TWI733843B - Long strip connection device and connection method - Google Patents

Abstract

The elongated body connecting device (10) is provided with: elongated body supporting means (20), which supports the old elongated body (RS1) and the new elongated body (RS2), and the connecting means (30), which is Connect the rear end of the old elongated body (RS1) in the lead-out direction and the front end (RS2F) of the new elongated body (RS2) in the lead-out direction; the support means (20) of the elongated body is equipped with: the first elongated body Body support means (20A), which is to support one of the old elongated body (RS1) and the new elongated body (RS2) derivably, and the second elongated body support means (20B), which is the The other side of the body (RS1) and the new elongated body (RS2) can be derivably supported, and the moving means (29A, 29B) are used to make the first elongated body support means (20A) and the second elongated body support means At least one of (20B) leaves and approaches the above-mentioned connecting means (30).

Description

Long strip connection device and connection method

The present invention relates to an elongated body connecting device and a connecting method.

Conventionally, there has been known a long strip connecting device that connects the rear end of the old long strip with the front end of the new long strip (for example, refer to Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-82329).

In the well-known elongated body connecting device as described in Document 1, the attachment and unloading of the new and old elongated bodies must be performed in the vicinity of the connecting position where the respective strap-shaped bodies (new and old elongated bodies) are connected. Its working space has the disadvantage of reducing the working efficiency of loading and unloading new and old long bars.

The object of the present invention is to provide a long strip connecting device and a connecting method that can prevent the work efficiency of loading and unloading new and old long strips from being reduced.

The elongated body connecting device of the present invention is characterized by being provided with: elongated body supporting means, which supports the old elongated body and the new elongated body, and the connecting means, which is after the leading direction of the old elongated body is led out The end portion is connected to the leading end of the new elongated body in the lead-out direction; the elongated body supporting means is provided with: a first elongated body supporting means that combines the old elongated body and the new elongated body One of the derivable support, and the second elongated body supporting means, which is the derivable support of the other of the old elongated body and the new elongated body, and the moving means, which is to make the first elongated body At least one of the supporting means and the second elongated body supporting means is separated from and approached with respect to the connecting means.

In the elongated body connecting device of the present invention, the connecting means is preferably provided with a rear end moving means, which moves the rear end of the old elongated body in the leading-out direction to the leading-out direction of the new elongated body. The connection position of the front end of the direction.

The method for connecting the elongated body of the present invention is characterized by having: a elongated body supporting process, which supports the old elongated body and the new elongated body, and the connecting process, which is used to connect the old elongated body The rear end portion of the new elongated body is connected with the front end of the new elongated body; the elongated body supporting process is provided with: a first elongated body supporting process, which uses the first elongated body supporting means to remove the old elongated body One of the strips and the new long strips can be derivably supported, and the second long strip supporting process is to use the second long strip supporting means to transfer the other of the old strips and the new long strips The derivable support and movement process involves moving at least one of the first elongated body supporting means and the second elongated body supporting means away from and approaching the connecting means.

According to the present invention as described above, since at least one of the first elongated body supporting means and the second elongated body supporting means can be moved away from and approached with respect to the connecting means, it is possible to ensure a working space for loading and unloading new and old elongated bodies. , And can prevent the work efficiency of loading and unloading new and old long bars from decreasing.

In addition, if the rear end of the old elongated body is moved to the connection position with the front end of the new elongated body, even if it is supported by either of the first elongated body supporting means and the second elongated body supporting means In the case of a new elongated body, since the rear end of the old elongated body can be arranged near the front end of the new elongated body, it is possible to further prevent the work efficiency of loading and unloading the new and old elongated bodies from decreasing.

10‧‧‧Long body connecting device

20‧‧‧Long body support method

20A, 20B‧‧‧The first and second long strip support means

21A、21B‧‧‧Support roller

22A、22B‧‧‧Rotary movement motor

23A、23B‧‧‧Output shaft

24A、24B‧‧‧Guide roller

25A、25B‧‧‧Bracket

26A、26B‧‧‧Adsorption table

27A, 27B‧‧‧Cutter guide

28A, 28B‧‧‧Frame

29A, 29B‧‧‧Slide rail (moving means)

30‧‧‧Connecting means

31(31A, 31B)‧‧‧Cutting means (1st cutting means, 2nd cutting means)

