METHOD OF MOVING A WORKPIECE INTO A WORKING STATION AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE METHOD

摘要

A wire-guided cart system used in a flexible manufacturing system has a movable top deck (30) and a pallet transport (34) interposed between the top deck and a pallet. Upon arrival of the cart at a docking station, the transport is lowered onto locating means, downward movement releasing the transport from the top deck and releasing the pallet from the transport.