KR950000169B1 - Parts lineup device of conveyor system - Google Patents

Abstract

The various electronic parts for assembling the household appliances such as computer, audio, video instruments, and cassette player are arrayed to be fed in a same set condition so that the steps of works may flow smoothly and the feeding inferiority may be decreased. The developed parts arrayer can be used mutually in various parts assembling device. The arrayer comprises a base frame, base plate installed on the frame, parts setting means and elevator for it, parts feeding means, setting controller, clamping means and transporting means of it.

Description

Parts sorter

1 is a perspective view of a component aligner in accordance with the present invention.

2 is a sectional view of the part setting means shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an operating state diagram showing the component mounting state of the component aligner shown in FIG.

4 is an operating state diagram showing a state in which parts are supplied by the component aligner shown in FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 frame 12 base plate

12a: guide hole 20: parts setting means

21: first slider 22: head portion

23: rotating shaft 24: driven gear

25: motor 26: drive gear

30: lifting means 31: support

32: first actuator 32a: load of (second actuator)

40: parts transfer means 41: chute

43: second slider 45: second actuator

50: clamping means 51: support member

53,54: Pinker 53c, 54c: Holding part

55,56: Gear 58: Third Actuator

60: conveying means 62: fourth actuator

70: control means 72: camera

80: part fixing means 81: inlet groove

83: through hole

The present invention relates to a component aligner, and more particularly, to a component aligner which is capable of supplying various parts to be automatically assembled in the same state at all times.

In general, in order to automatically assemble a variety of electronic devices such as computers, audio, video, tape cassettes, etc., a separate component supply device for automatically supplying various components constituting the same to elements on an assembly line is installed. By the way, the conventional component supply apparatus installed in the assembly line is to supply the parts arranged in a line by the part feeder individually, the state of the supplied parts, that is, the relationship between the front, rear, front, back of the parts It could not be set and supplied. Therefore, in order to supply by setting the relationship between the front and the rear of the supplied parts or the relationship between the front and the back, a separate magazine is provided without using a part feeder that aligns the parts in the part air gap. As a result, after confirming the positional relationship of each part, it is mounted, and the magazine which has been mounted is mounted on the part supply device, and the parts with the supply position relationship of the parts have been individually supplied. However, as described above, limiting the supply position of the parts by mounting the parts in the magazine should be manufactured separately according to the shape and shape of the parts, and each magazine must be installed by identifying the supply state of the parts Not only does it require a lot of workmanship, but the accuracy was not reliable.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention can supply each of the parts to be assembled in the same setting state can significantly reduce the labor of the assembly of the parts, supply according to the supply of parts It is to provide a parts aligner that can greatly reduce the defect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a component supply apparatus which can be used interchangeably for various components irrespective of the type of components supplied and assembled.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a part aligner for setting and supplying parts by receiving other parts through separate parts supply means, the frame, a base plate fixed to the frame and formed with a part guide hole, and the base plate. A part setting means fixed to the lower surface of the base plate to set the component, elevating means installed on the lower surface of the base plate to elevate the component setting means, and installed on the base plate and supplied through the chute from the individual supply means. A component supply means for supplying a part to be provided to the head of the setting means, a control means installed at a vertical portion of the component setting means to sense a setting state of the component supplied to the head part, and controlling the component setting means; Clamping means installed in the vertical upper portion of the head portion for clamping the components aligned by the component alignment means And a conveying means for moving the clamping means forward and backward to the component supply side.

