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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Karl Hinderer, Fichtenberg, DE;
Paul Skljarow, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Wolfram Baier, Ostfildern, DE;
Karl-heinz Jaeger, Baunach, DE;
Stefan Pfeiffer, Bamberg, DE;
Frank Westphal, Vaihingen-Enz, DE;
Joachim Frangen, Heilbronn, DE;
Peter Schlaich, Leonberg, DE;
Frank Benkert, Bad Brückenau-Volkers, DE;
Ka-jin Teoh, Essen, DE;
Boris Buesing, Stuttgart, DE;
Karl Hinderer, Fichtenberg, DE;
Paul Skljarow, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Wolfram Baier, Ostfildern, DE;
Karl-Heinz Jaeger, Baunach, DE;
Stefan Pfeiffer, Bamberg, DE;
Frank Westphal, Vaihingen-Enz, DE;
Joachim Frangen, Heilbronn, DE;
Peter Schlaich, Leonberg, DE;
Frank Benkert, Bad Brückenau-Volkers, DE;
Ka-Jin Teoh, Essen, DE;
Boris Buesing, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A processing station for a processing line, having a module platform () and a plurality of withdrawable modules () that can be introduced into it has a transporting device () for transporting workpieces () to be processed at the processing station (). According to the invention, the transporting device () includes a plurality of part-transporting devices (), and one part-transporting device () is associated with each withdrawable module () and is solidly connected to the withdrawable module (). Moreover, at least some of the part-transporting devicesinclude a first transportation path (), which is embodied for transporting a workpiece () essentially over the width of the withdrawable module () in a first transporting direction (T).