JPH0423842Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a pool device for supplying workpieces.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, in order to continuously supply cylindrical workpieces, such as materials for cold working, to a processing device, a large number of workpieces 1,..., 1 are used, as shown in Fig. 4. Workpiece delivery port 3 of stocker 2 that is stacked and stored
It has been proposed that a swing-type temporary stop member 4 is provided, and by controlling the opening and closing of the temporary stop member 4, a predetermined number of pieces of the workpiece 1 are cut out and fed to a processing device 6 via an inclined shooter 5. There is (Jikiakiaki
(Refer to Public Relations No. 55-23317).

Since the device stores the workpieces 1 in the stocker 2 by stacking them in many tiers, the workpieces 1
There were problems such as the work 1 becoming stuck and being unable to be cut out, and the number of pieces to be cut out of the workpiece 1 being difficult to control.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to make it possible to smoothly cut out workpieces and easily control the number of pieces to be cut out.

(Structure of the invention) Therefore, in the present invention, a storage body that is raised and lowered by an elevating device is disposed between the upper inclined shutter and the lower inclined shutter, and each of the storage bodies has both end portions above the upper slope. A blocking member that prevents movement of a workpiece in the storage shooter that does not align with both of the shooters, while storage shooters are provided in multiple stages to form a communication path that communicates with the inclined shooter and the lower inclined shooter; a first stopping member disposed between the upper inclined shooter and the storage body to perform opening and closing operations, and supplying and stopping the supply of workpieces from the upper inclined shooter to the storage shooter; and the first stopping member; a second stop member that is disposed between the storage body and the lower inclined shutter, performs opening and closing operations, and supplies and stops the supply of workpieces from the storage shooter to the lower inclined shooter; a sensor for detecting that workpieces have accumulated in the driving device of the second stop device, the above-mentioned both shooters and the storage shooter of the storage body corresponding thereto, and outputting a signal to stop the movement of the workpieces in the upper inclined shooter and the storage shooter; and,
It is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling a drive device and a lifting device for both the stop members so as to close the both stop members and move the storage body by one step in response to the movement stop signal. .

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, a storage body in which storage shutters are provided in multiple stages is arranged between the upper and lower inclined shutters, and while the storage body is raised and lowered by the lifting device,
A predetermined number of workpieces are sent from the upper inclined shooter to each storage shooter for storage, and the workpieces in the storage shooters that match the upper and lower inclined shooters are sent to the lower inclined shooter by the stop release operation of the stop member. It is something.

Therefore, the workpieces sent via the upper inclined shutter from a faster processing speed process are stored in each storage shutter of the storage body, and the stored workpieces are sent to the slower processing speed process via the lower inclined shooter. can be supplied continuously.

Moreover, since the works are stored in a line in each storage shutter of the storage body, the work can be cut out smoothly without bridging or the like.

Furthermore, since each storage shooter stores a predetermined number of works, the number of pieces to be cut out can be easily controlled.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a work floor 10
An upper inclined shutter 11 and a lower inclined shutter 12 are disposed above, and on the upper end side of the upper inclined shutter 11 is a hanger (not shown) that transports a predetermined number (for example, five) of workpieces W. A workpiece transfer and supply device 13 is arranged to receive a workpiece W from ) and transfer it to the upper inclined shutter 11 .

Further, a processing device 14 for processing the workpiece W is disposed on the lower end side of the lower inclined shooter 12, and between the lower inclined shooter 12 and the processing device 14,
A delivery mechanism 15 is provided for delivering the workpieces W in the lower inclined shooter 12 to the processing device 14 one by one.

On the other hand, a predetermined number of workpieces W (for example, 10
) can be stored in a row, and both shooters can be stored in one row.
Storage shooters 16, ..., 1 that can match 1, 12
A storage body 17 in which 6 is provided in multiple stages (for example, 10 stages)
is located.

The storage body 17 is housed in a case body 18 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and wheels 21 and 22 that roll on rails 19 and 20 of the work floor 10 are attached to the lower surface of the case body 18. .

