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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Amada Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroki Tsuruta, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
AMADA CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/16 (2006.01); B21D 43/24 (2006.01); B30B 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/16 (2013.01); B21D 43/24 (2013.01); B30B 15/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slider configured to move in a predetermined direction between a setup area and a pickup area is provided in a vicinity of a loading machine that supplies a workpiece W to a working machine. The slider is recessed to form a placing part for placing a pallet. Guide mechanisms for supporting the slider so as to be movable in the predetermined direction are respectively arranged on both sides in a lateral direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction in the placing part of the slider. A drive mechanism for moving the slider in the predetermined direction is arranged on at least one side in the lateral direction of the placing part.