Transfer module for a component in a production line and manufacturing facility equipped with such modules
OwnerChristian Boularan, Mikael Salvat +3inventors
InventorsChristian Boularan, Mikael Salvat, Philippe Carvalho, Patrick Gayrard, Patrick Juillaguet
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Abstract
A transfer module for components held in position on the module, which circulates in a production line that is equipped with workstations. The module has a plate provided with reference positions, of which at least certain positions are equipped with lowerable pins, which can be moved between a position in which they are lowered beneath the surface of the plate and a position in which they are extended out of the plate, so as to receive the component which to be held on the plate.
Claims17
1-16. (canceled)
A transfer module for a component which is held in position on the transfer module by pins and circulate in a production line that is equipped with workstations, wherein the transfer module is a passive module that has a frame that is compatible with a conveying device of the production line, the frame carrying a plate that is provided with reference positions of which at least certain positions are equipped with lowerable pins, which can be moved between a position in which they are lowered beneath a surface of the plate and a position in which they are extended out of the plate so as to receive a component which is to be held on the plate.
A product manufacturing facility that contains a production line with workstations and conveying devices that circulate between the stations and carry components to be processed in the stations, wherein the product manufacturing facility includes a plurality of transfer modules configured for transferring the components between the different stations of the production line, wherein each of the transfer modules is a passive module that has a frame that is compatible with a conveying device of the production line, the frame carrying a plate that is provided with reference positions of which at least certain positions are equipped with lowerable pins, which can be moved between a position in which they are lowered beneath a surface of the plate and a position in which they are extended out of the plate so as to receive a component of the components, which is to be held on the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.