JPH023849Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automatic clay cutting and discharging device that cuts flat clay produced and sent from a previous device into a predetermined shape and discharges it to a next packaging device.

In the past, the work of cutting the flat clay produced by clay manufacturing equipment and sent into specified shapes was done by hand, but this method did not allow for the removal of bacteria on human hands. is attached to the clay, and when the clay is used later, mold may grow on the clay, causing an inconvenient situation for the person using the clay.Furthermore, if it is done manually, the shape will vary and the precision will be inaccurate. There are disadvantages, and in addition, work efficiency is poor.
Labor saving in clay cutting work has been long awaited.

The device of this invention was devised as a result of various researches to solve the inconveniences of the conventional method of cutting clay as described above. The process is fully automated and does not require any manual labor, so workers do not touch the clay, so bacteria etc. do not stick to it, and it is highly accurate as it cuts multiple pieces at once at equal intervals. Clay of the same shape can be obtained, labor saving is achieved as the work is not labor-intensive, and the process of discharging the clay to the packaging device after cutting it is similarly automatic and can be accomplished in a series of operations. The purpose is to provide an automatic cutting and discharging device.

In the present invention, cylinders with brakes 4, 4 are installed upright on the upper surface of the bases 3, 3, which are transferred in the front and back direction by cylinders 2 provided at the rear (back side) of the frames 1, 1, 1, 1. 3, 3 Below the cylinders 4, 4 with brakes guide shafts 6, 6, 6,
A clay cutting and discharging main section is installed which is moved up and down with the clay discharging section 6, and in the clay discharging main section, a plurality of bases 18, 18... are arranged in a row, and the bases are connected by cylinders 5, 5. Each of these bases 18, 18... is provided so as to be movable in the row direction, and each of these bases 18, 18... is provided with a mechanism for vertical movement of the clay cutting and discharging main part by the operation of cylinders 4 with brakes. The cutting line 26 is provided with a cutting line 26 for cutting the clay, and a suction cup 19 that is moved up and down by the cylinder shaft 9 and sucking the clay cut by the cutting line 26.
A plurality of cutting line support plates 23, 23, 2 that support
The above problem is solved by providing a clay cutting and discharging device arranged below the suction cup 19 through the suction cup 19.

The device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. Figure 1 shows the entire device, and the whole device is supported by four frames 1, 1, 1, 1, and a cylinder 2 for forward and backward movement is installed on the back side. Base 3 to be transferred to
Cylinders with brakes 4, 4 are installed upright on the upper surface of 3. Further, two rows of cylinders 5, 5 are installed on the bottom surface for transferring the main parts of the device (shown in FIG. 2) from side to side. 6, 6, 6, 6 are the main parts of the device (second
(shown in the figure) is a guide shaft that supports and guides the robot up and down, and 7, 7 electrically turns on and off each transfer operation.
It is a limit switch that is turned OFF, and is turned ON and OFF by the vertical movement of the guide shafts 6, 6 by contact members 8, 8 attached to the upper portions of the left guide shafts 6, 6. 9, 9... is a cylinder shaft that feeds or suctions air to the suction cup of the main part of the device (shown in Figure 2), and is connected to each left and right combo 1 by air hoses 10, 10...
It is connected to 1, 11... 12, 12...
When air is sucked, the above combination 11,1
1...A filter that prevents small dirt, dust, etc. from entering the inside. 13 is each combination 11, 11
. . through air hoses 14, 14, . . . , 15 is a drain, and the air pipe 13 is connected to an air pump (not shown). Reference numeral 16 represents a shock absorber, which prevents a shock when the substrates 3, 3 are transferred back and forth, and 17 represents a control panel, which controls each operation of the apparatus. Next, the structure of the main parts of this device will be explained with reference to FIG. Base 1 by cylinder 5
8, 18, 18, 18 are opened and closed to the left and right, and two rows of suction cups 19, 19, front and rear, are installed on each base 18, via springs 20, 20, and the base 18, Cylinder shafts 9, 9... are erected from the respective suction cups 19, 19..., penetrating through the suction cups 18, 18.... A push side air hose 21 and a tension side air hose 22 are connected from the left and right ends of the air cylinder 5, and the air hose 21,
The air cylinder 5 is operated by the air in 22. 23, 23... are the base 24 and the base 18, 1
Side base plates 25, 25, attached to 8, 18, 18,
It is a cutting line support plate suspended from 25, 25, 25, and 5 rows of cutting lines 26, 26, 26, 26,
26 are each supported horizontally. The cutting lines 26, 26, 26, 26, 26 are attached to locking hangers 27, which are provided on the side surfaces of the cutting line support plates 23, 23...
It is installed at 27... This main part consists of the brake cylinder 4 and the center shaft 28.
The cylinders 4 are connected to each other, and are raised and lowered in three stages by the cylinder 4. Further, guide shafts 6, 6 are provided in series on the left and right sides of this main portion, and are configured to guide vertical movement. For convenience, only one main part is shown in the drawing, but in reality, two rows of main parts, front and rear, are installed below the bases 3, 3.

Next, the operating state of the device of the present invention will be explained below.

