Patent ID: 6609875
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B23Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A workpiece carrying-in/out apparatus for carrying workpieces into and out from a plate material processing machine which processes plate-shaped workpieces, said apparatus comprising:a mount frame including a plurality of pallet storing sections and a plate material taking in/out area; a first wait station provided on one side of said mount frame; a second wait station provided on the other side of said mount frame; a moving lifter table moving a material pallet or a product pallet up and down in the mount frame so as to carry workpieces into the plate material processing machine and carry out workpieces processed by the plate material processing machine, said moving lifter table being movable when in a lowered position between said first wait station and said plate material taking in/out area so as to have the material pallet or the product pallet waiting and supporting the workpieces; a workpiece carrying-in/out transport unit separating the workpieces on the material pallet in the mount frame one by one so as to carry the workpieces into the plate material processing machine and carrying the workpieces processed by the plate material processing machine to the product pallet positioned in the mount frame; and a material table having a support surface movable between said first wait station and said plate material taking in/out area such that the support surface temporarily supporting the material pallet or product pallet in either the mount frame or first wait station, whereby said material table is movable in the plate material taking in/out area when the moving lifter table is in its lowered position.