TRANSPORT DEVICE

• Main Authors: MABUCHI TAKAYUKI, HIRATA KENSUKE, OHASHI RUI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 10.12.2015
• Subjects: CONVEYING; CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEVERING; STORING; TRANSPORTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transport device capable of accurately cutting off a thin workpiece into desired dimensions without damaging the thin workpiece.SOLUTION: A transport device for transporting a thin workpiece is provided. The transport device comprises: a pair of first movable holding members holding both side end portions of a region close to a tip end of the thin workpiece and located closer to a feeding portion than the tip end by a preset length and transporting the thin workpiece; a pair of fixed holding members holding both side end portions of the thin workpiece close to the feeding portion; a cutter cutting off the thin workpiece between the paired first movable holding members and the paired fixed holding members in a width direction of the thin workpiece; and a pair of second movable holding members holding both side end portions of the thin workpiece closer to the tip end than the region held by the first movable holding members and further transporting the thin workpiece on a transport path. A tension application mechanism applying a tension to the thin workpiece by pulling the thin workpiece is provided in each pair of the paired first movable holding members and the paired fixed holding members. 【課題】薄物ワークに対してダメージを与えることなく、薄物ワークを精度良く所望寸法に切断できるようにした、搬送装置を提供する。【解決手段】薄物ワークを搬送する搬送装置である。薄物ワークの先端側で、予め設定された長さ分先端より送り出し部側に位置する部位の両側端部を保持して搬送する一対の第１可動保持部材と、薄物ワークの送り出し部側の両側端部を保持する一対の固定保持部材と、第１可動保持部材と固定保持部材との間にて薄物ワークをその幅方向に切断する切断装置と、第１可動保持部材によって搬送されてきた薄物ワークの先端側で、第１可動保持部材が保持する部位より先端側の両側端部を保持して搬送路上をさらに搬送する一対の第２可動保持部材と、を備える。第１可動保持部材および固定保持部材には、薄物ワークを引っ張ることで薄物ワークに張力を付与する張力付与機構が設けられている。【選択図】図１