US20180326528A1 - Spot welding electrode housing apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a spot welding electrode housing apparatus where an electrode for spot welding to be used in, for example, automobile manufacturing lines is housed so as to be mountable to a shank of a welding gun.
- a plurality of press molded products are joined by spot welding to assemble a vehicle frame, and the spot welding is generally performed using a welding gun attached to a front edge of an arm of an industrial robot.
- An electrode is mounted to the shank of the welding gun by fitting the distal end of the shank in a fitting recess of the electrode.
- the electrode is worn out through repetition of spot welding, and thus, needs to be periodically exchanged with another one.
- a spot welding electrode housing apparatus is placed on automobile manufacturing lines.
- an electrode housing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2013-514182 includes a square tubular housing case including a housing path therein, and the housing path can house electrodes in a state where the electrodes are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to the center axes of the electrodes and fitting recesses are arranged in parallel and are open in the same direction.
- An end of the housing case has an electrode outlet port communicating with the housing path, whereas the inside at the other end of the housing case is provided with a pressing unit that presses one or a plurality of parallel electrodes housed in the housing path against one end of the housing path by a spring force.
- an ejection regulating member that is movable in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the housing case is disposed.
- the ejection regulating member covers a part of the electrode outlet port when moved to one end by a biasing force of a coil spring to regulate ejection of an electrode from the electrode outlet port, and enables ejection of an electrode from the electrode outlet port when moved to the other side against a biasing force of the coil spring.
- the coil spring is exposed at the side of the housing case, and thus, the apparatus has poor appearance.
- the present invention has been made in view of the foregoing drawbacks, and has an object of providing a spot welding electrode housing apparatus that does not easily malfunction and can have excellent design.
- the present invention has a feature in which the ejection regulating member is configured to have a lever shape that swings the ejection regulating member, and arrangement of the biasing part for biasing the ejection regulating member is devised.
- the present invention is directed to a spot welding electrode housing apparatus that can house a plurality of spot welding electrode, and provides solutions described below.
- a spot welding electrode housing apparatus includes: a housing case including a linear housing path therein and having an electrode outlet port, the housing path being capable of housing the electrodes in a state where the electrodes are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to center axes of the electrodes and fitting recesses of the electrodes to be fitted on a distal end of a shank of a welding gun are arranged in parallel and are open in an identical direction, the electrode outlet port communicating with the housing path and being disposed at an end of the housing case; a pressing part that presses one or a plurality of parallel electrodes housed in the housing path toward an end of the housing path; a lever member supported by the housing case to be swingable about a swing shaft extending in a direction identical to the center axes of the electrodes housed in the housing path, a position of the lever member being changeable between a first position in which the lever member swings to one side to have a distal end cover a part of the electrode outlet
- the housing case has a pin insertion hole in which a regulating pin is insertable, and the regulating pin is configured to prevent the lever member from swinging to the one side in a position between the first and second positions.
- a pair of projecting plate portions opposed to each other in a direction along the swing shaft and extending along the housing case is formed in a side surface of the housing case at one end, and the lever member is disposed between the pair of projecting plate portions.
- the spot welding electrode housing apparatus further includes: a bracket for attaching the housing case to an attachment object, wherein the bracket has an attachment recessed portion to which the housing case is attachable, the attachment recessed portion has a guide surface for guiding the housing case in attaching the housing case, one of the guide surface or the housing case has a guide groove extending along a direction of attachment of the housing case to the attachment recessed portion, and the other one of the guide surface or the housing case has a rib capable of being fitted in the guide groove.
- the coil spring is disposed at a position of the lever member near the housing case, even if another equipment or tool contacts the apparatus, this equipment or tool contacts the lever member before contacting the coil spring as a movable member.
- This configuration can prevent a failure in moving the lever member due to direct contact of this equipment or tool with the coil spring.
- the coil spring is not located on the outer surface of the lever member, appearance of the entire apparatus can be enhanced, and the apparatus can have excellent design.
- the lever member can be maintained in a state where the opening area of the electrode outlet port is larger than the opening area of the electrode outlet port while the lever member is in the first position.
- the lever member is sandwiched between the projecting plate portions, even if another equipment or tool contacts the apparatus, this equipment or tool contacts the projecting plate portions before contacting the lever member.
- This configuration ensures prevention of a problem that another equipment or tool accidentally contacting the lever member causes the lever member to move to another side so that an unused electrode in the housing path is moved out from the electrode outlet port by a pressing force of the pressing unit.
- the coil spring is surrounded by the projecting plate portions, occurrence of failures due to attachment of foreign matter or the like to the coil spring can be reduced.
