WO1986007554A1 - Flexible manufacturing system - Google Patents

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WO1986007554A1
WO1986007554A1 PCT/DE1986/000243 DE8600243W WO8607554A1 WO 1986007554 A1 WO1986007554 A1 WO 1986007554A1 DE 8600243 W DE8600243 W DE 8600243W WO 8607554 A1 WO8607554 A1 WO 8607554A1
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Joachim Schuster
Axel Schaffroth
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q7/00—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting
    • B23Q7/04—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting by means of grippers
    • B23Q7/046—Handling workpieces or tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q7/00—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting
    • B23Q7/14—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines
    • B23Q7/1426—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices
    • B23Q7/1442—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices using carts carrying work holders

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  • the invention relates to a flexible production system with at least two machining centers, a first transport device that can be moved in right-angled coordinates with a conveyor for workpieces in front of the machining centers, a second transport device for tools behind the machining centers that can be moved in right-angled coordinates, and third transport devices in front of the machining centers, which transport the workpieces transferred from the first transport device into the working area of the machining centers, a first station, in which the workpieces are stored in the sphere of action of the transporter, and clamping devices, into which the workpieces are transported and be clamped for processing.
  • the first transport device is a trolley with a sliding and chain transport as a transporter for gripping and transporting the workpieces clamped in the pallet-mounted clamping devices.
  • the workpieces are clamped by hand in the clamping devices mounted on the pallets and are stored in this way in the first station.
  • This type of workpiece buffering is relatively expensive.
  • the invention has for its object to change the known system so that the workpiece buffering is done more cost-effectively.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in that the first transport device is designed in a cross-portal construction and, as the transporter, has a gripper for gripping the workpieces directly, in that the workpieces are stored in the first station without workpiece clamping devices and in that the workpiece clamping devices Automatically capture workpieces delivered by the first transport device.
  • the workpieces are thus buffered without (pallets and) clamping devices, which is less expensive than the known type of buffering.
  • a further development of the invention is that at least one third station is provided, in which the gripper can automatically change its gripping hand so that it is able to grasp a different type of workpiece.
  • the gripper can automatically change its gripping hand so that it is able to grasp a different type of workpiece.
  • a fourth station in which workpiece clamping devices are stored and converted, which can be automatically brought into their working position. Also in this case, it is possible that one and the same clamping device is used for different workpieces, whereby the same applies to these as to the gripper.
  • FIG. 2 of the drawing Further details of the invention emerge from FIG. 2 of the drawing.
  • 1 denotes several machining centers which are arranged next to one another.
  • workpieces which are stored at 2a, are manually placed in workpiece magazines, which are located on a workpiece magazine loading and unloading station 2b, by the operator. From there they are transported to storage racks 2d by means of a computer-controlled rack vehicle 2c. They are removed from these shelves 2d by further computer-controlled shelf vehicles 3. These move up in floor-mounted inductive loops 4. The vehicles 3 bring the workpiece magazines into the effective range of grippers of two further transport devices 5. These are constructed in a cross-portal construction, in the present case two crossbars 5a on rails 5b in front of the machining centers 1 and can be moved here.
  • grippers On the crossbar there are grippers which are movable on the one hand perpendicular to the rails 5b and on the other hand are adjustable in the vertical direction.
  • the grippers of the transport devices 5 transfer the workpieces to stations 6, where they are stored with the same spatial orientation. From there, the workpieces are transferred by the grippers to further transport devices 7, which are located immediately in front of the machining centers 1.
  • the machined workpieces run through the described path in the opposite direction.
  • a transport device 8 in the form of a carriage which can be moved back and forth, with which tools from magazines 9 handle the work . centers can be fed.
  • These have integrated tool magazines, to which the tools are initially transferred.
  • the tools are sorted into tool pallets in a station 10. These pallets then reach a central changeover station 11 by means of a vehicle 3, from where they are first brought to a rack 9a and from there to the shelves 9 by means of the vehicle 8. Of course, used tools are transported in the opposite direction, but otherwise in the same way.
  • Additional stations are designated by 12, which have different gripper hands and in which the gripper can automatically grip his gripping hand.
