Workpiece transfer apparatus and workpiece transfer method
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakahiko Nishibun, Takuya Haraguchi
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Abstract
A workpiece transfer apparatus includes a mounting surface, a non-contact chuck, and an extracting mechanism. The mounting surface receives workpieces stacked one above the other. The non-contact chuck is located above the workpieces to draw the uppermost workpiece. The extracting mechanism extracts the uppermost workpiece drawn by the chuck by laterally sliding the uppermost workpiece in a predetermined extracting direction.
Claims6
A workpiece transfer apparatus comprising:
- a mounting surface for receiving a plurality of workpieces stacked one above the other;
- a non-contact chuck located above the workpieces to draw an uppermost workpiece;
- and
- a roller or a gripper configured to extract the uppermost workpiece drawn by the chuck by laterally sliding the uppermost workpiece in a predetermined extracting direction.
A method for transferring a plurality of workpieces stacked one above the other on a mounting surface in order from the top, the method comprising:
- drawing an uppermost workpiece using a non-contact chuck;
- and
- extracting the uppermost workpiece drawn by the chuck in an extracting direction by laterally sliding the uppermost workpiece using a roller or a gripper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.