32‧‧‧Back-end mobile means

33, 33A, 33B‧‧‧Pressing means

34, 34A, 34B‧‧‧Connecting belt sticking means

35A, 35B‧‧‧Linear Motion Motor

36A, 36B‧‧‧Output shaft

37A, 37B‧‧‧Bracket

38A、38B‧‧‧Slicing knife

39‧‧‧Rotary Motion Motor

40‧‧‧Output shaft

41‧‧‧Guide roller

43‧‧‧Bracket

44‧‧‧Adsorption table

45‧‧‧Rotary movement motor

46‧‧‧Drive roller

47‧‧‧Press roller

48A、48B‧‧‧Rotary motion motor

49A, 49B‧‧‧Output shaft

51A, 51B‧‧‧Pressing member

53A, 53B‧‧‧Rotating motor

54A, 54B‧‧‧Output shaft

55A、55B‧‧‧Bracket

56A, 56B‧‧‧Pressing member

60‧‧‧Other devices

AP1, AP2‧‧‧connection location

AT‧‧‧Connecting belt

RS (RS1, RS2) ‧ ‧ Long strip (old long strip, new long strip)

RS1R‧‧‧The rear end of the old long bar

RS2F‧‧‧The front end of the new elongated body

Fig. 1 is a side view showing an elongated body connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the elongated body connecting device.

Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the elongated body connecting device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

In addition, the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis in this embodiment are in an orthogonal relationship, respectively; the X-axis and Y-axis are axes in a predetermined plane, and the Z-axis is an axis orthogonal to the above-mentioned predetermined plane. In addition, in this embodiment, the view from the front of the paper in Figure 1 parallel to the Y axis is used as the reference, and the display direction is "up" as the direction of the arrow on the Z axis and "down" It is the opposite direction, "Left" is the X-axis arrow direction, "Right" is the opposite direction, and "Front" is parallel to the Y-axis in the front direction of the paper in Figure 1. "Back" is the opposite direction.

In addition, within the scope of this patent specification and the patent application, the "old strips" and "new strips" are referred to as the "old strips" when two strips are connected relatively first. The subsequent exporter is called the "new long bar". Therefore, after the new elongated body is derived, when the next elongated body is connected to the end edge of the elongated body, the new elongated body becomes the old elongated body, and the next elongated body becomes the new elongated body .

In Figure 1, the elongated body connecting device 10 is provided with: elongated body supporting means 20, which is used to support the old elongated body RS1 and the new elongated body RS2 (hereinafter, these are also collectively referred to as "long The strip RS"), and the connecting means 30, which are used to connect the rear end of the old strip RS1 in the lead-out direction (hereinafter, also referred to as the "rear end") RS1R (please refer to Figure 3) and the new The leading end portion of the elongated body RS2 in the lead-out direction (hereinafter, also simply referred to as the “front end portion”) RS2F is a structure for supplying the elongated body RS to the other device 60.

The elongated body supporting means 20 is provided with: a first elongated body supporting means 20A, which derivably supports one of the old elongated body RS1 and the new elongated body RS2, and the second elongated body supporting means 20B, It derivably supports the other of the old long body RS1 and the new long body RS2, and the slide rails 29A, 29B as moving means, and it supports the first long body support means 20A and the second long body The means 20B moves away from and approaches the connecting means 30.

The first elongated body support means 20A is provided with: a support roller 21A, which is driven by a driving machine not shown, to support the elongated body RS and the guide roller 24A, which is through not shown The output bearing is rotatably supported on: the output shaft 23A of the rotary motion motor 22A as the driving machine, and the suction table 26A, which is supported on the output shaft 23A via the bracket 25A, and is supported by the decompression The pressure reducing means not shown in the figure, such as a ura or a vacuum exhauster, is used as a holding member capable of adsorbing and holding the elongated body RS, the cutter guide 27A, and the frame 28A, which are used to support the structure of the first elongated body. Each member of the body supporting means 20A.

The slide rail 29A is supported by a body frame not shown on the fixed side, and supported on the frame 28A on the moving side, and is provided so that the first elongated body supporting means 20A can be moved in the left-right direction.

The second elongated body support means 20B and the slide rail 29B have the same configuration as the first elongated body support means 20A and the slide rail 29A, since each of the first elongated body support means 20A and the slide rail 29A is constituted The end of the symbol can be explained by substituting A to B, so the explanation is omitted (hereinafter, when the explanation is similarly omitted, it is referred to as "the explanation is omitted by replacing AB in the figure"). In addition, the cutter guide 27A is different from the cutter guide 27B in that it can be moved in the left-right direction by a driving device not shown.

