JPS5826647A - Long material transfer vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the overall length of a transfer vehicle and improve drivability by slidably disposing a movable element between a pair of guide members which are opposed to each other and attaching supporting arms which support a beam to the movable element. CONSTITUTION:A pair of parallel guide members 1 and 1 which are opposed to each other has travelling casters 11 and auxiliary casters 13. A movable element 2 is slidably mounted between the guide members 1 and 1. The movable element 2 comprises a pair of sliders 22 and 22 which are guided via rollers along guide grooves 14 on the guide members 1, and a movable rod 21 which connects the sliders 22 together. The movable rod 21 has a travelling caster 25 in the middle and holders 24 at both ends. A supporting stem 41 having a wheel 4 is secured to each of the holders 24. A rotary shaft 31 is held between the sliders and has a pair of supporting arms 3 and 3 fitted thereto. The arms 3 and 3 are driven by an arm drive 5 while the movable element 2 is driven by a slide driving device 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a long object transport vehicle having a function of receiving and passing long objects such as beams of spinning machines.

As shown in Fig. 7, the conventional beam carrier is equipped with a rotation axis C (11) on a U-shaped base with caster circles at three points, and a beam (9) is mounted on the rotation axis clIl. A pair of support arms (31) are attached with an interval corresponding to the length.

The beam (9) is supported by parallel rods (1) on both sides of the transport vehicle.
51 (151), insert the carrier so that the spinning machine all fits into it, then rotate the support arm (3) upward or downward according to the rotation axis c111, and rotate the beam (9) on the support arm (3). ) on the pedestal of the spinning machine all, or place the beam (9) on the pedestal (921) on the support arm (3).
) On top of that, Uke takes it.

However, in the above transport vehicle, the interval between the parallel rods α51 (15) is wider than the width of the spinning machine a, and the transport vehicle is connected to the spinning machine (911
When the parallel rod (151 (15)) is inserted into the spinning machine θD
It is necessary to make it possible for the entire transport vehicle to approach the spinning machine by straddling the frame, which increases the length of the transport vehicle. This is a disadvantage when running narrow paths between spinning machines and when reversing the paths.

The present invention provides a pair of guide bodies (11) arranged oppositely (between 11,
The movable body (2) with the support arm (3) attached is slidably arranged to constitute a transport vehicle, and only the minimum necessary members including the support arm are inserted into a mating machine such as a spinning machine to transport long objects. The present invention provides a long goods transport vehicle which can be handed over, thereby shortening the overall length of the transport vehicle, and which is advantageous for traveling, especially reversing.

The present invention will be specifically described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the embodiment, the present invention was applied to a transport vehicle for transporting a beam of a spinning machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can of course be applied to other long object transport vehicles.

The transport vehicle is constructed by slidably engaging a long moving body (2) including a support arm (31F31) between a pair of parallel guide bodies fil (11).

Each guide body (11 (1) has casters 0D for traveling on the tip side.
, is equipped with auxiliary casters 03) on the proximal end side.

The above two traveling casters (111 (Ill) and the casters (c) of the moving body (2) to be described later) support the transport vehicle at three points and support it parallel to the floor, but the auxiliary casters aJ are slightly above the floor. Mounted in floating condition.

The traveling casters are equipped with a foot-operated stopper.

Both guide bodies (11 [11 has a mouth-shaped frame (6D) which also serves as a hand handle are removably attached, and the former of this frame is a slide drive device (2) of the moving body (2) which will be described later.
6) will be deployed.

The movable body (2) has a slide base (support) attached to both ends of a long movable rod (21), and the slide base (support) is attached to the guide body +
11 Ill is slidably engaged. In the embodiment, guide grooves 111J (
141Q41, and a roller (23) ff1l (231) protruding from the slide base (2) is fitted in a removable manner.

The moving rod (21) is equipped with casters (B) for traveling in the center, and the casters (C) are connected to a direction switching handle (A) provided on the moving rod (21).
6) By operation, the caster (to) is switched in the direction of the moving rod (21) or in the direction perpendicular to the moving rod (21).

A square-shaped rotating shaft f311 is supported in parallel with a moving rod (2Il) between both slide stands @(Incorporated), and a pair of support arms (31 (3'l) are attached to both ends of the rotating shaft f311. It will be done.

The support arm (3) has its base end slidably fitted on the rotation axis 3, is perpendicular to the rotation axis t31i and faces in a direction away from the aforementioned moving rod, and has a clamp bolt screwed onto the base end. At the tip of the support arm (3), which is fixed to the rotary shaft 3 so that it can be positioned, is a receiving part (30) on which the beam (9) is placed.
) is formed.

An arm drive device (5) is linked to the rotation axis Sυ.

The arm drive device (5) of the embodiment is equipped with hydraulic cylinders ff1ll t511 on both slide stands @@, and the rotation axis (3
The piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 6D is connected to the lever ■ protruding from both ends of the hydraulic cylinder 6D, and both hydraulic cylinders t
511 (51) are simultaneously operated by a manual lever set hydraulic pump (521) provided on one guide body (1).

Fit the two supports (241) to the movable rod C111 so that they can slide freely, and attach the two supports (241) to the arm (31[3]).
Fasten with the clamp bolt at the opposite position to 1.

A support rod (411) is provided directly below the arm (31) approximately parallel to the floor surface, and the base end of the support rod f411 (4υ is pivoted to the support base (24I), and a wheel is attached to the tip of the support rod (41J). Wheel (4) and supporting rod +411 that pivotally supports (4)
Both are narrow in width, and the moving body (2) is 2 in Fig. 2.
As shown by the dotted line, move the spinning machine al by sliding over the guide (1)
1, the wheel (4) can enter the narrow gap of the spinning machine without any problem.

In the embodiment, the thickness and width of the support rod (4υ) including the wheels (4) is approximately 25+m.

The support rod +41) is connected to a support rod actuating device (35) that rotates the support rod (411) up and down to bring the wheels (4) of the support rod (41) into contact with the floor surface or to separate them from the floor surface. do.

The support rod actuating device (to) of the embodiment includes a spring (421) that constantly urges the support rod +41 upward, a cam roller (431) pivotally supported on the base end side of the support rod (41), and a support arm (3).
The cam roller (431 is in contact with the valley surface (361 (36a)) of the cam (3) at the top dead center and bottom dead center positions of the support arm (3). contact, wheels +4) [41 is separated from the floor surface.

A slide drive device (6) of the U-shaped frame (6) of the moving body (2) is provided on the guide body (11Ill).

The slide drive device (6) is attached to each frame (the vertical rod on the front side of 611 (two chain sprockets on the top and bottom on 661).
+621 +621 is pivoted, one Cheno sprocket (63) is pivoted on the rear vertical rod ((5), and both ends of the Cheno (64) engaged with each of the three Cheno sprockets are moved. It locks onto the slide stand (■) of the body (2).

Cheno sprocket (6) on the upper front side of the frame (611
Attach the handwheel ((5) to 21, and attach both frames +
611+61] rear chain sprocket ((2)
The two are connected by a shaft (681).

The shaft 311 of the Cheno sprocket (manufactured by Co., Ltd.) on the side of the manual handle (65) freely passes through the support block +821 on the frame (611) as shown in Fig. 6, and locks the handle (6) at the protruding end with a key. Furthermore, a screw shaft (851) is protruded from the tip, and a knob (goods) is screwed onto the shaft through a washer (831).By tightening the knob, the shaft member υ is drawn toward the knob side. The chain sprocket is pressed against the support block (821) to prevent rotation of the chain sprocket (621), that is, the movable body (2) can be clamped at any position on the guide body (1).

Thus, when the transport vehicle is running, it is supported by the casters ai+ (Ill) on the front side of both guide bodies ill +1+ and the center caster (2) of the moving body (2).

To load the beam (9) onto an empty transport vehicle, place the transport vehicle opposite the spinning machine (2), and operate the casters of the moving body (2) and the switching handle (A) to move the beam (9) in the longitudinal direction of the moving body (2). Switch the direction perpendicular to . With the front caster (stopper 02 of 111 (11)) of each guide body (1) activated, turn the hand wheel of the slide drive device (6).
With this operation, the chain is rotated, the guide body (1) and the entire movable body (2) are advanced toward the spinning machine 1911, and the support arms (3) are positioned below both ends of the beam (9).

Next, the hydraulic pump 6 of the arm drive device (5) is operated to rotate the arm (3) upward according to the rotation axis cllI.The arm (3) is on its way up and moves the beam (9) to the spinning machine
+n, and by upward rotation of the arm (3), the mountain surface of the cam
cam roller (Press the ■ support rod (411 wheel (4)
Ground +41 to the floor.

As a result, the movable body (2) is supported by both guide bodies +11 (11's front casters (1υ (11J) and support rods (411 wheels (4+ +4+), so the movable body (
Even if the load of the beam (9) is applied in a state in which the guide bodies (2) protrude sideways from both guide bodies (11), there is no risk of the transport vehicle falling over.

Reverse the manual handle (5) of the slide drive device (6) to return the movable body (2) to its original position, that is, the guide body (1) (
Slide it to the back of 1+.

