WO2012011583A1 - Dispositif d'alignement, procédé d'alignement et procédé de production de filtres en nid d'abeille - Google Patents

Dispositif d'alignement, procédé d'alignement et procédé de production de filtres en nid d'abeille Download PDF

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WO2012011583A1
WO2012011583A1 PCT/JP2011/066751 JP2011066751W WO2012011583A1 WO 2012011583 A1 WO2012011583 A1 WO 2012011583A1 JP 2011066751 W JP2011066751 W JP 2011066751W WO 2012011583 A1 WO2012011583 A1 WO 2012011583A1
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康輔 魚江
正春 森
エイ キョウ
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B11/00—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles
    • B28B11/003—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles the shaping of preshaped articles, e.g. by bending
    • B28B11/006—Making hollow articles or partly closed articles
    • B28B11/007—Using a mask for plugging
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/022—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous
    • F01N3/0222—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous the structure being monolithic, e.g. honeycombs

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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to an alignment apparatus, an alignment method, and a honeycomb filter manufacturing method.
  • honeycomb filters are widely known for DPF (Diesel particulate filter) and the like.
  • This honeycomb filter has a structure in which one end side of some through holes of a honeycomb structure having a large number of through holes is sealed with a sealing material, and the other end side of the remaining through holes is sealed with a sealing material.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a method for manufacturing such a honeycomb filter.
  • a honeycomb structure is formed by pressing a sealing material against a through-hole by a piston 8 through a mask having a through-hole at a place to be sealed against one end face of the honeycomb structure 1 disposed in a cylinder 7.
  • the sealing material is supplied to the end of the desired through-hole of the body.
  • the step of aligning the through hole of the honeycomb structure and the through hole of the mask and the step of supplying the sealing material to the through hole of the honeycomb structure through the aligned mask are performed at different locations. And each process can be performed with a dedicated apparatus.
  • the mask and the through-holes are transferred while the mask is transported to a place other than the place where the positioning is performed, such as the place where the sealing device is provided.
  • a fixing jig for firmly fixing the mask and the honeycomb structure so as not to shift the relative position is required.
  • One embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is capable of transporting a honeycomb structure and a mask in a state in which the positions are aligned after alignment, and can perform alignment efficiently.
  • An object is to provide an apparatus, an alignment method, and a method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter using the same.
  • An alignment apparatus includes a pedestal and a pedestal, and a movable member can be moved relative to the pedestal in a direction parallel to a predetermined plane and rotated about an axis perpendicular to the plane.
  • a movable moving mechanism a fixing jig that is detachably fixed to the moving member and fixes the columnar honeycomb structure, and is fixed to the pedestal, and the mask is detachably fixed at a position facing the end face of the honeycomb structure.
  • a fixing jig side mask fixing member that is fixed to the fixing jig and can fix the mask.
  • the fixing jig that fixes the honeycomb structure is fixed to the moving member, the mask is fixed to the pedestal side mask fixing member, and the moving mechanism is driven.
  • the through holes of the honeycomb structure can be easily aligned.
  • the mask is fixed to the fixing jig by the jig side mask fixing member, the fixing jig is released from the moving member, and the mask is released from the base side mask fixing member, In a state where the positional relationship between the honeycomb structure and the mask is fixed, these can be transferred together with the fixing jig to another place.
  • the moving member has a convex portion
  • the fixing jig has a concave portion
  • the convex portion and the concave portion can be fitted.
  • the moving member and the fixing jig can be easily detachably fixed. Furthermore, powder or the like often falls on the moving member, but since the moving member has a convex portion, cleaning of the moving member is easy.
  • the fixing jig side mask fixing member can adsorb the outer peripheral portion of the surface of the mask facing the honeycomb structure.
  • the fixing jig can sandwich the side surface of the honeycomb structure.
  • the pedestal-side mask fixing member has a notch extending from the end portion to a portion facing the end face of the honeycomb structure, and a plate having a recess that can be fitted to the mask at a position facing the end face of the honeycomb structure. And can.
  • the mask may have a notch
  • the concave portion of the plate may have an abutting portion that abuts the notch.
  • a method for aligning a honeycomb structure and a mask includes a step of fixing a fixing jig that fixes the honeycomb structure to a moving member fixed to a pedestal, and a mask that includes the honeycomb structure.