A work floor 10 is provided on the lower side of the case body 18.
The rails 19 and 20 of the work floor 10 are formed in a semicircular shape with the pivot shaft 23 as the center, and the rails 19 and 20 of the work floor 10 are formed in a semicircular shape with the pivot shaft 23 as the center. The case body 18 is located at a working position between the two shooters 11 and 12 and from between the two shooters 11 and 12 by 90 degrees.
It is designed so that it can be rotated between the maintenance position (see the two-dot chain line in Fig. 2) and the maintenance position (see the two-dot chain line in Fig. 2).

An elevating cylinder 25 is provided in the upper part of the case body 18.
A piston rod 26 of the lifting cylinder 25 is connected to the upper part of the storage body 17 within the case body 18 via a bracket 27.

Then, by the lifting and lowering operation of the lifting cylinder 25,
One of each storage shooter 16 is connected to both shooters 1
1 and 12, the storage body 17 is controlled to move up and down.

In the case body 18, when the storage body 17 is lowered (the state shown in FIG. 1), the uppermost storage shutter 16
A workpiece inlet 28 facing the upper inclined shooter 11 and a workpiece outlet 2 facing the lower inclined shooter 12 communicate with both shooters 11 and 12.
9 is formed, and the workpiece delivery port 2 is formed.
When the storage body 17 is raised, the wall portion 18a on the 9 side is arranged so that when the storage body 17 is raised, the storage shutter 1 which is not aligned with both shutters 11 and 12
It acts as a blocking member to prevent movement of the workpiece W in the workpiece 6 from falling.

A first stop member 30 is provided at the lower end of the upper inclined shooter 11 to temporarily stop the movement of the workpiece W to be sent from the shooter 11 to the storage shooter 16, and is movable up and down by a first cylinder 31. At the upper end of the shooter 12, a second stop member 32 is provided which can be raised and lowered by a second cylinder 33 to temporarily stop the movement of the workpiece W to be delivered from the storage shooter 16 to the shooter 12.

The first cylinder 31 of the first stop member 30, the second cylinder 33 of the second stop member 23, and the lifting cylinder 25 of the storage body 17 are controlled by a control device 51 shown in FIG.

The control device 51 includes the workpiece transfer and supply device 13
A sensor 52 detects whether the workpiece W is transferred from the upper inclined shutter 11 to the upper inclined shutter 11; a sensor 52 detects whether the workpiece W is present in the upper and lower inclined shutters 11 and 12; an upper and lower inclined shutter 11; 1
2 and a signal from a sensor 52 etc. that detects that the workpieces W have accumulated in the storage shooter 16 of the storage body 17 corresponding thereto and outputs a signal to stop the movement of the workpieces W in the upper inclined shooter 11 and storage shooter 16. Then, as described below, the first
The cylinder 31, the second cylinder 33, and the lifting cylinder 25 are controlled.

With the above configuration, the storage body 17 is now in the lowest position, there is no work W in the uppermost storage shutter 16, and there is no work W in the upper inclined shutter 11 and lower inclined shutter 12 either. If so, the first and second stop members 30 and 32 have been lowered (stopped) by the first and second cylinders 31 and 33, and the workpiece has been transferred from the workpiece transfer and supply device 13 to the upper inclined shooter 11. The workpiece W is transferred from the upper tilting shutter 11 to the uppermost storage shutter 1.
6 to the lower inclined shooter 12, and are sent out one by one to the processing device 14 by the delivery mechanism 15.

When the transfer speed of the workpiece W from the workpiece transfer supply device 13 to the upper inclined shutter 11 becomes faster, the lower inclined shutter 12, the uppermost storage shutter 16,
Workpieces W accumulate on the upper inclined shutter 11, making it impossible to transfer the works W to the upper inclined shutter 11.

Therefore, each sensor controls each shooter 12,1.
When it is detected that the workpieces W have accumulated in the workpieces 6 and 11, the control device 51 shown in FIG. 5 performs the following control. First, the first and second stop members 30 and 32 are raised (stopped) by the first and second cylinders 31 and 33, and the movement of the workpiece W in the storage shooter 16 and the workpiece W in the upper tilting shooter 11 is temporarily stopped. Then, the storage body 17 is raised by one step by the elevating cylinder 25, and the storage shutter 16 of the ascending step is aligned with both shutters 11 and 12.

