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| 3C033 | Feeding of workpieces | |
| B23Q7/00 -7/18 | ||
| B23Q7/00-7/18 | AA | AA00 VARIANTS THAT USE PALLETS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 | |
| . Pallet transport mechanisms | . . Variants that use chain mechanisms | . . Sections that lock with pallets | . . . Interlocking with locking or clamping mechanisms | . Devices that store multiple pallets | . . Variants that circulate in horizontal planes | . . Variants that circulate in vertical planes | . . Rotary box-type variants | . . Transport and carrier sections | ||||
| AA11 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | |||||||
| . Variants that use transport trucks | . Pallet changer sections | . . Sliding pallet changer sections | . . . Variants on which two or more pallets can be loaded | . . Slewing pallet changer sections | . . Pallet changer sections that can be raised and lowered | |||||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA30 | |||||||
| . Details | . . Pallet units | . . Guide rails or guide rollers | . . Revolving or inverting mechanisms for pallets | . . Stopping or positioning | . . Detection or control means | |||||||
| BB | BB00 SHAPES OF WORKPIECES |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB10 | ||
| . Cylindrical workpieces | . . Annular workpieces | . Sheet-shaped workpieces | . . Disk-shaped workpieces | . Strips | . . Round rods | . . Square workpieces | . . Shaped steel materials | . Specific products | ||||
| CC | CC00 DISCHARGING OF WORKPIECES |
CC01 | CC03 | CC04 | CC07 | CC10 | ||||||
| . Discharging by dropping into chutes or hoppers | . Discharging by workpiece-receiving devices that tilt | . . Variants that both tilt and slide | . Discharging by means of air blowers | . Detection or control means | ||||||||
| DD | DD00 LIFTING AND CARRYING |
DD01 | DD02 | DD04 | DD06 | DD10 | ||||||
| . Support of workpieces on transport bars | . . Variants that have feed pawls that swivel | . Support of workpieces by gripping means | . Vertical and front-to-back movement with one drive source | . Detection or control means | ||||||||
| EE | EE00 INVERTING OR TILTING |
EE01 | EE03 | EE05 | EE07 | EE09 | EE10 | |||||
| . Variants that use levers that act on workpieces directly | . Inverting in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation around the axis of the gripping member | . Variants that use inverting frames | . Inverting mechanisms that are interlocked with transport mechanisms | . Variants that use gravity | . Detection or control means | |||||||
| FF | FF00 FEEDING BY USE OF DRUMS OR ROTARY DISKS |
FF01 | FF02 | FF03 | FF04 | FF05 | FF07 | FF08 | FF09 | FF10 | ||
| . Rotation in vertical planes | . Rotation in horizontal planes | . Variants that have calculating mechanisms | . Variants that have workpiece-clamping means on disks | . . Mechanisms for the attaching and detaching the clamps | . Discharge from hoppers | . Variants that process workpiece end surfaces | . Workpiece feed-in mechanism | . Detection or control means | ||||
| GG | GG00 VARIANTS THAT USE ENDLESS CONVEYOR |
GG01 | GG02 | GG03 | GG04 | GG05 | GG06 | GG08 | GG09 | GG10 | ||
| . Variants that use belt conveyors | . . Variants that catch workpieces between belts | . Variants that have work clamping means | . . Mounting/demounting mechanism | . Variants that have concave portions to hold workpieces | . . Feeding onto concave portions | . Workpiece stoppage mechanism | . Workpiece taking-out mechanism | . Detection and control means | ||||
| HH | HH00 FEEDING BY USE OF GRIPPING MEANS |
HH01 | HH02 | HH03 | HH04 | HH05 | HH06 | HH08 | HH09 | HH10 | ||
