JPH0880880A - Automotive glass mounting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a glass mounting device for an automobile capable of easily and accurately mounting a rear glass or a windshield by one operator. A device for attaching a windshield or a rear glass to a vehicle body B, wherein a lateral direction of the vehicle body B is X direction and a longitudinal direction is Y direction on a support body 1 provided corresponding to a loading position of the vehicle body B.
Direction and the vertical direction as Z direction, the mounting hand H equipped with the suction pad 2 for glass (RG) is attached to X, Y,
A glass mounting device for an automobile that is movable in the Z direction and rotatable about the X axis.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle glass mounting apparatus used for mounting a windshield or a rear glass on a vehicle body in an automobile assembling process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a glass mounting device for an automobile of this type, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, a glass (rear glass) is attached to a support 100 provided in correspondence with a loading position of a vehicle body B.
Mounting hand 10 with suction pad 101 for G
Some have two. The mounting hand 102 is handled by two workers M on both sides of the vehicle body B.

The support 100 has two Y-directions between two fixed beams 103, 103 in the X-direction, with the left-right direction of the vehicle body B as the X-direction, the front-back direction as the Y-direction, and the up-down direction as the Z-direction. Rails 104, 104 are installed, and a movable beam 105 is installed between the rails 104, 104 so as to be movable in the Y direction. Further, a balance hoist 106 is provided on the movable beam 105 so as to be movable in the X direction. Attaching hand 10 to hoist 106 via wire 107
2 is movably suspended in the Z direction. As a result, the mounting hand 102 is in a state of being movable in the X, Y, and Z directions and being rotatable about the X, Y, and Z axes.

In the glass mounting device, after the glass G is sucked and held by the mounting hand 102 at a glass receiving position (not shown), the mounting hand 102 is moved and both sides thereof are held by the workers M on both sides of the vehicle body B. As shown in FIG. 15, the glass G is attached to the vehicle body B while adjusting the position.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional glass mounting device for an automobile, two workers are indispensable, and since two workers are working together, it is troublesome. In such a case, there has been a demand for improvement in realizing labor saving and reducing time loss of work. In addition, as for the attachment of the glass of such an automobile, a fully automated robot is also used.
In this case, as a matter of course, there is a problem that the equipment cost increases.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In an apparatus for mounting a windshield or a rear glass on a vehicle body, only one operator can easily and accurately attach the glass. It is an object of the present invention to provide a glass mounting device for an automobile capable of performing the following.

[0007]

A glass mounting device for an automobile according to the present invention is a device for mounting a windshield or a rear glass on a vehicle body, and a support provided corresponding to a loading position of the vehicle body as claimed in claim 1. Then, the left and right direction of the car body is X
Direction, the front-back direction is the Y direction and the vertical direction is the Z direction, and a mounting hand provided with a suction pad for glass is provided so as to be movable in the X, Y, and Z directions and rotatable about the X axis. Item 2 has a configuration in which the mounting hand is rotatable about the Z axis, and a lock mechanism is provided for restricting rotation of the mounting hand about the Z axis at a rotational position where the glass is mounted on the vehicle body. As a structure, a mounting hand is provided rotatably around the Y-axis with respect to the support, and an elastic body is provided on the support to suppress rotation of the mounting hand around the Y-axis. A first stage that applies an adhesive to the edge of the glass near the body, a second stage where the glass is sucked and held by the mounting hand, and a reversal that reverses the glass between the first stage and the second stage. And a glass positioning jig is provided on the first stage, and a mounting jig for positioning the mounting hand is provided on the second stage. Is provided, and the above configuration is used as means for solving the problem.

[0008]

In the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting hand is moved in the X, Y and Z directions so that the glass sucked and held by the mounting hand is moved to the glass mounting position of the vehicle body. In addition, by rotating the mounting hand around the X axis in the lateral direction of the vehicle body, the glass is adjusted to the inclination of the windshield or the rear glass.
Since it does not rotate in the and Z directions, it can be moved in the X, Y, Z directions and around the X axis by an operation from one side.

