KR20090089771A - Panel positioning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A panel positioning apparatus is provided to position the panel with a tool consisting of a guide wall and a stop wall with moving the panel due to inertia and weight. A panel positioning apparatus(300) comprises a positioning table(5), a guide wall(42) and a stop wall(43). The positioning table has a plane supported at the lower part. The guide wall and the stop wall are extended in order to meet at right angle with the positioning table. The guide wall and the stop wall are integrated. A plane(551) supporting the panel is formed at the upper side of the positioning table. The positioning table comprises a receiving surface(552). The boundary line of the receiving surface and the plane is included in a part of the peripheral unit of the plane.

Description

Plate Positioning Device {PANEL POSITIONING APPARATUS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate-like material positioning device, and more particularly, to a plate-like material positioning device having a simple structure and a low risk of damaging the plate-like material during handling.

In order to perform precise machining or inspection work on a workpiece returned on an automated production line, the workpiece must be moved to the correct position. On the other hand, since the processed goods conveyed on the moving production line tend to be out of position, it is necessary to always perform a position adjustment work, also called positioning, before performing precise work there.

For example, FIGS. 1 and 2 are plan views schematically showing a method of operating a conventional positioning device to which a conveyor as a conveying device is attached.

In the conventional positioning apparatus in the drawing, when setting the position of the plate-like material 10 conveyed from the left to the right on the conveyor 11, the plate-like material 10 is used using four clamping means 12 to 15. The conventional method of setting a position while sandwiching from four directions is used.

In addition, the positioning device of the liquid crystal panel described in Taiwan Patent No. I240101 discloses that the liquid crystal panel is moved by two positioning rods after moving the liquid crystal panel to two reference walls using a suction device. Is fixed to the two positioning walls.

However, the above two methods are similarly in direct contact with the target plate material by using a mechanical driving positioning means (a clamping means 12 to 15 or a positioning rod), and are applied by force, so that the plate material is applied to the material. There is a risk of being crushed or injured, and in order to overcome this problem, it is necessary to focus on the control of the force of the positioning means.

In addition, a complicated mechanism is required to synchronously control a plurality of positioning means, such as four clamping means 12 to 15 or two positioning rods, to execute precise work. Control also causes complexity of the mechanism.

In order to overcome the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a plate-like material positioning device having a simple structure and less likely to damage the plate-like material being handled.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a plate-like material positioning device that first receives a conveyed plate-like material, and then transfers and fixes the plate-like material to a predetermined position, wherein the plate-like material is removed from a predetermined portion of the periphery thereof. After receiving, a positioning table having a flat surface supported below, a guide wall extending to guide the flat plate just received from the side to the predetermined position, and an extension direction of the guide wall. A plate-shaped material positioning device is provided that has a stop wall that is joined to the extension direction of and extends to stop the plate-shaped material received by the plane from the front.

When the positioning device is used, the plate material just received by the plane from a predetermined portion of the periphery continues to advance in the guiding direction of the guide wall by the inertia that has transported it, and then stops on the stop wall and the predetermined When the plane is in an inclined state, the self-weight of the plate-like material is also added to the inertia, which may be a power for continuous advancement to the predetermined position, which is preferable to the horizontal plane.

That is, as a preferable embodiment of the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of the said invention, the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus which receives and conveys the conveyed plate-shaped material to a predetermined position, WHEREIN: The said plate-shaped material from the predetermined part of the peripheral part. After receiving, the positioning table has a flat surface to support from below and the positioning table is supported from below, and by adjusting, the plane is almost horizontal or the predetermined portion of the periphery on the flat surface is adjusted. A positioning mechanism configured to be positioned in an inclined state at a corner portion spaced apart from a part of the plane to be the lowest position in the plane, and when the positioning table is positioned in the inclined state, the plane has just The guide wall extended so that the received plate-like material can be guided and moved from the side to the predetermined position, and the extension direction is upward. And extends to join in the vicinity of the corner portion and the extending direction of the guide wall, it may be mentioned which comprises a stop wall which can stop moving the plate-like material to the receiving plane is placed from the front side.

