Work supply method and apparatus therefor
US5498122A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/103
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention discloses a method for supplying a robot for assembling or working on works or component parts, with the works contained in pallets through a supply apparatus. The pallets in stacked state, containing the works, are delivered to an elevator in the supply apparatus, then moved to a work supply position by the elevator, and maintained in this position for effecting the pick-up operation of the works by the robot. When a pallet is emptied, the empty pallet is moved from the work supply position to a discharge position, and the empty pallets are circulated to an empty pallet discharge position.
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