Patent ID: 7476072
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B25J

Abstract:
1. A transport apparatus capable of grasping and carrying an article, transporting the article, performing positioning on the article, mounting a robot, and performing positioning on the robot, the transport apparatus comprising: a table provided on a lateral rail, the table being capable of making a lateral reciprocating movement along the rail, a vertical column provided on the table, the column being capable of normal and reverse rotation around a vertical axis on the table; a lateral arm having a first tip and a second tip, the first tip of the lateral arm being mounted to the vertical column and protruding sidewise thereform, the arm being capable of ascending and descending along the column and making a lateral reciprocating movement; a head mounted to the second tip of the lateral arm, the head protruding in a direction parallel to the column therefrom; a jig mounting stage laterally mounted to the head, and the jig mounting stage mounted in a direction that crosses the protruding axis of the head; and a vertical axis of the column and a vertical axis of the jig mounting stage being arranged in a same line that is parallel to a lateral axis of the arm; the table being capable of making a reciprocating movement along the lateral rail through a table movement mechanism and a table movement mechanism drive source for driving the table movement mechanism; the column being capable of making normal and reverse rotation on the table through a column rotation mechanism and a column rotation mechanism drive source for driving the column rotation mechanism; the arm being capable of ascending and descending along the column through an ascent/descent mechanism and an ascent/descent mechanism drive source for driving the ascent/descent mechanism; the lateral arm being capable of making a lateral reciprocating movement along the column through a lateral movement mechanism and a lateral movement mechanism drive source for driving the lateral movement mechanism; and the reciprocating movement of the table, the normal and reverse rotation of the column, and the ascending and descending and the lateral reciprocating movement of the arm being capable of stopping at desired positions.