Patent ID: 8430226

Claim:
A work transfer apparatus capable of transferring a workpiece intermittently carried in a predetermined carrying direction by a transferring mechanism onto a processing table arranged along the carrying direction, the work transfer apparatus comprising: a holding unit that is attached to the transferring mechanism and configured to hold the workpiece; a lifting and lowering unit that lowers the holding unit to transfer the workpiece held by the holding unit onto the processing table and lifts the holding unit to transfer the workpiece from the processing table onto the holding unit; and a fixing unit configured to fix the workpiece held by the holding unit and release the fixation of the workpiece when transferring the workpiece onto the processing table, wherein the fixing unit includes an abutting member that is movably supported so as to be capable of abutting on and separating from the workpiece, and an interlocking mechanism that presses the abutting member against the workpiece in conjunction with upward movement of the holding unit and releases the pressing of the abutting member in conjunction with downward movement of the holding unit.