IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING/CLOSING DRUM LID, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DRUM CONTENTS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten an entire time required for processing contents in a lidded drum. SOLUTION: The apparatus for automatically opening/closing a drum lid has a hand unit (HU) for automatically opening/closing and holding the lid of the lidded drum (can) and a fixed robot for automatically moving the HU, wherein the HU and the robot can be automatically mounted/detached. The method for processing the drum contents comprises a step of placing the lidded can on a lid opening station for opening the lid using the apparatus, and separating the lid from the can for causing the HU to hold it; a step of processing the contents of the can with its lid separated and carrying to a lid closing station for closing the can lid; a step of separating the HU holding the lid from the robot for carrying to the lid closing station; and a step of coupling the carried HU with the robot at the lid closing station, closing the can with the lid held by the HU by means of the HU, and canceling the holding of the lid by the HU. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO