Delivery of articles to and from a mechanical treating machine served by an industrial robot
US4557655A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/107
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of and a magazine for serving machines for mechanical treatment with a robot. Articles to be machined are supplied on pallets on a first conveyor. A robot collects an article from a pallet on said conveyor, places it in the machine and collects a machined article and places it on a pallet on a second conveyor belt. The robot is connected to or grips an empty pallet and moves this from the first to the second conveyor belt.
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