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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Nao Ishiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Nao Ishiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a production facility (), including: a plurality of production units (A toE) coupled to each other in a separable manner; a guide rail () extending in a unit coupling direction; and transfer means () capable of sequentially transferring, by moving along the guide rail (), a workpiece from the production unit (A) toward the production unit (E). Each of the plurality of production units (A toE) includes: a processing section () configured to execute predetermined processing; a control section () configured to electrically control an operation of the processing section (); a rail member () constructing the guide rail (); and a slide member () constructing the transfer means (). Each of the plurality of production units (A toE) further includes: a connector () configured to electrically connect the control section () thereof and the control section () of the adjacent production unit ().