摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To separate a vessel group where a plurality of vessels are stacked in a nesting state into individual vessels during conveyance by a conveyor, to keep the interval between vessels at constant intervals, and to supply them to a next process. SOLUTION: A separating section C comprises an upstream-side conveyor 12 and a downstream-side conveyor 21, the upstream-side conveyor 12 comprises a chain conveyer 13 for support disposed on the bottom surface and belt conveyors 14 and 14 for hold disposed on both sides thereof, and the downstream-side conveyor 21 comprises a belt conveyor 22 for support and belt conveyors 23 and 23 for separation disposed on both sides thereof. When a first position sensor 31 detects a head conveyed vessel 1 of the conveyed vessel group 2, the belt feeding speed of the downstream-side conveyor 21 is increased, and the head conveyed vessel 1 is separated from the conveyed vessel group 2. When a second position sensor 32 detects a separated conveyed vessel 1, the belt feeding speed of the downstream-side conveyor 21 is decreased to the belt feeding speed of the upstream-side conveyor 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |