STEEL MATERIAL TRANSFER DEVICE AND STEEL MATERIAL TRANSFER METHOD

To provide a steel material transfer device which is effective for transferring a steel material with a higher degree of freedom.SOLUTION: A steel material transfer device 10 includes: a carriage 111 reciprocating along a horizontal circular orbit 114 between a carry-in position where a steel material 9 having a longitudinal direction LD is carried in in a state where the longitudinal direction LD is in a first horizontal direction, and a carry-out position where the steel material 9 is carried out in a state where the longitudinal direction LD is in a second horizontal direction crossing the first direction; an arm 14 provided on the carriage 111 so as to swing around a horizontal base axial line 141 crossing the circular orbit 114; a saddle 15 connected to the end of the arm 14 so as to swing around an end axial line 151 parallel to the base axial line 141; and a driving device 20 for driving the carriage 111, the arm 14 and the saddle 15 so as to arrange the saddle 15 at a receiving position P21 where the steel material 9 is received from the carry-in position, and delivery positions P31, P32 and P33 where the steel material 9 is delivered to the carry-out position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】より高い自由度で鋼材を移載するのに有効な鋼材移載装置を提供する。【解決手段】鋼材移載装置１０は、長手方向ＬＤを有する鋼材９が、長手方向ＬＤを水平な第１方向に沿わせた状態で搬入される搬入位置と、第１方向に交差する水平な第２方向に長手方向ＬＤを沿わせた状態で鋼材９が搬出される搬出位置との間において、水平な円軌道１１４に沿って往復する台車１１１と、円軌道１１４に交差する水平な基部軸線１４１まわりにスイングするように台車１１１上に設けられたアーム１４と、基部軸線１４１に平行な端部軸線１５１まわりにスイングするようにアーム１４の端部に接続されたサドル１５と、搬入位置から鋼材９を受け取る受取位置Ｐ２１と、搬出位置に鋼材９を引き渡す引渡位置Ｐ３１，Ｐ３２，Ｐ３３とにサドル１５を配置するように、台車１１１、アーム１４、及びサドル１５を駆動する駆動装置２０と、を備える。【選択図】図３