JPH07104155B2 - Patro-neup inspection device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cartridge cap inspection device for inspecting a crushed outer edge of a cap of a cartridge.

[Prior Art] As a cartridge inspection device for inspecting the crushing of the outer edge portion of the cap of the cartridge, for example, the actual model 58-72
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 655, there is a method in which a cartridge is held by a holder, the cartridge is rotated about a shaft as a fulcrum, and detection is performed by optical means.

By the way, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-80630, this patrone holder is used by fixing it to an index table.The patrone cap inspection device is fixed to the outside, and the patrone is conveyed intermittently. The patrone is rotated at a predetermined position for inspection.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, this patrone cap inspection device holds a patrone in a patrone holder, intermittently conveys it by an index table, stops at a predetermined position, and rotates the patrone each time. Since the inspection is performed by using the above method, the inspection speed has a certain limit.

Further, if the patrone is delivered to the rotating body for each of a plurality of inspection items, the tongue end of the film and the patrone may be damaged.

Also, for example, it is conceivable to rotate the patrone for inspection, but the patrone having the film tongue end is to be inspected, and the start and end positions of the autorotation must be accurate so as not to damage the film tongue end. There is.

Furthermore, the cap of the cartridge has to be rotated at a constant angular velocity in order to perform an accurate inspection.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the inspection speed is improved, the processing capacity is further increased, and an accurate inspection can be performed without damaging the film tongue portion or the cartridge. It is intended to provide a cap inspection device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a patrone cap inspection device that automatically inspects a cap of a patrone having a film tongue end, and holds the patrone to rotate. A patrone holder having a function for providing the patrone holder is provided on the endless conveying means, the patrone holder is rotated around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means, and the rotating body is provided with an inspection turret that moves in synchronization with the patrone holder The inspection turret is provided with a patrone rotating mechanism for rotating the patrone with a shaft as a fulcrum.
The patrone held by the patrone holder that rotates around the circumference of the rotating body is rotated by the patrone rotating mechanism, and the cap is inspected by the sensor arranged in the inspection turret.

[Operation] In this invention, the patrone holder is rotated around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means, and the patrone rotating mechanism provided on the inspection turret rotates the patrone held by the patrone holder to continuously rotate the patrone. Rotate while transporting and inspect the cartridge cap with the sensor.

In this manner, the inspection of the cap of the cartridge is performed by rotating the cartridge while continuously conveying it, and since the conveyance of the cartridge is not temporarily stopped for inspection, the inspection speed is improved. .

Further, by rotating the cartridge holder around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means, even if a plurality of inspection items are not delivered to the rotating body each time, the tongue end of the film and the cartridge are damaged. Will be reduced.

In addition, the patrone holder is rotated around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means, and the patrone rotating mechanism provided in the inspection turret rotates the patrone held in the patrone holder, so that the patrone with the film tongue end is inspected. As an object, when rotating the cartridge for inspection, the positions of the starting point and the ending point of the rotation can be accurately set so as not to damage the tongue end of the film.

Further, the cartridge can be rotated at a constant angular velocity, and the cap of the cartridge can be accurately inspected.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a rotating shaft of the cartridge cap inspection device, and the rotating shaft 1 has a sprocket 2 as a rotating body.
The inspection turret 3 is integrally rotatable.

The sprocket 2 is meshed with a chain 4 which is an endless conveying means, and a cartridge holder 6 for holding the cartridges 5 at predetermined intervals is provided above the chain 4. A rotating portion 7 on which the cartridge 5 is placed is provided above the cartridge holder 6, and a rotating lever 8 is fixed to the rotating portion 7.

A bracket 9 is provided on the inspection turret 3, and a motor 11 is attached to the support 10 supported by the bracket 9 and the inspection turret 3 with a drive shaft 12 thereof in a vertical direction.

A drive gear 13 is fixed to the tip of a drive shaft 12 of the motor 11, and the drive gear 13 meshes with an input gear 16 fixed to a Patrone rotating shaft 15 of a Patrone rotating mechanism 14.

The cartridge rotation shaft 15 is rotatably supported by the support body 10 via a bearing 17, and a shaft holder 18 is inserted into the cartridge rotation shaft 15. The shaft holder 18 is a support member
The cam follower 21 is connected to the cam follower 21 via a connecting member 20. The cam follower 21 is vertically moved by a cylindrical cam 22 arranged on the outer circumference of the inspection turret 3 when the inspection turret 3 rotates. By the vertical movement of the cam follower 21, the shaft holder 18 vertically moves the cartridge rotation shaft 15.

A cartridge holding portion 23 and a rotating bracket 24 are provided at the lower end of the cartridge rotation shaft 15 so as to rotate integrally with the cartridge rotation shaft 15, and the cartridge holder 23 holds the upper end of the cartridge 5. A rotary rod 25 is fixed to the rotary bracket 24, and a lower end portion of the rotary rod 25 pushes a rotary lever 8 provided on a rotary portion 7 of the cartridge holder 6.

