KR102337989B1 - Apparatus for supplying component using controlling complex posture by movement position - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a component supply device capable of continuously supplying circular components in a pickup position at an accurate position. The parts supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage chamber in which parts are stored, a storage hopper having a storage hopper outlet through which parts stored in the storage chamber can pass, and an inclined surface inclined to one side, and the parts stored in the storage chamber have an inclined surface A lifter that is erected to be in contact with and installed movably in the storage room so that it can be discharged to the storage hopper outlet along the slope, a lifter actuator that provides up-and-down movement force to the lifter, and the outer circumferential surface of the parts discharged from the storage hopper outlet are in contact with the cloud An inclined rail having a ramp inclined to one side for movement, and a part rolling along the ramp disposed below the inclined rail so that it can be placed in a lying state away from the inclined rail; It includes a feeding conveyor for transferring, and a control unit for controlling the lifter driver and the feeding conveyor.

Description

Part supply device using complex posture control by movement position {APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING COMPONENT USING CONTROLLING COMPLEX POSTURE BY MOVEMENT POSITION}

The present invention relates to a component supply device, and more specifically, by individualizing the conveying means and the sensing means matching the shape or structural characteristics of the parts to be supplied for each supply process, the parts accurately up to a predetermined position for the subsequent process. It relates to a component supply device using complex posture control for each moving position that can be supplied so that the automated processing of the subsequent process can be performed more accurately.

Automated equipment is being applied to reduce labor costs in various industrial fields, and in particular, the automated assembly process using robots, etc., continues to increase in importance at the production site of products.

In general, in order to produce one product, a large number of parts are required, and the size or assembly method of each part is varied. Therefore, for the realization of assembly automation, each part needs to be supplied in a position where an automated machine such as a robot can work. .

That is, in order for an automated machine, such as a robot, to smoothly perform an assembly operation, each part must be continuously supplied with an accurate posture to an accurate position where the corresponding process can be performed by the automated machine.

If the supplied parts are supplied in the wrong orientation instead of the preset upright posture, automated machines such as robots may not be able to hold the parts accurately. can occur.

A device that transports or supplies the part from the position where the part to be supplied is loaded to the reference position where the subsequent process such as automation starts. This is disclosed.

However, since the types of parts are very diverse and the size, shape, and physical properties of the parts are also very diverse, it is necessary to manufacture a new parts supply device according to the parts used for assembly automation.

In particular, in the case of parts having elasticity in the material itself, such as rubber, vertical inversion must be distinguished, and the overall shape is a ring shape, it is difficult to continuously supply from a loading means such as a hopper with the existing product transport device, of course. , it can be said that there is a limit to effectively filtering phenomena such as overlapping of parts, or to effectively detecting the vertical reversal of a part and applying the detected result to feedback controlling of feed processing.

Korea Patent Publication No. 2017-0008382 (2017.01.24.)

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems in the background as described above, and it is possible to continuously supply parts having a circular shape, such as a ring, in a pick-up position at an accurate position, and furthermore, accurately determine the posture of the parts. An object of the present invention is to provide a component supply device using complex posture control for each moving position that can more effectively support a subsequent automated process by sensing and feedback-controlling the detected result to a subsequent process.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood from the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the configuration shown in the claims and the combination of the configuration.

The parts supply device using the composite posture control for each moving position of the present invention for achieving the above object is a parts supply device for supplying circular parts to a predetermined supply position, a storage room in which the parts are stored, and the a storage hopper having a storage hopper outlet through which parts stored in the storage compartment can pass; a lifter having an inclined surface inclined to one side, the parts stored in the storage chamber being erected so that the outer circumferential surface thereof is in contact with the inclined surface, and being movably installed in the storage chamber so as to be discharged to the storage hopper outlet along the inclined surface; a lifter driver providing a vertical movement force to the lifter; an inclined rail having a slope inclined to one side so that the outer peripheral surface of the component discharged from the storage hopper outlet is in contact with a rolling motion; a feeding conveyor disposed below the inclined rail so that the parts rolling along the ramp can be placed in a lying state by falling from the inclined rail, and transferring the parts falling from the inclined rail to the supply position; and a control unit for controlling the lifter driver and the feeding conveyor.

In addition, the present invention is a stopper installed so as to be able to move linearly so as to intermittently move the parts moving in contact with the parts positioned on the ramp toward the feeding conveyor along the ramp, and the stopper is controlled by the control unit. It may be configured to further include a stopper unit having a stopper driver that provides a linear moving force to the .

