JP2591625Y2 - Product separation / sorting device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product separating / sorting apparatus for automatically separating a microjoint from a semi-finished semi-finished product, sorting and separating the separated products according to their shapes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of semi-finished products taken out by a turret punch press or the like are stacked and stored on a pallet, the pallet is placed on a separately provided stacking shelf, and transferred to another work place by a carry-out device. Instead of moving or placing the semi-finished product on the stacking shelf, immediately send it to another workplace, cut and separate the micro joint part manually, sort the cut and separated product by hand, and accumulate it on the product pallet. Was.

[0003] In addition, the skeleton from which the product is separated is transported to a separately provided skeleton accumulation site, where the skeleton is manually stacked and separated from the product.

[0004]

As described above, the turret punch press is an automated machine, which separates and collects from semi-finished semi-finished products.
It was very inefficient because of the manual labor. In addition, in order to perform the separation, sorting and accumulation by hand, a large space is required, and much time and labor are required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to automate the manual separation of a microjoint portion and to integrate an unloading device and a sorting / stacking device. An object of the present invention is to provide a product separation / sorting apparatus that can save space and can be connected to a turret punch press that is already used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a product separating / sorting apparatus comprising: a movable unloader having a clamp for holding a semi-finished product having a microjoint; Is provided, and a gripping device that grips both corresponding sides of the semi-finished product conveyed by the unloader device, and a separation device that separates a micro joint portion of the semi-finished product whose both sides are gripped by the gripping device. A product receiving device for receiving a product separated by the separating device, and a skeleton receiving device for receiving a skeleton left after separating the product.

[0007]

When the semi-finished product processed by leaving a micro joint by a turret punch press or the like is conveyed to a separation position by an unloader device, the conveyed semi-finished product Are gripped by a gripping device, and tension is applied to the semi-finished product. Vibration is applied to the tensioned semifinished product by a separating device to separate the microjoint. The product from which the micro joint has been separated is placed on a product receiving device provided below the separation position.

In this product receiving device, since the semi-finished product receives the product while maintaining the shape of connecting the product with the micro joint portion, the product receiving device is sorted on the product receiving device. Move up,
When the product receiving device is returned, the belt is rotated synchronously in the opposite direction to the bypass, so that the products can be transferred and accumulated in a sorted state on the product pallet. The skeleton gripped by the gripping device is accumulated in the skeleton receiving device provided below the separation position by releasing the gripping device.

Hereinafter, by repeating the above operation, for semi-finished products of the same type, products separated at the same position are integrated on the same product. For other types of semi-finished products having changed lots, the product pallets may be replaced.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a product separating / sorting apparatus 1 is provided with a separating position 3 at which a semi-finished product P can be placed in a horizontal direction at the center. The four supporting columns 5, two upper frames 7 laid on the supporting columns 5 in parallel with each other, a guide frame 9 laid below the center of the upper frame 7, and the guide frame 9. A main body frame 1 formed of an intermediate frame 11 provided between adjacent columns 5 in a parallel state.
3, and the inside of the main body frame 13 forms the separation position 3.

The guide frame 9 of the body frame 13
A rack gear (not shown) is provided on the lower surface side of
An automatic traveling section 15 having a built-in pinion that meshes with the rack gear is movably mounted along the guide frame 9. An unloader arm 17 is provided below the automatic traveling unit 15 via a support member. The unloader arm 17 is provided with a plurality of work clamps 19, and the automatic traveling unit 15, the unloader arm 17, and the work The clamp 19 constitutes the unloader device 21 and draws the semi-finished product into the separation position 3 in the main body frame 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, two chain sprockets 23 are provided slightly below the intermediate frame 11 of the main body frame 13 at the separation position 3, as shown in FIG.
A total of eight, two each for the upper and lower sides, are provided rotatably.
An endless chain 25 is wound around each of the chain sprockets 23. On the upper side of the chain 25, for example, a plurality of round-shaped support rollers 27 of a length hung between the intermediate frames 11 are provided rotatably at predetermined intervals to form a support roller device 29. (See FIG. 1).

The support roller device 29 is activated when the unloader device 21 unloads the semi-finished product P, is moved to the upper stage in the separation position 3 and becomes a support table, and is unloaded by the unloader device 21. The semi-finished product P is positioned and mounted.
When the semi-finished product P positioned and mounted on the support roller device 29 is gripped by a gripping device 31 described later, a drive device (not shown) provided separately from the support roller device 29 is provided.
As a result, the chain sprocket 23 is rotated and moved to the lower side, and only the chain 25 is positioned on the upper side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holding device 31 is provided on the inner surface of the intermediate frame 11 provided on both sides of the main body frame 13 slightly above the support roller 27. The intermediate frame 11 provided on both sides is provided with a plurality of rod members 33 projecting inward.
Is fixed. A clamp holder 37 having a cylindrical hollow portion is attached to a part of the piston 35 and the rod member 33, and a dovetail projection 39 is provided at the tip of the clamp holder 37. These dovetails 39 are provided at predetermined intervals, and clamps 41 are attached to the dovetails 39, respectively.
As shown in FIG.

