Patent ID: 6804880
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly apparatus comprising:a part-supplying station in which parts are supplied to a predetermined conveyor pallet through a manual operation; a part-assembling station in which the parts in the conveyor pallet are assembled through an operation using an assembly robot; and a conveyor means that conveys the conveyor pallet from the part-supplying station to the part-assembling station, wherein after the assembly robot finishes assembling parts in one conveyor pallet in a work area of the assembly robot, the conveyor means conveys out the one conveyor pallet from the work area, and conveys another conveyor pallet subsequent to the one conveyor pallet into the work area at the same time; wherein the conveyor pallet comprises: a shock-absorbing member configured to receive a stopper that projects from below the conveyor pallet when the conveyor pallet arrives at the work area; and a clearance groove formed at a bottom of the conveyor pallet; and wherein the clearance groove is configured to allow the stopper to project from below the conveyor pallet immediately after the shock-absorbing member passes over the stopper.