  • the step of aligning the through hole of the mask and the through hole of the honeycomb structure by rotating around the vertical axis, and the fixing jig side mask fixing in which the aligned mask is fixed to the fixing jig A step of fixing to the member, and a step of releasing the fixing jig from the moving member and releasing the mask from the pedestal side mask fixing member.
  • a method for manufacturing a honeycomb filter according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the above-described alignment method and an open fixing jig transported to a place away from a pedestal and passed through a mask to a through hole of the honeycomb structure. Supplying a filler.
  • an alignment apparatus an alignment method, and a honeycomb that can transport a honeycomb structure and a mask in an aligned state after alignment and can perform alignment efficiently
  • a method for manufacturing a filter is provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an alignment apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a honeycomb structure is fixed to the alignment apparatus of FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the fixing jig 100.
  • FIG. 7 is a top view of the fixing jig 100.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the fixing jig 100 and the moving mechanism 310 of FIG.
  • FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a sealing device and a sealing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view in the vicinity of a fixing jig 100 and a moving mechanism 310 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 (a) is a top view showing an example of a sealing mask according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 (b) shows a honeycomb structure of the sealing mask of FIG. 11 (a). It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state aligned with the end surface of the body.
  • FIG. 12 is a top view showing an example of an alignment apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the alignment apparatus 400 mainly includes a fixing jig 100 and a gantry 300 that detachably fixes the fixing jig 100.
  • the pedestal unit 300 mainly includes a pedestal 302, a moving mechanism 310 fixed to the pedestal 302, and a pedestal side mask fixing plate (pedestal side mask fixing member) 304 fixed to the pedestal 302.
  • the fixing jig 100 fixes the honeycomb structure 70 as shown in FIG. 2, and the pedestal-side mask fixing plate 304 fixes the mask 170 as shown in FIG.
  • the through-holes of the mask 170 and the honeycomb structure 70 are aligned by moving the fixing jig 100 by the moving mechanism 310.
  • honeycomb structure 70 and the mask 170 will be described.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 is a cylindrical body having a plurality of through holes 70a extending in parallel to each other.
  • the length of the honeycomb structure 70 in the direction in which the through holes 70a extend is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 40 to 350 mm. Further, the outer diameter of the honeycomb structure 70 is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 100 to 320 mm.
  • the size of the cross section of the through hole 70a can be set to 0.8 to 2.5 mm on a side in the case of a square, for example.
  • the partition wall thickness, which is the distance between the through holes 70a, can be 0.05 to 0.5 mm.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 can be green (unfired body) that becomes porous ceramics by firing later.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 can be a molded body containing a ceramic raw material or a molded body of ceramic particles.
  • the ceramic is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include alumina, silica, mullite, cordierite, glass, oxides such as aluminum titanate, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and metal.
  • the aluminum titanate can further contain magnesium and / or silicon.
  • Such a honeycomb structure 70 includes an inorganic compound source powder that is a ceramic raw material, an organic binder such as methylcellulose, and an additive that is added as necessary.
  • the inorganic compound source powder includes an aluminum source powder such as ⁇ -alumina powder, and a titanium source powder such as anatase-type or rutile-type titania powder.
  • an aluminum source powder such as ⁇ -alumina powder
  • a titanium source powder such as anatase-type or rutile-type titania powder.
  • Magnesium source powder such as magnesia powder and magnesia spinel powder and / or silicon source powder such as silicon oxide powder and glass frit can be included.
  • organic binder examples include celluloses such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyalkylmethylcellulose, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose; alcohols such as polyvinyl alcohol; and lignin sulfonate.
  • additives include a pore-forming agent, a lubricant and a plasticizer, a dispersant, and a solvent.
  • pore-forming agents include carbon materials such as graphite; resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polymethyl methacrylate; plant materials such as starch, nut shells, walnut shells and corn; ice; and dry ice.
  • Lubricants and plasticizers include alcohols such as glycerol; higher fatty acids such as caprylic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid and stearic acid; stearic acid metal salts such as Al stearate; polyoxyalkylene alkyl Examples include ether.
  • the addition amount of the lubricant and the plasticizer can be 0 to 10 parts by weight and can be 0.1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the inorganic compound source powder.
