JP5036133B2 - Article supply equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article supply apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an apparatus manufacturing factory or the like such as an electric apparatus or an electronic apparatus, an article supply apparatus is used to supply articles such as washers necessary for assembling the apparatus one by one (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). reference.).

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional article supply apparatus.

  The article supply apparatus shown in the figure is a washer supply apparatus for supplying a washer used in the manufacturing process of an electronic device, and has a support plate 102 erected on a base 101 and an upper end on the support plate 102. It has a bar member 103 attached. A plurality of washers 104 are stacked in the rod member 103, and a weight 105 is placed on the uppermost washer 104. Further, on the base 101, a slide plate 106 that is moved in the horizontal direction in the figure by an air cylinder device 107 is disposed, and the center of the concave portion 106a of the slide plate 106 corresponds to the rod member 103. ing. The depth of the recess 106a is set such that only one washer 104 is inserted.

Here, when the air cylinder device 107 is actuated to move the slide plate 106 to the left from the state shown in FIG. 2, the slide plate 106 is inserted into the recess 106 a of the plurality of washers 104 that are stacked in the rod member 103. Only the lowermost washer 104 is moved to the left together with the slide plate 106, and the other washer 104 is maintained in a state of being stacked and fitted into the bar member 103. When the recess 106a reaches the take-out position 108, the slide plate 106 stops, and the washer 104 is taken out from the recess 106a by a handling device such as a suction device (not shown) and transported to the washer mounting position. Installed in place. Thereby, the washer 104 can be supplied to a predetermined location one by one.
No. 7-48344 No. 7-34034 Japanese Patent No. 3173632

  However, in the conventional article supply apparatus, it is difficult to appropriately supply a washer to a caulking apparatus for attaching a connector to a board by caulking rivets. In the caulking device, a connector to which a plurality of rivet pins are attached is arranged on the upper surface of a lower caulking head, and after setting a board on the connector, a washer is set on each rivet pin. . Therefore, it is necessary to set a small washer on a plurality of rivet pins in a narrow space between the upper caulking head and the lower caulking head, so it takes time to supply the washers one by one. End up. In addition, when a plurality of washers are mistakenly set on one rivet pin, a caulking failure occurs.

  The present invention solves the problems of the conventional article supply apparatus, attaches the article supply apparatus to the article receiving member, and pulls the operation member to place the articles one at a time and at a plurality of positions. An object of the present invention is to provide an article supply device that can supply articles simultaneously, efficiently, accurately and in a short time.

For this purpose, in the article supply apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of stacked plate-like articles are stored, and a plurality of supply through-holes (cutting) for supplying the article formed on the wall member are provided. wherein towards the supply through hole and a plurality of springs respectively urging the laminating direction, it includes an article storage portion which is attached to the apparatus main body, a plurality of articles passage opening in which the article passes each said article A rubbing member that is slidably attached to the apparatus main body on the outside of the wall member of the storage unit, and each of the article passage openings opens or closes the outer end surface of each of the supply through holes. When, on the opposite side of the article storage unit該擦switching member, superimposed on the Suriki member and slidably mounted to the apparatus body and Suriki member, the outer end face of each of said article passage opening Open or close Has a Yatta member and an operation member for sliding said Suriki member, the shutter member, the apparatus main body is attached to the article receiving member, for the supply to each of the plurality of articles receiving portion of the article receiving member When each of the through holes is positioned so as to face each other, the outer end surface of each of the article passage openings is opened, and when the operation member is operated, the scraping member is exposed to each outer end surface of each of the supply through holes. Is released.

In another article supply device of the present invention, each of the article receiving portions may include a receiving recess capable of storing only one article, and each of the article passage openings may store only one article. is there.

In still another article supply apparatus according to the present invention, the apparatus main body is attached to the article receiving member, and is positioned so that each of the supply through holes faces each of the article receiving sections of the article receiving member. is, the shutter member opens the outer end face of each of said article passage opening, when the Suriki member opens the outer end surface of each of the supply through-hole, of each and the article passage opening of said article accommodating recess Each one is accommodated.