- the rib when the rib is matched with the guide groove and the housing case is moved along the rib, the rib is fitted in the guide groove and the housing case is attached to the attachment recessed portion of the bracket.
- the process of attachment of the housing case to the bracket is easily performed, and the housing case can be accurately positioned relative to the bracket.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spot welding electrode housing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an arrow view when viewed along arrow II in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state where a lever member is in a position between a first position and a second position.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6 .
- FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a spot welding electrode housing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- This electrode housing apparatus 1 is disposed at a side of an automobile body assembly path in an automobile manufacturing line, and houses a plurality of spot welding electrodes 10 in a position that can be mounted to a shank 11 (see FIG. 5 ) of a welding gun held by a welding robot.
- the electrode housing apparatus 1 includes a substantially square tubular housing case 2 extending linearly in the horizontal direction.
- the housing case 2 includes a first side surface portion 21 and a second side surface portion 22 that are opposed to each other in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the housing case 2 , a surface portion 23 connecting upper edges of the first side surface portion 21 and the second side surface portion 22 together, and a back surface portion 24 connecting lower edges of the first side surface portion 21 and the second side surface portion 22 together.
- a portion surrounded by the first side surface portion 21 , the second side surface portion 22 , the surface portion 23 , and the back surface portion 24 serves as a linear housing path R 1 that can house a plurality of electrodes 10 .
- an end of the housing path R 1 has an electrode outlet port 20 .
- the bottom surface of the housing path R 1 is constituted by a band-shaped flat bottom surface 2 a extending in an extension direction of the housing path R 1 and a pair of tilt surfaces 2 b that gradually become apart from each other upward from both edges of the flat bottom surface 2 a.
- the tilt surfaces 2 b form an angle corresponding to tapered surfaces 10 a at the front ends of the electrodes 10 .
- the housing path R 1 can house the electrodes 10 in a state where the electrodes 10 are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to center axes C 1 thereof and fitting recesses 10 b to be fitted onto the distal end of the shank 11 are arranged in parallel and are open in the same direction.
- a pair of upper and lower opposed projecting plate portions 21 a extending in the longitudinal direction of the first side surface portion 21 and projecting in a direction away from the second side surface portion 22 is disposed near upper and lower edges of the first side surface portion 21 at one end.
- the horizontal width of each of the projecting plate portions 21 a gradually decreases toward the end of the first side surface portion 21 .
- a rectangular opening 21 b communicating with the housing path R 1 is formed between the projecting plate portions 21 a of the first side surface portion 21 .
- a pin insertion hole 21 d in which a slender rod-shaped regulating pin P 1 can be inserted is vertically formed through a center of a lower part of the first side surface portion 21 corresponding to the opening 21 b.
- a shallow first housing recess 21 c that is open at the opposite side of the second side surface portion 22 is formed at a position near an end of the first side surface portion 21 .
- a slit 22 a extending linearly along the longitudinal direction of the second side surface portion 22 is formed in a vertically intermediate portion of the second side surface portion 22 .
- the slit 22 a communicates with the housing path R 1 .
- a shank entrance 23 a is formed at a longitudinal end of the surface portion 23 as a notch that is open at the longitudinal end of the surface portion 23 and is continuous to the electrode outlet port 20 .
- a positioning recess 23 b is formed on the surface near the longitudinal end of the surface portion 23 .
- a first guide groove 24 a and a second guide groove 24 b extending in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the back surface portion 24 are formed with a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the back surface portion 24 at the longitudinal end of the lower surface of the back surface portion 24 .
- the first guide groove 24 a is narrower than the second guide groove 24 b.
- a lever member 3 extending toward an end of the housing case 2 is disposed between the projecting plate portions 21 a.
- a curved portion 3 a corresponding to the outer peripheral surfaces of the electrodes 10 is formed at the side of the distal end of the lever member 3 facing the housing path R 1 , whereas a second housing recess 3 b is formed at a position corresponding to the first housing recess 21 c at the proximal end of the lever member 3 .
- An intermediate portion of the lever member 3 is supported by a swing shaft 30 extending in the same direction as the center axes C 1 of the electrodes 10 housed in the housing path R 1 .
- the lever member 3 can swing about the swing shaft 30 .
- a first coil spring 4 is disposed between the proximal end of the lever member 3 and the first side surface portion 21 .
- the first coil spring 4 biases the proximal end of the lever member 3 to the direction away from the housing case 2 so that the lever member 3 swings to one side.
- the lever member 3 can change its position between the first position X 1 in which ejection of the electrodes 10 from the electrode outlet port 20 is regulated and the second position X 2 in which ejection of the electrodes 10 from the electrode outlet port 20 is allowed.
