Plate material carry-out device

Abstract

The present invention provides a plate material carry-out device that can prevent a possible delay in carrying out a plate material even if the plate material requires only a short processing time, improving cycle time, the plate material carry-out device also requiring only a simple configuration. A plate material carry-out device carries out a processed plate material W from a plate material processing machine 1 to a plate material carry out section 3 . The plate material carry-out device includes a plurality of tracks 11, 12 installed parallel to one another between the plate material processing machine 1 and the plate material carry-out section 3 , and traveling members 13, 14 independently provided on the respective tracks to reciprocate between the plate material processing machine 1 and the plate material carry-out section 3 . Each of the traveling members 13, 14 has plate material holding means 16 holding a plate material W on the plate material processing machine 1 . Further, while one of the traveling members 13, 14 is traveling from the plate material processing machine 1 toward the plate material carry-out section 3 , the other of the traveling members 13, 14 allows the plate material holding means 16 to hold the plate material W on the plate material processing machine 1.

1 . A plate material carry-out device that carries out a processed plate material from a plate material processing machine to a plate material carry-out section, the device being characterized by comprising a plurality of tracks installed parallel to one another between the plate material processing machine and the plate material carry-out section, and traveling members independently provided on the respective tracks to reciprocate between the plate material processing machine and the plate material carry-out section, each of the traveling members having plate material holding means holding a plate material on the plate material processing machine. 
   
   
       2 . A plate material carry-out device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said plate material holding means of at least one of said traveling members is provided so as to be movable forward and backward in a horizontal direction orthogonal to a traveling direction, and is able to hold the plate material on the plate material processing machine located off the track for said traveling member in said orthogonal horizontal direction. 
   
   
       3 . A plate material carry-out device according to  claim 1 , characterized by having independent carry-out control means for performing control such that while one of the traveling members is traveling, the other traveling members allow the plate material holding means to hold the plate material on the plate material processing machine. 
   
   
       4 . A plate material carry-out device according to  claim 1 , characterized by having plural traveling member-cooperation control means for controlling said traveling members and plate material holding members so that the plate material holding members of a plurality or the traveling members hold a single plate material and travel to carry out the plate material. 
   
   
       5 . A plate material carry-out device according to  claim 4 , characterized in that said plural traveling member-cooperation control means has a pullout and cooperative transfer control section that executes a series of control processes including a process of allowing one of the traveling members to hold the plate material on the plate material processing machine and to pull out the plate material in a track direction, using the plate holding means, a process of allowing another traveling member to hold the pulled-out plate material using the plate material holding means, and a process of allowing both the traveling members to travel to transfer the plate material held by the plate material holding means of both the traveling members.