Patent ID: 7575408
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: B25J,B62D

Abstract:
1. A work conveying method for taking works out of a plurality of works stored in work storing means and conveying the works to a target site, comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of work sets, each of which composed of a plurality of works, into the work storing means; taking out a plurality of works at one time from the work storing means by using a work gripping means mounted at the tip end of a robot arm of a conveyance robot to grip a work set stored in the work storing means; using a temporal work holding means to hold temporally a work other than a work to be conveyed first to the target site out of the work sets; using the conveyance robot to convey to the target site the work to be conveyed first to the target site; and after the work to be conveyed first is conveyed to the target site, using the work gripping means to grip the work held to the temporal work holding means and conveying the work to the target site.