JPH11301618A - Component feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow components to be reliably put into a box efficiently for realizing automation. SOLUTION: The component feeder 1 for supplying pouring port components 43 to be attached to a mouth of a lubricant can at the time of taking out lubricant to a corrugated fiberboard case 45 containing the lubricant cans includes a support means 3 having two support bars 5 for laminating the pouring port components 43 horizontally slidably for supporting, a pushing means 10 having a pusher bar 12 for pushing a plurality of pouring port components 43 supported by the support means 3 to cause a predetermined number of pouring port components 43 to drop from the one positioned at a tip and a receive and drop means 19 for temporarily receiving the pouring port component 43 dropped by the pushing means 10 for further dropping it into the corrugated fiberboard case 45. Thus the pouring port components 43 can be reliably and efficiently put into the corrugated fiberboard case 45.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component supply apparatus for supplying components to a box, and more particularly, to a component for pouring a lubricating oil can into a box containing a lubricating oil can filled with lubricating oil. The present invention relates to a component supply device for supplying the components.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cardboard case (box) containing a lubricating oil can (container) filled with a liquid, for example, lubricating oil, is provided.
A component supply device for supplying parts, for example, a pouring part to be attached to take out lubricating oil into a mouth of a lubricating oil can (this is called a spout part or flat tongue, hereinafter referred to as a "pouring part") is a cardboard case. At the point where the flow started, the operator was supplying one set of spout parts. Usually, six 4-liter cans filled with lubricating oil are packed in a cardboard case. The spout parts are plastic spouts, and one set is formed by cutting six pieces in accordance with the number of lubricating oil cans.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional parts supply apparatus, since the worker puts one set of spout parts for each cardboard case, it takes a lot of labor and there is a risk of forgetting to put the parts in the spout parts. It was not good.

It is an object of the present invention to ensure that a predetermined number of parts can be efficiently put in a box and that automation is possible.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a component supply device for supplying components to a box.
Support means for stacking and supporting the components slidably in the horizontal direction, and pressing a plurality of the components supported by the support means to drop a predetermined number of the components from the component located on the distal end side And a receiving means for receiving the component dropped by the supporting means and the pressing means once and dropping the component into the box.

[0006] Since the supporting means supports the components by stacking them slidably in the horizontal direction, the pushing means pushes by a distance corresponding to the stacking length of a predetermined number of components, so that the tip side is pushed. A predetermined number of components can be pushed and dropped from the components located at. The receiving means temporarily receives the component dropped from the support means and the pushing means, and thus absorbs the impact of the drop once. Furthermore, the receiving means surely supplies the component by dropping it into the box.

Further, in the above-mentioned component supply apparatus, the receiving means is provided with a vibration sensor for detecting vibration, detects vibration generated when the dropped part is received, and stops the pushing operation of the pushing means. It is to be made. The component supply device having the receiving unit provided with the vibration sensor detects the vibration generated when the component dropped by the support unit and the pressing unit is received by the vibration sensor of the receiving unit in addition to the operation of the component supply device. And
The detection signal is transmitted to the pushing means, and the pushing operation of the pushing means is stopped. The receiving means puts a predetermined number of parts in the box without the parts falling from the support means and the pushing means. When a predetermined number of components are supplied into the box, the pushing means starts the pushing operation of the components to be stacked again and repeats the above operation.

The present invention is a component supply apparatus having the above-described structure and operation, and for supplying components to a box. In particular, the present invention is directed to a case of taking out the lubricating oil into a box containing a lubricating oil can filled with lubricating oil. It is suitable as a device for supplying a spout part to be attached to the mouth of the lubricating oil can. That is, in a component supply device for supplying a spout component to be attached to a port of the lubricating oil can when removing the lubricating oil into a box containing a lubricating oil can filled with lubricating oil, a hole formed in the spout component is provided. A support means having two support bars that are inserted in the stack and slidably stacked in the horizontal direction to support the spout component, and a plurality of spout components supported by the support bar are pushed by a predetermined number. A push bar for dropping the spout component from a component located on the distal end side, and a pushing operation for pushing and dropping a plurality of spout components supported by one of the two support bars by the push bar; Pushing means for alternately performing a pushing operation of pushing and dropping a plurality of spout parts supported by the other side of the bar, and the spout dropped by the supporting means and the pushing means Once received by the receiving portion, it is that by further inclined receiving portion comprising a receiving dropping means for dropping into the box.

The supporting means has two support bars for inserting the spout component using the hole of the spout component and laminating and supporting the spout component so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. The support bar is laminated on the support bar in a stable direction when inserted into the support bar, for example, with the pouring side facing downward and in a direction opposite to the direction in which the support bar is dropped. The push bar of the pushing means is located on one support bar side first, and pushes a plurality of spout parts of one support bar by a distance corresponding to a lamination length of a predetermined number of spout parts, The spout components can be pushed down by a predetermined number from the spout components located on the tip side. At this time, the other support bar that is not pushed by the pushing means can be prepared by inserting and stacking the spout parts.

