JP7002175B2 - Goods guide device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article guide device, and in particular, holds the article in a state where the recess is located on the side of the determination unit or in a state where the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit, and the quality of the article is good or bad. The present invention relates to an article guide device for guiding an article determined to be good.

As a conventional article guide device, for example, there is a "screw feeder (31)" described in Patent Document 1 below.
The screw feeder (31) is provided on the most upstream side of the screw supply mechanism (30), and aligns a large number (s) of randomly inserted screws (S). The screw feeder (31) accommodates a hopper (36) into which a large number of screws (S) are inserted and a large number of inserted screws (S), and by slightly vibrating these, the screw (S) It has a bowl (37) that adjusts the direction and posture.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-55388

The above technique is applied to, for example, "articles having recesses (article P shown in FIG. 5)", and attempts are made to align articles having recesses by slightly vibrating them, but the articles are aligned in the direction in which the recesses are downward or upward. Had the problem of being difficult.

An object of the present invention is to provide an article guide device made in consideration of the above problems.

The article guide device according to claim 1 has a transport unit that individually holds and transports articles having recesses, a determination unit that determines the holding state of the article transported by the transport unit, and the determination unit. A discharge unit for discharging the article determined to be defective and a guide unit for guiding the article determined to be good by the determination unit to the next step are provided, and the transport unit has a recess located on the side of the determination unit. The article is held in a state where the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit, and the determination unit determines that the article whose recess is located on the side of the determination unit is good . The transport portion is a rotating body, and a plurality of the articles are individually held by the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, and the plurality of the articles are opposed to a surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination portion. A storage area in which a plurality of the articles are stored is configured by the supply unit and the rotating body, the rotating body is provided in an inclined manner, and the storage area is the determination unit. The discharge unit is provided below the discharge unit and the guide unit, and the discharge unit returns the article determined to be defective by the determination unit to the storage area via the surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit. Is.

Further, the article guide device according to claim 2 includes a transport unit that individually holds and transports articles having recesses, a determination unit that determines the holding state of the article transported by the transport unit, and the determination. A discharge unit for discharging the article determined to be defective by the unit and a guide unit for guiding the article determined to be good by the determination unit to the next step are provided, and the transport unit is recessed on the side of the determination unit. Holds the article in a state where the recess is located on the opposite side of the determination unit, or the determination unit determines that the article whose recess is located on the opposite side of the determination unit is good. The transport unit is a rotating body, and a plurality of the articles are individually held by the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, and a plurality of the transporting units are provided with respect to a surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit. The supply unit for supplying the article is provided, and the supply unit and the rotating body constitute a storage area in which a plurality of the articles are stored. The rotating body is provided in an inclined manner, and the storage area is the storage area. The discharge unit is provided below the determination unit, the discharge unit, and the guide unit, and the discharge unit is a storage area for the article determined to be defective by the determination unit via a surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit. It is to return to.

According to the article guide device according to claim 1, among the articles transported in a state where the recess is located on the side of the determination unit or the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit, the recess is on the side of the determination unit. Since the article in which the is located is guided to the next process as an article suitable for the next process, the work in the next process can be smoothly carried out.

Further, according to the article guide device according to claim 2, among the articles transported in a state where the recess is located on the side of the determination unit or the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit, the article is opposite to the determination unit. Since the article having the recess on the side is guided to the next process as an article in the direction suitable for the next process, the work in the next process can be smoothly carried out.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an article guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic partially enlarged perspective view showing a part of FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of FIG. 2 as viewed from the Z direction. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are schematic cross-sectional views for explaining the quality determination of the article in the determination unit, and FIG. 5 (a) shows the state of the article in which the recess is located on the side of the determination unit. FIG. 5B shows the state of the article in which the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination portion. 6 (a) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 (b) is a schematic partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 6 (a) enlarged. be. 7 (a) is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 (b) is a schematic partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 7 (a) enlarged. be.

An article guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 7).
The article guide device S generally includes a transport unit 1, a determination unit 2, a discharge unit 3, a guide unit 4, and a supply unit 5.

The transport unit 1 individually holds and transports the articles P having the recesses P1, and for example, individually holds a plurality of articles P on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body 10.
In this embodiment, the article P is a set screw, and a recess P1 for receiving a hexagon wrench is formed on one end surface thereof, and a screw portion is formed on the outer periphery thereof. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the transport unit 1 has a recess P1 located on the side of the determination unit 2, or as shown in FIG. 5B, a recess on the opposite side of the determination unit 2. The article P is held in a state where P1 is located.

Further, the rotating body 10 has a plurality of receiving recesses 1A provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body 10. In each of the plurality of receiving recesses 1A, a hole 1a for receiving the article P is formed in a state where the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 or in a state where the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2. ..
In this way, the plurality of holes 1a are provided in the receiving recess 1A by applying an impact from the recess wall 1B (see FIG. 2) of the transport portion 1 to the article P that does not fit into the hole 1a. It is possible to change P so that it fits into the hole 1a. Therefore, it becomes easy to hold the articles P individually.

Further, a supply unit 5 for supplying a plurality of articles P to the surface of the rotating body 10 on the side of the determination unit 2 is provided. In this embodiment, the supply unit 5 is a semi-cylindrical member. A storage area R (see FIG. 3) in which a plurality of articles P are stored is configured by the supply unit 5 and the rotating body 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating body 10 is provided at an angle, and the storage area R is provided below the determination unit 2, the discharge unit 3, and the guide unit 4 (FIGS. 4, 6, and 7). ).
As described above, since the storage area R in which the article P is stored is provided below the determination unit 2, the discharge unit 3, and the guide unit 4, the article P is the determination unit 2 when the article P is supplied to the storage area R. , It does not get in the way by rolling to the determination unit 3 or the guide unit 4.

The determination unit 2 determines the holding state of the article P being conveyed by the transfer unit 1. In this embodiment, the determination unit 2 determines that the article P in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 is good. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the determination unit 2 has a moving member 21 that is movable and can come into contact with the article P transported by the transport unit 1. Then, the determination unit 2 brought the end surface 21A of the moving member 21 into contact with the article P and in contact with the recess P1 [FIG. 5 (a)] and the surface of the article P other than the recess P1. The quality of the article P is determined by utilizing the fact that the position of the moving member 21 is different from that of the state [FIG. 5 (b)]. Specifically, the determination unit 2 determines that the laser beam L is good (the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2) when the laser beam L is shielded as shown in FIG. 5 (a). When the laser beam L is not shielded as in the state shown in 5 (b), it is determined to be defective (the recess P1 is located on the opposite side of the determination unit 2). According to such a configuration, even when it is difficult to directly irradiate the article P with a laser to detect the recess P1 of the article P, the holding state of the article P can be easily and quickly determined.

As shown in FIG. 6, the discharge unit 3 discharges the article P determined to be defective by the determination unit 2. In this embodiment, the discharge unit 3 returns the article P determined to be defective by the determination unit 2 to the surface of the rotating body 10 on the side of the determination unit 2. Specifically, the discharge unit 3 has a movable discharge member 31 as shown in FIG. 6 (b). Then, the discharge unit 3 moves the discharge member 31 diagonally upward to return the article P determined to be defective by the determination unit 2 to the surface of the rotating body 10 on the side of the determination unit 2. According to such a configuration, the article P which is determined to be defective and discharged can be easily returned to the storage area R.

The guide unit 4 guides the article P determined to be good by the determination unit 2 to the next process. In this embodiment, the guide unit 4 has, for example, the guide passage shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). When the article P is conveyed to the guide passage 4a of the guide portion 4 by the rotating body 10, the article P enters the guide passage 4a and is guided to the next step.

According to the article guide device S described above, among the articles P conveyed in the state where the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 or the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2, the determination unit 2 Since the article P in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the article is guided to the next step as an article having a direction suitable for the next step, the work in the next step can be smoothly carried out. The article P determined to be defective by the determination unit 2 is discharged by the discharge unit 3.

If the above-mentioned article guide device S is considered in terms of the article guide method, the article guide method includes a transfer step of individually holding and transporting the article P having a recess P1 and a holding of the article P conveyed in the transport step. A determination step of determining the state using the determination unit 2, a discharge step of discharging the article P determined to be defective in the determination step, and a guidance step of guiding the article P determined to be good in the determination step to the next step. including. Then, in the transfer step, the article P is held in a state where the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (a)] or in a state where the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (b)], in the determination step, the article P in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 is determined to be good.