The connecting means 30 is provided with: a cutting means 31, which is used to cut when the elongated body RS supported by the first or second elongated body supporting means 20A, 20B has become the old elongated body RS1 The old elongated body RS1 is broken to form a rear end RS1R and a rear end moving means 32 on the old elongated body RS1, which are used to move the rear end RS1R of the old elongated body RS1 to the new elongated body. The connection positions AP1 and AP2 (please refer to Figure 3) where the front end RS2F of RS2 is connected, and the pressing means 33, which are used to press the connection belt AT on the rear end RS1R of the old long body RS1, and the connection belt sticker The attaching means 34 is used to attach the connecting tape AT to the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2 supported by the first or second elongated body supporting means 20A, 20B.

The cutting means 31 is provided with: a first cutting means 31A for cutting the old elongated body RS1 supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A, and a second cutting means 31B. It is used to cut the old elongated body RS1 supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B.

The first cutting means 31A is provided with a cutting knife 38A, which is supported by the output shaft 36A of a linear motion motor 35A as a driving device via a bracket 37A. Since the second cutting means 31B has the same configuration as the first cutting means 31A, the description is omitted by replacing AB in the figure.

The rear end moving means 32 is provided with a guide roller 41, which is rotatably supported by an output shaft 40 of a rotary motion motor 39 as a driving device via a bearing not shown, and the guide roller 42 , Which is used to guide the elongated body RS and the suction table 44, which is supported by the output shaft 40 via the bracket 43, and is decompressed by a decompression pump or a vacuum exhauster, which is not shown. The means is a holding member capable of sucking and holding the elongated body RS, and a drive roller 46, which is driven by a rotation motor 45 as a driving device to sandwich the elongated body RS with the pressing roller 47.

The pressing means 33 is provided with: a first pressing means 33A for attaching the connecting belt AT to the front end portion RS2F of the new elongated body RS2 supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A, facing toward The rear end portion RS1R of the old elongated body RS1 is pressed and attached, and the second pressing means 33B is used to attach the new elongated body RS2 supported by the second elongated body support means 20B The connecting tape AT of the front end portion RS2F is pressed against the rear end portion RS1R of the old elongated body RS1 and attached.

The first pressing means 33A is provided with: a pressing member 51A, which is supported by the output shaft 49A of the rotary motion motor 48A as a driving device via a bracket 50A, and a bracket 52A, which is used to support the linear motion motor 35A. Since the second pressing means 33B has the same configuration as the first pressing means 33A, the description thereof is omitted by replacing AB in the figure.

The connecting tape attaching means 34 is provided with: the first connecting tape attaching means 34A, which is used to attach the connecting tape AT to the front end of the new elongated body RS2 supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A The part RS2F and the second connecting tape attaching means 34B are used to attach the connecting tape AT to the front end portion RS2F of the new elongated body RS2 supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B.

The first connecting tape attaching means 34A is provided with a pressing member 56A, which is supported via a bracket 55A on the output shaft 54A of the rotary motion motor 53A as a driving device, and is driven by a decompression pump or a vacuum exhauster. The connecting tape AT can be sucked and held by a pressure reducing means not shown in the figure. Therefore, the pressing member 56A is capable of sucking and holding the connecting tape AT derived from the unillustrated tape leading-out means capable of leading out the connecting tape AT.

Since the second connecting tape attaching means 34B has the same configuration as the first connecting tape attaching means 34A, the description thereof is omitted by replacing AB in the figure.

Regarding the above-mentioned elongated body connecting device 10, the procedure of connecting the old elongated body RS1 and the new elongated body RS2 will be described.

In addition, the positions indicated by the solid lines in the first figure are the initial positions of the respective members.