  • a station is designated in the workpiece fixtures. From there, they are by means of the vehicles 3 and the grippers of the transport devices 5 are transported to the machining centers.
  • machining centers 1 are provided twice. Each group of six machining centers is served by a transport device 5 which has two crossbars 5a. A station 12, in which gripper hands are stored, is assigned to each cross bar 5a with gripper.
  • the vehicles 3 have clamping devices for the workpiece magazines, for the workpiece clamping devices and for the tool pallets in accordance with the various tasks which they have to perform.
  • the system shown can be expanded to the right such that further processing centers, e.g. two times four, connect.
  • Further transport devices 5, in the present example two to four machining centers each, would then have to be provided in front of these.
  • Stations 2, 13 and 10 could also be used for the additional machining centers.
  • a further transport vehicle 8 for the tools would have to be provided behind the further machining centers, and of course the existing one can also be used, this in that its rails are extended to the right.
  • Drilling and milling machines are preferably considered as machining centers.

Abstract

A flexible manufacturing system with at least two machining centres (1), a first transport installation (5) which can move along rectangular co-ordinates, with a conveyor for taking the work-pieces from the machining centres (1), a second transport installation (8) which can move along rectangular co-ordinates for tools behind the machining centres, a third set of transport installations (7) in front of the machining centres which transport to the work zone of the machining centres (1) the workpieces transferred from the first transport installation (5), a first station (6) in which are stored the workpieces in the zone of activity of the conveyor, and clamping systems in which the workpieces are gripped for transport and machining. The invention is characterized by the fact that the first transport installation (5) is designed as a cross portal and possesses, as the conveyor, a gripper for direct collection of the workpieces, that the workpieces are stored in the first station (6) without workpiece clamping devices and that the workpiece clamping devices automatically collect the workpieces delivered from the first transport installation (5). In this way it is possible to ensure a buffering stock of the workpieces at an advantageous cost.

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Flexibles Fertigungssystem Flexible manufacturing system
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein flexibles Ferti¬ gungssystem mit mindestens zwei Bearbeitungszentren, einer ersten in rechtwinkligen Koordinaten bewegbaren Transporteinrichtung mit einem Transporteur für Werk¬ stücke vor den Bearbeitungszentren, einer zweiten in rechtwinkligen Koordinaten bewegbaren Transportein¬ richtung für Werkzeuge hinter den Bearbeitungszentren, dritten Transporteinrichtungen vor den Bearbeitungs¬ zentren, die die von der ersten Transporteinrichtung übergebenen Werkstücke in den Arbeitsbereich der Bear¬ beitungszentren transportieren, einer ersten Station, in der die Werkstücke im Wirkungsbereich des Trans- porteurs lagern, und Spannvorrichtuhgen, in die die Werkstücke^ zum Transport und zur Bearbeitung einge¬ spannt werden.The invention relates to a flexible production system with at least two machining centers, a first transport device that can be moved in right-angled coordinates with a conveyor for workpieces in front of the machining centers, a second transport device for tools behind the machining centers that can be moved in right-angled coordinates, and third transport devices in front of the machining centers, which transport the workpieces transferred from the first transport device into the working area of the machining centers, a first station, in which the workpieces are stored in the sphere of action of the transporter, and clamping devices, into which the workpieces are transported and be clamped for processing.
Bei einem bekannten auf dem Markt befindlichen System dieser Art (siehe Fig. 1) ist die erste Transportein¬ richtung ein Wagen mit einem Schiebe- und Kettentrans¬ port als Transporteur zum Ergreifen und Transportieren der in die auf Paletten montierten Spannvorrichtungen eingespannten Werkstücke. Die Werkstücke werden per Hand in die auf die Paletten montierten Spannvorrich¬ tungen eingespannt und lagern in dieser Weise in der ersten Station. Diese Art der Werkstückpufferung ist relativ kostspielig.In a known system of this type on the market (see FIG. 1), the first transport device is a trolley with a sliding and chain transport as a transporter for gripping and transporting the workpieces clamped in the pallet-mounted clamping devices. The workpieces are clamped by hand in the clamping devices mounted on the pallets and are stored in this way in the first station. This type of workpiece buffering is relatively expensive.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, das bekannte System derart zu ändern, daß die Werkstückpufferung kostengünstiger erfolgt. Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die erste Transporteinrichtung in Kreuzportalbau¬ weise ausgebildet ist und als Transporteur einen Greifer zum direkten Ergreifen der Werkstücke aufweist, daß die Werkstücke in der ersten Station ohne Werkstück- Spannvorrichtungen lagern und daß die Werkstück-Spann¬ vorrichtungen die von der ersten Transporteinrichtung angelieferten Werkstücke automatisch erfassen.The invention has for its object to change the known system so that the workpiece buffering is done more cost-effectively. This object is achieved according to the invention in that the first transport device is designed in a cross-portal construction and, as the transporter, has a gripper for gripping the workpieces directly, in that the workpieces are stored in the first station without workpiece clamping devices and in that the workpiece clamping devices Automatically capture workpieces delivered by the first transport device.
