 is moved toward the O-ring inserting part by the extension tool moving rail 310.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the O-ring inserting part includes a mounting tool 352 and a mounting tool driving motor 350 for moving the mounting tool 352 forward or backward. The mounting tool driving motor 350 is fixed to the mounting support 360 to operate the mounting tool 352 to move forward or backward.

The mounting tool 352 is configured by inserting the O-ring medium tube 358 is changed according to the size of the ripple. The O-ring medium tube 358 is screwed to the mounting tool 352, it is composed of a spring 354, the O-ring insertion tube 357 is resilient by the spring 354, the ripple is inserted. The O-ring insertion tube 357 is one side of the O-ring 150 is spread across the expansion tool 322 is seated, the other side is elastic to the outside of the O-ring medium tube 358 by the elasticity of the spring 354 A stage is formed on the outer surface so as not to be separated to the outside, and a nipple insertion hole 356 into which a ripple can be inserted is formed inside. At this time, the size of the nipple insertion hole 356 and the O-ring insertion tube 357 is changed according to the O-ring to be used.

As described above, the mounting tool 352 is moved forward by the operation of the mounting tool driving motor 350 with respect to the expansion tool 322 of the expansion tool base 320 which has been moved to the O-ring insertion portion. The expansion tool 322 is inserted into the nipple insertion hole 356 of the mounting tool 352 to be moved. At this time, the tip portion of the nipple insertion hole 356 is in contact with the inclined surface of the conical shape of the expansion tool 322, and the mounting tool 352, which is continuously advanced, is pushed outward by the extension tool 322, and thus the extension tool 322 O-ring 150 is spread over the o-ring insertion tube 357.

When the O-ring 150 is pushed down and seated in the O-ring insertion tube 357 as described above, the mounting tool 352 moves backward, and the extension tool base 320 moves back to the aforementioned O-ring extension.

Then, when the ripple is inserted into the nipple insertion hole 356 of the O-ring insertion tube 357 and the mounting tool 352 moves forward, although not shown in the drawing, the o-ring insertion tube 357 is prevented from moving in the ripple. ) Is pushed inward, the O-ring 150 seated on the outer surface is naturally reflowed to be mounted. After the ripple is removed, the O-ring insertion tube 357 is protruded again by the elasticity of the spring 354.

Looking at the operation of the rubber O-ring automatic alignment inserting apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, first, the O-ring 150 conforming to the standard is introduced into the hopper 110 of the O-ring alignment unit 100.

The introduced O-ring 150 is picked up by the O-ring hanger 122 formed on the supply wheel 120 and sequentially introduced into the O-ring alignment tube 130.

The introduced O-rings 150 are supplied to the O-ring mounting unit 300 one by one by the supply plate 220.

The O-ring 150 supplied through the O-ring supply path 210 is discharged to the outside of the O-ring supply path 210 by the forward movement of the extension plate 342 and is simultaneously seated on the cone of the extension tool 322. At this time, the cone of the expansion tool 322 is formed with a slit 324 into which the expansion plate 342 can be sufficiently inserted so that the O-ring 150 is stably seated on the expansion tool 322.

Thereafter, the extension tool base 320 on which the extension tool 322 is mounted is moved to the moving section of the mounting tool 352 by the extension tool moving rail 310.

When the movement is completed, the mounting tool 352 moves forward to insert the extension tool 322 into the nipple insertion hole 356, and continues to advance the O-ring 150 extending over the extension tool 322 to the O-ring insertion tube 357. Move to and settle down. Then, when the O-ring 150 is seated in the O-ring insertion tube 357, the mounting tool 352 is moved backward, the nipple is inserted into the nipple insertion hole 356, and then the mounting tool 352 is advanced again. The o-ring 150 seated on the o-ring insertion tube 357 is automatically mounted on the nipple.

As described above, according to the present invention, the O-ring can be accurately mounted in a very fast time by an automated process. In addition, when combined with a known process for supplying the ripple will be able to further improve productivity.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the various drive motors and the expansion tool base are moved by pneumatic pressure.