- the regulating pin P 1 regulates the lever member 3 to prevent the lever member 3 from swinging to one side in positions between the first position X 1 and the second position X 2 .
- a pressing unit 5 (pressing part) is disposed at the other longitudinal end of the housing case 2 .
- the pressing unit 5 includes a block-shaped pressing member 51 disposed in the housing path R 1 .
- the pressing member 51 can move forward and backward along the housing path R 1 .
- the pressing unit 5 includes a bottomed cylindrical cover 52 , and the rim of the opening of the cylindrical cover 52 is fixed to the other longitudinal end of the housing case 2 .
- a hollow portion 52 a that is open to the housing case 2 is formed in the cylindrical cover 52 .
- An extendable rod 53 constituted by a telescopic mechanism is disposed in the hollow portion 52 a.
- the distal end of the extendable rod 53 is fixed to a center portion of the rear end surface of the pressing member 51 .
- the extendable rod 53 extends or contracts along the housing path R 1 .
- a second coil spring 54 is disposed in the hollow portion 52 a of the cylindrical cover 52 .
- the second coil spring 54 is wound around the extendable rod 53 .
- the second coil spring 54 has one end in contact with the rear end of the pressing member 51 and the other end in contact with the bottom surface of the cylindrical cover 52 , and biases the pressing member 51 forward.
- the pressing unit 5 presses one or a plurality of electrodes 10 housed in the housing path R 1 toward one end of the housing path R 1 .
- the housing case 2 is attached to one side surface of a tip dresser 7 (attachment object) through a bracket 6 having a U-shaped cross section.
- the bracket 6 includes a fixed plate 61 to be fixed to the tip dresser 7 and an upper plate 62 and a lower plate 63 extending in parallel with each other from the upper and lower edges of the fixed plate 61 to move away from the tip dresser 7 .
- the housing case 2 can be attached to the attachment recessed portion 6 a.
- An index plunger 8 is attached to a portion of the upper plate 62 near a longitudinal end of the upper plate 62 .
- a surface of the lower plate 63 facing the upper plate 62 constitutes a guide surface 64 of the present invention.
- the guide surface 64 has a first rib 64 a and a second rib 64 b that can be fitted in the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b, respectively.
- the first rib 64 a is narrower than the second rib 64 b.
- first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b are matched with the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b, respectively, and the housing case 2 is moved along the guide surface 64 while the index plunger 8 is pulled up, the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b are fitted in the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b, respectively, so that the housing case 2 is attached to the attachment recessed portion 6 a.
- the positioning recess 23 b of the surface portion 23 matches with the index plunger 8 .
- a pin 8 a of the index plunger 8 is fitted in the positioning recess 23 b to thereby fix the housing case 2 to the attachment recessed portion 6 a.
- the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b have different widths, and the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b have different widths.
- a welding gun held by a welding robot is moved so that the distal end of the shank 11 of the welding gun is matched with the shank entrance 23 a.
- the shank 11 of the welding gun is moved toward the shank entrance 23 a. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 5 , the distal end of the shank 11 is fitted in the fitting recess 10 b of the electrode 10 that is in contact with the lever member 3 .
- the welding gun is moved in such a manner that the electrode 10 mounted to the distal end of the shank 11 moves to an end of the housing path R 1 . Accordingly, the lever member 3 swings to the other side against a biasing force of the first coil spring 4 so that the electrode outlet port 20 is exposed, and the electrode 10 is ejected from the electrode outlet port 20 .
- the lever member 3 swings to one side by the biasing force of the first coil spring 4 so that the curved portion 3 a presses a next electrode 10 among the electrodes 10 against the inner surface of the second side surface portion 22 , and the distal end of the lever member 3 covers a part of the electrode outlet port 20 so that the electrode 10 comes to be in an ejectable state.
- housing of the electrodes 10 in the housing path R 1 of the housing case 2 will be specifically described.
- the operator pushes unused electrodes 10 from the electrode outlet port 20 into the housing path R 1 against the spring force of the pressing unit 5 .
- the distal end of the lever member 3 swings to the other side against the biasing force of the first coil spring 4 while slidably contacting the outer peripheral surfaces of the electrodes 10 that are being pushed in by the lever member 3 so that the electrode outlet port 20 is exposed. Accordingly, the electrodes 10 enter the housing path R 1 .
- the process of pushing the electrodes 10 is repeatedly performed so that the plurality of electrodes 10 are housed in the housing path R 1 .
- the first coil spring 4 is located at a position of the lever member 3 facing the housing case 2 , even if another equipment or tool contacts the electrode housing apparatus 1 , this equipment or tool contacts the lever member 3 before contacting the first coil spring 4 as a movable member. This configuration can prevent a failure in moving the lever member 3 due to direct contact of this equipment or tool with the first coil spring 4 .