Further, in the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to claim 2 of the present invention, when the locking device is released, the mounting hand becomes rotatable about the Z-axis and corresponds to the orientation of the glass prepared for holding by suction. Therefore, in the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to claim 3 of the present invention, the mounting hand can be rotated about the Y axis by the amount of compression of the elastic body provided on the support body, and the mounting hand can be rotated about the Y axis. It is possible to deal with various position errors.

Further, in the automobile glass mounting apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the positional relationship between the glass and the reversing machine can be obtained by the positioning jig in the first stage.
Since the positional relationship between the reversing machine and the mounting hand is obtained by the positioning jig on the stage, the positional relationship between the glass and the mounting hand can be obtained. With the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to claim 5 of the present invention, The positional relationship between the mounting hand and the vehicle body can be obtained by the guide provided on the mounting hand.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 11 are views for explaining an embodiment of an automobile glass mounting apparatus according to the present invention.

The glass mounting device, as shown in FIG.
The vehicle body B is attached to the supporting body 1 provided corresponding to the loading position of the vehicle body B.
The horizontal direction of the glass is the X direction, the front-back direction is the Y direction, and the vertical direction is the Z direction.
A mounting hand H having a plurality of suction pads 2 for G) is provided so as to be movable in the X, Y and Z directions and rotatable about the X axis.

The support 1 is composed of two fixed beams 3 and 3 in the X direction.
Between the two rails 4 and 4 in the Y direction,
A movable beam 5 is installed between the rails 4 and 4 so as to be movable in the Y direction, and a slide body 6 is provided on the movable beam 5 so as to be movable in the X direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide body 6 is provided with a support tool 9 which is vertically movable via a balance cylinder 7 and a rotating arm 8. A support rod 10 oriented in the direction is rotatably connected about its axis.

An upper plate 12 of the upper and lower plates 12 and 13 connected by a universal joint 11 is attached to the lower end of the support rod 10, and the lower plate 13 has a rotary shaft 14 in the X direction interposed therebetween. Mounting hand H
Are connected.

As shown in FIG. 5, the support member 9 has a downward engaging member 1 which is vertically driven by a cylinder 15.
6, the support rod 10 is provided with an engagement piece 17 with which the engagement tool 16 is disengaged. In this embodiment, the cylinder 15, the engagement tool 16 and the engagement piece 17 constitute a lock mechanism for restricting the rotation of the mounting hand H around the Z axis at the rotational position where the rear glass RG is mounted on the vehicle body B. .

Further, the support tool 9 is provided with a lock angle detection switch 32 for detecting the rotation state of the support rod 10, and is automatically operated when the engagement tool 16 and the engagement piece 17 are aligned in the axial direction. Specifically, the cylinder 15 is extendedly driven to engage the engagement tool 16 with the engagement piece 17. Further, the engaging member 16 has an elastic body 33 for putting the engaging piece 17 between them,
33 is provided. Thereby, the engagement tool 16 and the engagement piece 1
In the state in which 7 and 7 are engaged, the mounting hand H can be slightly rotated about the Z axis by the amount of compression of the elastic body 33,
It is designed to be able to absorb the position error when the glass is attached.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper plate 12 is provided with two restricting bolts 18, 18 for restricting the rotation of the universal joint 11 about the X axis, and the lower plate 13 is provided with the restricting bolts 18. Two elastic bodies 19, 19 that suppress the rotation of the universal joint 11 around the Y axis are provided. Each of the regulation bolts 18 is screwed through the upper plate 12 and is in contact with the lower plate 13. Also,
Each elastic body 19 is in contact with an adjusting bolt 20 that is threadedly inserted into the upper plate 12, and each adjusting bolt 20 is provided with an adjusting nut 21 that comes into contact with the upper surface of the upper plate 12. is there.

The mounting hand H has a rectangular frame as a main body portion, suction pads 2 at four corners, and a grip portion 22 for operation on one side. The grip 22 is provided with a lock release switch (shown in FIG. 3) 23 for contracting and driving the cylinder 15 of the lock mechanism, and an operation switch (not shown) for the suction pad 2. Further, the mounting hand H is provided with a first guide 24 that comes into contact with the edge of the trunk lid L of the vehicle body B and a second guide 25 that comes into contact with the side surface of the rear pillar P.