An embodiment of the present invention described above should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, according to the present invention, the O-rings used in various pneumatic or hydraulic devices can be automatically aligned, and the O-rings can be sequentially supplied and automatically mounted on the nipples, thereby significantly reducing the work time and the number of workers. This can improve productivity.

In addition, the O-ring installation process can be automated, which improves the reliability of the product.

Claims (3)

O-ring alignment unit 100 for sequentially picking up the O-ring 150 of a predetermined size, O-ring supply unit 200 for sequentially supplying the O-ring picked up from the O-ring alignment unit 100, Ripple the supplied O-ring It comprises an O-ring mounting portion 300 consisting of an O-ring expansion unit for expanding the O-ring to be mounted on the O-ring required mechanism, and an O-ring insertion portion for mounting the extended O-ring to the O-ring required mechanism. The O-ring alignment unit 100 has an ordinary hopper 110 having an open upper portion, and an O-ring hook 122 for picking up the O-ring 150 on a circumferential surface while rotating at a constant speed inside the hopper 110. Formed at regular intervals, characterized in that it comprises a supply wheel 120 of the disc to pick up the O-ring 150, and the O-ring alignment tube 130 to sequentially load the O-ring picked up by the supply wheel 120 Rubber O-ring Automatic Alignment Insertion Device. The method of claim 1, The O-ring alignment tube 130, the inner diameter is formed of a synthetic resin material of a transparent material larger than the outer diameter of a predetermined O-ring, curved to correspond to the shape of the O-ring alignment tube 130 inside the O-ring alignment tube 130 The bent O-ring guide 132 is inserted, and the O-ring guide 132 is configured to mount an alignment bead 134 smaller than the outer diameter of the O-ring 150 at the lower end of the O-ring alignment tube 130. Rubber O-ring automatic alignment insert. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The O-ring supply unit 200, the one side is connected to the lower end of the O-ring alignment tube 130, the O-ring mounting portion 300 and the other side of the rectangular ordinary O-ring supply path 210 and the O-ring alignment tube 130 A supply plate 220 for sequentially supplying the O-rings 150 supplied to the O-ring supply path 210 one by one, and a supply plate driving motor 230 for driving the supply plate 220. , The O-ring expansion unit, a rectangular plate-like expansion plate 342 perpendicular to the lower end of the O-ring supply path 210, an expansion plate driving motor 340 for advancing and retracting the expansion plate 342, and the O-ring supply path 210 ) An extension tool moving rail 310 mounted at a position corresponding to the extension plate 342 in parallel with the extension plate 342, an extension tool base 320 moving on the extension tool moving rail 310, and the extension tool base ( An extension tool 322 mounted to 320, and a stop bar 330 for preventing the backward of the extension tool 322, The expansion plate 342 is moved forward or backward through the end of the O-ring supply path 210, the end of the O-ring supply path 210 is expanded plate inlet 212 so that the expansion plate 342 is sufficiently inserted The O-ring outlet 214 is formed on the inlet side of the expansion plate 342, and is formed in the opposite side corresponding to the expansion plate inlet 212, the outer diameter of the O-ring 150 and the expansion plate inlet 212 through the overlapping form. , The expansion tool 322 is a cylindrical shape in which one side has a conical shape, the slit 324 is formed in the cone shape so that the expansion plate 342 can be inserted or discharged smoothly, and the cone formed with the slit 324 is A spring 326 that is elastic to always be exposed to the outside, The O-ring inserting part includes a mounting tool 352 and a mounting tool driving motor 350 which is fixed to the mounting part support 360 by moving the mounting tool 352 forward or backward, The mounting tool 352 is an O-ring media tube 358 that is changed and screwed according to the size of the O-ring required mechanism, and the O-ring insertion tube 357 is elasticized by a spring 354, the O-ring required mechanism is inserted Is composed, The O-ring insertion tube 357 is one side of the O-ring 150 is spread across the expansion tool 322 is seated, the other side is elastic to the outside of the O-ring medium tube 358 by the elasticity of the spring 354 A stage is formed on the outer surface so as not to be separated to the outside, the rubber O-ring automatic alignment insertion device, characterized in that the nipple insertion opening 356 is formed therein can be inserted into the O-ring required mechanism.

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