Patent ID: 9707685
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B25J

Claim:
1. A container-carrying device carrying a top-open box container, comprising: a robot; a base plate attached to an arm tip of the robot; a first slide base unit extending in the vertical direction which is attached to one side unit, which is perpendicular to the base plate; a first slide unit slidable along the first slide base unit; a holding unit which is attached to the first slide unit and which holds the upper end of one side of the container; a second slide base unit which is attached to another side unit, which is in parallel to the bottom surface of the container, and which extends perpendicular to the first slide base unit, the other side unit is perpendicular to the one side unit and is in parallel to the base plate; a second slide unit slidable along the second slide base unit; and a receiving unit which is attached to the second slide unit and which receives the bottom surface of the container, wherein the robot is operated to position the holding unit at the upper end of one side of the container so that the holding unit holds the upper end, the first slide unit is made to slide upward along the first slide base unit to raise the container, and the second slide unit is made to slide along the second slide base unit to insert the receiving unit below the bottom of the container, thereby taking out the container.