Patent ID: 7650982
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: B23P,B60K,G05B,H01L,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A production system comprising: a single main conveying line capable of conveying workpieces, straightly extending a predetermined direction, and defining a plurality of manual work areas along a conveying direction thereof for allowing a worker to perform manual work on the workpieces from a first side of the main conveying line; a shuttle conveying line extending through a range corresponding to the plurality of manual work areas along the main conveying line, the shuttle conveying line being disposed along a second side of the main conveying line that is opposite the first side from which a worker performs manual work on the workpieces; a shuttle for holding a workpiece thereon, wherein the shuttle is movable in a reciprocating manner on the shuttle conveying line; a plurality of automatic processing machines that automatically apply a variety of process operations on the workpiece, the automatic processing machines being disposed along the shuttle conveying line on an opposite side relative to the main conveying line such that the shuttle conveying line is arranged between the automatic processing machines and the main conveying line and each of the automatic processing machines corresponds to one of the manual work areas; and a plurality of connection conveying lines respectively forming a connection between the main conveying line and the shuttle conveying line, the connection conveying lines being provided such that each of the connection conveying lines corresponds to one of the manual work areas.