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US 10,435,249 B2Granted
Conveying device
AssigneeJtekt Corporation
InventorHiroaki Aoki
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Abstract
A conveying device includes a workpiece pressing member and a switching member. The workpiece pressing member is able to move along a conveyance path when a mobile body moves, and also moves a workpiece downstream of the conveyance path by moving downstream of the conveyance path while pressing the workpiece. The switching member is able to move along the conveyance path as the mobile body moves, and switches between an engaged state and a non-engaged state with the workpiece pressing member depending on whether the movement is in downstream and upstream directions. When the switching member moves downstream, the workpiece pressing member is able to press the workpiece, and, when the switching member moves upstream, the workpiece pressing member is able to avoid coming into contact with the workpiece.
Claims17
A conveying device comprising:
- an actuator;
- a mobile body that moves along a conveyance path by drive of the actuator;
- a workpiece pressing member that is able to move along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the workpiece pressing member moving a workpiece by moving along the conveyance path in a state where the workpiece pressing member presses the workpiece;
- a switching member that moves along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the switching member switching a relation between a position of the workpiece pressing member and a position of the switching member such that the relation becomes a first relation or a second relation depending on a moving direction of the mobile body;
- a first guide that is fixed along the conveyance path, and engaged with the switching member so as to change a rotating position of the switching member, wherein
- the relation becomes one of the first relation and the second relation when the switching member moves along the first guide in a first direction in the conveyance path, and thus realizes a first state in which the workpiece pressing member is able to press the workpiece;
- and
- the relation becomes another one of the first relation and the second relation when the switching member moves along the first guide in a second direction in the conveyance path, and thus realizes a second state in which the workpiece pressing member is able to avoid coming into contact with the workpiece.
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A conveying device comprising:
- an actuator;
- a mobile body that moves along a conveyance path due to drive of the actuator;
- a workpiece pressing member that is able to move along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the workpiece pressing member moving along the conveyance path in a state where the workpiece pressing member presses a workpiece, and thus moving the workpiece;
- a fixing member provided in the conveyance path in a fixed manner;
- an initial position stopper that is provided in the fixing member and switches between a restricted state where conveyance of the workpiece carried into an initial position in the conveyance path is restricted, and a permitted state where conveyance of the workpiece is permitted;
- and
- a stopper switching member that is able to move along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the stopper switching member causing the initial position stopper to be in the restricted state when the workpiece pressing member is at an initial standby position, the stopper switching member causing the initial position stopper to be in the permitted state when the workpiece pressing member is at a position that is more downstream than the initial standby position, wherein:
- the initial position stopper is provided in the fixing member so that the initial position stopper is able to rotate;
- the initial position stopper switches between the restricted state and the permitted state when the initial position stopper rotates;
- and
- the stopper switching member switches a rotating position of the initial position stopper depending on whether or not the workpiece pressing member passes a predetermined position.
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A conveying device comprising:
- an actuator;
- a mobile body that moves along a conveyance path due to drive of the actuator;
- a workpiece pressing member that is able to move along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the workpiece pressing member moving along the conveyance path in a state where the workpiece pressing member presses a workpiece, and thus moving the workpiece;
- a fixing member provided in the conveyance path in a fixed manner;
- an initial position stopper that is provided in the fixing member and switches between a restricted state where conveyance of the workpiece carried into an initial position in the conveyance path is restricted, and a permitted state where conveyance of the workpiece is permitted;
- and
- a stopper switching member that is able to move along the conveyance path when the mobile body moves, the stopper switching member causing the initial position stopper to be in the restricted state when the workpiece pressing member is at an initial standby position, the stopper switching member causing the initial position stopper to be in the permitted state when the workpiece pressing member is at a position that is more downstream than the initial standby position,
- wherein the initial position stopper includes:
- a stopper body that is provided in the fixing member so that the stopper body is able to move;
- and
- a soft material that is attached to the stopper body in a detachable manner, the soft material being made from a material softer than the stopper body, the soft material being provided in an area that is able to come into contact with the workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.