Patent ID: 7555823
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A production line comprising: a base; a plurality of machines that machine a workpiece and are arranged in a line on a machine placing surface of the base; an inter-machine workpiece conveying device that delivers the work-piece between a workpiece delivery position of one of the machines and a workpiece receiving position of another one of the machines; positioning/fixing means for positioning and fixing each of the machines in the line onto the machine placing surface of the base, the positioning/fixing means of each of the machines comprising components having a common structure and common dimensions, the components of each of the positioning/fixing means comprising a stopper provided with respect to the movement direction of the respective machine for positioning the respective machine in a longitudinal direction thereof, a plurality of first screw holes provided in the machine placing surface of the base, a plurality of second screw holes provided in the respective machine for alignment with the respective first screw holes when the respective machine is arranged on the machine placing surface of the base, and a plurality of screw bolts for engagement with the respective first and second screw holes to removably fix the respective machine on the machine placing surface of the base; and moving means for facilitating sliding movement of each of the machines along the machine placing surface of the base, the moving means each comprising a movement guide extending along a movement direction of the respective machine and a ball that engages with the respective movement guide to position the respective machine in a lateral direction thereof.