The plate-like material positioning device according to the above configuration, when the positioning table is in the inclined state by the adjustment of the positioning mechanism, receives the plate-like material and follows the guide wall by the weight of the plate-like material. It is possible to position by moving the said plate-like material to a predetermined position to the said guide wall and the said stop wall, while advancing.

Further, in the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention, a plurality of air blowing holes are formed on the plane, and the air is blown out on the lower surface of the plate-like material received through the air blowing holes, so that the plate-like material is placed in the plane. It is desirable to configure it so that it can be floated.

Moreover, it is preferable that a some air suction hole is formed in the said plane, and it is comprised so that the plate-shaped material received by suctioning air in the said plane through this air suction hole can adhere to the said plane.

Of course, the air blowing hole and the air intake hole may be integrated.

Furthermore, in the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention, the positioning table is continuous with the plane from a predetermined portion of the periphery part, and is closer to the horizontal plane than the plane when the plane is in the inclined state. It is preferable to further have the receiving surface arrange | positioned and comprised.

In addition, the guide wall and the stop wall extend at right angles and are preferably integrated.

The positioning mechanism has a positioning shaft for supporting the positioning table and a piston rod for reciprocating, and reciprocates while supporting the positioning table from below at the tip of the piston rod. It is preferable to have cylindrical drive means arranged so that the said flat surface of a stand | base can be rocked between the said substantially horizontal state and the said inclined state.

Furthermore, if the universal joint is provided between the tip of the piston rod and the positioning table, the above-described fluctuation can be smoothed, and therefore it is particularly recommended as a preferred embodiment.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said position adjustment shaft is arrange | positioned in the position which inclined to the opposite receiving surface of the said plane in the said positioning stand.

Further, in the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention, the positioning mechanism is fixed to the bottom sheet and the bottom sheet upright, and holds a vertical sheet holding the positioning shaft and the cylindrical drive means. The integrated guide wall and the stationary wall are fixed to an adjustment sheet which is movably provided on the vertical sheet with an axis parallel to the positioning axis to be rotated so that the rotation by adjustment of the adjustment sheet is performed. It is desirable to be able to swing together.

Moreover, it is preferable that the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of this invention further includes the conveying apparatus which conveys a plate-shaped material and carries in from the predetermined part of the said peripheral part of the said plane.

It is preferable that the said conveying apparatus is a conveyor which has a conveying surface which conveys the said plate-shaped material on the horizontal surface higher than the plane which the positioning table in the said positioning apparatus has.

According to the said structure, since the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of this invention performs positioning only by the mechanism which consists of a guide wall and a stop wall, moving the plate-like material used for positioning by the inertia of conveyance or its own weight, a structure At the same time, there is no fear of damaging the plate material by applying a force in direct contact with the plate material.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiment of the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

First, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are perspective views, respectively, when the plane of the positioning table becomes the substantially horizontal state and the inclined state of the plate member positioning device of the present invention. 5 is a side view when the plane is inclined.

As shown in FIG. 3, the plate-like material positioning device 300 receives the plate-like material that has been transported and then moves and fixes the plate-like material to a predetermined position, and mainly includes a plane 551 that supports the received plate-like material from below. A positioning table 5 having a sidewall, a guide wall 42 extending so as to guide the plate-like material from the side to the predetermined position, and an extension direction thereof joins the extension direction of the guide wall 42; It has a basic structure of the stop wall 43 extended so that a plate-shaped material can be stopped from a front surface.

4 and 5, the positioning table 5 in the figure carries the plate-like material from the right side in the side view of FIG. 5, and adjusts the plane 551 to substantially the horizontal state. As long as the corner portion 59 faces the position 44 in which the guide wall 42 and the stop wall 43 join in the plane 551, the guide wall 42 and the stationary wall 43 join. It is comprised so that it may be exactly in the lowest position of the said plane in the said inclined state, The guide wall 42 and the said guide plate 42 advances along the guide wall 42 by its own weight by the plate-shaped material received by the said plane 551 by its own weight. The position can be set by moving to the predetermined position by the stop wall 43.

Next, the detailed structure of this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 6-8.

FIG. 6 is a side exploded view of the positioning device of the present invention shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective plan view of the same positioning device. 8 is a side view of the positioning apparatus in a horizontal state.

