Article accumulating apparatus
AssigneeIshida Co., Ltd.
InventorKousuke Watanabe
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Abstract
An article accumulating apparatus that uses a robot to transfer to a predetermined location and accumulate an article conveyed thereto is disclosed. The article accumulating apparatus includes a conveyance unit, an accumulation unit, and a discharge unit. The conveyance unit is configured to convey the article. The accumulation unit is disposed in series with the conveyance unit and is configured to accumulate the article. The discharge unit is configured to discharge the article in the conveyance unit to an area outside the accumulation unit. The discharge unit is disposed in a robot movable range that is a range in which the robot holds and transfers the article to the accumulation unit.
Claims6
An article accumulating apparatus that uses a robot to transfer to a predetermined location and accumulate an article conveyed thereto, the article accumulating apparatus comprising:
- a conveyance unit configured to convey the article;
- an accumulation unit disposed in series with the conveyance unit and configured to accumulate the article;
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- a discharge unit configured to discharge the article in the conveyance unit to an area outside the accumulation unit,
- wherein the discharge unit is disposed in a robot movable range that is a range in which the robot holds and transfers the article to the accumulation unit, the discharge unit further configured to discharge the article outside of the robot movable range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.