WORKPIECE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM

• Main Authors: HIROYA KIYOSHI, UEDA ATSUSHI, NAKAMURA MINORU, NOJO TAKESHI, AOKI KOICHI, IMAMINE KAZUYA, YAMANISHI YOSHIMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 27.12.2021
• Subjects: CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

To convey a workpiece efficiently while temporarily storing the workpiece when necessary.SOLUTION: A workpiece conveyance system includes a conveyance conveyor that conveys a plurality of workpieces from the upstream side in the conveyance direction to the downstream side, a branch conveyor that is connected to the conveyance conveyor to branch off, an accumulation device that is connected to the branch conveyor and is capable of accumulating the plurality of workpieces conveyed on the branch conveyor, and an exit conveyor that is connected to the conveyor and the accumulation device and conveys the plurality of workpieces discharged from the accumulation device and the plurality of workpieces conveyed by the conveyance conveyor to the downstream side in the conveyance direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】ワークを効率良く搬送しながら、必要時にはワークを一時的に貯留する。【解決手段】ワーク搬送システムは、複数のワークを搬送方向の上流側から下流側に向かって搬送する搬送コンベヤと、前記搬送コンベヤに対して分岐するように接続された分岐コンベヤと、前記分岐コンベヤに接続されて、前記分岐コンベヤを搬送された複数の前記ワークをアキューム可能なアキューム装置と、前記搬送コンベヤ及び前記アキューム装置に接続されて、前記アキューム装置から排出された複数の前記ワーク、及び前記搬送コンベヤで搬送された複数の前記ワークを、前記搬送方向の下流側に搬送する出口コンベヤと、を備える。【選択図】図１