WO2010110037A1 - 金属リングの自動熱処理方法 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to a method for automatically and mass-treating a metal ring in an endless metal belt used in a continuously variable transmission (CVT) or the like.
- CVT continuously variable transmission
- a continuously variable transmission used as a transmission for an automobile or the like is provided with an endless belt-like metal belt that is wound around a pair of pulleys.
- This endless belt-like metal belt uses a pair of laminated metal rings obtained by laminating a plurality of endless belt-like metal rings having different circumferential lengths in the thickness direction, and by engaging these pair of laminated metal rings from the width direction, This is a configuration in which a large number of plate-like elements are arranged in an annular shape in the thickness direction.
- the above metal ring is manufactured as follows. First, both ends of a thin plate of a steel material such as maraging steel or stainless steel are welded so as to be cylindrical. At this time, since a part of the steel material is hardened by the heat of welding, the cylindrical steel material is solutionized and homogenized. Next, this solution-formed cylindrical steel material is cut into a predetermined width to form an endless belt-like ring, and then rolled to a predetermined thickness. Since the metal structure is deformed by the rolling, the rolled ring is again formed into a solution to recrystallize the metal structure. After that, the solution ring is corrected to a predetermined peripheral length, and metal rings with different peripheral lengths are manufactured little by little, and further, aging treatment and nitriding treatment are performed to improve hardness and wear resistance. .
- a steel material such as maraging steel or stainless steel
- a gas nitriding method As the above nitriding treatment, there are known a gas nitriding method, a gas soft nitriding method, a salt bath nitriding method and the like for holding a metal ring in a predetermined atmosphere for a predetermined time.
- this gas nitriding method or gas soft nitriding method it is preferable that the entire metal ring is exposed to the atmosphere, whereby the metal ring is uniformly nitrided.
- a jig capable of nitriding them at once while holding a large number of metal rings is used.
- a metal ring nitriding jig for suspending a metal ring in a vertical direction from the inner peripheral surface side to a pair of upper and lower suspension means has been reported (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- the metal ring is unstable in the heating furnace, and the filling rate of the metal ring in the heating furnace is low.
- the weight of the hitting jig was large and the thermal efficiency during heat treatment was poor.
- the load is concentrated on the metal ring that is in contact with the upper suspension means, and deformation of the metal ring occurs when nitriding is performed.
- a frame that can be inserted in the radial direction of the metal ring is provided, and the metal ring is pressed from the outer peripheral surface side and held in an elliptical shape by a plurality of holding members provided in the frame.
- a nitriding jig for a metal ring has been reported (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- Patent Document 2 A nitriding jig for a metal ring has been reported (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- the metal ring is held in an elliptical shape in the vertical direction, problems such as deformation of the metal ring due to nitriding have not been solved.
- the above-described deformation and the like may be corrected together with the correction of the peripheral length in the peripheral length correction process.
- the deformation or the like is large, in order to correct this deformation together with the correction of the peripheral length. There is a problem that it takes too much time.
- a metal ring transport rack has been reported in which a metal ring is sandwiched from an outer peripheral surface side into a V-shaped recess formed by an inclined surface of an adjacent ring seat when a ring is inserted (for example, Patent Documents). 3).
- JP 2002-161314 A Japanese Patent No. 4219186 JP 2008-240085 A
- an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic heat treatment method for a metal ring that enables heat treatment of the metal ring automatically and in large quantities.
- the metal ring automatic heat treatment method includes a plurality of shelves provided with openings having a total length of sides longer than the outer periphery of the metal ring having elasticity, and provided in parallel and at regular intervals in the vertical direction. From the metal ring pushing process of pushing the metal ring between the members and the arrangement state of the metal ring, all of the metal ring is deformed into a substantially polygon that can pass through the opening, and is pressed and held from the inside. An opening of the heat treatment jig, wherein the metal ring is drawn out from the opening, and a heat treatment jig having an opening similar to the opening and capable of stacking the metal rings in the vertical direction in parallel and at the intervals.
- the method of pushing in the metal ring of the present invention includes an opening having a longer total length of sides than the outer periphery of the metal ring, and is provided between a plurality of shelf members provided in parallel and at regular intervals in the vertical direction.
- a method of pushing in the metal ring characterized in that the rear end of the metal ring in the pushing direction is prevented from floating when the tip in the pushing direction of the metal ring passes over the opening.
