JPH0672480B2 - Tile pasting device to panel - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for attaching a tile to a panel, which forms a tile panel by attaching a plurality of tiles to a mortar-coated surface of a panel according to a predetermined attachment pattern.

[Prior Art] Today, tile panels are widely used, for example, on walls of various structures such as buildings and tunnels, and are one of the important factors that influence the appearance.

When creating this tile panel, it is necessary to accurately attach a plurality of tiles onto the panel in accordance with a predetermined tile attachment pattern.

Conventionally, such a tile panel is manufactured by a manual operation in which an operator attaches tiles on the panel one by one according to a predetermined tile attachment pattern. Therefore, there is a problem that the production efficiency of the tile panel is extremely low.

In particular, when the tile panel is used, for example, for the outer wall of the same building, it is necessary to manufacture a large number of tiles of the same standard. Therefore, in order to attach the tile to the panel efficiently and accurately, Development of means was desired.

Further, in the conventional tile panel manufacturing technique, the quality of the manufactured tile panel varies depending on the skill level of the operator. For this reason, there has been a problem that the tile pasting work has to rely heavily on a skilled person.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a panel that can accurately and efficiently perform a task of attaching tiles to the panel. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tile pasting device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a panel mounting means for mounting a panel so that the mortar-coated surface is on the upper side, and a plurality of front surface sides facing the outlet. Tile storing means for storing the tiles according to a predetermined tile pasting pattern, and a tile positioning frame provided at a tile outlet of the tile storing means for finely adjusting the position of each tile by finely moving toward a predetermined reference position. A tile adsorbing and holding means for adsorbing and holding a plurality of tiles from the front side of the tile accommodating means according to the tile adhering pattern; and a plurality of tiles adsorbing and holding according to the tile adhering pattern from a rear surface side of the panel mortar. A plurality of tie units including a moving unit that relatively moves the panel mounting unit and the tile suction holding unit so as to press the coating surface. Is attached to the mortar-coated surface of the panel according to a predetermined attachment pattern.

[Operation] Next, a procedure for manufacturing a tile panel using the apparatus of the present invention will be described.

First, a panel having one surface coated with mortar is placed on the panel mounting means with the surface coated with mortar facing upward.

In addition, a plurality of tiles are stored in the tile storing means according to a predetermined tile pasting pattern, with the front surface side facing the outlet.

Then, using the tile adsorbing and holding means, a plurality of tiles are adsorbed and held from the surface side of the tile accommodating means in accordance with a tile pasting pattern, and the held plurality of tiles are applied to the mortar coated surface of the tile using the tile moving means. Move to a position facing.

Next, the tile moving means changes the mortar application surface of the panel to
The tile suction holding means is made to face the suction surface and both are moved relative to each other. Then, the plurality of tiles suction-held according to the tile pasting pattern are pressed against the mortar-coated surface of the panel from the back surface side.

In this way, according to the present invention, a plurality of tiles can be surely stuck to the mortar-coated surface of the panel according to a predetermined sticking pattern, and a tile panel of constant quality can be efficiently manufactured.

Further, in the present invention, the position of each tile taken out from the tile take-out port of the tile storing means can be finely adjusted by finely moving the tile positioning frame toward a predetermined reference position.

As a result, even when tiles are stored in the tile storage means with a predetermined clearance, a plurality of tiles can be accurately pasted according to the pasting pattern without being affected by the clearance error, and higher quality is achieved. Tile panels can be manufactured.

[Embodiment] Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a tile adhering device for a panel according to the present invention, and the device of the embodiment has a roller row 10 provided along a conveyance path of a panel 20. The roller row 10 is composed of a plurality of rollers 12, 12 ... Provided for tile transfer. Each of the rollers 12, 12 ... Rotates in one direction and conveys the panel 20 from left to right in the drawing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the roller array 10 is provided with a plurality of fixed guides 14 and a width aligning guide 16 as panel guide means.