  • the dispersant examples include inorganic acids such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid; organic acids such as oxalic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, malic acid and lactic acid; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and propanol; ammonium polycarboxylate Surfactant etc. are mentioned.
  • the addition amount of the dispersing agent can be 0 to 20 parts by weight, or 2 to 8 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the inorganic compound source powder.
  • solvent for example, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, butanol and propanol; glycols such as propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and ethylene glycol; and water can be used.
  • Such a honeycomb structure 70 can be manufactured as follows, for example. First, an inorganic compound source powder, an organic binder, a solvent, and additives to be added as necessary are prepared. These are mixed by a kneader or the like to obtain a raw material mixture. The obtained raw material mixture is extruded from an extruder having an outlet opening corresponding to the shape of the partition wall, cut to a desired length, and then dried by a known method. By doing so, the honeycomb structure 70 can be obtained.
  • honeycomb structure may not be an unfired body but may be a fired one (for example, porous ceramics).
  • the mask 170 is a substantially circular plate-like member, and has a large number of through holes 170a.
  • the planar shape of the through hole 170a can be, for example, a square corresponding to the through hole 70a (see FIG. 2) of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the plurality of through holes 170a are arranged in a staggered manner, and each through hole 170a is mutually connected among the plurality of through holes 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 arranged in a square shape in FIG. It is arranged to face only a plurality of through-holes that are not adjacent to each other vertically and horizontally.
  • the outer diameter of the mask 170 is larger than the outer diameter of the honeycomb structure 70, and the mask 170 has an annular outer peripheral portion 170 p that does not face the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the mask 170 can be made of a ferromagnetic material that can be attracted by magnetic force, for example, ferritic stainless steel, so as to be attracted by the electromagnetic holder 20 described later.
  • the mask 170 is provided with an orientation flat 170of as a flat cutout at the end face to fix the movement of the mask in the rotational direction.
  • the pedestal 302 is a plate-like member and is arranged so that the upper surface is a horizontal plane.
  • the moving mechanism 310 is fixed to the upper surface of the pedestal 302.
  • FIG. 4 shows the gantry 300 with the fixing jig 100 removed from the alignment device 400 of FIG.
  • the moving mechanism 310 includes a moving member 320 and a moving unit 310A that moves the moving member 320.
  • the moving unit 310A includes a rotating unit 310 ⁇ , a Y moving unit 310Y, and an X moving unit 310X, and moves the moving member 320 in a direction parallel to the horizontal plane (XY plane) with respect to the pedestal 302. It is possible to rotate around an axis (Z axis) perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
  • the moving unit 310A can include a Z moving unit 310Z.
  • the rotation unit 310 ⁇ rotates the moving member 320 around the vertical axis (Z axis) with respect to the pedestal 302 in accordance with the operation of the handle 310 ⁇ a, that is, in both forward and reverse directions.
  • the Y moving unit 310Y moves the moving member 320 in the ⁇ Y direction with respect to the pedestal 302 in accordance with the operation of the handle 310Ya.
  • the X moving unit 310X moves the moving member 320 in the ⁇ X direction with respect to the pedestal 302 in accordance with the operation of the handle 310Xa.
  • the Z moving unit 310Z moves the moving member 320 in the ⁇ Z direction with respect to the pedestal 302 according to the operation of the handle 310Za.
  • the moving member 320 has a connecting part 320b to the moving part 310A, a disk-shaped disk part 320a connected to the connecting part 320b, and a convex part 320c provided at the center of the upper surface of the disk part 320a. .
  • the fixing jig 100 placed on the moving member 320 mainly includes a fixing jig base 10, an air picker 30, and an electromagnetic holder (fixing jig side mask fixing member) 20.
  • 5A is a top perspective view of the fixing jig 100 according to this embodiment
  • FIG. 5B is a bottom perspective view of the fixing jig 100
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the fixing jig 100
  • FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the fixing jig 100.
  • the fixing jig base 10 has a substantially disk shape, and has a disk-shaped convex portion 12 at the center of the upper surface.
  • a disc-shaped concave portion 14 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the convex portion 12, and the upper surface of the concave portion 14 serves as a mounting surface 14a on which the end face of the honeycomb structure is mounted.