Preferably, the present invention may further include a loading detection for detecting a part at a loading position on the feeding conveyor where the part dropped from the inclined rail arrives and sending a detection signal to the control unit, in which case the above of the present invention The control unit may be configured to control the stopper unit according to the detection signal of the loading detection unit.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a linear movement at a position closer to the storage hopper outlet than the stopper so as to intermittently move the parts that are in contact with the parts located on the ramp and roll toward the feeding conveyor along the ramp. It may further include a sub-stopper unit including a sub-stopper and a sub-stopper driver controlled by the control unit to provide a linear movement force to the sub-stopper, in which case the control unit of the present invention is configured to move along the ramp. It may be configured to control the sub-stopper unit to move the moving parts one by one to a position where movement is interrupted by the stopper unit.

More preferably, the present invention includes a striking body rotatably disposed on the upper side of the feeding conveyor, and a striking body driver providing a rotational force to the striking body, and among the parts falling from the inclined rail to the feeding conveyor, the feeding It may further include a striking unit for striking a part overlapping another part positioned on the conveyor to separate it from the other part.

According to an embodiment, the present invention may further include an arrival detection unit that detects a component arriving at the supply position and transmits a detection signal to the control unit, in which case the control unit of the present invention detects the arrival detection unit It may be configured to control the feeding conveyor according to a signal.

More preferably, the control unit of the present invention is configured to distinguish whether the posture of the part arriving at the supply position is a normal state or a vertical inversion state according to the detection signal of the arrival detection unit, and to generate a differential output signal according to the result can be

In addition, the arrival detection unit of the present invention may include a distance sensor that is installed close to the supply position and detects the upper outer peripheral surface and the lower outer peripheral surface of the component arriving at the supply position, and in this case, the control unit of the present invention is the distance It may be configured to distinguish whether the normal state or the vertical inversion state according to the detection result of the sensor.

Further, the feeding conveyor of the present invention includes: a conveying belt that moves in an endless track so as to transport the components falling from the inclined rail on the outer surface; and a conveyance belt driver providing a driving force to the conveyance belt, in which case a parking member for stopping the component at the supply position in contact with the component conveyed by the conveyance belt is installed on one upper side of the conveyance belt it is preferable

According to an embodiment, the storage hopper, the lifter, the lifter driver, and the inclined rail of the present invention may be provided in plurality. In this case, a part discharged from the plurality of storage hoppers and passing through the plurality of inclined rails It may be configured to be selectively loaded onto the feeding conveyor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by inducing the circular parts to be supplied standing up so that the rolling motion by the shape characteristics of the circular parts is possible, the shape or structural characteristics of the circular parts are affected. It is possible to provide an optimized supply device.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, by individualizing the detection system for each stage of transfer or supply and comprehensively utilizing these detection systems, the processing for part transfer can be continuously and cyclically applied.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even with a simple structural configuration, a pick-up device that performs a subsequent process can be induced to hold or pick up the corresponding part accurately at the correct position, so that a faster and more accurate follow-up process can be supported. .

The following drawings attached to the present specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to more effectively understand the technical spirit of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention to be described later, so that the present invention is described in these drawings It should not be construed as being limited only to the matters.
1 is a perspective view showing a component supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front view showing a component supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a plan view showing a component supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a side view showing a component supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a block diagram showing a partial configuration of a component supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
6 and 7 are views for explaining a process in which parts stored in the storage hopper of the parts supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention are discharged from the storage hopper by the action of the lifting unit;
8 to 11 are views for explaining a process in which the parts discharged from the storage hopper of the parts supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention are loaded onto the feeding conveyor;
12 is a view for explaining a process in which parts are transported by the feeding conveyor of the parts supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a view for explaining the operation of the striking unit provided in the parts supply device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a view for explaining a method of detecting a component that has reached the pickup device by the arrival detection unit provided in the component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
15 is a flowchart for explaining a component supply method of a component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor should properly understand the concept of the term in order to best describe his invention. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, so various equivalents that can be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

1 to 5, the parts supply device (hereinafter referred to as 'part supply device') 100 using the complex posture control for each movement position according to an embodiment of the present invention 100 stores the parts 10 A storage hopper 110 that becomes a storage hopper 110, a lifting unit 120 that discharges the parts 10 stored in the storage hopper 110 from the storage hopper 110, and a part discharged from the storage hopper 110 by the lifting unit 120 ( 10) the inclined rail 126 for guiding, the feeding conveyor 145 for transferring the part 10 guided by the inclined rail 126, and the control unit 162 for controlling the overall operation of the part supply device 100 includes

The component supply device 100 of the present invention is a position lying so that a pickup device (not shown) that performs a subsequent process for the circular component 10 can pick up or hold the component. As shown in the figure, the storage hopper 110, the lifting unit 120, the inclined rail 126, etc. can be continuously supplied to the predetermined supply position P2 with two or three or more. can

In this case, the parts supply device 100 according to the present invention controls so that parts of different sizes or types are stored in each storage hopper 110 so that parts of different types are selectively supplied to the supply position P2. can do.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the circular component 10 supplied by the component supply device 100 will be described as a donut-shaped component having a step on the outer circumferential surface and a through hole formed in the center. And the state in which the part 10 is erected on the floor, etc. means a state in which the outer peripheral surface of the part 10 is placed in contact with the floor, etc., and the state in which the part 10 is lying on the floor, etc. is the upper part of the part 10 It means a state in which the surface or the lower surface is placed in contact with the floor or the like.

