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A machine guard has an opening with a detachable door; i.e., sliding tracks and hinges are not used for door support. When an outside loader arm and its part grippers move to the door, the door is unlatched from the guard and attached to the arm. The arm and grippers then move through the opening, t

A machine guard has an opening with a detachable door; i.e., sliding tracks and hinges are not used for door support. When an outside loader arm and its part grippers move to the door, the door is unlatched from the guard and attached to the arm. The arm and grippers then move through the opening, taking the door away from the opening.

대표청구항 ▼

A transport system for workpieces, comprising: an enclosure for a machine, comprising a guard for substantially enclosing a workpiece processing zone, an opening in said guard for transit of workpieces into and out of said guard, a door, sized to close said opening, and means for releasably locking

A transport system for workpieces, comprising: an enclosure for a machine, comprising a guard for substantially enclosing a workpiece processing zone, an opening in said guard for transit of workpieces into and out of said guard, a door, sized to close said opening, and means for releasably locking said door to said guard; and a workpiece transporter, comprising a base, proximal said machine enclosure, a support arm, movably mounted to said base, for movement through said opening, means for gripping a workpiece, said gripping means being mounted to said support arm and movable through said opening, and means for unlocking and releasably attaching said door to said support arm, said attaching means being mounted, in part, to said support arm, whereby, when the support arm and gripping means are moved to the enclosure, the door is unlocked from the guard and attached to the support arm by the attaching means, and whereby, as the support arm and gripping means are further moved through the opening and into the guard, the door moves with the support arm, away from the opening.