  • the diameter of the recess 14 is large enough to accommodate the lower end portion of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • FIGS. 5B and 6 a recess 10 a is formed on the bottom surface of the fixing jig base 10.
  • FIG. 8 is a vertical partial sectional view in the vicinity of the fixing jig 100 and the moving mechanism 310.
  • the concave portion 10 a of the fixing jig base 10 can be fitted with the convex portion 320 c of the moving member 320.
  • the air picker 30 is attached to the upper end of the support bar 31.
  • Three support rods 31 are arranged so as to surround the placement surface 14a. Therefore, in this embodiment, three air pickers 30 are provided. As shown in FIG. 7, the three air pickers 30 are arranged at positions 120 degrees apart from each other around the center O of the placement surface 14a, and placed on the placement surface 14a as shown in FIG.
  • the side surface 70s of the honeycomb structure to be formed is disposed at a position where it can be clamped from three directions.
  • the air picker 30 includes a base portion 30a having a gas inlet / outlet 30c, and a rubber hollow body 30b that can be inflated by a gas supplied from the gas inlet / outlet 30c.
  • the rubber hollow body 30b expands and the side surface of the honeycomb structure can be pressed from three directions.
  • the rubber hollow body 30b It squeezes out and does not press the side surface of the honeycomb structure.
  • the gas piping is not shown.
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 is attached to the upper end of the support bar 21.
  • Three support bars 21 are arranged so as to surround the mounting surface 14a. Therefore, in this embodiment, three electromagnetic holders 20 are provided.
  • the three electromagnetic holders 20 are arranged at positions 120 degrees apart from each other around the center O of the mounting surface 14a, and are arranged on the upper surface of the honeycomb structure 70 as shown in FIG.
  • the mask 170 is disposed at a position facing the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion 170p of the mask 170 from three locations.
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 and the air picker 30 are disposed at positions separated by 60 degrees around the center O of the placement surface 14 a.
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 has a flat upper surface 20a as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the position of the upper surface 20a of the electromagnetic holder 20 is set to be flush with the upper end surface of the honeycomb structure 70 placed on the placement surface 14a.
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 has a permanent magnet 20b that emits a magnetic flux from the upper surface 20a and an electromagnet 20c that can emit a magnetic flux in the opposite direction to the magnetic flux.
  • the electromagnet 20c When no current flows through the electromagnet 20c, the lower surface of the magnetic metal plate on the upper surface 20a can be attracted and fixed by the magnetic field of the permanent magnet 20b, while the current flows through the electromagnet 20c. Since the magnetic field of the permanent magnet 20b is weakened by the magnetic field of the electromagnet, the metal plate on the upper surface 20a can be easily moved.
  • the pedestal-side mask fixing plate 304 (pedestal-side mask fixing member) is disposed to face the pedestal 302 with the moving mechanism 310 interposed therebetween.
  • the pedestal side mask fixing plate 304 is fixed to the pedestal 302 by a support bar 306 so as to be separated from the pedestal 302 by a predetermined distance.
  • a recess 304b capable of accommodating the mask 170 is formed on the upper surface of the pedestal side mask fixing plate 304.
  • the concave portion 304 b accommodates the mask and fixes its movement in the XY plane so that the central portion of the mask 170 faces the upper end surface of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the concave portion 304b is formed with a flat contact portion 304of that can contact the orientation flat 170of of the mask 170.
  • the pedestal-side mask fixing plate 304 is formed with a notch 304a extending from one end of the side surface to the central portion of the recess 304b.
  • the notch 304 a accommodates the honeycomb structure 70 and the upper end portions of the electromagnetic holder 20 in a state where the fixing jig 100 is fixed to the moving member 320.
  • the notch 304a can be easily taken out without the honeycomb structure 70 and the electromagnetic holder 20 being caught by the base side mask fixing plate 304 when the fixing jig 100 detached from the moving member 320 is taken out. Yes.
  • the width of the notch 304a in the X direction is smaller than the width of the recess 304b in the X direction, that is, the diameter of the mask.
  • the bottom surface of the recess 304b of the pedestal-side mask fixing plate 304 is a flat surface, and the height thereof is the upper surface 20a of the electromagnetic holder 20 of the fixing jig 100 in a state where the fixing jig 100 is fixed on the moving member 320.
