Patent ID: 6038521
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: F24F,F25B,G01M,G01R,G07C

Abstract:
A test system provided within an assembly line for electric appliances, for carrying out quality tests of said electric appliances, said system comprising:a test line having an endless conveyer which is provided with a multiplicity of carts, a reception terminal for receiving electric appliances from a first assembly line on which said electric appliances were assembled, and an exit terminal for releasing said appliance to a second assembly line;means for connecting said import and exit terminals with said first and second assembly lines in response to a run signal instructing the operation of said test line;test line initiation means for mounting each of said electric appliances received at said reception terminal onto one of said multiplicity of carts and for circulating said carts in discrete steps in response to said run signal;a multiplicity of test stations located along said endless conveyor, each station adapted to carry out required tests when said appliances are transported to said station;regulation means for prohibiting repetition of the same test on one electric appliance once said test has been done on said electric appliance in said test line;means for disconnecting said endless conveyor from said first and second assembly lines in response to a stop signal instructing the stopping of said test line, thereby rendering said conveyor independent in operation from said assembly lines and circulating said electric appliances in said test line; andmeans for stopping said test line, in response to said stop signal, when each of said electric appliances has made a complete circulation through said test line, starting from the position located at the time of reception of said stop signal.