In still another article supply device of the present invention, the scraping member closes the outer end face of each of the supply through-holes while accommodating the article in each of the article passage openings.

  In still another article supply apparatus of the present invention, the article is a perforated washer, and the article receiving member is attached to a connector fixing device for caulking a rivet for fixing the connector to the substrate.

  According to the present invention, the article supply apparatus supplies an article one by one to one place and simultaneously to a plurality of places by attaching the article supply apparatus to the article receiving member and pulling the operation member. Yes. Thereby, articles can be supplied easily, efficiently, and accurately in a short time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the connector fixing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing the connector fixing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  3 and 4, reference numeral 10 denotes a connector fixing device according to the present embodiment. By caulking a rivet 22a (see FIG. 15), wiring such as an electric cable is electrically connected to the surface of the substrate 21 such as a printed wiring board. It is an apparatus for fixing the connector 22 for connecting to the cable. In the illustrated example, the substrate 21 has a disk shape, but may have any shape. Moreover, although the several connector 22 is arranged so that an arc may be drawn in the vicinity of the outer edge of the board | substrate 21, the number of the connectors 22 and the form of arrangement | sequence can be changed arbitrarily. Although the number of connectors 22 fixed to the surface of the substrate 21 is actually large, illustration is omitted in FIG. 3, and only six connectors 22 are shown. In the present embodiment, upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, etc. directions are used to explain the configuration and operation of each part of the connector fixing device 10 and a washer supply magazine 30 described later. The expression is relative rather than absolute, and is appropriate when each part of the connector fixing device 10 and the washer supply magazine 30 is in the posture shown in the figure, but the connector fixing device 10 and the washer supply magazine. When the posture of each part of 30 is changed, it should be interpreted according to the change of the posture. Furthermore, the dimension of each part illustrated is for reference and can be arbitrarily changed.

  Here, the connector fixing device 10 includes a base member 11 and a caulking unit 12 that is disposed on the base member 11 and includes an upper caulking head 14, a lower caulking head 15, and a caulking operation handle 13. The caulking unit 12 is located between the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15 when the operator operates the caulking operation handle 13 so that the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15 approach each other. A rivet 22 a for connecting the substrate 21 and the connector 22 is caulked to fix the connector 22 to the substrate 21.

  The substrate 21 is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate support table unit 17, and the substrate support table unit 17 includes a table operation handle 18 and can slide along the guide member 16 mounted on the base member 11. It can be done. Then, when the operator operates the table operation handle 18, the board 21 on which the connector 22 is placed reaches between the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15 from the position shown in the drawing to the right. To do. As a result, the caulking operation handle 13 can be operated, and the upper end caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15 can caulk the tip 22b of the rivet 22a, thereby fixing the connector 22 to the substrate 21. That is, the tip 22b of the rivet 22a is deformed and the washer 27 is pressed against the lower surface of the substrate 21, whereby the connector 22 is fixed to the substrate 21. Further, the terminal 22c (see FIG. 16) of the connector 22 is connected to the substrate 21. It is pressed against a conductive pad (not shown) formed on the upper surface of the substrate, and comes into electrical contact.

  Next, the main parts of the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15 will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a side view showing the main part of the connector fixing device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion B in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a washer holder 24 as an article receiving member for holding a washer 27 as an article is attached to the upper surface of the lower caulking head 15. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the washer fixing portion 26 as an article receiving portion formed on the upper surface of the washer holder 24, that is, the washer as an accommodating recess formed in the substrate pressing surface 26b. A washer 27 is placed in the placement recess 26a. Further, a caulking punch member 25 is attached to the lower caulking head 15 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The caulking punch member 25 moves upward, and its tip presses the lower end of the rivet 22a from below. The rivet 22a is caulked by plastic deformation. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a case where the number of washer fixing portions 26 and the caulking punch members 25 is four will be described, but the number can be arbitrarily changed.