6 and 7, the storage hopper 110 has a storage chamber 111 in which the parts 10 are stored and a storage hopper outlet 112 through which the parts stored in the storage chamber 111 can pass.

The storage hopper 110 may have an upper side open according to an embodiment, and in this case, a cover that can cover the open upper side may be provided.

Specifically, the storage hopper outlet 112 is disposed biased toward the upper side of the storage hopper 110 to face the end of the inclined rail 126 disposed on the outside of the storage hopper 110, and the storage hopper outlet 112 is shown As shown, it may be formed in a shape whose vertical height is longer than the left and right width so that one component 10 can pass through in an erected state. The shape of the storage hopper outlet 112 may be variously changed according to the shape of parts stored in the storage hopper 110, in addition to the illustrated shape.

A storage hopper opening 113 is formed at the bottom of the storage hopper 110 . The lifter 121 of the lifting unit 120 is inserted into the storage hopper opening 113 so that the lifter 121 can move up and down inside the storage hopper 110 .

In addition, the guide plate 115 is arranged lower than the storage hopper outlet 112 on the inside of the storage hopper 110, and the guide plate 115 is inclined downwardly toward the storage hopper opening 113 side to the storage chamber 111. The stored part 10 may be moved to a position where the lifter 121 can lift it.

The lifting unit 120 includes a lifter 121 that is vertically movable in the storage chamber 111 of the storage hopper 110 and a lifter driver 124 that provides vertical movement force to the lifter 121 .

Specifically, the lifter 121 has one side end in contact with the inner surface of the storage hopper 110 in which the storage hopper outlet 112 is formed, and one side of the storage hopper 110 is in contact with the other inner surface of the storage hopper 110. installed inside.

An inclined surface 122 inclined to one side is provided at the upper end of the lifter 121, and the inclined surface 122 is provided to be inclined downward from the inner surface of the storage hopper 110 toward the inner surface in which the storage hopper outlet 112 is formed.

The lifter 121 moves up and down in the storage chamber 111 to lift the parts 10 stored in the storage chamber 111 to a height at which the storage hopper outlet 112 is formed. When the lifter 121 descends as shown in FIG. 5 and then rises as shown in FIG. 6 , some of the parts 10 stored in the storage compartment 111 are supported by the inclined surface 122 of the lifter 121 to rise. can At this time, the component 10 erected so that the outer circumferential surface is in contact with the inclined surface 122 may be discharged to the outside of the storage hopper 110 through the storage hopper outlet 112 by rolling motion along the inclined surface 122 .

When the lifter 121 descends and then ascends, the component 10 may be placed on the inclined surface 122 in various postures. The component 10 placed on the inclined surface 122 such that the outer circumferential surface abuts the inclined surface 122 may move along the inclined surface 122 to the storage hopper outlet 112 .

That is, the part placed on the inclined surface 122 in the form of standing up causes a natural rolling motion by the rounded outer periphery shape of the part, and moves to the storage hopper outlet 112 along the inclined surface 122 . do.

On the other hand, the component 10 placed on the inclined surface 122 in a lying position such that one end or the other end is in contact with the inclined surface 122 cannot move toward the storage hopper outlet 112 along the inclined surface 122. Therefore, it is preferable that the width of the inclined surface 122 is set to an appropriate size so that the lifter 121 can lift only the part 10 that is erected so that the outer peripheral surface is in contact with the inclined surface 122 .

For example, if the width of the inclined surface 122 is designed to be slightly larger than the side width of the component 10 and smaller than 1/2 the size of the outer diameter of the component 10 , the component erected so that the outer circumferential surface is in contact with the inclined surface 122 . Only (10) can be placed on the inclined surface (122) and moved to the storage hopper outlet (112). In addition, in the case of this configuration, the component 10 in contact with the inclined surface 122 in a lying position cannot be seated on the inclined surface 122 and is separated from the inclined surface 122 , so it is effective in discharging parts due to the upward movement of the inclined surface 122 . can be excluded.

The lifting unit 120 is controlled by the control unit 162 to smoothly discharge the parts 10 stored in the storage hopper 110 from the storage hopper 110 . That is, the control unit 162 stops the lifter 121 for a certain period of time while the lifter 121 is raised so that sufficient time can be secured for the part 10 erected on the inclined surface 122 to roll to the storage hopper outlet 112 . The lifter driver 124 can be controlled to descend again.

In addition, the control unit 162 stops the lifting unit 120 to stop the lifting unit 120 when the parts 10 discharged from the storage hopper 110 are waiting on the inclined rail 126 or more on the inclined rail 126 . It is possible to control the component 10 not to be discharged.

