JPH0442266Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention is a method for classifying shapes transferred by a conveyor by length, type, etc., and loading them onto predetermined pallets. This invention relates to a profile loading device.

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and ideas] Shapes made of aluminum, etc. are extruded from an extruder, cut into lengths according to the intended use, and then subjected to various pretreatments, electrolytic oxidation, electrolytic oxidation, etc. Products are made by applying various finishing treatments such as coloring, but when transporting them to the next process for various treatments, or when finished as a product after various treatments, the length and color of the molds are usually changed. , sorted by type, etc., and loaded onto predetermined pallets and transported.

The above-mentioned shapes are transported by a conveyor to the place where they are loaded onto pallets, but the same types of molds are not always transported, and due to differences in processing flow, etc. Once a certain amount of molding material is transferred, a certain amount of another molding material of the same type is transferred, and so on. Previously, the shapes were manually sorted and loaded onto individual pallets.

However, the task of manually sorting and stacking the shapes onto pallets is extremely complicated and is prone to errors.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a shape material loading device for loading various shapes transferred by a conveyor onto predetermined pallets. With the goal.

That is, the present invention includes a shape material transfer machine that holds the shapes transferred by a conveyor, transfers them to a shape material loading position, and loads them onto a pallet, and a shape material transfer machine that temporarily stores one or more pallets for which loading of the shape materials has not been completed. an empty pallet supply conveyor for storing and supplying empty pallets; and an empty pallet or holding pallet storage area connected to the empty pallet supply conveyor and supplied from the empty pallet supply conveyor. A pallet transfer conveyor is used to transfer the held pallets transferred from the pallet to the form material loading position, and a pallet transfer conveyor is used to transfer the held pallets stored in the held pallet storage area to the pallet transfer conveyor, and the pallet at the form material loading position is transferred to the pallet transfer conveyor. The gist of the present invention is a profile loading device characterized by comprising a pallet transfer crane for transferring the pallets from the pallet storage area to the holding pallet storage area or the loaded pallet exit.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of conveyors arranged in parallel, and the conveyor 1 conveys a predetermined number of shaped materials 2 together. Reference numeral 3 designates a plurality of take-out conveyors arranged alternately with the conveyor 1 from near the end of the conveyor 1. The shapes 2 conveyed by the conveyor 1 are transferred to the take-out conveyor 3, where they are lifted up by a lifter 4. carried to the position. The profile lifters 4 are provided alternately in parallel with the take-out conveyor 3, and cylinders 5
It is configured to be able to move up and down. Reference numeral 6 denotes a shape material transfer machine that transfers the shape material 2 transferred by the take-out conveyor 3 onto the pallet 7a located at the shape material loading position A. Lift the lifter 4 in a position that does not overlap the claw (not shown) and the lifter 4.
A mold material holding conveyor 8 is provided in parallel with the mold material holding conveyor 8, and one end of the mold material holding conveyor 8 is connected to the fixing rod 2.
It has a belt 9 fixed to 3 and is supported by a support rod 10. A rack is provided on the upper surface of the support rod 10, and the support rod 10 is held by a guide roller unit 22 and is configured to be slidable in the directions of arrows a and b by the driving force transmitted from a pinion (not shown). Thus, the conveyor 8 is also configured to be able to slide in the directions of arrows a and b together with the support rod 10. The shape material transfer machine 6 lifts the shape material on the rail 11 and moves it between the position of the lifter 4 and the shape material loading position A.
It is configured to be able to move back and forth between the two.

At the profile loading position A, a profile receiving lifter 12 for receiving the profile 2 carried by the profile transfer machine 6 and transferring it onto the pallet 7a is provided so as to be able to move up and down through the pallet 7a. A crane rail 13 is provided above the profile transfer position A to transport pallets on which profile loading has been completed at the profile loading position A to the loaded pallet outlet 14, and to transport pallets on which profile loading has not yet been completed. While temporarily transferring to the holding pallet storage area 15,
The holding pallets 7b to 7d stored in the holding pallet storage field 15 are transferred to the pallet transfer conveyor 16.
A crane 17 for transferring pallets is provided so as to be able to slide on the rails 13. A pallet holding claw 18 for holding a pallet is provided at the lower end of the pallet transfer crane 17.
The holding claws 18 are configured to be rotatable so that the pallets can be easily held and released.
The operation of the pallet transfer crane 17 is controlled by a control device (not shown).

An empty pallet supply conveyor 19 connected to the pallet transfer conveyor 16 for transferring the pallets to the profile transfer position A is provided at the lower stage of the holding pallet storage field 15. Empty palette 7e-7h
It is configured so that it can store.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 is a carry-out vehicle for carrying out the pallet having completed loading of profile materials, and reference numeral 21 is a running rail for the carry-out vehicle 20.

