Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Workpiece transfer apparatus with shifter and crossbar and workpiece transfer method using same
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Application No.: US14784458Application Date: 2014-03-17
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Publication No.: US10010988B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Takaaki Yoshimoto
- Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN FUKUI CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Awara-shi, Fukui
- Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN FUKUI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN FUKUI CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Awara-shi, Fukui
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: JP2013-086964 20130417
- International Application: PCT/JP2014/001515 WO 20140317
- International Announcement: WO2014/171064 WO 20141023
- Main IPC: B21D43/18
- IPC: B21D43/18 ; B23Q7/04 ; B21D43/05 ; B21D35/00

Abstract:
A workpiece conveying apparatus capable of simultaneously conveying two workpieces includes a body section, a right arm and a left arm, the right arm and the left arm being attached to the body section, the right arm and the left arm being horizontally rotatable, a crossbar connected to the right arm, a first suction device attached to the crossbar, a shifter including an attaching section attached to the crossbar and a driving section configured to move with respect to the attaching section, and a second suction device attached to the driving section. The driving section is pivotally attached to a connector bar attached to the left arm, and the driving section is configured to move with respect to the crossbar on the basis of rotation of the right arm and the left arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160067842A1 WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND WORKPIECE TRANSFER METHOD USING SAME Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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