Die Pufferung der Werkstücke erfolgt somit ohne (Palet¬ ten und) Spannvorrichtungen, was kostengünstiger ist als die bekannte Art der Pufferung.The workpieces are thus buffered without (pallets and) clamping devices, which is less expensive than the known type of buffering.
Der Vorteil des erfindungsgemäßen Systems gegenüber den bekannten Transferstraßen besteht darin, daß erste- res umrüstflexibler ist als letztere.The advantage of the system according to the invention over the known transfer lines is that the former is more flexible than the latter.
Eine Weiterentwicklung der Erfindimg besteht darin, daß mindestens eine dritte Station vorgesehen ist, in der sich der Greifer automatisch seine Greifhand wechseln kann, so daß er in der Lage ist, ein anders geartetes Werkstück zu erfassen. Allerdings ist es auch möglich, denselben Greifer für unterschiedliche Werkstücke zu verwenden, sei es, daß die Unterschiede nicht die Stellen des Werkstückes betreffen, an denen der Greifer das Werkstück erfaßt, sei es, daß der Greifer in der Lage ist, seine GreifStellung zu verändern.A further development of the invention is that at least one third station is provided, in which the gripper can automatically change its gripping hand so that it is able to grasp a different type of workpiece. However, it is also possible to use the same gripper for different workpieces, either that the differences do not affect the locations of the workpiece at which the gripper grips the workpiece, or that the gripper is able to change its gripping position .
Ferner wird vorgeschlagen, daß eine vierte Station vorgesehen ist, in der Werkstück-Spannvorrichtungen lagern und umgerüstet werden, die automatisch in ihre Arbeitsposition gebracht werden können. Auch in diesem Fall ist es möglich, daß ein und dieselbe Spannvor¬ richtung für unterschiedliche Werkstücke verwendet wird, wobei für diese das gleiche gilt wie für den Greifer.It is also proposed that a fourth station be provided, in which workpiece clamping devices are stored and converted, which can be automatically brought into their working position. Also in this In this case, it is possible that one and the same clamping device is used for different workpieces, whereby the same applies to these as to the gripper.
Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der Figur 2 der Zeichnung.Further details of the invention emerge from FIG. 2 of the drawing.
In dieser sind mit 1 mehrere Bearbeitungszentren be- zeichnet, die nebeneinander angeordnet sind.In this, 1 denotes several machining centers which are arranged next to one another.