After pushing the spout part of one support bar, the push bar moves to the other support bar side and starts pushing the spout part of the other support bar. In this way, the push bar of the pushing means can continuously drop the spout parts by alternately pushing the spout parts of one support bar and the spout parts of the other support bar. The receiving means is
Since the spout part dropped from the supporting means and the pushing means is once received by the receiving portion, the impact of the drop is once absorbed. Furthermore, the drop-off means can supply the spout component by dropping it into the box by inclining the receiving portion.

Further, in the above-mentioned spout component supplying apparatus, the receiving means is provided with a vibration sensor for detecting vibration, and detects vibration generated when the dropped spout component is received, and That is, the pressing operation of the means is stopped. The component supply device having the receiving means provided with the vibration sensor has the function of receiving the spout component dropped by the support means and the pushing means by the vibration sensor of the receiving means in addition to the operation of the component supply device. And sends a detection signal to the pushing means to stop the pushing action of the pushing means. The receiving means places a predetermined number of spout parts in the box without dropping the spout parts from the support means and the pushing means. When a predetermined number of spout parts are put in the box,
The pushing means starts the pushing operation of the spout parts to be laminated again, and repeats the above operation.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 10, the same or equivalent parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cardboard case containing a lubricating oil can. The component supply device according to the present embodiment includes a lubricating oil can (container) 46 filled with lubricating oil as a liquid, a cardboard case (box) 45 containing six lubricating oil cans, and a lubricating oil can opening 4.
7, a pouring port component 43, which is a pouring component to be attached when taking out the lubricating oil, is supplied.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a component supply apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. The component supply device 1 includes a support means 3 having two support bars 5 which are inserted through holes formed in the spout component 43 and are slidably stacked in the horizontal direction and supported. A pusher bar (push bar) 12 for pushing a predetermined number of the spout parts 43 from the spout part 43a located on the tip side by pushing the spout parts 43, and two support bars by the pusher bar 12. Pushing means 10 for alternately performing a pushing operation for pushing and dropping the plurality of spout parts 43 supported by one of the support bars 5 and a pushing operation for pushing and dropping the plurality of spout parts 43 supported on the other side of the support bar 5. And the spout part 43 dropped by the support means 3 and the pushing means 10 is once received by the receiving plate (receiving portion) 21, and the receiving plate 21 is further inclined so that the cardboard case ( ) And a receiving dropping means 19 for dropping in 45. The predetermined number is determined by the number of lubricating oil cans 46 to be put in the cardboard case. For example, six spout parts 4 corresponding to six lubricating oil cans 46 are provided.
3 is connected as a set with a wire.

The supporting means 3 and the pushing means 10 are
1 is attached to a seat plate 32 fixed to an upper end of the first seat 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the support means 3 has two support bars 5, which will be described later. One support bar 5a is set online, and the other support bar 5b is ready and ready. Is placed. The drop-off means 19 is supported by a support 31 via a mounting plate 26 and a horizontal member 27, and a vibration sensor 29 for sensing vibration is provided on a horizontal piece 23a (shown in FIG. 8B). The vibration generated when receiving the mouth part 43 is sensed, and the pressing operation of the pressing means 10 is stopped.

The lower end of the column 31 is fixed to an underframe 33,
Free wheels 35 and fixed wheels 36 are attached to the underframe 33, and level adjusting bolts and nuts 39 for installation at required places are provided. The cardboard case 45 contains the six lubricating oil cans described above, is conveyed by a conveyor 41 such as a roller conveyor, and is arranged at a predetermined position shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the main part of the support means and the pushing means of the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the main part of FIG.
Shows the right side view of FIG. The support means 3 comprises two support bars 5 for supporting the spout parts 43 to be laminated,
It has a bar holder 6 and a cover 8 for holding the two support bars 5. The way of laminating the spout component 43 in the X direction is a direction in which the spout component is stable when inserted into the support bar, for example, the pouring side is directed downward, the pouring side is inclined to the base end side of the support bar 5, It is stacked on the support bar 5 obliquely in the direction opposite to the direction in which it is dropped.

The pushing means 10 includes a pusher bar 12 for pushing a spout component 43 laminated on the support bar 5, and a gear motor for moving the pusher bar 12 in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the support bar 5, for example, a commercially available pusher bar. The linearized motor 14, the pusher bar 12, and the linearized motor 14 are moved in the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction, so that the pusher bar 12 is positioned on the axis of the support bar 5 between the two support bars 5. It has an air cylinder that can be switched alternately, for example, a commercially available slide unit 16.
The pusher bar 12 has a hook 13 directly pressing a spout component fixed to a tip end thereof by a fixing means such as a screw, and a rack formed at a rear end side.