This gripping device 31 is provided on each of the intermediate frames 11 of the main body frame 13, and for gripping the semi-finished product P placed on the support roller device 29,
When, for example, air pressure is applied to the front cylinder chamber of the cylinder, the clamp holders 37 are moved in directions away from each other, and the distance between the clamps 41 is increased and the ends of the semi-finished product P are expanded. Next, when the clamp 41 is opened and the air pressure is switched, the clamps 41 move in a direction approaching each other,
Both sides of the semi-finished product P enter the clamp position. Here, when the clamp 41 is closed and the air pressure to the cylinder is further switched, the semi-finished product P is tensioned and stretched.

When the vibration of the separating device 43 is applied to the semi-finished product P thus stretched, the micro joint portion of the semi-finished product P is easily separated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the separating device 43 has a motor 47 mounted on a C channel 45 provided in a part of the main body frame 13, and a driving pulley 4 of the motor 47.
A belt 55 is hung on the driven pulley 53 of the bearing member 51 provided in the C channel 45 and the driven pulley 53 is provided with an eccentric cam 57. On the other hand, the bearing member 51 has a support shaft 59, and a swing member 61 is attached to the support shaft 59 so as to be swingable.

A roller 63 is provided at one end of the oscillating member 61 for contacting the eccentric cam 57, and a hammer 65 having a hemispherical tip is provided at the other end. When swinging, the swinging member 61 swings clockwise. A spring 69 is provided on an intermediate upper surface of the swing member 61 between the support shaft 59 and the striker 65 via a mounting member 67.
Is provided so as to constantly urge the striker 65 downward. Accordingly, the striker 65 lifted by the eccentric cam 57 descends when the eccentric cam 57 is separated from the roller 63 by the urging force of the spring 69,
The impact vibration is repeatedly applied to the semi-finished product P gripped by the clamp 41 of the gripping device 31, and the micro joint portion of the semi-finished product P is separated.

The cylinder 71 provided in the C channel 45 of the separating device 43 serves to avoid the striker 65, and a stopper inserted at the tip of the piston rod 73 below the swinging member 61. A stopper 75 prevents the swinging member 61 from swinging when the cylinder 71 rises.

A product receiving device 77 for receiving the product separated by the separating device 43 is provided below the separating device 43 and the holding device 31 described above. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the product receiving device 77 includes a conveyor guide 79 provided on the side of the main body frame 13 having the column 5 and the upper frame 7.
9, a movable conveyor frame 81 and a belt 8 rotatably mounted on the conveyor frame 81.
3.

At both ends of the conveyor frame 81, rotatable pulleys 85 are provided, and the belt 83 is wound around each pulley 85. In addition, for example, a belt rotation motor 89 is connected to the left pulley 85 via a pulley 87.
And a timing belt 91. A coupling member 95 connected to the chain conveyor 93 is provided below the conveyor frame 81, and the coupling member 95 is connected to the chain 99 via an elongated hole 97 provided in the conveyor guide 79.

The chain 99 is hung endlessly on two chain sprockets 101 below the conveyor guide 79. This chain sprocket 101
On one side, a conveyor moving motor 103 is provided to rotate the chain 99.

The product receiving device 77 thus configured
When the chain sprocket 101 is rotated by the conveyor moving motor 103, the conveyor frame 81 moves in the conveyor guide 79 via the connecting member 95 as the chain 99 moves. By this movement, the belt 83 of the product receiving device 77 is moved to the separation position 3 when the semi-finished product P is separated.
If it is provided inside, the separated product G is sorted on the belt 83 without scattering.

The products G sorted on the belt 83
Is a conveyor frame 81 as shown in FIG.
7 is transferred to the upper part of the adjacent product pallet 105, and further, as shown in FIG.
1 to the left in the figure,
Of by matching the rotational speed in the clockwise direction, the product G ₁ is transferred onto the product pallet 105 on the initial position L ₁ of FIG. Hereinafter, it transferred onto the product G ₂ be the initial position L _2.

On the other hand, the skeleton S from which the product G has been separated releases the clamp 41 of the gripping device 31 to the skeleton pallet 107 provided immediately below the separation position 3.
The stacking can be performed by moving the clamp holder 37 in the left and right directions at the same time.

The skeleton pallet 107 and the product pallet 105 described above are exchanged, and the product pallet 1
A lifter 109 which can be moved up and down as shown in FIG. 2 is provided below the 05, and the lifter 109 is raised when the products are accumulated, and the products can be accumulated by bringing the product pallet 105 close to the holding device 31.

