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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kouji Shimoichi, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideyuki Furumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Hirotec Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ; B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414416 ; 483 60 ; 483 55 ; 414595 ;
Abstract
A holder changer includes a robot fixed to front or rear faces of a press, and an oblique elevator which obliquely moves a plurality of holders to a work moving level from a lower level in a direction crossing a work moving direction. A fixing portion at an end of the robot is adapted to removably hold and transport the holders for changing the holders.