Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
  • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
  • B22D33/00—Equipment for handling moulds
  • B22D33/02—Turning or transposing moulds
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
  • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
  • B22C11/00—Moulding machines characterised by the relative arrangement of the parts of same
  • B22C11/10—Moulding machines characterised by the relative arrangement of the parts of same with one or more flasks forming part of the machine, from which only the sand moulds made by compacting are removed
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
  • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
  • B22D30/00—Cooling castings, not restricted to casting processes covered by a single main group

Definitions

• This invention relates to an apparatus for transferring an article. Particularly, it further relates to an apparatus for turning over and transferring an article from a plurality of first containers disposed on a first conveying means to a plurality of second containers disposed on a second conveying means, wherein the plurality of first containers are horizontally arranged in a line and intermittently conveyed along the first conveying means with a pitch corresponding to the length of the first container, and each of the first containers has a deep box-like shape and houses an article having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, wherein the plurality of second containers are horizontally arranged in a line and intermittently conveyed along the second conveying means with a pitch corresponding to the length of the second container, and each of the second containers has a shallow box-like shape and can house the article, and wherein the second conveying means is placed apart from the first conveying means at a predetermined distance and parallel to the first conveying means.
• Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication
• this invention is to overcome this problem. Namely, this invention is intended to transfer a work without it protruding over the edges of the container used for the next process, even if a container with little space for the work is used for the next process.
• the apparatus for transferring an article of this invention has the following constitution: an apparatus for turning over and transferring an article from a plurality of first containers disposed on a first conveying means to a plurality of second containers disposed on a second conveying means, wherein the plurality of first containers are horizontally arranged in a line and intermittently conveyed along the first conveying means with a pitch corresponding to the length of the first container, and each of the first containers has a deep box-like shape and houses an article having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, wherein the plurality of second containers are horizontally arranged in a line and intermittently conveyed along the second conveying means with a pitch corresponding to the length of the second container, and each of the second containers has a shallow box-like shape and can house the article, and wherein the second conveying means is placed apart from the first conveying means at a predetermined distance and parallel to the first conveying means, the apparatus comprising: a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft disposed between the first and the second
• the first container housing an article having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and disposed on the first conveying means, is fixed to the first ⁇
• the second container disposed on the second conveying means, is fixed to the second rotating member by clamping the second container by means of the second clamping means.
• the article disposed on the first container is sandwiched between the first container and the second container by rotating the second rotating member from the second position to the first position, by driving the second driving means.
• the first and the second rotating member are rotated from the first position to the second position by driving the first and the second driving means in the clockwise direction.
• the first container After moving the second container to the second position, the first container is returned to the first position by driving the first driving means in the counterclockwise direction.
• first and the second clamping means are released from the first and the second container, respectively.
• the article disposed in the first container can be transferred to the second container.
• This invention has significant advantages. That is, an article having a rectangular parallelepiped shape can be turned over and transferred from the first container disposed on the first conveying means to the second container disposed on the second conveying means.
• FIG. 1 shows a plane view of an embodiment of an apparatus for transferring an article of this invention.
• Fig. 2 shows a partially sectional view of the right side of Fig. 1.
• FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of Fig. 2 along the line A-A.
• FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of Fig. 2 along the line B-B.
• Fig. 5 shows a sectional view of Fig. 2 along the line C-C.
• Fig. 6 shows a sectional view of Fig. 3 along the line D-D.
• Fig. 7 shows an enlarged view of the main part of the apparatus for transferring an article.
• Fig. 8 shows a schematic view of the main part of the apparatus for transferring an article, to explain its operation.
• Fig. 9 shows another schematic view of the main part of the apparatus for transferring an article, to explain its operation.
• the line for cooling molds is comprised of: a first conveying means 2 for intermittently conveying a plurality of first containers 1, 1 with a pitch corresponding to the length of the first container 1, wherein the plurality of first containers 1, 1 are horizontally arranged in a line, and wherein each of the first containers 1, 1 has a deep box-like shape and houses a pair of the upper and the lower fiaskless mold ("the upper and the lower mold") in which molten metal has already been poured, as an article having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a second conveying means 4 for intermittently conveying a plurality of second containers 3, 3 with a pitch corresponding to the length of the second container 3, wherein the second conveying means 4 is placed apart from the first conveying means 2 at a predetermined distance and parallel to the first conveying means 2, and wherein