As shown, the positioning apparatus 300 adjusts and controls the position other than the guide wall 42 and the stop wall 43 which are extended and orthogonally integrated with the said positioning stand 5, and are integrated. It has the setting mechanism 3 further.

On the upper surface 55 of the positioning table 5, not only the plane 551 supported below by receiving the plate-like material, but also the corner portion at the diagonal position of one corner portion 59, the plane 551 The receiving line 552 is formed so that the boundary line 553 of the ridge becomes a protruding ridge, and its area is much narrower than that of the plane 551. This receiving surface 552 is for softening the exchange of the plate material by the weight of the plate material.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the periphery of the plane 551 in which the plate-shaped material was received is on the opposite side to the side which the stop wall 43 follows, and the boundary line 553 of the plane 551 and the receiving surface 552 is the same. Included in some.

In addition, the plane 551 and the receiving surface 552 are provided with a plurality of air blowing holes 56, 56, 56... And a plurality of air intake holes 57, 57, 57 ... (FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). Reference). Therefore, during positioning, the air bubbles are blown out on the lower surface of the plate material received through the air blowing holes 56, 56, 56, and the plate material is floated from the flat surface 551 or the receiving surface 552 to form a plate shape. The friction force with the upper surface 55 of the ash positioning table 5 can be easily slid, and the air intake holes 57, 57, 57, etc. can be used during machining or inspection after the positioning process. The plate-like material received by sucking air from above the plane 551 and the receiving surface 552 can be fixed by being attached to the plane 551 or the receiving surface 552.

Moreover, the lower surface of the positioning stand 5 is provided with the axial contact sheet 58 for holding the positioning mechanism 3. The axial contact sheet 58 is arrange | positioned in the position inclined to the receiving surface 552 opposite to the plane 551 (in FIG. 7, below the boundary line 553).

The positioning mechanism 3 consists of a bottom sheet 31 which is a rectangular plate body and first and second vertical plates 321 and 322 which are fixed upright on the bottom sheet 31 and at the same time the bottom sheet 31 respectively. It is provided near the upper end of the vertical sheet 32 and the first vertical plate 321 fixed upright on the top, and is inserted into the shaft contact sheet 58 provided on the lower surface of the positioning table 5 to position the positioning table ( 5) can be movably installed near the upper end of the second vertical plate 322 with the positioning shaft 34 supporting the shaft and the axis parallel to the positioning shaft 34 as the pivot center, and are integrated. The guide wall 42 and the stationary wall 43 are fixed, and a cylindrical drive which is movably installed near the lower end of the second vertical plate 322 and the adjustment seat 35 which can be rotated therewith. Means 36 are provided.

The first and second vertical plates 321 and 322 extend from an upper surface of the bottom sheet 31 so as to be parallel to each other along a direction substantially at 45 ° with the long sides of the bottom sheet 31, respectively, and are fixed upright. have.

The adjustment sheet 35 includes a shaft bar 351 inserted into the shaft hole 331 formed in the second vertical plate 322 and serving as a center of rotation, and a groove 332 extending in an arc shape formed in the second vertical plate 322. ), A rotation bar 352 is provided which reciprocates in the groove 332 together with the rotation of the second vertical plate 322 of the adjustment sheet 35. The inclination of the guide wall 42 and the stop wall 43 can be adjusted by the rotation of the adjustment sheet 35 with respect to the second vertical plate 322, and the guide wall 42 is made impossible by temporarily turning this rotation. ) And the tilt of the stop wall 43 can be temporarily fixed.

The cylindrical drive means 366 includes a fixed seat 361 fixed to the second vertical plate 322, a drive unit body 362 movably axially supported by the fixed sheet 361, and a drive unit main body. The piston rod 363 reciprocating with the 362 and the universal joint 364 provided between the front-end | tip of the piston rod 363 and the lower surface of the positioning table 5 are provided.

