Automatic assembling system
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTsutomu Kuse, Shizuo Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kato, Mikio Rachi, Keisuke Yamaoka, Tomoaki Sakata
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Abstract
An automatic assembling system for assembling a product constituted by a plurality of parts, includes a group cell having a plurality of assembling cells and inspecting cells, pallets loaded with the same type of parts or products, at least one buffer for holding a plurality of pallets, and at least one pallet hand-over mechanism for transferring pallets between the buffer and each cell. At least one of the buffers is provided in common for a plurality of cells, and at least one of the pallet hand-over mechanisms is provided to the common buffer.
Claims17
An automatic assembling system, comprising:
- at least one assembling cell;
- at least one inspecting cell;
- a common buffer for common storage of pallets transferred with respect to said at least one assembling cell and said at least one inspecting cell, said pallets containing parts for automatic assembly into a product in said at least one assembling cell;
- a first running rail extending along said at least one assembling cell, said at least one inspecting cell, and said common buffer, said common buffer being on a side of said first running rail opposite that of said at least one assembling cell and said at least one inspecting cell;
- a first stocker crane mounted to said first running rail for travel therealong;
- a first pallet transfer mechanism movably mounted to said first stocker crane;
- a warehouse unit;
- a second running rail located extending along said common buffer and said warehouse unit, said common buffer and said warehouse unit being on opposite sides of said second running rail;
- a second stocker crane mounted to said second running rail for travel therealong;
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- a second pallet transfer mechanism movably mounted to said second stocker crane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.