Abstract: An automatic conveying apparatus has a lower conveyor, an upper conveyor, and a distribution conveyor. The upper conveyor is associated with a first photoelectric sensor, and the lower conveyor is associated with a second photoelectric sensor. A workpiece delivered from a transfer press at a first speed V.sub.1 is fed onto the distribution conveyor which is actuated also at the first speed V.sub.1. After the first photoelectric sensor or the second photoelectric sensor is turned on by the workpiece until it is turned off, the workpiece is conveyed at a second speed V.sub.2 greater than the first speed V.sub.1 by the distribution conveyor. The workpiece is transferred from the distribution conveyor to the lower conveyor or the upper conveyor which is actuated at the second speed V.sub.2.

Abstract: In a system for removing press-formed parts formed in a pressing machine, a loading transfer device is disposed between an ejection position to which a plurality of press-formed parts are simultaneously ejected in parallel from the pressing machine and a loading position established to load the press-formed parts onto each of a plurality of carrier pallets which are on standby in parallel to individually correspond to the plurality of press-formed parts. The loading transfer device comprises a plurality of transfer pallets connected to one another with variable spacings therebetween and reciprocally movable in parallel between the ejection position and the loading position so that the plurality of press-formed parts may be placed onto the individual transfer pallets, and a spacing-varying drive device for varying the spacing between the transfer pallets. During transferring of the press-formed parts by the loading transfer device, the spacing between the press-formed parts is varied.