Conveying system, rotary forging method, rotary forging apparatus, method for manufacturing bearing, method for manufacturing vehicle, and method for manufacturing mechanical device
AssigneeNsk Ltd.
InventorsNobuyuki Hagiwara, Atsuhiro Ishii, Tokumasa Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Kamoda
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Abstract
A moving element (21) holding a workpiece (a hub unit bearing (1)) is horizontally loaded into an internal space (23) of an exterior (17) from an external space of the outer package (17), while being guided by a guide member (20) through an opening portion (a front surface side opening portion (25)) provided in the exterior (17) constituting a rotary forging apparatus (16). After completion of the loading process, the workpiece is subjected to rotary forging, using a forming die (18).
Claims9
A conveying system which conveys a workpiece via an opening of a wall disposed between a set area and a machining area, the conveying system comprising:
- a base;
- a guide member provided on the base;
- a first moving element in which a movement between the set area and the machining area is guided by the guide member;
- a second moving element which has a workpiece mounted thereon, and is disposed on the first moving element;
- a support mechanism which supports the second moving element with respect to the first moving element, and has a spring disposed between the first moving element and the second moving element and which supports a weight of at least a part of the second moving element;
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- a fixing mechanism which fixes the second moving element to the base in the machining area, and has a first mode in which the spring is elastically deformed by applying a predetermined force in addition to the weight of the second moving element and the base and the second moving element are mechanically engaged with each other, and a second mode in which the predetermined force on the spring is released and a mechanical engagement between the base and the second moving element is released.
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