| . Variants that use swinging arms | . . Variants that use loading arms and discharge arms with separate axes | . . Multi-branch arms that turn around a single axis | . . Parallel link arms | . . Multijoint arms | . . Gripping means operated by arms that swing about an axis | . . Feeding to specific processing machinery | . . . Shoe-grinding lathes | . . . Simultaneous feed to two chucks | ||||
| HH11 | HH12 | HH13 | HH14 | HH15 | HH16 | HH17 | HH19 | HH20 | ||||
| . Variants that move rectilinearly | . . Variants that have gate-like travel rails | . . Variants that have multiple arms that move linearly | . . Variants that move in only one dimension | . Combinations of rocking and linear motion | . . Arms that rock in horizontal planes | . . Arms that rock in vertical planes | . Multiple shafts that are driven by a single drive source | . Workpiece-pressing mechanisms | ||||
| HH21 | HH22 | HH23 | HH24 | HH25 | HH26 | HH27 | HH28 | HH30 | ||||
| . Hand sections | . . Mechanisms that grip the external diameter | . . Variants that grip the internal diameter | . . Sections that touch the workpiece | . . Sections that have two hand-like members | . Suction apparatuses | . . Suction pad sections | . . Variants that have multiple suction pads | . Detection and control means | ||||
| JJ | JJ00 ROLLER-WAY MEANS |
JJ01 | JJ02 | JJ03 | JJ04 | JJ05 | JJ06 | JJ07 | JJ08 | JJ10 | ||
| . Feeding of workpieces by holding between rollers | . . Roller pressing mechanisms | . Tilted drive rollers | . Removal of workpieces from roller-ways | . . Variants that use rocking levers | . Variants that have vertically movable roller-ways | . Variants that have roller-ways that tilt | . Workpiece-stopping mechanisms | . Detection and control means | ||||
| KK | KK00 PUSHERS |
KK01 | KK02 | KK03 | KK04 | KK05 | KK06 | KK08 | KK09 | KK10 | ||
| . Removal of workpieces from stacks | . . Removal of items on the top level | . . Removal of items on the bottom level | . . . Interlocking of pushers with support means at or above the second level | . Pushing of workpieces onto chucks | . Simultaneous extrusion of multiple workpieces | . Extrusion driving mechanisms | . . Rocking-type extruding members | . Detection or control means | ||||
| LL | LL00 SLIDING AND GLIDING MEANS |
LL01 | LL02 | LL03 | LL04 | LL05 | LL06 | LL08 | LL10 | |||
| . Variants that use chutes | . . Variants that have separating apparatuses that remove at fixed counts | . . . Variants that use pawls that alternately extend and retract | . . . Variants that use rotating or rocking members | . . . Variants that use sliding separating members | . . Workpieces that are supported where thier diameter is large | . Variants that use sliding means | . Detection and control means | |||||
| MM | MM00 MAGAZINE MEANS |
MM01 | MM02 | MM03 | MM04 | MM06 | MM10 | |||||
| . Magazine shape | . . Shelf-like variants | . . Skewering-type variants | . . Circulating or rotating variants | . Mechanisms that raise and lower workpieces or magazines | . Detection and control means | |||||||
| NN | NN00 SELECTING APPARATUSES |
NN01 | NN02 | NN03 | NN04 | NN05 | NN06 | NN07 | NN08 | |||
| . Objects to be sensed | . . Length | . . Weight | . . Flaws or color | . . Marks | . Sensing means | . . Optical means | . . Magnetic means | |||||
| PP | PP00 PRODUCTION LINES AND OTHERS |
PP01 | PP02 | PP03 | PP04 | PP05 | PP06 | PP07 | PP08 | PP09 | PP10 | |
| . Circulating lines | . Combinations of workpiece transport means | . . Endless conveyors | . . Roller-ways | . . Chutes | . . Pushers | . . Loaders | . . Rotary tables | . . Magazine means | . . Lifters | |||
| PP11 | PP13 | PP14 | PP16 | PP18 | PP19 | PP20 | ||||||
| . Variants that use transport trucks | . Variants that coordinate the orientation of the workpiece | . . Variants that change orientation during transport | . Spacing adjustment | . Variants that use spiral transport members | . Counting or inspecting devices integral with transport devices | . Detection and control means |