JPS6440233A - Article feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To protect articles in a housing box from dust, etc. by moving a cover body push-up member provided on the side of a housing box which is to be drawn out by the draw-out means of a housing means, to one direction and pushing a cover body upward from the housing box. CONSTITUTION:In pallets P1, P2... which are engaged with the plural shelf boards 156 of the elevating frame 152 of a housing means (stocker), the top of each pallet body 36 is covered with a cover body 40 to protect plural parts housed inside from dust, etc. And, as a desired pallet P1 comes to a position opposite to a draw-out means toward an assembling stand and stops through the lifting up/down of the elevating frame 152, an air cylinder CS2 which is diagonally installed on a pillar 144b is extended to lift up the cover body 40 from the body 36 by means of the lift-up arm 160 of a cover body opening mechanism 170. And, in this condition, the pallet body 36 is drawn out to a parts feeding position, i.e., a position opposite to a robot by the draw-out means. Thus, the articles in a housing box can be protected from dust, etc. without lowering operation efficiency.