Conveyor for sheet-shaped thin plate and method of conveying same
US7549565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/185
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor for guiding and conveying a plurality of sheet-shaped thin plates in rows arranged side by side to a welding position at which ends of the adjacent thin plates are butted and welded to each other, includes a plurality of conveying paths, which are adjacent to each other, having different conveying surfaces which are placed on a same horizontal plane, and a guide unit disposed between the adjacent two conveying paths for guiding the thin plates on one of the conveying paths with respect to another one thereof toward the welding position. Each of the conveying paths is composed of a plurality conveying rollers, and the guide unit includes guide rollers each having a guide surface for guiding the thin plate on the one of the conveying paths in a state that the thin plate on the one conveying path is partially depressed with respect to the another one of the conveying path.
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