Thereafter, when the first stop member 30 is lowered (released from the stop) by the first cylinder 31, the work W accumulated in the upper inclined shutter 11 is sent to the storage shutter 16 of the raised stage.

Work W is also placed in the storage shutter 16 on the raised stage.
When the amount of water accumulates, the first stop member 30 is raised (stopped) by the first cylinder 31, and then the storage body 17 is further raised by one stage by the lifting cylinder 25, and the storage shutter 16 of the raised stage is moved between both shutters 11. , 12, and then the first stop member 30 is lowered by the first cylinder 31 (release of stop).
Then, the work W accumulated in the upper inclined shutter 11 is sent to the storage shutter 16 of the raised stage.

Thereafter, in the same manner, the workpieces W are sequentially fed into the storage shutter 16 of the raised stage. Storage body 1
7, the lower end of the storage shutter 16 where the work W has accumulated rises along the wall 18a of the case body 18, so that the wall 18a
Prevent movement of the workpiece W inside so that it does not fall.

When the workpiece W disappears in the lower inclined shutter 12 while the storage body 17 is rising, the second stop member 32 is lowered (stopped) by the second cylinder 33, and the workpiece in the storage shooter 16 at that position is lowered (stopped). W is now delivered to the lower inclined shooter 12.

On the other hand, when the transfer and supply of the workpieces W from the workpiece transfer and supply device 13 to the upper inclined shutter 11 is stopped and there is no workpiece W in the lower inclined shutter 12, the second stop member 32 is moved by the second cylinder 33. It is lowered (stopped), and the work W in the storage shooter 16 at that position is sent out to the lower inclined shooter 12.

Next, after the second stop member 32 is raised (stopped) by the second cylinder 33, the lifting cylinder 25
As a result, the storage body 17 is lowered by one stage, and the storage shutter 16 of the lowered stage is connected to both shutters 11 and 1.
Matches 2.

When there is no more workpiece W in the lower inclined shutter 12, the second stop member 32 is lowered (stopped) by the second cylinder 33, and the workpiece W in the storage shutter 16 at that position is moved to the lower inclined shutter 12. will be sent out.

Thereafter, in the same manner, the works W are sequentially sent out from the storage shutter 16 of the lowered stage to the lower inclined shutter 12.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the workpiece supply pool device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a front view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a conventional workpiece supply pool. FIG. 5, which is a side sectional view of the apparatus, is a block diagram of the control system of the work supply pool apparatus according to the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11...Upper inclined shooter, 12...Lower inclined shooter, 13...Workpiece transfer and supply device, 14...
...Processing device, 16...Storage shooter, 17...Storage body, 18...Case body, 18a...Wall portion (blocking member), 25...Elevating cylinder, 30, 32...
Stop member, 51...control device, 52...sensor,
W...work.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage body that is raised and lowered by an elevating device is disposed between the upper tilted shutter and the lower tilted shutter. Storage shooters forming a communication path for communicating the shooters are provided in multiple stages, and a blocking member that prevents movement of a workpiece in the storage shooter that does not correspond to both shooters is disposed between the upper inclined shooter and the storage body. a first stop member that performs an opening operation and a closing operation to supply and stop the supply of the workpiece from the upper inclined shutter to the storage shutter;
a drive device for the first stop member; and a first stopper disposed between the storage body and the lower inclined shutter, which performs opening and closing operations, and supplies and stops the supply of the workpiece from the storage shutter to the lower inclined shutter. A second stop member, a drive device for the second stop member, and a stop of movement of the workpieces in the upper inclined shooter and the storage shooter by detecting that workpieces have accumulated in the above-mentioned two shooters and the storage shooter of the storage body corresponding thereto. A sensor that outputs a signal, and a control means that receives the movement stop signal and controls the drive device and the lifting device of the both stop members so as to operate the both stop members to close and move the storage body by one step. A pool device for supplying workpieces.