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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Haruhiko Koike, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kanji Watanabe, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 37/02 (2006.01); B65G 47/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/5181 (2013.01); B65G 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A workpiece handling apparatus is configured to supply and discharge a workpiece to and from a first conveyor configured to convey the workpiece. The workpiece handling apparatus includes a storage, a conveyance device, and a workpiece transfer robot. In the storage, a case for the workpiece is storable. The conveyance device is configured to convey the case between the storage and a predetermined work position. The workpiece transfer robot is configured to transfer the workpiece between the case conveyed to the work position and the first conveyor.