JP4359175B2 - Linking device for positioning of sushi robot and shari ball alignment robot - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connecting device for positioning adjacent sushi robots and sharp ball alignment robots.

  Conventionally, next to a sushi robot that automatically forms cooked sushi and continuously forms sushi sushi balls, each sushi ball is taken out one by one and automatically aligned and stored in a sushi tray. A robot is used as a set.

Thus, this shari ball alignment robot transfers the shari balls one by one from the sushi robot to different parts of the shari tray one by one by a transfer arm that moves up and down, left and right and back and forth. , The alignment when it was next to the sushi robot was difficult. Nevertheless, this has traditionally been done manually.
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  However, performing the delicate positioning as described above manually requires much labor and time, and the work efficiency is poor. In addition, there are many cases where the positions of the two robots are displaced after setting, and the transfer arm for the shuri tray There was a possibility that it would interfere with the alignment and storage of the ball.

  The present invention has been made to eliminate such a defect, and by aligning and fixing the sushi robot and the sharp ball alignment robot to a predetermined position by a connecting plate, it is possible to align both robots. It is an object of the present invention to provide a positioning connecting device for a sushi robot and a shari ball alignment robot that can efficiently perform the above-described process and can reliably prevent displacement of the position after setting.

  In order to achieve the above object, a connecting device for positioning a sushi robot and a sushi ball alignment robot according to the present invention comprises a connecting plate for connecting and fixing the sushi robot and the sushi ball alignment robot adjacent to each other at a predetermined position. The connecting plate is provided with a plurality of fitting holes at both ends in the longitudinal direction on one side corresponding to a plurality of legs provided on one front and rear portions of one robot, A plurality of leg fitting grooves provided on one side of the other robot are formed at positions parallel to the center axis of the fitting hole.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the fitting groove is provided in parallel to the other side of the connecting plate by fitting the leg of one robot into the fitting hole provided on one side of the connecting plate. By fitting the legs of the other robot inside, both robots can be connected and fixed firmly at a predetermined position easily and quickly.

  Moreover, once the set operation is completed, even if both robots receive a slight impact, the positional deviation does not occur, and the alignment storage operation for the alignment tray in the alignment device for the alignment tray in the alignment device for the alignment of the alignment balls may be hindered. There is nothing.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a positioning connecting device for a sushi robot and a sushi ball alignment robot according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an overall cross-sectional view showing a use state.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, 1 is a connecting device, 2 is a sushi robot, and 3 is a shari ball alignment robot.

  The connecting device 1 is formed by a rectangular connecting plate 4 made of metal (stainless steel).

  The connecting plate 4 is bent at one end of the wide upper plate 5 in the longitudinal direction at a right angle downward to form a pair of leg plates 6. A plurality (two) of fitting holes 8 are formed corresponding to a plurality of (two in this example) legs 7 provided on one side of the sushi robot 2.

  The leg 7 of the sushi robot 2 is made of rubber and is formed in a taper 7a that gradually tapers downward from the center, while the fitting hole 8 has a diameter that fits the upper part of the taper 7a at the center of the leg 7. Is formed.

  On the other side of the connecting plate 4, an extension of one leg plate 6 of the upper plate 5 is bent outward at a right angle to form a narrow bottom plate 9, and the outer end of the bottom plate 9 is turned upward at a right angle. By bending and forming the side plate 10, a plurality of (two) legs 11 provided at the front and rear portions on one side of the ball aligning robot 3 at positions parallel to the central axes of the plurality of fitting holes 8. The fitting groove 12 is formed.

  The fitting groove 12 is formed to have substantially the same length as the upper plate 5 in the illustrated example, but is formed to have an appropriate length corresponding to the distance between the legs 11 of the sharp ball alignment robot 3.

  In addition, the leg 11 of the sharp ball alignment robot 3 is formed at the lower end of the pillar 11a by a disc-like leg 11b so that the height can be adjusted. The groove width of the fitting groove 12 is formed to be substantially the same width as the diameter so that the disc-like leg 11b can be fitted.

  As the sushi robot 2, there is used a well-known shari-ball forming device in which the shari supplied from the hopper 2 a is formed into a handful of shaving balls a by a forming turntable 2 c provided on the base 2 b. .

  In the sharp ball alignment robot 3, a shrub tray 13 is placed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the pedestal 3a, and a transport arm 3b and a driving mechanism 3c are disposed above the pedestal 3a.

  The transfer arm 3b includes a horizontal guide arm 3d and a chuck portion 3e. The chuck portion 3e is movable in the left-right direction along the guide arm 3d, and the guide arm 3d is movable in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction. It has become.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, by driving the drive mechanism 3c, the chuck portion 3e is lowered to grip the sharp ball a on the turntable 2c, and after rising, the chuck portion 3e is moved along the guide arm 3d. Move to the Shari-ball alignment robot 3 side.

  Then, the chuck portion 3e is lowered again to release the sharp ball a at a predetermined position of the sharp tray 13. In this way, by moving the chuck portion 3e in the left-right, front-back, and up-down directions, the shaver a on the turntable 2c is sequentially stored on the shunt tray 13.

  Thus, in order to set the sushi robot 2 and the sharp ball alignment device 3, first, the connecting plate 4 is placed in the vertical direction on the table b, and provided on both ends of the upper plate 5 on one side of the connecting plate 4. The legs 7 provided on one side of the bottom of the sushi robot 2 are fitted into the fitting holes 8, respectively, into the fitting grooves 12 provided in parallel to the other side of the connecting plate 4, The provided leg 11 is fitted. At this time, the legs 11 are firmly fixed to fit both ends in the fitting groove 12.

  As described above, the sushi robot 2 and the shard ball alignment robot 3 are connected and fixed at predetermined positions, so that once the setting operation is completed, there is no positional shift between them. Therefore, the aligning and storing operation with respect to the shaving tray 13 by the shaving ball aligning robot 3 can be performed smoothly and efficiently.

  In the illustrated example, the leg 7 of the sushi robot 2 is fitted in the fitting hole 8 of the connecting plate 4 and the leg 11 of the sharp ball alignment robot 3 is fitted in the fitting groove 12. By forming the legs 11 of the aligning robot 3 in the same shape as the legs 7 of the sushi robot 2, the legs 11 of the sharp ball aligning robot 3 are fitted into the fitting holes 8 of the connecting plate 4, contrary to the above. The leg 7 of the sushi robot 2 can be fitted into the groove 12. Further, by making one of the fitting grooves 12, one can finely adjust only the front and rear positions even when the distance between the front and rear of the robot legs 7 and 11 is slightly small.

It is a front view which shows the connection apparatus for positioning of the sushi robot and shari ball alignment robot which concern on this invention. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a use condition. It is a BB arrow sectional view of Drawing 3. It is whole sectional drawing which shows a use condition.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connection apparatus 2 Sushi robot 3 Shari ball alignment robot 4 Connection board 7 Leg 8 Mating groove 11 Leg 12 Mating groove

Claims (1)

  It has a connecting plate for connecting and fixing the sushi robot and the shari ball alignment robot adjacent to each other at a predetermined position, and the connecting plate is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction on one side and on one front and back of one robot. A plurality of fitting holes are formed corresponding to the plurality of legs provided, and a plurality of fitting holes provided on one side of the other robot at a position parallel to the central axis of the other fitting hole. A connecting device for positioning a sushi robot and a shari ball alignment robot, wherein a fitting groove for a leg is formed.

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