  Here, the washer 27 is a donut-shaped, that is, a perforated thin plate material having a through-hole through which the rivet 22a passes in the center. For example, the washer 27 has an outer diameter of about 2 [mm] and a thickness of about 0.2 [mm]. ] Dimensions. The washer mounting recess 26a is a circular recess having the same inner diameter and depth dimensions as the outer diameter and thickness of the washer 27, and the washer 27 placed inside moves laterally. In addition, the upper surface of the washer 27 placed inside forms substantially the same surface as the substrate pressing surface 26b. Further, since a through hole through which the rivet 22a passes is formed at the center of the bottom surface of the washer mounting recess 26a, only the donut-shaped peripheral edge portion protruding inward from the inner peripheral wall remains on the bottom surface. The lower surface of the washer 27 is supported by the peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the washer mounting recess 26a. In addition, since the diameter of the through hole of the washer mounting recess 26a is larger than the diameter of the through hole of the washer 27, the inner peripheral portion of the lower surface of the washer 27 protrudes into the through hole of the washer mounting recess 26a. It becomes.

  Then, when the substrate 21 including the connector 22 placed at a predetermined position and temporarily fixed by the rivet 22a is positioned between the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15, and the caulking operation handle 13 is operated, The rivet 22a is caulked. In this case, the lower surface of the substrate 21 is pressed against the substrate pressure surface 26b, and the lower end of the rivet 22a that penetrates the connector 22 and the substrate 21 passes through the through hole of the washer 27 and the through hole of the washer mounting recess 26a. Projects downward. In this state, the caulking punch member 25 moves upward, and the projection at the tip thereof presses the lower end of the rivet 22a from below to plastically deform and expand the rivet 22a. The upper end of the rivet 22a is pressed from above by the upper caulking head 14. In this case, the enlarged portion of the rivet 22a expanded by plastic deformation is pressed against the lower surface of the washer 27 so as not to contact the lower surface of the substrate 21 (see FIG. 17). Therefore, the substrate 21 is not damaged when the rivet 22a is caulked.

  Next, the washer supply magazine 30 as an article supply apparatus will be described.

  1 is a front view showing a washer supply magazine in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing the washer supply magazine in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view of the washer supply magazine in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a front view showing the configuration of the support pin assembly in the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the washer supply magazine 30 includes a magazine main body 31 as an apparatus main body, a magazine mounting portion 32 protruding downward from both sides of the magazine main body 31, and an upper side from the upper surface of the magazine main body 31. And a washer guide portion 33 as an article storage portion attached so as to protrude. The washer supply magazine 30 is mounted on the washer holder 24 when the magazine mounting portion 32 is engaged with the side wall of the washer holder 24. The magazine mounting portion 32 is provided with a stopper pin 38 as a positioning member that contacts the washer holder 24. The number of the washer guide portions 33 is the same as the number of the washer fixing portions 26 and the caulking punch members 25, and the positions of the washer guide portions 33 are set when the washer supply magazine 30 is mounted on the washer holder 24. Further, it corresponds to each position of the washer fixing portion 26 and the caulking punch member 25.

  1 and 8 show a state in which the support pin assembly 50 is attached to the washer guide portion 33, and the lock nut 52 of the support pin assembly 50 is seen from the upper end surface of the washer guide portion 33. The upper part protrudes upward. Further, FIGS. 1 and 8 show a pin head 51 and a support pin 53 that are used when the washer 27 is mounted on the washer guide portion 33. The pin head 51 and the support pin 53 are removed when the washer supply magazine 30 is attached to the washer holder 24.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the support pin assembly 50 includes a pusher assembly 55 connected to the lower end surface of the lock nut 52, and a support extending through the pusher assembly 55 and the lock nut 52. A pin 53 and a pin head 51 fixed to the upper end of the support pin 53 are provided. 9A is a front view of the support pin assembly 50, FIG. 9B is a top view of the support pin assembly 50, and FIG. 9C is an enlarged view of a main part of the pusher assembly 55. As shown in FIG. 9C, the pusher assembly 55 includes a pusher spring 58 formed of a coil spring, a pusher 56 that is a hollow cylindrical member fixed to a lower end portion of the pusher spring 58, and the pusher 56. Is provided with a stopper pin 57 formed so as to protrude in the radial direction from the side wall of the pusher 56 in order to prevent it from jumping out from the washer guide portion 33.

