JPS6147765B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a transfer device with a parts feeder that stores, aligns, and supplies parts in an assembly process or the like.

A conventional parts supply system using a circular parts feeder includes a circular parts feeder 100 and a transfer device 101 installed near it, as shown in FIG.
It has been common to transfer aligned parts from the circular parts feeder 100 to the transfer device 10 via a linear feeder 102, chute, or other part transfer means. However, in this configuration, since the circular parts feeder 100 and the transfer device 101 are placed separately, the following problems occur.

1. A parts transfer device such as a straight feeder or chute was required to transfer parts from the circular parts feeder to the transfer device.

2. A large installation area was required because each of the circular parts feeder, linear feeder, and transfer device required separate installation locations.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and aims to reduce the installation area and eliminate parts transfer devices such as linear feeders and chute. One embodiment will be described below based on FIGS. 1 to 4.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, 1 is a substrate, and 2 is a vibrating section of a circular parts feeder. This vibrating section 2 is installed on the substrate 1 via a vibration isolating element. 3 is a bowl portion of the parts feeder for storing and arranging parts. The bowl part 3 is attached to the upper part of the vibrating part 2 and is vibrated by the vibrating part 2. Further, the vibrating part 2 and the bowl part 3 have a vertical through hole in the center, and a cylindrical part 3' is provided on the outer periphery of the through hole of the bowl part 3 to prevent stored parts from falling.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a column for fixing the transfer structure, one end of which is fixed to the substrate 1, and the other end located in the through hole of the vibrating section 2 and the bowl section 3. The support column 4 has no contact with the vibrating part 2 and the bowl part 3 of the circular parts feeder, and is not affected by the vibration of the circular parts feeder. 5 is fixed to the column 4 and protrudes from the center of the circular parts feeder toward the side to be transferred;
This is a motor-driven transfer device that horizontally transfers parts aligned on a circular parts feeder.
The moving block 5' of the horizontal transfer device 5 includes:
An air cylinder type transfer device 6 is attached to transfer the parts in the vertical direction. A chuck 7 is attached to the lower end of the vertical transfer device 6 for gripping parts by opening and closing a pair of opposing claws using air pressure.

In the above configuration, the parts stored in the bowl part 3 of the circular parts feeder reach the supply jig part 8 while being aligned along the side wall by vibration. In this embodiment, a jig 8 that has a small gap with the circular parts feeder and does not vibrate is used as the supply jig section 8, but if the part is one where the influence of vibration can be ignored, the tip of the chute of the circular parts feeder can be used as a stopper. It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is directly supplied as When the component reaches the separation jig, the vertical transfer device 6 descends, then the chuck 7 grasps the component, then the chuck 7 grasps the component, and the vertical transfer device 6 rises again. , the horizontal transfer device 5 advances to a predetermined position on the supplied side and stops. After the vertical transfer device 6 is lowered at the stop position, the chuck 7 releases the component, and the vertical transfer device 6 rises. After the vertical transfer device 6 is raised, the horizontal transfer device 5 retreats to the component separation jig 8 and stops. By repeating these series of operations, the parts aligned on the circular parts feeder are transferred, supplied, and inserted into the supplied side.

According to this configuration, since the device for transferring and supplying parts is located above the circular parts feeder, the installation area of the transfer device is reduced, and the parts aligned on the circular parts feeder can be transferred directly or
Separation, transfer, and supply are performed using a simple jig, so
It does not require a straight feeder, chute, or special parts separation device, and has the effect of reducing the number of configurations.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment, in which a robot 10 with a two-cylindrical coordinate system is used as the transfer device.

As described above, according to the present invention, 1. The transfer device transfers and supplies the parts aligned on the circular parts feeder by separating them directly or by simply separating them using a simple jig, so the number of components can be reduced and the configuration simplified. be done.

2. The installation area is small because the transfer device is located above the parts feeder and there is no need for separate structures such as a straight feeder and chute.

3. In particular, the number of parts separation and part transfer devices has been reduced, and the overall configuration is simple, making adjustments easy and causing fewer troubles.

It has the following effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1a is a sectional view of a component supply and transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1b is a top view of the same, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment. Fourth
The figure is a perspective view of a conventional example. 1...Substrate, 2...Vibrating section, 3...Bowl section,
4... Support, 5, 6... Transfer means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pillar installed on a board, a bowl part of a circular parts feeder surrounding this pillar and placed at a fixed interval from the pillar, and a bowl part located below this bowl part, which vibrates to the bowl part. and a transfer means provided above the support column to cover the circular parts feeder and transfer the parts aligned in the bowl part to a predetermined position. loading equipment.