In einer Station 2 werden manuell durch Bediener Werk¬ stücke, die bei 2a lagern, lageorientiert in Werkstück¬ magazine gelegt, die sich auf einem Werkstückmagazin- Be- und Entladeplatz 2b befinden. Von dort werden sie mittels eines rechnergesteuerten Regalfahrzeuges 2c in Speicherregale 2d transportiert. Aus diesen Regalen 2d werden sie durch weitere rechnergesteuerte Regalfahr¬ zeuge 3 entnommen. Diese fahren auf in bodenverlegten Induktivschleifen 4. Die Fahrzeuge 3 bringen die Werk¬ stückmagazine in den Wirkungsbereich von Greifern zweier weiterer Transporteinrichtungen 5. Diese sind in Kreuzportalbauweise ausgebildet, wobei im vorliegen¬ den Fall jeweils zwei Querbalken 5a auf Schienen 5b vor den Bearbeitungszentren 1 hin und her verfahrbar sind. An den Querbalken befinden sich Greifer, die einerseits senkrecht zu den Schienen 5b beweglich sind und andererseits in vertikaler Richtung verstellbar sind. Die Greifer der Transporteinrichtungen 5 über- geben die Werkstücke an Stationen 6, wo sie räumlich gleichorientiert lagern. Von dort werden die Werkstücke durch die Greifer an weitere Transporteinrichtungen 7, die sich unmittelbar vor den Bearbeitungszentren 1 befinden, gebracht. Dort befinden sich automatisch -arbeitende Spannvorrichtungen, die die Werkstücke automatisch festspannen. Die Werkstücke werden nim¬ mehr in den Arbeitsbereich der Bearbeitungszentren 1 transportiert und anschließend bearbeitet.In a station 2, workpieces, which are stored at 2a, are manually placed in workpiece magazines, which are located on a workpiece magazine loading and unloading station 2b, by the operator. From there they are transported to storage racks 2d by means of a computer-controlled rack vehicle 2c. They are removed from these shelves 2d by further computer-controlled shelf vehicles 3. These move up in floor-mounted inductive loops 4. The vehicles 3 bring the workpiece magazines into the effective range of grippers of two further transport devices 5. These are constructed in a cross-portal construction, in the present case two crossbars 5a on rails 5b in front of the machining centers 1 and can be moved here. On the crossbar there are grippers which are movable on the one hand perpendicular to the rails 5b and on the other hand are adjustable in the vertical direction. The grippers of the transport devices 5 transfer the workpieces to stations 6, where they are stored with the same spatial orientation. From there, the workpieces are transferred by the grippers to further transport devices 7, which are located immediately in front of the machining centers 1. There are automatically working clamping devices that automatically clamp the workpieces. The workpieces are never transported into the work area of the machining centers 1 and then machined.
Die bearbeiteten Werkstücke durchlaufen den beschrie¬ benen Weg in umgekehrter Richtung.The machined workpieces run through the described path in the opposite direction.
Auf der Rückseite der Bearbeitungszentren 1 befindet sich eine Transporteinrichtung 8 in Form eines hin und her verfahrbaren Wagens, mit dem Werkzeuge aus Ma¬ gazinen 9 den Bearbe.itungszentren zugeführt werden können. Diese weisen integrierte Werkzeugmagazine auf, denen die Werkzeuge zunächst übergeben werden.On the back of the machining centers 1 there is a transport device 8 in the form of a carriage which can be moved back and forth, with which tools from magazines 9 handle the work . centers can be fed. These have integrated tool magazines, to which the tools are initially transferred.
Die Werkzeuge werden in einer Station 10 in Werkzeug¬ paletten einsortiert. Diese Paletten gelangen dann mittels eines Fahrzeuges 3 zu einer zentralen Umrüst¬ station 11 , von wo sie zunächst in ein Regal 9a und von dort mittels des Fahrzeuges 8 in die Regale 9 ge¬ bracht werden. Natürlich wird der Transport gebrauchter Werkzeuge in umgekehrter Richtung, im übrigen aber genauso vorgenommen.The tools are sorted into tool pallets in a station 10. These pallets then reach a central changeover station 11 by means of a vehicle 3, from where they are first brought to a rack 9a and from there to the shelves 9 by means of the vehicle 8. Of course, used tools are transported in the opposite direction, but otherwise in the same way.
Mit 12 sind weitere Stationen bezeichnet, die verschie¬ dene Greiferhände aufweisen und in denen sich der Greifer automatisch seine Greifhand ergreifen kann.Additional stations are designated by 12, which have different gripper hands and in which the gripper can automatically grip his gripping hand.
Mit 13 ist eine Station bezeichnet, in der Werkstück- Spannvorrichtungen lagern. Von dort werden sie mittels der Fahrzeuge 3 und der Greifer der Transportvorrich¬ tungen 5 zu den Bearbeitungszentren transportiert.With 13 a station is designated in the workpiece fixtures. From there, they are by means of the vehicles 3 and the grippers of the transport devices 5 are transported to the machining centers.