Each fixed guide 14 is provided on the right side of the transport panel 20 in the traveling direction. The width guides 16 are provided on the left side of the panel 20 in the traveling direction, and reciprocate with a constant stroke width in the direction orthogonal to the panel traveling direction. The panel 20 conveyed on the roller row 10 is reciprocally moved by the width alignment guide 16
By this, it is pressed against the fixed guide 14 and the positioning in the traveling direction of the panel is performed. Next, the panel 20 is locked by the stopper 24, and its transportation is stopped. The stop of the panel 20 is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the roller 12 is also automatically stopped and controlled.

In this way, according to the present embodiment, the stop control is performed while the panel 20 conveyed by using the roller row 10 is always accurately positioned at a fixed position. Incidentally, the stopper 24 of the embodiment is formed so as to be movable up and down by using a cylinder 26 for lifting the stopper, as shown in FIG. Then, as described below, when the attachment of the tile to the panel 20 is completed,
Evacuate downwards.

The tile sticking apparatus of the present invention is formed to stick a plurality of tiles 28 on the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20 thus positioned in accordance with a predetermined tile sticking pattern.

That is, the tile pasting apparatus of the present invention includes a panel placing means 100 for placing the panel 20 so that the mortar application surface 22 is on the upper side as shown in FIG. And a tile adsorbing and holding means 300 for adsorbing and holding the plurality of tiles 28 from the front surface side thereof according to the tile adhering pattern from the tile accommodating means 200, and Tile moving means 400 for relatively moving the panel placing means 200 and the tile suction holding means 300 so that the plurality of tiles 28 pressed against the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20 from the back side thereof, and the back surface side of the panel 20 of the panel 20. Vibration applying means 600 for applying vibration to the plurality of tiles 28 pressed against the mortar application surface 22.

(A) Panel Mounting Means FIG. 3 shows a preferred example of the panel mounting means, and the panel mounting means 100 of the embodiment is usually located below the panel transport path. Then, when the transported panel 20 is positioned by the stopper 24, it moves upward as shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a plane structure of the panel mounting means 100 of the embodiment. The panel mounting means 100 is provided between a pair of support plates 102, 102 provided in parallel therebelow so as to be orthogonal to the rollers 12, and between the rollers 12, 12, the lower end of which is the support plate 102. A plurality of receiving plates 104 are attached and fixed, and as shown in FIG. 3, they are formed to be movable up and down using a cylinder 106 provided on a base 30.

The panel mounting means 100 is normally retracted downward so that the receiving plate 104 is located below the panel 20 conveyed by the roller row 10. Panel 20 is stopper 24
When it is positioned by, the cylinder 106 is driven to move the receiving plate 104 upward by a predetermined stroke as shown in FIG. As a result, the receiving plate 104 mounts the panel 20 instead of the roller 12.

Further, bolts 110, 110 as movement restricting means are vertically attached and fixed to the left and right ends of each receiving plate 104,
The height from the receiving plate 104 can be adjusted by screwing the bolt 110 with a wrench or the like.

(B) Tile storage means The tile storage means 300 is provided on the base 210 adjacent to the panel transfer path as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and has a plurality of tiles 28 whose front side faces upward. It is stored inside according to a predetermined tile pasting pattern.

The tile storing means 200 of the embodiment includes a magazine group 220 formed by combining a plurality of magazines 222 and this magazine group 222.
It is composed of a tile push-out device 240 that pushes out the tile row 230 accommodated therein one by one.

As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the magazine group 220 is configured by arranging a plurality of magazines 222 in alignment according to a tile pasting pattern. Each magazine 222
Is a plurality of tiles 28 whose front surface faces upward from an outlet 224 provided above as shown in FIG. 5 (B).
Are stored as a tile row 230. In addition, a pin insertion hole 226 is provided on the bottom surface of each magazine 222, and a lift pin 242 described later is inserted from the pin insertion hole 226, and the tile row 230 stored inside is taken out for each one tile.
Extruded towards 24.