First, as shown by the solid line in Figure 1, the connecting means 30 drives the rotation motor 45, and while the elongated body RS supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A is supplied to the other device 60, the operator is like As shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, the second elongated body supporting means 20B is pulled out to the left position, and the other elongated body RS is supported by the support roller 21B as a new elongated body RS2. Thereby, the elongated body RS supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A becomes the old elongated body RS1. Next, the operator pulls out the new elongated body RS2, and when the front end portion RS2F of the new elongated body RS2 is arranged at a predetermined position on the right than the left side of the cutter guide 27B, imaging means such as a camera or optical When the detection means (not shown) such as the sensor detects this state, the elongated body supporting means 20 drives the unshown pressure reducing means, and the suction table 26B starts to adsorb and hold the new elongated body RS2. . Next, the operator moves the cutting means (not shown) such as the cutter along the left side of the cutter guide 27B to cut the new elongated body RS2. On the left, there is also a part of the new elongated body RS2 on the right, and the front end portion RS2F is formed on the new elongated body RS2. Then, when the operator returns the second elongated body support means 20B to the initial position, the connecting means 30 drives the unillustrated strip derivation means and the unillustrated decompression means, as shown in Figure 1 As shown by the solid line, after the connecting tape AT is sucked and held by the pressing member 56B, the rotation motor 53B is driven, as shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, and the connecting tape AT is pressed against the front end of the new elongated body RS2. Department of RS2F.

Then, when an unillustrated detecting means such as an imaging means such as a camera or an optical sensor detects that the remaining amount of the old elongated body RS1 supplied from the first elongated body supporting means 20A is reduced, the connecting means 30 After stopping the driving of the rotary motor 45 and stopping the lead-out of the old long body RS1, the long body supporting means 20 and the connecting means 30 drive the unillustrated decompression means, and the suction tables 26A and 44 start to carry out the treatment of the old long body. The adsorption of the strip RS1 is maintained. Next, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 48A and the linear motion motor 35A. As shown in Fig. 2, after the old elongated body RS1 is sandwiched by the pressing member 51A and the suction table 44, the cutting knife 38A is raised and lowered to remove the old The elongated body RS1 is cut, and a rear end portion RS1R is formed on the old elongated body RS1. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 48A to return the pressing member 51A to the initial position, and the elongated body support means 20 drives the rotary motion motor 22A to move the suction table 26A to the point indicated by the two-dot chain line in Figure 2 Location. Then, the elongated body supporting means 20 stops the driving of the decompression means not shown, and after releasing the suction and holding of the old elongated body RS1 by the suction table 26A, the driving machine not shown is driven, and the support roller 21A is rolled Take the old long strip RS1.

When the rear end portion RS1R is formed on the old long body RS1, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motor 39 to temporarily move the suction table 44 to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure 3, and then the long body supports The means 20 drives the rotary motor 22B to move the suction table 26B to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3. Next, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 39 to move the suction table 44 to the connection position AP2 indicated by the solid line in Figure 3, and then drives the rotary motion motor 48B to press the connecting tape AT by the pressing member 51B. In the old long strip RS1. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 48B to return the pressing member 51B to the initial position, the elongated body supporting means 20 and the connecting means 30 stop the driving of the decompression means not shown, and the suction table 26B, 44 adsorption and retention of the new elongated body RS2 and the old elongated body RS1. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotation motor 45 to connect the elongated body RS being supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B to the elongated body RS once supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A, It is supplied to other devices 60.

Then, while the elongated body RS supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B is supplied to the other device 60, the operator pulls out the first elongated body supporting means 20A to the left position and removes the support roller The elongated body RS supported by 21A, and the other elongated body RS as a new elongated body RS2 to support the support roller 21A. Thereby, the elongated body RS supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B becomes the old elongated body RS1. Next, the operator forms the front end portion RS2F on the new elongated body RS2 in the same manner as above, and returns the first elongated body support means 20A to the initial position, as shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure 3. The tape AT is attached to the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2. At this time, the elongated body supporting means 20 drives a driving machine not shown, so as not to hinder the movement of the connecting belt AT attached to the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2, so that the cutter guide 27A Move to the right. Then, when an unillustrated detecting means such as a camera or an optical sensor detects that the remaining amount of the old elongated body RS1 supplied from the second elongated body supporting means 20B is reduced, the connecting means 30 After stopping the driving of the rotary motor 45 and stopping the lead-out of the old long body RS1, the long body supporting means 20 and the connecting means 30 drive the decompression means not shown, and the suction tables 26B and 44 start to carry out the treatment of the old long body. The adsorption of the strip RS1 is maintained. Next, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 48B and the linear motion motor 35B to sandwich the old elongated body RS1 by the pressing member 51B and the suction table 44, and then raises and lowers the cutting blade 38B to cut the old elongated body RS1. A rear end portion RS1R is formed on the old elongated body RS1. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motion motor 48B to return the pressing member 51B to the initial position, and the elongated body supporting means 20 drives the rotary motion motor 22B to return the suction table 26B to the initial position. Then, the long body supporting means 20 stops the driving of the decompression means not shown, and after the suction and holding of the old long body RS1 by the suction table 26B is released, the driving machine not shown is driven, and it is rolled by the supporting roller 21B. Take the old long strip RS1.