- the metal ring pushing device of the present invention includes an alignment stocker, a ring delivery table, and a ring alignment mechanism, and the alignment stocker includes a plurality of shelf members supported in parallel and at regular intervals.
- the shelf member includes an opening having a total length of sides that is longer than the outer periphery of the metal ring, and a moving unit that moves in the vertical direction so as to be flush with the ring delivery table.
- a work pusher that is pressed to push in the metal ring is provided, and a work drop prevention member that abuts against the upper surface of the end of the metal ring that the work pusher pushes in is provided.
- the present invention it is possible to automatically push a large amount of metal rings into the alignment stocker, thereby realizing an automatic and large amount of heat treatment of the metal rings.
- the area of the shape formed by each of the circles is larger than the polygon, the shelf member of the alignment stocker, An opening corresponding to the shape deformed and clamped by the alignment ring transfer robot hand is provided to realize loading and unloading from above.
- the method for pulling out the metal ring of the present invention includes an opening having a longer total length of sides than the outer periphery of the metal ring, and between the plurality of shelf members provided in parallel and at a constant interval in the vertical direction.
- the metal ring drawing device of the present invention includes an alignment stocker, a ring delivery table, and a ring drawing mechanism, and the alignment stocker has a plurality of shelf members supported in parallel and at regular intervals.
- the shelf member includes an opening having a total length of sides longer than the outer periphery of the metal ring, and a moving means for moving the plate in the vertical direction so as to be flush with the ring delivery table.
- a work hook for pulling out the metal ring is provided, and a work drop prevention member that abuts on the upper surface of the end of the metal ring that the work hook pulls out is provided.
- the present invention it is possible to automatically draw a large amount of metal rings from the alignment stocker, thereby realizing an automatic and large amount of heat treatment of the metal rings.
- the area of the shape formed by each of the circles is larger than the polygon, the shelf member of the alignment stocker, An opening corresponding to the shape deformed and clamped by the alignment ring transfer robot hand is provided to realize loading and unloading from above.
- the metal ring automatic heat treatment method of the present invention it is possible to perform heat treatment of metal rings automatically and in large quantities.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic heat treatment method for a metal ring according to the present invention.
- the metal ring automatic heat treatment method of the present invention first, as shown in FIG. 1, the metal ring 1 is transported to the ring delivery table 3 by the metal ring transport conveyor 2.
- the metal ring 1 conveyed to the ring delivery table 3 is loaded on the alignment stocker 5 by the ring alignment mechanism 4.
- the metal rings 1 aligned and loaded on the alignment stocker 5 are transferred and attached to the heat treatment jig 7 by the alignment ring transfer robot hand 6 in this arrangement state.
- the heat treatment jig 7 loaded with the metal ring 1 is stacked on the jig loading pallet 9 by the jig transfer robot 8.
- This jig loading pallet 9 is conveyed into a heat treatment furnace by a pallet conveyer 10 and a predetermined heat treatment is performed on a large number of loaded metal rings 1.
- the metal rings 1 that have been subjected to the heat treatment are traced back to the previous steps to form one metal ring 1 at a time. That is, the jig loading pallet 9 after the heat treatment is transported from the heat treatment furnace by the pallet transport conveyor 11. The heat treatment jig 7 stacked on the jig loading pallet 9 is lowered from the jig loading pallet 9 by the jig transfer robot 12. The metal rings 1 aligned and stacked on the heat treatment jig 7 are removed from the heat treatment jig 7 by the alignment ring transfer robot hand 13 in this arrangement state and transferred to the alignment stocker 14.
- the transferred metal ring 1 is pushed out from the alignment stocker 14 by the extrusion cylinder 15 and then drawn out from the alignment stocker 14 onto the ring delivery table 17 by the ring drawing mechanism 16.
- the drawn metal ring 1 is transported by the metal ring transport conveyor 18. In this way, a large amount of the metal ring 1 is automatically jigged and heat treated.
- each of these steps will be described in detail.
- the metal ring 1 conveyed to the ring delivery table 3 by the metal ring conveyance conveyor 2 is loaded on the alignment stocker 5 by the ring alignment mechanism 4.
- the metal ring 1 in the present invention is for welding both ends of a thin plate of a steel material such as maraging steel and stainless steel so as to be cylindrical, and for homogenizing a portion hardened by heat of welding.