The parts supply device 100 according to this embodiment so that the lifting unit 120 can be stopped at an appropriate timing is a discharge detection unit 132 installed on the outside of the storage hopper 110 so as to be adjacent to the storage hopper outlet 112 may include

The discharge detection unit 132 detects the component 10 discharged from the storage hopper 110 through the storage hopper outlet 112 , and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 162 . When the number of parts 10 passing through the storage hopper outlet 112 and placed on the inclined rail 126 becomes more than a certain number and the parts 10 are lined up to the height at which the emission detection unit 132 is located, the emission detection unit ( 132 may detect the waiting component 10 . And when the detection signal is transmitted to the control unit 162 , the control unit 162 may stop the lifting unit 120 .

Various types of sensors capable of detecting the component 10 such as an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element may be used as the emission detection unit 132 .

The inclined rail 126 is disposed outside the storage hopper 110 to guide the component 10 discharged from the storage hopper 110 to the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 .

Specifically, the inclined rail 126 has a ramp 127 inclined to one side so that the outer circumferential surface of the component 10 discharged from the storage hopper outlet 112 is in contact with a rolling motion, and the ramp 127 is stored It extends from the hopper outlet 112 to the upper side of the feeding conveyor 145 and is disposed to be inclined downward toward the feeding conveyor 145 . In this case, it is preferable that the width of the inclined rail 126 is somewhat larger than the width of the erected part 10 so that the component 10 rolling along the ramp 127 does not fall over.

A rail outlet 128 is provided on the side of the lower end of the inclined rail 126 so that the component 10 moving along the ramp 127 can be discharged from the inclined rail 126 and fall onto the feeding conveyor 145 . .

A blocking plate 129 for blocking the component 10 moving along the ramp 127 is installed at the lower end of the inclined rail 126 so that the part can effectively move its position onto the inclined rail 126 without external departure. do.

The component 10 moving along the ramp 127 is restricted from moving to the outside by the blocking plate 129 , so that it falls onto the feeding conveyor 145 through the rail outlet 128 . That is, the component 10 moving by rolling motion due to its own weight along the ramp 127 collides with the blocking plate 129, so that the posture change is naturally induced, and the loading on the feeding conveyor 145 in a lying state You can move to position P1.

8 to 11 , the movement of the component 10 on the inclined rail 126 may be interrupted by the stopper unit 135 and the sub-stopper unit 139 . The stopper unit 135 and the sub-stopper unit 139 are configured such that the parts 10 moving from the inclined rail 126 to the feeding conveyor 145 are loaded at the loading position P1 one by one without overlapping on the feeding conveyor 145 . The movement of (10) is controlled.

The stopper unit 135 is in contact with the part 10 positioned on the ramp 127 of the inclined rail 126 to prevent the part 10 from moving and a stopper 136 that can block the movement of the part 10 and a stopper driver 137 that moves the stopper 136 . ) is included.

The stopper 136 is arranged to be movable linearly in a direction crossing the ramp 127 to approach the ramp 127 or move away from the ramp 127 .

When the stopper driver 137, which provides a linear movement force to the stopper 136, advances the stopper 136 toward the ramp 127, the stopper 136 moves along the ramp 127. The path of the part 10 can block the movement of the part 10, and when the stopper driver 137 retracts the stopper 136 from the ramp 127, the part 10 does not catch on the stopper 136 and the rail outlet 128 can move to the side.

The stopper unit 135 may be controlled by the control unit 162 to load the parts 10 moving along the inclined rail 126 one by one at the loading position P1 . That is, as shown in FIG. 9 , when there is another part 10 at the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 , the control unit 162 causes the stopper 136 to block the movement of the part 10 . The stopper driver 137 is controlled.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10 , when there is no other component 10 at the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 , the control unit 162 determines that the stopper 136 does not interfere with the component 10 , so that the component (10) controls the stopper driver 137 so that it can move to the feeding conveyor 145 side. By the operation of the stopper driver 137 , the components 10 may be loaded one by one without overlapping at the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 .

As shown in FIG. 12 , a loading detection unit 149 in the vicinity of the loading position P1 so that the stopper unit 135 can load the part 10 on the ramp 127 to the feeding conveyor 145 side at an appropriate timing. ) is installed.

The loading detection unit 149 is configured to detect the part 10 at the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 and transmit a detection signal to the control unit 162 , the control unit 162 includes the loading detection unit ( When the part 10 is sensed at the loading position P1 through 149 , the stopper unit 135 controls the stopper unit 135 to block the movement of the part 10 .

On the other hand, when the part 10 is not detected at the loading position P1 through the loading detection unit 149, the control unit 162 causes the stopper unit 135 to pass the part 10 to the feeding conveyor 145 side. The stopper unit 135 is controlled so that

As described above, the loading detection unit 149 may also use various types of sensors capable of detecting the component 10, such as an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

The sub-stopper unit 139 moves the sub-stopper 140 and the sub-stopper 140 arranged to be linearly movable so as to prevent the movement of the component 10 in contact with the component 10 located on the inclined rail 126 . A sub-stopper driver 141 may be included.