As shown in FIG. 6, the glass mounting device includes a first stage 26 for applying an adhesive to the edge of the rear glass RG and a second stage for suction-holding the rear glass RG by the mounting hand H, as shown in FIG. 27,
An inverting machine 28 for inverting the rear glass RG is provided between the first stage 26 and the second stage 27. An adhesive application gun 29 supported by a robot or the like (not shown) is extended to the first stage 26, and a rear glass RG is also provided.
The positioning jigs 30 are provided at a plurality of locations (8 locations), and the second stage 27 is provided with a positioning jig 31 for the mounting hand H at a plurality of locations (4 locations).

The first and second stages 26, 27
The rear glass RG is arranged at a position different from the mounting position on the vehicle body B by approximately 90 degrees on the plane.
Further, the reversing machine 28 is provided with a suction pad similar to that of the mounting hand H, for example.

The mounting hand H in the above-mentioned glass mounting device is basically movable in the X direction by the movable beam 5 and the slide body 6, and also movable in the Y direction by the rail 4 and the movable beam 5. It is movable in the Z direction by the balance cylinder 7 and the rotating arm 8 and rotatable about the X axis by the rotating shaft 14, and is handled by one worker M.

When mounting the rear glass RG to the vehicle body B, the lock release switch 23 is used to engage the engagement tool 16
And the engaging piece 17 are disengaged, and the mounting hand H is moved to Z
The rear glass RG on which the adhesive is applied in the first stage 26 is also made rotatable about the axis.
Is transferred to the second stage 27 by the reversing machine 28, and this rear glass RG is attached and held by suction with the hand H.

At this time, in the first stage 26, the positional relationship between the rear glass RG and the reversing machine 28 is obtained by the positioning jig 30, and in the second stage, the reversing machine 28 and the mounting hand H are prepared by the positioning jig 31. The positional relationship between the rear glass RG and the mounting hand H is ensured.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the mounting hand H
Is rotated around the Z axis so that the rear glass RG is oriented toward the body B
When it is aligned with the mounting direction with respect to, the engaging tool 16 and the engaging piece 17 are automatically engaged with each other, and the movement of the mounting hand H around the Z axis is blocked.

After this, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9,
The mounting hand H is moved in the X, Y, and Z directions, the rear glass RG sucked and held by the mounting hand H is aligned with the mounting position of the vehicle body B, and the mounting hand H is rotated about the X axis in the lateral direction of the vehicle body. Then, the rear glass RG is adjusted to the inclination of the mounting position, the second guide 25 is brought into contact with the side surface of the rear pillar P as shown in FIG. 10, and the first guide 24 is attached to the trunk lid as shown in FIG. By bringing them into contact with the edge of L, the positional relationship between the mounting hand H and the vehicle body B is obtained, and the rear glass RG is attached to the vehicle body B.
The mounting is done in an accurately aligned state.

At this time, in the glass mounting apparatus, since the mounting hand H basically does not rotate in the Y and Z directions, the mounting hand H is moved in the X, Y, Z directions and around the X axis by an operation from one side. Therefore, the rear glass RG can be mounted by only one worker.

The mounting hand H can be rotated about the Y axis by the amount of compression of the elastic members 19, 19 provided between the upper and lower plates 12 and 13, and can be slightly moved around the Y axis. The error can be dealt with, and the range of the error that can be dealt with can be changed by changing the tightening amount of each adjustment bolt 20.

FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 are views for explaining another embodiment of the vehicle glass mounting apparatus according to the present invention. The same components as those in the previous embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted.

The mounting hand H of this embodiment includes a first guide 24 that abuts on the edge of the trunk lid L of the vehicle body B and a second guide 25 that abuts on the side surface of the rear pillar P, and is opposite to the first guide 24. The third guide 34 that comes into contact with the edge of the engine hood F is provided on the side. Also,
The second stage 27 of the rear glass RG with respect to the vehicle body B
The second stage 37 of the windshield FG is provided side by side.

