Patent ID: 8419338

Claim:
A work conveying apparatus, holding a work, conveying the work to a work-assembly position, and changing a posture of the work in accordance with the work-assembly position, the apparatus comprising: a holder for holding the work; and a support arm for supporting and conveying the holder to the work-assembly position, wherein the support arm is constructed as a quadrate closed loop link mechanism, the support arm comprising a first upper link, a second upper link, a first lower link and a second lower link, ends of the first upper link and the second upper link being connected by an upper joint, ends of the first lower link and the second lower link being connected by a lower joint, ends of the first upper link and the first lower link being connected to a first middle joint, and ends of the second upper link and the second lower link being connected to a second middle joint, wherein the lower joint connects the first lower link, the second lower link and the holder rotatably, the lower joint comprising a connect member connected between the lower links and the holder for connecting selectively the holder to either one of the lower links without relative rotation for fixing the posture of that link and the holder.