The magazine group 220 is detachably installed on the magazine table 232 provided on the base 210.
The magazine table 232 is provided on a plurality of columns 234 that are erected on the base 210.

In addition, the tile lifting device 240 has a pin table 244 in which a plurality of lift pins 234 that are inserted therein are vertically provided from pin insertion holes 226 provided in the bottom surface of each magazine 222, and a tile lift motor 246. And driving the traveling nut type screw jack 248 to control the elevation of the pin table 244. Therefore, when the pin table 244 is lifted, the plurality of lift pins 242 erected on the pin table 244 push out the tile rows 230 stored in the magazine group 220 toward the ejection port 224.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the tile pushing device 240 is arranged so that the tiles 28 are inserted from the take-out port 224 of the magazine group 220.
Push the tile row 230 up until it is exposed to some extent,
When this tile 28 is suction-held by the tile suction-holding means 300, this is detected using a sensor (not shown), and the tile row 230 so that the next tile 28 is exposed from the outlet 224.
Push up. Then, when all the tiles 28 stored in the makagin group 220 are taken out by the tile suction means 300, this is automatically detected and the lift pins 242 are retracted to the lowest point.

(C) Positioning Means By the way, the tile group 230 is accommodated in the magazine group 220 with a predetermined clearance with a margin. This clearance varies depending on the type of tile 28, but is usually about 3 to 5 mm.

Therefore, even if a plurality of tiles 28 are adsorbed and held from the magazine group 220 according to the tile adhering pattern by using the tile adsorbing / holding means 300 described later, the adhering pattern of the tiles 28 adsorbed and held is the clearance with respect to the accurate adhering pattern. There is an error of minutes.

For this reason, the present invention is provided with a positioning control means 500 for positioning each tile 28 taken out from each tile taking-out port 224 of the magazine group 220 at a predetermined reference position P.

The positioning control means 500 of the embodiment has a tile positioning mold 510 provided on the tile outlet side of the magazine group 220, as shown in FIG. The tiles 28 at the respective outlets are positioned in the reference position P by slightly moving toward the reference position P.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show a specific structure of the tile positioning mold 510, and the mold 510 of the embodiment includes a first mold 520-1 and a second mold 520-. 2 has a two-layer structure.

Then, each of these molds 520-1 and 520-2 is formed so that a plurality of frame parts 522 are combined according to the tile pasting pattern and the overall shape is rectangular according to the size of the panel 20. In this, each frame portion 522 is formed in a rectangular shape slightly larger than the tile 28.

The second formwork 520-2 is the first formwork 520-1.
An X-axis direction driving solenoid 540 and a Y-axis direction driving solenoid 550 are mounted and fixed on the upper side.
Then, the second formwork 520-2 is moved by a predetermined stroke in the X-axis direction on the first formwork 520-1 by driving the X-axis direction driving solenoid 540, and is driven in the Y-axis direction. By driving the use solenoid 550, it moves in the Y-axis direction by a predetermined stroke. In addition, this second formwork
The 520-2 is usually controlled so that the first mold 520-1 and its frame 522 are completely overlapped with each other.

Further, the first formwork 520-1 has a total of 4 on both sides thereof.
The individual positioning pins 530 are provided symmetrically. Then, the tile positioning frame 510 is placed on the magazine 220 so that the pin 530 fits with the positioning guide portion 532 provided on the upper end of the side surface of the magazine group 220.

As a result, the positioning mold 510 of the embodiment is provided with each frame portion 522.
Are attached to the magazine group 220 so as to face the outlets 224 of the magazine group 220, respectively.

Tile positioning formwork 510 mounted in this way
Controls the positioning of the tile 28 at the outlet 224 of the magazine group 220 as follows.