The linear motor 14 has a rack on the rear end side of the pusher bar 12 and a pinion that meshes with the rack. A linear operation can be easily obtained by the motor and the rack and pinion mechanism. Is done. Further, the effective stroke of the linear motor 14 is 700 mm, and the speed is variable. The basic speed of the rack is 10 mm / s. The motor of the linear motor 14 is a single-phase AC type and is controlled by an inverter, and has no brake. Then, the linear motor 14 is connected to the slide unit 16 via the base 15.
It is mounted and fixed on the top, but other types, for example, pulse type stepping motors may be used.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slide unit 16
Is fixed on the seat plate 32 via the substrate 17. The slide unit 16 has a cylinder inner diameter of 15 mm, for example.
It has a stroke of 100 mm and a cushion with an adjustment bolt, and has a contact auto switch.

FIG. 6 shows a support bar of the present embodiment.
(A) is a plan view and (B) is a front view. Support bar 5
Is a flat bar made of aluminum (alloy), a hole formed in the spout part 43 is inserted into the narrow distal end portion 5c, and a set of six spout parts 43 connected by wire. Are stacked on one support bar 5.
The proximal end portion 5d is formed wider than the distal end portion 5c. The corners of the distal and proximal surfaces are chamfered at an angle,
The chamfer 5e on the distal end facilitates insertion of the spout component 43, and the chamfer 5f on the proximal end facilitates insertion into the holding groove 6a (FIG. 7) of the bar holder 6.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show a fixed state of the base end side of the support bar. FIG. 7A is a front sectional view, and FIG. 7B is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. As shown in (A) and (B), the bar holding body 6 is formed with two holding grooves 6a apart from each other by a predetermined distance D, and the support bar 5 is inserted into the holding grooves 6a, And is fixed to one support bar 5 by two set bolts (or thumb screws) 9. FIG.
As shown in (A), the support bar 5 is inserted until it hits the stopper 7.

FIGS. 8A and 8B show the receiving and pushing means of the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 8A is a plan view of a main part, FIG.
Shows cross-sectional views taken along the line II-II in FIG. The receiving means 19 includes a receiving plate 21 for temporarily receiving a spout component dropped by the supporting means 3 and the pushing means 10 (not shown), and an L-shaped support 2 for rotatably supporting the receiving plate 21.
3 and the front end side is rotatably supported on the rear end side of the receiving plate 21 through the hole 23b of the support and the base end side is a vertical piece 23 of the support.
The air cylinder 24 has a vibration sensor 29 that senses vibration generated when receiving the dropped spout component.

If the receiving plate 21 is set obliquely with the tip side lowered, the falling spout component 43 may not enter the cardboard case 45. After receiving the spout part 43, the rear end of the receiving plate 21 is lifted and rotated by the air cylinder 24 to be inclined as shown in FIG. 8B.

The component supply device 1 of the present embodiment having the above structure operates as follows. That is, in FIG. 1, the support bar 5 of the support means supports the spout parts 43 by laminating them horizontally slidably, so that the pusher bars 12 of the push means have a predetermined number, for example, six.
By pushing the spout components by a distance corresponding to the lamination length of the spout components, the six spout components can be pushed and dropped from the spout component 43a located on the tip side. Since the receiving means 19 once receives the spout component dropped from the support means 3 and the pushing means 10, it temporarily absorbs the impact of the drop. Further, the drop-off means 19 can be tilted in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1 to reliably drop and supply the spout component into the box.

Further, the vibration sensor 29 of the receiving means detects vibration generated when the spout part dropped by the support means 3 and the pushing means 10 is received, and a detection signal is transmitted to the pushing means 10 so as to be transmitted. The linearized motor 14 of the means 10 is stopped (OFF) to stop the pushing operation. The receiving means 19 includes the support means 3 and the pushing means 1.
Six spout parts are supplied into the cardboard case 45 without the parts falling from zero. When the six spout parts are supplied into the cardboard case 45, the pushing means 10 starts the pushing operation of the spout parts to be laminated again, and repeats the above operation.

[0027]

According to the component supply apparatus of the present invention, a predetermined number of components can be reliably and efficiently put in a box, and automation can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a component supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of a supporting means and a pushing means of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 3;

6A and 6B show a support bar of the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view and FIG. 6B is a front view.

7A and 7B show a fixed state on the base end side of the support bar, wherein FIG. 7A is a front sectional view, and FIG. 7B is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG.

8A and 8B show a receiving and pushing means of the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 8A is a plan view of a main part, and FIG. 8B is a sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cardboard case containing a lubricating oil can.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Component supply apparatus 3 Support means 5 Support bar 10 Push means 12 Pusher bar (push bar) 19 Receiving push means 29 Vibration sensor 43 Spout part (part) 45 Cardboard case (box)

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a component supply apparatus for supplying components to a box, a support means for laminating and supporting the components in a slidable manner in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of components supported by the support means are pushed and predetermined. A pressing means for dropping a predetermined number of the components from a component located on the tip side, and a dropping means for temporarily receiving the components dropped by the support means and the pressing means, and further dropping the components into the box. A component supply device comprising: 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means is provided with a vibration sensor for detecting vibration, detects vibration generated when the dropped part is received, and stops the pressing operation of the pressing means. A component supply device comprising: