Patent ID: 6634265
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for exchanging workpieces, comprising:a conveyer for conveying workpieces horizontally in a first axis direction; a transport means for transporting workpieces between a machining section and a place near the conveyer by a horizontal movement in a second axis direction that intersects with the horizontal first axis direction; a waiting station where unfinished workpieces wait next to the conveyer at a position on the second axis; a first transferring system for transferring unfinished workpieces from a position on the second axis of the conveyer to the waiting station; a second transferring system for receiving finished workpieces from the transport means at a position above the waiting station by a movement within a vertical plane including the second axis, and transferring the workpieces to the conveyer; and a third transferring system for transferring unfinished workpieces from the waiting station to the transport means by a vertical movement.