In the profile loading device of the present invention, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the profile 2 transferred by the conveyor 1 is transferred to the take-out conveyor 3 and transported to the position of the profile lifter 4, whereupon the profile is transferred to the cylinder. 5 operates to lift the profile 2 to the position of the profile transfer machine 6. When the profile 2 is lifted up to the profile transfer machine 6, both ends of the profile 2 are held by holding claws (not shown) of the profile transfer machine 6, and the support rod 10 slides in the direction of arrow a. , the shape material holding conveyor 8 fixed by the support rod 10 slides in the direction of arrow a with the movement of the support rod 10, and the shape material holding conveyor 8 is moved between the holding claw and the shape material holding conveyor 8.
The mold material 2 is held by. When the shape material holding conveyor 8 slides in the direction of the arrow a, one end of the belt 9 is fixed to the fixing rod 23, so as the shape material holding conveyor 8 slides, the upper surface of the belt 9 (the surface in contact with the shape material 2) The belt 9 is rotated so that it moves at the same speed in the direction opposite to the sliding direction of the conveyor 8. By doing this, the belt 9 becomes stationary relative to the profile 2, so there is no risk of the profile 2 being rubbed by the belt 9 and being damaged. The shape material 2 is moved by the holding claws of the shape material transfer machine 6 and the shape material holding conveyor 8.
is held, the profile lifter 4 descends, and the profile transfer machine 6 moves on the rail 11 to the profile loading position (Fig. 2), and the upper surface of the belt 9 of the holding conveyor 8 is moved in the same manner as above. While the belt 9 moves at the same speed in the opposite direction to the sliding direction, the holding conveyor 8 slides in the direction of arrow b to release the holding of the shape material 2, and then the shape material transfer device 6 moves as necessary. After that, the holding claws of the form material transfer machine 6 slide in the longitudinal direction of the form material, and the holding of the form material by the holding claws is released, and the form material 2 is already placed on the form material receiving lifter 12 or the lifter 12. It is transferred onto the mold material 2 that is currently in use. The profile transfer machine 6 is returned to the position of the lifter 4 and repeats the same operation. The shape material receiving lifter 12 gradually descends as the shapes are placed, and when a predetermined number of stages have been placed, the shape material receiving lifter 12 is removed from the pallet 7a, and the shapes are transferred to the pallet 7a. Meanwhile, during this time, the next pallet waiting position B on the pallet transfer conveyor 16 is
Then, the pallet 7i on which the next shape material is to be loaded is transferred from a predetermined position in the holding pallet storage area 15 by the pallet transfer crane 17.

When the loading of a predetermined amount of the shapes 2 on the pallet 7a is completed, as shown in FIG.
is transferred onto the pallet unloading vehicle 20, and the pallet 7 is
A is transported to the next process or for shipping by the transport vehicle 20. During this time, the pallet 7i placed at the next use pallet standby position B is transferred to the profile loading position A by the pallet transfer conveyor 16, and the profile 2 is loaded onto the pallet 7i in the same manner as described above.
loading is carried out.

If there is no pallet on which a shape material should be placed in the holding pallet storage field 15, the empty pallet 7e stored on the conveyor 19 is transferred from the empty pallet supply conveyor 19 to the next use pallet standby position B, as shown in FIG. sent to. At this time, the auxiliary conveyor 19a crosses the loaded pallet discharge port 14.
The empty pallet transfer conveyor 1 was separated by the loaded pallet discharge port 14.
9 and 19 are connected, and the empty pallets are sequentially sent forward.

When a predetermined amount of shapes is loaded on the pallet 7i at the shape material loading position A, this pallet 7i is also carried out from the shape material loading position A by the pallet transfer crane 17 in the same manner as the pallet 7a, but is not transported to the pallet 7i. If the loading of the sections is not yet completed, the pallet 7i is transferred by the crane 17 to the holding pallet storage area 15. On the other hand, the empty pallet 7e waiting at the next use pallet standby position B is transferred by the pallet transfer conveyor 16 to the profile loading position A, where the profile is loaded in the same manner as described above.

The types of shapes loaded on the holding pallets in the holding pallet storage area 15, the positions where the pallets are placed, etc. are stored in the memory of the control device, and the pallet transfer crane 17 is operated according to instructions from the control device.
is controlled so that the next reserved pallet to be used can be reliably retrieved from a predetermined position.

By repeating the above operations, various types of shapes can be successively stacked on a predetermined pallet.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the shape material loading device of the present invention has the effect of being able to efficiently load various types of shape materials conveyed by the conveyor onto predetermined pallets on which the respective shape materials are to be loaded. has.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS.
Each of the figures is a schematic side view of the device showing one step of loading profile materials using the device of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Transfer conveyor, 2... Shape material, 6... Shape material transfer machine, 7a-7i... Pallet, 14... Loaded pallet exit port, 15... Holding pallet storage area, 16... Pallet transfer conveyor, 17...
... Pallet transfer crane, 19... Empty pallet supply conveyor, A... Shape material loading position.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] There is a shape material transfer machine that holds the shapes transferred by the conveyor, transfers them to the shape material loading position, and loads them onto pallets, and a shape material transfer machine that temporarily stores one or more pallets that have not yet been loaded with shape materials. an empty pallet supply conveyor for storing and supplying empty pallets; and an empty pallet supply conveyor for storing and supplying empty pallets; a pallet transfer conveyor for transferring the holding pallet to the shape material mounting position;
A pallet transfer crane for transporting the held pallets stored in the held pallet storage area to the pallet transfer conveyor, and for transferring the pallets at the profile loading position from that position to the held pallet storage area or the loaded pallet exit. A profile loading device characterized by comprising: