Sheet loading system with first and second transfer feeders

摘要

A sheet loading system is provided for consecutively loading sheets onto a multi-step process press machine such that a plurality of workpieces loaded respectively on a plurality of workstations is simultaneously processed by one stroke. The sheet loading system includes a conveyor, a sheet loader, a first sheet transfer feeder, and a second sheet transfer feeder.

主权项

1. A sheet loading system comprising:
a conveyor that is installed along a Y-axis direction at the upstream of a press machine, which has an X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, a Z-axis direction, and a press line aligned with the X-axis direction so as to be adjacent to the press machine, and transfers sheets; a sheet loader that is installed along the Y-axis direction such that the sheet loader is adjacent to the conveyor, and takes over the sheets from the conveyor, and transfers the sheets to the press line; a first sheet transfer feeder that is installed between the press machine and the sheet loader, and takes over the sheets from the sheet loader, and transfers the sheets toward a first workstation; a second sheet transfer feeder that is installed between the press machine and the first sheet transfer feeder, and takes over the sheets from the first sheet transfer feeder, and transfers the sheets to the first workstation; a feeder frame that is installed along the X-axis direction between the press machine and the sheet loader; and a plurality of guide rails that is installed on the upper surface of the feeder frame in parallel with the press line such that the guide rails guide and transfer the sheets.