Patent ID: 8312611
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembling method for a workpiece comprising: a workpiece setting step of setting a plurality of workpiece components composing the workpiece, on a workpiece support; and an assembling step of loading the workpiece support, on which the workpiece components are set in the workpiece setting step, into a work station to assemble the workpiece by an assembly work unit, wherein at least three work stations are provided, the method further comprises a moving step of selectively moving the assembly work unit to any of the work stations, the assembling step is performed at the any of the work stations by the assembly work unit having been moved in the moving step, the workpiece setting step is performed at other work stations than the work station where the assembling step is performed, and in the moving step, the assembly work unit is caused to move to another work station where the workpiece setting step is completed at a point in time when the assembling step at the work station is completed.