摘要 |
<p>A production line in which work pieces are operated on or manipulated, or assemblies or sub-assemblies are formed or operated on or manipulated, on respective pallets mounted on an endless conveyor (50) which carries the pallets along an upper operating run (52) sequentially through a series of work stations (S2, S4, S5, S7, S9, S11, S13, S15) and checking stations (S1, S3, S6, S8, S10, S12, S14, S16) and then inverted along a lower return run (54) for the release of reject items into appropriate reject bins (R2 to R7 for check points C2 to C7) pre-selected according to reject type. At the end of the upper operating run (52) satisfactorily completed items are released from their pallets and removed to a product conveyor (56) for further test or treatment. Loose items of conveyor (50) drop onto conveyor (58) and from there into a further reject bin.</p> |