Title:
FLEXIBLE LOADER FOR MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1981/002991
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A flexible loader for supplying a blank and for conveying a workpiece out of a machine tool, which includes a base (6) fixed onto a spindle housing (5) of the machine tool, slides (7, 8) movable parrallel to the spindle axis (9) guided by a guide member (10) of the base (6), a first servo motor (16) for moving the slides (7, 8) longitudinally, an arm (18) supported by the end of one of the slides (7, 8) and rotatable around a second axis (17) parallel to the spindle axis (9), a second servo motor (26) for rotating the arm (18), a wrist (21) supported by the end of the arm (18) and rotatable around a third axis (20) parallel to the spindle axis (9), a hand (23) supported by the wrist (21) rotatable around a fourth axis (22) perpendicularly to the third axis (20), workpiece-holding fingers (25, 131) mounted on the hand (23) and openable by hydraulic cylinders (24, 115, 117), and third and fourth servo motors (11, 12) mounted at the far end of the slides (7, 8) respectively, for rotating the wrist (21) and the arm (18) respectively, through a transmission system within the slide (7) and the arm (18). The fingers (25, 131) are disposed at positions in the vicinity of the chuck (3) of the spindle stock (5), and of the conveyor (28) installed adjacent to the machine tool, respectively.
Inventors:
TAJIMA M (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1981/000078
Publication Date:
October 29, 1981
Filing Date:
April 07, 1981
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IKEGAI IRON WORKS LTD (JP)
TAJIMA M (JP)
TAJIMA M (JP)
International Classes:
B23Q7/04; B25J9/04; B25J15/10; (IPC1-7): B23Q7/04; B25J9/00
Foreign References:
| JPS4929663B1 | 1974-08-06 | |||
| JPS5444369Y2 | 1979-12-20 | |||
| JPS49121089A | 1974-11-19 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0052149A4
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