When the rear end portion RS1R is formed on the old long body RS1, the connecting means 30 drives the rotation motor 39 to temporarily move the suction table 44 to the connection position AP1 shown by the solid line in the second figure, and then the long body supports The means 20 drives the rotary motor 22A to move the suction table 26A to the position shown by the solid line in the second figure. Next, the connecting means 30 drives the rotation motor 48A, and the connecting tape AT is pressed against the old elongated body RS1 by the pressing member 51A. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotary motor 48A to return the pressing member 51A to the initial position, the elongated body supporting means 20 and the connecting means 30 stop the driving of the decompression means not shown, and the suction table 26A, 44 adsorption and retention of the new elongated body RS2 and the old elongated body RS1. Then, the connecting means 30 drives the rotational movement motor 45 to connect the elongated body RS being supported by the first elongated body supporting means 20A to the elongated body previously supported by the second elongated body supporting means 20B. The RS is supplied to the other device 60, and then the same operation described above is repeated.

According to the above embodiment, since the first elongated body supporting means 20A and the second elongated body supporting means 20B can be separated from and approached to the connecting means 30, the work of loading and unloading new and old elongated bodies RS2 and RS1 can be ensured. Space, and can prevent the work efficiency of loading and unloading new and old elongated bodies RS2 and RS1 from decreasing.

As described above, the best configuration, method, etc. for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to these. That is, although the main specific embodiments of the present invention are particularly illustrated and described, within the scope that does not deviate from the technical idea and purpose of the present invention, regarding the above-mentioned embodiments, the shape, In the detailed composition of materials, quantities, and others, the industry can add various variations. In addition, the descriptions that limit the shapes, materials, etc. disclosed above are described exemplarily in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention. Since they are not intended to limit the present invention, they are partially limited or deviated from the shapes, materials, etc. The names of all limited components are included in the present invention.

For example, the elongated body supporting means 20 may not take up the old elongated body RS1 that has been cut by the connecting means 30; it is also not necessary to provide a driving machine not shown to drive the supporting rollers 21A, 21B. ; It is also possible not to cut the new elongated body RS2 to form the front end RS2F, but to align the front end of the drawn new elongated body RS2 with the right end of the suction table 26A, 26B to allow the suction table 26A, 26B to suck and hold In this case, there is no cutter guide 27A, 27B.

The elongated body supporting means 20 may not be provided with the rotation motors 22A, 22B, etc., which move the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2. In this case, the rear end moving means 32 only needs to make the rear of the old elongated body RS1 The end RS1R can be moved to the vicinity of the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2.

The moving means can also use transport casters to replace the slide rails 29A, 29B, or use them in combination with them, and the first and second elongated body support means 20A, 20B can also be driven by a machine or a conveyor belt. With respect to the separation and approach of the connecting means 30, only the first elongated body supporting means 20A may be separated and approached with respect to the connecting means 30, or only the second elongated body supporting means 20B may be separated and approached with respect to the connecting means 30 .

The connecting means 30 can also be used to overlap the old and new elongated bodies RS2 and RS1 and then connect them with the connecting tape AT; it is also possible to form the cutting means with one cutting means, so that the receiving part can be cut by the one cutting means. 1. The second elongated body supporting means 20A, 20B supports each old elongated body RS1; it is also possible to form one pressing means, so that the one pressing means will stick to each The connecting belt AT of the new elongated body RS2 is implemented by pressing the old elongated body RS1; the rear end moving means 32 may not be provided, and the elongated body supporting means 20 can be used to hold the front end of the new elongated body RS2. RS2F is implemented by moving to the vicinity of the rear end RS1R of the old elongated body RS1; it is also possible to eliminate the connecting strap attaching means 34, so that the operator can attach the connecting strap AT to the front end RS2F of the new elongated body RS2 It is also possible to not stop the rotation motor 45 when connecting the old and new elongated bodies RS2 and RS1; it is also possible not to provide the rotation motor 45, the driving roller 46, and the pressing wheel 47; as the old and new long strips For RS2 and RS1, when the adhesive sheet tape is temporarily attached to one of the strip-shaped release sheets, the tip of the adhesive sheet of the new elongated body RS2 can also be attached to The rear end of the adhesive sheet or peeling sheet of the old elongated body RS1, or the rear end of the adhesive sheet of the old elongated body RS1 is attached to the front end of the adhesive sheet or peeling sheet of the new elongated body RS2, by This is used to connect the old elongated body RS1 and the new elongated body RS2; it can also be matched with the adhesive characteristics of the connecting tape AT or the adhesive sheet to set the energy application of heat or ultraviolet energy to increase the adhesive force of the adhesive sheet. Pre-means: It is also possible to connect the old elongated body RS1 and the new elongated body RS2 by adhesive, adhesive, hot melt, nailing machine, welding, wire, nail, metal wire, hook, etc.