• the first conveying means 2 comprises: rails 7 disposed on a base 6 with an interval 20 having a predetermined length and placed at a position opposite the apparatus 5 for transferring an upper and a lower mold, wherein in the interval 20, no rail is placed, and a plurality of carriers 8, 8 disposed on the rails 7, wherein the plurality of carriers 8, 8 can freely move on the rails 7. (See Figs. 2 and 4.)
• the second conveying means 4 comprises a flanged roller conveyor 26 disposed on the base 6 with an interval 25 having a predetermined length and placed at a position opposite the apparatus 5 for transferring an upper and a lower mold, wherein in the interval 25 the rollers of the conveyor 26 are not placed. (See Figs. 2 and 5.) [0011]
• the apparatus 5 for transferring an upper and a lower mold comprises: a first rotating shaft 9 and a second rotating shaft 10 disposed between the first and the second conveying means 2, 4, extending along the directions of the first and the second conveying means 2, 4, wherein the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10 can independently rotate clockwise and counterclockwise in a vertical plane, and the centers of the rotation of the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10 coincide with each other, a first driving motor 11 having a speed reducer to rotate the first rotating shaft 9 in the clockwise and the counterclockwise direction as a first driving means, a second driving motor 12 having a speed reducer to rotate the second rotating shaft 10 in the clockwise and the counterclockwise direction as a second driving means, a first rotating member 13 perpendicularly extending from and fixed to the first rotating shaft 9, wherein the first rotating member 13 can rotate between the first position above the first conveying means 2 and the second position above the second conveying means 4, and a second rotating member 14 perpendicularly extending from
• both the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10 are rotatably fixed to the base 6 via a plurality of bearings 15, 15.
• both the first and the second driving motor 11, 12, each having a speed reducer, are installed on the base 6. Their output shafts are connected to the respective ends of the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10, via shaft coupling 16, 17.
• the first rotating member 13 has a reversed L-shape configuration and includes rails 18, on which the carriers 8 can be moved. As shown in Fig. 4, the rails 18 can be inserted in and removed from the interval 20 of the rails 7.
• the first rotating member 13 is supported by stoppers 19, 19 for positioning it, which stoppers 19, 19 are disposed on the base 6. Further, the first rotating member 13 includes a plurality of first clamping means 21, 21 to clamp the first container 1 and the carrier 8 to the first rotating member 13.
• a plurality of detecting switches 23, 23 are disposed at the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10 by means of circular panels 22, which switches 23, 23 are radially arranged on the circular panels 22 so that the first and the second rotating shaft 9, 10 correspond to their center.
• the second rotating member 14 has an L-shaped configuration and includes a plurality of flanged rollers, on which the second container o
• the second rotating member 14 is supported by stoppers 27, 27 for positioning it, which stoppers 27, 27 are disposed on the base 6. Further, the second rotating member 14 includes a plurality of second clamping means 28, 28 to clamp the second container 3 to the second rotating member 14. [0015] As shown in Fig.
• an adjuster 29 for adjusting the distance between the first and the second rotating member 13, 14 is disposed at the proximal portion of the first and the second rotating member 13, 14.
• the adjuster 29 is comprised of a pair of protrusions 30, 31 disposed at the first and the second rotating member 13, 14, respectively, and of an adjusting bolt 32 screwed by the protrusion 31. By having the head of the adjusting bolt 32 contact the protrusion 30, the distance between the first and the second rotating member 13, 14 can be controlled.
• the first container 1, which is disposed on the first conveying means 2 and houses an upper and a lower mold, and the carrier 8, are clamped to and fixed to the first rotating member 13 by the first clamping means 21, 21.
• the second container 3, which is disposed on the second conveying means 4 is clamped to and fixed to the second rotating member 14 by the second clamping means 28, 28.
• the second rotating member 14 is rotated to the first position above the first conveying means 2 by rotating the second driving motor 12, having a speed reducer, in the counterclockwise direction, and then the upper and the lower mold disposed on the first container 1 are sandwiched between the first container 1 and the second container 3.
• the first and the second rotating member 13, 14 are rotated clockwise to the second position, above the second conveying means 4, by rotating the first and the second driving motor 11, 12, each having a speed reducer, in the clockwise direction.
• the first rotating member 13 is rotated to the first position above the first conveying means 2 by rotating the first driving motor 11 , having a speed reducer, in the counterclockwise direction. Accordingly, the first container 1 returns to the original position.
• the upper and the lower mold disposed on the first container 1 can be transferred onto the second container 3.
• the second rotating member 14 can be rotated in the counterclockwise direction to the position shown by Fig. 9(b) and thereby can await the next operation. Further, after the second rotating member 14 rotates in the clockwise direction to the position shown in Fig. 9(e), if the second clamping means 28, 28 are released, the second conveying means 4 can convey the second container 3, while the first rotating member 13 is rotating in the counterclockwise direction.

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