First, the solenoids 540 and 550 are controlled so that the first formwork 520-1 and
Position control is performed so that each frame portion 522 of the second form 520-2 completely overlaps.

In this state, the lift pin 242 is used to push up the tile row 230 in each magazine group 220 by one tile, and the surface of the tile 28 is projected inward from the take-out port 224 as shown in FIG. As a result, the tile 28 is positioned within each frame portion 522 of the tile positioning mold 510, as shown in FIG. 9 (A).

In this state, next, the X-direction driving solenoid 260 is driven as shown in FIG. 9 (B), and the second mold 520-2 is moved in the X-axis direction. As a result, the tile 28 moves in the X-axis direction within each frame portion 522, and the first frame body 520-1 positioned below is moved.
The movement is restricted by hitting the Y-axis frame.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, the Y-axis direction driving solenoid 550 is driven, and the second frame body 520-2 is moved by a predetermined stroke in the Y-axis direction. As a result, each tile 28 in the frame portion 522 moves in the Y-axis direction, hits the X-axis frame of the first frame body 520-1 located below the tile 28, and its movement is restricted.

In this way, each tile 28 is automatically aligned with the reference position P of each frame portion 522. That is, in each frame portion 522, the tiles 28 are aligned so as to come into contact with the two inner walls intersecting at the right corner P thereof.

After such alignment is completed, the second frame body 520-2 is automatically retracted to a position where the second frame body 520-2 completely overlaps the first frame body 520-1 by using the solenoids 540 and 550.

(D) Tile suction holding means The tile suction holding means 300 is attached and fixed to the tip of the arm 410 forming the tile moving means 400 as shown in FIG. 4 so as to face the upper end of the magazine group 220. ing.

The tile suction holding means 300 has a suction plate 310 facing the magazine group 220, and the suction plate 310 is a lifting mechanism 430.
Is attached and fixed to the tip of the arm 410 so as to be able to move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 10, the suction plate 310 has a hollow interior, and the hollow chamber 320 is connected to a suction pump via a duct (not shown).

Further, on the suction surface 312 of the suction plate 310, the tile suction areas 322-1 and 32-1 that match the tile pasting pattern as shown in FIG.
22-2, ... Are provided, and in the embodiment, the suction area 322 is formed to suction-hold a plurality of tiles having a rectangular surface on a plurality of rows at regular intervals.

As shown in FIG. 10, pores 324 communicating with the inner hollow chamber 320 are formed in each tile adsorption area 322-1, 322-2, ... Adjacent suction pads having high airtightness around each pore 324. 326
Is attached and fixed. Therefore, each of these pads 326
If the tile 28 is brought into contact with the top and the suction pump is driven, the pressure difference between the hollow chamber 320 and the outside causes each tile 2
8 is adsorbed and held on the adsorbing surface 312 as shown in FIG.

(E) Tile moving means The tile moving means 400 moves the tiles 28 suction-held by the tile suction-holding means 300 as shown in FIG.
The panel 20 is moved to a position facing the mortar coated surface 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the tile moving means 400 according to this embodiment has a rotating arm 410 and a lifting mechanism 430 located at the tip of the rotating arm 410 for mounting and fixing the suction plate 310 so that the suction plate 310 can be lifted and lowered. It consists of and.

The elevating mechanism 430 includes an elevating cylinder 432 mounted and fixed to the tip of the arm 410, a ceiling plate 434 fixed to the tip of the arm 410, and four guide cylinders 436 provided on the ceiling plate 434. Including.

The elevating cylinder 432 is attached and fixed to the central portion of the upper surface of the suction plate 310, and the four guide cylinders 436 are located around the elevating cylinder 432 and attached and fixed to the upper surface of the suction plate 310.

Then, using the tile suction holding means 300, the tile 28
13A to 13B, the suction plate 310 is lowered by using the lifting cylinder 432 to bring the pad 326 into contact with the tiles 28 stored in the magazine group 220. Let In this state, adsorb the surface side of the tile 28,
As shown in FIG. 13 (C), the suction plate 310 is raised to a predetermined upper position.