Specifically, the sub stopper 140 is disposed at a position closer to the storage hopper outlet 112 side than the stopper 136, and is arranged to be movable linearly in a direction intersecting the ramp 127 like the stopper 136, so that the ramp ( 127) side or move away from the ramp 127.

When the sub stopper driver 141 providing a linear movement force to the sub stopper 140 advances the sub stopper 140 toward the ramp 127 , the sub stopper 140 moves along the ramp 127 . ) in contact with the movement of the component 10 can be prevented. And when the sub-stopper driver 141 retracts the sub-stopper 140 from the ramp 127 , the component 10 can move without being caught by the sub-stopper 140 .

The sub stopper unit 139 may be controlled by the control unit 162 to move the parts 10 one by one to a position where movement is interrupted by the stopper unit 135 . That is, as shown in FIG. 11 , when the stopper unit 135 stops the movement of one component 10 on the ramp 127 and the other component 10 moves along the ramp 127 , the sub stopper The unit 139 blocks the movement of other components 10 .

In this way, when the stopper 136 of the stopper unit 135 rises in a state where the sub stopper unit 139 is blocking the other components 10, only the component 10 waiting by the stopper unit 135 is a rail. It can move to the outlet (128). After the stopper unit 135 moves the part 10 to the rail outlet 128, when the stopper 136 of the stopper unit 135 descends, the sub stopper 140 of the sub stopper unit 139 rises. One component 10 can be moved laterally to the stopper 136 .

In this way, by the action of the sub stopper unit 139 , the stopper unit 135 can move the parts 10 to the feeding conveyor 145 one by one at regular intervals, and the parts 10 are placed on the feeding conveyor 145 . The overlapping phenomenon can be effectively prevented.

A loading standby detection unit 143 may be installed at a position adjacent to the stopper unit 135 so that the sub stopper unit 139 can move the component 10 on the ramp 127 toward the stopper unit 135 at an appropriate timing. have. The loading standby detection unit 143 detects the component 10 whose movement is interrupted by the stopper unit 135 and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 162 .

When the part 10 is detected at the position of intermittent movement by the stopper unit 135 through the loading standby detection unit 143 , the control unit 162 controls the sub-stopper unit 139 to move the part 10 . can block

On the other hand, if the part 10 is not detected at the position of intermittent movement by the stopper unit 135 , the control unit 162 controls the sub-stopper unit 139 to allow the sub-stopper unit 139 to pass the part 10 . can be controlled

Various types of sensors capable of detecting the component 10 such as an optical sensor may be used as the loading standby detection unit 143 . Although the drawing shows that the loading standby detection unit 143 is installed between the stopper 136 and the sub-stopper 140 , the installation position of the loading standby detection unit 143 may be variously changed.

The feeding conveyor 145 is installed on the lower side of the inclined rail 126 so that the parts 10 falling from the inclined rail 126 can be placed. As described above, the component 10 moving in an upright state on the inclined rail 126 passes through the rail outlet 128 while collided with the blocking plate 129 and can be placed in a lying state on the inclined rail 126. have.

The feeding conveyor 145 includes a conveying belt 146 that moves in an endless orbit and a conveying belt driver 147 that provides a driving force to the conveying belt 146 so as to transport the parts falling from the inclined rail 126 on the outer surface. can do.

Specifically, the conveying belt 146 moves in an endless track by the conveying belt driver 147, so that the component 10 that has fallen to the loading position P1 under the inclined rail 126 can be picked up by the pickup device. Transfer to (P2).

A parking member 151 is installed on one upper side of the transport belt 146 to physically block the part 10 to be transported on the transport belt 146 to stop the part 10 at the supply position P2. .

The parking member 151 is preferably disposed to be spaced apart from the transport belt 146 so as not to interfere with the movement of the transport belt 146, and the parking member 151 at the supply position P2 controls the transport of the component 10. By blocking, the component 10 that has reached the feeding position P2 can remain stationary at the feeding position P2 even when the conveying belt 146 continues to move.

The control unit 162 controls the feeding conveyor 145 according to the detection signal of the arrival detection unit 153, so that when the part 10 reaches the feeding position P2, the feeding conveyor 145 is stopped, and the feeding position When the part 10 is picked up at (P2), the feeding conveyor 145 is operated to control the other part 10 to be supplied to the supply position P2.

The arrival detection unit 153 that detects the component 10 arriving at the supply position P2 and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 162 is installed to be close to the supply position P2, as shown in FIG. 14 . It may include two distance sensors 154 and 155 for detecting the side of the component 10 that has arrived at the supply position P2.

