PEDESTAL OF MOLDING EXTRACTION MACHINE

Abstract

Provided is a pedestal of a molding extraction machine which may be stably carried without a particular transportation member attached thereto. In the pedestal of the molding extraction machine sorting a molded product from an injection molding machine, at least one through-hole into which a carrying member for carrying the pedestal may be inserted is provided and the carrying member such as a forklift or a hanger rod is inserted into the through-hole so that the molding extraction machine may be carried. Accordingly, there is no need to particularly attach a transportation member and the molding extraction machine may be stably carried by the carrying member.

Claims

1. A pedestal of a molding extraction machine for aligning and arranging a molded product from an injection molding machine, comprising: a first surface; and a second surface facing the first surface, wherein the first surface is provided with a first hole forming member forming a first hole and the second surface is provided with a second hole forming member forming a second hole, and wherein the first hole and the second hole are provided with a through-hole forming member forming at least one through-hole through which a carrying member carrying the pedestal is insertable.

2. The pedestal of the molding extraction machine according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole formed by the through-hole forming member is provided in the vicinity of the position of the center of gravity in a height direction when the molding extraction machine is mounted on the pedestal.

3. The pedestal of the molding extraction machine according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole formed by the through-hole forming member is provided at a plurality of different positions in a height direction.

4. The pedestal of the molding extraction machine according to claim 1, further comprising: third and fourth surfaces orthogonal to the first and second surfaces, wherein the third surface is provided with a third hole and the fourth surface is provided with a fourth hole, and wherein the third hole and the fourth hole are provided with a second through-hole forming member forming a different through-hole through which the carrying member carrying the pedestal is insertable.

5. The pedestal of the molding extraction machine according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole is formed as a hole into which a claw of a forklift is inserted.

6. The pedestal of the molding extraction machine according to claim 1, wherein the through-hole is formed as a hole into which a hanger rod for hanging with a crane is inserted.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In those drawings:

[0025] FIG. 1A is a side view illustrating a configuration of a molded product aligning apparatus of a first embodiment;

[0026] FIG. 1B is a perspective view illustrating the molded product aligning apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1A;

[0027] FIG. 2A is a side view illustrating a configuration of a molded product aligning apparatus of a second embodiment;

[0028] FIG. 2B is a perspective view illustrating the molded product aligning apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2A;

[0029] FIG. 3A is a side view illustrating a configuration of a molded product aligning apparatus of a modified example;

[0030] FIG. 3B is a perspective view illustrating the molded product aligning apparatus illustrated in FIG. 3A;

[0031] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a molded product aligning apparatus of the related art; and

[0032] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a molded product aligning apparatus of the related art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0033] Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment

[0034] FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating a molded product aligning apparatus of the embodiment, where FIG. 1A illustrates a side view of the apparatus and FIG. 1B illustrates a perspective view of the apparatus. Components similar to those of the related art illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be denoted by the same reference numerals and a description thereof will be omitted.

[0035] In the embodiment, a pedestal 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed to surround a front surface portion 15, a rear surface portion 16, a left side surface portion 17, a right side surface portion 18, and upper and lower surface portions (not illustrated). An upper portion of the pedestal 10 is provided with a carrying member insertion portion 20 and a hole is provided at two left and right positions of the front surface portion 15 and the rear surface portion 16 of the carrying member insertion portion 20 in the front view. The holes provided in the front surface portion 15 and the rear surface portion 16 are provided at the corresponding positions in the front view and a through-hole 22 is formed by the hole provided in the front surface portion 15 and the hole provided in the rear surface portion 16.

[0036] In addition, the front surface portion 15 and the rear surface portion 16 of the embodiment respectively correspond to a first surface and a second surface, the hole provided in the front surface portion 15 and its peripheral portion correspond to a first hole forming member forming a first hole, and the hole provided in the rear surface portion 16 and its peripheral portion correspond to a second hole forming member forming a second hole. Further, the carrying member insertion portion 20 which is provided with these holes corresponds to a through-hole forming member.

[0037] The through-hole 22 is formed in a square pipe shape to match the shape of a claw 30 of a forklift to be inserted thereinto and is formed to penetrate the pedestal from the front surface to the rear surface. Since the through-hole 22 is formed in a shape matching the shape of the claw 30 of the forklift, it is possible to reduce the wobble when inserting the claw 30 of the forklift into the through-hole. Further, since the through-hole 22 is formed to penetrate the pedestal from the front surface to the rear surface, the claw 30 of the forklift can be inserted into the through-hole through the pedestal 10 and thus the molding extraction machine can be stably carried.

[0038] The vertical position of the through-hole 22 is set to the vicinity of the gravity center in the height direction when the conveyor 60, the camera 70, the molding extraction machine 40, and the cover 50 are mounted on the pedestal 10. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, since a controller (not illustrated) is assembled inside the pedestal 10, the position of the center of gravity of the entire apparatus of the molded product aligning apparatus including the pedestal 10 and the molding extraction machine 40 is near the approximate center of the height of the entire apparatus due to the weight of the controller. Since the through-hole 22 is provided in the vicinity of the position of the center of gravity of the entire apparatus in this way, the wobble generated when carrying the molding extraction machine using the carrying member is reduced and thus the molding extraction machine can be stably carried. However, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the through-hole is provided in the vicinity of the position of the center of gravity in the height direction at the upper portion of the pedestal 10, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the through-hole may be provided at another position of the lower portion.