By arranging a turret punch press 111 as shown in FIG. 1 in the operation direction of the unloader device 21 of the above-mentioned product separating / sorting apparatus 1, the work is automated.

The turret punch press 111 is located behind a space 115 provided in a C-shaped main body 113.
7 and a carriage base 119 in front of the space 115. This carriage base 11
9 has a plurality of work clamps 121 which can move left and right on the corresponding surface on the side of the turret device 117. The work clamps 121 grip the work W, and the carriage base 119 moves the work W in the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction). W, the work W is moved in the left and right direction (X-axis direction) by the work clamp 121, and the work W is
7 and performs punching.

In this punching process, a small joint portion is left in the vicinity of the punching portion where the product G is to be formed in advance, and a microjoint portion is provided so that the product G does not come off from the workpiece W to obtain a semi-finished product P. Thereafter, the carriage base 119 and the work clamp 121 are moved together, and are carried out to a predetermined position (rear side) of the turret punch press 111.

The guide frame 9 of the product separation / sorting device 1 of this embodiment is made to be adjacent to the unloading position, the unloader device 21 is moved along the guide frame 9, and the semi-finished product is moved by the work clamp 19 provided on the unloader device 21. One end of P is gripped and transported to the separation position 3. At this time, the support roller device 29 is laid at the separation position 3, and the semi-finished product G is positioned on the support roller 27 of the support roller device 29.

When the work clamp 19 of the unloader device 21 releases the semi-finished product, the gripping devices 31 provided on both sides of the separation position 3 grip both sides of the semi-finished product G. At the same time as this gripping, the support roller device 29 is moved,
It is stretched in the space of the separation position 3 by the tension of the gripping device 31.

Next, the product receiving device 77 is set on the lower surface of the stretched semi-finished product G by the chain conveyor 93 for transfer. Simultaneously with the completion of this setting, the separating device 43 provided on the main body frame 13 applies vibration to the stretched semi-finished product P to separate the micro joint portion. Product G from which this micro joint is separated
Are sorted on the belt 83 of the product receiving device 77 set on the lower side.

Hereinafter, the product G on the belt 83 is conveyed onto the product pallet 105 by the conveyor guide 79, and the product G is transferred onto the product pallet 105 by the rotation of the belt 83 and the movement of the conveyor frame 81.
When the product receiving device 77 is pulled by the chain conveyor 93 and deviates from the separating position 3, the skeleton pallet 107 provided below the separating position 3 is lifted by the lifter 109, and the skeleton S is released by releasing the gripping device 31. And the operation of one process is completed. However, the next punching process is performed in the turret punch press 111 without waiting for the completion of this one-step operation. At this time, the work W is carried into the turret punch press 111 by another device.

In the above embodiment, the product receiving device 77 is provided below the gripping device 31, the skeleton pallet 107 is provided below, and the product pallet 105 is provided beside the gripping device 31. Product pallet 10
5 is provided with a skeleton pallet 107 on the side, and the product receiving device 77 can be moved above the product pallet 105 and the skeleton pallet 107.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals are used for the same components as the former.

The product separation / sorting device 123 of this embodiment
Is provided with a loader device 125 for carrying the work W into the turret punch press 111. The loader device 125 has a guide frame 9 provided on an upper portion of a main body frame 13 provided with an automatic traveling portion 15 which is movable by self-traveling, and a plurality of suction pads 12 provided below the automatic traveling portion 15.
7 is provided.

On the other hand, the work W is stacked on a lifter truck 131 movably provided below the main body frame 13 via a work pallet 133, and is conveyed on a track on which the lifter truck 131 is mounted. In front of the lifter truck 131 on which the work pallet 133 is placed, another lifter truck 131a is conveyed.
A product pallet 105 is provided on a. The product G is transferred onto the product pallet 105 by the belt 83 of the product receiving device 77. Also,
The skeleton pallet 107 is configured to be movably mounted on the upper portion of the chain conveyor 93 that moves the product receiving device 77.

In addition, the separation position 3, the unloader device 2
1. The support roller device 29, the gripping device 31, and the like are the same as those in the previous embodiment, and the details are omitted.

Hereinafter, the operation of the product separating / sorting apparatus 123 will be described.

First, the loader device 125 is connected to the main frame 13.
And moves along the guide frame 9 and is located at the center of the separation position 3. Then, the work pallet 133 on the lifter truck 131 is raised, and the suction pad 127 of the loader device 125 is moved.
Sucks one work W. The sucked work W is transferred by the loader device 125 to the vicinity of the carry-in portion of the turret punch press 111 and waits.

