JPH079834U - Parts counter - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] This is a device that allows different numbers of parts to be selected and taken out according to the situation, and allows the worker to concentrate on the work without counting the number of parts and improve the production efficiency. Provide a supply device. [Structure] The optical sensor 54 counts the components supplied from the linear vibrating parts feeder 10 and then the torsional vibrating parts feeder 30, and the distribution gate plate 56 and subsequent parts provided in the downstream part of the chute 51 for receiving the parts are branched to different numbers. The branch accommodating portions 51A and 51B for accommodating the above parts are connected to the extraction cylinders 61A and 61B. The control unit controls the detection of an empty branch storage unit, driving and stopping of the vibrating parts feeder, and the sorting gate plate, counting of parts, and replenishment.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a component counting device.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems]

 Taking an automobile manufacturing and assembly line as an example, uncompleted automobiles that are being assembled along the guide rail are sequentially sent at a predetermined speed, so that the worker can move within his own compartment within a predetermined time. Part of the shared work, such as screw fastening and fastener installation, is being done. As for the screw fastening work, a predetermined number of, for example, 10 screw fastenings must be performed for each vehicle under construction that is moving in front of itself. Therefore, in order to work as efficiently as possible, we developed a component counting device that can automatically take out 10 screws, rather than having an operator count 10 screws by hand. It has been put to practical use, and its technical content has been filed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-322485, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-28681).

As an example, a part counting device is mounted on a work carriage that is transferred at almost the same speed as the car in parallel with the automobile manufacturing and assembly line, and a worker is placed between the car and the work carriage. When, for example, 10 screws are taken out from the parts accommodating section of the above-mentioned parts counting device, the vibrating parts feeder of the above parts counting device automatically operates to replenish 10 screws to the screw accommodating part and then take out the next parts. It is a mechanism to prepare for. With this device, the worker can get 10 screws without counting by himself, which is a great advantage that the work is simplified and the production efficiency is improved.

On the other hand, however, recently, the types of automobiles manufactured have increased along with the diversification of user needs, and due to ergonomics, a plurality of different car types are assembled in one production line. Is coming. This requires a plurality of conventional component counting devices that can supply only, for example, 10 screws, resulting in high cost.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an ergonomically favorable part count that allows a predetermined number of parts that differ depending on the type of intermediate product sent from the manufacturing and assembly line to be easily taken out depending on the situation. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0006]

[Means for solving problems]

 The above object is to provide a vibrating component that accommodates a component and transfers the component along the component transfer track by vibrating the component receiving portion having the component transfer track and supplying the components one by one from the discharge end of the track. A supply device, a component counting means provided in the vicinity of the discharge end, a component transfer means provided in the vicinity of the discharge end, and a discharge opening of the component transfer means that can be opened and closed freely. Gate means for driving the vibrating component supply device to supply the components one by one from the discharge end of the component transfer track to the component transfer means while counting by the component counting means, and the gate means When the parts are received and the predetermined number is counted by the parts counting means, the driving of the vibrating parts feeder is stopped and the gate means is moved to the open position. When a predetermined number of parts are taken out by moving the gating means to the closed position again, the vibrating part feeding device is driven again. A plurality of parts are provided in each section, and a part distribution means is provided at the branching part, and a different predetermined number of parts can be taken out from each of the gate means provided on the respective discharge opening sides of the distribution means. A featured component counter.

[0007]

[Action]

 The parts transfer means of the parts counting device is branched into a plurality of parts, and different predetermined numbers of parts can be taken out from the gate means on the discharge opening side of the distribution means, so it is possible to obtain the parts without counting the predetermined number of parts depending on the situation. , Greatly improve the production efficiency of the manufacturing and assembly process. Alternatively, it is preferable in terms of ergonomics because the worker always works while considering which discharge opening the hand should be extended to.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a component counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 7 are views showing a parts counting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of the device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device, and FIG. 3 is a view of the device. Front view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of an essential part of the same device, FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of an essential part of the same device, FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view of the essential part of the same device, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a broken plan view further enlarging a main part of the device.

1 to 3, the component counting apparatus according to the first embodiment generally includes a linear vibrating part feeder 10, a torsional vibrating part feeder 30, a component take-out section 50 attached to the feeder, and a control section. And a control box R which is mounted on the frame F of the work carriage.