- the first coil spring 4 is not located on the outer surface of the lever member 3 , appearance of the entire electrode housing apparatus 1 can be enhanced, and the electrode housing apparatus 1 can have excellent design.
- the lever member 3 When the regulating pin P 1 is inserted in the pin insertion hole 21 d, the lever member 3 can be maintained in a state where the opening area of the electrode outlet port 20 is larger than the opening area of the electrode outlet port 20 while the lever member 3 is in the first position X 1 .
- the operator manually houses unused electrodes 10 in the housing path R 1 of the housing case 2 from the electrode outlet port 20 , a load on fingers of the operator can be reduced, and thereby, housing of the electrodes 10 can be easily performed.
- this configuration ensures prevention of a problem that another equipment or tool accidentally contacting the lever member 3 causes the lever member 3 to move to another side so that unused electrodes 10 in the housing path R 1 are ejected from the electrode outlet port 20 by a spring force of the pressing unit 5 .
- the first coil spring 4 is surrounded by the projecting plate portions 21 a, occurrence of failures caused by attachment of foreign matter or the like to the first coil spring 4 can be reduced.
- first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b of the bracket 6 are matched with the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b of the housing case 2 and the housing case 2 is moved along the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b, the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b are fitted in the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b, and the housing case 2 is attached to the attachment recessed portion 6 a of the bracket 6 .
- the process of attachment of the housing case 2 to the bracket 6 is easily performed, and the housing case 2 can be accurately positioned relative to the bracket 6 .
- the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b are formed on the housing case 2 and the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b to be respectively fitted in the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b are formed on the bracket 6 .
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b may be formed on the bracket 6
- the first rib 64 a and the second rib 64 b to be respectively fitted in the first guide groove 24 a and the second guide groove 24 b may be formed on the housing case 2 .
- the present invention is suitable for, for example, a spot welding electrode housing apparatus for housing electrodes for spot welding to be used in automobile manufacturing lines in a state where the electrodes can be mounted to a shank of a welding gun.
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- This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/018174 filed on May 15, 2017, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- The present invention relates to a spot welding electrode housing apparatus where an electrode for spot welding to be used in, for example, automobile manufacturing lines is housed so as to be mountable to a shank of a welding gun.
- In conventional automobile manufacturing lines, a plurality of press molded products are joined by spot welding to assemble a vehicle frame, and the spot welding is generally performed using a welding gun attached to a front edge of an arm of an industrial robot.
- An electrode is mounted to the shank of the welding gun by fitting the distal end of the shank in a fitting recess of the electrode. The electrode is worn out through repetition of spot welding, and thus, needs to be periodically exchanged with another one. Thus, in exchanging electrodes, to efficiently mount an electrode to the shank of the welding gun, a spot welding electrode housing apparatus is placed on automobile manufacturing lines.
- For example, an electrode housing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2013-514182 includes a square tubular housing case including a housing path therein, and the housing path can house electrodes in a state where the electrodes are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to the center axes of the electrodes and fitting recesses are arranged in parallel and are open in the same direction. An end of the housing case has an electrode outlet port communicating with the housing path, whereas the inside at the other end of the housing case is provided with a pressing unit that presses one or a plurality of parallel electrodes housed in the housing path against one end of the housing path by a spring force. On an end of the housing case, an ejection regulating member that is movable in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the housing case is disposed. The ejection regulating member covers a part of the electrode outlet port when moved to one end by a biasing force of a coil spring to regulate ejection of an electrode from the electrode outlet port, and enables ejection of an electrode from the electrode outlet port when moved to the other side against a biasing force of the coil spring. When the shank distal end is fitted in a fitting recess of an electrode contacting the ejection regulating member in the electrodes disposed in parallel in the housing path and the shank distal end is moved to an end of the housing path, an electrode is ejected from the electrode outlet port that is exposed by movement of the ejection regulating member to the other side against the biasing force of the coil spring. Thereafter, an electrode adjacent to the ejected electrode moves to an end of the housing path by the spring force of the pressing unit, and contacts the ejection regulating member that has moved to one side by the biasing force of the coil spring so that ejection from the electrode outlet port is regulated.
- In Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-514182, since a biasing mechanism including a coil spring as a movable part is ejected sideways outward from the outer surface of the housing case. Thus, another equipment or tool accidentally contacts the biasing mechanism to prevent the ejection regulating member from moving, and thus, there might arise a problem that an electrode cannot be ejected from the apparatus.
- In the electrode housing apparatus of Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-514182, the coil spring is exposed at the side of the housing case, and thus, the apparatus has poor appearance.
