Patent ID: 7628867

Claim:
A method of conveying a work comprising: arranging a washing device comprising first conveying means of a work carrying-in side, second conveying means of a carrying-out side a dividable washing reservoir for work washing located between said first conveying means and second conveying means, said dividable reservoir having a reservoir upper portion and a reservoir lower portion, a work holding rail for horizontally holding the work arranged in this reservoir, and an arm mechanism for work conveyance for sequentially horizontally conveying the work from the first conveying means of said carrying-in side to the reservoir lower portion or conveying means of a carrying-out side; horizontally moving the work in the depth direction through the first conveying means of said carrying-in side, and stopping the work at an end position of the conveying means of the carrying-in side; swinging said arm mechanism downward from an original position to reach a side face of the work, and the work is then moved to the reservoir lower portion by horizontally moving the work in a transversal direction of the arm mechanism, then the arm mechanism is swung upward to return to the original position, lowering the reservoir upper portion and uniting the reservoir upper portion with said reservoir lower portion; washing the work in the reservoir; releasing and raising the reservoir upper portion after the washing processing; moving the work from the reservoir lower portion to an end position of the second conveying means of the carrying-out side; and moving the processed work from the end position of the second conveying means of the carrying-out side to a carrying-out position.