In vorliegendem Fall sind zweimal sechs Bearbeitungs¬ zentren 1 vorgesehen. Jede Gruppe von sechs Bearbei¬ tungszentren wird von einer Transporteinrichtung 5 bedient, die zwei Querbalken 5a aufweist. Jedem Quer¬ balken 5a mit Greifer ist eine Station 12, in der Greiferhände lagern, zugeordnet.In the present case, six machining centers 1 are provided twice. Each group of six machining centers is served by a transport device 5 which has two crossbars 5a. A station 12, in which gripper hands are stored, is assigned to each cross bar 5a with gripper.
Die Fahrzeuge 3 weisen entsprechend der verschiedenen Aufgaben, die sie zu erfüllen haben, Spanneinrichtungen für die Werkstückmagazine, für die Werkstückspannvor¬ richtungen und für die Werkzeugpaletten auf.The vehicles 3 have clamping devices for the workpiece magazines, for the workpiece clamping devices and for the tool pallets in accordance with the various tasks which they have to perform.
Das dargestellte System ist nach rechts ausbaubar der¬ art beispielsweise, daß sich an die dargestellten Be¬ arbeitungszentren weitere Bearbeitungszentren, z.B. zweimal vier, anschließen. Vor diesen müßten dann wei- tere Transporteinrichtungen 5, in vorliegendem Beispiel zwei vor je vier Bearbeitungszentren, vorgesehen werden. Die Stationen 2, 13 und 10 könnten auch für die zusätz¬ lichen BearbeitungsZentren verwendet werden. Selbstver¬ ständlich müßte hinter den weiteren Bearbeitungszentren ein weiteres Transportfahrzeug 8 für die Werkzeuge vor¬ gesehen sein, wobei natürlich auch das vorhandene ver¬ wendet werden kann, dies dadurch, daß seine Schienen nach rechts verlängert werden.The system shown can be expanded to the right such that further processing centers, e.g. two times four, connect. Further transport devices 5, in the present example two to four machining centers each, would then have to be provided in front of these. Stations 2, 13 and 10 could also be used for the additional machining centers. Of course, a further transport vehicle 8 for the tools would have to be provided behind the further machining centers, and of course the existing one can also be used, this in that its rails are extended to the right.
Als Bearbeitungszentren werden vorzugsweise Bohr- und Fräsmaschinen angesehen. Drilling and milling machines are preferably considered as machining centers.

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Ansprüche : Expectations :
1. Flexibles Fertigungssystem mit mindestens zwei Bear¬ beitungszentren, einer ersten in rechtwinkligen Koordi¬ naten bewegbaren Transporteinrichtung mit einem Trans¬ porteur für Werkstücke vor den Bearbeitungszentren, einer zweiten in rechtwinkligen Koordinaten bewegbaren Transporteinrichtung für Werkzeuge hinter den Bearbei¬ tungszentren, dritten Transporteinrichtungen vor den Bearbeitungszentren, die die von der ersten Transport¬ einrichtimg übergebenen Werkstücke in den Arbeitsbereich der Bearbeitungszentren transportieren, einer ersten Station, in der die Werkstücke im Wirkungsbereich des Transporteurs lagern, und Spannvorrichtungen, in die die Werkstücke zum Transport und zur Bearbeitung ein¬ gespannt werden, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß die erste Transporteinrichtung (5) in Kreuzportal¬ bauweise ausgebildet ist und als Transporteur einen Greifer zum direkten Ergreifen der Werkstücke aufweist, daß die Werkstücke in der ersten Station (6) ohne Werkstück-Spannvorrichtungen lagern und daß die Werk- stück-Spannvorrichtungen die von der ersten Transport¬ einrichtimg (5) angelieferten Werkstücke automatisch erfassen.1. Flexible manufacturing system with at least two machining centers, a first transport device that can be moved in right-angled coordinates with a transporter for workpieces in front of the machining centers, a second transport device that can be moved in right-angled coordinates for tools behind the machining centers, and third transport devices in front of the Machining centers that transport the workpieces transferred from the first transport device into the working area of the machining centers, a first station in which the workpieces are stored in the area of action of the transporter, and clamping devices in which the workpieces are clamped for transport and processing. characterized in that the first transport device (5) is constructed in a cross-portal construction and, as the transporter, has a gripper for direct gripping of the workpieces, that the workpieces in the first station (6) have no work store ck-clamping devices, and that the workpiece clamping devices automatically detect the einrichtimg from the first Transport¬ (5) supplied workpieces.
