Firing jig assembling apparatus, firing jig disassembling apparatus, circulating apparatus, method for firing ceramic molded body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structured body

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a circulating apparatus of a firing jig, which can fire a ceramic molded body efficiently, while reducing the need for manual labor, and the circulating apparatus of the present invention is a circulating apparatus comprising a firing jig assembling apparatus, a firing furnace, a firing jig disassembling apparatus, and a transporting conveyor, wherein the firing jig assembling apparatus comprises: a lid member attaching mechanism that attaches the lid member to a predetermined position of the firing jig placed on the table or the conveyor; and a jig delivering mechanism that delivers the firing jig which has the ceramic molded body being mounted thereon and the lid member being attached thereto, to the firing furnace, the firing jig disassembling apparatus comprising: a jig receiving mechanism that receives the firing jig which has the fired ceramic molded body being mounted thereon and the lid member being attached thereto, from the firing furnace; and a lid member detaching mechanism that detaches the lid member arm from the firing jig placed on the table or the conveyor with the lid member being attached thereto.