Equipment for automatic buffer storage due to disturbances in production plant of workpiece carriers carrying different groups of workpiece mountings consists of circular storage platforms arranged vertically on threaded spindle

摘要

The unit (12) consists of a vertical arrangement of circular storage platforms (20). These have collars (19) with ball races engaging with a threaded spindle (18) for raising and lowering them relative to an aperture for the loading/unloading of workpiece carriers (1) by a robot (11). The carriers are deposited around the platform peripheries. Electronic stores register the carriers stored and control their redistribution according to the production programme