JPH04117865U - Automatic thin plate work storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When automatically storing thin plate-like workpieces, a container with a large number of storage pieces can be used, and the workpieces can be continuously transported and stored without having to separate the workpieces, allowing for high throughput. An automatic storage device for thin plate workpieces that has a simple structure and is inexpensive. [Configuration] Work storage section 25 that stores work 2 in container 24, empty container supply section 26, container loading section 27 that loads full containers, container slide section 28 that transfers containers, and receives work from the previous process. This device automatically stores thin plate-shaped workpieces, which is composed of three chutes, two rows of workpiece temporary storage sections 4 for temporarily placing the workpieces, and three rows of elevator 11 sections. [Effect] With a simple structure, a container that can store a large number of workpieces can be used, and the storage process can be performed quickly without being affected by the previous process.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention automatically transfers thin plate-like workpieces transported from a conveyor in the previous process into a container. This relates to a device for moving and storing.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of automatic storage device was designed to operate vertically to the conveyor, which is parallel to the floor. The extended special magazine is placed on standby at a certain position (work storage position) on the conveyor. The workpieces that arrive directly under the magazine are transferred one by one from the conveyor to the waiting magazine. Previously, a method was used in which the workpieces were pushed up to the top and loaded in the thickness direction and stored, but the processing It takes time and slows down, and you can't make long push-up strokes, so It is expensive because the number of workpieces stored in the magazine is small and the precision of the magazine body is required. Also, if the workpieces are conveyed continuously on a conveyor, be sure to Since it was necessary to perform separation work, there were drawbacks such as low processing capacity.

0003

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

The goal of this invention is to eliminate these drawbacks and create a computer with a simple structure that can accommodate a large number of sheets. Even when workpieces are continuously conveyed on a conveyor, they can be separated easily. By using a storage format that does not require manual labor, automatic storage of thin plate-shaped workpieces with high throughput is possible. The objective is to provide storage equipment.

0004

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention consists of a chute section that receives workpieces conveyed from a conveyor, and a Receives and temporarily stores a certain number of workpieces that slide down from the workpiece discharge end of the output section. Two rows of workpiece temporary holding sections are provided at the chute discharge end, and a fixed number of workpieces are placed in the workpiece temporary holding section. Once the workpiece is loaded, drop it into the elevator waiting below the workpiece temporary storage area. By doing so, the three rows of elevators are loaded one after another until the container is full. Once the workpieces have been loaded onto the elevator, three rows of workpieces will be transferred to the containers at the same time. The system is configured to automatically transfer thin plate-like workpieces transported by a conveyor into containers ( In particular, it is characterized by being stored in a container whose internal shape is divided into three rows. This is a device that does this. In other words, the present invention is applicable to thin plate-shaped workpieces conveyed by a conveyor. In a device that automatically stores workpieces into a container, the workpiece that stores the workpiece into the container workpiece storage section, a container supply section that supplies empty containers to this position, and a workpiece storage section. A container loading section that loads containers filled with workpieces and discharged from the a container slide section for transferring each of the containers to the supply section, the storage section, and the loading section; The chute part that receives the workpieces conveyed from the conveyor and the chute discharge end. The workpiece temporary storage part that receives the workpieces that slide down and temporarily places a certain number of them is Two rows of elevators are provided at the workpiece discharge end, and three rows of elevators are provided below this temporary workpiece storage section. This is an automatic storage device for thin plate-shaped workpieces.

[0005]

[Effect]

In automatic storage of thin plate workpieces, the workpiece storage section, container supply section, and container Loading section, container slide section, chute section, 2 rows of workpiece temporary storage section and 3 rows of electronics By combining the beta part, it will not be affected by the storage work in the previous process. Automatic storage is possible.

[0006]

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows the main FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the overall appearance of a proposed embodiment. Figure 2 shows the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 1. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view illustrating the vicinity of a workpiece supporting arm. In Figures 1 and 2, the The workpiece 2 conveyed by the chute conveyor 1 slides down the chute 3, The workpieces are loaded in the front row of the workpiece temporary storage section 4 located at the chute discharge end. here When a certain number of workpieces are loaded, (the number of workpieces is counted by the count sensor 5 This is done by ) Work stopper 6 located at the discharge end of the work conveyor 1 By driving the workpiece 2, the workpiece 2 is prevented from entering the workpiece temporary storage section 4. After that, temporary By driving the storage section slide cylinder 7 and sliding the temporary storage section base 8, The temporary workpiece storage section 4 fixed to the temporary storage section base 8 slides and discharges the chute. At the edge, the other column, the column at the back of the drawing, replaces the column at the front of the drawing. be done. Once the back side of the drawing is placed, open the work stopper 6 and move the workpiece. Workpieces are loaded on the back row of the temporary storage section. Then, the row on the back side of the temporary workpiece storage section is The temporary storage base in the front row is The shutter opening/closing cylinder in the front row of the temporary storage unit base 8 located on the back side of the base 8 By driving the shutter 9 and opening the shutter 10 of the front row, the load is loaded on the front row. The work that had been placed is placed on the front side of the elevator 11 where it is waiting under the work temporary storage section 4. Drop it into a row and load it. Next, when the center row of work temporary storage section 4 is full, As described above, the work stopper 6 is driven to prevent the work from entering the work temporary storage section 4. , by sliding the temporary workpiece storage section 4 with the temporary storage section slide cylinder 7, At the discharge end of the workpiece, the front row of temporary workpiece storage section 4 with empty workpieces is placed again. . When the sliding is completed, open the work stopper 6 and press the front side of the temporary work placement section. Start loading workpieces into the column. Then, the front row of the workpiece temporary storage area is filled with workpieces. Until the cup is reached, the base 8 of the temporary workpiece storage unit in the back row as well as the front row of the workpiece temporary storage unit The shutter opening/closing cylinder (not shown) in the back row of the temporary workpiece storage section is located on the back side of the The temporary workpiece storage section is opened by driving the shutters (not shown) in the back row. The workpieces loaded in the row on the back side are transferred to the electronics waiting below the workpiece temporary storage section 4. It falls into the back row of Beta 11 and is loaded. Next, the front row of the temporary workpiece storage section is When the workpiece is full, drive the workpiece stopper 6 again and release the workpiece to the temporary workpiece storage section 4. After preventing the entry of the arc, drive the shutter opening/closing cylinder 9 at that position, By opening the shutter 10 in the front row, the loaded workpieces can be moved to the elevator 1. It falls to the center row of No. 1 and is loaded. Complete dropping the workpiece from the shutter and close the shutter. After closing the workpiece, open the work stopper 6 and move the workpiece to the front row of the temporary workpiece storage section. Start loading. This completes the loading of workpieces into the three rows of elevators 11, and By driving the beta drive motor 14, three rows of air are driven through the chain 15. The elevator 11 is lowered at a constant pitch (by the number of workpieces loaded on the workpiece temporary storage section). The elevator 11 is now in a state of waiting for the workpiece to fall from the workpiece temporary storage section 4. Below Below, repeat this operation and work on three rows of elevators 11 for the number of containers stored. Repeat loading.

