JPH05319599A - Plate member separating/transferring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply separate plate member from each other one by one by detecting the uppermost plate member and by sucking and separating the uppermost plate member from the others while the next plate member is stored, and whereby transferring the uppermost plate member. CONSTITUTION:A detection member 15 is abutted on the upper surface of the side part of an uppermost plate member W that is layered, in the middle of descending of a support member 6, while the roller of a detection switch 23 is abutted on the upper surface of the plate member W. When the detection signal is sent to a vertically moving motor 12, the rotation of the motor is stopped, and the descending of the support ember 6 is also stopped. A cylinder 28 for storage is protruded and is proceeded under the condition, and the position of the plate member W bent in the carrying direction is regulated by the front end part of a stored member 24. While the stored member 24 is protruded, the detection member 15 is withdrawn and receded by a cylinder 22 for receding, and a suction member 5 sucks the upper surface of the uppermost plate member W, and the suction member 5 is lifted under the sucked condition. Since a next plate member W is stored by the stored member 24 at the time, double lifting is prevented, and only the uppermost plate member W is separated from the others and is thus transferred.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate-shaped member separating and transferring apparatus used for separating and transferring a blank material of a press machine, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plate-shaped member separating device of this type, a plurality of plate-shaped members are placed in a storage frame in a stacked state, and a negative pressure suction action capable of vertically moving above the plate-shaped members. The suction member is installed, and the suction member is lowered to suck the uppermost plate member, and the suction member is raised in this suction state to separate the uppermost plate member from the next plate member. Then, there is known a structure in which one separated plate-shaped member is transferred to another position by an adsorption member.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional structure, when the uppermost plate member is moved upward during the separating operation, the next plate member becomes the uppermost plate member. There is a problem that they may be lifted up in close contact with each other, and it may not be possible to reliably separate them one by one.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such inconvenience, and its gist is to dispose at least a vertically movable suction member above a stacked plate member. The uppermost plate member is adsorbed by the adsorbing member, and the adsorbing member is lifted in the adsorbed state and separated and transferred upward one by one. A support member disposed so as to be movable up and down at a lateral position, a detection member disposed on the support member and capable of detecting the uppermost plate member when the support member descends, and the support member. A plate-shaped member separating / transferring device, which is provided with a mooring member capable of mooring a plate-shaped member of the next layer.

[0005]

When the support member descends, the detection member detects the uppermost plate member, and the mooring member disposed on the support member moorizes the next plate member. The plate member in the upper layer is adsorbed, and the plate member is separated and transferred by the rise of the adsorbing member.

[0006]

1 to 10 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a lubricant applying device for applying a lubricant to the front and back surfaces of a blank material sent to a press machine and subjected to drawing processing, and 1 is a machine base In addition, a carrier table 2 is disposed below the machine base 1 so as to be movable back and forth, a pair of upper and lower coating rollers 3 is disposed above the machine base 1, and a transport conveyor 4 is provided at the front and rear positions of the coating roller 3. Three sets of stacked plate-like members W are placed on the carrier 2 at the front, middle and rear row positions, and a transfer member (not shown) that is vertically movable and back and forth is arranged above the carrier 2. Then, the adsorbing member 5 having a negative pressure suction action is arranged on the transfer member, and the adsorbing member 5 is lowered to adsorb the uppermost plate member W. One plate member W in the upper layer is separated upward, and the adsorbing member 5 is moved forward at the ascending limit to plate up to the conveyor 4. Transport the member to convey the plate-like member W by the transport conveyor 4, the plate-like member W by the coating roller 3
Lubricant is applied to the front and back surfaces of the blank material, and the plate-shaped members W are sequentially transferred one by one onto the conveyor 4 by the adsorption member 5, and the plate-shaped members in the front row on the conveyor 2 are stacked. When all the W is gone, the carrier 2 is moved forward, and this time the plate-like members W in the stacked state at the middle position are sequentially separated and transferred by the suction member 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a supporting member, which is disposed at both lateral positions of the stacked plate-like members W of the machine base 1 as shown in FIG. 1, and the left and right supporting members 6 and their constituent members are provided. Since the right and left symmetric members are the same or symmetrical, the supporting member 6 on the right side in FIG. 1 will be described. In this case, the mounting plate 8 which can be adjusted forward and backward by the supporting roller 7 toward the side surface of the plate-shaped member W is attached to the machine base 1. A vertical moving plate 9 is provided on the mounting plate 8 so as to be vertically movable by a bearing member 9a, a rack plate 10 is attached to the mounting plate 8 in the vertical direction, and a holding plate 11 is attached to the vertical moving plate 8.
And the vertical movement motor 12 is attached to the holding plate 11, the pinion shaft 13 is borne by the holding plate 11, and the pinion 14 meshing with the rack plate 10 is attached to the holding plate 11, and the support member 6 is mounted on the holding plate 11. Is provided so as to be movable and fixed forward and backward in the transport direction of the plate member W.
Thus, the pinion shaft 13 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions, and the support member 6 attached to the vertical moving plate 9 is vertically movable by the action of the rack plate 10 and the pinion 14.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a detecting member, in which case a connecting plate 16 is attached to the supporting member 6, a holder 17 is attached to the connecting plate 16 with a bolt 18, and two upper guide shafts 19 are slidably attached to the holder 17. Installed on the upper guide shaft 19 and mounting seat 2
0 is attached by a bolt 21, a retracting cylinder 22 is attached to the holder 18, a mounting seat 20 is connected to a rod of the retracting cylinder 22, and a detecting member 15 is mounted on the mounting seat 20.
The detection roller 23a is made to face the lower surface of the detection member 15 and the detection switch 23 is attached to the mounting seat 20.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a mooring member. In this case, two lower guide shafts 25 are slidably arranged on a holder 17 connected to the support member 6, and a pedestal 27 is attached to the lower guide shaft 25 by bolts 26. , The mooring cylinder 28 is attached to the lower surface of the holder 17, and the rod of the mooring cylinder 28 is attached to the bolt 2
9. The mooring member 24 is connected to the pedestal 27 by means of 9, and the mooring member 24 is attached to the pedestal 27 so as to be vertically adjustable and can be fixed by the bolt 30. The member 24 is adjusted up and down to adjust the distance S between the upper surface of the mooring edge portion 24a and the lower surface of the detection member 15.
Is configured to match the plate thickness T of the plate member W.

