Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Shinji Ago

Yuki Sato

Takanori Sato

Yuichi Hirata

Keishi Okunaka

Sen Tao

Yoshiaki Nakagawa

Hirotatsu Koda

A machining swarf removing apparatus includes a left and a right machining swarf removing units. When removing machining swarf adhered to a recovery box, the left machining swarf removing unit is placed in removal starting position. A brush enters an insertion-ready state in which transverse direction thereof is oriented in a second direction D. The brush is moved to an insertion position for insertion into the recovery box, then the brush is rotated to enter a machining swarf removal-ready state in which a longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in the second direction D. The left machining swarf removing unit is moved to remove the machining swarf adhered to the recovery box by the brush, while a left rod vibrating device is driven to vibrate a rod, vibrating the brush attached to the rod.

Machining swarf removing apparatus

A workpiece pickup apparatus is provided. The workpiece pickup apparatus includes: a gripping unit which sucks a workpiece so as to lift up the workpiece; a lowering unit which lowers the gripping unit from a waiting position towards the workpiece; a detecting unit which detects a physical amount which corresponds to a force with which the gripping unit presses the workpiece; a comparison unit which compares the detected physical amount with a reference physical amount; and a controller which controls a movement of the gripping unit based on a comparison result of the detected physical amount and the reference physical amount.

Workpiece pickup apparatus and workpiece pickup method

A panel member for an automobile includes a hem portion roll-fastened in a state of overlapping an outer panel and an inner panel. At the hem portion of the panel member, the outer panel and the inner panel are roll-fastened in a state that a front end face of the outer panel and a front end face of the inner panel are respectively rolled-in by the inner panel and the outer panel.

Panel fastening method and panel member for automobile

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Tochigi, Japan

Shinji Ago