The trough 11 of the linear vibrating parts feeder 10 contains a large number of parts. A rubber adjusting plate 15 reaching the bottom is fixed between both side walls of the trough 11 so that it can be transferred. This restricts the number of parts to be accommodated in the trough 11, and also the torsional vibration part feeder located downstream. This is to prevent a sudden supply of parts to 30.

A movable core mounting portion 12 is integrally fixed to the bottom surface of the trough 11, and a movable core 13 hangs from the lower portion thereof. The movable core mounting portion 12 is connected to the base block 25 by a pair of front and rear inclined leaf springs 26. The movable core 13 is opposed to the electromagnet 23, which is fixed to the base block 25 and has the coil 24 wound therein, with a gap therebetween, and these constitute the linear vibration drive unit of the linear vibration parts feeder 10. . This drive unit is covered with a soundproof cover 27. The linear vibrating parts feeder 10 is fixed on a support plate 22 mounted on a supporting column 29 via a vibration-proof rubber 28 together with a balance weight 25W at the rear part thereof.

A torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is arranged downstream of the linear vibration parts feeder 10. The torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is provided with a bowl-shaped bowl 36 as is well known, and a spiral track 37 is formed on the inner peripheral wall portion thereof. Further, the bowl 36 is provided with an empty detection sensor 34 for detecting that the contained parts are empty or nearly empty.

A movable core 33 is fixed to the bottom surface of the bowl 31, and is connected to a lower base block 45 by an inclined leaf spring 46 provided at equal angular intervals. An electromagnet 43, around which a coil 44 is wound, is fixed on the base block 45 so as to face the movable core 33 with a gap. The torsional vibration drive portion of the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is configured as described above and is covered by the cylindrical soundproof cover 47, but the whole is supported by the support plate 42 on the support column 49 via the rubber cushion 48. It is fixed to.

A component take-out section 50 is arranged on the downstream side of the torsional vibration part feeder 30. The component take-out section 50 is composed of a square tube-shaped chute 51, branch accommodating sections 51A and 51B downstream thereof, and square tube-shaped take-out tubes 61A and 61B connected to the respective lower ends thereof. The chute 51 is mounted and fixed to the support plate 42 of the torsional vibration part feeder 30 by the mounting tool 59 and the mounting cylinders 61A and 61B by the mounting tool 69.

An optical sensor 54 for counting components is disposed between the discharge end 38 of the track 37 of the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 and the opening 52 at the upper end of the chute 51. The optical sensor 54 is a light emitting element 54a. , A light receiving element 54b, which are attached to the upper part of the chute 51 by an arm 55. The signals from the optical sensors 54a and 54b are input to the control unit in the control box R through a circuit (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a distribution gate plate 56 for distributing the parts to the branch accommodating portions 51A and 51B is provided at a branching point of the chute 51. It is driven and stopped by the fixed actuator 57.

Furthermore, the extraction cylinder 61A is internally provided with an internal cylinder 64A which is in contact with the inner wall of the extraction cylinder 61A and has an opening at the lower end, which can be easily pushed up by the operator's palm (palm) and released. For example, it will fall naturally to its original position. As shown in FIG. 6, when the internal cylinder 64A is at the upper limit position determined by a stopper (not shown), the opening 63A formed in the internal cylinder 64A and the opening 53A at the lower end of the branch accommodation part 51A are aligned with each other and the branch accommodation part is formed. 51A and the interior cylinder 64A communicate with each other, and the component (screw) accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 51A slides down on the palm applied to the opening at the lower end of the interior cylinder 64A so that the component can be taken out. There is. Further, a ceiling lid 65A having a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the take-out barrel 61A is attached to the upper end of the inner barrel 64A, and the ceiling cover 65A comes into contact with the upper end of the take-out barrel 61A to lower the lower limit position of the inner barrel 64A. In this state, the opening 53A at the lower end of the branch accommodating portion 51A is shielded by the internal cylinder 64A.

Further, a microswitch actuation plate 68A is attached to the ceiling lid 65A of the interior cylinder 64A, which is combined with an actuator 58aA of the microswitch 58A attached to the branch accommodating portion 51A of the chute 51. Thus, a sensor for detecting the reciprocating movement of the inner cylinder 64A between the upper limit position and the lower limit position is constituted, and the signal thereof is inputted to the control section through a circuit not shown. That is, it is detected that a predetermined number of parts have been taken out. Based on this, the next count is made.