Next, the hydraulic pump [Co., Ltd.] for driving the arm (3) is activated to raise the arm (3) to the top dead center, supporting the valley surface (36a) of the cam ■ at the base end of the arm and supporting the rod (41). Cam roller +4
31 to lift the support rod (41) and therefore the wheel (4) off the floor by the force of the spring (421).

As a result, the transport vehicle is again supported by three points: the front caster (111(ill) of each guide body (1) and the central caster □□□ of the moving body (2).

Remove the handle of the stopper O2 of the caster α■) of the guide body (1), and operate the switching handle (2B+) to move the moving body (2
) by aligning the casters (25) in the longitudinal direction of the carrier, the carrier can be easily moved in the longitudinal direction by hand.

To place the beam (9) on the transport vehicle onto the spinning machine, slightly loosen the plunger (not shown) of the hydraulic pump 1521 of the arm drive device (5), lower the arm (3) slightly, and lower the arm base. Engage the crest (3) of the end cam ■ with the cam roller (43) of the support rod (411), and then connect the support rod (wheel (411)
41 (4) to the floor.

Next, in the same way as above, the casters (111) of the guide body (1) are set to zero, and the casters (2) of the movable body (2) are
5), and by operating the manual handle (5) of the slide drive device (6), move the moving body (2) to the spinning machine +91
1, the arm (3) is lowered by loosening the plunger 21 of the hydraulic pump, and on the way down, the beam (9) on the arm (3) is transferred to the cradle of the spinning machine 191).

Fig. 5 shows another embodiment of the shape of the cam ■ at the base end of the arm, and when the arm (3) is located at the bottom dead center, the valley surface (to) of the cam ■ is The support rod + 411 engages with the cam roller (49) to lift the wheel (4) off the floor, and as the arm (3) rises, the cam ■ gradually presses the cam roller (43 downward) to raise the wheel (4). The shape is such that it is grounded to the floor.

The shape of the cam country is not limited to the above,
When the moving body (2) thrusts into the spinning machine and lifts the beam (9), the support rod (411) is lowered and the wheels (4) are in contact with the floor, and the moving body (2) is lifted up by the spinning machine. Any cam shape is acceptable as long as the support rod (411 wheels (4)) can be lifted off the floor so that they do not interfere with the vehicle when it is moved backward from the vehicle and the vehicle is driven in the longitudinal direction.

As described above, the present invention includes a guide body (fl) on both sides, a stationary side, an arm (31 (a moving body (2) equipped with 31),
Since the long object can be transferred by pushing only the machine into the other machine, the length of the machine does not become unnecessarily long, and it is convenient for maneuvering in narrow passages between many machines. In addition, the moving body (2) is provided with a narrow support rod (4υ) with wheels (4) to prevent it from falling, and since the wheels (4) can approach and move away from the floor surface, the longitudinal direction of the transport vehicle is The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and has excellent effects such as the wheels (4) being lifted off the floor when traveling to the floor and not interfering with traveling. However, the present invention is not limited to the above configuration, and the technical scope as set forth in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made within 2.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a slope view, Figure 2 is a plan view, Figure 3 is a slope view of the main part, Figure 4 is a side view showing the relationship between the position of the arm and the wheels,
FIG. 5 is a side view of another embodiment showing the relationship between the arm position and the wheels, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the handle portion of the slide drive device, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the conventional example.

Claims (1)

[Claims] ■ A pair of guide bodies (11fil) equipped with casters (u1) and arranged opposite to each other in parallel, and a slide stand @ (2) installed on the guide body txt+1lia and attached to both ends of the guide body 1
) (A pair of support arms (31 + 31 The protruding rotating shaft opening and the rotating shaft 3 are connected to form an arm (3).
an arm drive device (5) that rotates the arm, and a wheel (4) at the tip that extends in the same direction as the protrusion of the arm (3), the base end of which is pivotally supported for free rotation in the vertical direction on the movable body (2). The support rod (411) is connected to the support rod (4B) and the support rod (411
A long goods transport vehicle consisting of a support rod actuation device (to) that rotates the support rod (411) up and down to ground or separate the wheels (4) from the floor. ■ Support rod operation The device (G) includes a spring f42 that urges the support rod (411 upward) and a spring f42 that is attached to the rotation shaft (lit) and engages with the support rod (411) to push the support rod (411) against the spring (421).
4. The long object transport vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a cam (2) that presses the cam 411 downward. 2. The long object carrier according to claim 2, wherein the support rod (411) is provided below each arm +31 and the cam (2) is formed at the base end of the arm (3).