Conveyor

A conveyor apparatus comprising a first conveyance mechanism capable of carrying a workpiece into a desired process on a conveyance path along which the workpiece is conveyed;

• and a second conveyance mechanism capable of carrying the workpiece out of the desired process, characterized in that
• the first conveyance mechanism includes:
• a first conveying rod adapted to reciprocate along the conveyance path,
• a first pusher member fixed to the first conveying rod and configured to protrude from the first conveying rod, engage with a rear edge of the workpiece, and carry the workpiece into the process by pushing the workpiece by means of a feeding action of the first conveying rod,
• a first switching mechanism adapted to switch the first pusher member, by turning the first conveying rod a predetermined angle, between an engaged position where the first pusher member engages with the workpiece and a retracted position where the first pusher member is separated from the workpiece, and
• the second conveyance mechanism includes:
• a second conveying rod adapted to reciprocate along the conveyance path and enter the process,
• a second pusher member fixed to the second conveying rod and configured to protrude from the second conveying rod, engage with the rear edge of the workpiece, and carry the workpiece out of the process by means of a feeding action of the second conveying rod, and
• a second switching mechanism adapted to switch the second pusher member, by turning the second conveying rod a predetermined angle, between an engaged position where the second pusher member engages with the workpiece and a retracted position where the second pusher member is separated from the workpiece.