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US 5,342,161 AGranted
Holder changer
AssigneeHirotec Corporation
InventorsKouji Shimoichi, Hideyuki Furumoto
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Abstract
A holder changer includes a robot fixed to front or rear faces of a press, and an oblique elevator which obliquely moves a plurality of holders to a work moving level from a lower level in a direction crossing a work moving direction. A fixing portion at an end of the robot is adapted to removably hold and transport the holders for changing the holders.
Claims9
A holder changer apparatus for changing a holder means for transporting raw works to a press and for removing machined works from said press, said apparatus comprising:
- an elevator means adjacent to said press for delivering a plurality of said holder means from a standby position remote from said press to an extended and elevated position proximate said press;
- robot means mounted on said press for selectively receiving at least one of said plurality of said holder means from said elevator means;
- a fixing portion provided on said robot means, for removably carrying said holder means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.