Furthermore, an indicator lamp 67A is attached to the outside of the take-out cylinder 61A. This indicates that the parts have been counted and already stored in the branch storage portion 51A.

In the above description, the downstream side after the branch has been described with respect to the left side (reference numeral A) of the branch in the front view of FIG. 3, but the right side (reference numeral B) has the same configuration.

The component counting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. Next, its operation will be described by taking a screw taken out in a vehicle manufacturing and assembly line as an example.

In the screw fastening work shared by the workers, the vehicle type D has 13 screw fastening points, the vehicle type S has 10 screw fastening points, and the branch accommodating portion 51A has 13 screw fastening points. Ten screws are stored in the storage portion 51B. Further, the worker looks at the vehicle type D on the manufacturing and assembly line flowing in front of himself, walks to the parts counting device on the work trolley, and controls the inner cylinder 64A of the take-out cylinder 61A to the upper limit position as shown in FIG. When pushed up, the opening 53A of the branch containing portion 51A and the opening 63A of the internal cylinder 64A are aligned and communicate with each other, so that the 13 screws accommodated in the branch containing portion 51A slide down to the palm. At the same time, the actuator 58aA of the microswitch 58A that moves along the shape of the operating plate 68A moves outward, the knob 58bA of the microswitch 58A moves out, and the microswitch 58A inputs an ON signal to the control unit. In response to this signal, the control unit commands the stopped torsional vibration parts feeder 30 to wait for driving. Next, when the operator grips 13 screws and returns to the vehicle type D, the interior cylinder 64A naturally falls to the lower limit position, the opening 53A of the branch accommodating portion 51A is closed, and the micro switch 58A is turned off. To the control unit. The control section determines that the branch housing section 51A is emptied by the ON signal and the OFF signal, turns off the display lamp 67A, drives the actuator 57 and distributes the screws in FIG. The gate plate 56 is tilted from the left side to the right side (the position of the dashed line 56 '). The control unit subsequently issues a command to excite the coil 44 of the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 to impart torsional vibration to the bowl 36, so that screws are discharged from the discharge end 38 of the truck 37 to the openings 52 of the shoes 51 one by one. To be done. The speed of discharging the screw can be adjusted to the most preferable speed by adjusting the magnitude of the exciting current to the coil 44, that is, the amplitude.

The counting optical sensor 54 provided between the discharge end 38 of the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 and the opening 52 of the chute 51 includes a light emitting element 54a and a light receiving element 54b generated by falling screws. The light cutoff during the period is input to the control unit, and the control unit counts this, but when the set number of 13 is reached, the control unit demagnetizes the coil 44 and stops the torsional vibration parts feeder 30, and displays The lamp 67A is turned on. The 13 counted screws are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 51A during this period. As a result, the distribution gate plate 56 is returned to the original state except that it is tilted to the right side in FIG.

Next, whether the vehicle type S comes or the vehicle type D is indefinite, but when the vehicle type D is sent, the worker may take out 13 screws from the take-out cylinder 61A as in the previous case. Since the control unit remembers that the sorting gate plate 56 is tilted to the right, it instructs the actuator 57 to drive the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 without outputting a driving signal. Other operations are the same as in the case of the previous takeout.

When the vehicle type S is sent after the previous take-out, the worker may take out 10 screws from the take-out cylinder 61B. The control section detects that the branch housing section 51B has become empty by an input from the micro switch 58B indicating the vertical movement of the inner cylinder 64B, turns off the display lamp 67B and drives the actuator 57 to distribute the distribution gate plate 56. 7 is tilted from right to left in FIG. 7, the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is driven, and when 10 screws are counted by the input from the optical sensor 54, the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is stopped and the display lamp 67B is turned on. As a result, both the branch accommodating portions 51A and 51B have returned to the state in which the screws are accommodated. In short, regardless of which order the worker takes out 13 screws or 10 screws, in any order, 13 screws are always stored in the branch storage part 51A and 10 screws are stored in the branch storage part 51B. It operates so as to return to the state where it is.