Next, the semi-finished product P previously processed by the turret punch press 111 is transferred to the carriage base 119.
When the turret punch press 1 is carried out to a predetermined position by the
The semi-finished product P is pulled out from 11 and positioned on the support roller device 29 in the separation position 3. During this time, the loader device 125 in the standby state places the work W on the turret punch press 111 and performs origin position adjustment. After that, the loader device 125 returns to the standby state again.

On the other hand, the semi-finished product P is gripped and tensioned by the gripping device 31, and the product receiving device 77 is placed on the lower side to start the separating operation. The separated product G is placed in the product receiving device 7
7 and sent to the product pallet 105 for re-transfer. After the completion of the transfer, the product receiving device 77 returns to the separating position 3, receives the skeleton S left in the gripping device 31, and is moved onto the skeleton pallet 107 by the chain conveyor 93.

During this time, the loader device 125 sucks the work W on the work pallet 133, moves to the turret punch press 111 side, and stands by. And skeleton S
Receiving device 7 in which pallets are integrated on skeleton pallet 107
7 returns to the separation position 3 and one step is completed.

In the above configuration, it is also possible to replace the material W, the product G, and the skeleton S with the product G, the skeleton S, and the material W and operate the respective devices.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is a product separation / sorting apparatus 137 in which a storage shelf 135 for storing a plurality of product pallets 105 is provided on the main body frame 13. The product separating / sorting device 137 is built in the lower part of the storage shelf 135 of the main body frame 13, and includes a separating position 3, an unloader device 21, a support roller device 29, a gripping device 31, a separating device 41, a product receiving device. 77
Are the same as those shown in the product separation / sorting apparatus 1, and the description of the configuration is omitted.

The storage shelf 135 is provided with a vertically movable lifter device 139 on the back side thereof.
A conveyor belt 141 is provided on the upper surface of the pallet. For example, the product pallet 105 conveyed onto the lifter device 139 from within the separation position 3 is properly placed on the upper surface of the lifter device 139 by the conveyor belt 141. Has become. The lifter device 139 includes a storage shelf 135.
Are guided by a guide 145 provided on the support column 143 of the storage shelf 135, and are moved up and down by an elevating device 147 provided on the top plate of the storage shelf 135. Then, the lifter device 139 is raised by this vertical movement, is stopped before a predetermined shelf, and can store the product pallet 105 placed on the lifter device 139.

Storage shelf 1 having this lifter device 139
In front of the back of 35, an unmanned carrier 149 abuts, and the product pallet 105 in the storage shelf 135 or the product pallet 105 sent out from the product separation / sorting device 137.
And transported according to a predetermined signal path.

In the above configuration, the product pallet 105 is provided at a position below the shelf.
07 is provided, and the product receiving device 77 is provided above the skeleton pallet 107.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are all automated, so that the separation work conventionally performed manually can be automated, and the operation can be performed even at night. It can be operated and productivity can be significantly improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and by making appropriate changes,
Other embodiments can be implemented.

[0052]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since the configuration is as described in the claims of the utility model registration, the separation work of the micro joint part, which was manually performed, is automated, and the unloading device is provided. In addition to saving space by integrating a sorting and accumulating device, etc., it can be connected to a turret punch press already used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for separating and sorting products according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main body frame which is a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 1 and showing a structure of a gripping device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of FIG. 1, showing a separation device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1, showing a product receiving device.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing the operation of the product receiving device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram of the product receiving device of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Product separation / sorting device 3 Separation position 19 Work clamp 21 Unloader device 31 Gripping device 43 Separation device 77 Product receiving device

Claims (6)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A movable unloader device having a clamp for gripping a semi-finished product leaving a microjoint portion,
A gripping device that is provided at a separating position and grips both corresponding sides of a semi-finished product that has been conveyed by the unloader device, and a separating device that separates a microjoint portion of the semi-finished product whose both sides are gripped by the gripping device. A product receiving device for receiving the product separated by the separating device,
And a skeleton receiving device for receiving a skeleton left after separating the product. 2. The product separation / sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a turret punch press is arranged adjacent to one side of the unloader device. 3. A product separation and sorting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a material pallet in which materials are stacked below the separation position, and a loader device for loading the material onto a turret punch press. apparatus. 4. A storage shelf for accommodating a plurality of product receivers at an upper portion of the separation position, and a lifter device which can move up and down along one side surface of the storage shelf is provided. A product separation / sorting apparatus according to the above. 5. The gripping device comprises a plurality of clamps for gripping both sides in the longitudinal direction of the semi-finished product, and a clamp holder for mounting the clamps on each of the sides, at least one of the clamp holders. The product separating / sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the other clamp holder. 6. The product receiving device is mounted on a separated position for separating a product from a semi-finished product, and is mounted on the separated product, and is moved to a product collecting position, and is rotatable to collect the mounted product. The product separation / sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a belt conveyor apparatus.