Workpiece holding jig
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorYoshio MOTOWAKI
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Abstract
A workpiece holding jig including a base member conveyed by a linear guide and at least one pair of holding pieces arranged on the base member in the direction crossing the conveying direction of the linear guide. Each of the at least one pair of holding pieces includes a workpiece holding portion that fits or contacts with the outer peripheral surface of a workpiece located between the at least one pair of holding pieces to prevent the workpiece from slanting or becoming misaligned during the conveyance. At least one of holding pieces in the at least one pair of holding pieces is movable in the direction away from the other.
Claims4
A workpiece holding jig conveyed by a conveyor in a predetermined direction, the workpiece holding jig comprising:
- a base member;
- and
- at least one pair of holding pieces arranged on the base member in a direction crossing the predetermined direction,
- wherein each pair of holding pieces includes a workpiece holding portion that fits or contacts with an outer peripheral surface of a workpiece located between the pair of holding pieces to prevent the workpiece from slanting or becoming misaligned during conveyance in the predetermined direction, and
- at least one of the pair of holding pieces is movable in a direction away from the other.
A workpiece holding jig conveyed by a conveyor in a predetermined direction, the workpiece holding jig comprising:
- a base member;
- a workpiece holding hole provided in the base member;
- and
- an upward extension portion extending upward from near the workpiece holding hole,
- wherein the upward extension portion aligns, in the predetermined direction, with a workpiece held by the workpiece holding hole, and
- the workpiece holding hole and the upward extension fit or contact with an outer peripheral surface of the held workpiece to prevent the workpiece from slanting or becoming misaligned during conveyance in the predetermined direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.