  • the bottom surface of the recess 304b of the base mask fixing plate 304 and the upper end surface of the honeycomb structure 70 to be placed are on the same plane.
  • the handle 310Za of the moving unit 310Z may be appropriately adjusted before the alignment step described later.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 is arranged so that one end surface (lower surface) having an opening faces the mounting surface 14 a. It mounts on the mounting surface 14 a of the fixing jig 100. Thereafter, by supplying gas from the gas inlet / outlet port 30c of the air picker 30, the rubber hollow body 30b is expanded, and the side surfaces 70s of the honeycomb structure 70 are sandwiched from the three directions by the rubber hollow body 30b. Thereby, the honeycomb structure 70 is fixed to the fixing jig base 10 (fixing jig fixing step).
  • the fixing jig 100 to which the honeycomb structure 70 is fixed is placed on the moving member 320 of the moving mechanism 310 of the alignment apparatus 400, and the fixing jig 100 is attached to the moving member 320. Fix it.
  • the convex portion 320 c of the moving member 320 and the concave portion 10 a on the bottom surface of the fixing jig base 10 of the fixing jig 100 are fitted.
  • the mask 170 is fixed to the base side mask so that the center portion thereof faces the upper surface of the honeycomb structure 70 and the orientation flat 170of contacts the contact portion 304of of the recess 304b. Fit into the recess 304b of the plate 304. Thereby, the movement of the mask 170 in the translational direction of the horizontal plane and the rotation direction around the vertical axis is restricted with respect to the pedestal 302 (mask fixing process to the pedestal).
  • the through holes 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 and the through holes 170a of the mask 170 are aligned, and the honeycomb to be sealed
  • the through hole 70a of the structure 70 and the through hole 170a of the mask 170 communicate with each other, and the through hole 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 that is not desired to be sealed is shielded by the mask 170 (positioning step). .
  • the alignment method is not particularly limited, and the handles 310 ⁇ a, 310Xa, and 310Ya may be turned while visually observing the through hole 70a and the through hole 170a, and the overlapping state of the through hole 70a and the through hole 170a is publicly known.
  • the rotation amount of the handle may be obtained by the image processing method, and the rotation of the handle may be mechanically controlled by a motor or the like.
  • each electromagnetic holder 20 faces the outer peripheral portion 170p of the mask 170, but a current is passed through the electromagnet 20c of the electromagnetic holder 20 to cancel the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet 20b.
  • the generation of the suction force by the upper surface 20a of the electromagnetic holder 20 is suppressed, and the mask 170 is allowed to move freely on the upper surface 20a of the electromagnetic holder 20 in the horizontal direction.
  • the current of the electromagnet 20c of each electromagnetic holder 20 is turned off, and the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion 170p of the mask 170 is attracted by the magnetic flux generated by the permanent magnet 20b.
  • the mask 170 is fixed to the fixing jig base 10 in a state where the honeycomb structure 70 and the mask 170 are positioned (mask fixing process to the fixing jig).
  • the fixing jig 100 is released from the fixed moving member 320, and the mask 170 is released from the fixed base-side mask fixing plate 304 (opening step).
  • the fixing jig base 10 of the fixing jig 100 may be moved slightly upward and then moved in the ⁇ Y direction along the notch 304a.
  • the fixing jig 100 and the positioning device 400 are separated from the pedestal 302 in the sealing device. It can be transported.
  • the sealing device 200 shown in FIG. 9 mainly includes a main body 210, an elastic plate 220, and a pump 250.
  • the main body 210 is made of a rigid material.
  • the rigid material include metals such as stainless steel and polymer materials such as fiber reinforced plastic.
  • a cylindrical recess 210d is formed on the upper surface 210a of the main body 210.
  • a porous member 210p is attached to the inner surface of the recess 210d.
  • the elastic plate 220 is disposed on the upper surface 210a of the main body 210 so as to cover the opening surface of the recess 210d.
  • the elastic plate 220 has elasticity and can be easily deformed.
  • the elastic plate 220 can be a rubber plate. Examples of the rubber include natural rubber, and synthetic rubber such as styrene butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, fluorine rubber, silicone rubber, and urethane rubber.
