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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka-shi, JP;
Eiji Nakamura, Nagoya, JP;
Minoru Ohki, Nagoya, JP;
Koyo Yamazaki, Nagoya, JP;
Fumiki Ogawa, Kariya, JP;
JTEKT CORPORATION, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A conveying apparatus conveys an article between a wait position and a processing position. The conveying apparatus includes a plurality of arms that sandwiches the article between leading ends of the arms located on opposite sides of the article and that is provided to enable base ends of the arms to turn so as to move the leading ends in an up-down direction, and a control apparatus that turns the arms to lift the article located at one of the wait position and the processing position and sandwiched between the arms and that moves the arms with the article kept lifted thereby to the other of the wait position and the processing position, the control apparatus turning the arms to lower and mount the article at the other of the wait position and the processing position.