TWI556761B - Assembly device for pull head and assembly method of pull head - Google Patents

Description

Pull head assembly device and slider assembly method

The invention relates to a slider assembly device and a slider assembly method relating to a slide fastener.

As a conventional slider assembly device, there is known a slider assembly device including: a turntable that intermittently rotates to assemble a slider; and a main body supply device that supplies a slider to each working station of the turntable The main body; the pull-tab supply device, the pull-tab for supplying the slider to the main body at each workstation; and the lock member supply device, and the lock member for supplying the slider to the main body at each workstation (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). Further, in the case where the slider includes a cover member, it is further included in a cover member supply device that supplies the cover member to the main body at each workstation.

Prior art literature Patent literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-100010

However, in the slider assembly device described in Patent Document 1, the main body, the pull-tab, and the lock member are aligned in a predetermined posture in each of the supply devices, so when the type of the assembled slider is replaced (batch replacement) Time), the parts exchanged More, batch replacement takes time, not suitable for small batch production. Further, it is necessary to provide a driving device for supplying the aligned main body, the pull-tab, and the locking member to the turntable for each of the supply devices, which results in an increase in the size of the slider assembly device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slider assembly apparatus and a puller that can reduce the number of parts exchanged during batch replacement, shorten the time required for batch replacement, and reduce the size of the slider assembly device. Head assembly method.

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following constitution.

(1) A slider assembly apparatus comprising: a plurality of component supply devices for supplying a slider of a zipper; a robot arm for picking up parts from a plurality of component supply devices; and an assembly table For the mechanical arm assembly slider; and the pressing device, the slider assembled at the assembly table is pressed.

(2) The slider assembling device according to (1), wherein the robot arm is a multi-axis robot arm having a plurality of rotating shafts, and a robot hand is attached to a front end of the robot arm.

(3) The slider assembly device of (2), wherein the robot includes a plurality of pick portions for picking up the parts of the slider, the plurality of picking portions respectively including suction nozzles for adsorbing the parts, or clamping parts Gripper.

(4) The slider assembly device according to the above aspect, wherein the plurality of component supply devices are: a main body supply device that supplies a main body of the component as a slider; and a pull-tab supply device that supplies the slider as a slider a pull-tab of the component; a locking member supply device that supplies a locking member as a component of the slider; and a cover member supply device that supplies the pull a cover member of the head part, and the main body supply device includes a main body chute for the main body to slide down, and a main body pick-up table for stopping the main body sliding along the main body chute in an arbitrary direction; the pull-tab supply device includes a pull-tab a sliding tab chute, and a pull tab picking table for stopping the slider sliding along the tab chute; the locking member supply device includes a locking member chute for the locking member to slide in a prescribed posture, and a supply edge a locking member pickup portion in which the locking member sliding the slide groove slides to maintain a predetermined posture; the cover member supply device includes a cover member sliding groove for the cover member to slide down in a predetermined posture, and a cover member for keeping the cover member sliding down the cover member A cover member pickup portion that is stopped in posture, and a camera is disposed above the robot arm to detect a position of at least one of the main body, the pull tab, the lock member, and the cover member.

(5) The slider assembly device according to (4), wherein the assembly table sequentially assembles components that are sucked or held by a plurality of selected portions of the robot.

(6) The slider assembly device of (5), wherein the assembly table has an assembly recess for arranging the body.

(7) The slider assembly device according to (5) or (6), which includes a discharge portion that discharges a slider assembled at the assembly table.

(8) The slider assembly device according to (4), wherein a camera is provided on the pull-tab pickup table of the robot or the pull-tab supply device to discriminate the front and back of the pull-tab.

(9) A method of assembling a slider, comprising: a step of picking up a part from a plurality of parts supply means of a part of a slider to which a zipper is supplied by a robot arm; and assembling a part picked up by a robot arm a step; and a final processing step of compacting the assembled slider.

According to the present invention, a plurality of component supply devices for supplying the components of the slider of the slide fastener, a robot arm for picking up components from the plurality of component supply devices, an assembly table for assembling the sliders by the robot arm, and assembling the assembly on the assembly table are provided. The slider of the slider is pressed and pressed, so that the components of the slider are arranged neatly in a predetermined posture. Therefore, parts exchanged during batch replacement can be reduced, and the time required for batch replacement can be shortened. In addition, since the slider is assembled by the mechanical arm, it is not necessary to provide a driving device for supplying the parts of the slider to the turntable, and the slider assembly device can be made smaller than the conventional slider assembly device. Chemical.