When the screw fastening work is repeated and the empty detection sensor 34 of the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 inputs the lack of screws to the control unit, the control unit commands the excitation of the coil 24 of the linear vibration parts feeder 10, and FIG. Since the linear vibration in the direction of arrow P is applied to the trough 11, the screw housed in the trough 11 is gradually supplied from the lower portion of the rubber adjusting plate 15 to the torsional vibration part feeder 30. When the empty detection sensor 34 inputs the elimination of the screw deficiency in the bowl 36 to the control unit, the control unit commands the demagnetization of the coil 23 and stops the linear vibrating parts feeder 10.

Since the component counting device according to the present embodiment is configured and operates as described above, by using this, a worker can easily take out a predetermined number of different screws, and flow through the same manufacturing and assembly line. It is possible to obtain the required number of screws for the same type of vehicle with different specifications or different types of vehicles without counting them, and concentrate on the screw fastening work, which greatly improves the production efficiency. However, this is preferable from the viewpoint of ergonomics because the work is performed while considering which discharge opening to select.

8 and 9 are views showing the vicinity of the take-out cylinder of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a partially broken side view, and FIG. 9 is a front view. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the first embodiment, the operator pushes up the inner cylinder 64A with the palm, whereas in the present embodiment, the pyroelectric sensor 72A utilizing the pyroelectricity of lead titanate detects the proximity of the palm and automatically moves the palm. The parts are designed to slide down. That is, an opening 73A is formed inside the take-out cylinder 71A at a position corresponding to the opening 53A of the branch accommodating portion 51A, and an opening / closing gate plate 76A for opening / closing the opening 73A is provided. This is opened and closed by a pneumatic cylinder 77A provided on the upper part of the take-out cylinder 71A. That is, the opening / closing gate plate 76A rotates about the pin 74A as a rotation axis and is integrally fixed to the link arm 75A provided outside the take-out cylinder 71A, and the pneumatic cylinder 77A is instructed by the controller. The mechanism is such that the piston rod is moved up and down to rotate the link arm 75A connected by the loose fitting hole.

When the operator puts the palm on the lower end of the extraction cylinder 71A, the front pyroelectric sensor 72A fixed to the attachment 69 of the extraction cylinder 71A detects this and inputs it to the control unit. Issues a command to drive the pneumatic cylinder 77A. The pneumatic cylinder 77A draws in its piston rod, and the opening / closing gate plate 76A is raised to the position of the alternate long and short dash line 76A 'in FIG. 8, so that the screw housed in the branch housing portion 51A slides down to the operator's palm. come. The opening / closing gate plate 76A 'is closed by the control unit after a predetermined time has elapsed. In this case, the worker can receive a predetermined number of screws while looking away.

The other mechanism is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, although the above description has been made on the left side (subscript A) in the front view of FIG. 9, the right side (subscript B) is configured and operates in the same manner as in the case of the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are views showing the vicinity of the take-out cylinder of the component counting device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a front view, and as shown in FIG. 10, the chute 81 is unidirectionally branched into three branch accommodating portions 81A, 81B and 81C, each of which has a take-out cylinder 61A, 61B similar to that of the first embodiment. 61C is connected. FIG. 11 is a cutaway side view showing the connection between the central branch housing portion 81B and the take-out barrel 61B. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Inside the chute 81, a distribution gate plate 86B is provided above the branch accommodation portion 81B, and a distribution gate plate 86C is provided above the branch accommodation portion 81C. The distribution gate plate 86B will now be described. It rotates about a pin 84B as a rotation axis and is fixed integrally with a link arm 85B provided outside the chute 81. This link arm 85B is also the chute 81. It is driven and stopped by a piston rod of a pneumatic cylinder 87B provided outside of. The same applies to the distribution gate plate 86C.

In FIG. 10, the distribution gate plates 86B and 86C are both tilted. In this state, the parts from the chute 81 are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 81A, and when the distribution gate plate 86B is erected from the state of FIG. The components are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 81B, and when the distribution gate plate 86C is set up, the components are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 81C regardless of the state of the distribution gate plate 86B.