- the metal ring is cut to a predetermined width to form an endless belt-like metal ring.
- solution treatment is performed to recrystallize the metal structure. The circumference is corrected.
- the metal ring 1 has a substantially annular shape when no external force is applied.
- the alignment stocker 5 is a structure in which a large number of metal rings can be stacked in a vertical direction, and two identical configurations can be rotatably arranged in parallel.
- One configuration is shown in FIGS.
- the plurality of shelf members 101 are supported between the upper plate member 102 and the lower plate member 103 by the plurality of support members 104 to 109 in parallel with the upper plate member 107 and the lower plate member 108 at regular intervals.
- the interval between the plurality of shelf members 101 is substantially equal to the interval between a plurality of metal rings loaded on a heat treatment jig to be described later, and the alignment stocker 5 is configured to move up and down by this interval.
- the shelf members 101 can be controlled to be at the same height as the ring delivery table 3, whereby the metal rings 1 can be loaded between all the shelf members 101.
- 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of an alignment stocker according to the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a top view thereof.
- the support members 104 and 109 are separated from the diameter of the metal ring, and the support members 105 to 108 are configured to contact the outer peripheral portion of the metal ring when the metal ring is loaded. Accordingly, when the metal ring is pushed in from the front in FIG. 2 or the lower side in FIG. 3, the metal ring passes between the support members 104 and 109 and is inserted until the outer peripheral portion of the metal ring contacts the support members 105 to 108. .
- the upper plate member 102 and the shelf member 101 are provided with hexagonal openings 110 having a total side length longer than the outer periphery of the metal ring.
- This opening 110 is used when transferring a metal ring to a heat treatment jig to be described later, and there is no problem when the metal ring is completely inserted, but as shown in FIG.
- the metal ring is pushed in from the bottom of the drawing and inserted with a dotted line, a one-dot chain line, and a two-dot chain line, the end of the metal ring is opened in the region from the position indicated by the dotted line to the position indicated by the one-dot chain line. There is a problem that it enters into the section 110 at an angle.
- the work drop prevention member 113 is configured to be pushed out to the alignment stocker 5 side by the cylinder 111 together with the work pusher 112, and the end of the metal ring 1 with which the work pusher 112 abuts. It arrange
- the end of the metal ring 1 tries to enter the opening 110 and is opposite to the end on the opening 110 side. , That is, the end in contact with the work pusher 112 starts to float.
- the workpiece drop prevention member 113 is provided on the upper surface of the end portion that has started to float, the metal ring 1 end portion is prevented from being lifted, and the metal ring is maintained in a state parallel to the shelf member 101. 1 is pushed between the shelf members 101.
- the workpiece drop prevention member 113 comes into contact with the shelf member 101 as shown in FIGS. Since the member 113 is provided on the cylinder 111 via the spring 114, the movement of the workpiece drop prevention member 113 stops after contacting the shelf member 101, and the outer periphery of the metal ring 1 is supported only by the workpiece pusher 112. It is pushed in until it comes into contact with the members 105 to 108.
- the alignment stocker 5 moves upward or downward by the interval between the adjacent shelf members 101 so that the shelf member 101 into which the metal ring 1 is not pushed is flush with the ring delivery table 3 in the vertical direction.
- a moving means for moving the metal ring 1 is pushed into the empty shelf member 101, and a large amount of the metal ring 1 is loaded on the alignment stocker 5 by repeating this operation. Align in the direction.
- by rotating the alignment stocker 5 in which the metal rings are stacked and aligned between all the shelf members 101 as described above a large amount of the metal rings 1 are stacked and loaded in the same alignment stocker in parallel. Align.
- the alignment ring transfer robot hand 6 is provided with finger members 202 that are expanded in three directions by a drive mechanism provided in the base portion 201.
- the finger member 202 is provided with two protrusions 203.
- FIG. 8 is a front view showing an embodiment of the alignment ring transfer robot hand according to the present invention
- FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.
- the alignment ring transfer robot hand 6 of the present invention having such a configuration is arranged in the radial direction of a large number of substantially circular metal rings 1 aligned vertically in the alignment stocker 5.
- the finger member 202 can be vertically inserted from above through the hexagonal opening 110 in the upper plate member 102 and the shelf member 101 in the center.
- the protrusions 203 extend outward from the inner peripheral surface of a large amount of the metal ring 1.
