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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1986
Manfred Nussbaumer, Dietikon, CH;
Bruno Fischer, Dietikon, CH;
Micafil AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A production line for the manufacture of electric parts includes a conveyor belt and a plurality of parallel-arranged processing stations disposed along the belt. Workpiece carriers are transported by the belt. Each processing station includes a lifting mechanism which lifts at least one carrier from the belt for further handling, while leaving the belt unobstructed so that subsequent carriers can be conveyed beneath the lifted carrier. A gripper inserts workpieces onto the raised carrier and/or removes workpieces from the raised carrier. Movable stops are positioned upstream of the lifting mechanism to stop a subsequent carrier as the lifted carrier is lowered back onto the belt.