Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Yuichi Hirata

Takanori Sato

Shin Yoshida

Hiroki Tokuichi

Naruhiko Okubo

Shinji Ago

Kenichiro Ono

Masashi Koike

Yasushi Iwatani

Koki Mizutani

A laser processing apparatusincludes: a laser head H; a conveying devicethat conveys a workpiece W; a head driving mechanism that moves the laser head H; a dust collecting boxthat moves below the workpiece W and follows the laser head H such that the dust collecting boxis disposed below the laser head H; an outer support rollerand an inner support rollerthat are provided at an openingof the dust collecting bozand are rotatable around an axis parallel to a width direction orthogonal to a conveying direction Fy; and a counter rollerthat rotates the outer support rollerin synchronization with a conveying operation of the workpiece W by the conveying device. The counter rollertransmits motive power of the conveying deviceas a belt conveyor to the outer support roller

Laser processing apparatus

A laser processing apparatusincludes: a laser head H; a head driving mechanism that moves the laser head H above a workpiece W; and a dust collecting boxthat moves below the workpiece W and follows the laser head H. A non-contact support unitis provided at an openingof the dust collecting box, and the non-contact support unitsuctions a lower surface of the workpiece W toward a suction surfaceand supports the workpiece W without bringing the lower surface of the workpiece W and the suction surfaceinto contact with each other. An outer support rollerand an inner support rollerthat are each rotatable about an axis parallel to a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a conveying direction Fy are provided at the opening

A welding gun and a welding method with which it is possible to reduce, the wait time for loading a component and to decrease tact time. The welding gun is a welding gun for resistance-welding components to a workpiece successively, and comprises a first holding portion and a second holding portion for holding a component. The first holding portion and the second holding portion are each switchable to an abutment-enabling position for causing a component to abut against a workpiece, or to a loading-enabling position for loading the component. The first holding portion and the second holding portion are switchable such that when the first holding portion is in the abutment-enabling position, the second holding portion is in the loading-enabling position, and when the second holding portion is in the abutment-enabling position, the first holding portion is in the loading-enabling position.

Welding gun and welding method

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 laser processing machine includes a guide member with which a laser head is engaged so as to be movable to one side in a conveying direction, a moving device configured to move the laser head along the guide member, a counterweight which is movably engaged to the other side of the guide member in the conveying direction and moves along the guide member in a direction opposite to a moving direction of the laser head in conjunction with the laser head moved by the moving device, and a control device which controls the moving device to move the counterweight to a position facing the grease feeding device and to perform grease feeding to an engaged portion between the counterweight and the guide member.

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Tochigi, Japan

Yuichi Hirata