- the metal ring 1 is pushed and spread to be deformed and clamped in a hexagonal shape.
- the total length of the sides of the opening 110 is configured to be longer than the outer periphery of the metal ring 1 deformed and clamped in the hexagonal shape.
- the lid 301 is provided with an opening 304 having a longer total side length than the outer periphery of the deformed and clamped metal ring 1.
- the metal ring holding member 303 is provided with projections 305 at regular intervals only on the surface facing the metal ring 1.
- the protrusion 305 has an inclined surface.
- FIG. 12 is a top view showing an embodiment of a heat treatment jig for metal rings in the present invention
- FIG. 13 is a front view thereof.
- the metal ring holding member 303 is preferably a plate-like member extending in the back direction from the surface on which the protruding portion 305 is provided.
- a conventional heat treatment jig that is, a cylindrical portion, a protruding portion that is concentric with the cylindrical portion, protrudes from the cylindrical portion, and the protruding portion from the cylindrical portion that sandwiches the protruding portion up and down.
- the heat capacity can be remarkably reduced as compared with a jig provided with a metal ring holding member having a concentric tapered portion of the cylindrical portion formed by expanding toward The diameter of the metal ring due to heat treatment can be reduced.
- weight reduction a weight reduction of about 20% is realized.
- the metal ring holding member 303 is preferably a hollow member.
- the weight can be further reduced, and at the time of heat treatment, by introducing an already heated atmosphere into the hollow portion, heat followability at the time of heat treatment can be further improved. Can be improved.
- weight reduction a weight reduction of about 40% and a weight reduction of about 14% per jig are realized.
- the metal ring heat treatment jig 7 described above it is preferable that two or more sets of metal ring holding members 303 for horizontally arranging a large number of metal rings are provided per jig.
- the jig weight per number of metal rings can be reduced, and the thermal efficiency at the time of heat processing can be improved.
- the jig weight and volume per number of metal rings could be reduced by about 9% and about 10% compared to a heat treatment jig provided with one set of metal ring holding members per jig. .
- each metal ring 1 placed on each metal ring holding member 303 is placed at the closest position.
- a metal ring holding member 303 having protrusions on both sides of the member so as to face the ring 1 may be provided to hold both sets of metal rings 1 simultaneously. According to such a configuration, the number of metal ring holding members 303 used for the heat treatment jig 7 can be reduced, and the weight of the heat treatment jig 7 can be reduced.
- the finger member in which a large amount of the metal ring 1 is clamped as described above is inserted into the opening 304 from above, Positioning is performed so that the outer periphery of the metal ring 1 to be placed and the recesses of the metal ring holding members 303 to be placed have the same height.
- the finger member is reduced, the shape of the metal ring 1 deformed and clamped in a hexagonal shape is restored to a substantially circular shape by an elastic force, and the outer peripheral edge of the metal ring 1 is made of metal as shown in FIG. It is clamped by the recess of the ring holding member 303, and all of the large number of metal rings 1 are held horizontally at once.
- Heat treatment step of metal ring In this step, heat treatment jig 7 loaded with a large amount of metal ring 1 is stacked on jig loading pallet 9 by jig transfer robot 8, and this jig loading pallet is moved by pallet conveyor 10. After transporting 9 into the heat treatment furnace, a predetermined heat treatment is performed on the large number of loaded metal rings 1.
- the jig loading pallet 9 is configured to stack a total of 20 heat treatment jigs 7 in 5 columns, 2 rows and 2 tiers. The ring filling rate is high, and heat treatment can be performed efficiently at low cost.
- the heat treatment jig 7 on which the metal ring 1 is placed is transported into the heat treatment furnace 306 shown in FIG. 16 by transport means (not shown).
- the metal ring holding member 303 in this embodiment is a hollow member having openings at both ends.
- the inside of the metal ring holding member 303, which is a hollow body, and the inside of the heat treatment furnace 306 are in communication with each other through each opening.
- the heat treatment furnace 306 is formed in a long shape along the conveying direction of the heat treatment jig 7, heaters 309 and 310 are installed inside the side walls 307 and 308, and a stirring blade 312 is provided on the ceiling wall 311.
- a convection fan 313 is installed.
- a nitriding gas such as ammonia is supplied into the heat treatment furnace 306 shown in FIG.
- This nitriding gas is heated by the heaters 309 and 310 to a predetermined temperature at which the metal ring 1 can be nitrided, for example, about 500 ° C.