By the cylindrical drive means 366 having such a configuration, when the piston rod 363 reciprocates in the direction indicated by the arrow I to reach the limit position, the positioning table axially supported by the positioning shaft 34 ( 5) is raised by the piston rod 363 so that the plane 551 is in a horizontal state (see FIG. 8) almost coincident with the horizontal plane, and when the piston rod 363 rotates to reach the limit position, the positioning table (5) is lowered so that the receiving surface 552 is closer to the horizontal plane than the plane 551, and one corner portion 59 is in an inclined state (see Fig. 5) which is the lowest position on the plane 551.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, another preferable embodiment of the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of this invention is described in detail.

As shown, this embodiment is a structure which adds the conveying apparatus 7 which conveys a plate-shaped material to the positioning apparatus shown in FIGS. 3-8, and carries it in the predetermined part of the said peripheral part of the plane 551. .

The conveying apparatus 7 is a conveyor which continuously conveys the plate-like material 2 in a predetermined direction on a predetermined plane using the plurality of conveying belts 72. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the conveyance surface of the conveying apparatus 7 which conveys the plate-shaped material 2 is the plane 551 and the receiving surface which the positioning stand 5 of the positioning apparatus 300 has. It exists in the horizontal plane higher than any of (552), and this altitude difference is for utilizing the self-weight of the plate material 2 well.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9-14, the positioning of the plate-shaped material which the plate-shaped material positioning apparatus of this invention performs is explained in full detail.

First, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, when the positioning device 300 receives the plate-like material 2 from the conveying device 7, the positioning device 300 is one corner portion 59. Is in an inclined state in which the plane becomes the lowest position on the plane 551, the plate material 2 is received from the side with the receiving surface 552, and is shown by arrow II by the self-weight and the guidance of the guide wall 42. It advances toward the one corner part 59 along the direction which was made.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the positioning device 300 includes a plurality of air blowing holes 56 so that the plate material 2 passing through the plane 551 and the receiving surface 552 is smoothly advanced. By blowing air onto the plate material 2 through the air bubbles 56, 56, ..., and raising the plate material 2 from the upper surface 55 (including the plane 551 and the receiving surface 552). The frictional force between 551 and the receiving surface 552 and the upper surface 55 of the plate-like material 2 is eliminated.

And, as shown in FIG. 13, when the plate-shaped material 2 reaches the one corner part 59 and is stopped from the front by the stop wall 43, it considers that it reached | attained the predetermined position which is a target of positioning. The positioning device 300 attaches and fixes the plate member 2 on the plane 551 by sucking air on the plane 551 through the plurality of air intake holes 57, 57, 57... Operation of the mold drive means 366 raises the positioning table 5 so that the plane 551 shown in FIG. 14 is moved into a horizontal state substantially coincident with the horizontal plane.

Since the plate-like material 2 in the state shown in FIG. 13 has already reached a predetermined position which is the goal of positioning, and is attached and fixed on the plane 551 by the air intake holes 57, 57, 57, it is precise. Suitable for machining or inspection work.

As mentioned above, this invention by the said structure sets the position only by the mechanism which consists of a guide wall and a stop wall by moving the plate-shaped material used as the object of positioning by its own weight or the inertia by conveyance by a conveying apparatus or a hand. Since the positioning device of the plate material can be provided, the configuration is simple, and there is no fear of damaging the plate material by applying a force by directly contacting the plate material, and performing the precise work requiring positioning. You can raise the rate.

1 is a plan view schematically showing a method of operating a conventional positioning device;

2 is a plan view schematically showing a method of operating a conventional positioning device;

3 is a perspective view when the plane of the positioning table in the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention becomes almost horizontal;

4 is a perspective view when the plane of the positioning table in the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention is inclined state;

5 is a side view when the plane in the positioning device is inclined;

6 is an exploded side view of the positioning device;

7 is a partial perspective plan view of the positioning device,

8 is a side view of the positioning device in a horizontal state;

9 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the plate-like material positioning device of the present invention;

10 is a side view of the positioning device of FIG. 9;

11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the plane of the positioning table in the positioning device of FIG. 9 is inclined to receive the plate material;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the principal parts of the plate-like material ascending from the plane by a plurality of air blowing holes provided in the positioning table in the positioning device of FIG. 9; FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the positioning device of FIG. 9 showing a plate material reaching one corner and stopped from the front by a stop wall; FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing a state in which the positioning table in the positioning device of FIG. 9 is changed to a horizontal state to lift a plate-like material; FIG.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing ※

2: plate-like material 3: positioning mechanism

7: conveying apparatus 31: floor sheet

32: vertical sheet 34: position adjustment axis

35: adjustment sheet 36: cylindrical drive means

42: guide wall 43: stop wall

44: confluence position 55: upper surface

56: air blowing hole 57: air intake hole

58: shaft contact sheet 72: conveyance belt

300: plate-like material positioning device 321: first vertical plate

322: second vertical plate 332: groove

351: axis bar 352: rotation bar

361: fixing sheet 362: drive unit body

363 piston rod 364 universal joint

551: plane 552: receiving surface

553: boundary 591: corner

Claims (12)

In the plate material positioning apparatus which receives and conveys the conveyed plate material to a predetermined position, A positioning table having a flat surface supported from below after receiving the plate-like material from a predetermined portion of its periphery; A guide wall extended to guide the flat plate just received by the plane from the side to the predetermined position; The extending direction joins the extending direction of the guide wall, and has a stop wall extended to stop the plate-shaped material received by the plane from the front surface.  Plate Positioning Device. In the plate material positioning apparatus which receives and conveys the conveyed plate material to a predetermined position, A positioning table having a flat surface supported from below after receiving the plate-like material from a predetermined portion of its periphery; The positioning table is supported from below, and at the same time, tilted so that the flat surface is almost horizontal or one corner portion of the plane spaced apart from a predetermined portion of the periphery becomes the lowest position in the plane by adjustment. A positioning mechanism configured to be positioned in a state, When the positioning table is positioned in the inclined state, a guide wall extended to guide and move the flat plate just received from the side to the predetermined position; The extending direction extends so as to join the extension direction of the said guide wall and the said one corner part, and is provided with the stop wall which can stop the movement of the plate-shaped material received by the said plane from the front surface, Thereby, when the said positioning stand becomes the said inclined state by adjustment of the said positioning mechanism, after receiving the said plate-shaped material and advancing along the said guide wall by the weight of the said plate-shaped material, the said guide wall and the said stop Positioning is possible by conveying the said plate-like material to a predetermined position by the wall.  Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 2, A plurality of air blowing holes are formed on the plane, and the air is blown onto the lower surface of the plate material received through the air blowing holes, so that the plate material can be floated from the plane. Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 2, A plurality of air intake holes are formed on the plane, and the plate-like material received by sucking the air on the plane through the air intake hole can be attached to the plane. Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 2, The positioning table, And a receiving surface which is arranged and configured to be closer to the horizontal plane than the plane when the plane is inclined while continuing to the plane from the direction of a predetermined part of the peripheral portion.  Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 2, The guide wall and the stop wall extend at right angles and are integrated with each other. Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 2, The positioning mechanism, A positioning shaft for supporting the positioning table axially; It has a reciprocating piston rod and is arranged to reciprocate while supporting the positioning table from the lower end of the piston rod, and to swing the plane of the positioning table between the substantially horizontal state and the inclined state. Characterized by comprising a cylindrical drive means Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 7, wherein A universal joint is installed between the tip of the piston rod and the positioning table to smoothly execute the swing. Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 7, wherein The said position adjustment shaft is arrange | positioned in the position inclined to the said receiving surface on the opposite side to the said plane in the said positioning stand, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.  Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 7, wherein The positioning mechanism further includes a bottom sheet and a vertical sheet fixed to the bottom sheet while holding the positioning shaft and the cylindrical drive means. The integrated guide wall and the stationary wall are fixed to an adjustment sheet which is movably provided on the vertical sheet with an axis parallel to the positioning axis to pivot, and swings with rotation by adjustment of the adjustment sheet. Characterized by Plate Positioning Device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, It is further provided with the conveying apparatus which conveys a plate-shaped material and carries in from the predetermined part of the periphery of the said plane  Plate Positioning Device. The method of claim 11, The said conveying apparatus is a conveyor which has a conveying surface which is located on the horizontal surface higher than the plane which the positioning table in the said positioning apparatus has, and conveys the said plate-shaped material, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Plate Positioning Device.

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