Method and device for part transportation
AssigneeYoshitaka Aoyama
InventorsYoshitaka Aoyama, Shoji Aoyama
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Abstract
An apparatus for conveying parts for use with parts with projections the protruding part of which is formed on either the upper side or the lower side as seen in the direction of height, has a regulating member (17) comprising a regulating portion of a width for preventing passage of the protruding part (11) of the part (10) and a non regulating portion (19) of a width allowing passage of the protruding part (11), to prevent passage of a part placed upside down in the case where such part is transferred.
Claims12
A method for conveying parts comprising the steps of connecting a parts feeder to a parts supply unit,
- providing a parts transfer passage for transferring parts with projections the protruding part of which is formed on either the upper side or the lower side as seen in the direction of height,
- disposing a regulating member for preventing passage of a part placed in an unusual orientation in the vertical direction in the case where such part is transferred,
- disposing a parts sensor at a position close to said supply unit of said transfer passage,
- detecting, with said parts sensor, reduction in the number of parts on standby between said parts sensor and said supply unit in the case where the passage of parts is prevented by said regulating member,
- operating said parts feeder with this detection signal, and
- issuing an abnormality signal in case no part is detected by said sensor after passage of a certain time from that operation.
A method for conveying parts comprising the steps of connecting a parts feeder to a parts supply unit,
- providing a parts transfer passage for transferring parts with projections the protruding part of which is formed on either the upper side or the lower side as seen in the direction of height,
- disposing a regulating member for preventing passage of a part placed in an unusual orientation in the vertical direction in the case where such part is transferred,
- disposing a parts sensor at a position close to said parts feeder of said parts transfer passage and on the downstream side of said regulating member, and issuing, in the case where the passage of parts is prevented by said regulating member, an abnormality signal in case no part is detected by said sensor after passage of a certain time after the part immediately before the prevented part was detected by said parts sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.