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Working method and apparatus for workpiece being conveyed

  • US 4,964,497 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1989
  • Issued: 10/23/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a working method for a workpiece being conveyed wherein a movable base is provided alongside of a conveyor conveying a workpiece mounted on a carrier which is movable in the longitudinal direction in which said workpiece is conveyed, and a robot mounted on the movable base is used to apply predetermined working to the workpiece being conveyed by the conveyor, an improvement comprising the steps of:

  • carrying out successively;

    detecting the carrier, clamping the carrier by a clamping means provided on the movable base, and positioning the workpiece on the carrier by a positioning means provided on the movable base in three orthogonal directions with respect to the movable base and holding the workpiece in that position; and

    thereafter operating the robot.

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