A lock mechanism (see FIG. 5) is provided for these two second stages 27, 37 and each glass RG, FG.
The engagement hand and the engagement piece are released from each other, and the mounting hand H
Can be rotated about the Z-axis so that it can be dealt with, and only one operator can attach both glasses RG and FG.

[0031]

As described above, according to the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to the first aspect of the present invention, the equipment cost for employing the robot is not required, and the vehicle body can be handled by only one operator. The windshield and the rear glass can be easily and accurately attached to, and it can contribute to labor saving and elimination of time loss of work.

According to the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting hand can be rotated around the Z-axis as needed, so that the glass prepared for adsorption and holding is provided. It is possible to cope with various orientations of, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in arranging the sub line for preparing glass, for example.

According to the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to claim 3 of the present invention, the mounting hand can be rotated about the Y axis by the amount of compression of the elastic body provided on the support, and the mounting hand can be rotated about the Y axis. According to the glass mounting apparatus for an automobile according to claim 4 of the present invention, the positional relationship between the glass and the mounting hand can be obtained when the glass is sucked and held. According to the vehicle glass mounting apparatus of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the positional relationship between the mounting hand and the vehicle body can be accurately obtained.
The glass can be attached to the vehicle body more easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which glass is adsorbed and held in an embodiment of an automobile glass mounting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion from the moving beam to the mounting hand as viewed from the X direction.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a portion from the moving beam to the mounting hand as viewed from the Y direction.

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating upper and lower plate portions.

FIG. 5 is a front view (a) illustrating a lock mechanism and a front view (b) illustrating an engagement state between an engagement tool and an engagement piece.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating first and second stages.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining a state in which the sucked and held glass is being moved.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the glass is attached to the vehicle body following FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a state where the glass is attached to the vehicle body as seen from the rear side of the vehicle body.

FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating a state where glass is attached to a vehicle body.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where glass is attached to a vehicle body.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the rear side of the vehicle body illustrating a state in which the glass is attached to the vehicle body in another embodiment of the vehicle glass attaching apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view for explaining the arrangement of each second stage of the rear glass and the windshield and the vehicle body.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mounting hand is moved in a conventional vehicle glass mounting device.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which glass is attached to the vehicle body following FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B vehicle body FG windshield H mounting hand RG rear glass 1 support 2 suction pad 15 cylinder (lock mechanism) 16 engagement tool (lock mechanism) 17 engagement piece (lock mechanism) 19 elastic body 24 first guide 25 second guide 26 1st stage 27 2nd stage of rear glass 28 Reversing machine 30 Glass positioning jig 31 Positioning jig of mounting hand 34 3rd guide 37 2nd stage of windshield

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A device for attaching a windshield or a rear glass to a vehicle body, wherein a support provided corresponding to a loading position of the vehicle body has a lateral direction of the vehicle body in an X direction, a longitudinal direction in a Y direction and a vertical direction in a Z direction. A glass mounting device for an automobile, characterized in that a mounting hand provided with a suction pad for glass is provided so as to be movable in X, Y and Z directions and rotatable about an X axis. 2. The mounting hand is rotatable about the Z-axis, and a lock mechanism is provided for restricting rotation of the mounting hand around the Z-axis at a rotation position where the glass is mounted on the vehicle body. The glass mounting device for an automobile according to claim 1. 3. The mounting hand is provided on the support so as to be rotatable around the Y axis, and the mounting hand Y is mounted on the support.
The glass mounting device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an elastic body that suppresses rotation around an axis. 4. A first stage for applying an adhesive to the edge of the glass in the vicinity of the support, a second stage for sucking and holding the glass by a mounting hand, and a glass between the first stage and the second stage. 4. A reversing machine for reversing the device, comprising: a glass positioning jig for the first stage; and a mounting hand positioning jig for the second stage. The glass attachment device for an automobile according to any one of the above. 5. The glass mounting device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the mounting hand includes a guide that abuts against the vehicle body.