Depending on the embodiment, the two distance sensors 154 and 155 may be installed at different heights to measure the distance to the side surface of the component 10 at different heights. Hereinafter, a first distance sensor 154 disposed at a relatively lower side and a second distance sensor 155 disposed at a relatively upper side will be described.

The first distance sensor 154 and the second distance sensor 155 detect the component 10 located at the supply position P2, respectively, and provide a detection signal to the control unit 162, so that the control unit 162 is It is possible to control the feeding conveyor 145 by determining the presence or absence of the component 10 on the supply position (P2).

In addition, through the detection signals of the first distance sensor 154 and the second distance sensor 155 , the control unit 162 distinguishes the lying posture of the component 10 located at the supply position P2 , and the component 10 ) may generate a differential output signal according to the lying posture.

That is, the control unit 162 distinguishes whether the posture of the component 10 is in a normal state or in an upside-down inverted state from the detection signals of the first distance sensor 154 and the second distance sensor 155, output signal can be generated.

In this embodiment, the normal lying posture of the component 10 is, as shown in Fig. 14 (a), the component 10 is a posture placed on the conveying belt 146 such that the relatively wide end faces downward. can On the other hand, the inverted lying posture of the component 10 may be a posture placed on the conveying belt 146 such that the end of the component 10 with a relatively small width faces downward, as shown in FIG. 14 ( b ). have.

As shown in (a) of Figure 14, when the end of the component 10 has a relatively large width in contact with the conveyance belt 146, the distance measured by the first distance sensor 154 to the side of the component 10 is The second distance sensor 155 is shorter than the distance measured to the side of the component 10 .

On the other hand, as shown in (b) of FIG. 14 , when the end of the part 10 having a relatively short width is in contact with the transfer belt 146 , the first distance sensor 154 measures up to the side of the part 10 . One distance is longer than the distance measured by the second distance sensor 155 to the side of the part 10 .

Therefore, the control unit 162 determines whether the posture of the component 10 is a normal lying posture as shown in FIG. 14 (a) through the detection signal of the first distance sensor 154 and the detection signal of the second distance sensor 155, As shown in (b) of FIG. 14 , it is possible to distinguish whether the posture is in a supine position by inverting up and down.

In this way, as the control unit 162 generates an output signal according to the supine position of the component 10 , the movement of the pickup device that picks up the component 10 at the supply position P2 is in the supine position of the component 10 . It can be induced to be able to be controlled according to it.

For example, when the control unit 162 generates an output signal corresponding to the normal supine position of the component 10 , the pickup device may be controlled to pick up the component 10 and supply it to a subsequent process as it is.

On the other hand, when the control unit 162 generates an output signal corresponding to the upside down inverted supine position of the component 10, the pickup device picks up the component 10, but after inverting the component 10 up and down, the subsequent process is performed. can be induced to supply. Therefore, it can be automatically possible for the pickup device to always feed the component 10 to the subsequent process in the same posture.

Arrival detection unit 153, as shown, in addition to the structure including two distance sensors 154 and 155 installed at different heights, detects and detects the component 10 arriving at the supply position (P2) It can be changed to various other structures capable of transmitting the signal to the control unit 162 .

As another example, the arrival detection unit detects the presence or absence of the component 10 at the supply position P2 and, in addition to the lying posture of the component 10 , detects whether the component 10 is double-supplied and provides it to the control unit 162 . .

Here, the double feeding of the component 10 represents a state in which the component 10 has reached the feeding position P2 in a state of being superimposed up and down. When the component 10 is supplied to the supply position P2 in an overlapping state, the pickup device does not pick up the component 10 properly, so it is difficult to perform a subsequent operation smoothly.

In order to effectively prevent such a problem, when the arrival detection unit detects the double supply of the component 10 and transmits a detection signal, the control unit 162 is a predetermined interfacing means using a visual or auditory medium, such as an alarm By driving the unit 164, it is possible to induce an immediate action by the user.

Arrival detection unit detecting the presence or absence of the component 10 at the supply position P2, detecting the lying posture of the component 10, and detecting whether the double feeding of the component 10 can be installed individually And, of course, the corresponding function may be integrated into a single unit according to the embodiment.

In addition, the component supply device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a striking unit 157 for preventing the double supply of the component 10 transferred to the supply position (P2).

12 and 13 , the striking unit 157 is a striking body 158 rotatably disposed on the upper side of the feeding conveyor 145 and a striking body actuator 160 that provides rotational force to the striking body 158 . ) is included.

Specifically, the striking body 158 may have a structure in which a plurality of blades 159 are spaced apart from each other by a certain angle around the central axis of rotation, and interfere with the component 10 placed on the feeding conveyor 145 in a lying position. It is preferable to be spaced apart from the feeding conveyor 145 by a certain distance so that the component 10 superimposed on the other component 10 placed on the feeding conveyor 145 can be hit.

