KR100988529B1 - Assembling Automation System of Guide Roller - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a guide roller assembly automation system, comprising: roller body alignment means for aligning in one direction a roller body having a through hole formed in a center thereof; Bearing assembly means for inserting a bearing into a through hole of the roller body; Shaft inserting means for inserting the shaft inside the bearing; Upper fixing holder assembly means for assembling a fixing holder to an upper fixing portion formed at an upper end side of the shaft; And a lower fixing holder assembly means for assembling the fixing holder to the lower fixing portion formed at the lower end side of the shaft.

Roller, automation

Description

Guide Roller Assembly Automation System {Assembling Automation System of Guide Roller}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automated system for assembling guide rollers, and more particularly, to an automated system for assembling guide rollers for supporting rotation of a rotating body by supporting an outer surface of the rotating body.

When a rotating body rotates at a high speed, such as a dryer or a washing machine, shock, vibration, or noise may occur due to the rotation of the rotating body.

The shock or vibration generated by the rotation of the rotating body adversely affects the durability of the main body including the rotating body. In order to solve this problem, a guide roller is generally provided on the outside of the rotating body to contact the rotating body. .

As the guide roller is provided on the outside of the rotating body, the occurrence of shock or vibration is significantly reduced during the rotation of the rotating body.

1 to 3 show guide rollers, and as shown in the drawing, the guide roller 100 rotates against the rotating body and the shaft 14 supporting the roller body 10. And a bearing 13 for reducing friction between the shaft 14 and the roller body 10, and a fixing for fixing the shaft 14 so that the shaft 14 does not leave the roller body 10. Holder 17.

In the case of the guide roller 100, since the assembly automation system has not been introduced yet, it is almost always produced by manual labor of the operator.

The guide roller 100 is made of various components such as the roller body 10, the bearing 13, and the shaft 14, and the size of the components is small, so that the components are often lost and damaged during the assembly process. The problem is that the productivity is low due to the deterioration in sex and the difficulty in assembling and the excessive time and labor.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to automate the assembly process of the guide roller to reduce the occurrence of defects and at the same time as the assembly time is shortened and the labor is reduced as productivity is dramatically reduced It is to provide an improved guide roller assembly automation system.

In order to achieve the above object, the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention comprises: roller body alignment means for aligning a roller body having a through-hole formed in the center thereof in one direction; Bearing assembly means for inserting a bearing into a through hole of the roller body; Shaft inserting means for inserting the shaft inside the bearing; Upper fixing holder assembly means for assembling a fixing holder to an upper fixing portion formed at an upper portion of the shaft; And a lower fixing holder assembly means for assembling the fixing holder to the lower fixing portion formed at the lower portion of the shaft.

In addition, the roller body aligning means is characterized in that it comprises a roller body moving device for moving the roller body aligned in one direction toward the bearing assembly means side.

In addition, the bearing assembly means is characterized by consisting of a bearing aligning device for aligning the bearing in one direction, a bearing arranging device for placing the bearing on the upper part of the through hole of the roller body, and a push-in punch to press the bearing.

Here, the bearing assembly means is characterized in that it further comprises a guide rod inserted into the bearing to guide the assembly of the bearing.

In addition, the shaft insertion means is characterized by consisting of a shaft aligning device for aligning the shaft in one direction, and a shaft supply device for supplying the shaft into the bearing.

In addition, the upper fixing holder assembly means is an upper fixing holder aligning device for aligning the fixing holder, an upper fixing holder conveying device for transferring the fixing holder to the upper portion of the shaft, and coupling the fixing holder to the upper fixing portion of the shaft Characterized in that the upper fixed holder coupling device.

In addition, the lower fixed holder assembly means is a lower fixed holder aligning device for aligning the fixed holder, a lower fixed holder transfer device for transferring the fixed holder to the lower portion of the shaft, and coupling the fixed holder to the lower fixed portion of the shaft Characterized in that the lower fixed holder coupling device.

As described above, according to the present invention, the assembly process of the guide roller is automated, so that mass production is possible, thereby reducing the assembly time and reducing the input of labor force.

