Patent ID: 9289871
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B23Q

Claim Text:
1. A workpiece recovery unit, comprising: a holder which holds a processed workpiece; and a workpiece recovery section disposed lateral to the holder; wherein the recovery section includes a workpiece recovery opening, which opens in an upper side thereof, the holder is provided so as to be movable toward the recovery section, the workpiece is transported to the recovery section so as to be recovered through the recovery opening, the recovery section is provided with a cover which covers the upper side and a lateral side of the recovery opening, the cover is provided with an entrance which opens downwardly, a workpiece transport path includes an inclination path extending through the entrance and a horizontal path extending from an end of the inclination path to an upper side position of the recovery opening, the holder is supported so as to be movable in an up-and-down direction and a right-and-left direction so as to be moved along the transport path, the workpiece is transported to the upper side of the recovery opening from the entrance by the holder so as to be recovered in the recovery opening, and the cover has a lateral portion having a leading end portion that inclines oblique downward.