When two or more parts 10 overlap on the feeding conveyor 145 , the striking body 158 of the striking unit 157 physically pushes or strikes the overlapping part 10 on the other parts 10 . By doing so, the component 10 is separated from the other components 10 and double feeding of the component 10 can be prevented. The striking unit 157 may be controlled by the control unit 162 to operate only while the feeding conveyor 145 is operating.

The structure of the striking unit 157 is not limited to the one shown, and various other structures that are disposed adjacent to the feeding conveyor 145 to physically move or hit the component 10 overlapping the other component 10 . , and the number of installations and the arrangement structure may also be variously changed.

Hereinafter, a processing process of the component supply apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 15 and the like.

First, the control unit 162 operates the lifting unit 120 to elevate the parts 10 stored in the storage hopper 110 to the height of the storage hopper outlet 112 of the storage hopper 110 and in the storage hopper 110 . Discharge (S10).

At this time, the part 10 erected so that the outer circumferential surface is in contact with the inclined surface 122 of the lifter 121 moves to the inclined rail 126 by rolling along the inclined surface 122 and passing through the storage hopper outlet 112. .

When the part 10 is moved to the inclined rail 126 , the control unit 162 operates the stopper unit 135 so that the part 10 is not directly loaded onto the feeding conveyor 145 to move the part 10 to the inclined rail. It is made to stand by on (126) (S20).

The control unit 162 receives the detection signal from the loading detection unit 149 to determine whether there is another component 10 at the loading position P1 on the feeding conveyor 145 (S30), and another component at the loading position P1. If there is no component 10, control the stopper unit 135 to load the component 10 placed on the inclined rail 126 to the loading position P1 (S40).

In a state in which the part 10 is loaded on the feeding conveyor 145 at the loading position P1, the control unit 162 controls the feeding conveyor 145 so that the part 10 is transferred to the feeding position P2 (S50). ) It receives the detection signal from the arrival detection unit 153 and checks whether there is a component 10 that has reached the supply position P2 (S60).

In addition, the control unit 162 stops the feeding conveyor 145 to stop transferring the parts by stopping the feeding conveyor 145 if there is a part 10 in the supply position P2 ( S70 ), and if there is no part 10 in the supply position P2 , the feeding conveyor 162 . Let (145) continue to work.

As described above, the control unit 162 parses the detection signal of the arrival detection unit 153 to generate a differential output signal depending on whether the posture of the component 10 is in a normal state or in a vertical inversion state. provided to the pickup device.

On the other hand, while the feeding conveyor 145 is operating, when the parts 10 are transferred overlapped on the feeding conveyor 145, the striking unit 157 strikes the overlapping parts 10, thereby preventing the double feeding of the parts 10. can be prevented

When the part 10 reaches the supply position P2, the control unit 162 checks whether the part 10 is picked up from the supply position P2 through the detection signal of the arrival detection unit 153 (S80) , it is possible to keep the feeding conveyor 145 in the driving stop state when the part 10 is waiting at the feeding position P2.

When the part 10 is picked up at the supply position P2, the control unit 162 determines whether a predetermined termination condition is satisfied (S90). At this time, if it is a condition to stop supplying the parts, the parts supply apparatus 100 is switched to an end or sleep mode.

On the other hand, if there is no condition to stop supplying the parts, the control unit 162 controls the above-described processes to proceed cyclically so that the parts 10 stored in the storage hopper 110 are supplied to the supply position P2. .

Here, the predetermined termination condition may be various conditions preset by the user, such as when the pickup device finishes picking up parts or when the number of supplied parts reaches a preset quantity.

As described above, the component supply device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is continuous in a pickup position at the supply position P2 where the pickup device can pick up the circular component 10 capable of rolling motion. can supply

In addition, the component supply apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a simple structure and can efficiently supply the component 10 by using the structural characteristics of the circular component 10 capable of rolling motion.

Although preferred examples of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the forms described and illustrated above.

For example, in the drawings, the storage hopper 110 , the lifting unit 120 , the inclined rail 126 , etc. are illustrated as being provided with two, but these components may be installed in one or more various numbers.

In addition, although it is shown in the drawing that two stopper units 135 and 139 are installed to control the movement of the component 10 positioned on the inclined rail 126 , the stopper units 135 and 139 are installed The number or arrangement structure may be variously changed.

In addition, in the drawing, it is shown that the control unit 162 controls the sub stopper 140 according to the detection signal of the loading standby detection unit 143 installed between the stopper 136 and the sub stopper 140 , The stopper 140 may be controlled in a variety of different ways.

In addition, although it is shown in the drawing that the feeding conveyor 145 has a structure including a conveying belt 146 that moves in an endless orbit, the feeding conveyor can convey the parts 10 to the supply position P2. structure can be changed.

In addition, although the drawing shows that the component 10 transferred by the feeding conveyor 145 is stopped at the supply position P2 by the parking member 151 , the parking member 151 may be omitted. In this case, the component 10 loaded on the feeding conveyor 145 may be stopped at the supply position P2 by the intermittent operation of the feeding conveyor 145 .