- the heated nitriding gas rises toward the ceiling wall 311 of the heat treatment furnace 306.
- the rising nitriding gas is convected in the heat treatment furnace 306 by rotating the stirring blade 312 of the convection fan 313.
- the nitriding gas descends along the side walls 307 and 308 and then tries to rise again in the vicinity of the floor of the heat treatment furnace 306, and in the vicinity of the heat treatment jig 7.
- the inside of the metal ring holding member 303 is in communication with the inside of the heat treatment furnace 7 through the openings at both ends. Therefore, the nitriding gas is introduced from the opening below the metal ring holding member 303 as shown in FIG. That is, in this case, the opening below the metal ring holding member 303 is directed upstream in the flow direction of the nitriding gas, and functions as an inlet for the nitriding gas. After the nitriding gas passes through the inside of the metal ring holding member 303, it is discharged from the upper opening and directed toward the ceiling wall 311 of the heat treatment furnace 306.
- the metal ring holding member 303 is a plate-like member and the inside thereof is a hollow member communicating with the atmosphere
- the metal ring holding member 303 is placed inside the metal ring holding member 303 during nitriding treatment. While the heated nitriding gas is circulated, the nitriding gas heated to the same extent as the inside exists also outside the metal ring holding member 303. That is, the nitriding gas heated to the same extent exists both inside and outside the metal ring holding member 303. For this reason, the temperature balance is maintained inside and outside the metal ring holding member 303, and as a result, the temperature of the metal ring 1 becomes substantially uniform throughout.
- the temperature of the contact point between the metal ring holding member 303 and the metal ring 1 is substantially equal to the temperature of other portions of the metal ring 1. Then, the nitriding gas enters from the surface of the metal ring 1 and diffuses inside, thereby forming a nitride layer on the surface of the metal ring 1. That is, so-called nitriding proceeds.
- the metal ring 1 is cured by the nitride layer.
- the temperature of the metal ring 1 is substantially uniform throughout. Therefore, nitriding proceeds approximately equally throughout the entire metal ring 1. That is, in the heat treatment according to the present invention, the thermal followability during the heat treatment is good, and it is avoided that the nitriding progresses in variation, and the thickness of the nitrided layer, and hence the degree of hardening, is also avoided. The diameter change rate of the metal ring due to heat treatment is reduced.
- Metal ring drawing process In this process, after the heat treatment is completed, the jig loading pallet 9 heat-treated by the pallet conveyer 11 is conveyed from the heat treatment furnace, and the heat treatment jig 7 stacked by the jig transfer robot 12 is cured. Remove from the component loading pallet 9. Then, the alignment ring transfer robot hand 13 removes the metal ring 1 aligned and stacked on the heat treatment jig 7 from the heat treatment jig 7 in this arrangement state and transfers it to the alignment stocker 14. About these operation
- the metal ring 1 transferred to the alignment stocker 14 is pushed out of the alignment stocker 14 by the extrusion cylinder 15
- the metal ring 1 is pulled out from the alignment stocker 14 onto the ring delivery table 17 by the ring pull-out mechanism 16, and is next processed by the transport conveyor 18. It is conveyed to.
- the drawing process of the metal ring from the alignment stocker in the present invention will be described in more detail.
- the metal ring 1 transferred to the alignment stocker 14 is moved by the extrusion cylinder 15. Extrude from alignment stocker 14 Thereby, the edge part of the metal ring 1 can be extruded from between the adjacent shelf members 401 of the alignment stocker 14, and the metal ring 1 in the next process can be pulled out.
- the workpiece hook 404 is hooked on the inner peripheral surface of the metal ring 1 pushed out between the adjacent shelf members 401.
- the ring drawing mechanism 16 is disposed so as to cover the tip surface 402 that contacts the end of the metal ring 1 and the upper surface of the end of the metal ring 1 that contacts.
- the workpiece drop prevention member 403 is provided, and the cylinder 404 is slidable on the ring delivery table 17 toward the metal ring 1 pushed into the alignment stocker 14. Further, the work drop prevention member 403 is pushed up at the tip end only in the pulling-out direction of the metal ring 1 and passes above the end of the metal ring 1 in the pushed-up state.