According to the present invention, there are provided a step of picking up a part by a plurality of parts supply means for supplying a part of a slider of a zipper by a mechanical arm, a step of assembling a part picked up by a mechanical arm, and assembling the same The slider performs the final processing step of the pressing process, so that the parts in which the parts of the slider are aligned in a predetermined posture can be reduced. Therefore, parts exchanged during batch replacement can be reduced, and the time required for batch replacement can be shortened. In addition, since the slider is assembled by the mechanical arm, it is not necessary to provide a driving device for supplying the parts of the slider to the turntable, and the slider assembly device can be made smaller than the conventional slider assembly device. Chemical.

10‧‧‧ Pull head assembly

11‧‧‧Abutment

20‧‧‧Mains supply device (part supply device)

21, 51‧‧‧ Roller

22, 31, 43, 52‧‧ ‧ chute

23, 32‧‧‧ pick up station

23a, 32a‧‧‧ upper surface

30‧‧‧ Pull film supply device (part supply device)

40‧‧‧Locking member supply device (part supply device)

41‧‧‧Parts accommodating department

42‧‧‧Part transport path

43a, 52a‧‧‧ Pickup Department

50‧‧‧Cover component supply device (part supply device)

60‧‧‧ mechanical arm

60a‧‧‧Part position detection camera (camera)

60b‧‧‧ beams

60c‧‧‧ pillar

61‧‧‧ Robot

61a‧‧‧Substrate

62‧‧‧Subject selection department (selection department)

62a, 63a, 64a, 65a‧‧‧ base section

62b, 65b‧‧‧ struts

62c, 65c‧‧‧ suction device

62d, 65d‧‧‧ attracting nozzle

63‧‧‧ Pulling film selection department (selection department)

63b, 64b‧‧‧ cylinder

63c, 64c‧‧‧ gripper

64‧‧‧Locking member selection section (selection section)

65‧‧‧Capture selection department (selection department)

66‧‧‧ Pull film detection camera (camera)

66a‧‧‧Lens Department

66b‧‧‧Lighting Department

67‧‧‧Enhanced board

70‧‧‧ Assembly station

71‧‧‧Assembled recess

72‧‧‧rails

80‧‧‧Compacting device

90‧‧‧Exporting Department

C‧‧‧Cover components (parts of the slider)

C1‧‧‧ top board

C2‧‧‧ side panel

C3‧‧‧ end panel

C4‧‧‧ pull tab containment recess

C5‧‧‧ convex

C6‧‧‧The pressing part of the side panel

D‧‧‧ Main body (parts of the slider)

D1‧‧‧Upper wing

D2‧‧‧ lower wing

D3‧‧‧ center column

D4, D5‧‧‧ column

D6‧‧‧ claw hole

L‧‧‧Locking components (parts of the slider)

L1‧‧‧stop claw

P‧‧‧ pull tabs (parts of the slider)

P1‧‧‧Axis

S‧‧‧拉头

S1~S6‧‧‧1st rotation axis~6th rotation axis

SP‧‧Sheet Spring

Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of a slider assembly device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of the slider assembly device shown in Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a slider assembled by the slider assembly device of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the manipulator shown in Fig. 2 as seen from below.

Fig. 5 is another perspective view of the manipulator shown in Fig. 2 as seen from below.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the main body selecting portion shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is another side view of the main body selecting portion shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the tab picking portion shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 9 is another side view of the tab selection portion shown in Figure 8.

Fig. 10 is a side view of the locking member selecting portion shown in Fig. 5.

Figure 11 is another side view of the locking member selection portion shown in Figure 10.

Fig. 12 is a side view of the cover member selecting portion shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 13 is a partially broken side view showing a state in which the main body picking portion places the main body on the assembly table.

Fig. 14 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which the tab picking portion places the pull tab in the main body.

Fig. 15 is a partial cutout side view illustrating a state in which the locking member selecting portion places the locking member in the main body.

Fig. 16 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which the cover member selecting portion places the cover member in the main body.

