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US 8,616,825 B2Granted
Turnover apparatus
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorShigemi Yamane
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Abstract
A turnover apparatus includes a tower configured to travel on abase, a lifter configured to rise and fall along the tower, a target holding portion configured to hold a turnover target, a wheel traveling base, a wheel axle rotatably attached to the target holding portion, and a wheel axle lock. The wheel axle includes a wheel configured to roll on the wheel traveling base. The target holding portion is attached to the lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to the wheel axle. The wheel axle lock is configured to lock the wheel axle such that the wheel does not roll on the wheel traveling base and the wheel axle can rotate with respect to the target holding portion.
Claims20
A turnover apparatus comprising:
- a tower configured to travel on a tower traveling base;
- a lifter configured to rise and fall along said tower;
- a target holding portion configured to hold a turnover target;
- a wheel traveling base which includes a tower following portion and a fixed portion, the tower following portion being configured to be able to travel parallel to said tower;
- a coupler which couples said tower following portion to said tower;
- a wheel axle rotatably attached to said target holding portion;
- a wheel attached to the wheel axle and configured to roll on said wheel traveling base;
- a wheel axle lock configured to lock said wheel axle such that said wheel does not roll on said wheel traveling base and said wheel axle can rotate with respect to said target holding portion;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein said target holding portion is attached to said lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to said wheel axle,
- wherein said control device causes said target holding portion to turn over in a first turnover direction by causing said lifter to fall in a state that said wheel axle lock does not lock said wheel axle and said tower is stopped at a position on a front side of said wheel axle, and
- wherein said control device causes said target holding portion to turn over in a second turnover direction reverse to said first turnover direction by controlling a travel of said tower and rise and fall of said lifter such that said rotation shaft revolves about said wheel axle in a state that said wheel axle is locked by said wheel axle lock and said tower travels toward a back side of said wheel traveling base.
10 more elements
A turnover system comprising:
- a panel edge support device configured to support an edge portion of a panel from a position under the edge portion;
- a panel face support device on which said panel leans;
- and
- a turnover apparatus,
- wherein said turnover apparatus includes:
- a tower configured to travel on a tower traveling base;
- a lifter configured to rise and fall along said tower;
- a panel holding portion configured to receive said panel from said panel edge support device and said panel face support device and hold said panel;
- a wheel traveling base;
- a wheel axle rotatable attached to said panel holding portion;
- a wheel attached to the wheel axle and configured to roll on said wheel traveling base;
- and
- a wheel axle lock,
- wherein said panel holding portion is attached to said lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to said wheel axle,
- wherein said wheel axle lock is configured to lock said wheel axle such that said wheel does not roll on said wheel traveling base and said wheel axle can rotate with respect to said panel holding portion, and
- wherein said panel edge support device includes:
- a panel receiving portion configured to support the edge portion of the panel;
- and
- feeding devices configured to raise and lower said panel receiving portion and to move said panel receiving portion forward and backward in traveling directions of said tower.
16 more elements
A turnover system comprising:
- a panel edge support device configured to support an edge portion of a panel from a position under the edge portion;
- a panel face support device on which said panel leans;
- and
- a turnover apparatus,
- wherein said turnover apparatus includes:
- a tower configured to travel on a tower traveling base;
- a lifter configured to rise and fall along said tower;
- a target holding portion configured to hold a turnover target;
- a wheel traveling base which includes a tower following portion and a fixed portion, the tower following portion being configured to be able to travel parallel to said tower;
- a coupler which couples said tower following portion to said tower;
- a wheel axle rotatably attached to said target holding portion;
- a wheel attached to the wheel axle and configured to roll on said wheel traveling base;
- a wheel axle lock configured to lock said wheel axle such that said wheel does not roll on said wheel traveling base and said wheel axle can rotate with respect to said target holding portion;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein said target holding portion is attached to said lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to said wheel axle,
- wherein said control device causes said target holding portion to turn over in a first turnover direction by causing said lifter to fall in a state that said wheel axle lock does not lock said wheel axle and said tower is stopped at a position on a front side of said wheel axle,
- wherein said control device causes said target holding portion to turn over in a second turnover direction reverse to said first turnover direction by controlling a travel of said tower and rise and fall of said lifter such that said rotation shaft revolves about said wheel axle in a state that said wheel axle is locked by said wheel axle lock and said tower travels toward a back side of said wheel traveling base, and
- wherein said panel edge support device includes:
- a panel receiving portion configured to support the edge portion of the panel;
- and
- feeding devices configured to raise and lower said panel receiving portion and to move said panel receiving portion forward and backward in traveling directions of said tower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.