Patent ID: 7845483

Claim:
A conveying operation method for conveying a workpiece and performing a predetermined operation on the workpiece, comprising: an operation area conveying step of conveying said workpiece by a workpiece conveying means which holds the workpiece in a predetermined position, and moving a movable stand in synchronization with said workpiece conveying means over an operation area provided along a conveying path of the workpiece by said workpiece conveying means; a workpiece support step of supporting the workpiece separately from the workpiece conveying means by a workpiece support means provided on said movable stand in said operation area conveying step; and an operation step of performing a predetermined operation on the workpiece supported by said workpiece support means by an operation means mounted on said movable stand, wherein said operation step includes: a conveying time operation step of completing the predetermined operation on the workpiece with the movable stand being moved in synchronization with the movement of the workpiece conveying means in the operation area; and a stop time operation step of stopping the movable stand in synchronization with said workpiece conveying means and completing the predetermined operation on the workpiece when the movement of said workpiece conveying means is stopped at an arbitrary position in the operation area and said conveying time operation step is suspended.