Further, the arm 410 is attached so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction around the rotation shaft 412. And the motor 41
By driving 4 as shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of tiles 28 held by the tile suction holding means 300 are moved horizontally from the position indicated by A to the position indicated by B by the angle θ, and the plurality of tiles 28 are moved to the panel. It is moved to a position (a position indicated by B) facing the mortar application surface 22 of 10.

As a result, the suction surface 312 of the suction plate 310 comes to face the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20 mounted on the panel mounting means 100, as shown in FIG. In this state, the elevating mechanism 430 lowers the suction plate 310 toward the mortar application surface 22. As a result, the plurality of tiles 28 sucked and held by the suction plate 310 are pressed against the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. At this time, each tile 28
The lowering of the suction plate 310 is regulated by the bolts 110 so that the pressing force is evenly pressed against the mortar application surface 22.

(F) Vibration imparting means Further, the vibration imparting means 600 of this embodiment is formed by using four vibrators 602, 602, ... Each of these vibrators 602 is a surface opposite to the suction surface 312 of the suction plate 310. It is installed and fixed at regular intervals.

Then, by driving each of these vibrators 602, vibration is applied to each tile 28, and as shown in FIG. 16, the back side of the tile, particularly the back foot portion 28a provided on the back side of the tile 28 serves as mortar. Good contact is possible.

The present embodiment has the above configuration, and its operation will be described below.

First, the suction plate 310 is used for each outlet 224 of the magazine group 220.
The arm 410 is rotationally controlled so as to oppose to.

At this time, the tile 28 protruding outward from each outlet 224 of the magazine group 220 uses a tile positioning mold 510,
Positioning control is performed to the reference position P of each frame portion 522.

In this state, the elevating mechanism 430 descends the suction plate 310 toward each tile 28 whose positioning is controlled, and the tile 2 is placed on the suction surface 310.
After adsorbing and holding 8, it is retracted upward. As a result, on the suction surface 312 of the suction plate 310, as shown in FIG.
The plurality of tiles 28 are sucked and held in a state of being accurately positioned according to the tile pasting pattern.

Next, the arm 410 is rotated from the position indicated by A in FIG. 1 to the position indicated by B, and the suction plate 310 is moved to a position facing the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20.

Next, the elevating mechanism 410 lowers the suction plate 310 and presses the plurality of suction-held tiles 28 against the mortar application surface 22 of the panel 20 from the back surface side. Tile 28 is mortar coated surface 22
When it is pressed against, the vibrator 602 provided on the suction plate 310 is driven, and an appropriate vibration is applied to each tile 28 for a certain period of time. As a result, as shown in FIG. 16, the mortar even bites into the back foot portion 28a provided on the back surface side of the tile 28, and the entire back surface side is brought into good contact with the mortar application, and the tile 28 is applied to the mortar application surface. 22 can be surely stuck on.

At this time, using the bolts 110, 110, the movement of the suction plate 310 is regulated so that the suction surface 312 and the mortar application surface 22 have a constant distance, so that all the tiles 28 suction-held are held at a uniform pressure. The tiles 28 are pressed against the mortar-coated surface 22 and the pressing force is not biased to a part, so that the tiles 28 can be stuck more reliably.

After completion of such attachment, the vibrator 602 is stopped and controlled, and then each tile 28 is released from the suction surface 312.
At the same time, the suction plate 310 retracts to a predetermined upper position,
Further, the arm 410 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 1A to prepare for the next tile panel attaching operation. Further, the panel placing means 100 descends and places the panel 20 on the roller 12.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 17, a tile panel having a plurality of tiles 28 accurately attached according to the tile attachment pattern is placed on the roller 12. And stopper
24 is retracted downward, and at the same time, the roller 12 is rotationally driven to convey the panel 20 toward the next step.