In addition, it is possible to manufacture a variety of guide rollers that are applied to a variety of products through a simple design change or replacement of some components, in addition to the unique effect that the application is easy to manufacture other parts than the guide roller.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Details of the object and the technical constitution according to the present invention will be clearly understood by the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings showing preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the inside handle assembly system according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a guide roller, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a guide roller, Figure 3 is a sectional view showing a guide roller, Figure 4 is a schematic view showing an automated guide roller assembly system of the present invention, Figure 5 Figure 6 is a side schematic view of the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention, Figure 6 is a top schematic view of the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention, Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a roller body moving device, Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a shaft supply device 9 is a perspective view showing the upper fixing holder assembly means, Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the lower fixing holder assembly means.

1 to 3 is a view showing a guide roller, as shown in the guide roller 100 for supporting the rotating body is a roller main body 10 abuts on the outer surface of the rotating body, and the center of the roller body 10 A bearing 13 inserted into the through hole 11 formed therein; a shaft 14 inserted into the bearing 13 to fix and support the roller body 10; and the shaft 14 includes a roller body. The fixing holder 17 is coupled to the upper fixing portion 15 and the lower fixing portion 16 formed on the upper and lower portions of the shaft 14 so as to prevent the departure from the (10).

The roller body 10 is made of a rubber material having an elastic force on the outside to reduce the impact and vibration generated during the rotation of the rotating body, the inside is to maintain the shape and to fix the bearing 13 and the shaft 14 It is made of a plastic material having a predetermined rigidity.

The bearing 13 is forcibly fitted into the through hole 11 formed at the center of the roller main body 10, and the shaft 14 having a predetermined length is inserted into the fixed bearing 13 so that the roller Support and fix the body 10.

4 to 6 is a view showing the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention, as shown in the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention and the roller body alignment means 20 for aligning the roller body 10 in one direction; Bearing assembly means 30 for inserting the bearing 13 into the central through hole 11 of the roller body 10 aligned in one direction by the roller body alignment means 20, and the inside of the bearing 13. Shaft insertion means 40 for inserting the shaft 14 to the upper, and the upper fixing portion 15 and the lower portion formed in the upper and lower portions of the shaft 14 to prevent the shaft 14 from being separated from the roller body 10 It consists of an upper fixing holder assembly means 50, and a lower fixing holder assembly means 60 for assembling the fixing holder 17 to the fixing portion 16, respectively.

The roller body aligning means 20 is formed in a container shape so that a plurality of roller bodies 10 are accommodated therein, and a spiral guide plate 21 is formed on an inner surface thereof.

The spiral guide plate 21 guides and supports the roller body 10 accommodated in the roller body aligning means 20, and is formed to face upward from the bottom.

The plurality of roller bodies 10 accommodated in the roller body aligning means 20 are moved toward the inner surface side of the roller body aligning means 20 by vibration generated from the roller body aligning means 20, and inside The roller body 10 moved to the surface side is moved along the guide plate 21 formed on the inner surface of the roller body aligning means 20.

In this case, as the guide plate 21 is formed to face upward, the roller body 10 moves to the upper portion of the roller body aligning means 20.

In this process, the roller body 10 is then aligned in one direction so that the through hole 11 is opened in the longitudinal direction to facilitate the insertion of the bearing 13 by the bearing assembly means 30.

The roller bodies 10 aligned through the roller body aligning means 20 are moved one by one to the bearing assembly means 30 by the roller body moving device 25.

The roller body moving device 25 is to move the roller body 10 from the roller body alignment means 20 to the bearing assembly means 30, a transfer means such as a general conveyor may be applied, as shown in the figure Apparatus having a plurality of shape frames formed with an accommodation part so that a portion of the outer surface of the roller body 10 is inserted may be applied.

The bearing assembly means 30 is to assemble the bearing 13 by inserting the bearing 13 in the through hole 11 of the roller body 10 which is constantly supplied by the roller body alignment means 20, Bearing aligning device 31 for aligning the bearing 13 in one direction and bearing 13 aligned by the bearing aligning device 31 are placed on the upper part of the through hole 11 of the roller body 10. Pressure is placed on the placement device 35 and the bearing 13 mounted on the upper portion of the through hole 11 by the bearing arrangement device 35 so that the bearing 13 is inserted into the through hole 11. It consists of an indentation punch 36.