According to this article guiding method, a state in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (a)] or a state in which the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (b)]. Of the articles P transported in, the article P in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 is guided to the next process as an article in a direction suitable for the next process, so that the work in the next process can be smoothly carried out. can.

In the above-described embodiment, the determination unit 2 determines that the article P in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 is good, but the determination unit 2 is not limited to this, and conversely, the determination unit 2 is the determination unit. Article P [FIG. 5 (b)] in which the recess P1 is located on the opposite side of 2 may be configured to be judged as good.
According to the article guide device S, the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (a)], or the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (b)]. ], Of the articles P conveyed in be able to.

If the article guide device S is considered in terms of the article guide method, the article guide method includes a transfer step of individually holding and transporting the article P having a recess P1 and a holding state of the article P conveyed in the transport step. A determination step for determining using the determination unit 2, a discharge step for discharging the article P determined to be defective in the determination step, and a guidance step for guiding the article P determined to be good in the determination step to the next step. include. Then, in the transfer step, the article P is held in a state where the concave portion P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 or in a state where the concave portion P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2, and in the determination step, the determination unit 2 is held. The article P in which the recess P1 is located on the opposite side to the above is judged to be good.

According to this article guiding method, a state in which the recess P1 is located on the side of the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (a)] or a state in which the recess P1 is located on the side opposite to the determination unit 2 [FIG. 5 (b)]. Of the articles P transported in, the article P whose recess P1 is located on the opposite side of the determination unit 2 is guided to the next process as an article in a direction suitable for the next process, so that the work in the next process can be smoothly performed. Can be done.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the set screw is used as the article P, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any article having a recess, such as a cylinder having a recess formed on the end surface or a prism such as a prism, can be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the transport unit 1 is configured to rotationally transport the article P using the rotating body 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other transport modes such as linear transport can also be applied to the transport unit 1. Is.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the determination unit 2 is configured to determine the holding state of the article P by using the moving member 21, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the recess can be detected by directly irradiating the article with a laser, a laser measuring instrument that directly irradiates the article with the laser may be used to determine the holding state of the article.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge unit 3 discharges the article P using the discharge member 31, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the article P may be discharged by air.

S Article guide device P Article P1 Recess 1 Conveyor 1A Receiving recess 1B Recess wall 1a Hole 2 Judgment section 3 Discharge section 4 Guide section 4a Guide passage 5 Supply section 10 Rotating body 21 Moving member 21A End face 31 Discharge member L Laser Optical R storage area

Claims (2)

A transport unit that individually holds and transports articles with recesses,
A determination unit that determines the holding state of the article being transported by the transport unit, and a determination unit.
A discharge unit that discharges the article determined to be defective by the determination unit, and a discharge unit.
It is provided with a guide unit for guiding the article judged to be good by the determination unit to the next process.
The transport unit holds the article in a state where the recess is located on the side of the determination unit or in a state where the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit.
The determination unit determines that the article whose recess is located on the side of the determination unit is good .
The transport unit is a rotating body, and a plurality of the articles are individually held by the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body.
A supply unit for supplying a plurality of the articles to the surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit is provided.
A storage area in which a plurality of the articles are stored is configured by the supply unit and the rotating body.
The rotating body is provided so as to be inclined.
The storage area is provided below the determination unit, the discharge unit, and the guide unit.
The discharge unit returns the article determined to be defective by the determination unit to the storage area via the surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit.
An article guidance device characterized by this. A transport unit that individually holds and transports articles with recesses,
A determination unit that determines the holding state of the article being transported by the transport unit, and a determination unit.
A discharge unit that discharges the article determined to be defective by the determination unit, and a discharge unit.
It is provided with a guide unit for guiding the article judged to be good by the determination unit to the next process.
The transport unit holds the article in a state where the recess is located on the side of the determination unit or in a state where the recess is located on the side opposite to the determination unit.
The determination unit determines that the article whose recess is located on the opposite side of the determination unit is good .
The transport unit is a rotating body, and a plurality of the articles are individually held by the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body.
A supply unit for supplying a plurality of the articles to the surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit is provided.
A storage area in which a plurality of the articles are stored is configured by the supply unit and the rotating body.
The rotating body is provided so as to be inclined.
The storage area is provided below the determination unit, the discharge unit, and the guide unit.
The discharge unit returns the article determined to be defective by the determination unit to the storage area via the surface of the rotating body on the side of the determination unit.
An article guidance device characterized by this.

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