The tile pasting apparatus of the embodiment repeats such an operation, and then performs the tile pasting work for the panel 20 that is next conveyed.

With the above configuration, according to the present embodiment, it becomes possible to attach the tile 28 to the panel 20 almost automatically without the operator's hand, and the production efficiency of the tile panel is significantly increased. Can be increased to

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the bolt 110 as the movement restricting means is provided on the panel mounting means 100 side has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the suction surface of the suction plate 310 is necessary. The bolt 110 may be provided on the 312.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the panel mounting means 100 is provided separately from the roller 12 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the roller 12 itself may be used as the panel mounting means. .

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the tiles having a rectangular surface are pasted at regular intervals has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and tiles having various shapes on the surface 28
It can also be applied to the case where (for example, a triangular or pentagonal tile) is attached on the panel 20.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the panel is manufactured by one sticking operation.
The case where the tile 28 is attached to the entire surface of the mortar-applied surface 22 of 20 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and such attaching operation may be performed twice, three times ... Good.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that a plurality of tiles can be accurately positioned on a panel in accordance with a predetermined bonding pattern and can be efficiently bonded.

In particular, in the present invention, since the position of each tile can be finely adjusted by the tile positioning mold, a plurality of tiles can be accurately pasted according to a predetermined pasting pattern.

Further, according to the present invention, it is not necessary for a worker to arrange a plurality of tiles according to the tile pasting pattern as in the conventional art, so that it is possible to dramatically improve the production efficiency of tile panels.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 17 are explanatory views of a preferred embodiment of a device for attaching tiles to a panel according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view showing the entire structure thereof, and FIG. Explanatory drawing of the panel guide means provided in the roller row, FIG. 3 is a side explanatory view of the panel mounting means provided in the roller row, and FIG. 4 is a side explanatory view of FIG. 1 seen from the II direction. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the magazine group shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5A is a perspective explanatory diagram of the entire magazine group, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of each magazine constituting the magazine group, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the state of the tiles stored in the magazine shown in FIG. 5, FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory views of the tile positioning formwork of this embodiment, and FIG. 9 is Explanatory diagrams showing the operation of the tile positioning form shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and FIGS. 10 to 12 show the suction plate of this embodiment. Fig. 13 is an explanatory view of the suction operation of the suction plate by the suction plate, Figs. 14 and 15 are explanatory views of a series of operations for lowering the suction plate toward the panel, and Fig. 16 is a back surface of the tile. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of a state where the side is pressed against the mortar application surface, and FIG. 17 is an external perspective view of a tile panel formed by using the apparatus of this example. 20 …… Panel 22 …… Mortar application surface 28 …… Tile 100 …… Panel placement means 200 …… Tile storage means 220 …… Magazine group 222 …… Magazine 224 …… Ejection outlet 240 …… Tile extrusion device 300 …… Tile suction holding means 400 …… Tile moving means 410 …… Arm 430 …… Elevating mechanism 500 …… Positioning control means 510 …… Tile positioning form 600 …… Vibration applying means 602 …… Vibrator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A panel mounting means for mounting a panel so that a surface coated with mortar is on the upper side, and a tile storing means for storing a plurality of tiles with the front side facing the outlet according to a predetermined tile sticking pattern. A tile positioning frame provided at a tile take-out port of the tile storing means for finely adjusting the position of each tile by slightly moving toward a predetermined reference position; and a plurality of tiles according to the tile pasting pattern from the tile storing means. Tile suction holding means for sucking and holding from the front side, and a panel mounting means and tile suction holding means for pressing a plurality of tiles suction-held according to the tile pasting pattern from the back side to the mortar coated surface of the panel. And a moving means for relatively moving the and, and a plurality of tiles according to a predetermined sticking pattern, the mortar-coated surface of the panel Tile joining apparatus to the panel, characterized in that the paste.