- The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing drawbacks, and has an object of providing a spot welding electrode housing apparatus that does not easily malfunction and can have excellent design.
- To achieve the object, the present invention has a feature in which the ejection regulating member is configured to have a lever shape that swings the ejection regulating member, and arrangement of the biasing part for biasing the ejection regulating member is devised.
- Specifically, the present invention is directed to a spot welding electrode housing apparatus that can house a plurality of spot welding electrode, and provides solutions described below.
- That is, in a first aspect of the present invention, a spot welding electrode housing apparatus includes: a housing case including a linear housing path therein and having an electrode outlet port, the housing path being capable of housing the electrodes in a state where the electrodes are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to center axes of the electrodes and fitting recesses of the electrodes to be fitted on a distal end of a shank of a welding gun are arranged in parallel and are open in an identical direction, the electrode outlet port communicating with the housing path and being disposed at an end of the housing case; a pressing part that presses one or a plurality of parallel electrodes housed in the housing path toward an end of the housing path; a lever member supported by the housing case to be swingable about a swing shaft extending in a direction identical to the center axes of the electrodes housed in the housing path, a position of the lever member being changeable between a first position in which the lever member swings to one side to have a distal end cover a part of the electrode outlet port and a second position in which the lever member swings to another side to have the distal end expose the electrode outlet port; and a biasing part disposed between a proximal end of the lever member and a side surface of the housing case and configured to bias the proximal end of the lever member to a direction away from the housing case so that the lever member swings to the one side.
- In a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the housing case has a pin insertion hole in which a regulating pin is insertable, and the regulating pin is configured to prevent the lever member from swinging to the one side in a position between the first and second positions.
- In a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a pair of projecting plate portions opposed to each other in a direction along the swing shaft and extending along the housing case is formed in a side surface of the housing case at one end, and the lever member is disposed between the pair of projecting plate portions.
- In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in one of the first through third aspects, the spot welding electrode housing apparatus further includes: a bracket for attaching the housing case to an attachment object, wherein the bracket has an attachment recessed portion to which the housing case is attachable, the attachment recessed portion has a guide surface for guiding the housing case in attaching the housing case, one of the guide surface or the housing case has a guide groove extending along a direction of attachment of the housing case to the attachment recessed portion, and the other one of the guide surface or the housing case has a rib capable of being fitted in the guide groove.
- In the first aspect, since the coil spring is disposed at a position of the lever member near the housing case, even if another equipment or tool contacts the apparatus, this equipment or tool contacts the lever member before contacting the coil spring as a movable member. This configuration can prevent a failure in moving the lever member due to direct contact of this equipment or tool with the coil spring. In addition, since the coil spring is not located on the outer surface of the lever member, appearance of the entire apparatus can be enhanced, and the apparatus can have excellent design.
- In the second aspect, the lever member can be maintained in a state where the opening area of the electrode outlet port is larger than the opening area of the electrode outlet port while the lever member is in the first position. Thus, when an operator manually houses an unused electrode in the housing path of the housing case from the electrode outlet port, a load on fingers of the operator can be reduced, and thereby, housing of the electrode can be easily performed.
- In the third aspect, since the lever member is sandwiched between the projecting plate portions, even if another equipment or tool contacts the apparatus, this equipment or tool contacts the projecting plate portions before contacting the lever member. This configuration ensures prevention of a problem that another equipment or tool accidentally contacting the lever member causes the lever member to move to another side so that an unused electrode in the housing path is moved out from the electrode outlet port by a pressing force of the pressing unit. In addition, since the coil spring is surrounded by the projecting plate portions, occurrence of failures due to attachment of foreign matter or the like to the coil spring can be reduced.
