Patent ID: 7909154

Claim:
A pallet exchanger comprising: pallet exchange means provided adjacently to a machine tool, being advanced and retreated to a machining space through a work carry-in port, and being turned to exchange a pallet on which a work is placed, wherein the pallet exchange means includes two pallet supporting parts radially provided from a center of a turning spindle, the pallet supporting parts are arranged in a chevron shape in a plane view and comprise a pair of parallel support pawls, wherein an angle between the direction of each pair of parallel support pawls is less than 180°, the pallet exchange means can be moved between a stand-by position in front of the work carry-in port and a retreat position laterally separated by a predetermined distance from the stand-by position in a horizontal direction, and the pallet exchange means can provide an operation space in front of the work carry-in port by moving to the retreat position side.