The bearing aligning device 31 is to align the cylindrical bearing 13 in one direction. The bearing aligning device 31 is formed in a container shape to accommodate the bearing 13 therein, and a spiral guide plate 32 is formed on an inner surface thereof.

The helical guide plate 32 is formed so as to guide and support the bearing 13 accommodated inside the bearing aligning device 31 from below to upward.

The plurality of bearings 13 accommodated in the bearing alignment device 31 are moved toward the inner surface side of the bearing alignment device 31 by vibration generated from the bearing alignment device 31, and thus the bearing alignment device The bearing 13 moved to the inner surface side of the 31 moves along the guide plate 32 formed on the inner surface.

Here, as the guide plate 32 is formed to face upward from the bottom, the bearing 13 is pushed up to the top of the bearing aligning device 31.

The bearing 13 aligned by the bearing alignment device 31 is mounted on the through hole 11 of the roller body 10 by the bearing arrangement device 35.

The bearing 13 mounted on the upper part of the through hole 11 is pressed into the through hole 11 by the press-fit punch 36 formed on the upper part of the through hole 11.

The bearing 13 is guided to be mounted on the upper part of the through hole 11, and the bearing 13 is prevented from being misassembled in the process of being pressed by the press punch 36. The guide rod 37 is inserted into the furnace.

The guide rod 37 protrudes from the bottom in the opposite direction, that is, from the bottom of the press punch 36 to be inserted into the bearing 13.

The guide rod 37 guides the placement and insertion of the bearing 13, and temporarily protrudes only during the placement and indentation of the bearing 13, and then descends to the bottom side.

8 is a view illustrating a shaft supplying device of a shaft inserting means for inserting a shaft into a bearing. As shown in the drawing, the shaft inserting means 40 aligns shafts having different shapes at both ends in one direction. The shaft alignment device 45 and the shaft supply device 46 for supplying the shaft 14 aligned by the shaft alignment device 45 into the bearing 13.

The shaft aligning device 45 is formed in a container shape so that a plurality of shafts 14 are accommodated therein, and a spiral guide plate 47 is formed therein so as to face upwards.

A rectangular opening 48 is formed at an upper end of the guide plate 47 so that the shaft 14 can be inserted therein, and a partition plate 49 for partitioning the opening 48 at a central portion of the opening 48 in the longitudinal direction thereof. ) Is formed.

The shaft 14 accommodated in the shaft aligning device 45 may be divided into a partition plate of an opening 48 formed along the guide plate 47 formed on the inner surface by vibration generated from the shaft aligning device 45. Up to 49).

The shaft 14 moved over the partition plate 49 is inclined toward the end side close to the center of gravity, and the inclined shaft 14 falls through the opening 48.

Through this process, the shaft 14 is constantly aligned so that the end side close to the center of gravity faces downward.

The shaft 14, which is regularly aligned through the shaft aligning device 45, is supplied into the bearing 13 by the shaft supply device 46.

The shaft feeder 46 supplies the shaft 14 aligned by the shaft aligning device 45 into the bearing 13 constantly, and as shown in the drawing, the shaft feeder 46 is provided without a separate device. Sliding along the inclined surface may be moved, it may be transported by a separate transport means.

9 is a view showing an upper fixing holder assembling means for assembling a fixing holder to an upper fixing portion of a shaft inserted into the bearing, wherein the upper fixing holder assembling means 50 is an upper fixing for aligning the fixing holder 17. An upper fixing holder conveying device 55 for conveying the holder aligning device 51, the fixing holder 17 aligned by the upper fixing holder aligning device 51 to the upper portion of the shaft 14, and the fixing holder ( It consists of an upper fixing holder coupling device 58 for pushing the 17 to the upper fixing part 15 of the shaft 14.

The upper fixing holder aligning device 51 is formed in a container shape so that the fixing holder 17 is accommodated therein, and a spiral guide plate 52 is formed so as to face upward from below.

The fixing holder 17 accommodated in the upper fixing holder aligning device 51 is aligned so that the central opening 18 is opened in the longitudinal direction by the vibration generated from the upper fixing holder aligning device 51.