Fig. 17 is a side view showing another example of the slider assembled by the slider assembling device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the slider assembling device and the slider assembling method of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. In the following description, regarding the slider assembly device, the upper side refers to the front side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1, the lower side refers to the inner side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1, and the front side refers to the paper surface of FIG. The lower side, the rear side refers to the upper side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1, the left side refers to the left side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1, and the right side refers to the right side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. Regarding the slider, the upper side refers to the upper side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 3, the lower side refers to the lower side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 3, the front side refers to the right side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 3, and the rear side refers to the rear side with respect to FIG. On the left side of the paper surface, the left side refers to the inner side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 3, and the right side refers to the front side with respect to the paper surface of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slider assembly apparatus 10 of the present embodiment includes a base 11 and a main body supply device 20 which is provided on the left side of the base 11, and supplies a main body D as a component of the slider S; The sheet supply device 30 is provided on the front side of the base 11, and supplies a pull-tab P as a component of the slider S. The lock member supply device 40 is provided on the right front side of the base 11, and is supplied as a component of the slider S. The lock member L; the cover member supply device 50 is provided on the rear side of the lock member supply device 40, and supplies a cover member C as a component of the slider S; the robot arm 60 is provided at substantially the center of the base 11, and is supplied from the main body The device 20, the handle supply device 30, the lock member supply device 40, and the cover member supply device 50 pick up the main body D, the pull tab P, the lock member L, and the cover member C; the assembly stand 70 is provided to the cover member supply device 50. On the rear side, the mechanical arm 60 is assembled with the slider S; the pressing device 80 is disposed on the rear side of the assembly table 70, and the slider S assembled at the assembly table 70 is pressed; and the discharge portion 90 is disposed on the rear side. On the right side of the assembly table 70, the slider S finally processed by the pressing process is discharged.

Here, the slider S of the slide fastener assembled by the slider assembly apparatus 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated. The slider S is a slider with an automatic stop function, and as shown in FIG. 3, includes a main body D, a pull tab P, a locking member L, and a cover member C.

The main body D has an upper blade D1 and a lower blade D2 which are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and in parallel; a guide post D3 connects the upper blade D1 and the lower blade D2 at the front end; The column portion D4 and the column portion D5 are formed on the upper surface of the upper blade D1. Further, in the upper blade D1, the claw hole D6 into which the stopper claw L1 of the lock member L is inserted is formed so as to penetrate the upper blade D1 up and down.

The cover member C has a top plate C1 bent upward in a convex shape, a pair of right and left side panels C2 extending downward from both side edges of the top plate C1, and an end plate C3 extending downward from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the top plate C1. Further, a tab receiving recess C4 for accommodating the shaft portion P1 of the tab P is formed on the lower end faces of the center portions of the pair of left and right side panels C2. Further, a cover spring SP is provided in the cover member C for biasing the lock member L downward, and the leaf spring SP is fixed to the convex portions C5 formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the top plate C1. Further, the cover member C is symmetrical in front and rear and bilaterally symmetrical, and there is no difference between the front and rear and the left and right.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body supply device 20 includes a drum 21 that discharges the main body D in a predetermined posture, a chute 22 that slides off the main body D discharged from the drum 21, and a pickup table 23 that has a The upper surface 23a of the main body D which is slid down along the chute 22 is stopped. In addition, the predetermined posture of the main body D means a state in which the upper blade D1 faces upward. And, the main body D discharged from the drum 21 is kept such that the upper wing D1 faces The upper side is slid along the chute 22 and stopped at an arbitrary position on the upper surface 23a of the pickup table 23 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Further, the front and rear directions of the main body D are arbitrary. Therefore, the main body supply device 20 does not require a device in which the main body D is aligned in a predetermined posture.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pull-tab supply device 30 includes a chute 31 for sliding the pull tab P discharged from a hopper (not shown), and a pick-up table 32 having a slide for sliding along the chute 31. The upper surface 32a of the pull tab P is stopped. Further, the pull tab P that has slid down along the chute 31 is stopped at any position on the upper surface 32a of the pickup table 32 without the front and back of the pull tab P (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Further, the front, rear, left, and right directions of the pull tab P are arbitrary. Therefore, the pull-tab supply device 30 does not require a device in which the pull-tabs P are aligned in a predetermined posture.