- a claw-like work hook 405 configured to drop inside the ring 1 is provided. Furthermore, the length of the lower surface of the workpiece drop prevention member 403 is longer than the length of the workpiece hook 405, and even when the metal ring 1 is pushed up in the pulling direction, the tip of the workpiece hook 405 and the tip of the ring pulling mechanism The distance from the surface 402 is larger than the thickness of the metal ring 1.
- the tip of the ring pulling mechanism 16 is brought close to the end of the metal ring 1 by the cylinder 404, and the workpiece hook 405 is applied to the end of the metal ring 1.
- the workpiece hook 405 is pushed up above the end of the metal ring 1.
- the tip of the pushed workpiece hook 405 is moved. Enters the inside of the metal ring 1, then the tip of the work hook 405 falls and the work hook 405 is hooked inside the metal ring 1.
- the metal ring 1 is pulled out to the ring delivery table 14 by moving the ring pulling mechanism 16 in the pulling direction by the cylinder 404.
- the opening provided in the shelf member 401 of the ring alignment stocker 14 As the end of the metal ring 1 tries to enter, the end opposite to the end on the opening side, that is, the end in contact with the front end surface 402 of the ring pull-out mechanism 16 begins to rise.
- the work drop prevention member 403 is provided on the upper surface of the end portion that has started to float, the metal ring 1 end portion is prevented from being lifted, and the metal ring is maintained in a state parallel to the shelf member 401. 1 is pulled out from between the shelf members 401.
- the ring delivery table 14 is configured to incline in a direction orthogonal to the pull-out direction. Therefore, by tilting the ring delivery table 14, the workpiece hook 405 is detached from the inside of the metal ring 1, and the metal ring 1 slides down to the metal ring transport conveyor 18 and is transported to the next process by the conveyor 18.
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この工程においては、金属リング搬送コンベア2によりリング受渡台3に搬送されてくる金属リング1を、リング整列機構4によって整列ストッカー5に積載する。ここで、本発明における金属リング1は、マルエージング鋼、ステンレス鋼等の鋼材料の薄板の両端を円筒状になるように溶接し、溶接の熱により硬質化された部分を均質化するための溶体化を行った後、所定幅に裁断して無端帯状の金属リングとし、さらに、この金属リングを所定厚さに圧延した後、金属組織を再結晶させるための溶体化を行い、必要に応じて周長補正を行ったものである。なお、この金属リング1は外力が付加されていない状態では略円環形状である。
この工程においては、整列リング移載ロボットハンド6によって、整列ストッカー5に整列して積載された大量の金属リング1をこの配置状態のまま熱処理治具7に移載して取り付ける。本発明における整列リング移載ロボットハンド6は、図8及び9に示されたように、ベース部201に備えられた駆動機構により3方向にそれぞれが拡張するフィンガー部材202が備えられており、このフィンガー部材202には2カ所の突起部203が設けられている。なお、図8は本発明における整列リング移載ロボットハンドの一実施形態を示した正面図であり、図9はその下面図である。
