JP5347243B2 - Hanging tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suspender capable of quickly turning all forks by easily responding to a conveying member even if the member has a different length in the width direction. <P>SOLUTION: Shaft members 27 to be turned by a driving motor 26 are arranged in a frame 2, and the shaft members 27 and arm shafts 7 are connected to each other by connecting members 33 respectively formed of a cylindrical nut portion 34 formed with a plurality of key grooves and a connecting shaft 35 formed with a plurality of key parts, and the arm shafts 7 and a fork 6 to be moved in the right and left direction of the frame 2 by a driving mechanism A can be turned by the turning of the shaft members 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lifting tool used for transporting a transport member formed by stacking a plurality of long materials such as steel materials.

Conventionally, in the longitudinal direction of the frame, as in the hanging tool described in Patent Document 1, the carrying work can be performed even if the length in the width direction of the carrying member formed by stacking a plurality of long materials such as steel materials is different. Four connecting arms are provided, each connecting arm supports a fork arm that can move in the left-right direction of the frame, and a fork with a claw that is rotatably provided on each fork arm is framed by a fork width adjusting mechanism installed on the frame. A pair of long material suspensions are attached to the main member, such as those that move close to and away from each other in the left-right direction, and a suspension device described in Patent Document 2, and each long material suspension device has a fork at the lower end. It is known that a pair of support members are attached and the distance between the pair of support members is changed by an expansion / contraction cylinder provided in the long material suspension. Further, in Patent Document 1, two fork with claws on one side of the frame in the left-right direction are connected by a rod, and the two forks with claws are rotated simultaneously by moving the rod in the front-rear direction of the frame. ing. In Patent Document 2, each support member is provided with an actuator for fork rotation, and the fork is rotated by each actuator.
Moreover, as a thing which rotates all the forks simultaneously, like the suspension tool of patent document 3, the support | pillar provided with the fork in the four corners of a hanger frame was rotatably provided, and it orthogonally crossed the hanger frame upper surface via the bevel gear. It is known that two operating shafts arranged so as to be connected to the support column and all the support columns and forks are rotated simultaneously by rotating the operation shaft by a driving motor.
Utility Model Registration No. 2599340 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-101484 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-75487

In Patent Document 1, two forks with claws on one side in the left-right direction of the frame are connected by a first rod, two forks with claws on the other side are connected by a second rod, and two sets of claws are attached. In order to rotate the fork, the fork with a pawl on one side is rotated, and then the fork with the other pawl is rotated. However, it is necessary to move the rods in the same direction at the same time in order to carry out the conveying work quickly. Therefore, it is conceivable to rotate the two pairs of forks simultaneously by connecting each rod with a connecting member and operating the connecting member with a drive motor or a manual handle. There is a possibility that the structure becomes complicated by corresponding to the rod that moves to the position or by installing something that operates the connecting member. In Patent Document 2, a rotation actuator is provided for rotating each fork, and four forks can be rotated simultaneously. However, a plurality of rotation actuators must be prepared, There is an expensive problem. Further, Patent Document 3 describes that the pillars and forks at the four corners of the hanger frame are simultaneously rotated, but the pillars and forks are arranged in the horizontal direction of the hanger frame in accordance with the width direction length of the conveying member. It cannot be moved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a lifting device that can easily cope with a difference in length in the width direction of a conveying member and quickly rotate all forks. To do.

In the present invention, a support member movable in the left-right direction of the frame is mounted on a holding member provided in the front-rear direction of the frame, and an arm shaft having a fork at the lower part is attached to the support member, and the support member is supported by a drive mechanism. In the hanger that moves the arm shaft and the fork in the left-right direction of the frame, the frame is provided with a shaft member that can be rotated by a drive source, and a plurality of the shaft member and the arm shaft are arranged. The nut portion connected to the shaft member is connected by a connecting member comprising a cylindrical nut portion having a key groove and a connecting shaft having a plurality of key portions arranged on the same axis as the nut portion. this was to be rotatable with the spline connection of the connecting shaft connected to the arm shaft, the arm shaft and the fork moves in the lateral direction of the frame by the drive mechanism by the rotation of said shaft member The features.

A shaft member that is rotatable by a drive source is disposed on the frame, and the shaft member and the arm shaft are disposed on a cylindrical nut portion having a plurality of key grooves, and on the same axis as the nut portion. It is connected by a connecting member composed of a connecting shaft formed with a plurality of key portions, and is moved in the left-right direction of the frame by a drive mechanism by spline coupling of a nut portion connected to the shaft member and a connecting shaft connected to the arm shaft. Since the arm shaft and the fork can be rotated by rotating the shaft member, the driving motor is driven to drive the shaft member and the connecting member through the shaft member and the connecting member even when the left and right arm shafts and forks are moved far and near. All arc shafts can be quickly rotated with a simple configuration.

