Patent ID: 6626282
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B23P,B23Q,B62D,B65G

Abstract:
A transfer system having transfer-in stations and transfer-out stations for assembling parts to a work on a pallet, while circulating said pallet along a transfer line forming a closed loop,said transfer system comprising a first conveyer and a second conveyer which are disposed in parallel to each other to transfer a plurality of pallets in an abutting state, a first traverser for transporting said pallets individually from a terminal end of said first conveyer to a start end of said second conveyer, and a second traverser for transporting said pallets individually from a terminal end of said second conveyer to a start end of said first conveyer, said first and second conveyers and said first and second traversers being disposed in the same horizontal plane to form said transfer line, said transfer-in stations and said transfer-out stations being disposed adjacent to each other on or in the vicinity of one of said first and second traversers, said first and second conveyers being operable to drive the pallets by bringing friction rollers, which are rotated by a drive source mounted at a fixed side, into abutment against the pallet, and means for supplying to said pallets being provided on at least one of said first and second traversers.