[0007] Next, the empty container is transferred from the container supply section to the storage section, and then transferred to the elevator 11. The operation up to the time of waiting for workpiece loading will be described. Empty containers waiting in the container supply department drives the container slide cylinder 16 located in the container slide section. By doing so, the container slide arms 17 and 18 move, and the container supply section The empty container in the It will be transferred. Next, the empty container transferred to the storage section is moved to the container swing cylinder 1. 9, the same angle as the elevator 11 (60 degrees) with the swing shaft 20 as the fulcrum. oscillates up to. Once the swinging is complete, move the workpiece support arm located inside the storage compartment. The arm 21 is moved via the arm base 23 by the work supporting arm drive cylinder 22. Workpieces are loaded onto elevator 11 by simultaneously removing three rows from the bottom of the container. There will be a wait. This operation is performed while the work is being loaded on the work temporary storage section 4, and , when the empty container is swung by the container swiveling cylinder 19, the container slide cylinder The container slide arms 17 and 18 are returned to their original positions by the handler 16. and , When the elevator 11 is full of workpieces, the workpiece support arm 21 is moved to support the workpiece. By driving the arm drive cylinder 22 and returning it to its original position, the three rows of elevators are The workpiece is transferred from the computer 11 to the empty container. After completing the work transfer, click The storage section is swung by the tena swing cylinder 19, returned to its original position, and the container is reinstalled. By driving the slide cylinder 16, the container slide arms 17, 1 8 and move the empty container in the container supply section to the container slide arm 17. from the container supply section to the work storage section, and from the container supply section to the work storage section, and from the container supply section to the work storage section. The full container is removed from the work storage section by the container slide arm 18. They are each transferred to the antenna loading section. During this time, elevator 11 is operated as an elevator. The motor 14 moves the workpiece from the bottom to the top, and at the workpiece temporary storage section, the workpiece is Carry out loading. Then, as mentioned above, the empty container supplied to the workpiece storage section is By performing the above action, the workpiece is stored again.

[0008] In this example, we used a flat workpiece with a thickness of 2 mm and dimensions of 90 mm x 90 mm as shown in Fig. 5. A container with the shape shown in Figures 3 and 4 and having three storage rows is used. Ta.

[0009] With the device of this example, thin plate workpieces can be conveyed continuously. Since there is no need to perform additional steps, processing can be more than twice as fast as before.

0010

[Effect of the idea]

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, a container with a large number of containers can be used at a low cost. , and by arranging two rows of workpiece temporary storage sections and three rows of elevators, there is no impact on the previous process. It has become possible to provide an automatic storage device for thin plate-shaped workpieces with low noise and high processing capacity.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view illustrating the vicinity of the workpiece supporting arm of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the shape of a container used in this example.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the container shown in FIG. 3, seen from the back side.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing the shape of a workpiece used in this example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Work conveyor 2 Work 3 Shoot 4 Work temporary storage section 5 Count sensor 6 Work stopper 7 Temporary storage section slide cylinder 8 Temporary storage base 9 Shutter opening/closing cylinder in the front row 10 Shutter on the front row 11 Elevator 12 Shutter opening/closing cylinder in the back row (not shown) 13 Shutters in the back row (not shown) 14 Elevator drive motor 15 chain 16 Container slide cylinder 17 Container slide arm 18 Container slide arm 19 Container swing cylinder 20 Swing shaft 21 Work supporting arm 22 Work supporting arm drive cylinder 23 Arm base 24 Container 25 Work storage section 26 Container Supply Department 27 Container loading section 28 Container slide part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A device for automatically storing thin plate-shaped workpieces conveyed from a conveyor into a container, comprising: a workpiece storage part for storing the workpieces into the container; a container supply part for supplying empty containers to this position; A container loading section that loads containers filled with workpieces and discharged from the storage section, and a supply section, a storage section,
A container slide section that transfers to the loading section, a chute section that receives the workpieces conveyed from the conveyor, and a temporary workpiece storage section that receives the workpieces that slide down from the chute discharge end and temporarily stores a certain number of them at the chute discharge end. An automatic thin plate work storage device characterized in that two rows are provided at the workpiece temporary storage section, and three rows of elevator sections are provided below the workpiece temporary storage section.