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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1987
Masayoshi Takagi, Kariya, JP;
Yoshio Yoshioka, Anjo, JP;
Tetsuo Matsuzaki, Nishio, JP;
Shuhei Noro, Aichi, JP;
Syouji Ikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Katutoshi Naruse, Toyota, JP;
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A transfer machine comprising a conveyor for conveying workpieces to stations and numerically controlled machine tools disposed at their respective stations. These machine tools are controlled by sequence controllers, which are connected with their respective numerical controllers. All the programs for machining operations are stored in each numerical controller. When some station is in trouble, the normal machine tool disposed at a station adjacent to the station in trouble is caused to execute the program originally assigned to the station in trouble, as well as the program assigned to the normal station itself.