  A frame 2 of the hanger 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a pair of holding members 4 assembled in the front-rear direction of two bar members 3. A pair of support members 5 that can move in the left-right direction of the frame 2 are mounted on the pair of holding members 4, and an arm shaft 7 having a fork 6 at the bottom is rotatably attached to each of the support members 5a and 5b. The left and right support members 5a and 5b are moved in the left-right direction of the frame 2 by the drive mechanism A, and the left and right arm shafts 7 and the forks 6 are moved far and near. Since the holding member 4 has the same structure, the right holding member 4a will be described. The holding member 4a is formed by forming a cylindrical body having a square cross section from a plurality of plate members. Inside the holding member 4a, rod members 8 and 9 having screw portions with different windings are arranged. The rod members 8 and 9 are integrally attached to a bevel gear 10 that is rotatably installed on the holding member 4a. The bevel gear 10 is prevented from moving in the left-right direction of the holding member 4a. Guide members 11 and 12 having female screw portions corresponding to the screw portions of the rod members 8 and 9 are attached to the pair of support members 5a and 5b. Support members 5a and 5b, which are slidably mounted in openings on both sides of the holding member 4a, are screwed onto the screw portions of the rod members 8 and 9, respectively. The holding member 4 a is provided with bevel gear insertion holes 13 at two locations in the circumferential direction of the bevel gear 10. A mounting seat 16 for attaching bearing boxes 14 and 15 to be described later is fixed to the outer periphery of each bevel gear insertion hole 13.

  A drive shaft member 17 is rotatably supported by one bearing box 14 by a bearing 18. A driving bevel gear 19 is provided at one end of the driving shaft member 17, and the driving bevel gear 19 is meshed with the bevel gear 10. A handle 20 is connected to the other end of the drive shaft member 17. On the other bearing box 15, a tuning shaft member 21 is rotatably supported by a bearing 22. A tuning bevel gear 23 is provided at one end of the tuning shaft member 21, and the tuning bevel gear 23 is meshed with the bevel gear 10. One end of a tuning shaft member 24 extending in the front-rear direction is connected to the other end of the tuning shaft member 21. The other end of the tuning shaft member 24 is connected to the other end of the tuning shaft member 21 provided in the other holding member 4b. Therefore, in the driving mechanism A of the present embodiment, the driving shaft member 17 is rotated by one handle 20, and the rod members 8 and 9 and the tuning umbrella are connected via the driving bevel gear 19 and the bevel gear 10. By rotating the gear 21, as shown in FIG. 4, the left and right support members 5 attached to the holding members 4 are moved in the left-right direction of the frame 2, and the left and right arm shafts 7 and the forks 6 are moved in the near and far directions. It is configured to let you. In the present embodiment, the drive shaft member 17 is rotated by the handle 20, but the drive shaft member 17 may be rotated by a drive source such as a drive motor.

  A pair of brackets 25 are attached to the frame 2 so as to face each holding member 4. A driving motor 26 exemplified as a driving source for rotating a shaft member 27 described later is attached to one bracket 25a. Two shaft members 27 extending in the front-rear direction of the frame 2 are rotatably supported by the pair of brackets 25, respectively. Each shaft member 27 is provided with gears 28 and 29 in the vicinity of a bracket 25a to which the driving motor 26 is attached. By engaging the two gears 28 and 29, the two shaft members 27 are rotated in opposite directions. One gear 28 is meshed with a drive gear 30 fixed to the drive shaft of the drive motor 26. A shaft member 32 is connected to both ends of each shaft member 27 via a universal joint (universal joint) 31. A nut portion 34 of a connecting member 33 is connected to each shaft member 32. The connecting member 33 includes a cylindrical nut portion 34 having a plurality of key grooves and a connecting shaft 35 having a plurality of key portions, and the two members 34 and 35 are splined as shown in FIG. Yes. The connecting shaft 35 of the connecting member 33 is connected to one gear 38 of a rotation direction converter 37 installed at the upper end of the arm shaft 7 via a universal joint (universal joint) 36. The other gear 39 of the rotation direction changer 37 is connected to the arm shaft 7. Therefore, even if the arm shaft 7 moves in the left-right direction of the frame 2, the shaft member 27 and the arm shaft 7 are connected via the connecting member 33 that can be expanded and contracted, and the arm shaft 7 is rotated by the rotation of the shaft member 27. It is designed to rotate. A plurality of hanging brackets 40 are provided in the front-rear direction of the frame 2. The suspension fitting 40 is provided with a suspension member 42 such as a chain or a wire rope that is engaged with a suspension member 41 of an overhead crane (not shown). In the present embodiment, the nut portion 34 of the connecting member 33 and the connecting shaft 35 are splined, but may be serrated connections that are slidable in the axial direction.