On the side surface of the cap 5a of the cartridge 5, a sensor 26 is supported by the inspection turret 3 through a bracket 27 at a position where the rotation rod 25 is allowed to rotate, and the sensor 26 is separated from the side surface of the cap 5a of the cartridge 5. Is measured by, for example, optical means. When there is a crush on the peripheral surface of the cartridge 5, the distance between the sensor 26 and the sensor 26 changes, and the crush is detected.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The rotating shaft 15 of the cartridge is cam follower by the cylindrical cam 22.
It is lifted up via the 21, the connecting member 20, the supporting member 19, and the shaft holder 18.

Now, when the rotating shaft 1 of the cartridge cap inspection device rotates, the sprocket 2 and the inspection turret 3 rotate together. Therefore, the chain 4 is driven by the sprocket 2 and the cartridge holder 6 is conveyed in the inspection area on the outer peripheral portion of the inspection turret 3.

Further, the rotation of the inspection turret 3 causes the cartridge rotation shaft 15 lifted upward to descend together with the shaft holder 18 via the cam follower 21 by the cylindrical cam 22.
As a result, the cap 5a of the cartridge 5 placed on the cartridge holder 6 is pressed and held.

On the other hand, due to the rotation of the motor 11, the rotational force is transmitted from the drive gear 13 of the drive shaft 19 to the input gear 16 of the Patrone rotation shaft 15 to rotate the Patrone rotation shaft 15. The rotation of the cartridge rotation shaft 15 causes the cartridge holder 23 and the rotation rod 25 to rotate integrally, and the tip of the rotation rod 25 pushes the rotation lever 8 of the cartridge holder 6 around.

As a result, the rotating portion 7 of the cartridge holder 6 rotates while holding the cartridge 5 and, for example, if the peripheral surface of the cap 5a of the cartridge 5 is crushed, the distance from the sensor 26 changes, and this change causes the cartridge 5 to move. 5 caps
5a is examined for collapse.

In this way, the inspection of the cap of the cartridge 5 is performed by rotating the cartridge 5 while continuously conveying it, and the conveyance of the cartridge 5 is not temporarily stopped for the inspection. Is improved.

Further, by rotating the cartridge holder 6 around the circumference of the sprocket 2 which is a rotating body by the chain 4 which is an endless conveying means, the cartridge 5 is not delivered to the rotating body each time even for a plurality of inspection items. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the damage to the tongue end portion of the film and the cartridge 5.

Further, a chaintone rotation mechanism provided in the inspection turret 3 by rotating the cartridge holder 6 around the circumference of the sprocket 2 which is a rotating body by the chain 4 which is an endless conveying means.
The cartridge 5 held in the cartridge holder 6 by
Therefore, when the cartridge 5 having the film tongue end is subject to inspection and the cartridge 5 is rotated for inspection, the start and end positions of the rotation can be accurately set so as not to damage the film tongue end.

Further, the cartridge 5 can be rotated at a constant angular velocity, and the cap 5a of the cartridge 5 can be accurately inspected.

[Advantage of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since the cartridge is rotated while being continuously conveyed, and the cap of the cartridge is inspected by the sensor, the cartridge is intermittently conveyed as in the conventional case. However, the inspection speed is improved and the processing capacity is further increased as compared with the inspection in which the patrone is stopped at a predetermined position and the patrone is rotated each time.

Further, since the cartridge holder is rotated around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means, even in the case of a plurality of inspection items, the cartridge is not delivered to the rotating body each time,
Damage to the tongue edge of the film and the cartridge is reduced.

In addition, since the patrone holder is rotated around the circumference of the rotating body by the endless conveying means and the patrone rotating mechanism provided in the inspection turret rotates the patrone held in the patrone holder, the patrone having the film tongue end is inspected. As an object, when rotating the cartridge for inspection, the positions of the starting point and the ending point of the rotation can be accurately set so as not to damage the tongue end of the film.

Further, the cartridge can be rotated at a constant angular velocity, and the cap of the cartridge can be accurately inspected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cartridge cap inspection device to which the present invention is applied. 3 …… Inspection turret 5 …… Patrone 5a …… Cap 6 …… Patrone holder 11 …… Motor 14 …… Patrone rotating mechanism 15 …… Patrone rotating shaft 26 …… Sensor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Koji Hashimoto 1 Sakura-cho, Hino-shi, Tokyo Konishi Roku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-58-80630 (JP, A) JP-A-58- 19543 (JP, A) Actual development Sho 58-72655 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A patrone cap inspection apparatus for automatically inspecting a cap of a patrone having a film tongue end portion, wherein the patrone holder holding the patrone and having a function for rotation is provided on the endless conveying means, and the endless conveying means is provided. A patrone that rotates the patrone holder around the circumference of the rotating body by the conveying means and further has an inspection turret that moves in synchronization with the patrone holder on the rotating body, and rotates the patrone with the shaft center as a fulcrum on the inspection turret. A rotating mechanism is provided, and the cartridge which is held by the cartridge holder that rotates around the circumference of the rotating body is rotated by the cartridge rotating mechanism, and the cap is inspected by the sensor arranged in the inspection turret. Characteristic Patrone cap inspection device.