To explain the operation of the present embodiment, 13 screws are always accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 81A, 10 screws are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 81B, and 8 screws are accommodating in the branch accommodating portion 81C. When an operator takes out, for example, 10 screws from the take-out cylinder 61B, the control section causes the branch accommodating section 81B to be emptied by a signal from a micro switch 58B (not shown) indicating the vertical movement of the internal cylinder 64B. Since it is detected that the display lamp 67B is turned off, the pneumatic cylinder 87B is driven. Since the pneumatic cylinder 87B can retract the piston rod, the link arm 85B rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 10 about the pin 84 as the rotation axis, and the distribution gate plate 86B integral with this pivots the position 86B 'of the alternate long and short dash line. And the passage to the branch accommodating portion 81B is formed. Next, the control unit drives the torsional vibration parts feeder 30, counts ten screws, stops the torsional vibration parts feeder, and turns on the display lamp 67B.

Whether the operator takes out the screw from any of the take-out cylinders 61A, 61B, 61C, the control unit detects it and operates the two sorting gate plates 86B, 86C to drive the torsional vibration part feeder 30. Then, the required number of screws are counted and replenished, so that the branch storage portions 61A, 61B, and 61C are always kept with 13, 10, and 8 screws, respectively.

12 to 14 are views showing the periphery of the branch accommodating portion and the take-out tube of the component counting device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a front view and FIG. 13]-[13] line side view broken, FIG. 14 corresponds to FIG. 12, and shows a case where the rotational position of the rotary gate is different. 12 to 14, the take-out cylinders 61A, 61B and 61C are the same as those in the third embodiment. In addition, the same parts as those of the first and third embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The chute 91 is divided into three branch accommodating portions 91A, 91B, 91C, one in the center and the other in the left and right, and take-out tubes 61A, 61B, 61C are connected to the lower ends of the respective branches. The parts are distributed to the branch accommodating portions 61A, 61B, 61C by a rotary gate 93 provided at the base of the branch, and this is rotated by an actuator 92 directly connected to the rotary shaft thereof.

The rotary gate 93 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, has an upper flat surface 97 and a lower flat surface 98, and has side surfaces open. Partition plates 94, 95, 96a, 96b are provided in the interior thereof as shown in FIGS. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, in the upper plane 97, the opposing portion of the partition plate 95 is formed as an opening 90, and when the rotary gate 93 is at the position shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the opening 90 is provided with the branch storage portion 91B. A path of the chute 91, the rotary gate 93, and the branch accommodating portion 91B is formed in conformity with the opening 99 in the upper part of the. Therefore, the parts from the chute 91 slide down as shown by the arrow Q and are housed in the branch housing 91B. In FIG. 12, it is sandwiched between the partition plates 96a and 96b of the rotary gate 93, and slides down on the partition plate 95 that slopes downward from the back to the front from the back side of the paper to the front side of the branch accommodating portion 91B. Is the route to.

When the partition plates 94, 96a, 96b of the rotary gate 93 are in the solid line position in FIG. 14, the parts slide down the path surrounded by the upper flat plate 97, the lower flat plate 98, and the partition plate 94. Then, the components are accommodated in the branch accommodation portion 91C on the right side, and when the partition plates 94, 96a, 96b of the rotary gate 93 are at the positions indicated by the alternate long and short dash lines, the components are accommodated in the branch accommodation portion 91A on the left side.

To explain the operation of this embodiment, 13 screws are housed in the branch accommodating portion 91A, 10 screws are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 91B, and 8 screws are accommodated in the branch accommodating portion 91C. For example, assume that 13 screws are taken out from the take-out cylinder 61A. The control section detects that the branch housing section 91A has become empty in response to a signal from the micro switch 58A (not shown) indicating the vertical movement of the interior cylinder 64A, so that the indicator lamp 67A is turned off and the actuator is activated. By driving 92, the rotary gate 93 is stopped, for example, from the position shown in FIG. 12 to the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 14 where the chute 91 and the branch accommodating portion 91A communicate with each other. Next, the control unit drives the torsional vibration parts feeder 30, counts thirteen screws, stops the torsional vibration parts feeder 30, and lights the display lamp 67A.

When the operator takes out the screw from any of the take-out cylinders 61A, 61B, 61C, it is immediately replenished, and the branch accommodating portions 61A, 61B, 61C always accommodate 13 screws, 10 screws, and 8 screws, respectively. Is maintained.