The fixed holder 17 aligned in one direction by the upper fixed holder aligning device 51 is transferred to the upper portion of the shaft 14 by the upper fixed holder conveying device 55.

The upper fixed holder conveying device 55 has a first member 56 having a pipe shape, the outer diameter of which is gradually narrowed toward one end, and one end is fixed to the shaft and the other end is coupled to the first member 56. It consists of a second member 57.

The upper fixed holder conveying device 55 is configured such that one end of the first member 56 is the upper fixed holder aligning device 51 during the pendulum movement of the second member 57 at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis. The first member 56 is inserted into the opening 18 of the fixed holder 17 aligned by this, and the first holder 56 with the fixed holder 17 fitted at one end thereof is moved by the pendulum motion of the second member 57. The other end of the first member 56, which is conveyed to the upper side of the shaft 14 and thus located on the upper side of the shaft 14, is fitted to the upper portion of the shaft 14.

The fixing holder 17 fitted to the first member 56 through the above process is pushed down by the upper fixing holder coupling device 58 descending from the upper portion is fitted to the upper fixing portion 15 of the shaft 14 It is fixed.

Thereafter, the upper fixing holder coupling device 58 rises upward again, and the upper fixing holder conveying device 55 is moved toward the upper fixing holder aligning device 51 by the pendulum movement of the second member 57. .

10 is a view showing the lower fixing holder assembly means for assembling the fixing holder to the lower fixing portion of the shaft, the lower fixing holder assembly means 60 is the lower fixing holder aligning device 61 for aligning the fixing holder 17 And a lower fixed holder transfer device 65 for transferring the fixed holder 17 aligned by the lower fixed holder aligning device 61 to the lower portion of the shaft 14, and the fixed holder 17 with the shaft 14. It consists of a lower fixing holder coupling device (68) for pushing up to the lower fixing portion (16) of.

The lower fixed holder aligning device 61 is formed in a container shape so that the fixed holder 17 is accommodated therein, and a spiral guide plate 62 is formed so as to face upward from below.

The fixing holder 17 accommodated in the lower fixing holder aligning device 61 is aligned so that the central opening 18 is opened in the longitudinal direction by the vibration generated from the lower fixing holder aligning device 61.

The fixed holder 17 aligned in one direction by the lower fixed holder aligning device 61 is transferred to the lower portion of the shaft 14 by the lower fixed holder conveying device 65.

The lower fixed holder conveying apparatus 65 includes a first member 66 having a pipe shape, the outer diameter of which is gradually narrowed toward one end, and a first end connected to the cylinder and the other end coupled to the first member 66. It consists of two members 67.

One end of the first member 66 is opened 18 of the fixed holder 17 aligned by the lower fixed holder aligning device 61 while the lower fixed holder conveying device 65 moves downward. The cylinder is connected to one end of the second member 67 in the process of moving the lower fixed holder transfer device 65 is moved to the upper side and then the other side of the first member 66 The end fits under the shaft 14.

As a result, the fixed holder 17 fitted to the first member 66 is pushed up by the lower fixed holder coupling device 68 that rises from the bottom to the top, and is fitted to the lower fixed portion 16 of the shaft 14. It is fixed.

Then, the lower fixing holder coupling device 68 is lowered again, and in this process, the cylinder connected to one end of the second member 67 is contracted so that the first member 66 is aligned with the lower fixing holder. It is moved to the device 61 side.

Referring to the operation of the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention configured as described above, the roller body 10 is formed with a through hole 11 in the center is the through hole 11 is closed by the roller body alignment means 20 The bearing 13 and the shaft 14 and the fixed holder 17 are also aligned in one direction through the respective alignment devices 31, 45, 51, 61.

The roller body 10 aligned by the roller body aligning means 20 is constantly moved toward the bearing assembly means 30 by the roller body moving device 25.

The bearing 13 is mounted on the through hole 11 of the roller body 10 transferred by the roller body moving device 25 by the bearing arrangement device 35. The bearing 13 mounted on the upper portion is pressed by the indentation punch 36 and inserted into the through hole 11.

In the arrangement of the bearing 13 by the bearing arrangement device 35 and the bearing indentation process by the indentation punch 36, the bearing 13 is supported and guided into the bearing 13 to prevent misassembly. The guide rod 37 is inserted.

The guide rod 37 protrudes from the bottom into the bearing 13, and temporarily protrudes only during the arrangement and the press fitting process of the bearing 13.

The shaft 14 is inserted into the inside of the bearing 13 assembled to the roller body 10 through the bearing assembly means 30, and the shaft 14 is inserted into the upper and lower portions of the shaft 14. The fixing holder 17 is coupled by the upper fixing holder assembly means 50 and the lower fixing holder assembly means 60, respectively.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not satisfy all of the technical idea of the present invention, various equivalents that may be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be variations and variations.

1 is a perspective view showing a guide roller;

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a guide roller;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide roller.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the guide roller assembly automation system of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side schematic view of the automated guide roller assembly system of the present invention.

6 is a plan schematic view of the automated guide roller assembly system of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view showing a roller body moving device.

8 is a perspective view showing a shaft supply device.

9 is a perspective view showing the upper fixing holder assembly means.

10 is a perspective view showing a lower fixing holder assembly means.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: roller body 11: through hole

13: bearing 14: shaft

15: upper fixing portion 16: lower fixing portion

17: fixed holder 18: opening

20: roller body alignment means 21: guide plate

25: roller body moving device

30: bearing assembly means 31: bearing alignment device

32: guide plate 35: bearing arrangement

36: indentation punch 37: guide rod

40: shaft insertion means 45: shaft alignment device

46: shaft supply 47: guide plate

50: upper fixing holder assembly means 51: upper fixing holder alignment device

52: guide plate 55: upper fixed holder feeder

56: first member 57: second member

58: upper fixing holder coupling device

60: lower fixing holder assembly means 61: lower fixing holder alignment device

62: guide plate 65: lower fixed holder arrangement

66: first member 67: second member

68: lower fixing holder coupling device

100: guide roller

Claims (7)

Roller body alignment means 20 for aligning the roller body 10 having the through-hole 11 formed in the center in one direction; Bearing assembly means (30) for inserting the bearing (13) into the through hole (11) of the roller body (10); Shaft insertion means (40) for inserting the shaft (14) in the bearing (13); Upper fixing holder assembly means (50) for assembling the fixing holder (17) to the upper fixing portion (15) formed on the upper portion of the shaft (14); And Guide roller assembly automation system, characterized in that consisting of the lower fixing holder assembly means (60) for assembling the fixing holder (17) to the lower fixing portion (16) formed in the lower portion of the shaft (14). The method of claim 1, The roller body aligning means (20) is a guide roller assembly automation system characterized in that it comprises a roller body moving device (25) for moving the roller body (10) aligned in one direction toward the bearing assembly means (30). The method of claim 1, The bearing assembly means 30 includes a bearing alignment device 31 for aligning the bearing 13 in one direction, and a bearing arrangement device 35 for placing the bearing 13 on the through hole 11 of the roller body 10. ), And a press-punch punch (36) for pressing the bearing (13). The method of claim 3, wherein The bearing assembly means (30) is guide roller assembly automation system characterized in that it further comprises a guide rod (37) inserted into the bearing (13) to guide the assembly of the bearing. The method of claim 1, The shaft insertion means 40 is composed of a shaft alignment device 45 for aligning the shaft 14 in one direction, and a shaft supply device 46 for supplying the shaft 14 into the bearing 13. Guide roller assembly automation system. The method of claim 1, The upper fixing holder assembly means 50 is an upper fixing holder aligning device 51 for aligning the fixing holder 17 and an upper fixing holder conveying device for transferring the fixing holder 17 to the upper portion of the shaft 14 ( 55) and an upper fixing holder coupling device (58) for coupling the fixing holder (17) to the upper fixing part (15) of the shaft (14). The method of claim 1, The lower fixed holder assembly means 60 is a lower fixed holder aligning device 61 for aligning the fixed holder 17 and a lower fixed holder conveying device for transferring the fixed holder 17 to the lower portion of the shaft 14 ( 65) and a lower fixed holder coupling device (68) for coupling the fixed holder (17) to the lower fixed portion (16) of the shaft (14).

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