The lock member supply device 40 is a vibration type component supply device, and includes a component accommodating portion 41 that houses a plurality of lock members L, a component transport path 42 that locks the lock member L in the component accommodating portion 41, as shown in Fig. 1 . The predetermined posture is aligned and transported; and the chute 43 is connected to the downstream end of the component transport path 42, and the plurality of lock members L are slid in a state of being aligned. Further, the lock member L that has slid along the chute 43 is stopped at the downstream end of the chute 43 in a state in which the front, rear, front, rear, left, and right directions are positioned (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

As shown in Fig. 1, the cover member supply device 50 includes a drum 51 that discharges the cover member C in a predetermined posture, and a chute 52 that slides off the cover member C discharged from the drum 51 in a predetermined posture. Further, the pick-up portion 52a at the downstream end of the chute 52 is in a state in which the head member C which is slid down along the chute 52 is positioned in the up, down, front, left, and right directions. Stop (refer to Figure 12).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the robot arm 60 is a six-axis robot arm having a first rotating shaft S1 to a sixth rotating shaft S6, and a robot 61 is attached to a front end portion of the sixth rotating shaft S6.

Further, the slider assembly device 10 includes a component position detecting camera 60a disposed above the robot arm 60, and is located at the position of the main body D of the upper surface 23a of the pickup table 23 of the main body supply device 20 at the tab supply device 30. The position of the pull tab P of the upper surface 32a of the pickup table 32 is detected. The component position detecting camera 60a is attached to the front end of the beam 60b disposed above the robot arm 60, and the beam 60b is fixed to the upper portion of the pillar 60c which is erected on the base 11 behind the robot arm 60.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the robot 61 includes a main body selecting portion 62, a tab selecting portion 63, a locking member selecting portion 64, and a cover for respectively picking up the main body D, the pull tab P, the locking member L, and the cover member C. Member selection unit 65.

Further, the main body selecting portion 62, the tab selecting portion 63, the locking member selecting portion 64, and the lid member selecting portion 65 are at an interval of substantially 90 degrees when viewed from below, and are outwardly viewed as viewed from the side. The opening is attached to the lower surface of the base plate 61a mounted on the sixth rotating shaft S6 of the robot arm 60 obliquely. Further, the main body selecting portion 62 and the lid member selecting portion 65 are disposed to face each other across the center portion of the substrate 61a, and the tab selecting portion 63 and the locking member selecting portion 64 are also spaced apart from the center portion of the substrate 61a. And the way they are facing each other.

Further, the center portion of the lower surface of the substrate 61a is mounted downward. A pull tab detecting camera 66 is provided to detect the front and back of the pull tab P. Therefore, the pull-tab detecting camera 66 is disposed so as to be surrounded by the main body selecting portion 62, the pull-tab selecting portion 63, the locking member selecting portion 64, and the cover member selecting portion 65.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the main body selecting portion 62 includes a base portion 62a attached to the substrate 61a, a stay portion 62b extending downward from the base portion 62a, and a suction device 62c attached to the support. The lower end of the strip 62b. Further, on the lower surface of the suction device 62c, a pair of suction nozzles 62d that suck air to adsorb the upper surface of the upper blade D1 of the main body D are provided. In addition, the pair of suction nozzles 62d are disposed so as to adsorb to the left and right symmetrical positions of the column portion D4 and the column portion D5 of the upper surface of the upper blade D1. Further, the suction nozzle 62d is made of rubber or resin, and sucks the air by the suction device 62c to suck (lower) the tip end of the suction nozzle 62d to adsorb the main body D.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the handle selecting portion 63 includes a base portion 63a attached to the substrate 61a, a cylinder 63b attached to the lower end of the base portion 63a, and a holder 63c disposed on the holder 63a. The lower end surface of the column 63b is opened and closed to the left and right to sandwich the pull tab P. Further, the holder 63c is configured to sandwich the left and right side faces of the tab P.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the locking member selecting portion 64 includes a base portion 64a attached to the base plate 61a, a column 64b attached to the lower end of the base portion 64a, and a holder 64c disposed on the column 64b. The lower end surface is opened and closed to the left and right to hold the lock member L. Further, the holder 64c is configured to sandwich the left and right side faces of the lock member L.

