Work loading method for automatic palletizer, work loading method, work loading apparatus and attachment replacing method thereof

• Main Authors: SHIMIZU KENGO, YOSHIDA TOSHIYUKI, SHIROZA KAZUHIKO, MORIYASU TAKASHI, KAMEDA SHIGETAKA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.06.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CONVEYING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

A work loading method and a work loading apparatus with excellent productivity are provided. For this purpose, a work loading method includes the steps of: positioning the work with two centering devices (3a, 3b) every other press shot; and making pairs of two robots (4a, 4d) each, which are located diagonally from each other, out of four of the robots (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) in total, the two robots of each pair holding the works, which are on two of the centering devices, and performing a loading operation into the pallets, each pair alternately holding the works and performing the loading operation each time two of the centering devices position the works.