And another feature of the present invention further comprises a component fixing means for fixing the component supplied to the head of the component setting means.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The parts aligner according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 receives the parts from the individual parts supply means to align and supply them on the assembly line of the product, the frame 10 and; A base plate 12 fixed to the frame 10 and having a component guide hole 12a formed therein; A part setting means (20) fixed to the bottom surface of the base plate (12) to set a part; Elevating means (30) installed on a lower surface of the base plate (12) to elevate the component setting means; A component supply means (40) installed in the base plate (12) for supplying a component supplied from the component supply means through a chute to the head portion (22); Control means (70) mounted on a vertical portion of the part setting means (20) for controlling the part setting means by detecting an alignment state of the parts supplied to the head portion (22); A clamping means (50) installed at an upper portion of the head to clamp the parts aligned by the part setting means (20); The clamping means 50 is roughly divided into a conveying means 60 for moving forward and backward to the component supply side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the component setting means 20 includes a guide hole 12a formed at one side of the base plate 12 in a vertical direction, and the guide hole 12a has an annular rod-shaped material. The first slider 21 is installed to be rotatable and slidable in the vertical vertical direction. The first slider 21 has a hollow portion 21a formed along the vertical center direction thereof, and the hollow portion 21a is formed of the first slider 21. 1 The rotating shaft 23 is connected to the head portion 22 which is located on the upper part of the slider 21 and supports the component and is rotatably installed by bearing support. In addition, a driven gear 24 is installed at the lower end 23a of the rotating shaft 23, and the driven gear 24 is a drive gear installed at the shaft of the motor 25 fixed to the frame 10. 26). Here, the driven gear 24 and the drive gear 26 use a gear having almost no backlash, and the tooth width of the driven gear 24 is preferably formed to be wider than the tooth width of the drive gear 26, and the motor Reference numeral 25 preferably uses a stuffing motor capable of rotating position control. The head portion 22 is provided with a rotating plate 22a on a disc and a product support piece 22b extending in a predetermined length from a top surface of the rotating plate 22a in a vertical direction, wherein the supporting piece 22b is aligned. It can be produced in various forms according to the characteristics of the parts to be intended.

The lifting means 30 is installed on the lower surface of the base plate 12 to elevate the first slider 21 along the guide hole 12a, and is fixedly installed at the lower end of the first slider 21. From this, the first support 31 extends a predetermined length in a direction perpendicular to the first slider 21 and the first rod 32a is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the base plate 12 so that the rod 32a is connected to the support 31. It is configured to include an actuator 32, the first actuator 32 is preferably using a pneumatic cylinder.

The component supply means 40 is installed on the base plate 12 to supply a component supplied through a shoe 41 from a component individual supply means (not shown in the drawing) of the component setting means 20. As a supply to the head portion 22, a channel-shaped guide groove 42a is formed on the lower surface of the guide plate 42 fixed to the base plate 12, and penetrates the upper surface of the guide plate 42. A ball 42b is formed to be connected to the chute 41, the guide groove 42a of the guide plate 41 is guided by it, and the part to be transferred to its end opposite to the guide hole 12a side. The second slider 43 is formed so as to be slidable, the inlet groove 43a having the same shape as the outer circumferential surface thereof. At this time, the inlet groove (43a) can be produced in various forms according to the shape of the component to be transferred. The other end of the second slider 43 is connected to the rod 45a of the second actuator 45 fixedly installed to the frame 12 by the bracket 44, and the second actuator 45 is connected to the first end of the second slider 45. 2 is installed to be parallel to the slider 43 or located on the same axis, the lower end of the other end of the second slider 43 is in contact with the side of the base plate 12 or the edge of the frame 10 A stepped portion 43c for limiting the stroke distance of the two sliders 43 is formed.

The clamping means 50 is installed on the support member 51 supported by the reciprocating means to be described later to hold the parts supported by the head portion 22 when the component setting means 20 is raised, On the upper surface of the support member 51, a pair of fingers 53 and 54 are spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals and fixedly installed by the hinge shafts 53a and 54a so as to be rotatable, and the upper surfaces of the fingers 53 and 54. The upper gears 55 and 56 having the centers of rotation of the hanji shafts 53a and 54a are fixed to each other. In addition, one side end of the fingers 53 and 54, that is, a side corresponding to the guide hole 12a is formed with grip portions 53c and 54c extending a predetermined length from an edge of the support member 51. On the mutually opposing surfaces of the gripping portions 53c and 54c, leading portions 53d and 54d are formed to facilitate gripping of the component to be gripped. At this time, the lead portion (53d) (54d) can be formed in various forms depending on the shape of the component or need. The fingers 53 and 54 are formed on the upper surface of the grip portions 53c and 54c, that is, the upper surfaces of the grip portions 53c and 54c spaced apart from the hinge shafts 53a and 54a by a predetermined distance. Both ends of the tension spring 57, which is an elastic means, are fixed to each other so that the 54 is in close contact with each other. At least one side of the other end of the fingers 53 and 54 corresponding to the gripping portions 53c and 54c extends a predetermined length therefrom to form a protrusion 54e and the protrusion 54e is the support member. In contact with the rod 58a of the third actuator 58 fixedly mounted at 51, the rod 58a is installed to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fingers 53 and 54. As shown in FIG.