  When the washer 27 is attached to the washer guide portion 33, as shown in FIG. 9A, the support pin 53 is inserted into a through hole (not shown) formed in the lock nut 52, and the internal space of the pusher spring 58. Then, a through hole (not shown) formed in the pusher 56 is penetrated so that the tip protrudes below the pusher 56. In this case, the lower surface of the pin head 51 is in contact with the upper surface of the lock nut 52. Then, the support pins 53 are inserted into the through holes of the washers 27, and a predetermined number of washers 27 are sequentially fitted around the support pins 53 from the lower ends of the support pins 53. The washer 27 is moved upward until it contacts the pusher 56. As a result, a predetermined number of washers 27 are aligned and attached to the support pins 53 in a state of being stacked in close contact with each other. The outer diameter of the pusher 56 is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the washer 27. The predetermined number is the number of washers 27 loaded into the washer guide portion 33 at a time, for example, 40. Then, by attaching the support pin assembly 50 with the predetermined number of washers 27 attached to the washer guide portion 33, the predetermined number of washers 27 are stacked in close contact with each other in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33. Can be loaded. When the support pin assembly 50 is attached to the washer guide portion 33, the pusher spring 58 is compressed, so that the washer 27 loaded in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33 is attached downward by the pusher spring 58. Be forced. After the washer 27 is loaded in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33, the pin head 51 is gripped and moved upward, the support pin 53 is pulled upward, and the pin head 51 and the support pin 53 are removed from the washer guide portion 33. It is like that. Further, the lower end wall as the wall member of the washer guide portion 33 has an inner diameter dimension similar to the outer diameter dimension of the washer 27, and a washer supply through hole serving as a supply through hole communicating with the internal space of the washer guide portion 33. A hole is formed. Since the lower end surface as the outer end surface of the washer guide portion 33 is exposed below the magazine main body portion 31, the washer 27 falls and is supplied downward through the washer supply through hole.

  A gauge plate 43 as a scraping member for scraping the washers 27 one by one is slidably attached to the lower surface of the magazine main body 31. The gauge plate 43 is a plate member made of a metal having a thickness dimension substantially the same as that of the washer 27, for example, spring steel, and is fixed to the slider 42 by a gauge plate fixing screw 45. The slider 42 is connected to a magazine lever 41 as an operation member operated by an operator, and a direction opposite to the magazine lever 41 with respect to the magazine main body 31 by a slider spring 44 as an urging member. It is energized towards. As a result, the lower end surface of the washer supply through hole of the washer guide portion 33 is normally closed by the gauge plate 43, that is, is closed (blocked), so that the washer 27 is inserted into the washer supply through hole. From falling off.

  Further, a shutter 35 as a shutter member is slidably attached to the lower side of the gauge plate 43. The shutter 35 is a thick plate-like member, is slidably attached to the slider 42 by a shutter fixing member 36, and the direction of the magazine lever 41 with respect to the slider 42 by a shutter spring 37 as an urging member. It is energized towards. In the state where the washer supply magazine 30 is not attached to the washer holder 24, as shown in FIG. 7, the shutter 35 closes the lower surface as the outer end surface of the gauge plate opening 46 as the article passage opening. It is blocking. The gauge plate opening 46 is an opening for receiving the washers 27 one by one so that the washers 27 can be scraped one by one, and is a circular opening having an inner diameter dimension similar to the outer diameter dimension of the washer 27. is there. The number of the gauge plate openings 46 is the same as the number of the washer guide portions 33, and the positions of the gauge plate openings 46 correspond to the positions of the washer guide portions 33 when the magazine lever 41 is operated. .