  • the thickness of the elastic plate 220 is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, 0.3 to 3.0 mm.
  • the elastic plate 220 is fixed to the main body 210 by a ring member 225 and a bolt 231.
  • the ring member 225 has an opening 225a at a position corresponding to the recess 210d of the main body 210, thereby forming an annular shape.
  • the ring member 225 is arrange
  • Through-holes h are formed in the ring member 225 and the elastic plate 220, respectively, screw holes j corresponding to the through-holes h are formed in the main body 210, and the bolts 231 pass through the through-holes h.
  • the outer peripheral portion of the elastic plate 220 is fixed in close contact with the portion around the recess 210d on the upper surface 210a of the main body 210 by being screwed into the screw hole j and fixed.
  • the main body 210 further has a communication path 210e communicating with the porous member 210p on the bottom surface of the recess 210d.
  • a pump 250 is connected to the communication path 210e through a connection pipe 214.
  • the pump 250 includes a cylinder 251, a piston 253 disposed in the cylinder 251, and a piston rod 254 connected to the piston 253.
  • a motor 255 that reciprocates the piston rod 254 in the axial direction is connected to the piston rod 254.
  • a closed space V formed by the main body 210, the connection pipe 214, and the cylinder 251 is formed between the elastic plate 220 and the piston 253. Or the like. Then, by moving the piston 53, the fluid FL can be discharged from the recess 210d of the main body 210, and the elastic plate 220 can be brought into close contact with the inner surface of the recess 210d to form the recess 220d by the elastic plate 220 (FIG. 5 on the left side of the recess 210d), and the elastic plate 220 can be pulled away from the bottom of the recess 210d (the state on the right side of the recess 210d in FIG. 5) to supply the fluid FL into the recess 210d.
  • a recess 220d is formed by the elastic plate 220 as shown on the left side of the recess 210d in FIG. 5, and the sealing material 130 is stored in the recess 220d.
  • the sealing material 130 is not particularly limited as long as the end of the through hole 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 can be closed, but can be liquid.
  • a slurry containing a ceramic material or a ceramic raw material, a binder, and a solvent can be exemplified.
  • Ceramic material examples include the constituent materials of the above-described honeycomb structure and the raw materials thereof.
  • binder examples include celluloses such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyalkylmethylcellulose, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose; alcohols such as polyvinyl alcohol; and organic binders such as lignin sulfonate.
  • the amount of the binder used may be, for example, 30.2 to 5000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ceramic source powder.
  • Lubricants include alcohols such as glycerin; higher fatty acids such as caprylic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid and stearic acid; stearic acid metal salts such as Al stearate; polyoxyalkylene alkyl ethers and the like Can be mentioned.
  • the amount of the lubricant used can be 2 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ceramic source powder.
  • the solvent for example, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, butanol and propanol; glycols such as propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and ethylene glycol; and water, ion-exchanged water and the like can be used.
  • ion-exchanged water is used because it can be made of water and has few impurities.
  • the amount of the solvent used may be, for example, 1520 to 460 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ceramic material.
  • the fixing jig 100 described above is disposed on the recess 210 d of the main body 210.
  • the fixing jig 100 is turned upside down from the state of FIG. 4 so that the mask 170 is on the lower side and the fixing jig base 10 is on the upper side, and the mask 170 is placed in the opening 225a of the ring member 225. It arrange
  • the sealing material 130 is supplied into a part of the through holes 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 through the through holes 170a of the mask 170, thereby forming a sealing portion.
  • the piston 53 is further raised to further supply the fluid FL between the elastic plate 220 and the main body 210, and the elastic plate 220 is deformed upward to fix the honeycomb structure 70 and the mask.
  • the jig 100 is pulled away from the elastic plate 220.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 can be detached from the fixing jig base 10 by driving the electromagnet of the electromagnetic holder 20 to remove the mask and then contracting the air picker 30.
  • the other surface of the honeycomb structure 70 can be fixed and sealed by the same operation.
  • a honeycomb filter can be manufactured by drying and baking the sealed honeycomb structure.
  • the fixing jig 100 to which the honeycomb structure 70 is fixed is fixed to the moving member 320, the mask 170 is fixed to the pedestal side mask fixing plate 304, and the moving unit 310A is driven, whereby the mask 170 The through holes 170a and the through holes 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 can be easily aligned.