A plate-shaped clay transferred from a clay manufacturing device (not shown) located just in front of this device is sent to the lower right side of this device in Fig. 1 and is placed at a predetermined position below this device. When the vehicle is stopped, the front brake cylinder 4 in FIG. 1 is activated, the center shaft 28 is lowered, and the entire main part shown in FIG. 2 is lowered accordingly. As the main portion descends, the clay plate in a predetermined position is cut into a predetermined number of pieces (eight pieces in the figure) along cutting lines 26, 26, . . . as shown in FIG. Along with this cutting operation, each suction cup 19, 19... comes into contact with the upper surface of each clay A, A..., and at the same time, the suction cup 1
9, 19... are activated to attract and support clay A, A.... The suction operation of the suction cups 19, 19, . . . is carried out by the combinations 11, 11, . . . through the air hoses 10, 10, . As shown in FIG. 3, when the cutting and suction operations are performed, the entire main part is lifted up by a predetermined distance via the center shaft 28 by the operation of the brake cylinder 4. Further, the cylinder 5 in the front is activated, and the bases 18, 18, 18, 18 are sequentially opened to the right as shown in FIG. 4, and the clays A, A, . . . are separated at intervals. Thereafter, the cylinder 2 on the back side is operated and the bases 3, 3 are transferred forward, and when the main part comes to a predetermined position on the lower packaging transfer belt (not shown), the cylinder 4 with brake is lowered in two steps. , clay A, A, ... come close to the packaging pack (not shown) on the packaging transfer belt, the suction cup 1
The adsorption state of 9, 19... is Combum 11, 11...
The clays A, A, . Next, the front cylinder 5 operates and the base 1
8, 18, 18, 18 are closed and returned to the state shown in FIG. At the same time, the rear main part (not shown because it has the same shape) is lowered by the operation of the rear brake cylinder 4, and the next main part that has been sent in advance from the previous manufacturing equipment (not shown) is lowered by the operation of the rear cylinder 4 with a brake. A plate-shaped clay is cut along cutting lines 26, 26, . . . . At this time, the clay A, A... is adsorbed by the suction cups 19, 19..., and then the cylinder 4 with brake is activated, and the main part is raised by one step, and at the same time, the cylinder 5 is activated to raise the base. Platforms 18, 18, 18, 18 are opened. Next, the main part is moved back together with the bases 3, 3 by the operation of the cylinder 2 on the rear side, and the main part is stopped at a predetermined position above a packaging transfer belt (not shown). Next, the rear brake cylinder 4 is activated, and the main part is lowered by two steps. When the suction cups 19, 19, . . . on the packaging transfer belt (not shown) are released from the suction state in the vicinity of the packaging pack, the clays A and A are stored in the packaging packs, respectively.
Thereafter, the main part is raised by the operation of the brake cylinder 4, returning to the state shown in FIG. After that, the same operating conditions are repeated one after another to cut and discharge the clay.

In this embodiment, the cylinders with brakes 4, 4 are arranged in two rows and the lower main parts are arranged in two rows, but if necessary, the cylinders with brakes 4, main parts can be arranged in one row or three or more rows. It's also good. Further, although the main parts of the bases 8 are arranged in four rows in this embodiment, the bases 8 may be arranged in any number of rows as long as possible.

Since the present invention has the structure and operating state described above, it completely automates the process of cutting the flat clay sent from the previous device into a predetermined shape, and does not require human labor. It is hygienic because the workers do not touch the clay, and therefore bacteria etc. do not stick to the clay.Furthermore, since multiple pieces can be cut at equal intervals at once, highly accurate clay of the same shape can be obtained, which saves time and effort. It is possible to save labor by eliminating the need for clay cutting, and the process of discharging the clay to the packaging device after cutting it can also be done automatically in a series of operations, resulting in high efficiency. It is possible to provide an automatic cutting and discharging device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts, and Figs. 3 and 4 show the operating states of the main parts. It is an explanatory diagram. 1... Frame, 2... Cylinder, 3... Base, 4... Cylinder with brake, 5... Cylinder, 6... Guide shaft, 7... Limit switch, 9... Cylinder shaft, 10... Air hose, 11... Combum, 13... Air tube,
14...Air hose, 18...Base, 19...
Suction cup, 20... Spring, 23... Cutting line support plate, 24... Base, 25... Side base plate, 26...
Cutting line, 28...center shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Cylinders with brakes 4, 4 are erected on the upper surface of the bases 3, 3, which are transferred in the front and back direction by cylinders 2 provided at the rear (back side) of the frames 1, 1, 1, 1, and the cylinders 4, 4 with brakes are installed below the bases 3, 3 The cylinder with brake 4,
4, a clay cutting and discharging main part is installed which is moved up and down together with the guide shafts 6, 6, 6, 6, and in the clay discharging main part, a plurality of bases 18, 1 are installed.
8... are arranged in a row, and the cylinders 5, 5
Each of the bases 18, 18... is provided so as to be movable in the column direction, and these bases 18, 18...
Each of... has a cutting line 26 for cutting clay by vertical movement of the clay cutting/discharging main part by the operation of the cylinders 4, 4 with brakes, and a cylinder shaft 9.
A suction cup 19 is provided which moves up and down by the cutting line 26 and sucks the clay cut by the cutting line 26.
The cutting line 26 is cut through a plurality of cutting line support plates 23, 23, 23 that support the cutting line 26,
A clay cutting and discharging device characterized in that it is arranged below the suction cup 19.