  Next, the conveyance work using the hanger 1 having the above configuration will be described. The hanger 1 suspended from an overhead crane (not shown) is moved above the conveying member 60 formed by stacking a plurality of long materials such as steel materials mounted on the sleepers 50, and then the hanger 1 is lowered. Let As shown in FIG. 2, each fork 6 of the hanger 1 is rotated in advance so as to be parallel to the frame 2 (conveying member 60). Further, the arm shaft 7 and the fork 6 are moved in the left-right direction of the frame 2 by the drive mechanism A, and correspond to the width direction length L1 of the conveying member 60 to be conveyed. After the fork 6 is lowered between the conveying member 60 and the ground surface R, the driving of the overhead crane is stopped. In this state, each shaft member 27 is rotated by driving of the drive motor 26, whereby the arm shaft 7 and the fork 6 are rotated via the connecting member 33. Each fork 6 is rotated so as to be in a vertical position with respect to the frame 2 (conveying member 60). In this state, when the overhead crane is driven to lift the hanger 1, the conveying member 60 is hung by the hanger 1 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the arm shaft 7 and the fork 6 are moved in the left-right direction of the frame 2 so as to correspond to the width direction length L1 of the conveying member 60 in advance. You may make it move to the left-right direction of the flame | frame 2 so that it may respond | correspond to the width direction length L1 of the conveyance member 60. FIG.

  After the lifting tool 1 is moved toward the destination and moved above the destination, the lifting tool 1 is lowered and the conveying member 60 is placed on the sleeper 50. Further, after the hanger 1 is lowered, the driving of the overhead crane is stopped. Then, each shaft member 27 is rotated by driving of the drive motor 26, whereby the arm shaft 7 and the fork 6 are rotated via the connecting member 33. As shown in FIG. 2, each fork 6 is rotated so as to be parallel to the frame 2 (conveying member 60). Thereafter, the overhead crane is driven to lift the hanger 1, and the next transfer operation of the transfer member 60 is performed in the same manner as the above operation. As shown in FIG. 7, if the length in the width direction of the transport member 60 a to be transported next is L2, before the suspension tool 1 is lowered toward the transport member 60 a, the drive shaft is driven by one handle 20. By rotating the member 17 and rotating the rod members 8 and 9 and the tuning shaft member 21 via the driving bevel gear 19 and the bevel gear 10, the left and right support members mounted on the holding members 4 are supported. 5 is moved in the left-right direction of the frame 2 to correspond to the width direction length L2 of the conveying member 60a to be conveyed. Thereafter, a transport operation for transporting the transport member 60a to a target place is performed in the same manner as the transport member 60 described above.

  Therefore, a shaft member 27 that can be rotated by a driving motor 26 is disposed on the frame 2, and the shaft member 27 and the arm shaft 7 are connected by a telescopic connecting member 33, and the left and right sides of the frame 2 are driven by a driving mechanism A. Since the arm shaft 7 and the fork 6 that move in the direction can be rotated by the rotation of the shaft member 27, the drive motor 26 can be operated even when the left and right arm shafts 7 and the fork 6 are moved far and near. All the arm shafts 7 can be quickly rotated through the shaft member 27 and the connecting member 33 by the above driving. Further, unlike the prior art, there is no connection member that moves the two rods in the same direction, a member that operates the connection member, or a plurality of actuators. It becomes. In addition, the connecting member 33 includes a cylindrical nut portion 34 having a plurality of key grooves and a connecting shaft 35 having a plurality of key portions. The arm shaft 7 that moves in the left-right direction can be reliably rotated with a simple configuration by the shaft member 27 installed on the frame 2.

It is a front view of the hanging tool of the present invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is a right view of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which lifted the conveyance member. It is a figure which shows the state which made the arm axis | shaft and a fork respond | correspond to the conveyance member from which the width direction length differs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lifting tool 2 Frame 4 Holding member 5 Support member 6 Fork 7 Arm shaft 26 Driving motor 27 Shaft member 33 Connecting member 34 Nut part 35 Connecting shaft A Drive mechanism

Claims (1)

A support member movable in the left-right direction of the frame is attached to a holding member provided in the front-rear direction of the frame, and an arm shaft having a fork at the lower part is attached to the support member. In the suspension device that moves in the direction and moves the arm shaft and fork in the distance, a shaft member that can be rotated by a drive source is disposed on the frame, and the shaft member and the arm shaft are provided with a plurality of key grooves. It is connected by a connecting member composed of a formed cylindrical nut portion and a connecting shaft formed with a plurality of key portions arranged on the same axis as the nut portion, and is connected to the nut portion and the arm shaft connected to the shaft member. the spline connection of connected coupling shaft, and characterized in that the pivotable arm shaft and the fork moves in the lateral direction of the frame by the drive mechanism by the rotation of said shaft member That hanger.

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