- In a fourth aspect, when the rib is matched with the guide groove and the housing case is moved along the rib, the rib is fitted in the guide groove and the housing case is attached to the attachment recessed portion of the bracket. Thus, the process of attachment of the housing case to the bracket is easily performed, and the housing case can be accurately positioned relative to the bracket.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spot welding electrode housing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an arrow view when viewed along arrow II inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a view corresponding toFIG. 4 in a state where a lever member is in a position between a first position and a second position. -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII inFIG. 6 . - An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiment is merely a preferred example in nature.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a spot weldingelectrode housing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Thiselectrode housing apparatus 1 is disposed at a side of an automobile body assembly path in an automobile manufacturing line, and houses a plurality ofspot welding electrodes 10 in a position that can be mounted to a shank 11 (seeFIG. 5 ) of a welding gun held by a welding robot. - The
electrode housing apparatus 1 includes a substantially squaretubular housing case 2 extending linearly in the horizontal direction. Thehousing case 2 includes a firstside surface portion 21 and a secondside surface portion 22 that are opposed to each other in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of thehousing case 2, asurface portion 23 connecting upper edges of the firstside surface portion 21 and the secondside surface portion 22 together, and aback surface portion 24 connecting lower edges of the firstside surface portion 21 and the secondside surface portion 22 together. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , a portion surrounded by the firstside surface portion 21, the secondside surface portion 22, thesurface portion 23, and theback surface portion 24 serves as a linear housing path R1 that can house a plurality ofelectrodes 10. As illustrated inFIG. 1 , an end of the housing path R1 has anelectrode outlet port 20. - The bottom surface of the housing path R1 is constituted by a band-shaped
flat bottom surface 2 a extending in an extension direction of the housing path R1 and a pair oftilt surfaces 2 b that gradually become apart from each other upward from both edges of theflat bottom surface 2 a. Thetilt surfaces 2 b form an angle corresponding totapered surfaces 10 a at the front ends of theelectrodes 10. - The housing path R1 can house the
electrodes 10 in a state where theelectrodes 10 are arranged linearly in a direction orthogonal to center axes C1 thereof and fittingrecesses 10 b to be fitted onto the distal end of theshank 11 are arranged in parallel and are open in the same direction. - A pair of upper and lower opposed
projecting plate portions 21 a extending in the longitudinal direction of the firstside surface portion 21 and projecting in a direction away from the secondside surface portion 22 is disposed near upper and lower edges of the firstside surface portion 21 at one end. The horizontal width of each of theprojecting plate portions 21 a gradually decreases toward the end of the firstside surface portion 21. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , arectangular opening 21 b communicating with the housing path R1 is formed between theprojecting plate portions 21 a of the firstside surface portion 21. As illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 , apin insertion hole 21 d in which a slender rod-shaped regulating pin P1 can be inserted is vertically formed through a center of a lower part of the firstside surface portion 21 corresponding to theopening 21 b. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , a shallow first housing recess 21 c that is open at the opposite side of the secondside surface portion 22 is formed at a position near an end of the firstside surface portion 21. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , aslit 22 a extending linearly along the longitudinal direction of the secondside surface portion 22 is formed in a vertically intermediate portion of the secondside surface portion 22. Theslit 22 a communicates with the housing path R1. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , ashank entrance 23 a is formed at a longitudinal end of thesurface portion 23 as a notch that is open at the longitudinal end of thesurface portion 23 and is continuous to theelectrode outlet port 20. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , apositioning recess 23 b is formed on the surface near the longitudinal end of thesurface portion 23. - A
first guide groove 24 a and asecond guide groove 24 b extending in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of theback surface portion 24 are formed with a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of theback surface portion 24 at the longitudinal end of the lower surface of theback surface portion 24. Thefirst guide groove 24 a is narrower than thesecond guide groove 24 b. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , alever member 3 extending toward an end of thehousing case 2 is disposed between the projectingplate portions 21 a. - A
curved portion 3 a corresponding to the outer peripheral surfaces of theelectrodes 10 is formed at the side of the distal end of thelever member 3 facing the housing path R1, whereas asecond housing recess 3 b is formed at a position corresponding to thefirst housing recess 21 c at the proximal end of thelever member 3. - An intermediate portion of the
lever member 3 is supported by aswing shaft 30 extending in the same direction as the center axes C1 of theelectrodes 10 housed in the housing path R1. Thelever member 3 can swing about theswing shaft 30. - A
first coil spring 4 is disposed between the proximal end of thelever member 3 and the firstside surface portion 21. - An end of the
first coil spring 4 is housed in thefirst housing recess 21 c and the other end of thefirst coil spring 4 is housed in thesecond housing recess 3 b. Thefirst coil spring 4 biases the proximal end of thelever member 3 to the direction away from thehousing case 2 so that thelever member 3 swings to one side. - When the