[0039] Further, in the example illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the conveyor 60, the camera 70, the molding extraction machine 40, and the cover 50 are mounted on the pedestal 10, but only a part of them may be mounted thereon or only the molding extraction machine 40 may be mounted thereon.

[0040] In the embodiment, the through-hole 22 is formed by surrounding the periphery of the through-hole 22 using the member of the pedestal 10, but the through-hole 22 may be formed by the lower surface of the molded product aligning apparatus by attaching the molded product aligning apparatus to the pedestal 10 after removing the upper surface of the through-hole 22.

Second Embodiment

[0041] FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating a molded product aligning apparatus of the embodiment, where FIG. 2A is a side view of the apparatus and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the apparatus. Also in the embodiment, the same reference numerals will be given to the same components as those of the related arts illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 and a description thereof will be omitted.

[0042] In the embodiment, a pedestal 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed to surround a front surface portion 15, a rear surface portion 16, a left side surface portion 17, a right side surface portion 18, and upper and lower surface portions (not illustrated). An upper portion of the pedestal 10 is provided with a carrying member insertion portion 20 and a hole is provided at two left and right positions of the left side surface portion 17 and the right side surface portion 18 of the carrying member insertion portion 20 in the side view. The holes provided in the left side surface portion 17 and the right side surface portion 18 are provided at the corresponding positions in the side view and a through-hole 24 is formed by the hole provided in the left side surface portion 17 and the hole provided in the right side surface portion 18.

[0043] In addition, the left side surface portion 17 and the right side surface portion 18 of the embodiment respectively correspond to a first surface and a second surface, the hole provided in the left side surface portion 17 and its peripheral portion correspond to a first hole forming member forming a first hole, and the hole provided in the right side surface portion 18 and its peripheral portion correspond to a second hole forming member forming a second hole. Further, the carrying member insertion portion 20 which is provided with these holes corresponds to a through-hole forming member.

[0044] The through-hole 24 is formed in a circular shape to match a hanger rod 32 to be inserted thereinto and is formed so that the hanger rod 32 can pass therethrough. Since the through-hole 24 is formed in a hole shape matching the shape of the hanger rod 32, it is possible to reduce the wobble when inserting the hanger rod 32 into the through-hole. Further, the molding extraction machine is carried by a crane in such a manner that a wire rope for hanging the claw of the crane is caught at a position where the hanger rod 32 protrudes from the pedestal 10 when carrying the molding extraction machine. Since the hanger rod 32 is inserted into the through-hole and is caught by the claw of the crane by the rope, the molding extraction machine can be stably carried.

[0045] Similarly to the example illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the vertical position of the through-hole 24 is set to the vicinity of the center of gravity in the height direction when the conveyor 60, the camera 70, the molding extraction machine 40, and the cover 50 are mounted on the pedestal 10. Since the through-hole 24 is provided in this way, it is possible to reduce the wobble when carrying the molding extraction machine using the carrying member and to stably carry the molding extraction machine. However, the through-hole 24 may be provided at a different position in the lower portion or the like.

[0046] In the example illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the conveyor 60, the camera 70, the molding extraction machine 40, and the cover 50 are mounted on the pedestal 10, but only a part of them may be mounted thereon or only the molding extraction machine 40 may be mounted thereon.

[0047] In the example illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a hole is provided at two left and right positions of the front surface portion 15 and the rear surface portion 16 of the carrying member insertion portion 20 in the front view in addition to the through-hole 24 for inserting the hanger rod 32 thereinto.

[0048] With such a configuration, it is possible to cope with different carrying members by selecting any one of the through-holes to be used or to cope with a case where only some through-holes of the front through-hole 22 and the side through-hole 24 can be used depending on the installation position of the pedestal 10. In this case, the front surface portion 15 and the rear surface portion 16 respectively correspond to the third surface and the fourth surface.

Modified Example

[0049] An example illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B is a modified example of the example illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B and a through-hole 22 is provided at a plurality of different positions in the height direction. Since the molding extraction machine 40 to be mounted on the pedestal 10 is generally known, it is enough to use the through-hole 22 provided at a determined position. However, in a case where the molding extraction machine 40 having a different size or weight is mounted on the pedestal, it is possible to more stably carry the molding extraction machine when the through-hole 22 is provided at a plurality of different positions in the height direction similarly to the example illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B and the molding extraction machine is carried by the carrying member using the through-hole 22 best suitable for the molding extraction machine 40 mounted thereon.

[0050] A modified example of the example illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B has been described, but the through-hole 24 for inserting the hanger rod 32 thereinto illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B may be provided at a plurality of different positions in the height direction.

[0051] In the description of the embodiments so far, an example in which the molded product aligning apparatus is mounted on the pedestal 10 has been described, but the pedestal may be used so that a peripheral device used for other machine tools such as an injection molding machine body and a wire electric discharge processing machine is mounted thereon.

[0052] While the embodiments of the invention have been described above, the invention is not limited to the examples of the above-described embodiments and can be implemented in other forms by appropriate modification.