| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tube transfer device capable of conveying a tube from a certain place to the other simultaneously while adjusting a transverse distance between parallel tubes. SOLUTION: A tube conveyor means 21 is provided with a plurality of first tube holders 86, 88 holding a plurality of processed tubes T at an entry location so as to be spaced apart a first distance in the lateral direction. A tube shuttle means 18 shifts the processed tubes T between the first position and the entry location or the second position to the tube conveying machine 21 and is provided with a second tube holder 53 placed so as to receive the processed tubes T at the first position while maintaining the second distance between the processed tubes T. When the tube shuttle means 18 comes to an entry location to the tube conveying means 21, a means of changing a distance between the processed tubes changes, from the second distance to the first distance, a lateral distance between the processed tubes of the second tube holder 53 in response to the movement of the tube shuttle means 18 between the first position and the second position so that the processed tubes T may be spaced at the first distance. |