The conveying means 60 is to reciprocally convey the support member 51 in which the clamping means 50 is installed to the side to supply the parts, and a second bracket 61 fixed to the frame 10 and the The fourth actuator 62 is fixed to the second bracket 61 and the end of the rod 62a is fixed to the support member 51, and is slidably mounted to the second bracket 61. One end is provided with a plurality of guide rods 63 fixed to the support member 51.

The control means 70 is installed on the vertical upper portion of the guide hole 21a in which the component setting means 20 is installed, and detects the alignment state of the components supplied to the head portion 22 by the transfer means 40. By controlling the motor 25 of the component setting means 20 so that components can be aligned, the support 71 installed in the frame 10 and the support 71 are supported by the head portion ( 22. A data process (not shown) for comparing the camera 72 positioned at the top of the receiver with an image of a part taken by the camera 72 and a set image to control the motor 25 according to the degree of misalignment. ) Is configured.

The component fixing means 80 for fixing the component supplied to the head 22 of the component setting means 20 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the guide hole 12a as shown in FIG. 1, the recess groove 81 is formed along the outer circumferential surface of the slider 21, and a communication hole 82 communicating with the recess groove 81 is formed at one side of the base plate 12, and the communication hole ( 82 is connected to a suction pipe of a vacuum pump (not shown). The slider 21 is formed with a plurality of conductive holes 83 penetrating from the recesses 81 to the upper surface of the head portion 22.

The component aligner 1 according to the present invention configured as described above has a wave of the indentation 43a or the finger 53, 54 of the head portion 22 and the slider 43 according to the type of the component to be aligned. The shapes of the branches 53c and 54c can be selectively modified.

Referring to the operation of the component aligner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The parts aligner 1 according to the present invention is provided with the grip portion 53c, 54c, etc. of the head 22 and the fingers 53, 54 according to the characteristics of the parts to be aligned and supplied as described above. Although various types of parts may be supplied, the operation description of the present invention provides an example of supplying a reel 100 of a disc having a hollow part as one of the tape cassette parts, and having a plurality of protruding jaws formed at equal intervals on the inner circumferential surface of the hollow part. do.

First, the reel 100 selected by the individual feeder as shown in FIG. 3 while the second actuator 45 of the component supply means 40 is operated so that the second slider 43 is retracted. When the through-hole 42b formed in the guide plate 42 of the component supply means 40 flows through the chute 41, the reel 100 is pulled back of the second slider 43 that is retracted. (43a) is located in the front. In this state, the second actuator 45 is operated and a vacuum pressure is applied to the communication hole 82 side of the component fixing means 80 so as to conduct with the upper surface of the head portion 22. The vacuum suction input acts. In this case, the second slider 43 operated by the second actuator 45 moves to the guide hole 21a formed in the base plate 12, and transfers the reel 100 to the reel 100. The hollow part is attached to the head part 22 by being inserted into the support piece 22b of the head part 22 provided in the guide hole 21a. At this time, since an inlet flaw 43a is formed at the end of the second slider 43, the reel 100 is not separated from the second slider 43 when the second slider 43 is moved. 22, the vacuum suction input acts so that the reel 100 is attracted and fixed to the head portion 22. When the hollow portion of the reel 100 is not inserted into the support piece 22b of the head portion 22, In contrast, the stuffing motor 25 of the component setting means 20 is rotated by a predetermined angle and reverse to rotate the head portion 22 so that the reel 100 is correctly mounted on the head portion 22. .

When the component to be supplied as described above, that is, the reel 100 is mounted on the head portion 22, the second actuator 45 of the component supply means 40 is operated to raise the second slider 43. The guide hole 21a is pulled back. In this state, the camera 72 of the control means 70 is operated to photograph the reel 100 mounted to the head portion 22, and the photographed image and the preset image are compared with the data processor to obtain these. After detecting the difference of the image, that is, the image of the reel 100 photographed with respect to the image of the set reel 100 is rotated by a predetermined angle to the left or the right, and sgnling it, the stuffing of the component setting means 20 is performed. Queet motor 25 is rotated forward or reverse. When the stuffing motor 25 is rotated forward or reverse, the driven gear 24 is rotated by the drive gear 26 installed on the shaft of the stuffing motor 25, and thus the driven gear 24 is rotated. The head part 22 installed on the rotating shaft 23 of the rotary shaft rotates so that the reel 100 mounted thereto rotates a predetermined angle so that the supply state of the reel 100 is set.

As described above, when setting of the reel 100 to be supplied is completed, the third actuator 58 of the clamping means 50 is operated to push the protrusion 54e protruding from at least one finger 54 to one side finger. Will rotate (54). When the one finger 54 is rotated, the other finger 53 which is installed adjacent to the pair of fingers 53 is interlocked by gears 53a and 54a fixed to an upper surface of each of the fingers 53 and 54. The grip portions 53b and 54b of 53 and 54 are opened. Then, the first actuator 32 of the elevating means 30 is operated to raise the first slider 21 connected by the rod 32a and the support 31 so as to raise the head of the first slider 21. The reel 100 supported by the portion 22 protrudes from the upper surface of the base plate 12 to a predetermined height so as to be positioned between the grip portions 53c and 54c of the clamping means 50. At this time, the engagement relationship between the driven gear 24 and the drive gear 26 is formed by the first actuator 32 because the tooth width of the driven gear 24 is wider than the tooth width of the drive gear 26. Even when the rotary shaft 21a rotatably mounted on the first slider 21 and the driven gear 24 are lifted and lowered, the engagement state is not separated.

When the first slider 21 is lifted up and the reel 100 installed on the head portion 22 is positioned between the grip portions 53c and 54c, the clamping means as shown in FIG. As the third actuator 58 of 50 is operated so that the rod 58a is retracted and separated from the protrusion 54e of the finger 54, the pair of fingers 53 and 54 are held by respective grip portions 53c. Each of the grip portions 53c and 54c is lifted by the tension spring 57 provided on the upper surface of the 54c to grip the reel 100. When the reel 100 is gripped by the fingers 53 and 54 of the clamping means 50, the vacuum pressure acting on the communication hole 82 of the component fixing means 80 is released, and thus the head part is released. The holding force on the 22 is released, and the first actuator 32 of the elevating means 30 is operated so that the first slider 21 is lowered in the reverse operation as described above. The reel 100 is separated from.

When the reel 100 is mounted on the grip portions 53c and 54c of the clamping means 50 as described above, the fourth actuator 62 of the transfer means 60 is operated to clamp the clamping means 50. The installed support member 51 is transferred to the assembly line side not shown in the drawing. Here, the support member 51 is supported by the rod 62a of the fourth actuator 62 and the guide rod 63 installed on the second bracket 61, so that the feeding position on the assembly line can be accurately provided without sagging or shaking. Can be transferred. When the reel 100 is transferred to the supply position as described above, the third actuator 58 of the clamping means 50 is operated to push the protrusion 54e of the finger 54 to lift the finger 54. The reel 100 gripped by the hinge shafts 53a and 54a is supplied to the grippers 53c and 54c. When the supply of the reel 100 is completed, the fourth actuator 42 of the reciprocating conveying means 60 is operated to retreat the supporting member 51 on which the clamping means 50 is installed and to be positioned in an initial state. The parts supply as described above is repeated.

As described above, the parts aligner of the present invention aligns the positions and angles of the parts to be supplied and can always supply them in a constant setting state, so that the assembly defects can be solved by the difference in the supply angles of the parts and the supply angles of the parts themselves. In addition, it is possible to reduce labor and improve productivity. In addition, the present invention has the advantage that can be used interchangeably as a device for supplying various components by changing the shape of the head portion of the component setting means and the shape of the incoming defect of the slider to a predetermined form according to the appearance of the component to be supplied.

Claims (9)

In the component aligner for receiving and aligning and supplying the parts from the separate parts supply means, Frame 10 and; A base plate 12 fixed to the frame 10 and having guide holes 12a formed therein; A part setting means 20 fixed to the bottom surface of the base plate 12 to align the parts; Elevating means (30) installed on a lower surface of the base plate (12) to elevate the component setting means (20); A component supply means (40) installed on the base plate (12) for supplying the head portion (22) with components supplied from the individual supply means through the chute (41); Control means (70) mounted on the vertical portion of the component setting means (20) for controlling each part by detecting an alignment state of the components supplied to the head portion (22); Clamping means (50) mounted on a vertical portion of the head portion (22) for clamping the components aligned by the component setting means (20); Transfer means (60) for moving the clamping means (50) back and forth to the component supply side; Parts sorter characterized in that it is provided with. The first slider (21) according to claim 1, wherein the component setting means (20) is rotatably and reciprocated with respect to the guide hole (12a) formed in the base plate (12), and the first slider (21). Is installed rotatably in the vertical center direction of the head and supports a part at an upper portion thereof, and a rotating shaft provided with a driven gear 24 at a lower end thereof, and installed in the frame 10 to the driven member. And a motor (25) to which the gear (24) and the drive gear (26) provided on the rotating shaft thereof are engaged. 2. The component aligner of claim 1, wherein the tooth width of the driven gear is wider than the tooth width of the drive gear. The component fixing means (80) of claim 2, wherein the component fixing means (80) is mounted on the head (22) of the first slider (21) on the first slider (21) and the base plate (12) of the component setting means (20). Component sorter, characterized in that provided. The concave indentation 81 is formed along the outer circumferential surface of the first slider 21 in which the component fixing means 80 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the guide hole 12a. A communication hole 82 is formed at one side and communicates with the concave indentation 81, and a vacuum suction input acts. A plurality of conductive holes 83 penetrating the upper surface of the head part 22 are formed at the first slider 21. Component sorter, characterized in that formed. According to claim 1, wherein the lifting means 30 is fixed to the lower end of the first slider 21 and is provided on the support 31 extending a predetermined length in the radial direction and the lower surface of the base plate 12 The component aligner of which the rod (32a) is provided with the 1st actuator (32) fixed to the said support (31). The through hole (42b) according to claim 1, wherein the component supply means (40) is fixed to the base plate (12), and a guide groove (42a) is formed on a lower surface thereof, and a communication hole (42b) communicates with the guide groove (42a) on an upper surface thereof. A second slider 43 formed with a guide plate 41 formed therein and a guide groove 42a of the guide plate 41 and having an inlet groove 43a supporting a part at an end thereof, and the frame 10. And a second actuator (45) fixedly mounted to the second slider (43) for reciprocating the second slider (43) toward the guide hole (12a). 2. A pair of fingers (53) and (54) according to claim 1, wherein the clamping means (50) is rotatably mounted on the support member (51), and grips (53c) and (54c) are formed at each end thereof. A pair of gears 55 and 56 fixedly installed on the upper surface of each of the fingers 53 and 54 by means of the center of rotation of the fingers 53 and 54a of the fingers 53 and 54, A tension spring 57 having both ends fixedly installed on upper surfaces of the fingers 53 and 54 adjacent to the gripping portions 53c and 54c, and fixed to the support member 51, the rod 58a of which is fixed. And a third actuator (58) for contacting at least one side of the fingers (53) (54) to pivot the finger (54) on one side. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control means compares the image of the camera 72 installed in the vertical portion of the guide hole 12a with the image of the component formed by the camera 72, and the set image. And a data process for controlling the part setting means.