In addition, in the drawings, the parts supply device 100 is shown to supply the donut-shaped parts 10 having a step on the outer peripheral surface, but the parts supply device 100 supplies parts of various shapes that can be rolled. can be used

In the above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and will be described below with the technical idea of the present invention by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, expressions such as first, second, or upper, lower, etc. are merely terms of a tool concept used to relatively distinguish each component (element) from each other, and a specific order, priority, etc. It is self-evident that it is not a term used to indicate , or a term used to physically distinguish each component (element) in an absolute standard.

The accompanying drawings for the purpose of explaining the present invention and illustrating examples thereof may be shown in a somewhat exaggerated form in order to emphasize or highlight the technical contents of the present invention, but the above-described contents and matters shown in the drawings, etc. It should be construed as apparent that various types of modification application examples are possible at the level of those skilled in the art in consideration of this.

100: parts supply device 105: frame
110: storage hopper 111: storage room
112: storage hopper outlet 115: guide plate
120: lifting unit 121: lifter
122: slope 124: lifter driver
126: inclined rail 127: ramp
129: blocking plate 132: emission detection unit
135: stopper unit 136: stopper
137: stopper driver 139: sub stopper unit
140: sub stopper 141: sub stopper driver
143: loading waiting detection unit 145: feeding conveyor
146: transfer belt 147: transfer belt actuator
149: loading detection unit 151: parking member
153: arrival detection unit 154: first distance sensor
155: second distance sensor 157: striking unit
158: striking body 160: striking body actuator
162: control unit 164: alarm unit

Claims (6)

A component supply device for supplying a component having a circular shape on the outer circumferential surface to enable rolling motion when erected based on the outer circumferential surface, the width of the outer circumferential surface being smaller than the outer diameter of the outer circumferential surface, to a predetermined supply position,
A storage hopper having a storage chamber in which the parts are stored, and a storage hopper outlet having a shape longer than the left and right width so that only the parts erected based on the outer circumferential surface can pass;
Doedoe greater than the outer circumferential width of the component, including an inclined surface having a width smaller than half of the outer diameter of the component, the outer circumferential surface of the component erected in contact with the inclined surface along the inclined surface by rolling motion by its own weight. a lifter installed to be movable up and down in the storage chamber so as to be discharged to the hopper outlet, one side of which is opened in the spatial direction of the storage hopper, and the other side of which faces the inner surface of the storage hopper;
a lifter driver providing a vertical movement force to the lifter;
an inclined rail having a slope inclined to one side so that the outer peripheral surface of the component discharged from the storage hopper outlet is in contact with a rolling motion;
a feeding conveyor for transporting the parts dropped from the inclined rail to the feeding position;
a blocking plate installed at the lower end of the inclined rail and causing a change in the posture of the parts when the rolling parts collide along the ramp so that the parts fall onto the feeding conveyor in a lying state;
a control unit controlling the lifter driver and the feeding conveyor; and
A striking body rotatably disposed on the upper side of the feeding conveyor, and a striking body driver providing a rotational force to the striking body, among the parts falling from the inclined rail to the feeding conveyor, other parts positioned on the feeding conveyor A component supply device capable of posture control and continuous circulation supply, characterized in that it includes a striking unit that separates the components from the other components by striking the overlapping components. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising an arrival detection unit for detecting a component arriving at the supply position, and transmitting a detection signal to the control unit,
wherein the control unit controls the feeding conveyor according to the detection signal of the arrival detection unit. According to claim 2, wherein the control unit,
Parts capable of postural control and continuous circulation supply, characterized in that, according to the detection signal of the arrival detection unit, the posture of the part that has arrived at the supply position is in a normal state or a vertical inversion state, and a differential output signal is generated according to the result supply device. The method of claim 3, wherein the arrival detection unit,
and a distance sensor that is installed close to the supply position and detects the upper outer peripheral surface and the lower outer peripheral surface of the part arriving at the supply position, respectively,
The control unit is a component supply device capable of posture control and continuous circulation supply, characterized in that it distinguishes whether the normal state or the vertical inversion state according to the detection result of the distance sensor. According to claim 1, wherein the feeding conveyor,
a conveying belt that moves in an endless track so as to transport the components falling from the inclined rail on an outer surface; and
Containing a conveying belt driver for providing a driving force to the conveying belt,
A part supply device capable of posture control and continuous circulation supply, characterized in that a parking member for stopping the parts at the supply position in contact with the parts transported by the transport belt is installed on one upper side of the transport belt. The method of claim 1,
The storage hopper, the lifter, the lifter driver, and the inclined rail are provided in plurality,
A component supply device capable of posture control and continuous circulation supply, characterized in that parts discharged from the plurality of storage hoppers and passing through the plurality of inclined rails are selectively loaded on the feeding conveyor.

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