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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsuyoshi Tachibana, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hirata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ; B23P 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 2/100 ; B23P 1/900 ;
Abstract
A production system includes a shuttle ( ) for moving a work (W) on a predetermined track ( ), a storeroom ( ) for storing components of a plurality of types to be assembled to the work, and a plurality of assembly stations ( ) arranged along the track between the track and the storeroom ( ), each assembly station ( ) including an assembler ( ) for selecting and attaching one of tools of a plurality of types corresponding to the types of components and assembling the components to the work (W) using the applied tool, and a conveyor unit ( ) arranged between the assembler ( ) and the storeroom ( ) to convey the components stored in the storeroom ( ) to the assembler ( ).