The old and new elongated bodies RS2 and RS1 are, for example, an adhesive sheet tape with an adhesive sheet temporarily attached to one of the strip-shaped release sheets, or a plurality of strip-shaped release sheets temporarily attached at predetermined intervals Adhesive sheet tape, or adhesive sheet composed of substrate and adhesive layer, in addition to single-layer or composite-layer paper, it can also be wire, metal wire, thread, cloth, rope, soft There are no restrictions on pipes, steel plates, resin plates, etc.

The other device 60 is, for example, a sheet pasting device for attaching an adhesive sheet, a rewinding device for rewinding the new and old long strips RS2 and RS1 to a predetermined winding core, an inspection device for inspecting the new and old long strips RS2, RS1, or It is a cutting device that cuts the old and new elongated bodies RS2 and RS1 into predetermined lengths, etc. There are no restrictions, and there is no need to install them. When there is no other device 60, for example, the The long strip RS supplied by the strip connecting device 10 is cut into a predetermined length, and the portion of the long strip RS that has been cut to the predetermined length is used or processed for application.

The means and processes in the present invention are as far as possible without any limitation to these means and processes to achieve the described actions, functions, or processes. Moreover, they are not at all as shown in the above embodiments. The structure of the single embodiment or the manufacturing process is limited. For example, as for the connecting means, as long as it can connect the rear end of the lead-out direction of the old elongated body and the front end of the lead-out direction of the new elongated body, refer to the technical common sense at the time of application, as long as it is within the technical scope, there is no limit. (The description of other methods and processes is omitted here).

In addition, the drive machine in the above-mentioned embodiment can use electric machines, pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, rodless cylinders, etc., in addition to rotary motion motors, linear motion motors, linear motors, single-axis robots, multi-joint robots, etc. In addition to actuators such as a rotating cylinder, a combination of these directly or indirectly may be used (there are also those that are the same as those exemplified in the embodiment).

In the above-mentioned embodiment, when the rollers are used, it is also possible to provide a driving device for rotating each roller; it is also possible to form the surface of each roller with an elastically deformable member such as rubber or resin; The roller is composed of a member that does not deform elastically; when a pressing means such as a pressing roller or a pressing head or a pressing member is used, a pressing formed of a roller, round bar, plate, rubber, resin, sponge, etc. can also be used The member, or a structure that is pressed by the blowing of air or gas, is used instead of or in combination with the above-exemplified ones; the pressing means or the pressing part of the pressing member can also be made of rubber or resin. It can be composed of an elastically deformable member, or it can be composed of a member that does not deform elastically; in the case of a peeling means or a peeling member, it can also be composed of a plate-shaped member, a round bar, a roller, etc.; (Holding) means or supporting (holding) members, etc., are supported or held by the supporting member, it is also possible to use clamping means such as mechanical chucks or chucks, Coulomb force (Coulomb force) ), adhesives, adhesives, magnetic force, Bernoulli adsorption, driving machinery, etc. to support (hold) the structure of the supported member; in the case of cutting means or cutting knives, cutting knives and mines can also be used. Cutting members such as jet cutters, ion beams, firepower, heat, water pressure, electric heating wires, gas or liquid sprays, etc., or cutting by moving the cutting members by combining appropriate drive machines Ways to replace or combine with those exemplified above.