  • the mask 170 is fixed to the fixing jig 100 by the electromagnetic holder 20, the fixing jig 100 is released from the moving member 320, and the mask 170 is recessed from the base-side mask fixing plate 304.
  • the honeycomb structure 70 and the mask 170 can be transported to another place or the like in a state where the positional relationship between the honeycomb structure 70 and the mask 170 is fixed.
  • the sealing work can be performed using the sealing device 200 at a place different from the alignment.
  • the alignment can be performed using the moving mechanism 310.
  • the moving member 320 has the convex part 320c and the fixing jig 100 has the concave part 10a, and the convex part and the concave part can be fitted, the moving member 320 and the fixing jig 100 can be easily attached and detached. It can be fixed as possible. Further, powder or the like often falls on the moving member 320. However, when the moving member 320 has a concave portion, the moving member 320 can be easily cleaned as compared with a case where the moving member 320 has a convex portion.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible.
  • the aspect of the fixing jig 100 is not limited to the above embodiment.
  • the arrangement positions of the three air pickers 30 are 120 degrees apart from each other when viewed from the Z-axis in FIG.
  • the positions can be 80 to 100 degrees with respect to each other.
  • the number of air pickers 30 is not limited to three, but may be two or four or more.
  • the angle when there are n can be 360 / n. From the viewpoint of firmly fixing the honeycomb structure 70, the number of air pickers 30 can be three or more so as to surround the side surface of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the fixing jig 100 employs the air picker 30 so as to sandwich the side surface of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the fixing jig 100 is not an air picker.
  • a rubber roller having an elliptical horizontal cross section is used, and when fixed, the long axis side is in contact with and sandwiched with the side surface of the honeycomb structure. A rubber roller that can be rotated may be used.
  • the side surface of the honeycomb structure may be sandwiched between belt-shaped members.
  • the fixing jig 100 may fix the honeycomb structure by a method other than sandwiching the side surface of the honeycomb structure 70. For example, a surface in which a large number of needles corresponding to the through holes of the honeycomb structure are erected on the surface of the fixing jig base 10 may be used.
  • the three electromagnetic holders 20 are arranged at positions 120 degrees apart from each other when viewed from the Z axis in FIG. is there.
  • the positions can be 80 to 100 degrees with respect to each other.
  • the number of electromagnetic holders 20 is not limited to three but can be two or four or more.
  • the angle when there are n can be 360 / n.
  • the number of electromagnetic holders 20 can be three or more so as to surround the side surface of the honeycomb structure 70.
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 having a permanent magnet and an electromagnet is employed as the attracting member on the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion 170p of the mask 170, but is not limited to the above electromagnetic holder.
  • the mask can be switched between an adsorbing state and a non-adsorbing state, and may be an electromagnetic holder having only an electromagnet without a permanent magnet, or a vacuum attraction pad.
  • it is not restricted to what adsorb
  • the electromagnetic holder 20 and the air picker 30 are separated from each other by 60 degrees as viewed from the Z axis.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and if the position of the Z axis in the height direction differs, This is possible even when the angles are 0 degrees, that is, overlap each other when viewed from the axis.
  • the shape of the fixing jig base 10 is not particularly limited, and the method for fixing the air picker 30 and the electromagnetic holder 20 to the fixing jig base 10 is not particularly limited.
  • the method for fixing the air picker 30 and the electromagnetic holder 20 to the fixing jig base 10 is not particularly limited. When these are supported by the support bars 21 and 31, a gap is formed between the support bars, so that the honeycomb structure 70 can be easily placed and taken out.
  • the configuration of the moving unit 310A of the moving mechanism 310, the shape of the moving member 320, and the like are not limited to the above embodiment.
  • the moving member 320 includes a convex portion 320 c as shown in FIG. 4, but without the convex portion 320 c, the moving member 320 has a concave portion on the top surface, and the fixing jig base 10 has a convex portion on the bottom surface. Even if it exists, it can implement even if both are flat.
  • the convex portion 320c is columnar as shown in FIG. 8, but may be conical (for example, conical) as shown in FIG. 10. In this case, the fixing jig base of the fixing jig 100 is used. A corresponding conical recess may be formed on the bottom surface.
