Workpiece conveyance system and machine tool system
AssigneeMurata Machinery, Ltd.
InventorNobuhiro Murase
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Abstract
It is possible to improve workpiece machining efficiency by efficiently receiving and delivering a workpiece from/to each workpiece holder and shortening a time required for workpiece conveyance. A workpiece conveyance system is a workpiece conveyance system that receives and delivers workpieces W to be machined to n spindles (workpiece holders, where n is an integer satisfying n≥2) that hold and rotate the workpieces W, and includes a main loader including n+m main loader chucks (where m is an integer satisfying m≥1) that receive and deliver workpieces from/to the n spindles or n relay loaders disposed corresponding to the n respective spindles to receive and deliver the workpieces W from/to the main shafts.
Claims21
1-10. (canceled)
A workpiece conveyance system that receives and delivers workpieces to be machined from/to n workpiece holders (where n is an integer satisfying n≥2) that hold the workpieces, comprising a main loader including n+m main loader chucks, where m is an integer satisfying m≥1, that receive and deliver the workpieces from/to the n workpiece holders or n relay loaders disposed corresponding to the n respective workpiece holders to receive and deliver the workpieces from/to the workpiece holders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.