Article transfer apparatus
First Claim
1. An articles transfer device comprising:
- a circulation conveyer which rotates along a predetermined circular-arc track in a state in which a plurality of articles are placed thereon;
an article position change apparatus or member which changes at least positions of the respective articles on the circulation conveyer at a predetermined circumferential position of the rotating circulation conveyer;
a rotational position detecting device which detects a rotational position of the circulation conveyer;
a sensor which obtains information that enables identification of at least positions of the respective articles on the circulation conveyer at a position after passing through the predetermined position in the circumferential direction; and
an article pick up device which picks up the articles placed on the circulation conveyer in a state in which the circulation conveyer is rotating and which transfers the picked-up articles to a predetermined transferred position by using article position information in which the information obtained by the sensor corresponds to a detected result of the rotational position detecting device at the time of obtaining the information by the sensor, and a detected result of the rotational position detecting device at the time of picking up the articles.
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Abstract
This article transfer apparatus comprises a disk member, an article supply apparatus which changes at least positions of the respective articles at a predetermined circumferential position of the rotating disk member, a rotation sensor which detects a rotational position of the disk member, a visual sensor which obtains information for identifying at least positions of the respective articles on the disk member, and a robot which picks up the articles on the disk member in a state in which the disk member is rotating, by using an article position information in which the information obtained by the visual sensor corresponds to a detected result of the rotation sensor at the time of obtaining the information, and a detected result of the rotation sensor at the time of picking up the articles.
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4 Claims
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1. An articles transfer device comprising:
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a circulation conveyer which rotates along a predetermined circular-arc track in a state in which a plurality of articles are placed thereon; an article position change apparatus or member which changes at least positions of the respective articles on the circulation conveyer at a predetermined circumferential position of the rotating circulation conveyer; a rotational position detecting device which detects a rotational position of the circulation conveyer; a sensor which obtains information that enables identification of at least positions of the respective articles on the circulation conveyer at a position after passing through the predetermined position in the circumferential direction; and an article pick up device which picks up the articles placed on the circulation conveyer in a state in which the circulation conveyer is rotating and which transfers the picked-up articles to a predetermined transferred position by using article position information in which the information obtained by the sensor corresponds to a detected result of the rotational position detecting device at the time of obtaining the information by the sensor, and a detected result of the rotational position detecting device at the time of picking up the articles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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