  Next, an operation of supplying the washer 27 from the washer supply magazine 30 to the connector fixing device 10 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a front view showing the washer supply magazine mounted on the washer holder in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a top view showing the washer supply magazine mounted on the washer holder in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a side view showing the washer supply magazine mounted on the washer holder in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view showing the main part of the washer supply magazine mounted on the washer holder in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of a portion C, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the washer supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the washer supply magazine 30 is set. That is, the washer supply magazine 30 is mounted on the washer holder 24 of the lower caulking head 15 in the caulking unit 12 of the connector fixing device 10. In this case, the operator manually attaches the washer supply magazine 30 by moving it in the lateral direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3) of the caulking unit 12. More specifically, the magazine mounting portion 32 is engaged with the side wall of the washer holder 24 so that the lower surface of the magazine body 31 is parallel to the upper surface of the washer holder 24 of the lower caulking head 15, and the caulking unit 12 The washer supply magazine 30 is moved in the lateral direction, that is, the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. As a result, the washer supply magazine 30 is mounted on the washer holder 24 as shown in FIG.

  When the washer supply magazine 30 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow D with respect to the washer holder 24 and the stopper pin 38 comes into contact with the side wall of the washer holder 24, the washer supply magazine 30 is brought into a stop position with respect to the washer holder 24. Positioned. In a state where the washer supply magazine 30 is positioned with respect to the washer holder 24, the shutter 35 contacts the side wall of the washer fixing portion 26 of the washer holder 24, so that the urging force of the shutter spring 37 is overcome and the slider 42 is overcome. On the other hand, it moves in the direction opposite to the magazine lever 41. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the shutter 35 opens the lower surface of the gauge plate opening 46.

  Subsequently, the operator pulls the magazine lever 41 manually. That is, the magazine lever 41 is moved to the left in FIG. As a result, the slider 42 connected to the magazine lever 41 and the gauge plate 43 fixed to the slider 42 overcome the urging force of the slider spring 44 and move on the shutter 35 toward the washer supply position. . When the slider 42 and the gauge plate 43 finally reach the washer supply position, the washer supply magazine 30 supplies the washer 27. In this case, the slider 42 and the gauge plate 43 reach the washer supply position by further pulling the magazine lever 41 by the movement amount α from the state shown in FIG. 11, and the washer is fixed as shown in FIG. The washer mounting recess 26a of the portion 26, the gauge plate opening 46, and the washer supply through hole of the washer guide portion 33 are arranged in a straight line. The movement amount α is, for example, about 3 [mm]. As a result, the washer 27 loaded in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33 is pushed downward by the urging force of the pusher spring 58, falls through the washer supply through hole, and is supplied to the washer fixing portion 26.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the lowermost washer 27 of the washer 27 loaded in a stacked state in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33, that is, the first washer 27-1 is provided. The washer mounting recess 26 a of the washer fixing portion 26 is accommodated in the washer mounting recess 26 a, and the second washer 27 from the lowest position, that is, the second washer 27-2 is accommodated in the gauge plate opening 46. As described above, the washer mounting recess 26 a has a depth dimension similar to the thickness dimension of the washer 27, and the gauge plate 43 also has a thickness dimension substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the washer 27. Because.

  Subsequently, when the operator releases the magazine lever 41, the slider 42 and the gauge plate 43 are moved from the washer supply position as shown in FIG. 13 to the right in FIG. 11, i.e., the washer hold position. As a result, the second washer 27-2 is scraped off. In this case, the second washer 27-2 reaches the washer hold position together with the gauge plate 43 while being accommodated in the gauge plate opening 46. At the washer hold position, the upper side of the gauge plate opening 46 is blocked by the lower surface of the washer guide portion 33, and the lower side of the gauge plate opening 46 is blocked by the substrate pressing surface 26b of the washer fixing portion 26. The washer 27-2 is maintained in the gauge plate opening 46. Further, since the upper side of the washer mounting recess 26a is closed by the gauge plate 43, only the first washer 27-1 is accommodated in the washer mounting recess 26a, and the other washer 27 does not enter. . Furthermore, since the lower side of the washer supply through hole of the washer guide portion 33 is blocked by the gauge plate 43, the washer 27 loaded in the internal space of the washer guide portion 33 may fall through the washer supply through hole. Absent.