10‧‧‧Long body connecting device

20‧‧‧Long body support method

20A, 20B‧‧‧The first and second long strip support means

21A、21B‧‧‧Support roller

22A、22B‧‧‧Rotary movement motor

23A、23B‧‧‧Output shaft

24A、24B‧‧‧Guide roller

25A、25B‧‧‧Bracket

26A、26B‧‧‧Adsorption table

27A, 27B‧‧‧Cutter guide

28A, 28B‧‧‧Frame

29A, 29B‧‧‧Slide rail (moving means)

30‧‧‧Connecting means

31(31A, 31B)‧‧‧Cutting means (1st cutting means, 2nd cutting means)

32‧‧‧Back-end mobile means

33, 33A, 33B‧‧‧Pressing means

34, 34A, 34B‧‧‧Connecting belt sticking means

35A, 35B‧‧‧Linear Motion Motor

36A, 36B‧‧‧Output shaft

37A, 37B‧‧‧Bracket

38A、38B‧‧‧Slicing knife

39‧‧‧Rotary Motion Motor

40‧‧‧Output shaft

41‧‧‧Guide roller

43‧‧‧Bracket

44‧‧‧Adsorption table

45‧‧‧Rotary movement motor

46‧‧‧Drive roller

47‧‧‧Press roller

48A、48B‧‧‧Rotary motion motor

49A, 49B‧‧‧Output shaft

51A, 51B‧‧‧Pressing member

53A, 53B‧‧‧Rotating motor

54A, 54B‧‧‧Output shaft

55A、55B‧‧‧Bracket

56A, 56B‧‧‧Pressing member

60‧‧‧Other devices

AP1‧‧‧Connection location

AT‧‧‧Connecting belt

RS (RS1, RS2) ‧ ‧ Long strip (old long strip, new long strip)

RS2F‧‧‧The front end of the new elongated body

25A, 52A, 50A‧‧‧Bracket

Claims (2)

An elongated body connecting device, characterized by being provided with: elongated body supporting means for supporting the old elongated body and the new elongated body, and connecting means for leading the rear end of the old elongated body in the leading direction Connected to the leading end portion of the new elongated body in the lead-out direction, the elongated body supporting means is provided with: a first elongated body supporting means which can combine either the old elongated body and the new elongated body The lead-out support and the second long-strip support means are used to support the other of the old long-strip and the new long-strip, and move means, which are the first long-strip support means And at least one of the second elongated body supporting means is separated and approached with respect to the connecting means, so that the first elongated body supporting means and the second elongated body supporting means alternately support the old elongated body and the new The elongated body, the connecting means is provided with a rear end moving means, and the rear end moving means rotates and drives a holding member capable of holding the rear end in the lead-out direction of the old elongated body. When the body supporting means supports the old elongated body, the rear end of the old elongated body is moved to the leading end of the new elongated body supported by the second elongated body. The position is used as the second connection position; when the second elongated body supporting means supports the old elongated body, the rear end of the old elongated body in the lead-out direction is moved to be the same as that of the first elongated body. The position where the leading end of the new elongated body supported by the body supporting means is connected in the lead-out direction is taken as the first connection position. A method for connecting a long bar is characterized by having: a long bar supporting process, which is to support the old long bar and the new long bar, and the connection process, which is to connect the back of the old long bar by a connecting means. The end is connected to the front end of the new elongated body. The elongated body supporting process is provided with: a first elongated body supporting process, which uses the first elongated body supporting means to transfer the old elongated body And one of the above-mentioned new elongated bodies can be derivably supported, and the second elongated body supporting process, which uses the second elongated body supporting means to derive the other of the above-mentioned old elongated body and the new elongated body The ground support and movement process is to make at least one of the first elongated body support means and the second elongated body support means move away from and approach the connecting means to make the first elongated body support means and The second elongated body supporting means alternately supports the old elongated body and the new elongated body, and the connecting process is provided with a rear end moving process, and the rear end moving process enables the old elongated body to be maintained The holding member at the rear end of the lead-out direction is rotationally driven, and the rear end of the old long-bar in the lead-out direction is moved to be aligned with the second long under the condition that the first long-bar supporting means supports the old long-bar. The position where the leading end of the new elongated body supported by the body supporting means is connected in the lead-out direction is used as the second connecting position, when the second elongated body supporting means supports the old elongated body The rear end of the old elongated body in the leading-out direction is moved to a position connected to the leading end of the new elongated body supported by the first elongated body supporting means in the leading-out direction as a first connection position.

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