lever member 3 swings to one side by a biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4, as illustrated inFIGS. 4 and 5 , the distal end of thelever member 3 enters the housing path R1 through theopening 21 b to be in a first position X1 in which thelever member 3 covers a part of theelectrode outlet port 20 and thecurved portion 3 a pushes theelectrodes 10 against the inner surface of the secondside surface portion 22. On the other hand, when thelever member 3 swings to the other side against the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4, as illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 , the distal end of thelever member 3 moves away from the housing path R1 to be in a second position X2 in which thelever member 3 exposes theelectrode outlet port 20 and thecurved portion 3 a moves away from theelectrodes 10. - That is, the
lever member 3 can change its position between the first position X1 in which ejection of theelectrodes 10 from theelectrode outlet port 20 is regulated and the second position X2 in which ejection of theelectrodes 10 from theelectrode outlet port 20 is allowed. - When the
lever member 3 is caused to swing to one side, as illustrated inFIGS. 4 and 5 , the distal end of thelever member 3 covers a part of the opening of thepin insertion hole 21 d, whereas when thelever member 3 is caused to swing to the other side, as illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 , the distal end of thelever member 3 moves to a position at which the distal end does not cover the opening of thepin insertion hole 21 d. - When the
lever member 3 is then caused to the other side against the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4 and the regulating pin P1 is inserted in thepin insertion hole 21 d from below, as illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 , the regulating pin P1 regulates thelever member 3 to prevent thelever member 3 from swinging to one side in positions between the first position X1 and the second position X2. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , a pressing unit 5 (pressing part) is disposed at the other longitudinal end of thehousing case 2. - The
pressing unit 5 includes a block-shaped pressingmember 51 disposed in the housing path R1. The pressingmember 51 can move forward and backward along the housing path R1. - The
pressing unit 5 includes a bottomedcylindrical cover 52, and the rim of the opening of thecylindrical cover 52 is fixed to the other longitudinal end of thehousing case 2. - A
hollow portion 52 a that is open to thehousing case 2 is formed in thecylindrical cover 52. Anextendable rod 53 constituted by a telescopic mechanism is disposed in thehollow portion 52 a. - The distal end of the
extendable rod 53 is fixed to a center portion of the rear end surface of the pressingmember 51. When the pressingmember 51 moves forward and backward, theextendable rod 53 extends or contracts along the housing path R1. - A
second coil spring 54 is disposed in thehollow portion 52 a of thecylindrical cover 52. Thesecond coil spring 54 is wound around theextendable rod 53. - The
second coil spring 54 has one end in contact with the rear end of the pressingmember 51 and the other end in contact with the bottom surface of thecylindrical cover 52, and biases the pressingmember 51 forward. - That is, the
pressing unit 5 presses one or a plurality ofelectrodes 10 housed in the housing path R1 toward one end of the housing path R1. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , thehousing case 2 is attached to one side surface of a tip dresser 7 (attachment object) through a bracket 6 having a U-shaped cross section. - The bracket 6 includes a fixed
plate 61 to be fixed to thetip dresser 7 and anupper plate 62 and alower plate 63 extending in parallel with each other from the upper and lower edges of the fixedplate 61 to move away from thetip dresser 7. - A portion surrounded by the fixed
plate 61, theupper plate 62, and thelower plate 63 constitutes an attachment recessedportion 6 a of the present invention. Thehousing case 2 can be attached to the attachment recessedportion 6 a. - An
index plunger 8 is attached to a portion of theupper plate 62 near a longitudinal end of theupper plate 62. - A surface of the
lower plate 63 facing theupper plate 62 constitutes aguide surface 64 of the present invention. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , theguide surface 64 has afirst rib 64 a and asecond rib 64 b that can be fitted in thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b, respectively. Thefirst rib 64 a is narrower than thesecond rib 64 b. - When the
first guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b are matched with thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b, respectively, and thehousing case 2 is moved along theguide surface 64 while theindex plunger 8 is pulled up, thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b are fitted in thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b, respectively, so that thehousing case 2 is attached to the attachment recessedportion 6 a. - When the
housing case 2 is attached to the attachment recessedportion 6 a, thepositioning recess 23 b of thesurface portion 23 matches with theindex plunger 8. Apin 8 a of theindex plunger 8 is fitted in thepositioning recess 23 b to thereby fix thehousing case 2 to the attachment recessedportion 6 a. Thus, the process of attachment of thehousing case 2 to the bracket 6 is easily performed, and thehousing case 2 can be accurately positioned relative to the bracket 6. - The
first guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b have different widths, and thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b have different widths. Thus, an error in attaching thehousing case 2 to the attachment recessedportion 6 a can be eliminated - Next, ejection of the
electrodes 10 from theelectrode housing apparatus 1 will be specifically described. - First, a welding gun held by a welding robot is moved so that the distal end of the
shank 11 of the welding gun is matched with theshank entrance 23 a. - Next, the
shank 11 of the welding gun is moved toward theshank entrance 23 a. Accordingly, as illustrated inFIG. 5 , the distal end of theshank 11 is fitted in thefitting recess 10 b of theelectrode 10 that is in contact with thelever member 3. - Thereafter, the welding gun is moved in such a manner that the