  Subsequently, the operator removes the washer supply magazine 30 manually. In this case, when the washer supply magazine 30 is moved relative to the washer holder 24 in the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. 12, the shutter 35 is moved relative to the slider 42 and the gauge plate 43 by the urging force of the shutter spring 37. To move in the direction of the magazine lever 41. The shutter 35 closes the lower side of the gauge plate opening 46 at the washer hold position, instead of the substrate pressure surface 26 b of the washer fixing portion 26. Therefore, even if the washer supply magazine 30 is removed from the washer holder 24, the second washer 27-2 is sandwiched between the upper surface of the shutter 35 and the lower surface of the washer guide portion 33, so that it is in the gauge plate opening 46. Maintained.

  Thereby, the supply of the washer 27 to the washer holder 24 of the lower caulking head 15 in the caulking unit 12 of the connector fixing device 10 is completed. Through the above-described operation, one washer 27 is simultaneously supplied to each of all the washer fixing portions 26 of the washer holder 24. That is, one washer 27 is accommodated in each of the washer mounting recesses 26 a of the four washer fixing portions 26. Then, the operator operates the table operation handle 18 to reach the substrate 21 on which the connector 22 is placed between the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15, and then operates the caulking operation handle 13. The connector 22 can be fixed to the substrate 21 by simultaneously caulking the four rivets 22 a by the upper caulking head 14 and the lower caulking head 15.

  When one caulking operation is completed, the operator operates the caulking operation handle 13 and the table operation handle 18 so that the upper caulking head 14, the lower caulking head 15, and the substrate 21 are shown in FIGS. Then, the washer 27 is supplied to the washer holder 24 again. In the subsequent supply operation of the washer 27, since the washer 27 is maintained in the gauge plate opening 46 in advance, the washer supply magazine 30 is set, and the operator pulls the magazine lever 41 to pull the slider 42 and the gauge plate. When 43 reaches the washer supply position, the washer 27 maintained in the gauge plate opening 46 is supplied into the washer mounting recess 26 a of the washer fixing portion 26, and the lowermost washer 27 supplied from the washer guide portion 33. Is accommodated in the gauge plate opening 46. Further, when the washer 27 is already accommodated in the washer mounting recess 26a of the washer fixing portion 26, the washer 27 maintained in the gauge plate opening 46 is maintained even when the washer 27 is repeatedly supplied. There is no entry into the mounting recess 26a. Therefore, a plurality of washers 27 are not supplied to the washer mounting recess 26a.

Next, a flowchart will be described.
Step S1 The washer supply magazine 30 is set.
Step S2 The operator pulls the magazine lever 41 manually.
Step S3 The washer supply magazine 30 supplies the washer 27.
Step S4 The second washer 27-2 is scraped off.
Step S5: The washer supply magazine 30 is removed, and the process ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the washer supply magazine 30 is attached to the washer holder 24 of the caulking unit 12 and the magazine lever 41 is pulled, whereby the washer 27 is attached to the washer mounting recess 26 a of one washer fixing portion 26. One by one and can be simultaneously supplied to the washer mounting recesses 26a of the plurality of washer fixing portions 26. Therefore, the washer 27 can be supplied to the caulking unit 12 easily, efficiently, and in a short time.

  Further, when the washer 27 is already accommodated in the washer mounting recess 26a of the washer fixing portion 26, no other washer 27 will enter the washer mounting recess 26a, so one washer fixing portion. A plurality of washers 27 are not supplied to the 26 washer mounting recesses 26a. Since the washer 27 is a member having a fine size, even if a plurality of sheets are supplied, the operator often cannot visually recognize, and in this case, problems such as caulking defects occur. However, in the present embodiment, a plurality of washers 27 are not supplied to the washer mounting recess 26a of one washer fixing portion 26, and therefore, a plurality of washers 27 are supplied. Therefore, the reliability of the work is improved. Further, even if there is a situation where the washer 27 is not supplied to the washer mounting recess 26a of any of the washer fixing portions 26, that is, even if there is an insufficient supply of the washer 27, the supply operation of the washer 27 is repeated. As a result, the washer 27 can be reliably supplied only to the insufficient supply location, and the supply shortage of the washer 27 can be easily and reliably recovered.