2. Fertigungssystem nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch g e - k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß eine zweite Station (2) vorgesehen ist, in der die zu bearbeitenden und/oder die bearbeiteten Werkstücke gehandhabt werden und die über eine vierte Transporteinrichtung (3>4) mit der ersten Transporteinrichtung (5) in Verbindung steht derart, daß die zu bearbeitenden Werkstücke über die vierte (3,4) und erste (5) Transporteinrichtung in die erste Station (6) und/oder umgekehrt die bearbei¬ teten Werkstücke transportiert werden.2. Production system according to claim 1, characterized in that a second station (2) is provided, in which the workpieces to be machined and / or the machined workpieces are handled and via a fourth transport device (3 > 4) with the first transport device (5) communicates in such a way that the workpieces to be processed are transported via the fourth (3, 4) and first (5) transport device into the first station (6) and / or vice versa, the processed workpieces.
3. Fertigungssystem nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß mindestens eine dritte Station (12) vorgesehen ist, in der sich der Greifer automatisch seine Greifhand wechseln kann.3. Manufacturing system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one third station (12) is provided, in which the gripper can automatically change its gripping hand.
4. Fertigungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß eine vierte Station (13) vorgesehen ist, in der Werkstück-Spann¬ vorrichtungen lagern und umgerüstet werden, die auto- matisch in ihre Arbeitspositionen gebracht werden können.4. Manufacturing system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a fourth station (13) is provided, in which workpiece clamping devices are stored and converted, which can be brought automatically into their working positions.
5. Fertigungssystem nach Anspruch 4,' dadurch g e ¬ k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß die Spannvorrichtungen von der vierten Transporteinrichtung (3,4) und der ersten Transporteinrichtung (5) in ihre Arbeitsposi¬ tionen gebracht werden.5. Manufacturing system according to claim 4, characterized in that the clamping devices are brought into their working positions by the fourth transport device (3, 4) and the first transport device (5).
6. Fertigungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß eine fünfte6. Manufacturing system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a fifth
Station (10) vorgesehen ist, in der die Werkzeuge auf Paletten untergebracht werden, die von einer Transport¬ einrichtung, insbesondere der vierten Transporteinrich¬ tung (3,4)» einer sechsten Station (9,11) zugeführt werden, wo die Werkzeuge vorzugsweise für den Einzel¬ transport für die zweite Transporteinrichtung (8) zu¬ gänglich sind, die sie den Bearbeitungszentren (1) zu¬ geordneten Magazinen zuführt. A station (10) is provided, in which the tools are accommodated on pallets, which are fed from a transport device, in particular the fourth transport device (3, 4) to a sixth station (9, 11), where the tools are preferably for individual transport are accessible to the second transport device (8) which feeds them to magazines assigned to the machining centers (1).
7. Fertigungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß die vierte Transporteinrichtung (3,4) aus induktiv gesteuerten Flurfδrderfahrzeugen (3) besteht.7. Manufacturing system according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the fourth transport device (3, 4) consists of inductively controlled industrial trucks (3).
8. Fertigungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß eine erste Transporteinrichtung (5) aus vor den Bearbeitungs¬ zentren (1) verlaufenden Schienen (5b) und vorzugs- weise zwei darauf verfahrbaren Transportvorrichtungen (5a) besteht, wobei eine Transportvorrichtung (5a) mehrere Bearbeitungszentren (1) bedienen kann.8. Manufacturing system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a first transport device (5) from in front of the machining centers (1) running rails (5b) and preferably two transport devices (5a) movable thereon, one Transport device (5a) can operate several machining centers (1).
9. Fertigungssystem nach Anspruch 8, dadurch g e - k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß für jede Transportvor- richtung (5a) eine dritte Station (12) vorgesehen ist.9. Manufacturing system according to claim 8, characterized in that a third station (12) is provided for each transport device (5a).
10. Fertigungssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, daß Werkstücke in der ersten Station (6) räumlich gleichorientiert und vorzugsweise horizontal nebeneinander liegen. 10. Production system according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that workpieces in the first station (6) are spatially identically oriented and preferably lie horizontally next to one another.
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