Since this embodiment has the above structure, first, the mounting plate 8 is adjusted forward and backward according to the width of the plate member W toward the side surface of the plate member W, and the supporting member 6 is fixed to the plate member W.
After moving and fixing in the front and rear of the transport direction and starting operation,
The retracting cylinder 22 causes the detecting member 15 to project and advance from the state shown in FIG. 6 as shown in FIG.
The pinion shaft 13 is rotated by 2 and the vertical moving plate 8 is lowered by the action of the rack plate 10 and the pinion 14, and the support member 6 attached to the vertical moving plate 8 is also lowered.

During the downward movement, the detection member 15 is
As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface of the plate-shaped member W in the stacked state is brought into contact with the side surface of the plate-shaped member W. At this time, the detection roller 23a of the detection switch 23 is also brought into contact with the upper surface of the plate-shaped member W. 23 sends a detection signal to the vertical movement motor 12, and the vertical movement motor 23 stops rotating and the support member 6 stops descending due to this detection signal.

In this stopped state, the mooring cylinder 28 is shown in FIG.
9, the mooring edge 24a at the tip of the mooring member 24 projects between the uppermost plate member W and the next plate member W, and in this case, the position regulating surface portion. The position of the plate member W bent in the transport direction is regulated by 24b.

With the mooring member 24 protruding, the detecting member 15 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 9 to the state shown in FIG.
0, the suction member 5 is sucked onto the upper surface of the uppermost plate member W at the time of FIG. 10, and the suction member 5 is lifted while being sucked, and at this time, the next plate member W. Since it is moored by the mooring member 24, it is prevented from being lifted up, and only the uppermost plate member W is separated and transferred.

Thereafter, the mooring member 24 retracts, and in the state of FIG. 6, the vertical movement motor 12 reversely rotates, the supporting member 6 rises, and stops at the upper limit. By repeating this, the plate member W is repeated. It will be sequentially separated and transferred.

Thus, while the support member 6 is descending, the detection member 15 detects the uppermost plate member W, and the mooring member 24 disposed on the support member 6 moors the next plate member W. In this mooring state, the adsorbing member 5 adsorbs the uppermost plate-shaped member W, and the plate-shaped member is separated and transferred when the adsorbing member 5 rises. It is possible to reliably separate and transport the sheet-shaped members W one by one, and the mooring member 24 is disposed on the support member 6 provided with the detection member 15 capable of detecting the uppermost plate-shaped member W. Therefore, the plate-shaped members W are sequentially separated and transferred, and accordingly, even if the height levels of the plate-shaped members W of the uppermost layer are sequentially changed, the mooring member 24 reliably anchors the plate-shaped member W of the next layer. can do.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the structures of the supporting member 6, the detecting member 15 and the mooring member 24 are appropriately modified and designed.

For example, the upper separating cylinder is attached to the mounting seat 20 of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the detecting member 15 is provided on the mounting seat 20 so as to be vertically movable so that the detecting member 15 can be moved up and down by the upper separating cylinder. The uppermost plate-shaped member W in which the detection member 15 is in a stacked state during the downward movement.
When it comes into contact with the upper surface on the side of the side, the detecting member 15 is pushed down by the upward separating cylinder and is positioned on the lower side, and the retracting cylinder 22 causes the detecting member 15 to retract and retract from the state of FIG. At this time, the detecting member 15 is operated by the upward separating cylinder so as to be positioned above, and direct contact sliding between the plate member W and the detecting member 15 is avoided when the detecting member 15 is retracted and retracted. It is also possible to prevent surface damage.

As a means for preventing the surface of the plate member W from being damaged, the detection member 15 may be provided with a roller-shaped or spherical contact member, or the detection member 15 itself may be formed in such a shape.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the detecting member detects the uppermost plate member while the supporting member is descending, and the mooring member disposed on the supporting member moorizes the next plate member. ,
In this mooring state, the adsorption member adsorbs the uppermost plate member,
Since the plate-shaped members are separated and transferred by the rise of the adsorption member, the mooring action of the mooring member can surely separate and transfer the plate-shaped members one by one. Since the plate-shaped members of the upper layer are arranged on the support member provided with the detection member, the plate-shaped members are separated and transferred sequentially, and the height level of the plate-shaped member of the uppermost layer is accordingly accompanied. However, the mooring member can securely moor the plate-shaped member of the next layer.

As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

2 is an overall side view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial front view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a partial lateral view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partial plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partial lateral view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

10 is a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of Reference Signs] 5 Adsorption Member 6 Support Member 15 Detection Member 24 Mooring Member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A suction member that can move at least vertically is disposed above a stacked plate member, and the uppermost plate member is sucked by the suction member, and the suction member is raised in the sucked state. And separate them one by one and transfer them upward,
A support member disposed so as to be vertically movable at a lateral position of the stacked plate members, and the uppermost plate member that is disposed on the support member and can be detected when the support member descends. A plate-shaped member separating / transferring device comprising a detection member and a mooring member disposed on the support member and capable of mooring a plate-shaped member of the next layer.