As shown in Fig. 12, the cover member selecting portion 65 includes a base portion 65a attached to the substrate 61a, a stay portion 65b extending downward from the base portion 65a, and a suction device 65c attached to the lower end of the stay portion 65b. . Further, on the lower surface of the suction device 65c, a pair of suction nozzles 65d that suck air to adsorb the upper surface of the top plate C1 of the cover member C are provided. Further, a pair of suction nozzles 65d are disposed so as to adsorb the symmetric positions on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the top plate C1. In addition, the suction nozzle 65d is made of rubber or resin, and sucks the air by the suction device 65c to suck (lower) the tip end of the suction nozzle 65d, thereby sucking the cover member C.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pull-tab detecting camera 66 includes an illumination portion 66b that is provided to surround the lens portion 66a of the pull-tab detecting camera 66 and that illuminates the pull-tab P. Further, the pull-tab detecting camera 66 may be provided not on the robot 61 but on the back side (lower side) of the pick-up table 32 of the pull-tab supply device 30. At this time, the light from the illumination portion 66b is irradiated from the back side of the pickup table 32, and the upper surface 32a of the pickup table 32 is illuminated to discriminate the front and back of the pull tab P.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the suction device 62c of the main body selecting portion 62 and the suction device 65c of the lid member selecting portion 65 are connected by a substantially V-shaped reinforcing plate 67. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the main body selecting portion 62 and the cover member selecting portion 65 from being shaken as the mechanical arm 60 is driven.

Further, in the slider assembly device 10, the position of the plurality of main bodies D and the pull tabs P disposed on the upper surface 23a and the upper surface 32a of the pickup table 23 and the pickup table 32 in various directions by the component position detecting camera 60a are detected. And rotating the rotating shaft of the robot arm 60 and the rotating shaft of the robot 61, and selecting a plurality of parts (main body D or pulling) One of the sheets P) is adsorbed or clamped by the picking portion, and the part is transferred to the assembly station 70. Further, the lock member L and the cover member C which are slid and stopped in the same orientation are arranged in a state of being fixed at the fixed positions of the lower end portions of the chute 43 and the chute 52, so that it is not necessary to detect the lock by the component position detecting camera 60a. The position of the member L and the cover member C.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the main body D and the cover member C are adsorbed by the selecting portion, and the pull tab P and the locking member L are held by the selecting portion. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be selected by The body D and the cover member C are clamped, and the pull tab P and the lock member L are sucked by the pick-up portion. Further, depending on the shape of the main body D, the lid member C, the tab P, and the lock member L, all of them may be adsorbed or may be entirely sandwiched. That is, the adsorption and clamping of each part can be freely combined.

Next, the operation of the slider assembly device 10 will be described with reference to Figs. 6 to 16 . In the following description, the robot arm 60 moves the robot 61 to an arbitrary position and an arbitrary angle by appropriately rotating the first to sixth rotation axes S1 to S6.

First, the position of the main body D on the upper surface 23a of the pickup table 23 of the main body supply device 20 is detected by the part position detecting camera 60a, and the main body D is sucked by the suction device 62c of the main body selecting portion 62 of the robot 61. D (main body picking step; see Figs. 6 and 7).

Next, the position of the pull tab P on the upper surface 32a of the pickup table 32 of the handle supply device 30 is detected by the part position detecting camera 60a, and the holder of the pull tab selecting portion 63 of the robot 61 is used. 63c and holding the pull tab P (pull tab Picking step; refer to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9). Further, at this time, the slider detecting camera 66 detects which one of the front and back of the pull-tab P to be gripped upward, and stores the header information in a control unit (not shown). Further, the front and back detection of the pull-tab P by the pull-tab detecting camera 66 is performed only when the surface of the pull-tab P is recorded or marked, and the pull-tab P has a difference between the front and the back.

Next, the locking member L of the pickup portion 43a of the chute 43 of the lock member supply device 40 is gripped by the gripper 64c of the lock member selecting portion 64 of the robot 61 (locking member picking step; see Fig. 10, Fig. 10 11).

Then, the cover member C of the pickup portion 52a of the chute 52 of the cover member supply device 50 is sucked by the suction device 65c of the cover member selecting portion 65 of the robot 61 (cover member pickup step; see FIG. 12).

Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main body D, the pull-tab P, the locking member L, and the cover member C are respectively held by the main body selecting portion 62 of the robot 61, the pull-tab selecting portion 63, and the locking member selecting portion 64. And a cover member selecting portion 65.

Next, the main body D is placed on the assembly recess 71 of the assembly table 70 by the main body selecting portion 62 of the robot 61 (main body seating step; see Fig. 13).

Next, the shaft portion P1 of the pull tab P is placed between the front and rear pillar portions D4 and the pillar portion D5 of the main body D by the tab picking portion 63 of the robot 61 (the tab portion is placed) Step; refer to Figure 14). Further, at this time, in the case where the pull tab P has the front and the bottom, and the surface of the pulled pull tab P faces upward, the pull tab P is placed on the rear pillar portion D5 side of the main body D, and is held by In the case where the back surface of the pull tab P faces upward, the pull tab P is placed on the front pillar portion D4 side of the main body D.

Next, the locking member L is placed by the locking member selecting portion 64 of the robot 61 at the main body D placed in the assembling recess 71 (locking member disposing step; see Fig. 15).

Next, the cover member C is covered by the cover member selecting portion 65 of the robot 61 to cover the front and rear column portions D4 and the column portion D5 of the main body D which are disposed in the assembly recess 71. Placement step; refer to Figure 16). Thereby, the temporary assembly of the slider S is completed.

Next, the temporarily assembled slider S is transported to the pressing device 80 by the assembly table 70 moving along the rail 72, and the cover member C is pressed against the front and rear columns of the main body D by the pressing device 80. The portion D4 and the column portion D5, so that the slider S is finally processed (final processing step). Then, the assembly table 70 is moved to the original position, and the finally processed slider S is discharged to the discharge portion 90. Further, the cover member C is attached to the main body D by being pressed against the front and rear column portions D4 and the column portion D5 of the main body D by the left and right side panels C2. In addition, the symbol C6 in FIG. 3 is a pressing part of the side panel C2. Further, the cover member C may be attached to the main body D by being pressed against the front and rear column portions D4 and the column portion D5 of the main body D by the front and rear end panels C3.

Further, as described above, the slider assembly method of the present embodiment includes the main body D, the main body D, the pull tab P, the lock member L, and the main body supply device 20 of the cover member C which are supplied from the slider S by the mechanical arm 60. , the pull-tab supply device 30, the locking member supply device 40, and the cover member supply device 50 pick up the parts (the main body picking step, the pull-tab picking step, the locking member pick-up step, and the cover member pick-up step); 60 steps of assembling the picked parts (main body placement steps, pulling a sheet placing step, a locking member seating step, and a cover member seating step); and a final processing step of pressing the assembled slider S by the pressing device 80.

As described above, the slider assembly apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes: a main body supply device 20 that supplies the main body D; a handle supply device 30 that supplies the pull tab P; and a lock member supply device 40 that supplies the lock member L; a cover member supply device 50 that supplies the cover member C; the main body D, the pull-tab P, the lock member L, and the cover member are picked up from the main body supply device 20, the pull-tab supply device 30, the lock member supply device 40, and the cover member supply device 50. The robot arm 60 of C; the assembly table 70 for assembling the slider S by the robot arm 60; and the pressing device 80 for pressing the slider S assembled at the assembly table 70, so that the parts of the slider S can be reduced. In the present embodiment, the main body D and the pull tab P are aligned in a predetermined posture. Therefore, parts exchanged during batch replacement can be reduced, and the time required for batch replacement can be shortened. In addition, since the slider S is assembled by the mechanical arm 60, it is not necessary to provide a driving device for supplying the parts of the slider to the turntable, and the slider can be assembled, compared with the conventional slider assembly device. The device 10 is miniaturized.

Further, according to the slider assembling method of the present embodiment, the main body D, the pull-tab P, the locking member L, and the main body supply device 20 of the cover member C, which are components which are supplied from the slider S by the robot arm 60, are pulled. The sheet feeding device 30, the locking member supply device 40, and the cover member supply device 50 pick up the parts; the steps of assembling the parts picked up by the robot arm 60; and the pressing of the assembled slider S The final processing step can reduce the number of parts in which the parts of the slider S are aligned in a predetermined posture. Therefore, the parts exchanged during batch replacement can be reduced and can be shortened The time required for batch replacement. In addition, since the slider S is assembled by the mechanical arm 60, it is not necessary to provide a driving device for supplying the parts of the slider to the turntable, and the slider can be assembled, compared with the conventional slider assembly device. The device 10 is miniaturized.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the slider with the automatic stop function is assembled, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a slider without an automatic stop function may be assembled. At this time, since the lock member is not required, the lock member supply device can be removed, or the rest state can be set in advance.

Further, in the above embodiment, the slider S including the cover member C is assembled, but the slider S shown in Fig. 17 may be assembled. The slider S does not have the cover member C, but the column member D4 and the column portion D5 that are inserted into the front and rear column portions D4 and the column member D5 are pressed and fixed by the column portion D4 and the column portion D5. In the slider S of Fig. 17, the same or equivalent parts as those of the slider S of Fig. 3 are denoted by the same or equivalent reference numerals, and their description is omitted or simplified.

10‧‧‧ Pull head assembly

11‧‧‧Abutment

20‧‧‧Mains supply device (part supply device)

21, 51‧‧‧ Roller

22, 31, 43, 52‧‧ ‧ chute

23, 32‧‧‧ pick up station

23a, 32a‧‧‧ upper surface

30‧‧‧ Pull film supply device (part supply device)

40‧‧‧Locking member supply device (part supply device)

41‧‧‧Parts accommodating department

42‧‧‧Part transport path

43a, 52a‧‧‧ Pickup Department

50‧‧‧Cover component supply device (part supply device)

60‧‧‧ mechanical arm

60a‧‧‧Part position detection camera (camera)

60b‧‧‧ beams

60c‧‧‧ pillar

70‧‧‧ Assembly station

71‧‧‧Assembled recess

72‧‧‧rails

80‧‧‧Compacting device

90‧‧‧Exporting Department

Claims (9)

A slider assembly device (10), comprising: a plurality of component supply devices (20, 30, 40, 50), parts (D, P, L, C) for supplying a slider (S) of a zipper; An arm (60) for picking up the parts (D, P, L, C) from the plurality of parts supply devices (20, 30, 40, 50); an assembly station (70) for the mechanical arms (60) The slider (S) is assembled; and a pressing device (80) is used to press the slider (S) assembled at the assembly station (70). The slider assembling device (10) according to claim 1, wherein the robot arm (60) is a multi-axis robot arm having a plurality of rotating shafts (S1 to S6), and the robot arm The front end of (60) is equipped with a robot (61). The slider assembly device (10) of claim 2, wherein the robot (61) includes a plurality of selection portions (62, 63, 64, 65) for picking up the slider (S) The parts (D, P, L, C), the plurality of picking portions (62, 63, 64, 65) respectively include suction nozzles (62d, 65d) for adsorbing the parts (D, C), or A holder (63c, 64c) that holds the parts (P, L). The slider assembly device (10) according to Item 2 or 3, wherein the plurality of component supply devices are: a main body supply device (20) supplied as the slider (S). a main body (D) of the part; a pull-tab feeding device (30) for supplying a pull-tab (P) as the part of the slider (S); a locking structure a supply device (40) for supplying a locking member (L) as the component of the slider (S); and a cover member supply device (50) for supplying the component as the slider (S) a cover member (C), and the main body supply device (20) includes a main body chute (22) for sliding the main body (D), and the main body (D for sliding down the main body chute (22) a main body pick-up table (23) stopped in an arbitrary orientation; the pull-tab supply device (30) includes a pull-tab chute (31) for sliding the pull-tab (P), and for sliding along the pull-tab The pull tab (P) in which the groove (31) slides is stopped in any direction, and the lock member supply device (40) includes the lock member (L) for sliding in a prescribed posture. a lock member chute (43), and a lock member pickup portion (43a) for stopping the lock member (L) sliding along the lock member chute (43) while maintaining a predetermined posture; the cover member supply device ( 50) including a cover member chute (52) for sliding the cover member (C) in a predetermined posture, and the cover member (C) for sliding along the cover member chute (52) to maintain a predetermined posture and stop Cover member picking unit 52a), and a camera (60a) is disposed above the robot arm (60) to detect the main body (D), the pull tab (P), the locking member (L), and the cover member ( The location of at least one of C). The slider assembly device (10) according to claim 4, wherein the assembly station (70) has a plurality of selection portions (62) of the robot (61). 63, 64, 65) The parts (D, P, L, C) adsorbed or clamped are assembled in sequence. The slider assembly device (10) of claim 5, wherein the assembly station (70) has an assembly recess (71) for arranging the body (D). A slider assembly device (10) according to claim 5, comprising a discharge portion (90) that discharges the slider (S) assembled from the assembly station (70). The slider assembling device (10) according to claim 4, wherein the robot (61) or the pull-tab pickup unit (32) of the pull-tab feeding device (30) is disposed on the pull-tab pickup unit (32) The camera (66) determines the front and back of the pull tab (P). A slider assembly method comprising: a plurality of component supply devices (20, 30, respectively) for supplying parts (D, P, L, C) of a slider (S) of a zipper by a robot arm (60) 40, 50) a step of picking up the parts (D, P, L, C); and assembling the parts (D, P, L, C) picked up by the mechanical arm (60); And a final processing step of compacting the assembled slider (S).