  Furthermore, the washer 27 can be supplied to the caulking unit 12 simply by attaching the washer supply magazine 30 to the washer holder 24 of the caulking unit 12 and pulling the magazine lever 41. Need not be handled by tools such as tweezers, and the work can be made efficient regardless of the skill level of the operator.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the article is the washer 27 has been described. However, the article may be other than the washer 27, and may be of any kind.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the spirit of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the washer supply magazine in embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the conventional article supply apparatus. It is a top view which shows the connector fixing device in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the connector fixing device in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the principal part of the connector fixing device in embodiment of this invention, and is the A section enlarged view in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the washer holder in embodiment of this invention, and is the B section enlarged perspective view in FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the washer supply magazine in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the washer supply magazine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the support pin assembly in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the washer supply magazine with which the washer holder in embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows the washer supply magazine with which the washer holder in embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a side view which shows the washer supply magazine with which the washer holder in embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the principal part of the washer supply magazine with which the washer holder in embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn, and is the C section expanded partial sectional view in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the washer supply apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected longitudinally the rivet in embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the connector in an embodiment of the invention. It is a side view which shows the state which crimped the rivet in embodiment of this invention, and pressed the washer against the board | substrate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector fixing device 11 Base member 12 Caulking unit 13 Caulking operation handle 14 Upper caulking head 15 Lower caulking head 16 Guide member 17 Substrate support table unit 18 Table operation handle 21 Substrate 22 Connector 22a Rivet 22b Tip 22c Terminal 24 Washer holder 25 Caulking punch member 26 Washer fixing portion 26a Washer mounting concave portion 26b Substrate pressure surface 27, 27-1, 27-2 Washer 30 Washer supply magazine 31 Magazine body portion 32 Magazine mounting portion 33 Washer guide portion 35 Shutter 36 Shutter fixing member 37 Shutter Spring 38 Stopper pin 41 Magazine lever 42 Slider 43 Gauge plate 44 Slider spring 45 Gauge plate fixing screw 46 Gauge plate opening 50 Support Down assembly 51 pin head 52 the lock nut 53 supports pins 55 pusher assembly 56 pusher 57 stopper pin 58 pusher spring

Claims (5)

(A) storing a plurality of stacked plate-like articles, supplying a plurality of supply through holes for supplying the article formed on a wall member, and each of the articles in the stacking direction toward the supply through holes; A plurality of springs for biasing, and an article storage section attached to the apparatus main body,
(B) comprising a plurality of articles passing opening the article passes each outside of the wall member of the article storage portion, the apparatus slidably mounted relative to the body portion, each said supply of said article passage opening A scraping member for opening or closing each outer end face of the through hole for use;
(C) An outer end face of each of the article passage openings, which is overlapped with the scraping member and slidably attached to the apparatus main body and the scraping member on the opposite side of the scraping member to the article storage portion. A shutter member that opens or closes;
(D) an operation member that slides the scraping member;
(E) When the apparatus main body is attached to the article receiving member and the shutter member is positioned so that each of the supply through-holes faces each of the plurality of article receiving parts of the article receiving member, Opening an outer end face of each of the article passage openings;
(F) The article supply device, wherein the scraping member opens an outer end face of each of the supply through holes when the operation member is operated. The article Each receiving portion is provided with only one capable of accommodating housing recess said article, each of said article passage opening the article supply apparatus according to the article to claim 1 can be only one housing. The apparatus main body is attached to an article receiving member, and is positioned so that each of the supply through-holes faces each of the article receiving parts of the article receiving member, and the shutter member is located outside each of the article passage openings. 3. The article is accommodated one by one in each of the accommodation recesses and in each of the article passage openings when the end face is opened and the scraping member opens the outer end face of each of the supply through holes. Goods supply equipment. The article supply device according to claim 3, wherein the scraping member closes an outer end face of each of the supply through-holes while accommodating the article in each of the article passage openings. The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the article is a perforated washer, and the article receiving member is attached to a connector fixing device for caulking a rivet for fixing the connector to the substrate. .

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