electrode 10 mounted to the distal end of theshank 11 moves to an end of the housing path R1. Accordingly, thelever member 3 swings to the other side against a biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4 so that theelectrode outlet port 20 is exposed, and theelectrode 10 is ejected from theelectrode outlet port 20. - When the
electrode 10 mounted to theshank 11 passes through theelectrode outlet port 20,other electrodes 10 arranged in parallel in the housing path R1 move toward one end of the housing path R1 by a spring force of thepressing unit 5. - Then, the
lever member 3 swings to one side by the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4 so that thecurved portion 3 a presses anext electrode 10 among theelectrodes 10 against the inner surface of the secondside surface portion 22, and the distal end of thelever member 3 covers a part of theelectrode outlet port 20 so that theelectrode 10 comes to be in an ejectable state. - Subsequently, housing of the
electrodes 10 in the housing path R1 of thehousing case 2 will be specifically described. - When the number of
electrodes 10 housed in the housing path R1 of thehousing case 2 becomes small, an operator causes thelever member 3 to swing to the other side against the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4, and as illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 , the regulating pin P1 is inserted in thepin insertion hole 21 d from below. Accordingly, the regulating pin P1 regulates thelever member 3 to prevent thelever member 3 from swinging to one side in positions between the first position X1 and the second position X2. - Subsequently, the operator pushes
unused electrodes 10 from theelectrode outlet port 20 into the housing path R1 against the spring force of thepressing unit 5. Then, the distal end of thelever member 3 swings to the other side against the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4 while slidably contacting the outer peripheral surfaces of theelectrodes 10 that are being pushed in by thelever member 3 so that theelectrode outlet port 20 is exposed. Accordingly, theelectrodes 10 enter the housing path R1. - When the
electrodes 10 enter the housing path R1, the distal end of thelever member 3 moves over the outer peripheral surfaces of theelectrodes 10, and thelever member 3 swings to one side by the biasing force of thefirst coil spring 4 so that thecurved portion 3 a pushes theunused electrodes 10 against the inner surface of the secondside surface portion 22. - In this manner, the process of pushing the
electrodes 10 is repeatedly performed so that the plurality ofelectrodes 10 are housed in the housing path R1. - As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the
first coil spring 4 is located at a position of thelever member 3 facing thehousing case 2, even if another equipment or tool contacts theelectrode housing apparatus 1, this equipment or tool contacts thelever member 3 before contacting thefirst coil spring 4 as a movable member. This configuration can prevent a failure in moving thelever member 3 due to direct contact of this equipment or tool with thefirst coil spring 4. - In addition, since the
first coil spring 4 is not located on the outer surface of thelever member 3, appearance of the entireelectrode housing apparatus 1 can be enhanced, and theelectrode housing apparatus 1 can have excellent design. - When the regulating pin P1 is inserted in the
pin insertion hole 21 d, thelever member 3 can be maintained in a state where the opening area of theelectrode outlet port 20 is larger than the opening area of theelectrode outlet port 20 while thelever member 3 is in the first position X1. Thus, when the operator manually housesunused electrodes 10 in the housing path R1 of thehousing case 2 from theelectrode outlet port 20, a load on fingers of the operator can be reduced, and thereby, housing of theelectrodes 10 can be easily performed. - In addition, since the
lever member 3 is sandwiched between the projectingplate portions 21 a, even if another equipment or tool contacts theelectrode housing apparatus 1, this equipment or tool contacts the projectingplate portions 21 a before contacting thelever member 3. Accordingly, this configuration ensures prevention of a problem that another equipment or tool accidentally contacting thelever member 3 causes thelever member 3 to move to another side so thatunused electrodes 10 in the housing path R1 are ejected from theelectrode outlet port 20 by a spring force of thepressing unit 5. - Furthermore, since the
first coil spring 4 is surrounded by the projectingplate portions 21 a, occurrence of failures caused by attachment of foreign matter or the like to thefirst coil spring 4 can be reduced. - Moreover, when the
first rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b of the bracket 6 are matched with thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b of thehousing case 2 and thehousing case 2 is moved along thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b, thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b are fitted in thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b, and thehousing case 2 is attached to the attachment recessedportion 6 a of the bracket 6. Thus, the process of attachment of thehousing case 2 to the bracket 6 is easily performed, and thehousing case 2 can be accurately positioned relative to the bracket 6. - In the embodiment of the present invention, the
first guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b are formed on thehousing case 2 and thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b to be respectively fitted in thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b are formed on the bracket 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b may be formed on the bracket 6, and thefirst rib 64 a and thesecond rib 64 b to be respectively fitted in thefirst guide groove 24 a and thesecond guide groove 24 b may be formed on thehousing case 2. - The present invention is suitable for, for example, a spot welding electrode housing apparatus for housing electrodes for spot welding to be used in automobile manufacturing lines in a state where the electrodes can be mounted to a shank of a welding gun.
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