この工程においては、治具移載ロボット8によって大量の金属リング1が積載された熱処理治具7を治具積載パレット9上に積み重ね、パレット搬送コンベア10によってこの治具積載パレット9を熱処理炉内へ搬送した後、積載された大量の金属リング1に対して所定の熱処理が実施される。ここで、本発明においては、上記の治具積載パレット9は、熱処理治具7を5列2行2段の計20個積み重ねることが好ましく、このような構成によれば、加熱炉内における金属リングの充填率が高く、低コストかつ効率よく熱処理することができる。
金属リング1を載置された熱処理治具7は、図示していない搬送手段により、図16に示される熱処理炉306の内部に搬送される。なお、本実施形態における金属リング保持部材303は、両端部に開口を備えた中空の部材を用いた。熱処理炉306内の熱処理治具7においては、中空体である金属リング保持部材303の内部と熱処理炉306の内部とが、各開口を介して連通状態となっている。また、熱処理炉306は、熱処理治具7の搬送方向に沿って長尺に形成され、側壁307及び308の内方にヒータ309及び310が設置されるとともに、天井壁311に攪拌翼312を備えた対流用ファン313が設置されている。
この工程においては、熱処理完了後、パレット搬送コンベア11によって熱処理された治具積載パレット9を熱処理炉から搬送し、治具移載ロボット12によって積み重ねられた熱処理治具7を治具積載パレット9から下ろす。そして、整列リング移載ロボットハンド13によって、熱処理治具7に整列して積載された金属リング1を、この配置状態のまま熱処理治具7から取り外し、整列ストッカー14に移載する。これらの動作については、上記の整列ストッカーから熱処理治具への移載及び熱処理の各工程を逆に辿るものであるため詳細な説明は省略する。
4…リング整列機構、5…整列ストッカー、
6…整列リング移載ロボットハンド、7…熱処理治具、
8…治具移載ロボット、9…治具積載パレット
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- 弾性力を有する金属リングの外周よりも辺の総和が長い開口部を備えると共に、平行かつ一定間隔で垂直方向に設けられた、複数の棚部材の間に、当該金属リングを押し込む金属リング押込み工程と、
上記金属リングの配置状態から、上記金属リングの全てを、上記開口部を通過し得る略多角形に変形させて内側から押圧把持し、上記開口部から引き抜く金属リング引抜き工程と、
上記開口部と同様の開口部を備えると共に、平行かつ上記間隔で垂直方向に上記金属リングを積載し得る熱処理治具において、当該熱処理治具の開口部から、上記配置状態で内側から把持された上記金属リングの全てを、挿入した後、上記配置状態における内側からの把持を解除して、積載する金属リング積載工程と、
上記熱処理治具と共に上記金属リングを熱処理する熱処理工程と、
上記棚部材間から上記金属リングを引き出す金属リング引出工程と、を有し、
上記金属リングの押込方向先端、または引出方向後端が上記開口部上を通過する際に、上記金属リングの押込方向後端、または引出方向先端が浮き上がることを防ぐことを特徴とする金属リングの自動熱処理方法。 - 前記開口は、六角形であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の金属リングの自動熱処理方法。
- 前記棚部材は、上記間隔分上下方向に移動可能であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の金属リングの自動熱処理方法。
- 金属リングの外周よりも辺の総和が長い開口部を備えると共に、平行かつ一定間隔で垂直方向に設けられた、複数の棚部材の間に、当該金属リングを押し込む方法であって、
上記金属リングの押込方向先端が上記開口部上を通過する際に、上記金属リングの押込方向後端が浮き上がることを防ぐことを特徴とする金属リングの押し込み方法。 - 整列ストッカーと、リング受渡台と、リング整列機構とを備え、
上記整列ストッカーは、複数の棚部材が平行にかつ一定間隔で支持されており、
上記棚部材は、金属リングの外周より辺の総和が長い開口部と、上記リング受渡台と同一平面となるように上下方向に移動させる移動手段とを備え、
上記リング整列機構は、上記金属リングを押し込むために押圧するワークプッシャーを備えると共に、当該ワークプッシャーが押し込む金属リングにおける端部上面に当接するワーク落下防止部材を設けていることを特徴とする金属リングの押込装置。 - 金属リングの外周よりも辺の長さの総和が長い開口部を備えると共に、平行かつ一定間隔で垂直方向に設けられた、複数の棚部材の間から、当該金属リングを引き出す方法であって、
上記金属リングの引出方向後端が上記開口部上を通過する際に、上記金属リングの引出方向先端が浮き上がることを防ぐことを特徴とする金属リングの引き出し方法。 - 整列ストッカーと、リング受渡台と、リング引出機構とを備え、
上記整列ストッカーは、複数の棚部材が平行にかつ一定間隔で支持されており、
上記棚部材は、金属リングの外周よりも辺の長さの総和が長い開口部と、上記リング受渡台と同一平面となるように上下方向に移動させる移動手段とを備え、
上記リング引出機構は、上記金属リングを引き出すために引っ掛けるワーク引掛けを備えると共に、当該ワーク引掛けが引き出す金属リングにおける端部上面に当接するワーク落下防止部材を設けていることを特徴とする金属リングの引出装置。 - 前記ワーク引掛けは、前記金属リングの引出方向にのみ押し上げられ、押し上げられた状態で上記金属リング端部上方を通過し、上記端部が通過した後に、上記金属リングの内側に落下する構成であることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の金属リングの引出装置。
- 前記ワーク落下防止部材は、下面の長さが前記ワーク引掛けの長さよりも長く、前記金属リングの引出方向に押し上げられた状態においても、上記ワーク引掛けの先端と前記引出シリンダの先端面との間が、前記金属リングの厚さよりも大きく離間していることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の金属リングの引出装置。
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