  • the form of the contact portion 304of of the pedestal side mask fixing plate (pedestal side mask fixing member) 304 and the orientation flat 170of of the mask 170 is not particularly limited, and the contact portion can contact each other to fix the rotation direction of the mask. And any combination of notches.
  • the form of the pedestal side mask fixing plate (pedestal side mask fixing member) 304 is also limited to that which is detachably fixed by fitting the mask to a plate having a concave portion and a flat portion as in the above embodiment.
  • the mask may be fixed to the pedestal 302 and detachably fixed to the position facing the end face of the honeycomb structure 70 (the restricting directions are the three moving directions of the moving portion 310A).
  • the peripheral part may be sandwiched from three sides. In this case, the orientation flat is not necessary for the mask.
  • the surface on which the moving mechanism 310 moves, the surface on which the mask is disposed, and the surface on which the end surface of the honeycomb structure is disposed are horizontal surfaces.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto. Etc., it can be implemented.
  • the form of the base 302 is also free.
  • the shape and structure of the honeycomb structure 70 are not limited to the above.
  • the outer shape of the honeycomb structure 70 may not be a cylinder, and may be a prism such as a quadrangular prism.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 70a of the honeycomb structure 70 may not be a square, and may be, for example, a rectangle, a triangle, a polygon, a circle, or the like.
  • the arrangement of the through holes 70a may not be a square arrangement, for example, a triangular arrangement, a staggered arrangement, or the like.
  • the form of the mask 170 and the pattern of the through holes of the mask are free. Further, the form of the sealing device 200 is not particularly limited.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 170a of the sealing mask 170 can be a taper shape, which allows the honeycomb structure 70 and the sealing mask 170 to be separated from each other. Even if there is a slight misalignment, the sealing material can be selectively supplied to the desired through hole 70a.
  • the sealing mask 170 is recognized so that the diameter of the through-hole 170a on the side of the through-hole 70a (the upper side in FIG. 11B) is increased after recognizing the front and back of the sealing mask 170. Needs to be fitted into the recess 304b.
  • the sealing mask 170 can have two orientation flats 170of1 and 170of2.
  • the angle formed by the perpendiculars f1 and f2 passing through the center P of the orientation flats 170of1 and 170of2 of the sealing mask 170 is other than 180 degrees, and The lengths Wof1 and Wof2 of the orientation flats 170of1 and of2 can be different from each other.
  • by visually observing the sealing mask 170 for example, based on the order of the lengths of the two orientation flats (specifically, for example, the direction toward the shortest distance from the short orientation flat to the long orientation flat is By setting the surrounding surface as the surface, the front and back of the sealing mask 170 can be easily arranged in the correct orientation.
  • contact portions 304of1 and 304of2 of different lengths that can contact the two orientation flats 170of1 and 170of2 formed in this way are provided for the recess 304b.
  • the angle formed by the perpendicular lines f1 and f2 shown in FIG. 11 can be 20 to 160 degrees.
  • the ratio of the lengths Wof1 and Wof2 of the orientation flats 170of1 and of2 can be 1: 1.1-3.
  • the alignment device, the alignment method, and the honeycomb that can transport the honeycomb structure and the mask in a state in which the positions are aligned after the alignment and can perform the alignment efficiently.
  • a method for manufacturing a filter is provided.

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L'invention divulgue un dispositif d'alignement comprenant : un piédestal ; un mécanisme de déplacement qui peut déplacer une pièce mobile par rapport au piédestal dans une direction parallèle à une surface prédéterminée et qui peut faire tourner ladite pièce mobile autour de l'axe vertical de cette surface ; un porte-pièce de fixation, fixé de manière amovible sur la pièce mobile et qui fixe une structure en nid d'abeille en forme de colonne ; une pièce de fixation de masque côté piédestal qui est fixée au piédestal et qui fixe de manière amovible le masque dans une position faisant face à une surface d'extrémité de la structure en nid d'abeille ; et une pièce de fixation de masque côté porte-pièce de fixation, qui est fixée au porte-pièce de fixation et qui peut fixer le masque. Ceci permet de transporter la structure en nid d'abeille et le masque après alignement et dans un état aligné, et améliore l'efficacité de l'alignement.
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