Since the component counting device according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured and operates as described above, in a manufacturing and assembling line for a plurality of types of vehicles, an operator needs a predetermined number of different required numbers depending on the vehicle types. The screws can be taken out by simply holding out your palm, and you can concentrate on the work without taking time to count the screws, which greatly contributes to the improvement of production efficiency.

Further, although the embodiments deal with the use in the automobile manufacturing and assembly line, the component counting device of the present invention is used for assembling all the industrial products manufactured in the line work by the belt conveyor or the like. obtain.

Although the respective embodiments of the present invention have been described above, needless to say, the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in each of the embodiments, the optical sensor 54 is used to count the parts. However, the weight of a predetermined number of parts is measured and counted, and the parts are thrown into the chutes 51, 81, or 91 collectively. Good. If the parts are spherical or disc-shaped and easy to put in and take out from the mold, count them using a flat slab provided with a predetermined number of molds, and collectively shoot 51, 81, or You may make it throw into 91.

Although the pyroelectric sensor 72A is used to detect the proximity of the palm in the second embodiment, it may be replaced with a bolometer. Furthermore, if there is no risk of malfunction, an ultrasonic sensor, an optical sensor, or other various sensors can be substituted.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the components are discharged one by one from the torsional vibration parts feeder 30, but the components are, for example, spherical, and even after the torsional vibration parts feeder 30 is stopped, the components are still discharged due to inertia. If easy, a shutter that is opened and closed by the controller may be provided at the discharge end 38.

[0049]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the parts counting device of the present invention can easily take out a predetermined number of parts according to the situation, so that it is possible to concentrate on the work without taking time to count the parts, and the production efficiency is greatly improved. Will be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a component counting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view in which a main part of the apparatus is further enlarged.

FIG. 7 is a cutaway plan view in which a main part of the apparatus is further enlarged.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway side view of essential parts of a component counting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a main part of a component counting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[FIG. 11] FIG. 11 shows the same device [11]-[1] in FIG.
1] It is a broken side view in the direction of the line.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway front view of an essential part of a component counting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram of the same device, [13]-[1] in FIG.
3] It is a broken side view in the line direction.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway front view of the main part of the same apparatus.
2 is a diagram in which the rotation stop position of the rotary gate is different from FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Linear Vibration Parts Feeder 30 Torsional Vibration Parts Feeder 50 Parts Extraction Part 54a Light Emitting Element 54b Light Receiving Element 51 Chute 61A Extraction Tube 61B Extraction Tube 64A Interior Tube 64B Interior Tube P Linear Vibration Direction Q Parts Sliding Route R Control Box

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vibrating component supply for accommodating a component and transferring the component along the component transfer track by vibrating a component receiving portion having a component transfer track, and supplying the component one by one from a discharge end of the track. Device, component counting means provided in the vicinity of the discharge end, component transfer means provided in the vicinity of the discharge end, and a gate movably provided in the discharge opening of the component transfer means. Means for feeding the components one by one from the discharge end of the component transfer truck by the drive of the vibrating component supply device while counting them by the component counting means, and receiving the components by the gate means. When the predetermined number is counted by the component counting means, the driving of the vibrating component supply device is stopped and the gate means is moved to the open position. When a predetermined number of parts are taken out by and the gate means is moved to the closed position again, in the parts counting device which drives the vibrating parts supply device again, a plurality of the parts transfer means are provided in the downstream part. Parts for branching into parts, and parts for distributing parts are provided at the branching parts, and different predetermined numbers of parts can be taken out from the respective gate means provided on the respective discharge opening sides of the parts for distributing. Counting device. 2. The component according to claim 1, wherein the driving / stopping of the vibrating component supply device, the start of counting the number of each of the components, and the driving / stopping of the sorting unit are controlled according to opening / closing of each gate unit. Counting device. 3. A gate drive means is provided for each of the gate means, and a hand sensor is provided in the vicinity of the discharge opening of the component transfer means so that a worker can receive a predetermined number of parts of each discharge opening. When the hand is brought close to the hand, the hand sensor detects this hand, and the detection signal of the hand sensor drives the gate driving means to open and automatically opens the gate means to receive a component and work. 2. The component counting device according to claim 1, wherein when a person moves his hand away from the discharge opening, the hand sensor detects this and drives the gate driving means to close to automatically close the gate means. .